First Black Lawyer Admitted to New York Supreme Court
Joan F. Quarts, a colored lawyer born in Augusta, Georgia and long based in Washington, was admitted in New York to practice before the New York Supreme Court. He is reported as the city of New Yorks first negro attorney. Ingersoll lectured at Chicker ing Hall on The Gods and was hissed for his bold Bible tales, retorting you leave me to settle with God.
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Joan F. Quarts
Augusta
Washington
New York
Supreme Court
Cou. Ixeersoll
Chickering Hall
Ingersoll
God
Crater of
Vesuvius
Polar voyage delay linked to Arctic conditions and age
Prof Nordenskjold notes reaching the North Pole will take longer than expected. He argues an explorer must start by age twenty and continue to fifty to gain Arctic sea experience. A New York Bulletin fire loss tally shows $13 million in losses since April 1, with over eighty fires exceeding $25,000 each.
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Nordenskjold
North Pole
Tue
New York Bulletin
Leadville Theatre Show Nets Big Sums for Black Crook
A $2,000 house was seen Sunday night at a Leadville theatre for the Black Crook performance with an additional $1,000 distributed from the boxes for champagne by bonanza kings and experts. The curtain did not fall until 3:40 a.m. Monday, as the audience stayed to the finale.
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Leadville
Niblo’s
Bonanza Kings
Murder at Moberly as mob hangs man then his brother shoots
In Moberly Alabama a mob placed a noose around Jack Lone's neck and prepared the hanging. His brother stealthily approached and, seeing the doomed man collapse in fear, fired a revolver and killed Jack Lone to end the scene.
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Jack Lone
Moberly
Ala
Jack
Vanderbilt's income from stock versus expenses
The article calculates Vanderbilt's income from converting 51 million dollars of New York Central railroad stock into United States 4 per cent bonds. It estimates a 10 percent yield, yielding 3.06 million yearly, leaving 2.04 million in net revenue. This equates to about 175 thousand dollars a month, 46 thousand 250 a week, 6 thousand 607 a day, 275 an hour, and 4.60 a minute, suggesting he need not sell his horses or paintings to meet expenses.
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Mr. Vanderbilt
New York Central Railroad
United States
Exiled Author Compares Loss to Adam and Paradise
Kossora, in forthcoming memoirs, recalls exile from his homeland and his feeling of rest denied. He likens his experience to Adam leaving the Garden of Eden after tasting the fruit, and notes he chose the good against evil but was expelled from his country and paradise.
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Kossora
Adam
Paradise
New York Court of Appeals Founding Members Remembered
Utica recalls the original New York Court of Appeals members elected as Democrats. Sanford E. Church chief judge dies. associates William F. Allen Martin Grover Rufus W. Peckham and Charles Rapallo. Only Rapallo survives, with Peckham Grover and Allen dead by 1878.
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Tue
Utica
New York Court of Appeals
Sanford E. Church
William F. Allen
Martin Grover
Rufus W. Peckham
Charles A. Rapallo
Peckham
Grover
Judge Allen
Judge Rapallo
Paper Box Making Tech Boosts Output and Global Rail Stats
A Boston study reports seamless paper boxes from pulp with no manual labor, 30 000 daily output at one third price and the work of 2 000 hands. It also surveys global railway mileage per 10 000 people, noting high figures in Britain and Sweden and lower shares in Greece and Africa.
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Perésent Invention
Boston
The Afghan skirmish and Gladstone portraits in Paris
An Afghan frontier incident reports Lieutenants Thurlow and Reid ambushed near Jagdalak with Thurlow killed by two bullets as Reid kills a foe after close-range fire. The Paris Figaro sketches Gladstone as conservative with Catholics in power and liberal against them, calling him a farmer gentleman who rises early and drinks wine for intellect.
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Lieut
Thurlow
Reid
Jagdalak
Kotal
Gladstone
Paris Figaro
Hawarden
A Baboon's Dinner
A South African scene shows a bishop observing baboons by a Donga River. A young baboon catches a fat scorpion but a larger baboon retrieves it, then eats the prize while the others resume their lazy repose in the hollow.
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Colenso
Donga River
South Africa
George
Sleepy Hollow
Philadelphia Times
Global cotton spindle counts by nation in historic survey
The report lists world cotton spinning spindles totaling 71,250,000 with Great Britain holding 39,500,000. The United States has 10,050,000 spindles followed by France 5,000,000 Germany 4,800,000 Russia 9,860,000 Switzerland 1,870,000 Austria 1,000,000 Spain 4,205,000 Italy 3,900,000 and other nations.
