Salt Lake City and Mormonism in the Desert
A wandering observer describes Salt Lake City during a drought, clashes of Gentiles and Mormons, polygamy debates, and temple gossip. He contrasts Mormon strongholds with Gentile influence, critiques temple architecture, and cites local views on polygamy, women, and religion amid a broader political dialogue about the era’s tariff and silver issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pin E Robinson
Salt Lake
Sam
Oxden
Orden
Waal
Deseret
All Boeing Eye
Joseph
Hiram Smith
Joseph Smith
Nephi
Jacob
Enos
Jarom
Ooni
Mormon
Mosiah
Zeniff
Alma Holaman
Moroni
Zedekiah
Jud
Hiram
Israel
Main
Desert
Zion Mercantile Co-operative Institute
Church
Salt Lake City
England
Dorset
Poly
America
Zion
Brigham Young
Ranjit Singh
Fort Lahore
Brigham
Grong
Amelia Feathershina
Amelia
Keviah
Keziah
Kesish
Go Ury
Ssit
Mighty Arms of Light Shines Over Boston City Display
The Boston Herald reports a spectacular search light event in Boston. A mighty beam swept the Capitol dome and Park Street Church spire, then touched the West End power station chimney and hovered above the Edison building. Electricians tested a new arc light fed by lenses, illuminating unseen figures and distant ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Capitol
Park Street
South End
West End
Albany Street
Edison Electric Light
Huntingdon
Ieee
He Was oe Mild Man Knan Grover Mild Old Gentleman
Fragmentary OCR style note describes a mild old gentleman named Knan Grover provoked by a next room ledger. The text shows garbled phrases and speech-like fragments implying confusion or madness.
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Knan Grover
Napoleon as Controlling Despot in Women and School Rules
A critical study of Napoleon Bonaparte's era highlighting his fear of women, demand for domination, and strict control over education for girls. It argues his regulations for a girls' school in Eeonen, his contempt for female intellect, and his surveillance of Josephine reveal a character obsessed with power, surveillance, and social censorship.
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Europe
Prussia
France
Charlemagne
Rome
England
Austria
Napoleon
Madam de Stacl
Paria
iHomen
Eeonen
Fontainebleau
Mothara
Bat
Speec
Napoleon L
Bonaparte
Josephine
Gene
Moche
Caulaincourt
Italy
Romeo
Saye
Eugene
Hortense
Directory
Madame de Remosat
Bio
Gosip
Cuba's Upheavals Split Island Threaten The Island Breaking
A 19th century rumor quoted from the St. Louis Republic describes Cuba cracking and bursting violently near Matanzas. Panicked notes claim fissures 11 miles long and 600 to 1,000 feet deep, with a mainland road opened by chasms, while others warn the coast is thinning and the sea may pour in.
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St. Louis Republic
Republic
Cuba
Matanzas
Shockings Lady from Detroit Press Folklore
an unclear fragment mentioning a Detroit Press item about a woman named Fordyce Langley, a Long Island matron, described as living under a fictitious persona for many years and involving others in a mystery or alleged actions. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events or outcomes.
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Detroit Pree Press
Mra
Fordyce Langley
Long Island
Gossip of Gotham and Governor Hauser Poker Tale
New Yours reports interviews from town including Governor Sam Hauser of Montana debunking a supposed poker party aboard a special car. Also includes Joseph T. Wilson on stationery trade and heraldry, noting American buyers’ taste for fine crests and stationery.
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Dispatch
Sam Hauser
Montana
California
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
West
Joseph T. Wilson
Edinburgh
Scotland
Fragmented text on library holdings and Confederate gold tale
The piece reviews library volumes at Mercantile Library noting totals and classifications with figures for Theol and other topics. It also recounts a scattered historical anecdote about ex-Governor Rufus Bullock transporting Confederate gold and a brief reflection on honesty and merit.
