SITES BY THE DOZEN FOR WORLD FAIR BUILDINGS WITHIN CHICAGO
Chicago boasts 176 square miles with more than a score of ideal sites for the Columbian Exposition inside city limits. A vast railroad network, including 60 lines and belt connections, threads through districts, enabling easy freight transfer and rapid construction. Thousands of miles of tracks cross the city, with farm lands and level tracts suitable for mammoth pavilions within reach.
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Chicago
United States
Lake Michigan
Lake View
Jackson Park
Cirago
Lincoln Park
West Side
Madison Street
Ilinois Central Railroad
Michigan Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Chicago's World Fair Site Battle Prompts Park Tie
A Chicago World’s Fair site debate weighs Jackson Park against the lake front with Lake Michigan plans and rail access central. Proponents cite ground, climate, and city prestige, while opponents warn of handling millions of visitors and the risk of a failure harming Chicago’s reputation.
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Chicago
Hougins
Gage F
Jackson
Lake Front
City Hall
Michigan
Jackson Park
Herald and Tribune
Daily Notes
Inter Ocean
Michigan Avenue
Ex Governor Curtin Sees Brewing Revolution in Pennsylvania
Ex Governor A G Curtin visits New York and shares sharp views on Pennsylvania politics. He notes Republican disaffection, predicts turmoil akin to Pattison era clashes, and asserts Pennsylvania remains a Republican stronghold despite off year agitation. He remains mentally alert, though his step shows age.
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Pennsylvania
New York Press
A. G. Curtin
New York
Congress
Keystone
Robert E. Pattison
Tale of a Taleless Tabby in the Brooklyn Eagle
A cat at the South Congregational Church loses its tail yet parades with dignity through pews during a Deuteronomy sermon. The sexton and congregation catch a moral joke as the minister omits the rest of a verse to avoid portraying the cat as an example.
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Brooklyn
Tubey
Groundhog Return Captivates Fischer Family in New Castle
The Fischer family of the Fourth ward recalled a pet groundhog kept since last summer. The creature vanished on September 25, 1889, with hope fading until March 1890 when it reappeared at the door during breakfast, plump from hunger and begging for food. The mystery of its absence prompts questions about its travels and safe return.
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Castle
Castle Guardian
William D. Fischer
Fourth Ward
Fischer
Burns Snuff Habit Discussed In 1794 Letter
A debate over Robert Burns snuffing references in his letters to George Thomson cites a dated note from November 19, 1794. Burns mentions performing a song with "two or three pinches of Irish blackguard" while snuffing, adding context to the long-standing inquiry into his tobacco habit.
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Robert Burns
George Thomson
Edinburgh
Burns
Thomson
A Luxurious Brazilian Drink From a Caju Fruit
The New York Sun reports on the Brazilian caju fruit, praised by a dealer as a source for a potent claret wine. He warns the red fruit’s pulp is poisonous and cautions that one must drink it to enjoy it, noting its strong, heady effects.
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New York Sun
One Kind Up Spread Eagle in Civil War Discipline
Description of harsh punishment methods used by volunteer officers in the Civil War era, comparing spread eagle and restrained strapping to other penalties. References shipboard discipline from merchant and naval practices, noting efficiency and legality concerns while detailing imagined restraint and the offender's inability to protest.
Fortunes Spent on Rich Children's Frolics in New York
A New York Dispatch piece surveys lavish children parties funded by wealthy families, noting late hours, elaborate entertainment, and the contrast with modest amusements. It laments extravagant costumes, jewelry displays, and the social dynamics surrounding young heiresses, 5 o'clock teas, and the allure of luxury.
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New York
Elsie Leslie
Josef Hoffmann
Carmencite
Koster Bial’s
A Determined Sportsman At Marquis of Angiesen Hunt
A spectator recounts how the Marquis of Angiesen pursues the hounds on foot unable to climb walls. His servants carry ladders. he ascends one ladder then descends another. Dressed in a dark green hunting tunic with gold lace, a black velvet cap, and knickerbockers with a bugle over his shoulder, he embodies England’s worn out aristocracy.
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Angiesen
England
Black Bass Eat Trout In New York Streams
An article argues black bass and trout cannot share waters. It cites the Black River in New York, rising in Herkimer County and flowing through Oneida, Lewis, and Jefferson counties to Lake Ontario, where introducing bass about 15 years ago reduced trout populations. The piece warns against heedless wildlife introduction.
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New York Sun
Black River
Herkimer County
Oneida
Lewis
Jefferson Counties
Lake Ontario
New York
London Barrister Geoffrey Hincham and Beatrice Granger
Geoffrey Hincham a London barrister marries Lady Honoria but poverty threads through his life. Beatrice Granger sister Elizabeth rivals for wealth while Beatrice helps Geoff with a key legal insight leading to fortune and political rise. Beatrice sacrifices salary to her father as poverty worsens. Elizabeth schemes to sever Beatrice from Owen Davies.
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Geoffrey Hincham
London
Beatrice Granger
Brynecily
Geoffrey
Honoria
Eve
Bryngelly
Beatrice
Honorias
Elizabeth
Owen Davies
Honoris
Granger
Mr. Granger
Mlizabeth
Geoffrey Bingham
Beatrice' Visit Casts Shadow on Beulah House Dinner
Geoffrey and Mr. Granger arrive in Boston street to a bustling drawing room full of Lady Honoria's eager suitors. Honoria warns Geoffrey that his closeness to Beatrice may invite trouble as she plots a Wales trip and insists on caution amid enemies.
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Honoris
Wales
Beatrice
Geoffrey
Hovoria
Honoria
Geoffrey and Beatrice Stir Dark Class Feud in London
Geoffrey, a brilliant, stern figure, clashes with a group of five young men and two women from a drawing room. He yields to pressure to visit his village paragon, but warns Effie to be cared for. Lady Honoria plots to shield Geoffrey from a potential scandal over Beatrice.
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Strauss
Vienna
Amoyster
Indy
New York
Ariend
Madison Avenue
Anabel
Fifty-seventh Street
Geoffrey
London
Mr. Granger
Garlingtons
Paragon
Effie
Honoria
Beatrice
Promiscuous Dinner Sparks Welsh Clergyman Scandal
Lady Honoria confronts Geoffrey about inviting a clever man to dine with them and a visiting Welsh clergyman. She vows to stop the woman trying to win Geoffrey, warning of social upheaval as gossip grows about love and vanity.
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Honoria
Geoffrey
Honoria Bingham
Beliege
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South Park
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Roswell Flower
Great Eastern Trunk
Ilinois Central
Illinois Central
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Cheltenham Beach
Senate
House
Paris
Emiles
Jackson Park Sea Wall
Curtin
Bobbie Burns
Lot
Inio
Brazil
New York Herald
Clara Belle
Waltz
Dence
the Dispatch
Racsiatty
Aladdin
Fifth Avenue
Delmonico’s
Central Park
de Maupassant
Aal
Marquis of
Angiesea
Boston Herald
Beyngelly
Boston Street
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