American seaman swims 7 hours to shore after gale ordeal
An American diver from New Jersey Lifeguards, aboard a transatlantic liner near New York, leapt into a raging sea intending to swim to Ireland. After seven hours and thirty miles, he landed near Baltimore at Skibbereen coast, then reached Skibbereen and Cork hailed as hero. He plans further feats including crossing Dover and returning to New York.
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Skibbereen
New Jersey
Atlantic City
New York
National Company
Queen
Stayton
Moyton
Trish Coast
Coastguard
Pel
Trelaskea Bight
Baltimore
Cork
Queenstown Harbor
Straits of Dover
Calain
Long Island
Trish
Secrets to riches from famed investors and a political dispatch
The article compiles maxims from Vanderbilt Packard Law Rothschild and Astor on saving, economy, and boldness, urging frugality and delayed decisions. It also reprints a Times view on postwar party politics, predicting Democratic strength, cautious leadership, and a move toward constitutional integrity in 1876.
Higher Law of Trade Behind Panic Collapse
The panic proves a higher law of trade as merchants bankers and capitalists who stayed within their proper business survived while those in risky speculation fell. Jay Cooke & Co. failed from overextended banking into railroad ventures and other ventures, with worthless securities signaling dry rot long before collapse. Prudent banks avoid speculative activity, or cover loans with strong collateral, as three fifths of last year’s failures came from firms beyond their lines. The Sprague failure shows consequences of not unloading unprofitable ventures, investing coast to coast and facing insolvency when money demanded.
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Jay Cooke & Cou
Dbut
United States
Dem
Clewa & Co
Southern Railroad
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Tts
Maine
Texas
Satchel Mixup on Evening Train in New London
A New London woman found her husband carrying a lady's satchel and tearing it open before realizing the owner was her mother who had boarded the evening train to surprise her. The item urges husbands to trust their wives and avoid baseless suspicions.
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New London
Conn
Mark Twain Fireside Remarks At Hartford Banquet
A Hartford banquet honoring Cornelius Walford features Mark Twain as guest speaker. He derides showy capital deployment, extols insurance, and praises accident coverage while offering satirical, pointed reflections on the industry and its beneficiaries.
Mockery in Rain Storm as Candidate Fears Odds Shifting
A grim, humorous line notes that a candidate who has just overheard a friend offering three to one against his election appears the most wretched sight, compare to a rooster in a storm or a man with his mother in law.
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Boyton
India
United States
J H Todd Plays Neat Joke on Wife in Boloux City
Reverend J H Todd of Boloux City staged a tidy prank when his wife, while settling in, was distracted by housework. He slipped out the back gate and doped with a milliner, leaving a curious scene and a humorous tale for the couple.
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J. H. Todd
Boloux City
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