English Millionaires Reveal Surge in Probate and Succession Duties
The London Globe notes a year of high probate and succession duties with estates across the British Isles totaling many millions. Key figures include Sir William Miller £1,028,000, Lord Wolverton £1,820,338, Hugh McCalment £3,121,931, and Baron de Stern £3,544,978. The Vanderbilt estate is cited at £184,000,000, while several other high valued wills indicate wealth shifting from land to business and other assets. The piece discusses distribution, land ownership decline, and rising numbers of estates under probate.
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London Globe
Willian Miler
Lord Wolverton
Hugh McCalment
Baron de Stern
Mr. Perrins
Lon & Perigios
Worcester
India
Perrins
Thomas Jessop
Sheffield
Pemberton-Heywood
Liverpool
Charles Cave
London Bank of Prescott, Grote & ‘Co
Hardie Farqu‘bar
St. James’ Street
Robert Campbell
New South Wales
George Krenton
Charles Waring
James Blaworth
Joshua Fielden
Lord Hindlip
Allsopp & Sons
Alexander Matheson
Aevinta
Bio Tinto
CiAna
Morrison
James Morrison
London Bridge
Commodore Vanderbilt
England
America
Jtns
Badge fashion and its social cost in Europe and America
A San Francisco Report opinion piece condemns widespread badge wearing seen in Europe and America. It mocks fake crosses and political or insurance badges as signs of pretension, calling imitation a crime and urging restraint until social judgment sorts genuine honors from mere tokens.
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Europe
America
Voile
Loyal Legion
San Francisco
Thoughts in a Library Speak Low
In a poetic homage the speaker invites quiet passage through halls of Genius where minds past and present reign. The verses praise poets prophets and scholars as guardians guiding steps toward wisdom within the realm of mind. A tribute to the enduring power of literature and learning.
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Earth
Fife
Ancient Greek coins reveal horse figure on series
A fragment describes coins showing a horse motif and ponders origins, noting a mix of ancient identifiers. The text juxtaposes a humorous church scene with a cryptic remark about coinage and horse imagery from antiquity.
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Lidea
Fragments of 19th century Daily Oddities and Notices
An assorted list of brief items covers crime and court actions, natural events, local incidents, and curious facts. Highlights include a grave robbery plea from Dr ME Wilson of Tiflio, a horse with a heavy mustache on a stage Hoe, a two headed negro baby in Arkansas, and various local misfortune reports from Indiana and Illinois.
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eGrand Lodge
Nail B
Terre Haute
Ind
Me, Wilson
Tiflio
Cerro Gordo
Eliza Cramer
Alvamy
Eddie Gould
Jay
Stock Exchange
University of Edinburgh
William Sherwood
Baltimore
Augusta
Mea
James Getchell
William Hopkins
New York Society Plans City Animal Hospital for Emergency Care
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals outlines a proposed two story emergency hospital for domestic animals with ambulances and a life saving truck. It would treat surgical cases, store ambulances and horses, and kill injured animals humanely by electricity out of public view. Funding estimates run to 65 000 to 70 000 dollars with 35 000 already voted.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Ienry Bergh, Jr
Sup Aty
Fire Department
New York Letter Calls for Philadelphia Dog Shelter and Hospital
The letter notes 1202 animals with chronic ailments and 522 disabled horses removed from streets. It argues for a proposed hospital and cites existing dog shelter associations linked to the Philadelphia brand as lacking in comparable facilities.
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Philadelphia
New York
Man of Convictions Promises Farmer Paper Policy
A Kansas traveler recounts meeting a Kentucky farmer who rejects an agricultural paper. The editor explains the paper covers planting times and cultivation and topics like cabbage, watermelon, and pumpkin. the farmer dismisses it as biased toward religious sects and prefers a still-house paper.
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Kentucky
Arkansaw Traveler
Castle Garden Hotel Draws Dense Immigrant Trade
Castle Garden in New York City handles a larger season business than any rival hotel. Emigrants from many nations arrive after landing, drawn by the view of New York Bay and nearby landmarks. The place is run by a political syndicate and offers cheap summer excursions, with staff not wearing diamonds unless visitors pay for them.
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Castle Garden
New York
Hoffman
New York Bay
Governor's Island
Bartholdi
Omaha
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Williamsburg
Statue of Liberty
Texas
Curious octagonal cane from Maine maker inspires museum bid
A Maine craftsman FE G Osgood of Portland made an ornate walking cane in 1884 with an octagonal white maple body and carved head containing a compass and a sequence of functional trinkets. Its maker reportedly offered for display in the Boston Museum, while the nearby humorous lines reference a German band and domestic chatter.
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Asrood
Maine
FE. G. Osgood
Portland
Humorous Points From Various Newspapers
A collection of quips and misprints from multiple papers. It includes wordplay about weather, dogs and trees, divorce jokes, and odd notices. The item catalogues humorous snippets and garbled phrases from Washington Critic Pittsburg Chronicle Burlington Free Press New York Star Yonkers Statesman and others.
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Washington
Pittsburg Chronicle
Burlington Free Press
Zoston Herat
Blue Vitro
Pitsburg Chronicle
Yonkers Statesman
Washington Grille
Boston Bulletin
Price Bismarck
Carl Schurz
Davenport
Iowa
Ohio
Pittsburg
Chronicle
Rocky
Frog in the Switch Stop Sparks American Folklore
An English traveler aboard a railway train encounters a baffling stop over a frog in the switches. The conductor explains orders halt for a frog, prompting jokes about American customs. The traveler notes he is writing a book on America and finds the scene peculiar.
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Texas
England
Amy St
George
America
Arkansaw Traveler
Eccentric Pasanie County Baker Sets Out for East Tennessee
Baker Studly, a aged Pasanie County resident, leaves in a covered wagon drawn by an old mare and colt. He seeks solitude far from people after a neighbor moved nearby, planning to settle in the Tennessee mountains about fifty miles from towns and railroads.
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Baker Studly
Citizan
Pasanie County
New Jersey
East Tennessee
Studley
Tennessee
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