Coaching mania and notable figures in 1876 era
The piece surveys a revival of English coaching as a social craze among New York's elite, notes its spread from London, and describes the first meeting of a Coaching Club. It also covers silver coin hoarding, Barney Williams’s death, Vanderbilt’s ailing health, and a frontispiece portrait in Frank Leslie's Monthly. It mentions theater, the Philadelphia Centennial preparations, and logistics troubles at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Williams
Commodore Vanderbilt
Watters Atl
Philadelphia
New York
Dickens
England
London
Frank Leslie
Mr. Vanderbilt
Priday
Fifth Avenue Theater
Blaine Bristow rivalries in 1876 Washington look
Washington letters discuss Blaine’s edge for Cincinnati nomination, Bristow’s uncertain prospects, and how newspaper influence shaped the race. It notes Blaine’s popularity among Republican press and cites past journalistic lobbying affecting tickets. It also covers Southern lawmakers’ diligence and a painterly aside on hidden heartbreak.
Foot Binding Prices in China Report
A historical account describes a Chinese market process for choosing a wife where a gentleman evaluates daughters by foot size with prices ranging from about two thousand dollars upward. The selected daughter is sent in a sedan chair to the suitor who, upon viewing her, may accept or reject at the door before marriage.
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Pennsylvania R. A. Co
Egypt
Holland
Brazil
United States
Spain
China
Schwarzmann
Sartain
Constantinople
Mussulmany
Raprx
Washington, D. C
Rue Eviron
The
Register
Blaine
Bristow
Cincinnati
Boynton
Washington
Cincinnati Gazette
Colfax
Grant
Philadelphia
Beavers
Wilson
Tennessee
Interior Department
Zack Chandler
Zack
Michigan
Capitol
44Th
Congress
Gordon
Senate
Waddell and Robbins
North Carolina
Whitthorne
Proctor Knott
Kentucky
L. Q. C. Lamar
H. D. Money
Mississippi
Supreme Court of Indiana
State of Indiana
Mary J. Wade
Nicholas Joest
Posey Circuit Court
Court House
Mount Vernon
Posey County
Indiana
John L. Witeeler
Circuit Court
Josep Gregory
James O.K. Willis
Posey
Casper Dawb
John H. Dawb
Orange
John L. Wheeler
I. M. Spencer
James Cross
Thomas Hayes
Towit
W. Loudon
George W. Saltzman
Rosana Ecklesdal
Lynn Township
Centennial Letter from Pumaperona Describes Centennial Preparations
Regular correspondent from Pumaperona reports May 10 opening, crowds, and heavy freighted exhibits. It notes unpacking delays, foreign entries, lodging costs from five to three dollars, and boarding houses near two dollars daily. Prices, transportation, and lodging affect visitors. a cooperative encampment plans $1 rooms and 50 cent meals. some rural stays encouraged. A nicknamed Duke story and a massive British cargo highlight the event. tickets and Sunday closing remain debated.
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Pumaperona
Philadelphia
Washington
Centennial Lodging and Boarding House Association
Elm Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
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James D. Williams
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Randolph County
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Secayp
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Eb, Henderson
Morgan County
Laence A. Buskirk
Gibson County
James A. Smart
Allen County
Gabriel Schumack
Perry County
Augustus N. M. Artin
Wells County
Aleeting
Evansville
Thos.e. Garvin
Wor
Swint
OUR
Pennsylvania
America
Great Britain
Sandford
Duke of Richmond
Duke of Gordon
Richmond
Board of Commissioners
Queriff
Ve Wilson
Julius C.miller
Lucretia Williams
Edward Homer
Bethel Township
Indiv
Adm
Gheriff's
E. M. Spencer
Quierife
Quheriff
Oroner
Black River
Shouse's Ford
George Lisler
Joe Utley
J.P
Oresston
Hoice Media
Old Government
Java
Marfoaibo
Laguayra
Golden Rio
Green Coffees
Mylg
Thrall & Mumford
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