Fragmented reminiscence of Stanley and African staff
A distorted account recalls Henry M. Stanley and bright African boys tied to his staff. The speaker notes repeated loss due to careless actions, recounting a bright interior African student sent to school a year and a half, later returning with mixed outcomes amid unclear details and faded memories.
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Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Npimenel Gael Puthe
The Curse of Bossism and Ex Congressmen Plea
Ex Congressmen Henry G Burleigh voices alarm over party bossism in American politics. He argues a single man who tries to boss a state corrupts party unity and harms republican institutions. He condemns boasiam and urges free expression without fear of district or city bosses.
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Bannock City
Harrison
Cleveland
United States
Blaine
West
Hill
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Abbott
New Jersey
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Towa
Indiana
Henry G. Burleigh
New York
Rome
Macy
Bus
Potatoes and politics cross paths in Vermont scenes
A Vermont political note cites Colonel George W. Hooker of the Republican National Committee arguing potatoes on the free list would sway farmers against any congressman. The piece blends humor on superstition and family dinners with brief mentions of Ex-Congressman George West and Russia commentary, reflecting a collage of 19th century public discourse.
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Dispatch
WasurnGton
McDonald
Indiana
Riggs House
United States Senate
Washington
Alleghenies
George W. Hooker
Republican National Committee
Vermont
Canada
Sdo Pot
George West
Ballston
Wreeeness
Theodore Thomas and the life of a musician and guard duty on the elevated road
Theodore Thomas speaks on the hardship of a musician's life and the need for a national conservatory funded by endowment. A second vignette describes guards battling sleepy drunk passengers on the Third Avenue elevated line, detailing failed efforts to dislodge the intoxicated rider and the dangers faced by personnel.
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Third Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Fifty-ninth
Sixty-Seventh Street
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Forty Seventh Street
Forty-seventh Street
South Ferry
One
The Samshing of Trunks by A Lovejoy
A veteran hotel porter argues trunks endure travel when well made and handled with care. He asserts canvas covered trunks with iron joints resist damage better than tin covered or leather models, and that skilled hotel porters treat luggage with precision and pride. He defends porters as artisans, not careless railroad workers, and emphasizes responsibility to guests.
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Samshing
A. Lovejoy
Chocolate statue of Venus de Milo in window
Mary asks about a 1925 pound chocolate statue of Venus de Milo in a confectionery window and whether heat will melt it. It is solid and weighs 1,925 pounds. When warm, it must be kept in a cool place to avoid melting.
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Mary
France
Paris
A Ca Dees
Officer Kane Reflects on Duty and Dangerous Street Beat
A veteran Broadway officer describes his 12 year patrol at Fifth Avenue and Twenty third Street. He emphasizes the difficulty of stopping reckless drivers and protecting pedestrians during matinee hours and busy afternoons. He recalls near misses, a carriage incident, and the constant stream of pedestrians.
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Michael Kane
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Absackmas
Worth Monument
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Temple and Tabernacle
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Amh
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Ohio
Uncle Joe McDonald
Senato
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Webster
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Menger
Menger of His Utterance Rather Than From What He Said. “Be
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Polk
Amie
Crawfordsville
Clevsland
Farmers’ Alliance
Grover Cleveland
Indison
Gray
Lene McDonald
North American
Boston
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vatican
St. Helens
Marengo
Eylan
Wagram
Austerlitz
Waterloo
Carlyle
Madame de Maintenon
Louisa XIV
Madame Pompadour
Louis
Madam de Stael
Madam Recamier
Maria Louise
Lucien
Jerome
Wil Patterson
Pean
Gossip OF
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GOV
Theodore Thomas
Acre
Alia Somaen
Kennan
William T. Peoples
Mercantile Library
Historia Fathemad Ig and Craven
Aes Aecey
Georges W. Parrott
Capitol City Bank
Atlanta
Avons
Lee
Augusta
Stanley
Bossism
Koconpan
Russia
Martha Engalitche
Mr. Benman
Siberia
Mr Mennan
Wedislaas
Finance and American Opers
National School of Opera
J. P. Sanborn
Kamakatebka
Tome
Thas
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