Audubon Street to be marked by monument in New York
The Register reports AvouBon lies buried in Trinity Cemetery New York with remans to be moved to Trinity churchyard and a monument to his memory to be raised by the Academy of Science at the head of a new street to be named Audubon street. Tom OBrien a tramp interacts with Mrs Pyburn then commits arson and is jailed after being shot in the leg. A threadbare carpet at Philadelphia city hall marks President Cleveland’s centennial visit with thousands passing and shaking hands.
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AvouBon
Trinity Cemetery
Tenth Avenue
New York
Trinity Churchyard
The
Academy of Science
Audubon
Tom O’brien
Cleveland
Board of Commissioners
Philadelphia
Haircoated hen and olive riches spark odd news
A German conductor nicks dynamics with silent horns causing a wink and a request for softer play. Southern California olives flourish under Col Edward Cooper whose trees cover 100 acres and promise 20000 to 25000 bottles. A hair-coated hen at Indian Spring puzzles onlookers. In Frankfort a bachelor received 3643 marriage offers, 2157 from Germany, many with photos, costing 5250 in postage. he chose a Hanoverian maiden.
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California
Col
Edward Cooper
Frankfort
Germany
Eagle Attacks Calf. Man Fights Off Giant Bird
Near Mount Hamilton California W B Pease drove off a massive eagle that snatched a calf from his corral. He killed the bird after being struck by wings and impaling it on a pitchfork, the calf later had to be killed. The eagle is described as the largest seen in that region. Lawrence Jeromea described as a singular New York storyteller delights diverse audiences with rapid, humorous tales including a Congress candidate anecdote at Chamberlain dinner. He entertains women workers clubs and children alike with his wit.
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W. BR. Pease
Mount Hamilton
Santa Clara County
Cal
Lawrence Jeroma
New York
Congress
President Greets Public Amid Shifts After Dais Step
Descriptions show a line of stragglers as the President, between handshakes, takes a water break. He briefly stands on the dais step, then moves down to greet the crowd at eye level, facing the east door as he engages with attendees.
Humorous Elder Clergyman Marries 994 Couples at 82
Rev Exx is Hower a Cincinnati area preacher who, despite age, continues ministry and has personally officiated 994 marriages. He recalls lively ceremonies in Humboldt County and Eastern Illinois, noting he keeps detailed records of each couple with dates. A playful anecdote about a bold groom caused a brief uproar during one ceremony.
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Hower
Cincinnati
Ohio
Humboldt County
Illinois
Journal of Morphology Publishes Light Reading for Idle Hours
The magazine edited by M. CO. O. Whitman from Milwaukee aims at casual readers with articles on morphology and biology such as eye development in crustaceans and invertebrates. It juxtaposes scientific topics with anecdotes on famous historical figures and their drinks, signaling a blend of science and light entertainment.
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Tun Journal of
M. CO. O. Whitman
Lake Laboratory
Milwaukee
Osleri
Journal of Morphology
Bevan expedition opens inland routes in New Guinea
Theodore Bevan led a year expedition in New Guinea discovering two major rivers named the Douglas and Jubilee navigated 130 and 110 miles. Interior described with fertile lands and abundant sago bananas tobacco bread fruit and sugar cane. Island largely uninhabited except near coast with seven tribes seen near the gulf of Papua and temperatures from 72 to 86 degrees.
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New Guinea
Theodore Bevan
Gulf of Papua
Arkansaw
Tux road is never long to a friend's house
A brief note recalls that travel along Tux road ends quickly at a friend's home, conveying a sentiment of ease and welcome.
Curious Lancashire industries wake the workers with knocker up
The article describes Lancashire cotton towns with odd trades feeding the mills. Knocker ups use a jointed stick and wires to wake workers for 2d or 3d weekly, often serving many houses. Tea women provide hot water and milk for a small weekly fee, while others mind babies for half a crown weekly. Botanical herb beer makers also abound, with modest profits despite low prices.
