Relics on South Street Show Old Figureheads and Draft Riots
A veteran on South Street contemplates a clipper’s figurehead and warns of ships and streets evolving. He recalls the Davy Crockett and buys a battered figurehead to take to Connecticut. The piece surveys South Street relics and the fate of historic figureheads amid draft riot memories.
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South Street
San Francisco
Davy Crockett
Hansum
C’nettykut
Perth
Gen
Bolivar
Samuel Kimball
Kenne Me
Ecko Ubs
New York Mail and Express
Old Time Indian Terror and the Chiricahua War Band
The account describes Chiricahua Apache warlord Victoria leading raids across southern Arizona and northern Mexico for a decade. Paralyzed yet mounted, he commanded swift ponies and struck wagon trains under government watch. He was killed in the saddle. his dispersed band and Cochise and Geronimo later rose in succession.
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Torio
Victoria
Arizona
Mexico
Old Victoria
Cochise
Geronimo
New York Herald
Women workers must value themselves and seek fair pay
The New York World argues working women, driven by desperation, accept starvation wages. It blames their lack of education and business sense for low pay and warns that low wages depress broader prices. The piece urges lectures and self improvement to empower honest labor against capital.
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New York
New York World
Woman Escapes Berlin Household After Pet Overload
A young woman, hired as a companion to an elderly Berlin lady, fled two days after starting work. She claimed dogs, birds, cats, and a litter of pups occupied every room, causing illness in a cramped staff living space. Police ruled damages in civil court. owner can sue for compensation.
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Berlin
Animal World
London Telegraph
Immense Shark Hauls Ashore After Net Struggle in Oahu
Native fishermen battle a monster shark near Waialua on Oahu as it tangles in a net and is dragged to shore. The 18 foot creature is slain by villagers with axes. Pieces of the shark yield two living turtles and other stomach contents. Jawbones with seven rows of teeth, 22 inch spread, are shown in Honolulu. The mate reportedly escaped.
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Waialua
Oahu
Honolulu
C. R. Bishop
Honolulu Times
Odd North American Customs and Deserted Dinner Tales
The fragment describes Alaskan primitive Turkish baths with heated stones and blankets, a quip about an umbrella at church, a noisy Mexican public school beehive, a cautious sultan at Yildiz Kiosk, a wedding cake with postage but no address, and a Grand Trunk waiter overcharging for trout dinner.
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Buffalo Express
The Coachmaker and the Paying Question
A tale recounted by the Boston Transcript describes Louis XVI and a new coach for a bishop. The coach arrived unpaid, and the coachmaker, unseen yet always near, finally asks to be paid. Talleyrand consoles him with a promise of payment, noting the inquiry as impertinent while considering the matter settled.
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Louis XVI
Talleyrand
Cee
Boston Transcript
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania Writes Sensational Play Meiste Manolly
A dramatic figure known as Queen Elizabeth of Roumania has produced a sensational tragedy titled Meister Manolly. The London Times notes the piece as wildly melodramatic with ghosts murder walled up wives and bombastic dialogue. The queen hosted a lavish Vienna dinner for Court Theatre members who praised the work and the Hofburg agreed to stage it.
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Elizabeth of
Elizabeth
Vienna
Court Theatre
Hotel Imperial
Hit
Hofburg
London Trath
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Old South Street
Ghly
United States
Alaska
Washington Star
Yildiz
Stamboul
Oeer
Thad
Renee Pearance
White Jacket
Lewis
Dakota
Shannon & Longstaff
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