Gambling in England and the rise of private card rooms
The piece argues that private gambling in London drawing rooms and country houses eclipses public gaming, with cards and baccarat driving losses and reputations. It contrasts old public clubs with modern private play, noting credit, invitations, and social pressure fuel risk. It cites Lord Lamindon on why abolishing public gambling worsened private schemes.
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Crockford’s
London World
London
Lord Lamindon
House of Commons
Crockford
Blackwood
Romance of two brothers united after war separation
Two Southern brothers born to a enslaved mother in New Orleans found each other in Newport after the Civil War era. Joseph Michell and Eugene Lewis, long unaware of kinship, discovered their link through shared birthplace and relatives. They seek a third brother rumored to live in Providence. A wedding piece notes Elaine Goodale and Dr. Charles Eastman marrying in New York.
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New Orleans
Newport News
Joseph Michell
Newport
Eugene Lewis
Lewis
Michell
Louisa Herrin
Providence
Church of the Ascension
Tenth Street
Fifth Avenue
New York
Elaine Goodale
North and
South Dakota
Chas. Eastman
Eastman
Pine Ridge Agency
Civilizational stress linked to suicide across Europe
The piece cites William Matthews arguing self-killing rises with civilization and mental development. It notes Germans as most in crisis, followed by France England Italy Hungary, while Spain Portugal Corsica and Dalmatia show lower rates, with regional and national variations reflecting cultural levels.
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William Matthews
North American Review
Rome
Europe
Asia
Africa
France
England
Italy
Hungary
Spain
Portugal
Corsica
Dalmatia
Saxony
Germany
Blonde strength by region and a tale of crime and travel
The piece surveys blondes as a rural and regional product, noting higher concentrations in Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska and parts of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware. It contrasts American and Italian presence in Italy with wealth patterns and recounts a brutal bridgeport murder of a Chinaman by Ti with graphic details. It also mentions a Great Northern railway extension and a $1000 reward in Butte for W J Penrose's murder.
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New York
Murray Hill
Harlem
West
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Kentucky
Baltimore
Philadelphia
East
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United States
San Francisco Chronicle
Hawthorne
Nevada
Bridgeport
Cal
Poker Tom
Abbi
Tom
Great Northern Railway
Pacific Coast
Pacific Junction
Fort Assinniboine
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Flathead Lake Country
Continental Range
Great Northern
Puget Sound
Ignatius Donnelly
Donnelly
Butte
Mont
W.J. Penrose
Montana Street
H. Meeneer
Butte City
Toledo Weekly Blade
Iran
United Sates
Ning
Blade
Oliver Optic
Money Maker
Blade China
Royal Horse
the Messenger Office
Hazleton & Blessing
Moun
Tain Mining District
Rich Park
Dfontansy
Montana Iron Works
Lower Main Street
THE
Tovepo
Ono
Townsend, Mont
Grand Central
Boulder, Mont
Thomas Bays
Paornirros
J.C. Kerley
Townsend
Helena
Bozeman
GREAT
Missouri Valley
Nots
Bill Heads
T P Newton
Ferrell
Telephone
Messenger
W.E. Tierney & CO
Baxter
Establishment For Sale
Deering Binders
Eve
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