Twin Cities of Minnesota Minneapolis and St Paul
A narrative tour of St Paul and Minneapolis highlights their rapid growth, river setting, and rail links. The piece notes St Paul as a terrace city on the Mississippi with hospitals, churches, schools, bridges, and Fort Snelling nearby, plus Como Park’s lake and night electric lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Mississippi River
St. Anthony
Minneapolis
Hennepin
Mississippi
Fort Snelling
S1. Paul
Panora
Miasisaippi
Board of Trade
Bluff
Phalen
Tadnals
Hell
America
York
Death Rest Tower
United States
New York City
London
8 Paul
W. H. Howe
Como Lake
Slow English Elections Parade to Parliamentary Pick
Barron s London Letter notes English voting drags for weeks with only 295 MPs chosen, contrasting American uniformity. It recounts a London supper where streets and clocks are debated, and comments on American social influence among Tory wives like Mrs Chamberlain and Mrs Curzon, ending with a tale of Americans at a royal prerogative dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
London
America
Alost
England
Lady Randolph Churchill
Giant Fessenden family of Maine towers over normal size
A Bridgeton News profile traces William Fessenden and his eleven children, led by Rufus Gardiner Fessenden, a Boston police sergeant famed as Big Rufe. The clan's heights range from six to seven feet, with weights often above 200 pounds, and many members pursued sports while excelling in academics.
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Denmark
Maine
William Fessenden
Rufus Gardiner Fessenden
Boston
Sergeant Fessenden
Rufe
Farah Elizabeth
New England
Bridgeton News
Bridgeton
Lester Hancock
Charles Walker
Ed Chaplin
James’ Coons
Eugene Chaplin
Boston Globe
Fessenden
Sarah
William Austin
Austin
Brighton Village
Sandy Creek
George Alnon
Ohio
George
Thomas Pingree
Sarah Elizabeth
William Walker
Charles Ellsworth
Governor Cleaves
Edwin Palmer
Stephen Alexander
Parker Pingree
Stephen
Parker
Rufus Gardiner
Adolphus Deer Ing
Pittsburg and Ohio
Brownfield
Conway
Nashua
Acton
Dunstable
Mans
Mehitable F. Pingree
Fessendens
Palmer
Their American Wives Britons Sought Social Gain Through Spouses
Washington letter notes two American wives in English politics Mrs Chamberlain nee Endicott and Mrs Curzon nee Letter rose in status after marrying prominent English figures. It explains Chamberlain’s social ambitions and how his American wife helped elevate his standing in British society.
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Washington
Mrs. Chamberlain
Endicott
Curzon
Letter
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Duke of Devonshire
Marquis of
Hartington
Birmingham
England
Architect Defends Role in Maidstone Cross Examination
In Maidstone a special jury heard cross examination of the late Mr. Alexander, Rochester bridge architect. The sergeant pressed a distinction between architect and builder, prompting the witness to note the Tower of Babel had no architect, thus arguing no single designer exists.
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Alexander
Rochester Bridge
Maidstone
Garrow
Air
Tower of Babelt
Tower of Babel
Exchange in court over a wife's mistaken workbasket
The dialogue shows Cobwigger mocking the idea of the wife’s bloomers while Smith retorts that the judge would be amused if he could stop her from spilling items from her workbasket into her lap. The exchange portrays courtroom humor and domestic mischief.
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Cobwigger
Smith
Wide World of 19th Century Stage Notes
Across the arts scene, natty figures like Nat Goodwin and Katharine Kidder headline touring and London productions while new works by Marie Jansen and Paderewski emerge. Franco British actresses speak on language, with Frang Ondricek debuting in New York and Fridtjof Wagner operas planned in Philadelphia.
