Paterson Hubs of Anarchy Linked to Empire of Hate
A 1900 era report portrays Paterson New Jersey as a hotbed of anarchist activity with Emma Goldman and Pedro Esteve linked to the local scene. It describes meetings at 385 Market Street where the Right to Existence group trains propagandists and plots, and claims the city is a center for anti government rhetoric and assassination planning.
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Paterson
United States
New Jersey
Bresel
Humbert
Elizabeth of Austin
Secret Service Bureaus
Europe
14S Question Sociale
Tote Coll Ang
Emma Goldman
Czolgosz
Market Street
Pedro Esteve
Esteve
Italy
Experience of a Young Actress Miss Barrington at Cork Theater
English actors recount the ordeal of Miss Delavelle Barrington who had to leap into a river scene at the old Mary Street theater in Cork. Lacking a mattress and a low river ledge, she landed with a thud on the bare stage, provoking a spectator to exclaim the scene was frozen.
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Delavelle Barington
Old Mary Street
Cork
Miss Barrington
Chicago News
Highest Waterfall Mystery in From Mexico’s Tierras Desconocidas
A nineteenth century note describes the San Cuayatan Canyon waterfall in Durango Mexico as the highest in the world with an ascent of unknown feet. Prospectors in the Tierras Desconocidas baranca district reportedly heard a roar while seeking the Naranjal mine and finally sighted the great fall.
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Alps
Arvey
Savoy
Yosemite Valley
San Cuayatan Canon
Durango
Mexico
Great Barranca
Tierras Desconocidas
Naranjal
Land of
Hustlers and Neo Hustlers in a Chicago Talk
A peppered splurge of dialect shows two travelers discussing the hustle and its pay. One boasts about earning nearly eleven dollars repairing sewing lines while another admits a lean six months with little income and asks the first about his occupation in a brief Chicago Trib excerpt.
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Mergo
Chicago
Names as Commonplace: Surnames and Given Names in England
A historical survey shows English name choices limited for most families. William dominates male names, with 170 of every 1000 men named William, followed by George and John. Other frequent names include Thomas James Henry Harry Frederick Charles Alfred Albert Edward Arthur Robert Joseph and Herbert, together accounting for most of the 1000 men. The piece notes Albert’s rise linked to Queen Victoria’s consort and concludes that 856 of 1000 Englishmen share these common names while many others remain rare.
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William
Wiliam
Willams
Towa
Georges
Jano
George
Thomas
James
Henry
Harry
Frederick
Charles
Alfred
Albert
England
Victoria
Edward
Arthur
Robert
Joseph
Herbert
Richard
Percy
Ernest
Fashionable accomplishments overwork young women
A harsh critique of overloading girls with studies and arts at a young age. Parents push extra training to keep up with peers, causing anemia, fatigue, and nervous exhaustion. The piece links this strain to poor health and troubled marriages, questioning such pressures.
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Verity Cirle
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Survivor of 1812 Hero Hiram Cronk Celebrates Birthday
A long readership profile notes Hiram Cronk of Oneida County New York, a veteran of the War of 1812 born in Frankfort Herkimer County in 1780s, who served at Sackett Harbor and later worked as a shoemaker. The piece traces his ancestry to Captain James Cronkhite and mentions connections to Chauncey Depew. Cronk attended canal era events and helped at the Erie Canal excavation site.
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Hiram Cronk
Northwestern
Oneida County
N. Y
Mr. Cronk
Frankfort
Herkimer County
James Cronk
James Conk
Coopkhire
Holland
James Cronkhite
Abraham Depew
Chauncey Depew
Jacob
Bennington
Caspar
Government of
America
Hiram Crook
John
Jeptha
Sackette Harbor
Hiram
Young Cronk
Hi Cronk
Canada
Cronk
Sune
Remarkable 1800s Citizen Cronk of Rome Celebrates 100th Year
July 4 1837 at Rome New York recounts Gov Clinton’s mishap with a plank and Lafayette’s Erie Canal visit. Cronk a Democrat Methodist with Jackson ties and long life remembered by family including six children and fourteen grandchildren. He remains sharp reading large print and walking unaided at a snowy white age despite tobacco use.
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Rome
N. Y
de Witt Clinton
Lafayette
Cronk
Friend of America
Mary Thornton
Jackson
Pollukcs
Crook
Andrew Jackson
apd @ iird
Creak
Hydrangea Shower Replaces Rice At Lake Geneva Wedding
A Lake Geneva wedding ends the usual rice tradition with a flower shower. Hydrangeas decorate the bride's home, altar, and halls, and guests line the path with blooms as the newly married couple depart, creating a poetic picturesque sendoff.
