The Flush Times of California Episode on Vigilance
A chaotic tale recounts San Francisco Vigilance Committees in 1850s California. It describes a horse thief Theodore Basques execution in 1802 and a Sacramento robbery, mob justice, and a hanging. It mentions Sam Brannan’s Mexican land grant and previews future installments on San Francisco Hoodlaws and Vigilance history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
Phad
Foam
Destrean
San Francisco
Theodore Basques Wis
Jan. Soth
San Foso
Polk
Dauvere
Tai
Dua
Vhey
Sam Brannan
Sonora
Spanish League
Branmin
Great Vigilance Committee
Supreme Court income tax decision looms amid cabinet silver clash
Washington letter notes the Supreme Court has reached a final decision on the constitutionality of the income tax with Justice Jackson departing for Tennessee. It reports behind the scenes support from Justices White, Harlan, and Brown for upholding the tax and outlines Carlisle's silver campaign in Kentucky and Morrison and Tim sbrough's stances on silver and coinage. The piece also covers Delaware Senate seat turmoil tied to Col Dupont and Gov. Watson’s veto dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Jackson
Tennessee
Jackson
White
Harlan
Brown
Fuller
Memphis
Carlisle
Kentucky
Kentuky
Blackburns
Missouri
Blind
Morrison
Speecho
Timsbrough
North Dakota
France
Germany
Baghiad
United States Senate
Col Dupont
Gov. Watson
Senate
Drunken Roustabouts Fire Revolver on Fortieth Street
A group of drunken roustabouts fired a revolver on Fortieth Street near Madison on Saturday evening. By the time a policeman arrived, the culprits had fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortieth Street
Madison
Lineal Victoria Descendants Spread Worldwide
A humorous historical notice argues Queen Victoria's lineage will scatter across the globe in fifty years, noting many descendants and royal ties. It mentions her children and grandchildren, including figures linked to Denmark, Russia, Greece, Romania, and Germany, and quips about lineage and happiness.
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Goor
Georoe
Telegagl
Oregon
George Vic
Victoria
Queen Victoria
Denmark
Christian
Greece
Roumainia
Little Billee
Germany
William
Alfred
Duke of Edinburgh
Saxe-Cobnurg-Gotha
Ernest of Hesse Darmstadt
Alice Maud Mary
Alix
Russia
Princess Louise of
Lorne
India
A Vision of Society, Roads, and Compressed Air
A 19th century essay discusses social ambition and exclusivity, colonial federation in Africa, Texas road work using convict labor, and fiscal strain from debt. It imagines No Man’s Land, then explains compressed air as a new power for transportation and ventilation and notes its uses in industry and Parisian houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aanane
Uudel
Paris
An Agnostic's Cry and a Nation of Seekers
A London Agnostic Journal writer questions the afterlife and the limits of earthly knowledge while lamenting existential darkness. The piece contrasts the comfort of the living with the dead and asks for guidance from those beyond. It then shifts to American politics noting views on the constitution and an income tax before detailing a navy expansion with gunboats and torpedo boats and their costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sys
United States
Congress
Agricultural bulletins as aid to farmers and breeders
The article praises the U S Department of Agriculture bulletins and river weather charts as vital for farmers and livestock breeders. It notes the 1894 output of 20 publications, including new works and reprints, and highlights bulletins on storage temperatures, New York road laws, insecticides, and crop blight control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Agricultural Department
Agricultural Bureau
Bureau of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Agricultural Department
Keho
United States
New York State
New York
Growth of building and loan associations and global notes
Building and loan associations grew rapidly with about 6,000 groups and 500 million capital aiding 300 000 families. They offer small weekly savings and loans, yielding around 3 percent interest and loans repaid at two dollars per week. The piece also surveys Siberia’s gold discoveries, Australia’s rise, naval property ideas, trolley parties in Boston, Texas press abundance, and a note on orange peels as kindling.
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America
Chicago
Prairie Avenues
Austin
Til
Chas. Roberg
C. R. Lamena
French Chamber of Deputies and US Congress Compared
The piece notes that France’s lower house includes lawyers and a mix of professionals including a famous barber named Rene Chauvin, plus poets and traders. it contrasts with the US Congress where many senators are wealthy. It also discusses New York’s free bath law and welfare aims, and praises cleaner conditions for garment workers in St. Louis amid a favorable strike outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Conpress
Congress
France
Rene Chauvin
Washington
New York
St. Louis Garment Workers
Golad
French Savings Banks Depositors Rise in 1894
Across the globe except New Zealand, hard times prevail yet French savings banks show growth. Depositors increased by 171 in 1894 and total deposits rose by 1.2 million dollars, underscoring France as a model for thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
National Devils Contrast Nations in Newspaper Counsel
A newspaper note argues that Britain’s vice is intemperance while the United States faces unreliability as a business worry. The piece counsels discretion and urges men of means to balance diligence with restraint.
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Great Britain
United States
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Calefornia
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William Halley
Sanose
Sydney Coves
Sacramento
Sam Braaman
Mesrenan Grant
Heaven
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Tanganyika
Europe
California
England
Australia
Texas
No Man's Land
Atlantic Ocean
Martha's Vineyard
Government Bulletins
the People’s Banks
Siberia
Yeniseisk
Boston
Cicero
Building & Loan Ass’n
B. D. Larson & Coo
Madison St
Harlem
Rosa
E.b.moore &Co
A & Oy
Ashington
D.C
Telephone
Katimates
J. Dunfee & CO
Franklin St
Rinzie
Dillon Streeta
James Meehan
38Th St
Brighton Park
Undertaker
J.A. Corrigan, Imbalmer
West Lake ST
Brighton Park Sash and Door Co
John Beshel
Lockport ST
Archer Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Brett & Nelson
Chicago and Moreland Express
Central Park
Moreland
Linden Park
Mandell
W. Lake and
Asth Sts
WEST
John Dolese
J. H. Shepard
Washington St
Chicago, Is
Jacadam
E.R. Haase
Dearborn Street
Aetna Fire Insurance Co
Oak Park
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