Sensational Newberry elopement ends with chase on foot
In Newberry Indiana a dramatic elopement from Plainville Davis County ended with the couple fleeing on foot after a wagon broke down. The lover and Mary Duke Startin outran her pursuing father through the depot crowd, the old man offering a $25 reward before returning home amid laughter from onlookers.
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Newberry
Ind
Plainville
Daviess County
Terra Haute
Acros
Mary
St. Louis Republic
Union Jack’s Naval Use Through 1801 Rules and Customs
The article details an order permitting the Union Jack to be flown with stars until July 4, 1801, on ships of the navy. It describes the flag as a blue bunting with white stars representing states, mounted at the bow or forestay, and notes its display practices aboard men of war in home waters and foreign ports. It emphasizes naval pride and jealousy over the flag as a national emblem.
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Urata Meu
Las Amtetos
United States
Aleo
Canada
Ireland
Sweden
Nevelty
Serview
Bamiling
Ranms City
Stu
Free Coinage Explained by Denver Leader
A Denver delegation explains free coinage, noting four U S coinage mints at San Francisco New Orleans Carson City and Philadelphia where gold may be received as coinage though silver is not on equal footing. The explanation highlights mint marks and dies as keys to identifying coin origin.
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Markham
United States
San Francisco
New Orleans
Carson City
Philadelphia
Denver Nowe
Dangerous Catling and Yale Beams in Midwestern Excerpt
A fragment from Hartford Courant recounts railway safety concerns and a call for uniform coupling to prevent accidents. It notes a rise in railway injuries and claims, and mentions Yale graduates and South Middie Hall’s historic brick building. The piece blends industrial risk with university lore and campus traditions.
St Nicholas Society Dinner Tasting By Knickertockers
The New York Sun recalls Delmonica's Turley night where rotund Rosy faced diners gathered for the St Nicholas Society to sample the annual dinner. The twelve committee men sample the repast as a prelude to the grand banquet. After the feast the committee repeats a similar settling dinner at month’s end, a joyous and defining event for a Knickertocker in New York society.
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Delmonica
Tursley
St. Nicholas Society
St Nicholas
New York Sun
Father Sues Son Over Wagon Wage Claim
A circuit court suit pits Sebastian Albrecht Sr. against Sebastian Albrecht Jr. over wages for board and care, claiming ten cents per day for thirty-two months after the elder was taken in to avoid labor due to age. The case proceeds as reported in the Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Wilson
Sebastian Albrecht
Sebastian Albrecht, Jr
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