Aristo Tragedy and a Cablegram Tease at Boarders
Tracy, an aspiring aristocrat in a boarding house, plays a risky bluff about a cablegram from a supposed English father and wowed by talk of an earldom. A tense scene unfolds as neighbors mock and wonder if a real heir might exist, until a telegram arrives with a single word changing everything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy
Barrows
Waab
Old Marsh
Marsh
Esid Tracy
Tracey
Mrs. Marsh
Barrow
Cablerram
Brady
The Shipyard Oddities and a Father’s Dream
The scene centers on Thanes and the tall Billy Nash as they entertain a crowd with a childlike sobbing act. Barrow and Tracy discuss the humor, then unveil a craft-portrait sequence created by a German shoemaker and a Yankee sailor. The duo produce 25-cent tin type renditions, earning six cents each, as Saltmarsh, a religious yet swearing craftsman, is praised. Next Sunday promises continuation.
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Billy Nash
Ecalker
Navy Yard
Pappy
Aeeteees
Marsh
Barrow
Perrow
Brady
Thrady
Tracy
Saltmarsh
Among Possible Popes Aimed at Ultramontane Rule
A long discussion on the next papal succession after Leo XIII, arguing the Ultramontane faction will dominate Rome. It outlines favored candidates Parocchi Monaco and Battaglini, their health, ages, and roles, and notes English and American influences, with emphasis on Vatican politics and foreign relations.
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Leo XIII
Rome
United States
Germany
England
Vatican
Gladstone
Ireland
College of Cardinals
Pontif
Papal
Parocchi
Monaco
Battagline
Lucian Maria Parocchi
Raffaele Monaco
Rotund
Jolly
Doings in Washington and Pennsylvania Politics Sparks on Sundays
A detailed Washington dispatch notes a proposed Sunday eulogies plan for deceased members to save time and money, spotlighting Senator Quay and Senator Cameron amid Pennsylvania political tensions. It portrays social Washington life, Mrs Logan’s reception, and reminiscences of 19th century society and public rotas.
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2. C
Law and Order Society of
Pittsburg
House of Representatives
Congress
Paopers
Iast
Hearst
California
Senate
Pennsylvania
Qasy
Cameron
Mr. Quay
Senator West
Man of Silence
Napoleon
Russia
France
Europe
Waterloo
Delamater
Senator Quay
Florida
Dispatch
M. E. W. Sherwood
Washington
William Pitt Fessenden
Navy
Army
A. & Grant
Mrs. Sherwood
White House
Mra Sherwood
Bessie Beamble
Croker Defends Tammany in N A Review
New York figures in Rich ard Croker's North American Review praise the Tammany Democracy for unity and public usefulness while noting Republican attacks in 1891. The piece argues Democrats stood on legitimate issues and cites a 47,957 majority as a result.
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City of
New York
Richard Croker
The
North American Review
Tammany Democracy
Tammany Organization
Flower
Tammany
Spain
Stevenson and Real People in Fiction at Samoa Home
The article notes authors borrow real persons for fiction and face damages when unmasked. It cites Pennock v Chapman and Hall, Stevenson’s John Silver likeness to W E Henley, and Charles Baxter as “Finsbury.” It mentions The Bottle Imp’s German roots, and identifies Stevenson's Samoa home as The Vailima with a photo reportedly by Lloyd Osbourne, Stevenson’s stepson.
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Pinnock
Chapman & Hall
Mr. Stevenson
John Silver
Treasurer Island
W. E. Henley
National Cbermer
Henley
Charles Baxter
Finsbury
Stevenson
Germany
Romancists and Novelists
Samoa
Vailima
Lloyd Osborne
Where He Has on Advantage Frank Leslie's Drummer
A fragment from a 19th century periodical features a dialogue about advantage and travel, with a bleak exchange where one speaker declares being an undertaker, reflecting a terse street news tone. The readable bits depict cadence and character without a clear narrative.
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Frank Leslie
Abbas Pasha Named New Khedive of Egypt
The article describes Abbas Pasha as an exemplary young ruler with a strong education in languages and military law. It notes his upbringing, his German confidant Herr Blum, and the likelihood that England and France will seek to influence Egypt’s future. It anticipates debates over individual rights and possible future conflicts.
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France
Vatican
England
Cardinal Howard
Fwritien
Egypt
Abbas Pasha
Herr Blum
Khedive
Abbas
Donts About Geographical Names In Print
A short notice in Gold thwasite's Geographical Magazine warns readers not to trust journal spelling of place names as accurate. Cable company errors are common, with well known locations appearing in multiple wrong forms. Readers need care and investigation to reduce conjecture and improve news quality.