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Nat Goodwin
Bernhardt
Heyne
Sousa
Hauptman
Marie Jansen
Mary Anderson
Mnoby Bell
Gustavus Levick
Levallo
Marie Stuart
Rouen
Katharine Kidder
Charlotte Behrens
Wannemacher
Lincoln Park
Odta Skinner
Wilson
Ir Arthur Sullivan
Alhambra Music Hall
Louise Beaudet
Mario Tempest
Lyric Theater
London
Paderewski
Alexander Mackenzie
Damrosch
Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Christine Nilsson
Sweden
Hosto
Verone
Fanny Davenport
Cleopatra
Glamonda
Hoston
Lewis Morrladt
Lawrence Barrel
George Baker
Francesca da Rimini
Morrison
Genson
Yorick
Renal
Frang Ondricek
United States
New York Philharmonic Society
Joseph Jefferson
Hernhardt
Acton Phillips
Opera House
Wilton Lackaye
Svengall
Chicago
Lackaye
Neil Burgess
Welsh Jottings Show Welsh Culture And Tourism News
The Rev H Jenkins plans to stay at Annon English Baptist church Merthyr Tydfil after a second invitation from Honeyborough Pembrokeshire. The Cambrian association of Utah plans a grand eisteddfod in October with prizes over 2000 dollars. A Schofield eisteddfod featured music literature prizes and a five minute impromptu lecture The Welsh National Press company issued a brochure on Welsh Nationality by C B Breese with cautions about leadership and patriot movements Also noted are Welsh walking routes from Hawarden to Beaumaris passing Holywell Llandulas Llandudden Aber-conwy and Bangor with Snowdon ascents potential.
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H. Jenkins
Annon English Baptist Church
Merthyr Tydfil
Honeyborough
Pembrokesshire
New Cymmrodorian Society
Danver
Ap Madoc
Cambrian N Association of
Utah
Salt Lake City
Arthur L. Thomas
BE. Beenley
Tooele
L. D. Edwards
Idaho
J. J. Davies
Provo
John James
Salt Lake
Thomas C. Reese
Welsh National Press Company
Carnarvon
C. BE. Breese
Cymru Fydd
Wales
Hawarden
Holywell
Abergele
Llandulas
Llanduden
Conway
Aber-Conway
Aber
Beaumaris
Bangor
Limberis
Snowdon
An Old-Time Novel Verse Recalls a Moonlit Courtship
Williams' Weekly recounts a sentimental vignette of a pretty girl at an evening party, a gate kiss under moonlight, a hand squeeze, and a family tableau with papa and mamma as approving witnesses to marriage vows. The piece evokes a nurturing domestic scene ending in a pledge of life together.
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Papa
Mamma
Prees
Williams
Stories of Thomas Reed from Maine and Washington
From Portland Maine Walter Wellman corrects misconceptions about Thomas B Reed. The piece recounts Reed as a self made man with studies in multiple languages and a fearless early legal career in Stockton and Portland. It highlights his first defense in a case where he questioned Jose Garcia and his later libel defense in Maine. Reed’s cross examination of witness Anderson on the Potter committee cemented his reputation for wit and nerve.
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Portland
Chicago Times Herald
Walter Wellman
Thomas B. Reed
Mr. Wellman
Tom Reed
Mr. Reed
Thomas Brackett
Tommie Reed
Reed
Howard
Sewell Strout
California
Stockton
San Jose
Jose Garcia
Senor Garcia
John Smith
Bill Brown
Maine
Mars
Colonel Jones
Young Reed
Washington
Garfield
Hale
House
Potter Committee
Capitol
Anderson
William R. Morrison
Louisianna
Claffitn
New York
Tilden
Remembering Bridgets Grocery List and Name Game
A Philadelphia Record snippet features Bridget struggling to recall a list of groceries, a child’s joke about Adam naming animals, and a humorous exchange with a picture dealer about Rubens. The items include steak bread butter pepper and salt.
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Philadelphia
Bridget
Wedding Lamps Highlight Couple’s Gift Spread
In a line from Pick-Me-Up, Mia Nuwed notes a new perspective after marriage saying she sees things differently. She recalls receiving fifteen lamps among wedding presents, signaling a bustling home and celebratory symbolism.
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Mia
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Promoted for Ladies Health
An old advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a tonic for women noting relief from weakness exhaustion and nervousness. It claims to restore flesh and plumpness and to aid digestion enrich the blood and provide lasting strength, sold by Matthews Bros Scranton.
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Gilmore
Matthews Bros
Scranton
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