Government Snagboat Woodruff Tames River Obstructions
A detailed look at the United States snagboat Woodruff operating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The vessel uses steam driven gear to pry, lift, and haul sunken barges and giant snags, aided by a drag chain, snag hook, and a twin bow design. It describes crew, capacity, and impressive feats, including 285 ton center masses lifted and long snags up to 145 feet.
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Pittsburg
Mississippi River
Macomb
Wright
Watersoper
Meigs
Wagner
Reese
Arkanas
Red Rivers
United States
E. A. Wooduf
Ohio River
W. H. Christian
Cincinnati
Pitteb Org
Cairo
Rnie
Mississippi
Woodruff
Steubenville
Warren
Horner and Roberts
Mingo Island
Ozlin M. SanFroro
A Florentine Festa and Ouida’s Critique
Lillian Spencer recounts Florence during a festive street spectacle. She contrasts Ouida’s harsh critique of modern progress with Florentines’ bustling crowds, fashion, peasant dress, and vivid city life from the Duomo to Pitti Palace art.
Florence’s Lively Reception in Memphis With Forrest Guard
In 1867 Memphis audiences hissed at W. J. Florence for political views during the Mighty Dollar run. General N. B. Forrest leaped from a stage box to quell threats, urging calm as missiles flew before the crowd calmed and cheered the performer.
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Memphis
W. J. Florence
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
N. B. Forrest
General Forrest
London slavey union plans first strike over flats
A Dispatch correspondent reports on the Amalgamated Society of Cooks and Housemaids forming to strike against London flats. The union chief, Mrs Annar Turner, vows action to protect maids’ rights, arguing flats erase privacy and opportunities, with emphasis on pay, housing and access to suitors.
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Loxpon
London
Sui Generis
Bridget
Babylon
Family Herald
London Journal
Times
Amalgamated Society of Cooks and
New League
Union
London Bridges
Surrey
River Thames
Markis
Queensbury
Brickisyers
Kensington
Pollisman
Calla
Blacklegs
Annar Turner
Hannah
Anna
Haren” Gate
Pollis
Amalgamated Society of Cocks and Camnalee
Puzzle Craze Aids Grant Monument Fund In New York
The New York Press reports a banker engrossed by a pasteboard puzzle of a horseshoe marked with 13 rings, selling the game to raise funds for the Grant Monument. The item notes the puzzle by Samuel Lloyd and compares it to the author’s earlier works as the latest craze.
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Satins Broadway
Grant Monument Fund
Samuel Lloyd
Wall Eee Berten
Hypnotic Theories in a Psyche Tale by Crawford
Anorna laughs at Kevork’s lecture on hypnotherapy as a psychiatric patient is brought home for care. Kevork debates whether a hypnotic suggestion can persist after waking and fears the core could be temporary. Anorna absorbs his serious insights with quiet interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitti
Brucelleschi
Humberto
Florence
Andrea del Sarto
Mauritio
Andrea
Ginglietto
Browning
Cavaliere Bervente
Fra Angelico
Raffaello
Michel Angelo
Mr. Parnell
Homer
Dr. Johnson
Litchfield
Hetty
Dickens
Mary
William Ewart Gladstone
Catharine
Lillian Spencer
Demosthenes
Socrates
Lucifer
Heaven
Keyork Arabian
Anorna
Keyork
Nore
Kevork
Tooma
Endres
Lis
Oan
Norna
Sy Uc
Sant
Truel Kafka
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Ohio
E. A. Woodruff
Board OF Obstructions
John Baptist
Aod
Oeeton
Florentine
Ouida
Italy
Roma
Venezia
Trattoria
Onida
National Review
Taddeo
Sansovino’s
Barbadari
le Ouida
Paris
Piazza del Duomci
The
Servants of London
New York
New York Press
Anorna Tegan
Israel Kafka
Coorus
Anorna and the Wanderer
Prague
Dispatch
F. Marion Crawford
Mr. Isaacs
Dr. Claudius
Morna
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