Why the term Yankees means English origins in public view
Public Opinion from London explains the nickname Yankees and its origins. It traces how Pilgrims called themselves English, how "Yengeese" became Yankees, and how different regions in the United States apply the term. It notes Britons and Americans abroad use the term proudly as a corruption of English.
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Earl's Court
Kensington
Plymouth Rock
Hudson River
Great Britain
London
Progressive ticket control scheme in early transit plans
A Wichita Journal item describes an evolving system with a collector issuing slips to passengers and a chain of roles inspector detector condenser to ensure tickets match punches. The plan envisions a legal requirement for passengers to state trip details and a punch at the destination, ending with a transfer to headquarters.
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R. BR. B
Geo. W. Peck
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Wichita Journal
Clerical Pass Gratitude Letter From Port Jervis Gazette
A Port Jervis Gazette note recounts J C Anderson of the O and W railway sending clerical pass No 98 for 1857 to a Munnsville New York minister. The letter thanks the sender and petitions Jesus Christ grant him a free pass in the journey to the unseen.
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O. and W. Railway
Munnsville
N. Y
Earth and Heaven
Where the Other One Was in Washington
A humorous exchange recounts a child asking who the men at the capitol are and learns there are U S senators nearby and one inside giving a speech. The Omaha World notes the scene as a light political moment.
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Capitol
United States
Omaha World
Four English words ending in ceed puzzle noted
A reader asks for a missing fourth English word ending in ceed, alongside proceed, exceed, and succeed, in the Chicago News. The Hope Dispatch reports a conductor fined ten dollars and costs for blocking a street by trains, hoping for less enforcement, and Arkansas City plans a four story hotel 125 by 160 feet, costing $100.
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Chicago News
Hope Dispatch
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