Insisted on Hole in Coffin At Butler Funeral
Thomas Butler a U.S. Army colonel died in New Orleans in 1805 after a celebrated dispute with General Wilkinson over his preferred hairstyle. Butler reportedly ordered a hole bored in his coffin head and his hair arranged to protrude as a defiant tomb display, a family tradition said to have been followed.
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New Orleans
Wilkingon
Col. Butler
Wikinson
Pierce Butler
Judah Benjamin
Butler
Trickster Ad Enlistment Plans Stranger Cards in Towns
An impish advance agent devised a scheme to contact people met in each town. He kept facial descriptions and notes on incidents from those he met, then used past encounters to greet them by name on future trains. His talent earned him a salary raise as his show spread.
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S Jaren Mber
Jathouh
al Rhaing
Jackson
Neologisms and salesmanship lure in a lecture
Carey Johnson Ludlam, a southern philologist, cites neologisms in Charleston during a lecture on salesmanship. He recalls a shabby salesman who grabbed his arm offering patent cement and jokes about the need for a school of salesmanship. The Los Angeles Times fragment ends with the incident.
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Carey Johnson Ludlam
Charleston
Los Angeles Times
Women Educated at Scotland University Suffrage Meeting
A meeting in Scotland discussed women’s education and suffrage. Six diplomas were granted to women, with sixty students and a female principal. Two graduates spoke in English while the regent spoke in their native language. Crystal McMillan explained that women are “the people” only when taxed or committing crimes. A university women suffrage union has formed in Scotland.
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Casates
Bnellah
Mias Crystal McMillan MA
Scotland
Weather Forecaster Disputes Accuracy Claims
A quoted exchange features a weather expert defending science while admitting forecasting errors. The critic accuses the methods of being unreliable as climate variability prompts mistakes. The dialogue highlights tension between expertise and uncertainty in predictions.
Actor protests as stranded troupe faces union duties
The actor challenged the troupe’s obligation to cover travel costs. The manager urged compliance and reminded the cast they had signed as working gentlemen.
Carpet Sweeper Noise Sparks Old Lady Joke Tale
A hardware dealer recalls a comical sale attempt by a prim old lady who asked for two carpet sweepers and mocked his stock. The episode ends with the customer departing after the joke, leaving the dealer wondering if the humor was worth the loss. The piece then shifts to a historical note on skating’s ancient origins and Pepys witnessing winter skating in 1662.
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Portland Express
No Steel Ties for Actor Sparks Letter of Grievance
An actor comically complains about railroads and steel tied tracks used to power electric trains in a public letters column. He cites his busy schedule and plays Hamlet and Lear to argue against corporate use of steel ties. The editor challenges the grievance and the exchange ends with meta remarks about the theater and transportation.
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