Yale College insights spread across a curious page
A patchwork of trivia notes covers education, immigration, science, weather, and world affairs. Highlights include Yale's female student count, influenza bacteria claim, rainfall per acre, Chicago churches, elephant load capacity, and a claim about Edison’s incandescent light patent. The item catalog underscores varied beliefs and minor advances from the era.
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Yale College
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Chicago
Yale
Palestine
New York
Chicago University
Atlantic
People’s
Harlem
Independence
Albert
Prince Consort
Vernon County
California
Patent Office
Marmot
Thomas A. Edison
Smale
Decatur
Mich
Cunard
Campania
Great Eastern
Reform School
Vulcan
Walla Walla County
Washington
Slavery in the Gilbert Islands Exposed by Montserrat Voyage
A San Francisco Examiner followup recounts the steamer Montserrat voyage to Guatemala where 388 Gilbert islanders were sold to plantation owners under five year contracts. It alleges slave trade methods, deception of families, and that 186 of the 400 Islanders died from fever and disease after prior shipments.
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San Francisco
Examiner
Montserrat
San Jose de Guatemala
Gilbert
Guatemala
A. H. Ferguson
Tahiti
Ferguson
Mexico
Cardinal Ramolla replies on Columbus records exhibit
The papal secretary of state has answered Secretary Foster about displaying the Columbus records and relics at the World’s Fair. He states the Holy See will send the materials to the Chicago exposition honoring America’s immortal discoverer next year.
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William Windom
Foster
Iown Ironworks
Dubuque
Chicago
Portland
Willram Dickey
Maine
Marshall Frep
Lord Tennyson
Emma Durham
National Pension Fund For
J. H. Craveu
Dawson
H. A. Brown
Reading
Mich
St. Louis
Mars
Lick Observatory
Washington
Cardinal Rampolla
J. W. Foster
Vatican
Holy See
America
Columbia
Columbus
Hidden Isles
Rome
Athens
Old John Brown's Fort Removed to Chicago Display
John Brown's fort once at Harpers Ferry has been bought by a Chicago company and moved to a central, ornate pavilion on Wabash avenue and Thirteenth street. The opening day drew an immense crowd as visitors first viewed the famed fortress long discussed in literature and history.
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John Brown
Chscado
Harper's Ferry
Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Thirteenth Street
United States
America
Columbus
Europe
Edna Dean Proctor
Perished in the Blizzard in Colorado Reported Losses
Denver reports deadly storm losses across Colorado. A Rock Island track walker near Falcom froze to death, an engineer injured when a snow plow broke, and three hundred cattle perished between Colorado Springs and Limon. Workers and residents like Charles Beattle and J. W. Wolf died from exposure as the storm worsened. Further fatalities likely as communications return.
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Colorado
Denver
Coli
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Kansas Line
Falcom
Mattisoneep
Leiman
Limon
Resolsis
Charles Beattle
Boulder
J. W. Wolf
Chicago Edges Toward Columbus Day Dedicatory Decor
Chicago readies for Columbus Day with a massive decorating effort. An electric arch at Congress and Michigan, plus bunting and banners, are expected to transform the city. Officials estimate decorations may cost 1.5 million dollars and plans include speeches, school ceremonies, and a nationwide 13 million pupil observance.
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Auditorum
Chicago
Columbus
Randolph Street
Liberty
Washington
Grant
John A. Logan
Grand Pacific
Philadelphia
Lake Front
Auditorium
Congress Street
Michican Avenue
Pullman
Three Alleged Dynamiters Arrested in Pittsburgh
Three men named Dugan Clemens and Gibson were arrested Friday night at Carnegie mills and taken to Pittsburgh Saturday. Reported as dynamiters they are said to have spied on the works and tried to induce non union men to quit. The dynamiter charge is denied.
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Homestead
Dugan
Clemens
Gibson
Carnegie Mills
Pittsburgh
Five Hundred Swedes Naturalized In Rockford Parade
Five hundred Swedes in Rockford Illinois were sworn in as American citizens in a single ceremony. Led by a marching band and bearing flags, they processed to the courthouse to take out naturalization papers. Most were employed in Rockford’s twenty five furniture factories.
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Rockford, Ill
Rockford
Captain J P Drouillard Dies in Nashville at 53
Capt J P Drouillard a prominent citizen and capitalist died suddenly Sunday after a brief illness He was 53 and had lived in Nashville since the war A native of Cincinnati He served on Gen Rosecrans staff when he commanded the Army of the Cumberland and was at one time a leading iron master in Tennessee
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Columbus, O
Ferreter
Ashtabula
Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Abraham
Playford
Guard Gump
Ashton
Rowles
Prisoner of Hope
Heinlein
Terre Haute
Ind
BB Unies
Drouillard
Nashville
Tenn
J. P. Drouillard
Cincinnati
Gen. Rosecrans
Cumberland
Terrible Railway Collision in AvuBURN Indiana
A disastrous head end collision on the Baltimore and Ohio near AvuBURN Indiana left thirty cars wrecked and two railroad workers dying from their injuries. Brakeman Chas Nenthorn of Obisco and fireman Jack Lannin of Garrett Indiana were among the injured. The engines were heavily damaged.
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Avuburn
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Chas. Nenthorn
Obisco
Jack Lannin
Garrett
Preliminary Monetary Conference in Washington
American delegates to the international monetary congress to be held in Brussels on November 22 are asked to assemble in Washington on November 10 to consult with the president, the secretary of state, and the treasury regarding their duties and powers before the congress.
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Washington
International Monetary Congress
Brussels
Treasury
Columbus Day Observance Opens Week in Cincinnati
Cincinnati October 17 The Columbus celebration began at Music Hall with Catholic speakers Father Mackey and Archbishop Elder addressing a crowded hall. A thousand voices joined in the singing as the week of festival commenced.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Music Hall
Father Mackey
Archbishop Elder
Money Order Service Extended In Fourth Class Offices
The domestic money order service is ordered established in 1 847 fourth class post offices nationwide beginning Monday October 17. The plan covers offices in the country and expands facilities for money orders.
Attendees at Atlanta YMCA Meet Express Sympathy for Harrison
A large gathering at the Atlanta Young Men's Christian Association rooms heard speeches and prayers showing sympathy for President Harrison and Mrs. Harrison during Mrs. Harrison's illness. Gov Northen was named to head a committee to convey the sentiments to the president.
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Atlanta
Young Men’s Christian Association
Harrison
Five Hurt in Salvation Army Clash at Wiandotte
In Wiandotte Michigan on October 18 five persons were seriously injured in a fight between a Salvation Army detachment and roughs. Carrie Lowe a lieutenant was struck on the head with a brick and probably fatally hurt. Frank Hutchins a bystander was cut on the face and head. Henry Griffith Joseph Peoples and Grace Tilley also sustained injuries.
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Wiandotte
Mich
Salvation Army
Carrie Lowe
Frank Hutchins
Henry Griffith
Joseph Peoples
Grace Tilley
Libel on the Cow and a Dancing Master Mix in Globe-Democrat Mock Page
A Globe-Democrat column riffs on a cow as a thief and a dancing master seeking shoes. The cow boasts tricks from opening gates to stealing dairy, while the mock dialogue condemns monocular profits and legal wrangles. A gunshot anecdote ends with a jokey exchange about hopping kangaroo skin shoes for dancing.
Dora Delights In New Acquaintance Mr Jimpson
Dora expresses pleasure with her new acquaintance Mr Jimpson and hopes to know him better. She remarks the person may be impossible to know for Yorkee Blade.
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Dora
Mr. Jimpson
Yorkee Blade
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