Achievements of Youth: Courage of Young Leaders in History
A Philadelphia dinner tribute to youth echoes through history, praising young figures from Napoleonic era to American founders. It highlights Pitt, Henry, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall, and Reynolds among others, noting how early talent shaped fields from law to navigation and governance.
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House of Burgesses
Virginia
Wmnglanili
Jefferson
Mansfeld
Blackstone
Coke
Caesar
Hrutus
Charles I
Cromwell
George Lil
George Til
Demosthenes
Patrick Henry
Preyton Randolph
Homas Jeferson
James Madison
John Marshall
Pendleton
Bancroft
Henry
E ‘ Ra
America
Grant as a Teamster and Other Great Men Who Were
Winford J. Northup notes that General Grant may have served as a teamster, a claim Mrs. Grant disputed, then argues teamster work does not lessen greatness. The piece also discusses Wisconsin figures and a long digression on Pisa Italy describing its towers, cathedrals, and historic sites with vivid observation.
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Watrous
Milwaukee
Chicago Times-Herald
Grant
Galena
Hia Fe
Janesville
Leutenant
Wisconsin
Jerry Musk
Lincoln
George Washington
Garfield
Cufield
Gaynor W. PD
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Chicago
Alger
Michigan
Leas
Minnesota
Cushman K. Davis
Jess
Henry Ward Beecher
Daniel Webster
Benjamin Harrison
Patent attorney quips at Suisun justice scene
Attorney Garrett McEnery faced sharp objections in a Suisun justice of the peace court as he challenged opposing counsel. The judge erupted in a taunt about McEnery's licensing, prompting a terse exchange when McEnery identified as a patent lawyer and the judge implied renewal could be the only renewal action required.
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Garrett McEnery
Justice of the Peace
Suisun
San Francisco Post
McEnery
Oldest Italian City Pisa Sways Travelers View
Special correspondence from Pisa describes the Leaning Tower the Cathedral the Campo Santo and the Baptistery. It notes Pisa along with Genoa and Venice as early medieval naval powers and praises the cathedral interior copper gilded roof stained glass and paintings. The Baptistery interior is bare except for Nicola Pisano’s marble pulpit and also leans slightly.
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Pisa
Italy
Campo Santo
Apennines
Ope
Sardinia
Greece
March
Genoa
Venice
Europe
Audica del Santos
Florence
Nicola Pisano
London Sunday A Solemn Rest Day For Inhabitants
The piece notes Londoners observe a strict rest day with business suspended. It contrasts the city’s apparent secular restraint with a reverent, almost religious view of Sunday, describing the metropolis as austere and blunt to outsiders and hinting at early morning departures from hotels or homes around 10 o clock.
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Barron
Times-Herald
London
Babylon
Famous Men and London Sunday Scenes as Remembrance
The essay recalls Chauncey Depew and Daniel Webster anecdotes, notes Depew’s charm and oratory, and contrasts London Sunday discipline with American urban bustle. It reflects on crowds, street life, and the quiet authority of London policemen, alongside Sunday observance and parkgoers.
London Sabbath Rules Impress Even Open Air Faith
The piece argues London’s strict Sunday regulations protect the city from “wrangling worldliness.” It notes police readiness, closures of theaters and halls, rare Sunday performances, and the value of a weekly rest. It contrasts London’s religiosity with a broader fondness for outdoor activity and nature among English communities.
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London
Paris
Guildhall
Hyde Park
An Anecdote From the Court About a Glass of Water
A young man with a straw colored moustache and center parted hair enters a Superior Court. He asks to drink water from the official pitcher after presenting his certificate of admission to practice. The judge reacts with indignation, then half an hour later the man asks to drink from the official pitcher and drains the glass.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court
Age mystery among famed judges echoesCapitol tale
An Illinois Supreme Court commentator recounts the age mystery of Judge Snyder Breese and the Iowa and Ohio judges as they discussed birth years at a banquet. Breese angrily dismisses a younger judge Wright’s question about exact age, citing impertinence and leaving the table.
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Springfield
Capitol
Washington Star
Snyder Breese
Supreme Court of
Ilinois
Iowa
Thinola
London Justice Quests Motive in Court
Mr Justice Hawkins of London questions a prisoner about alleged attempt on life. The dialogue reveals the defendant blames a woman for being driven to self harm, with the judge probing whether she refused him or married him. The exchange underscores personal motive and courtroom tension.
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Justice Hawkins
London
Barr
Skilled Indian Cooks Prepare Acorn Bread And Soup
The narrator describes women gathering on a slope to prepare acorn bread and soup over sagot fires. They heat stones, grind acorn meal, sift with water, form dough, bake in earth holes or on stones, and boil soup in baskets while preserving old customs.
Quay Support From East to West Highlighted by Akron Leader
Colonel A L Conger of Akron Ohio hails Senator Quay as a powerful national figure. He cites Quay's protectionist record and agricultural ties, praises his party leadership, and recalls Blaine praise and a pivotal 1890s Republican meeting. The account stresses broad business backing and cross state appeal.
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Webster
Danilel Webter
Ier Neal
Manel Hall
San Francisco
Packey Assembly
A. L. Conger
Akron
O.4
Senator Quay
Senate
Pennsylvania
Friends of
Quay
McKinley
Allison
Republican Party
Republican National
Harrison
Republican National Executive Committee
Washington
United States
Pesasenden
Connecticuut
Conger
Ohio
St. Louis
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Bar Harbor
Emmons
Jollying a Southerner from the Philadelphia Recon
A Philadelphia reporter returning from the Atlanta exposition recounts a humorous hotel anecdote. In Atlanta he orders a luxurious room, the clerk offers a fourth floor room for four dollars a day, and then jokes about a floorless room for nothing, prompting the guest to abandon further jests with locals.
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Philadelphia
Atlanta
South
Weill
Dollahs
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