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Washington
Goldthwasite
Foreign Affairs
Airy’s Quiet Rise From Cambridge to Astronomer Royal
Sir George Biddell Airy born 1801 at Cambridge rose to Professor of Experimental Science and later Astronomer Royal. He streamlined Greenwich observations, worked on lunar and planetary reductions since 1670, promoted solar eclipse observations, and devised time balls for mariners. His major works include The Lunar and Planetary Theories, The Figure of the Earth, and The Undulatory Theory of Optics. He joined European academies and the Institute of France as a foreign associate.
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George Biddell Airy
George Airy
Sir George
Cambridge
Plumiaa
Royal Observatory
Bessel
Greenwich
Academies of
Europe
Institute of
France
Archaeologist Claims Utah Cliff Dwellers Predate Egypt Ruins
The Rev H. Green reports a Utah Grand Gulch relic collection showing ruined houses mummies bones and utensils that he says predate Karnak Egypt by at least 10 000 years. He asserts the cliff dwellers were white Caucasians based on skull comparisons and features. He urges corroboration from new evidence before accepting this pre historic claim.
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H. Green
Grand Gulch
Utah
Karnak
Egypt
Green
World’s Fair to Exhibit Cliff Dwellings Under Harvard Guidance
The article notes theories about cliff dwellers being white men are old and mentions Indians living among ruins. It reports Mr Green will display his collections at the Worlds Fair with further finds, supervised by Prof Putnam of Harvard, inviting informed judgment on the topic.
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Green
Putnam
Harvard
Dorothy Dorr Returns as Leading Lady in The Honorable Herbert
Pittsburg remembers Dorothy Dorr once praised for A Possible Case now stars as the leading lady in the London debut The Honorable Herbert. Once rising talent, she faded from view before reemerging with clear success, confirming her promise and proving critics right.
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Pittsburgers
Dorothy Dorr
Andoah
London
Herbert
United States Eyes Buying the Galapagos Islands
The piece argues the U S plans to purchase the Galapagos from Ecuador as a penal colony site. It notes Ecuadorian opposition and describes the archipelago as volcanic and inhospitable with a largest island about 60 by 15 miles and around 2 000 volcanic cones. It muses on capital crime felons and reincarnation schemes in the Pacific setting.
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United States
Gallapagos Islands
Equador
Pacific
Equator
Tom Marshall
Pacific Islands
Sir William Thomson Named English Scientist and Scholar
Sir William Thomson, newly honored with a peerage, is a leading English scientist renowned in natural philosophy at the University of Glasgow. A mathematician and inventor, he devised instruments for atmospheric electricity, a sounding machine, and the mirror galvanometer, and he once presided over the Royal Society after succeeding Sir Goktes in 1590.
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William Thomson
England
University of Glasgow
Sir Gtokes
Royal Society
Jouxs-Kautman
Racing in Mashonaland: Lord Randolph Churchill’s Race
Lord Randolph Churchill reports from Fort Salisbury on a race in Mashonaland with low prospects for improvement. His nominated horse failed to perform, while Dr Rutherford Harris’s good-looking cob won easily, amid betting and spectator enthusiasm. He notes potential for jockeys and faults with local racing prospects.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Mashonaland
Rutherford Harris
Stater
Bechuanaland Exploration Company
Dr. Harris
Major Montgomery
Lord Durham
James Lowther
England
A Wonderful Machine and the Brandreth Purge Ad
An advertisement proclaims the human body as a fine machine that wears out by friction and regenerates every few years. It argues Brandreth's Pills purge the old worn parts, claiming a new body in two to three months, with vegetables and safety. Pills sold in drugstores in plain or sugar coated form.
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Brandreth
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Sendice
Thanes
Haver & Keenan
Water Street
Leo
America
Pope Leo XXII
Cardinal la Valetta
Privy Council of Cardinals
Papacy
Gregory XVI
Pius IX
Pius
Gordinattimonde
Hildebrand
Peter
Leo Xid
Cardinal Manning
Leo XII
Poinif
Cardinal Monaco
Marquis la Valletta
Knights of Malta
Francesco Battaglini
Battaglini
Recarious
Fanaco
Sacred College
Holy Office
Bologna
Liberal Party
Cardinal Alimanda
Turin
San Felice
Gustav
Hoheniohe von Schwillingfuerer
Austria
Alimanda
V. Gribayedofy
Bessie Bramble
Quay
Blaine
Mr. Damroseh
Harrison
Brother Quay
Solomon
Pearson's Weekly
Arabella
Miss Passes
Isabella
Croker
Tammary
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ram
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