New York Letter on Wall Street and Grant Monument Talk
A New York letter surveys Wall Street turmoil from brick shortages and Knights of Labor boycotts to the ups and downs of stock speculation. It also critiques the Grant monument plan, arguing public support favors Washington for the memorial and urging removal of the New York park scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duughin
Wall Street
Grant Monument Committee
Puble
New York
Peekskill
Knights of Labor
Verplanck’s Point
New Yorks
State Board of Arbitration
Newport
Congress
Washington
Grant
Guy Foullation
Jkeour
Too much tennis and vanity spark modern ailment
Mr Grundy notes that excess tennis and fashion driven vanity cause ailments among women. He argues marriages reliant on paternal support risk strain, blouse waist styles depress onlookers, and mothers with many daughters face insemina concerns. He laments chronic grumblers and scarce topics among fashionable women.
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Grundy
Steve
Pttals
Ita
Vanity Fair
Farce of habit at Brooklyn drugstore ends with stamp request
A Brooklyn woman, after shopping, asks for a postage stamp from a drugstore clerk and then unmasks a forgotten delivery request. The clerk recalls the moment as a vivid illustration of mere habit.
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Brooklynulnds
New York Herald
Yachts Show Supremacy Shift In Atlantic Contests
The season’s racing confirms a shift toward American sloop designs over cutters. Minerva’s defeat by Gossoon and the windward efficiency of centerboard sloops highlight the rising dominance of warship-like rigs, prompting anticipation of a New York Yacht Club challenge to claim the next big prize.
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Pecal
Eastern Yacht Club
Tris
Volunteer
Thistle
Minerva
Euftter
de Cosson
Burgess
New York Yacht Club
M E Church Appointments for South Dakota
South Dakota conference lists numerous Methodist Episcopal Church appointments across towns including Aberdeen, Britton, Pierre, Yankton, Mitchell, and Sioux Falls. The record notes presiding elders, supplies to be provided, and transfers, reflecting broad district reassignments and new duties for ministers.
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Aberdeen
A. Burdick
J. C. Shelland
Andover
W. Allison
Ashton
B. Warren
Athol W.W. Brown
Bath
Edward Vangim
Bowtie
Bangor
Britton
TC. Phifer
Clare- Henk LW
Ray
Columbia
Ordway
Woh
Cory
Campbell County
F. Brows
Corn
TH. Dreviterick
Devon
Roanoke
Hervington
Dolind
Frankford
Wow
Irwin
Ellendale
E. C, Bullock
Frederik
Collins
Groton
Putney
Davil Gosfellow
Hecla
Ipswich
Longard
W. D. Deeble
Leola
G. W.hickmani Lidden
GF. Bieber
Newark
Lewis Bradford
Presiding Elder
Alpena
T.H. Handricks
Blunt
D. P. Davis
Canova
de Smet
Preston
L. B. Wiles
Faulkton
Akers
Gettysburg
BE. Darling
Hand
J.D. Allison
Highmore
Hitencock
Chappell
Huron
Newhouse
Lroinois
Thos. Carson
Miller
Oneida
Pierre
East Church
Ft. Pierre
First Church
Archibald Jamison
Redfield
J. W. Miller
St. Lawrence
Tt. C. Opie
Spring Lake
Wessington and
Wolsey
A. E. Tanner
Wessington Springs
J. E. Norvell
Winthrop
Wm. Fielder
Prohibition
Hiron
W. A. Matson
Yankton Reservation
B. Clark
Alexandria
Atnioun
A. Sparks
Bison Hills
Mitchell Circuit
Mt. Vernon
J.C. Parkston
Plankincon
Salem
M. Eon
Scotland
Underwoosdale
Springfeld
W. F Woonsocket
Pres
Dakota University
Mitchell Quarterly Conference
How Memory, Travel, and The Mex ican Gulf Road Reflections
An interview with a Commercial Traveler explores memory quirks and recall across years, noting the human tendency to retain vivid scenes. The piece shifts to praise the Mahogany ties and marble bridges of the Mexican Gulf Railroad, arguing the project appears economical yet would cost millions by city standards.
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Fay Bick
Mahozany
Mexico
Mexican Gulf Road
St. Louis
New York
Turbulent Washington Notes Ahead of Congress Adjournment
The Washington scene grows tense as Congress nears adjournment with elections and tariff bills in play. Reports depict Lodge and Reed amid cliques and intrigue, civil service reform under attack, and a House plagued by turbulence and intoxication, while senators debate open bar ethics.
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Mr. Lodge
House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
Senate
Damparathc
Lodge
Maine
Friends of the Elections
Speaker Reed
Frank Hiscock
Avene
Kodak
Civil Service Commission
Deacon Lyman
Working Women’s Association
Roosevelt
Thompson
Grosvenor
Ohio
Commission
Tr Lias Loon
Townsend
Rothschild Intervenes With Comrades in 1848 Paris Sketch
A Chicago News recounts a seven member Communist delegation visiting Rothschilds Paris bank during the 1848 revolutionary period. The banker, calmly humorous, calculates the share each citizen would owe and hands out 28 francs to the visitors before they depart, ending the episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elia
Paris
Chicago News
Rothschild
France
How to Dislodge Sparrows in Orange Yard
A resident in Orange New Jersey reports a noisy sparrow roost in a yard tree. He uses a sparrow disturber by tying cords to tree limbs and jerking them at night to frighten the birds away. Another Orange resident has ivy hosting sparrows and drives them off by dispersing Scotch snuff and cayenne pepper from the attic through the vine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigem Avenue
Zook Knight
Knight
Central Station
John Hedlund
Cee
Orange
N. J
The Weight of Hollar Bill Puzzle
A stroll to White Bear spurred a rambunctious query on money weight. Respondents estimated the number of one dollar bills equal to a twenty dollar gold piece between five hundred and thirteen hundred, ultimately settling on thirty or thirty one based on condition.
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White Bear
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Thos. Simmone
Centerville
James Mothshead
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A. H. Colton
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Parker
W. J. Hyde
Prospect
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Virenit
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Vermillion
G. D. Cleeworth
Cloweh
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Flandreau Indian Seioo
ANA
Findrear Puar
Terly Ponterenve
Watertown Previl
HH. Dresser
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W.C. Sage
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Midway
B.C. St. Clain
Big Stone City
Albans
Colynne Bradley
K. Iewland
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Stockings
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C. A. Phillips
Kampeska
Dibble
Milbank
Swin Brooks
Watertown
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Adkinson
Witubay
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Webster
Springer
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National Capital
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