Parks and Parks Movement in Pittsburg and Abroad
A long discussion extols parks as essential urban amenities in Pittsburg arguing for measured expansion around Schenley Annex and reservoir areas. The piece contrasts pleasure gardens with public parks, cites European and American examples from New York to Dublin, and laments private park privatization while praising expansive, accessible green spaces for all citizens.
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Schenley
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Point Breeze
Shadyside
Virginia
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Tuileries
Paris
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Yale
College
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Bayside
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Hoston Common
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Shooting affray after club dispute on steps
New Yorke January 11 reports a clash outside the Southern Society Club after a card dispute. Two men argued loudly before one struck the other, who then drew a revolver and fired as the assailant fled. no arrests were made, identified as H. Clark of Public Works and William Randolph, an insurance broker.
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New Yorke
Southern Society Club
Simout
Yeeen H. Clark
Department Public Works
William Randolph
Coraopolis Opens Circulating Library From Reading Club
A new circulating library forms in Coraopolis with base at J. D. Hamilton's store. The club members may influence purchases of standard works not in stock and the initiation fee is set at 150 dollars. Rev. Lawrence’s presidency faces removal debates amid strong work by the president.
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Coraopolis
J. D. Hamilton
Irenig
Rev. Lawrence
Sss
Fragmentary Note on Actin Ap and Saloon Incident
A partial Detroit Free Press fragment recalls a distant event involving actin and a saloon. The readable bits hint at a local incident or observation but lack concrete names, dates, or outcomes to confirm specifics.
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Detroit Free Press
Balance of Society Books as Modern Commerce
A columnist critiques gift books and the new social code that turns hospitality into a ledger of debit and credit. Hosts balance dinners and weddings as financial transactions, prioritizing credit over genuine friendship and exposing the friction between wealth, display, and genuine sociability.
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Jericho
Nee
Peculiar Suit Arises Over Questionable New York Marriage
May E. Graham, Bang sister and spiritualist, sues Henry H. Graham in Circuit Court for separate maintenance. She alleges a bogus November 9 1888 New York marriage performed by an imposter Justice of the Peace and later a legal Racine ceremony on November 13. She says he has refused support and tried to flee with 40000 in bonds and mortgages, leading to a writ of no exent and his arrest on $10000 bond.
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E. Graham
Henry H. Graham
Bang Sisters
Graham
New York City
Justice of the Peace
Racine
Collins
Sheriff's Office
Mrs Ah Lee's Philosophy Reflects Quiet California Town
A Chinese tea merchant Ah Lee and his newlywed wife arrive in a California town. The couple's status draws visits from the chief customer's wife Dora Hadley. Cultural clash emerges as Dora questions local leisure and shopping norms while Mrs. Ah Lee asserts pride and independence in her own culture.
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California
San Francisco
Ah Lee
Squire Hadley
Dora Hadley
A Tradition of the Harpers in New York Star
A profile of J. Thorne Harper of the Harper publishing house in Franklin Square. The piece notes his tall, athletic appearance, wealth, and diligent work ethic, as well as a distinctive family habit of using middle names starting with J. to distinguish male children.
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Franklin Square
J. Thorne Harper
J. Harper
Nisbet Exonerated Over Engine House Lot Claim
Chief J A Brown of the Department of Public Safety sent a letter to Councilman W W Nisbet exonerating him from charges that he helped the city pay a double price for a lot on Allen avenue for an engine house. The letter says the initially chosen lot is more suitable, though possibly more expensive.
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J. A. Brown
Department of Public Safety
W. W. Nisbet
Allen Avenue
Influenza Ravages Lackawanna Valley Prompting Health Census
Scranton reports a sharp rise in influenza deaths in the Lackawanna Valley. The Board of Health will conduct a physicians census of grip sufferers. Patrick Burke, a prominent hotel keeper in Taylorville, has died. His death followed a violent fever that kept him bedridden. John is critically ill in Old Scranton with the same illness and not expected to live at dawn.
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Scranton
Lackawanna Valley
Scranton Board of Health
Patrick Burke
Taylorville
Aix A
Old Suen
John
Strangest Man is Chicago Strongest in City
George W. Felton, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, is described as the strongest man in Chicago. He can lift 1,200 pounds with his bare hands without harness and has performed this feat on multiple occasions.
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Chicago
George W. Felton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Felton
Natural science urged for public schools in 19th century era
Dr H Hensoldt argues at the Franklin Institute for broad natural science education to prepare youth for future contingencies. He cites popular science works by Hurley Lubbock Allen Proctor and Grant Allen, urging readers to broaden horizons beyond Latin and classical studies.
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H. Hensoldt
Franklin Institute
Yanswer
Tyndall
Hurley
John Lubbock
Lomon
Monte Christo
Dlate Ainasion
Chemistry’s vital role in railroad maintenance and fraud defense
A paper by C B Dudley and F N Pease of the Pennsylvania Railroad outlines how chemistry aids railroad management. It cites varnish-dissolving cleaners, fraudulent boiler compounds, and the lab’s work: four chemists processing about 4,000 shipments annually with roughly 25,000 to 30,000 determinations per year.
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C. B. Dudley
F. N. Pease
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eee
Pennnsylvania Railroad Laboratory
Pennsylvania Railroad Laboratory
Development of the Mineral Industry and Trade Expansion
The passage argues coal iron and sulfuric acid illustrate civilization progress through rising production and consumption. It attributes growth to an undeveloped U S rapidly filling with industrious people, new rail routes lowering costs, and broader markets. It notes lower transportation rates boosting demand and spreading anthracite from Pennsylvania to the West.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Somat
Notable electric inventions and national claims
The article praises electricity based innovations noting the telegraph, telephone, incandescent light and microphone. It assigns credit to the United States for several breakthroughs while mentioning France England Germany Russia and other nations in a broad history of electrical progress.
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United States
France
England
Germany
Russia
Portland to be lit by electricity for first time
Portland Oregon will receive an electric lighting installation that will illuminate the city for the first time. A special 12 mile transmission line will carry current before distribution, with a line designed to produce 4 000 volts, a feat not previously attempted in the nation.
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Portland
Ore
Eliza Glenn Seeks Divorce From Syracuse Husband Glenn
Mrs Eliza Glenn of Steaboss New York accuses Thomas Glenn now living in Syracuse of abandoning her and their children since his return from the war and claims he is her lawful husband. The report mentions his two marriages and alleged second relationship as background to the case.
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Steacoss
N. Y
Eliza Glenn
Jane
Thomas Glenn
Syracuse
Beglens
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