Wide World Bits and Bites From Around the Nation
A collage of scores and stats from Kentucky to New York, Rhode Island moves to abolish second juries, Paris projects hotels for an expo, Chicago lists debt, Persia reports gold, and tales from Melbourne to New Haven reflect the era’s curiosities. Other notes include Zachary Taylor’s burial wish, Miss Davenport’s debut, and odd anecdotes from landladies to patent legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cameron
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Royal Worcester Pottery Works
Montana
Paris
Chicago
Persia
Teheran
Tommy
Simon
Sonny
Tocai
St. Augustine
Florida
Philadelphia Times
Clara Louise Kellogg
Frankfort
Zachary Taylor
Richmond
Kivarts
Ohio Reserve
United States
Florence Davenport
Philadelphia
Bijou Heron
Mexico
Australia
Melbourne
Joseph John
Russia
St. Petersburg
Coutts Bank
London
Ife
New Haven
Pearl
Chatham Street
East River Bridge
Lexpense
Bridge Company
Charity
Earl Doudley
Napoleon III
France
Prince of Wales
William M. Evarts
Washington
New Jersey
Mary Ann Lowder
New Milford
Ray
Miranda Raby
Detroiter Swindles Grocer With Chest of Sawdust
A solemn man dressed as a laborer brings a chest to a Michigan avenue grocer claiming the chest contains tea found in a lumber pile. The chest hides sawdust instead of fifty pounds of tea, revealing a one dollar swindle. The grocer reacts strongly as a clerk is blamed and a discharge is considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Detroit Free Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Register
Odds and
Kentucky
Evansville Business College
Telegraph Department
Evansville Commercial College
Alost
Third
Main Streets
Wright & Svencer
John J. Kleiner
Stik
A. R. Fauntleroy
Julian Dale Qwen
New Harmony
Ing
Main Street
Peter Heckman
Jacob Breite
Peter Weber
West Main Street
Thrall &Qlumford's
New HaPnony
Ind
Son
Tom Sun
Sun
Daily Sun
Waenty Sun
the Sun
New York City
N.Y
Gilmore & CO
Chipman, Hosmer & Co
F Street
Washington, D. C
Patent Office
Congress
United States Courts of Departments
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Claims
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Southern Claims Commission
Executive Departments
United States General Land Office
General Land Ofee
Department of the Interior
Commissioner of the
General Land Office
Dilmore & CO
Washington, D.C
P. QC
Wasuinaton
D. C
Knaone & Co
Geochb, White
National Metropolitan Bank
Register
Saturday Evening Post
Bennett & FI Vci
Sansom Street
The
Post
Eugene F. Owen
Horace P. Owen
Alfred Dale Owen
William H. Owen
Charles A. Parke
Cashier
C.J. Carpenter
Asst Casier
Mt. Vernon Banking Co
Mount Veramon
Jouy
Indiana
Hovey & Menzies
Wit
Supreme Court of
Posey
Vanderburgh
House
Mount Vernon
W. Hartman
Atl
Hugo
W.hartman
SASET
Apld
Thrall & Mumford’s
J. W. Miller
Newarmony
Josep West
Loutsprados
Jos
Damron
J. K. Duckworth
Pro Rotor
Main and
Third Streets
John Walz
Boot & Sholh
Ersons
U. S. Patent Office
A. Segimann
George L. Williams
Third Avenue
High Street
Evansville
William Dr. Bennett
Union Hall
William M. Bennett
Soice Media
Old Government
Java
Maricaibo
Laguayra
Golden Rio
Green Coffees
My Ld Thrall & Mumford
J.worth
St. Louis
Carlton
Washington Street
Ill
Pines
Olin
Washington St
Bohannan
Joao
Ce AL
Ayer
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Practical Chemists
Lowell
Mwass
U. S
J. C. Ayer & CO
Mass
J. Bryan
Clinton Medical and Surgical Institute
East Fifteenth St
Bright
Bryan
Grory Mary
Thosy
15Th St
Particulara Tres
Addrem Ktiagot & Co
Mort Tgud
Mnit