Fulton the First and the Steam Age Hero
A portrait of Robert Fulton tracing his arc from failed painter to inventor of the Clermont and the steamship. The piece covers his early interests, England studies, tests before Napoleon, Clermont’s launch in 1807, subsequent ships and ferries, legal troubles, and his death. It emphasizes public ridicule turned national reverence and his role in advancing steam propulsion.
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New York
England
Robert Fulton
Alton
Benjamin West Hut
James Watt
Fulton
France
Napoleon
Irench
Brest
Proverties
Europe
Reatert Lis Madan
Cd Tt
Atlantic
Samuel Morse The Man Who Abolished Time and Space
A biographical sketch of Samuel Morse, Yale graduate and artist turned inventor, detailing his struggle to secure funding for the telegraph, the 30 000 dollar congressional appropriation, the first messages in 1844, and the subsequent global impact of electric communication that bridged continents and ended the era of slow news and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Morse
Time
Europe
Samuel Bop Morse
Eaglander
Yale
Robert Fulton Pone
England
Dr Jackson
Mathwittoh
Morse
Congress
Baltimore
Washington
Sagiland
America
Heaven and Earth
Pennings
Sarly
Ptents
Smitt
Cyrus W Weld
Field
Dle
Heiress Engaged to French Nobles Descendant of King
New York heiress Susanne Henning daughter of James W Henning of Standard Oil Croker announces engagement to Antoloua de Charette eldest son of Gen Baron de Charette and descendant of King Charles XI. Paris reports social chatter about the match and Henning's social prominence with Vanderbilt connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Susanne Henning
James W Henning
Standard Oil Croker
Antoloua de Charette
Baron de Charette
Charles XI
France
Paris
Miss Henning
Gladys Deacon
Heston
Antoine de Charette
Europe
Prince Louis of Orleans
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of
Roxburshe
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Reginald Vanderbilt
Shortest Railroad Heaviest Gold Haul Suspended
A 100 foot single track railroad east of Nassau Street in New York carries vast gold and silver shipments backed by U S government resources. It suspended operations due to the rebuild of the essay office, though workers continue moving treasure by hand and truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Harriman
Quesion
United States
Treasury
Nassau
Broad Street
New York City
Pierpont Morgan
Husky
Two Early Failures Led To Subways Hudson Tunnels
The Hudson tunnels finally connect New Jersey to New York in three minutes. The project began in the 1860s with Haskins who built partial tubes, faced funding gaps, and bricked up sections twice before McAdoo and partners completed the successful transit link.
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MccAdon
Hudson River
New Jersey
New York
Panama Canal
Tas
Hudson Tunnels
Haskins
Great Trunk Line
Wall Street
Astic
Jersey Shore
New York Shore
McAdoo
United States
Panama
Directoire gowns return as fashion pivots in New York
The era of skin tight and extreme dieting ends as direc toire gowns and voluminous robes reemerge. Fashion arbiters in Paris London influence New York couturiers to shift toward fuller silhouettes, reversing months of weight loss chatter and prompting a resurgence of substantial meals and nourishing foods.
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Arewelil
Directoire
Harlem
Parls
London
New York
Diréctoire
Dvy
Fragmented Weird Ads And Jumbles From Atchison Globe
A pasted collage of health, humor, and epigram snippets from the Atchison Kansas Globe includes quips about Allen’s Foot-Ease and Winslow’s Syrup, a pigheaded umbrella joke, and banter about wealth and family worth, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century ad style and social mores.
Cycle Dealer Here Is A Cytometer Lean Recommend
A fragmented OCR passage mentions a cycle dealer offering a cytometer aid with a playful line about comparing mules and riding one, featuring the name Miss de Hyke in a truncated quote. The text reads as a garbled dialogue on apparatus and advice.
National Poster Association aids tuberculosis fight in Atlanta
At a meeting in Atlanta Georgia the National Association of Bill Posters pledged 1.2 million dollars in publicity for tuberculosis awareness and prevention. The Poster Printers Association added 200 900 dollars in printing and paper for the campaign to be run with the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natonal Association of Bill
Atlanta
United States
Canada
National Bill Posters’ Association
Self made man insight from an orator voice
An orator explains he is self made by gaining popularity with influential men and earning a lofty position. He adds that the greatest evils come from within and our greatest good must be sought internally.
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Jeremy Taylor
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Ldk
Two
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English Channel
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Lewis Singh
Ha. Winslow
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W J Walker
Cameron
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Hlti Rogers
Chauncey
Kan
Nebraska
Taft
Douglas St
Omaha
Nes
M. Spiesberger & Son Co
West
Omaha, Neb
Marseilles
John Deere Plow CO
Freo
Seanscoto
Woodman Ldy
Carey
Deater
Sunderland Mocfing & Supply Co
Carters
Parker
Uvakland, Cal
Vilus
Brooklyn Eagle
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Stanton
Julia Ward Howe
Post
Postum Cergal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
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