Pittsburg’s hidden country escapes within city limits
An urban guide invites Pittsburg residents to day trips in nearby Allegheny River valleys and Haight’s Run within the city. It describes cable cars to Lawrenceville, horse cars to Eighteenth Ward, scenic views from the Allegheny Valley area, and a sample trip costing about two dollars including milk and rail fare.
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Pittsburg
Penn Avenue
Butler Street
Allegheny Cemetery
Lawrenceville
United States Arsenal
Legheny Cemetery
John Shoenberger
Schenley House
Morningside Road
Sharpsburg Bridge
Allegheny Valley
Pature
Sharpsburg
Allegheny Valley Railroad
East Liberty
Allegheny River
Haight’s
Morningside Avenue
Highland
Pitsburg
Brilliant Station
Union Depot
Eighteenth Ward
A Glimpse of Pittsburgh Suburbs and Valley Trails
A narrator guides readers through a scenic tour of Pittsburgh suburbs and surrounding countryside. Descriptions cover Monongahela House in Pittsburg, Temperanceville greenery, Green Tre borough farms, and county roads with references to Conestoga wagon relics. The piece highlights parks, woods, farms, and views toward Claremont and Fixes Hollow from Lincoln Avenue and Morningside roads.
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Monongshela
Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Temperanceville
Chartiers
Green Tre
Alienville
Washington
Duels of German Students Turn Grim and Deadly
The article explains German student duels lasting ten to fifteen minutes with potential fatal outcomes when wounds occur. It notes initial hostility often fades after dressing wounds, but for some duels the conflict stems from deep hatred and can end in death, with pistols or cabers used instead of lighter games.
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England
America
A Clean Railroad Standards on Boston and Albany Lines
The Boston and Albany Railway from Boston to Worcester keeps immaculate tracks with strict removal of any litter and debris. The article praises the railway’s curb appeal and upkeep, noting subway-like vigilance and high maintenance costs as benefits to real estate and stockholders.
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Boston and Albany
Boston Herald
Boston
Worcester
England
Queens Smoke Across Empires from Austria to Egypt
An illustrated survey notes royal and noble women across Europe and the Ottoman realms using tobacco. Empress Elisabeth of Austria reportedly smokes 30 to 40 cigarettes daily while queens of Italy Spain Portugal and Russia also partake in cigarettes and cigars, even in private, with the Orient presenting smoking as a refined art in the Khedive's harem where the Vice Queen hosts guests with rose scented cigarettes and a jeweled tobacco service.
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Europe
Walter Raleigh
England
United States
Elisabeth of
Austria
Elizabeth
Gedelle
Russia
Nicotine
Gatchnia
Alhambra
Russias
Deccan
Marguerite
Italy
Genoa
Christine
Spain
Bubi
Alphonso XIII
Ken
Pope XII
Queen Christina
Brazil
Nathalie
Servia
Aga Poderie
Orary
Comtesse de Paris
France
Amelia
Portugal
Dresden
Marie- Therese
Clothilde
Germany
Saxony
Baden
Emma
Holland
Sweden
Victoria
Windsor Castle
Balmoral
Osborne
Prince of Wales
Louise
Marchionesa
Lorne
Lorne, Smokes, But Both His Wife and His Daughters, Especially Princess Maud
Dringham
Marborough House
Misa Bessie Knollys
Orient
Egypt
Ismailia
Pedges
Manquise DE Kergoet
New York Jewelers Swindle With Altered Bill Trick
A striking swindle in New York shows a young man simulating an accident in a jewelry store to distract the jeweler. He pockets a genuine bill while presenting a raised twenty dollar note, then fakes repayment with a change bearing the same altered value. The victim later discovers the deception as authorities note the suspect claimed no crime since the bill was taken from his own pocket.
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Jeweler's Weekly
New York
Millionaire Palermo Banker Rescued by Brigands Without Ransom
Signor Arrigo a Palermo banker and millionaire was captured by brigands in Sicily and released after three weeks in a damp cave. He was fed bread and cheese and did not pay the $20,000 ransom demanded. His letters were written with a berry-juice pen and read by the captors. The jailer, present and kind, refused Arrigo’s offer of 12,000 francs and a ticket to America, saying he could not join the brigands.
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Sicily
Signor Arrigo
Palermo
Parliament Brawl Between Dignitaries Sparks a Fracas
A German tried to take the floor while a Frenchman restrained him. Music filled the Congress as a Glasgow clergyman, a kirk leader, was forced to clash with a turbaned Turk. The Greek from Athens and the Yankee joined the mêlée, leaving a tangled scene.
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Glasgow
Tormented London Evening Seep Intrigues at Bethune Residence
Maisrie Bethune and her grandfather return to a stifling London. Hobson flits between obsequious service and gossiping with a young lodger upstairs. Dobsen volunteers to stalk the universitys Grosvenor servants while Maisie pore over Toronto views in her dressing room, hinting at hidden motives and possible affair.
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Maisrie Bethune
Lower Deeps
Hobson
Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle
Mr. Bethune
Sittle
London
Maishe
Toronto
Dobsen
Maishe Bethune
Cenbes Saeed
King Creet
Bank of Montreal
Grandfather
Pate
Chronicle
Prins
Elders Sketch Mischief and a Printer’s Night Run
Old George Bethune pursues discreet intel on a young man’s residence while ill discipline and gossip swirl around the Bethune household. He visits the Edinburgh Chronicle offices late, quips about Scotland, and plans to have his inquiry redirected to Edinburgh.
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Hobson
George Bethune
Maishe
Grandfather
Loudon
Athol
Oxford Street
Regent Street
Garrick Street
Covent Garden
Strand
Fleet
Londos
George Bethane
Edinburgh Chronicle
Courtnay Fox
Scotland
Fez
George Bellvune
Shakespeare
Reed
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Alliquippa Grove
Ohio
Allegheny
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Sans 8
Allegheny Mountains
Smithfield Street Bridge
Mr. Oliver
Fosters
Bieven
Foster
Suwanee River
Mira
L. E. Storren
Haight's Run
Old City
Squirrel Hill
Hagelwood
Schenley Park
Panther Hollow
Shady Lane
Sylvan Avenue
Peno Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Silver Lake
Empress Elizabeth OF
YICE
Turkey
Thos
Schloss Gedelle
Hungary
Godelle
Carmen Sylva
Oriental Splendor
Diamonds and Diamonds
Henry B. McDowell
Whitten
Asis
Greece
McCanes
McCarty
P. O’ Hollahan
Dublin
Mars
Wrath
Johnny Bull
Bir
Afghanistan
Athens
Donnybrook
BR. W. Ceiswelt
William Black
Thule
Piccadilly
Maishie
Lord Musselburgh
Mussa Bere
Muselbare
Sbe
Ince
Ple
Bettione
Balioray
Matsrin
Vin
Harris
Lord Musselburg
Josiah
George Bethume
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