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Lake Geneva
Chicago Chronicle
Streets Kept Clean by Glasgow Corporation
Glasgow maintains 316 miles of streets with 1300 active workers. An 800 acre farm supports the department. All garbage is classified, refuse reused, and materials like iron, tin, paper, and rags are separated. Nonutilizable waste fuels 890 horsepower for lighting the city.
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Glasgow
Corporation
Duke of Cornwall and York’s High Cigar HabitsDeserted Duke’s cigars rescued from Lusitania wreck
The Duke of Cornwall and York, visiting Canada, is described as a heavy cigar smoker. Special cargoes of the finest cigars followed the royal Ophir, with delays and losses reported after the Lusitania wreck near Newfoundland. About 7,000 cigars were saved, roughly 3,000 washed away, and divers spent weeks recovering them from the wreck site.
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Duke of Cornwall and
York
Duke of Cornwall and York
Canada
Ophir
Newfoundland
London
Duke of York
Quebec
It Could Not Be Little Ham on the Ark
A fragment from Baltimore American depicts Little Ham crying on the ark while Noah struggles with a pterodactyl and Ichthyosaurus. Ham laments missing red lemonade and peanuts, declaring the old circus ineffective.
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Ham
Ark
Noah
Baltimore American
Prisoner Offered Bribe At Court Debate Ends In Release
A misquoted bribe offer sparks a courtroom exchange in which the prisoner allegedly offered 50 cents, the lawyer corrects it to two dollars, and the judge grants release after the correction. The Atlanta Constitution records the humorous moment as the justice accepts the correction and frees the prisoner.
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Crossroads
Atlanta Constitution
American League Meeting Hints At War Peace in Baseball
The article discusses a looming rift between the American and National Leagues over season finances and expansion. It describes Johnson and Hart favoring peace if nonharmful, while war measures loom. Possible trades involving New York and Washington are debated as the league balance shifts. Historic game notes and long innings feats are cited as contextual color.
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Johnson
Hart
Hesgate
St Louis
American League
St. Loui S
New York
National League
Americas League
Johnsom
Brooklyn
Washington
Gotham
Jahreon
Baltimore
St. Louis
Empire City
Freeiman
Chicago Record-Herald
Death of famed pitcher James MeJames at Charleston
James MeJames, a renowned pitcher, died in Charleston, South Carolina from injuries after a runaway accident. He starred in the Virginia State League in 1895, played for Wachinctes Cub in 1856 and 1897, and was a top Brooklyn pitcher in 1578. He practiced medicine at Cheraw in 1900 and attempted a 1901 return under manager Hanlon, though his form declined.
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James MeJames
Charleston
S.C
Wachinctes Cub
Brooklyn
Cheraw
Hanlon
McJammes
Notable 17 inning NL game Chicago beats Brooklyn 1 to 0
The September 21 feature match between Chicago and Brooklyn in the National League went 17 innings with Chicago prevailing 1 to 0. Pitchers Hughes and Dinneen excelled as both teams fielded faultlessly for 13 innings before Chicago’s single error late in the 16th.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Hughes
Dinneen
Hartsel Wins Admiration as Top Player Hartsel of Chicago Nations
A young ball player known as Topsey Hartsel earns admiration for mature work this season. Born in Park, Obi, he stands 5 feet 4 1/2 inches and has played in schools at We ton Ohio. His career includes stints with Gideon Obie and various semi pro and league clubs, with fine hitting and fielding averages cited. Jimmy McAleer resigns as St Louis manager and will head a new American team. rumors about Burkett Wallace and Padden joining the Cardinals linger as Chicago claims Hartsel ready for a strong year.
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Childs
Kahoe
Hughes
Providence
Detroit
Radbourn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Tresnan
New York
Hostes
Cincinnati
St Louis
Cleveland
Cincionati
New York Cube
Sverune
Louisville
Pittsburg
Buxtoe
Dinnees
Pirates
Collins’ Club
Manchester
N. H
Harvard
Boston
Tama
Seattle
Tacoma
Hartsel
Cry
Ala
Salem
Ohio
West Virginia
Prom Salem
Grand Rapids
Toleville
Huart
Loulerilie
Maleer
Jimmy McAleer
St. Louis
Burkett, Wallace and Padden
Cardinals
Who Did This Awful Thing In Baseball Allegations Arise
A fragmentary report accuses Delehanty of acting as league agent while drawing NL salary. It likens his conduct to an earlier figure who asked for passes into grounds to admit players, describing a scheme to enlist men for a royal club.
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Delehanty
Merve
Dreyfuss
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