Raconere notices and mortgage figures from early 1800s edition
A fragmentary page lists the Michigan Club meeting in Detroit on February 22 with notable attendees including Col. J. S. Clarkson and Ex-Senator Spooner, plus scattered financial data on Nebraska farm mortgages for October to December 1801 and a brief, grim anecdote about a coach robbery and execution in Naples connected to an English murder case.
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Michigan Club
Detroit
Col. J. 8. Clarkson
Republican National Committee
New York
J. Sloan Fasser
Perkine
Kansas
Aldrich
Rhods Island
Spooner
Wisconsin
Gen. Alger
Nebraska
State Ad ministration Criticized For Exposition Costs
Louis Sentinel blasts the current Democrat administration for alleged economy failures and inadequate public funding. It argues the Columbian Exposition display burden shifts to specific industries and even schoolchildren, rather than sharing cost across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Louia Sentinel
Ex president critiques English press and war stance
Andrew White of Cornell University denounces English media and leaders for portraying the United States as persecuting Chili while ignoring similar US positions. He cites Alexandria and a Naples murder case to illustrate British aggression and misjudged bravado abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew White
Cornell University
United States
United Paine
Alexandria
Egypt
Naples
Foreign Gossip and Europe to Asia Linked in Diverse Snippets
A German resident on the Isthmus of Panama reports discovering large beds of pearl oysters off the Caribbean coast near Colon and plans expert diving to prove a resource beyond a gold mine. Parisian bread laws, dairy shop mechanics, and military supply rules reveal stricter state controls and novel distribution methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panaima
Colon
Kent
England
New South Wales
Buttikoffer
Liberia
Mie
Mikado
Japan
Hawaii
Australia
Europe
California
New York
Rings in Shakespeare Time and a Purported Seal Ring
A relic claim suggests a ring found March 16, 1810 near Stratford churchyard may be Shakespeare's seal ring. The piece notes rings marked rank in Elizabethan times, with Germans preferring multi finger wear and women adorning headpieces, plus references to Rabelais and noble marks of rings in portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Shakespeare
Stratford-on- Avon
Rabelais
Michigan Passenger Agents Meet In Alma Banquet At Wright House
The Michigan Passenger Agents Association held its regular meeting in Alma with a banquet at the Wright House. Attendees included many district and city agents from Detroit Cleveland Saginaw Grand Rapids and Soo Line, as the group gathered for camaraderie and discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Michigan Passenger Agents Association
Alma
Wright House
A. W. Wright
Smith
Ben, Fletcher
Detroit
Das
Houston
P.O
Pontiac
HL. Bennett
AL & N.M
Toledo
Ruggles
Chicago
Huesner
P. A
Mall
A. J. Smith
Cleveland
Harpist on L train sparks crowd with ventriloquism
A 2:80 a.m. Sixth Avenue elevated ride to Park Place yielded a quirky uproar as a harpist performed under a cloth. Passengers mistook him for Italian, but a veiled female voice delivered a risqué Mary and John routine prompting laughter, embarrassment, and an exit at Fourteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Avenue
Park Place
Grant Street
Martha
Mary
John
Fourteenth Street
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brown & Everden, Proprietors
New York Press
Nwack
Cole Pal
W. E. Davis
G. T
EB. Quick
Chas. Craigie
D. S
R. McC. Smith
Burlington
Wright
Shakespeare
C.L. Lockwood
G.P
Grand Rapids
Geo
DeHaven
W.M
D. L
R. E. Dorming
Secy
M.P. A
F. D. Lyon
Viene Balt
Fontwitsett Pork
Swett Cort
Hubbard Square Asparagus
Jara Cottre
Eugiley
Tige
Haleine
Come
Consomme Royal
Ida Dunlap
John Dunham
Justice of the Peace
B. W. Hilison
Elmer van Wegen
Dray
Uae
Jement
Oren
Alma Sanitarium VO
Auma, Micu
W. A. Bradley, Hiverdile
Sele
Srom
Ameren
Pune
Doruavents
Hevea
Whee McKinney
Viton
Greyuie
Vader
Rae
Mulwe
Ernst Imtliver
al Mac
Giiley
Nerman
Pooteril
Ke Audown
New Yorks
Eussey
Pitty
Adirode
Wilbur F Wateman
Twenty Third Street
Ades
Portland
Scientific America
Agency
He de Bie
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