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Lancashire
Manchester
Whitsuntide
Tiivery
Snake Versus Spider Fight Enlivens Pasadena Side Show
In Pasadena a crowd gathered as a foot long striped snake faced a gigantic hairy spider in a fenced enclosure. A tall ranchero and a compact man with huge Mexican spurs urged their bets and peppered the bout with sticks as the snake defended against the spider. The event aimed to settle which predator would prevail.
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Pasadena
Cal
New York Post
Life and Customs in Havana Described by a Traveler
The article surveys Cuban life noting harbors, rivers, and climate. It contrasts peasant dress with white-duck attire of the better class, describes homes, sidewalks, and lack of stoves, chimneys, and carpets, and details daily routines including breakfast of pared oranges, a morning meal, a siesta, and dinner from five to six.
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Cuba
Havana
Home Journal
Marrying by the Glove in Dutch India Marriage by Proxy
The article explains a glove marriage practice in Holland and Dutch India where a bachelor far away selects a bride via a friend in Holland. A photo and a power of attorney are sent, a glove acts as the groom, and the couple marry by proxy. The arrangement is binding and estates are shared if either dies before reunion.
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Holland
Dutch India
Cline
Stady
Far East
India
Melbourne's growth and wealth mark a bustling city
The city hosts broad streets and grand buildings including a town hall university and banks while poorer homes sit alongside luxury shops. Melbournians display vast wealth and bold ambition despite hurried development and uneven façades.
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Melbourne
London
Paris
Ingenuity of Thomas Jefferson in his Home Works
Frank R. Stockton describes Jefferson as a meticulous innovator who designed and estimated every built element at Monticello. He details hidden beds, archway partitions, a movable writing table, rotating study furniture, and a glass-walled work room with a carpenter’s bench, illustrating a lifetime of practical contrivances for comfort and function.
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Jefferson
France
Mr. Jefferson
Cremona
Money in Mines and the Welsh King’s Gold Sir Hugh Mydileton’s Legacy
Queen Elizabeth leased royal mining rights to adventurers who backed Hugh Mydileton in Cardiganshire where silver fortunes rose. His successor Thomas Bushel minted coins in Aberystwith from 1638 to 1642 and even obtained Lundy as a storehouse. Bushel funded the royal army, lent forty thousand pounds in specie, but later lost much of his fortune. After royal support faded, he moved to the Mendip Hills. Later discoveries at Gogerddan near Aberystwith spurred a 1690 act pensioning crown claims and preserving only a royalty on gold. Sir Carbery Price rode from Whitehall to Cardiganshire in forty-eight hours as bonfires lit the hills.
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Elizabeth
Hugh Mydileton
Cardiganshire
Sir Hugh
London
Thomas Bushel
Aberystwith
Bushel
Isle of Lundy
Mendip
Merlin
Gogerddan
Sir Carberry Price
Carberry Price
Whitehall
Reminiscences of Public Men and Famous Visitors
A memoir piece recounts Daniel Webster meeting a Marshfield farmer and humor over flour prices, plus a vivid 1853 parade scene for Franklin Pierce. It also traces Chang and Eng the Siamese twins turning to farming with two wives and large slaveholding, sharing plantation life and shifting households.
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Daniel Webster
Franklin
N. H
Marshfield
Mass
Webster
Mr. Webster
Collamore
Mr. Collamore
Frank Pierce
New York
Major Merrill
United States Dragoons
Broadway
Cams
Ecarriages
Crystal Palace
Chang
Ing
Capt
Coffin
Newburyport
North Carolina
Washington
Eng
Malam Chang
Madam Eng
Presidents Who Never Attended College
The writer notes seventeen U.S. presidents, eleven college men, then asks which presidents did not attend college. He cites Washington Jackson and Lincoln as not attending college, suggesting most others had some schooling, and remarks that the college claim mostly applies to the remaining fourteen.
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United States
Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
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