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Great Britain
United States
France
Germany
Russia
Switzerland
Austria
Spain
Italy
Bel
Spindle Counts by Country Reported in Scientific American
The article lists per country spindle figures including India 800000 and 1275000 Sweden and Norway 310000 Helland 230000 Greece 36000 with Denmark and Portugal also noted plus Britain 1180 spindles per 1000 inhabitants. Other nations such as Switzerland United States France Germany Spain Holland Sweden Norway Austria Russia Italy appear with varying counts.
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India
Sweden
Norway
Helland
Greece
Denmark
Portugal
Britain
Switzerland
United States
France
Germany
Spain
Holland
Austria
Russia
Italy
Scientific American
Nebraska notes on postoffice, colleges and cattle
Nebraska news itemizes the St Mary Postoffice discontinuation in Platte County the Sixth Judicial District bar formation and Plattsmouth building plans. It cites cattle counts in Holt and Niobrara regions and reports a large stock company plan in Nebraska City to manufacture plows.
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St. Mary Postoffice
Platte County
Sixth Judicial District
Plattsmouth
Giison
Buffalo County
Central City
JuntaTa
Nebraska Institute For the Blind
Nebraska City
Jor Haut
Johnny Redecloud
Fort Sheridan
Clay County
Lodge Pole
Holt County
Niobrara
Nebraska
T. E. Stanpard
Utica
Scotia
Greeley
York County
Post
J. B. Loyrecer
Waverly
Niobrara Valley
Union Pacific Railroad Company
North Platte
T. F. Topp
Whimsical Verse and Notices From a 19th Century Page
A fragmented column blends verse about a bachelor seeking whisker dye with prose on women’s work and a memorial tribute. It references a Washington correspondent’s opinions on women’s roles, labor, and marriage, and ends with impressions of Mrs. Dana and other notable women tied to journalism and society.
Woman's Frue Source of Strength in Heart and Hope
The article argues that a woman's strength lies in her heart, especially love and endurance, shaping her judgments and actions. It contrasts emotional influence with intellect, noting women seek personal touch in aid work and suffer when heart and hope falter, with Mars. Lathbury cited in Nineteenth Century.
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Mars
Lathbury
Wives of Four Journalists Shaped New York Papers
The piece notes four leading editors’ wives beneath the New York press glare. Harriet Crean Bennett, mother to James Gordon Bennett, is praised for wit and “watch eyes.” Mrs Greeley is described as a small, ailing figure with delicate health.
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New York Daily
James Gordon Bennett
The
Herald
Horace Greeley
Tribune
Henry J. Raymond
Times
Charles A. Dana
Sun
New York A Herald
Harriet Crean Bennett
Household Recipes and Household Hints Menu
A period piece listing varied kitchen guidance and household tips. Recipes include cakes and puddings with amounts for sugar flour butter eggs and flavorings. pamphlet style instructions cover cleaning paints hams and sugared crusts. practical advise on tea saving and baking times appears alongside ornate domestic directions.
Cleaning Black Silk by a Parisian Method
The article describes a Parisian technique for cleaning black silk. Thorough brushing and wiping, then sponging with hot coffee and straining through muslin removes grease and restores luster without shine or stiffness. Iron on the wrong side after partial drying.
Illinois Republicans Rally for National Ticket Unity
A fiery Illinois Republican address urges devotion to the party, renewal of core principles, and support for national nominees such as Sherman Blaine Grant. It contrasts Republican achievements with Democratic critiques, calling for unity, progress, and a victorious future.
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En Green B. Raum
Sinoia Republican Conition
Publican Party
Jol Sherman
James G. Blaine
Ulysses S. Grant
Washington
Jefferson
Adamscs
Illinois
Endleraen
Republican Party
Democratic Bad Faith and Kellogg's Senate Seat
The New York Tribune argues that the Democratic party harms itself by breaking a pledge to admit a Republican and a Democrat on equal terms, inflaming Northern opinion and treating Kellogg as ousted for loyalty. It warns that Democratic vindictiveness and greed undermine legal duties and hurt their presidential prospects.
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Senator Kellogg
Senate
North
Kellogg
New York Tribune
Political Assessments and Partisanship in the Senate Report
The minority report on political assessments challenges the Democratic majority and its findings. It argues the case of a clerk punished for not contributing to a Republican fund reflects Democratic House manipulation, and asserts the party relies on forcing office-holders to fund campaigns.
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Senate
A New Gold Region Reported In New Mexico Mines
J H Wise returns to Denver from New Mexico praising the Jicarilla mountains area. Quartz from Little Mack Lode yields $60 000 per ton, Sil ver King and Bonito specimens show 50 and 135 ounces, 200 claims staked, region lively. Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad offers a free map of the four-state area for mining camps and routes.
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J. H. Wise
New Mexico
Denver
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Jas. R. Wood
Chicago
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