The Millionaire of Irvington and His World
A portrait of Jay Gould and other Wall Street magnates at Irvington on the Hudson. The piece describes Gould as a transformed, almost whimsical figure who diverts from money only to pursue railroad plans and botany. It catalogs peers, hobbies, and leisure, including yachts, racing, and social life among bankers, brokers, and clubmen of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Jay Gould
George Gould
Edith Kingdon
Tie
Wall Street
Irvington
Russell Sage
Collis P. Huntington
Mills
New York Athletic Club
Edwin Gould
Seventh Regiment
Addison Cammack
Joe Isaac
Joseph Seligman
Central Park
William Rockefeller
Standard Ot Company
Frank Work
William J. Vanderbilt
Ridward
Billy Freer
Dick Swiveller
Hood Wright
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Hertha
Thomas W. Pearsall
Manhattan
Edwin Thome
Whitlam
Travers
August Helmont
Rothschilds
Long Island
August Telmont, Jr
Hempstead
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
August Belmont, Jr
New York
W. S Webb
William H. Vanderbilt
Lim
Fifth Avenue
Morris Pryor
Colonie Pryor
Lynchburg
Roger Pryor
Coney Island
Coney Island Doockey Club, the New York Yacht Cluly
Westchester Polo Club
Newport
Creck
Stock Exchange
Henry Clews
Thirty-fourth Street
Charles M. Foster
Henry Gvor
Trevor
Delmonico’s
Neeckman
The
America
Dannel Starr
Congressional Library Completes Vast 1867 Collection
The Congress bought Peter Forew’s thirty years of antiquarian research material for 11000, creating a valuable department at the Library of Congress. The collection includes rare histories, topography of America, vellum folios with illuminations, a 13th century Pope Cement V document, Eliot's Indian Bible, and numerous early atlases and maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Peter Forew
Washington
Force
Library of Congress
America
Pope Cement V
Rome
Peter Schaeffer
Mente
Eliot
Jenny Lind Grave Visited At Malvern Hills
From Yellowine News an account recalls visiting Jenny Lind’s grave at Wynds Point Malvern. A simple granite cross marks her resting place with inscription noting her name born Stockholm October 6 1820 died Malvern November 2 18s7. A laurel wreath and flowers lay beside the grave in a quiet, respectful scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laivern
Jenny Lind
Otto Golilxchmidt
Stockholm
Wynds Point
Malvern
Malvern Hills
Yellowine News
French Fisherman Declared Dead After Two Year Absence
A French fisherman reported lost and presumed dead returns after two years away. Courts rule he is dead and he must take a new name and identity, dividing his former property accordingly.
Why They Laughed at the Great Lawyer's Claim
A witty anecdote recalls a renowned lawyer who boasts of meeting the speaker in many places where he would be ashamed to be seen. The room erupts in laughter as the irony sinks in and the lawyer struggles to grasp the humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Canias
Temporry
Tula
Eis
Burdue
North American Review
Unclear fragmentary item with playful family dialogue
A garbled passage describes a girl and a boy in a bath with quirky dialogue about flannel and shrinking playmate. It then shifts to a Kanens girl suing her mercant lover for breach of promise and damages claiming he is cheap, with damages at 8000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanens
Tidying Up Sparks Small Town Cleaner’s Wave
A New York Weekly excerpt extols the social ripple of a tidy yard. The essay describes one neighbor’s effort to clear rubbish and burn debris, inspiring others to imitate him, creating a chain reaction of street cleanliness and domestic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jones
Mr. Brows
Howe
Kate Thorn
New York Weekly
Agnosticism and Religion Compared in Theologic Debate
The article critiques agnosticism versus dogmatic religion, arguing agnosticism limits knowledge to what science can prove while religion seeks broader truths beyond demonstrable axioms. It cites Huxley, noting faith in nature’s uniformity and duty as foundations, and contends religion builds a coherent system of certainties through reason from these initial beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Biggs
J. Mitchell Prudden
Henry Y. Loomis
New York Board of Health
Lmitile
Reliziinesn
Pvalmaor Huxley
Popular Science Monthly
No Objections to Children. Fond Mother at Summer Hotel
A New York Weekly item notes a hotel fond mother arguing over child care with a polite proprietor who explains the hotel admits children but warns of illnesses present like measles coughs and cholera fears. the incident ends with the mother departing. Nearby Morgan County boasts Georgia’s largest beech tree on W. J. Van Winkle’s property four miles below Madison, visible from the railroad. its 21 foot circumference and 114 foot diameter shadow at noon draw traveler attention despite being largely overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calidrou
Tate
New York Weekly
Morgan County
Georgia
W. J. van Winkle
Madison
Georgia Railroad
Insult Not Accompanied by Chaperon in Paris Observed
A Paris letter notes American girls roam city streets without escorts, risking unwanted attention. A San Francisco visitor misreads a glove window offer and is mistaken for a Parisian, prompting caution from friends. Local anecdotes mix travel manners with humorous missteps and warnings from various correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Thair
Paris
Indianipolia Journal
Kinac Gm
Parks
Betheaiuty
San Francisco
Rue de Castignone
Finxore
Oher
Tunis and Barbary Exhibits Move to Paris Fact Check
A Paris Parisian firm faced a twenty four hour demand to remove bogus Tunis Algiers and Morocco exhibits from a French exposition. Investigations showed most items were manufactured in Paris rather than North African sources. North African makers complained of French competition driving them out, with weapons and textiles now largely imported from France at lower costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Algiers
Paris
Department of
France
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Leving
Tiollow
Llite
Kubla Khan
Zanada
Ali
Coton Mathur
Nellie
Edwin
Aally
Wie
Peter Gilsey
Wilbur Bacon
Yale College
RW. Schack
New York State
Rathbone
United State
Benjamin Williams
Philip Harding
Arthur E. Bateman
Meteor
Labrador
Amazon
United States Navy
James Smith
New York Yacht Club
Spook
Roger Maxwell
Central Warround
New Jersey
Shamrock
Washington E. Connor
Vale Sage
Morgan
Sirexel, Morgan & Co
Alfred Sully
Hackettstown
N. J
New York Daily
David Barnes
Charles J. Disborn
Congressional Library
Jonny Lind
Brown
Hiack
Hick
Hold
Tommy
Tommet
New York Health Board
Cousins Dion
Wisconsin
Chaar Blutt
Frovilla
Kentucky
Jamie Allbright
Lake PL
Arbright
Dun
Taint
Wall
Arkansaw Traveler
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