Duels That Fail A Fight Over Codes Of Honor In 1854
The piece recounts early 1854 clashes between John C Breckinridge of Kentucky and F B Cutting of New York over a Washington Union article. It notes Breckinridge and Cutting nearly fought at Silver Spring Maryland, with mediation ending the feud. It also covers the Brooks Sumner duel episode, Brooks calling Sumner barbarous, Sumner's refusal of a duel, and Burlingame’s involvement as mediator in the Sumner incident.
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Cutting
Ne York
Breckinridge
Kentucky
Brooks-Sumner Quarre
Pryor-Potter
John C. Breinridge
F. B. Cuttig
New York
house of representatives
wit Cutting
Washington Union
Maurice
Mr. Breckinridge
Sumner
Massachusetts
Preston
Brooks
South Carolino
South Carolina
But
Senat Butler
Heas
Linnder
England
Wendell Philly
William W Lloyd Garrison
Wilson
colleagu
Wils
Sumaner
Ansa Burlingame
China
Burlingame
Ife
congress
Masschusetts
senar
smote
Cai
Abel
Brook
Burtingame
Dueling Days in Washington Among Senate Feuds and Fights
A Washington Post review recalls dueling tensions in the era of the Kansas Nebraska act. Senators Douglas and Green clashed while Jefferson Davis mingled in debates. Potters and Pryor sparred over manuscript allegations and indoor versus outdoor combat proposals.
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congress
senate
Douglas
Illinois
Senator Green
Missouri
Jim Green
Green
Jefferson Davis
Bladensburg
Potter
Wisconsin
house
Pryor
Richmond
V a
General Lander
Lander
Washington
Washington Post
Opportunity in Rubbish He Used to Boost a Career
A young clerk at a railway supply house turns a junk pile into a business breakthrough. He spots discarded red glass globes for brakemen signals, adapts them into cheap contractor lanterns, and by canvassing locals sells two dozen plus the remainder to contractors, gas and water firms, and railroads, earning rapid profits and a new sales territory.
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tate
Hat Etiquette in Germany Causes Gentlemen to Bend
A London Chronicle notes how German hat tipping differs from English custom. A German lady felt slighted when English visitors did not raise their hats without being asked. Another Englishman walking with his host's wife in a German town surprised locals by offering the inside pavement, seen as odd etiquette.
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Germany
London
Fire in Hold Frames Hamilton’s Rushed Port Arrival
A New York July 28 report describes the Hamilton, an Old Dominion Line steamer, racing to port as a fire burns in hold No 2 containing rosin, cotton and tobacco. Fireboats keep pace. all 250 passengers are unaware until ashore. Captain Boaz and crew remain calm as the blaze is quickly extinguished with minor loss.
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New York
Hamilton
Old Dominion lne
Boaz
Tenement Explosion Kills Fourteen in New York
A blast and fire leveled a six story tenement at 223 Christie Street on the East Side. Fourteen people died and around twenty were injured as the building collapsed and residents fled or were trapped amid smoke and falling timbers. Firefighters labor to salvage remains as ash cools.
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New York
Christie street
mary
Delegate to Iron Molders Union deemed insane in Philadelphia
John Bourtaugh of St Louis a convention delegate was pronounced demented by a police surgeon and sent to a city hospital. He rampaged in Chestnut Street lodging district firing at two men, then fled downtown spilling sugar from third story barrels and tossing canned goods at bystanders before being captured. The Iron Molders Union pledged reimbursement to the warehousing firm for damages.
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Iron Molders’ Union
Philadelphia
John Bourtaugh
St. Louis
Iron Molders’ Union of America
Bourtaugh
Chestnut street
Molders’ Union
Coal Tax Increase Spreads to Public and Tidewater Sales
Coal land assessments have risen across the anthracite region from $67 to $150 per foot acre, and coal companies plan to drop their opposition. They will add 25 cents per ton, boosting mine wages by five cents per ton above siding scales, affecting both coal region towns and tidewater sales in Scranton and surrounding counties.
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Scranton
Schuylkill county
Luzerne county
Columbia county
Lackawanna
tidewater
Lion Attacks Trainer At South Beach Show
A lioness named Spitfire attacked trainer Louis Boessonade at Happyland South Beach after his foot slipped. Manager Ferari struck the beast, Boessonade suffered 14 lacerations, amputation risk noted by Dr David Wilson. Also: Indianapolis grain board fixes wheat at $1.25, equity society cites crop shortfall.
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New York
Louis Boessonade
Happyland
South Beach
Spitfire
Boessonade
Ferari
David Wilson
Indianapolis
grain growers’ department
National Society of Equity
Society of Equity
Fire at Coney Island Destroyed Steeplechase Park
New York July 29 A huge Coney Island blaze wiped out Tilyou’s Steeplechase Park and about twenty hotels, with seven blocks of the amusement zone burning. A shifting wind aided firefighters, saving Luna Park and Dreamland. Damage exceeds $1,000,000. three injured including a firefighter.
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New York
Coney Island
Tilyon
Luna Park
Dreamland
victoresque
Gottfried Messerli
Surf avenue
Sandera
Sandora
Francesco
Francegco
Arthur Lee
Steeplechase Park
Mr. Tilyou
Remarkable Young Swimmer Found After River Search
Augusta Ga July 29 John M Fleming aged 10 who had been the subject of search parties diving Broad river at Port Royal 5 cents was found on Rose Island somewhat hungry but unharmed after a swim of over a mile against a swift current He jumped from a boat to recover a bucket and was not seen again His parents had begun mourning Fleming said the current carried him rapidly as he could not reach safety though regarded a remarkable swimmer for a child.
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Augusta
John M. Fleming
Broad river
Port Royal
Rose Island
Fleming
Swallowed a Green Snake in Rough Sliders Tale
Lawrenceburg Indiana July 29 Thomas Jeffries of the Rough Sliders' club drank from a spring and woke companions with groans. A doctor arrived too late as he coughed up a six inch green snake. He recovered.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Thomas Jeffries
Rough Sliders
Jeffries
Novel schemes for unemployment relief in Britain
A Manchester meeting heard proposals to tunnel to the north pole, dig a central England shaft, or build coastal roads to employ the jobless. Other ideas included canaling the Sahara and national workshops. The piece notes past workshop failures and contrasts terms like bushranger and swagman in Australia.
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Manchester
north pole
Great Britain
Jules Braile
London
Lord John Russell
England
Poplarborough council
Scotland
Sahara
Ireland
Wales
Ancient Army Discipline Traces Through World Power Records
Fragmented text notes ancient military discipline across Rome Greece Persia Assyria and Egypt. Mentions Egyptian pharaohs Ramses II about 1400 BC and armies over 103000 with infantry and chariots. Includes garbled references to Ganges life Korea and a local vendor memory of corned beef and ice cream.
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Rome
Greece
Persia
Assyrian
Egypt
iss
Tanjore
eVington Star
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