Meat and milk mixing debated by New York Hebrews
The New York Herald reports on the long held Hebrew dietary rule forbidding meat and milk together. Prominent Hebrews and experts including Dr. Newton O. Lee discuss health claims, with varied views on whether mixing is harmful, and emphasize strict adherence among orthodox Jews to kosher practices and slaughter via licensed schochets.
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New York Herald
Bedford
No. 5
Beekman Street
Newton
Lee
West Fifty-fifth Street
Themen
Baxter Street
Mulberry Street
A Man With 6000 Wives and a Moroccan Sultan
Muley Hassan, the present Sultan of Morocco, lives a retired life in Fez and Morocco. He ascended the throne in 1876 after defeating rivals and suppressing revolts. Now 45, he travels with a large harem in Fez and Methues, while a traveling harem attends him. His life is simple yet capable of European scale display when required.
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Muley Hassan
Sulttan
Morocco
Fez
Sidi Mohammed
Methues
Europe
The Pawnbroker Kept It West Side Sealskin Scheme
A Chicago Times item recounts a wife and her aged admirer duping a pawnbroker over a sealskin cloak. The lover bought the cloak, the husband later refused to pay, and the cloak ended up retained by the pawnbroker. The married woman and her ally faced exposure as the broker cleverly avoided police involvement.
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Fulton Street
Ashland Avenue
Clark Street
Tuo
Chicago Times
Not Much of a Man at the Gridiron Club Meeting
Senator Vance spoke at a Gridiron Club gathering recounting how power is hidden behind the press. He told a North Carolina farm boy story to illustrate vast force, noting the rail engine and its operator, and quipped that it “don’t take much of a man to run it.” Washington Critic.
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Gridiron Club
Senator Vancewis
North Carolina
Washington
German Horns shoes for bad roads innovate horse protection
The London Times reports a German method for horse shoes with two punched ends and screw threads. A sharp inch stud is fitted for harsh roads, then removed at the stable to insert a button to prevent damage. The groom alternates studs and buttons to keep horses safe on rough surfaces.
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London Times
Moon Brand Dispute Hinges on Cattle Mark Size
A Texas cattle ownership suit centers on branding proof. The brand on the herd allegedly measures three times larger than the claimant's iron. Thirteen witnesses testified, with the court weighing the branding evidence to settle ownership.
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St. Joseph
Texas
Homecoming of Melville Links Payne Burial Plan
George W. Melville, named to Commodore by the president, returns to Washington after the Jeannette voyage. The scene on Pennsylvania Avenue includes the Marine Band playing Home Sweet Home as banker Corcoran vows to honor John Howard Payne by burying his remains in the United States. Corcoran funds the transfer. Payne’s remains arrive in 1883 and find a resting place.
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George W. Melville
Navy Department
America
Washington
W. W. Corcoran
John Howard Payne
Melville
Capitol
Marine
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sweet Home
Lieutenant Melville
Iamker
Myr
Corvoran
Joh Howard Payne
Frelinghuysen
United States
Tunis
Jane
Mr. Corcoran
New York Graphic
Marriage at Wholesale Rates and a Modern Service
A clergyman recalls a rural Pennsylvania wedding where two old farmers paid four dollars for a double ceremony. The piece then notes Execraicity enabling wealth to forego servants, with a miniature electric railway and a dumb waiter system delivering dishes from kitchen to table and back for silent, decorative dining.
Badeau Suit Sparks Grant Memoir Controversy
The Badeau suit against Mrs. Grant seeks a general accounting over compensation for emanuensis work on Grant's memoirs. Fred Grant states Badeau was paid up to 10,000 for copying duties and denied any part in authoring the book, citing letters proving no involvement. The Herald prints Grant's and Badeau's correspondence, including a letter in which Grant insists he authored his own documents and would not allow a hidden partnership to tarnish his name.
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Badeau
Gen. Grant
Grant
Gen. Bedesa
Father
Emanuensis
Ba*deau
Herald
Lama
A Classical Style On Storytelling And Reader Expectation
The speaker argues for a straightforward classical approach. If I succeed in conveying my story so readers see as I do, I shall be satisfied. The reader should know from the start what to expect and be satisfied.
Dakota Laughs At New York Blizzard Then Helps East
As New York mocked Dakota climate after a harsh blizzard the territory sent aid to the East. Mandan flour shipments fund relief while Major Johnson in Washington arranged free distributed flour for blizzard victims. Major Edwards mocked the scene and Roscoe Conkling’s reply to Dakota humor is noted but not received.
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New York
Mandun
Canton Advocate
Dakota
Major Johnson
Washington
Aberdeen
D.T
Baltimore
Major Edwards
Georgia
Roscoe Conkling
Banana Belt
Conkling
Floating Theater For Ohio River Tour Planned In Indiana
A St Louis party funds a 175 by 45 foot shipyard built floating theatre in Jeffersonville Indiana. The house shaped vessel will cost about 5000 dollars and seat 800. The owner aims to cruise the Ohio and Mississippi rivers offering first class dramatic and musical entertainments at river ports during summer when other theatres close.
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St. Louis
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ohio
Mississippi
Baltimore Sun
A New Socialist Church in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia paper notes the emergence of a Church called The Socialist Church. Members pledge a covenant against theft and harm among themselves, moderation in liquor, prudent financial dealings, and keeping body and home in healthy condition, while skeptically comparing it to a larger church.
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Philadelphia
Socialist Church
A Trifle Unreasonable in a New York Fruit Store
A countryman in a New York fruit shop tastes strawberries and asks price by the quart. Clerk says strawberries not sold by the quart. they cost 50 cents each. He pays a dollar and leaves for the farm. A family question follows about marriage and living arrangements.
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New York
Lizzie
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