Promoters of the Western Frontier in Butler Hulbert’s Pits
A review of Butler Hulbert’s The Pits of the Republic traces the social and industrial pilots who shaped early Western expansion. It covers Washington, Henderson, Putnam, Zeisberger, Clark, Astor, Whitman, and others, noting persistent discouragements and limited profits alongside canal and road projects and the era’s technological advances.
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Pits
The
Republic
Middle West
Butler Hulbert
Walter J. Enright
A. McClurg & Co
Hulbert
George Washington
Perryopolis
Penn
Alleghantes
Washington
Richard Henderson
Transylvania
Rufus Putnam
Ohio
David Zeitsberger
George Rogers Mark
Louisville
Henry Clay
Morris and
Clinton
Thomas and Mercer
Canal End
Lewis and Clark
Louisiana
John Jacob Astor
Marcus Whitmen
Oregon
David Zeisberger
Pennerivenia
Iater
Thackeray Characters Drawn From Life Revealed
Melville argues in Chambers that Thackeray based many figures on real people. Amelia blends his mother his wife and Brookfield’s wife, Frank Whitestock mirrors Brookfield, Bungay parodies Colburn, Wage echoes Hook, Wenham likely Croker, and Becky Sharp draws on a Kensington governess and a society hireling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
L. Melville
Chambers
Melville
Amelia
Brookfield
Frank Whitestock
Bungay
Colburn
Vanity Fair
Lord Steyne
Mr. Wage
Theodore Hook
Wenham
John Wilson Croker
Croker
Portraits and Prototypes in Thackeray's Pendennis
Thackeray drew on real figures for Pendennis and its women, with Sir Pitt Crawley as a near exact portrait. Critics note Beckons of George Warrington and Edward FitzGerald in Pendennis and Blanche Amory as a likely stand‑in for Miss G. The Carlyles remarked on Blanche Amory as a near devilish likeness, though they disliked her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Pendennis
Thackeray
Crauford
George Warrington
Mrs. Ritchie
Warrington
Edward FitzGerald
Pendennis
Becky
Blanche Amory
Miss G
Brackfields
London
Blanche
Mr. Pen
Miss
Miss—— Was Distinct Enough For Mrs. Carlyle
Mrs. Carlyle
Mr. Carly
Pope venerates cardinals amid fear of attack in Rome
Secret consistory in Rome matures Papal slate as Cardinal Lamassa receives the red hat amid safety fears after a bomb blast and threatening letters. The Pope preconizes eighty four bishops including new appointments in France and Canada, urging unity and steadfast faith.
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Rome
Samassa
St. Argenta
Hungary
Lamassa
Vatican
St. Peter's
James H. Bilenk
New Orleans
L. 8. Walsh
Portland
John B. Morris
Little Rock
Ark
Giuseppi Aversa
Cuba
Sardi
R. McDonald
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Gortyne
J. March
E. J. McCarthy
Halifax
W. McDonald
Alexandria
Canada
Farmer Robbed of $500 on Pocketbook Scheme
Glen Cove farmer Joseph Horvath identified George Bogden of No 36th Street as one of three men who swindled him in a pocketbook game on Fourth Street and First Avenue. Bogden claimed he was aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse on November 1. A passenger list, showing a George Bogden, was entered in Essex Market Police Court as evidence. he was held for the grand jury. Horvath said his $500 vanished after three men blended in on the street and passed the money, later returned as blank paper with a single dollar outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bogden
No. T36th Street
Joseph Horvath
Glen Cove
Long Island
Horvath
Bogden
Finn
Fierrath
S4tth Street
First Avenue
Indian Held for Accusing Officer
A private dispatch from Lawter Oklahoma reports Cherley son of Victoria chief of the Warren Springs Apaches has been placed in the guard house at Fort Sill for claiming Lieutenant Purington was not honest in handling the Apache fund. Purington opposed the publication of Geronimo memoirs, which Roosevelt sanctioned. Charley is among Apache prisoners at Fort Sill with Geronimo and two others. Geronimo’s book criticizes the fund’s management, while editor Barrett in Lawton disclaims responsibility for the criticisms.
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Lawter
Oklo
Cherley
Victoria
Warren Springs
Fort Sill
Purington
Apac
Fort Sal
Geronimo
Roosevelt
Charley
Fort Sill Reservation
8. M. Barrett
Lawton
Okla
Subway plans and pipe galleries dominate transit meeting
Chief Engineer Rice announced pipe galleries for new subways and side doors on cars to ease loading. A $86,000 requisition was approved to fund department work including salaries. Discussions covered Brooklyn trolley tours, hearing with Eleventh avenue property owners, and routes for Lexington, Eighth, and Seventh avenues with bids expected in March.
