Wisconsin Senator praises newspaper men and Panama Canal workers
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin praises reporters as fair. He notes in Washington he relies on Chicago papers for capital news. A German steamship reportedly brought 700 Tuiberians from Africa to Colon, all strong and partly clothed, with an unfamiliar tongue. Authorities say 1,500 more will follow to work on the Panama Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sawyer
Wisconsin
Washington
Chicago
Colon
Africa
Panama Canal
Recalled Washington tale and famed Pennsylvania figure
A story on William D Kelley of Pennsylvania recalled in Washington at a dinner with a Senator where Garfield asked Kelley how he rose to public life. Kelley credits Providence and his voice. The column mentions Jack Lawrensoux of Baltimore turning 85 next March and Awronson’s long Baltimore to Washington post office tenure. It also notes Prince of Wales study at Sandringham and B T Barnum buying Bridgeport real estate worth over 6 million, Clinton Seeley planning a brick block, Hostetter's Pittsburgh wealth between 3.5 and 6 million, whisky consignments to Germany, and a Milwaukee writer Lena Rearson promoting female trade reps.
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William D. Kelley
Pennsylvania
Washington
Garfield
Kelley
Kelly
Jaek Lawrensoux
Baltimore
Judge Awronson
Post Office
BP. T. Barnum
Bridgeport
David Hostrrrer
Pittsburgh
California
Hostetter
Milwaukee
Dubuque
Lena Rearson
Prich
Rearson
Albany Writer Reflects On Landscape And Names
The speaker discusses travel by sea borders and Hudson crossings, noting a palace car on the West Shore road and a tunnel. He avoids alliteration except once and calls Oneida Lake a splendid sheet of water spanning Onondaga, Oswego, and Oneida counties. Dr Burchard is not blamed for the alliteration.
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Hudson
West Shore Road
Oneida Lake
Onondaga
Oswego
Oneida
Burchard
Tris Says 100 Women Ride Tricycles in Washington
The smooth streets ease the riders work and most women wear riding habits with trains cut off. Nervousness and self-consciousness slow them, with daytime rides rare. The Misses Gallaudet, daughters of the Columbia Institution for Deaf Mutes president, never ride by day, yet display perfect ease and grace on their tricycles.
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Tris
Washington
Misses Gallaudet
Columbia Institution For
Bulgarian and Battenberg Orders Create Confusion
A Bulgarian poet Nicoloff was praised by Prince Ferdinand for a hymn, but investigation showed he had already received the same decoration from Prince Alexander for the same hymn. A separately odd tale describes Elias Weyman, claiming to be almost 104, hobbling to Cleveland police and sharing quirky beliefs.
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Vienna
Ferdinand
Nicoloff
Cleveland
Elias Weyman
Youngstown
Greenville
New York
Pen portrait of George Francis Train by Prentice in 1868
The quotation likens Train to a runaway locomotive and a kite with no tail, a ship without a rudder, a clock without hands, and a sermon that is all text. It praises his looks and vigor while noting his discordant mind and opportunistic, gabby nature. A vivid, mixed character sketch ends with a remark on his heart and reverence.
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George D. Prentice
George Francis Train
Gab
Interstate act overcomes obstacles and lowers railroad rates
The Chicago Tribune notes the interstate act is breaking barriers after six months of opposition. Self operative features spread benefits, rates decline toward a fair level, travel improves, and roads reduce or withdraw from pools. The removal of pools weakens the railroad trust and reintroduces competition among carriers. Also, tar bacteria in hail is reported by Italian physiologist Prof. L Maggi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Great Railroad “Trust
L., Maggi
Prehistoric America Legends Monuments and Languages
Abstract of a New York address by Dr. Daniel G Brinton outlines six categories for studying ancient America Legendary legends and myths Monumental stone works Industrial tools and remains Linguistic diversity Physical distinctiveness and Geologic origins tracing man’s arrival around 35 000 years ago. notes distant preglacial migrations and pre-Columbian plant distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
New York
Daniel G. Brinton
America
Americas
Yucatan
Peru
Mexico
Tiahuanuco
Trenton
Man
Canada
Patagonia
North
South America
Europe
Asia
Hemisphere
Odd Turnouts In Omnibus Rides From Bridgetown To Beach
A New York Times correspondent recalls Barbadoes Bridgetown small omnibus along the shore past a bathing spot sheltered by coral reef and notes the venture failed. He also describes an opera tion in Allahabad with a two story camel drawn double decker and a rainbow of Hindoo riders in a blue turban.
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Vasili Vereshtchagin
Cawnpore
Jhansi
West India Islands
New York Times
Barbadoes
Bridgetown
Marryat
England
Webber
John
Allahabad
India
Afghanistan
Broadway
Tartary
The Prairie Tall Tales Of Rapid Growth In Dakota
A East Dakota settler boasts astonishing growth tales from Charles Mix County describing rainfueled wheat stalks lifting, garden beans climbing twenty foot poles, and vines forcing bark apart. The land seeker doubts the yarn as the teller defends it as a regular story told to land seekers, with lively regional humor.
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Charles Mix County
Dakota
Dakota Bell
Talking to One's Self
A summary notes that self conversation often forms as if addressed to an imagined other, with speakers alternating assertion and self condemnation. Anecdotes show two solitary talkers arguing with brain figures, causing slight social blushing. The piece concludes the notion of speaking to oneself is misleading, citing Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as internal voices.
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Hais
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Truthful Signoffs in Letters From Washington
A playful dialogue attributes the habit of ending letters with Yours Truly to George Washington, noting Bushrod’s insistence on signing one's own name and the value of personal authentication in correspondence. The quip references spelling, dandy behavior, and a light moral about keeping cool.
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George Washington
George
Bushrod
Lord Farefacke
Burdette
American Watches Need Overseas Markets to Grow
The article argues American watch factories are overbuilt and prices would drop if kept at full capacity. It notes excess firms, calls for expanding exports, and contrasts American focus on the home market with Switzerland’s aggressive overseas sales. It cites potential orders from East India Navigation Company and highlights Australia and Asia as key markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
America
East India Navigation Company
Australia
Asia
Globe
Cured by Music and the Tarantula Myth in Southern Italy
An old account recaps the tarantula bite's symptoms from the New York Post, noting numbness, swelling, and fainting, then claims music as a cure as dancers recover through guided rhythm. It notes such bites can be fatal but depend on patient condition. A second segment discusses the toad capturing insects with a specialized tongue mechanism and precision, citing observations of learning and adaptation in a Cambridge garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
New York Post
Boston
Cambridge
Begging in Lisbon A vivid account of street mendicancy
The New York Telegram describes Lisbon beggars as a pervasive pest. It portrays child actors hired by cruel masters weaving cries for pennies in public spaces and women shrouded in shadows soliciting alms after dark. The piece casts mendicancy as a profession driven by hardship and deception.
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Lisbon
New York Telegram
The Materialized Ocean and the Poetry of the Sea
A Kansas Magazine piece laments modern progress they see as draining the sea of its romance. It contrasts Thoreau and industrial change, arguing that steamboats and engines erode the deep poetry and vision once the sea inspired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Thoreau
Walden Pond
Ocean
Kansas
Didn't Blame Them. Czar Whisky Quip Sparks Local Grins
An Arkansas traveler recounts a joke about the Czar of Russia drinking corn whisky. A Blue Lick neighbor pretends deep interest as the talk turns to the ruler and his army. The witticism ends with a line about fighting for him and self reliance. The anecdote is framed by a closing quote from Gidlon.
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Blue Lick
Russia
Myse’h
Arkansaw Traveler
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