President to Visit Cresson Elevates Mountain Resort Status
The visit of the President at Cresson raises the mountain resort from mediocrity to fame. The Harrison cottage addition fills more cottages and boosts hotel patronage, imbuing the town with official prestige and patriotic charm. Nearby drives and scenery add to the appeal, while the social scene offers a budding, new summer atmosphere.
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YROMA OTAFF CORRES _ Caursson
Cresson
Harrison
Old Bedford
Buchanan
Cressonite
Ebensburg
Ons Plateau
Johnstown
Pbbeneburg
Old Town
Gallitzen
Altoons
Allegheny Retreat at Cresson A Summer Home for Notables
Rail excursions from Cresson offer views from the Alleghenies around Horse Shoe Bend and Ebensburg. President Harrison will stay among Pittsburgh elites like the Park Painter and Jones families, with cottages built for summer life and hotel social events.
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Allegrippus
Cresson
Horse Shoe
Bell's Gap
South Fork Dam
Johnstown
Harrisons
Mark W. Watson
James A. Chambers
D. E. Park
Pittsburg
B. F. Jones
Harrison
A. E. W. Painter
Thomas Carnegie
John H. Dalsell
Jewetts
Seasonal Success At Cresson Hotel Crowded
The report notes a cool mountain night atmosphere and ample kindling wood with blankets for each bed. The season at Cresson is successful as the hotel remains crowded and nearly full, with only a few beds left for additional guests. Signed L. E. Stofiel.
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Cresson
L. E. Stofiel
Beginnings of Wealth Among Famous Men in New York
A historical sketch notes how notable figures earned their first money, from Henry Villard and Collis Huntington to Levi Morton and Russell Sage. It traces humble starts like reporting, farm labor, and clerical work to later power, wealth, and influence in business and politics.
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Borhood
New York
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific Railroad
Austin Corbin
Vermont
Collis P. Huntington
Calvin &. Brice
Ohio
Daniel Dougherty
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Eugene Kelly
Farane
County Tyrone
Ireland
Levi P. Morton
Russell Sage
Troy
Henry Clews
August Belmont
Pittsburg
Walter
Tickling a Trout by Naked Hand In New York News
Dennis P. Rich of Shelton demonstrates a trout catching method by tickling the fish with his bare hand. He slides into the stream and traps the big trout by circling and lifting it from the water, a playful technique admired for its novelty among anglers.
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New York
San
Dennis P. Rich
Shelton
Dennis
Mr. Rich
Dennis Rich
Heckscher Captures Newport’s Largest Sport Fish
New York angler John G Heckscher has landed several 100 pound class bass this season, including a massive mounted specimen. The World reports his series of trophies as the season’s heaviest sport fish, with keeps improving his collection of walleyes and other species.
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Newport
John G. Heckscher
New York
Heckscher
Paris Salon Last Day for Receiving Paintings Sparks Raucous Scene
A bustling Last Day at the Palais de lIndustrie draws art students and models to the Paris Salon doors. Sarah Brown, famed model, reigns as Queen of the Hour amid chaotic crowds, arrests, and wild processions from the Champs Elysees to Place de la Concorde.
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Sarah Brown
Palais de l'Industrie
Champa Elyses
Bia
Paris
Pari
Rubens
Cocadicoe Porters
America
Stich
The
Julian Academy
Elysees
Sarah
Theosfe
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Perha
Palais de Mamirin
Tnstitute de France
de Vore Scanian
Pittsburg Touts Electric Cars and Barbershops
A New York observer compares Pittsburg and New York, praising cable cars and the “double header” streetcars, noting modern electric lines, grand residences, and bustling commerce. He contrasts barbershop routines with New York styles and laments a costly hotel shave while admiring local restaurants and trotting races at Homewood.
Prince Heinrich and Siblings Recorded by Phonograph in Potsdam
A phonograph session at Potsdam captured voices of Wilhelm and Heinrich, with Adelbert nearby, as Empress Augusta Victoria and Emperor William listened. Wilhelm sang the German hymn with vigor while Heinrich recited a patriotic poem, moving the Empress to tears and prompting a remark that the Emperor Frederick’s voice spoke through the boy.
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A. T. B. Wanseman
Edison
Emperor
Wilhelm
Heinrich
Frederick
Local man recovers from cholera morbus with remedy
William Hutshbincon of Banton Illinois, while dealing in cattle and horses in Texas last September, fell ill with a severe griping attack of cholera morbus thought to be from bad water. A local doctor advised Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. The second dose cured him completely and he now recommends it to others.
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William Hutshbincon
Banton
Ilinoia
Texas
Chamberlain
Moon Flower of Africa Adventure
A narrator in Africa spots a phosphorescent moon flower carried by a girl in a village. He chases for science and a root, hearing from locals that the Ngina guards the flower, whose petals glow at dusk and attract a large nocturnal moth. The tale blends curiosity, superstition, and peril in a tropical frontier.
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Tulamba
Africa
Anya
Europe
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