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Rice
Rapid Transit Commission
Stevenson
Brooklyn
Mayor’s
Board of Estimate
Eleventh Avenue
New York Central
the Central
John Franklin Cromwell
Orr
Nassau
William Streets
Lexington Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Bridge
Coney Island
Metz
Manhattan
Nichols
Bureau of Franchises
John B. McDonald
Rapid Tratelt Commission
McDonald
Coler
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Bronx
Third Avenue
New
Manhattan Bridge
Flatbush Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Advisory Committee of One Hundred
Thew
Listimate
Business leaders travel to Albany to oppose Bronx Valley sewer plan
A twenty member business committee departs New York City for Albany to testify before Health Commissioner Eugene W. Porter and State Engineer Van Alstyne against a proposed Bronx Valley sewer. Leader Edward Hatch Jr will head opponents including Gustave Schwab and A Foster Higgins. They warn the Hudson River near Yonkers would be polluted and threaten regional health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Eugene W. Porter
van Alstyne
Bronx Valley
Edward Hatch, Jr
Hatch
Gustave Schwab
Produce Exchange
A. Foster Higgins
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Veiller
City Club
Frank Brainard
Board of Trade
McDougall Hawkes
The
Marine Association
John Y. Calver
Merchants’ Association
Weeks
Bureau of Public Baths and Comfort
Daniel Lewis
H. Landreth
Metropolitan Sewage Commission
Grand Central Station
Hudson River
Yonkers
New York City
Bronx Valley Seeks Sewer With Purification Plant Plan
A Bronx Valley sewer plan faces opposition over lack of preentry sewage purification before entering the Hudson River. The committee urges purification facilities to protect river health and residents, noting prior White Plains pollution litigation and political mismanagement concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx Valley
Hudson River
Hudson
Bronx
White Plains
Board of Health
Emily Butler
Rockefeller Served in Dissolution Suit in St Louis
United States Marshal William Henkel admitted he served a suit on John D. Rockefeller to appear in St. Louis in the federal effort to dissolve the Standard Oil Company. Rockefeller accepted service courteously and without comment as other directors remain unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
St. Louis
Mr. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Hi. H. Rogers
W. A. Harris
John Darchbeld
S. A. Drew
J. C. Peabody
Charles M. Pratt
Henry M. Flagler
Oliver H. Payne
Indt
Standard Off Company
William Henkel
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Ol Company
Rockefeller
Interborough Sends City Subways Sinking Fund Payments
City controller Metz received two communications from the Interborough Rapid Transit Company with checks totaling 1 056 dollars. The October sinking fund payment for the Manhattan Bronx division totals 25 797 dollars, while 36 256 dollars covers the sinking fund for the Brooklyn Manhattan division portion now operating.
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Metz
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Sten
Manhattan-Bronx
Subway
Brooklyn- Manhattan
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Twell
George Rogers Clark
Panama Canal
Senger
Lake Erie
Maurice Hewlett
Bohn
Lane
Macmillans
Stanley Lane-Poole
Don Q
Sierra
J. B. Lippincott Company
K. an@ Hesketh Prichard
Himi
William Lithgow
Fynes Moryson
Germany
Bohmerland
Switzerland
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Denmark
Poland
Italy
Turkey
France
England
Scotland
Ireland
Nether Stowey
S. T. Coleridge
Coleridge
Hartley
Mariner
London “Saturday Review
Wordsworth
Armenia
Felix Oswald
Nottingham
London University
Oswald
London Illustrated
International News Company
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
Lady Butler
Waterloo
G. R. Sims
Max Pemberton
Arthur Rackham
Illustrated London News
Egerton Castle
E. F. Benson
Bernard Capes
REEDS
Fifth Ave
32Nd St
Atheneum Club
Milman
Acaulay
Lord
Is. Rawdon Crawies
L. P. Dutton & Co
West Twenty-third Street
New York
Sir Pitt Crawley
Sir Pitt
Lord Rolle
Heeky
Robert Brownrigg
Duke of York
Lord Leutenant
Pope
Kris
Farmer
Man Ne
Prince Hohenlohe
Bismarck
Boston Evening Transcript
the Macmillan Company
5Th Ave
N.Y
Brony Valley Sewer Project
Mr. Percival Sewell
Mars and Its Canals
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Arizona
Mars
W.W. J. Henderson
Lewis Republic
Postaga
America
Barrett Wendell
Harvard University
Sidney Lee
T. R. Lounsbury
Yale University
Pref. Lounsbury
J. Laurence Laughlin
University of Chicago
Chicago Daily N
the Bible
J. H. Gard T
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Westchester County
J. D. Rockefeller
Will
Newbury &. Lawton
Jacob Marks
WN. Dewting
Fifth Avenue
Newbury D. Lawton
Mr. Lewton
New Rochelle
Interborough
M. Knoedler&Co
Old Bend St
Paris
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