Sloan and War in Morocco Highlighted in 19th Century Notes
The piece recalls RAM SLOAN of New York rising from errand boy to president of the Hudson River Railroad and Delaware Lackawanna and Western president, mentioning his 1858 New York senate term. It also summarizes the Rif tribes revolt against Spain in Melilla Moroccony, the fortress at Melilla, and fears a Spanish army of up to 19,000 to end the conflict.
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Ram Sloan
America
New York City
New York
Hudson River Railroad Company
Delaware, Lackswanna and Western
New York Senate
Moroco
Morocao
Melilla
Rif Mountains
Mediterranean
Mietela
Morocco
Rio del Oro
Conta
Waltan
Tommy’s Gentle Hint From a Theatrical Note
A Chicago Mail excerpt depicts Tommy teasing his father with the notion of paying for his theater ticket and a dollar, prompting Uncle Tompkins to realize the joke and hope his son will outshine him as a future father. The dialogue centers on parental pride and the transfer of wisdom between generations.
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Tommy
Mr. Tompkins
Pop
Thomas
Chicago Mail
Somersetshire Village Woman Adapts To Modern Life
A fragment describes an elderly Somersetshire resident living in a small village. Social constraints and limited development opportunities push her to improvise and imagine, producing amusing and surprising distortions of new ideas at gatherings like a church sociable.
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Somersetshire
Ladivasd
Are You Going East A Rail Ad Promoting Rio Grande Route
Travel ad touts Rio Grande Western Railway with three route choices and famed scenery. Readers are asked to send 26 cents to J H Bennett in Salt Lake City for a copy of an illustrated book titled Utah a Peep Into the Mountain Walled Treasury of the Gods.
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Great Rio Grande Western Railway
J. H. Bennett
Salt Lake City
Utah
Beatty’s Pianos and Organs Dominates Market
Hon Daniel F Beatty of Washington New Jersey streaks ahead in piano and organ sales. From humble roots in 1870 he has sold nearly 109000 instruments and projects 409099 more over the next decade. The venture hints at a 20000000 dollar enterprise if prices hold. Advertisements praise his line and business prowess.
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Organa Beatty
Cat’ly Free
Addre Daniel IV
Heauty
Washington
New Jersey
Meteorology Pioneers Eye Aerial Balloons For Safety Free Air Missions
The article discusses Prof Hazen and colleagues proposing high altitude balloon experiments and self registering instruments to study air and enable transatlantic aerial transit. Hazen envisions a balloon boat with airtight compartments, food, water ballast, and a water ballast system to regulate altitude. Proposals await the Smithsonian secretary's return and board review.
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Proto Fon
Eusles Secatheg Bureau
England
Board of Divisers
Langley
The
Smithsonian
Hazen
Atlantic Ocean
Professor Hazen
Philadelphia
Ye Hurury Allen
Lord Somerset and Hunting Party Endure Two Weeks on Horseflesh in Rocky Mountains
Lord Somerset and companions, including Robert Ramsay, overwintered north of the Canadian line in the northwest territory. Food ran to horsemeat for 12 days and a dog before reaching Fort McLeod. The expedition, with five Indian guides, traveled hundreds of miles and aims to publish the adventure in England.
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Lord
Rocky Mountains
Lord Somerset
Henry Somerset
England
Temperance
Rocky
Hudson Bay
Fort McLeod
Arthur Hungerford Pollen
Essex Court Temple
London
Captain Round
Hudson Bay Company
Dudley
Chicago
Robert Ramsay
Tacoma
Young Writer Seeks Collaboration Amid Turbulent Romance
A literary couple in pursuit of joint work faces conflict as the female partner confesses her prize essay was written by another. After reading a novel by two famed authors, they pursue collaboration, with plans to share chapters and plots despite unclear creative roles.
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X Bowwin Criead
George
Faro
Pehenk Mead
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