Growing popularity of outdoor amateur contests and Dixon vs Johnson recap
A review details rising amateur sport interest, notes collective concerns about drinking among local ball players, and analyzes Dixon and Johnson’s international bout. It covers local club affairs, league issues, and Sullivan, Fitzsimmons, and McAuliffe projections with emphasis on public support for honest play and strong performances.
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Eve County
Burns
Chicago
Careys
Owens
Zimmermans
Dixon
Johnson
Washingtons Inauguration Delayed Over Presidential Title
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes debate in early Congress over Washingtons title. Proposals like His Highness Protector of Liberties and His Excellency were rejected. Congress finally named him President of the United States, avoiding an exalted title to curb envy among ultra Republicans.
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Washington
Congress
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
First Congress
United States of America
Teaching Welsh to a Britisher
A Welsh-born author relates an amusing tale of an English bishop learning the Welsh tongue. The Englishman, newly appointed to the Welsh See of St. David, hires a Welsh scholar to teach the hard sound and nearly drives the tutor to distraction. The Welsh instructor finally guides him by instructing the bishop to place his tongue high and hiss like a goose.
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Fon
Brian
Natha
Story of a Bullet in Northern Minnesota Soldier
A St Louis Globe-Democrat physician recalls a Civil War soldier who was hit by buckshot at Fort Donelson. The bullet remained until a 3-year-old head trouble prompted removal in St. Paul. After healing he became sheriff again, but remained the same dull man.
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Minnesota
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Donelson
St. Paul
Fort Donelson
Ingalls Shuns Plumb Seat Over Moon Superstition
The New York World reports that Mr. Ingalls refuses Plumbs unlucky seat in Congress due to superstition. He fears a moon over his left shoulder and backs into his house before leaving again. A second reason remains the seat being offered or not, the paper notes.
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Mr. Ingalls
Mr. In
Plumb
Congress
New York World
Count Herbert Bismarck and Rome Etiquette Storm
The latest tale of Count Herbert Bismarck describes him pushing a high ranking Italian officer in Rome. The officer protested and the ex-Chancellor’s son allegedly retorted I am Count Herbert, sir, and admitted no apology while claiming exy of your condust but not en exeuza.
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Count Herbert Bismarck
Rome
Herbert
Witty Club Warnings and the Ghost Believers
The Limekiln Club meeting features Brother Gardner lampooning members who fear signs and warnings. Byla w fines for ghost believers are proposed, but no one rises. The tale recounts Steve Taylor’s resignation after a chaotic town marshal firing and a later plan for a cactus street catering venture.
Dreams and signs dismissed as fools by meeting
A formal meeting ends in silence as members reject dream prophecies and warnings. The president declares no ghosts or omens, voices doubt the significance of visions, and the session concludes with a decision to disperse.
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Bradder Jackson
Elock Strikin
Bradder Jones
Bradder
Colonel Skinner and Arizona Kicker clash over landslide remark
The Arizona Kicker reported Colonel Dan Skinner of Plum Creek whisky ranch as an un hung villain prompting his threat to sue for 50 000 damages. Skinner rode out on his burro when approached, but the editor chased him down with a mule and discussed the matter.
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Hamilton
Clinch Valley
Newepa &Ous West
Steve Taylor
Steve
Zuni
Ourself
Calaboose
United States
Cactustreet
Dan Skinner
Plum Creek
Public Scam Tone Up Show Ends In Alarm In Chattanooga
A fakir with an electrical machine on wheels offered toned up energy in a Chattanooga public square. A nickel and a grip on the battery promised results but the shock knocked an old man to the ground. After regaining consciousness he asked if Linda was nearby.
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Chattanooga
Linda
Moses
Getting Toned Up Era Speech Echoes Racial Mockery
A fragment shows a perturbed speaker chiding a Black man for using a brass barrel on wheels to toning up. The taunt cites color prejudice and mocks the man’s posture and progress as “toned” like a white person, revealing racist language.
The Rapid Messenger Boy of Broadway
A young man recounts his ascent from a Broadway office messenger to a famed swift rider of New York. He details chats with Russell Sage and a telegraph boy, the praise and skepticism he faced, and an encounter on Fifth Avenue that tested his ambition.
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Broadway
New York
Russell Sage
Exchange Place
Fifth Avenue
Panacea
A King Suspected of Swindling in Hamburg Visit
The King of Denmark, incognito in Hamburg, bought costly gifts for the Queen and faced a suspected swindle when paying. An official had to be summoned by telephone to resolve the incident and prevent a loss.
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Denmark
Hamburg
Noted inquiry on Kaspar Hauser and era's mysteries
The article surveys Kaspar Hauser's life from 1828 to 1833 with disputed lineage claims linking him to Baden's throne and the Grand Duke Charles. It cites new German research, questions older theories, and adds reflections on eighteenth and nineteenth century calendar names and currency concepts.
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Kaspar Hauser
Nuremberg
Kasper Hauser
Daumer
Earl Stanhope
Ansbach
Feuerbach
Hauser
Q Charles
Stephanie
Baden
Countess of
Hochburg
Charles Frederic
Charles
Danmer
Germany
Foundling
Greatest battle ever fought by Napoleon and allies
The fragment discusses the 1813 Battle of Leipzig dated October 16 to 19, noting Napoleon led about 160,000 troops against a large Allied force including Russia and Prussia. It frames Leipzig as perhaps the largest battle in numbers and significance.
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Waterloo
Napoleon
France
Europe
Great Britain
Creasy
Marathon
Gettysburg
Sadowa
Mars-ls-Tour
Gravelotte
Leipasl
Russia
Prussia
Cabinet officers and names of early U S officials discussed
The piece lists original cabinet positions with dates and appointees, outlines the order of cabinet ranking, and notes salary levels since 1855. It also explores Arkansas pronunciation history and coat insignia evolution in the army, ending with details on epaulet markings for colonels and majors.
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Thomas Jefferson
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Samuel Osgood
Edmund Randolph
Navy
Benjamin Stoddard
Interior
Thomas Ewing
Agriculture
Norman J. Coleman
Secretary of Agriculture
Torney
Arkansaw
Arkabnsah
Meress
Arkansas
State Historical Society
The
Eclectic Society
Miltia’s
Home Guard
The Finding of a Lost River in Indian Territory
A Paris Texas party returning from Cheyenne and Arapahoe country reports a hidden valley in western Indian Territory with a large lake fed by streams. The lake’s sole outlet is a strong stream that vanishes into a underground hole and reappears nowhere on the surface. It is believed the water travels beneath the mountains to the Canadian river, swelling far downstream.
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Claim Baunters
Indian Territory
Paris
Tex
Arapahoe
Boot and Shoe Burnisher Device Improves Polishing Output
An invention for finishing boots and shoes mounts on a treadle machine shaft. Two boys can burnish 80 to 100 pairs per hour using the device. Intended for use in the king room, it polishes all kinds of footwear quickly before packing.
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King Room
Confederate Colonels Fade From Public Life
The article notes dwindling numbers of Confederate brigadiers in Congress with only ten Southern generals remaining in the Senate and few in the House. It highlights General Walthall of Mississippi as a tall, slender figure once junior to Lamar who rose quickly from lieutenant to command during Civil War action. It also mentions a report that freed American blacks migrated from Liberia to Sierra Leone and that some invest in slaves, depicting harsh, avaricious slave ownership.
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Senate
House
New York World
Walthall
Missippi
Lamar
Mission Ridgeway
Hooker
Liberia
Sierra Leone
West Africa
United States
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Srees
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