Notable French financier Pereire and naval lineage noted
The article profiles M. Pereire of the Banque Transatlantique, famed for reforms and liberal support of arts. It also traces Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour’s naval lineage, noting the Thetis capture and the admiral’s ascent to the rank of admiral. In Chicago, a Burns statue proposal advances, with a 10 foot figure on a 12 foot pedestal, funded by Scottish societies at 15000, sculpted by W Grant Stevenson.
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M. Pereire
Transatlantique
Europe
France
Tryon
Michael Culme-Seymour
Michael Seymour
Apothian Culie
Mour
Michael
Burne
Chicago
Robert Burns
Burns
W. Grant Stevenson
Edinburgh
Are You Going East A Rio Grande route pitch
An old rail travel ad encourages eastward trips via Rio Grande Western Railway. It promises speed safety and comfort with three route options and scenic views. Readers are asked to send 25 cents to J H Bennett in Salt Lake City for a 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
Wernhardt's Theater to be a model house in Paris
A Paris letter reports Wernhardt's Theater will set a model standard with prepaid seats and no gratuities for box and cloak attendants. The claque and prompter will be suppressed, and performers must rely on genuine audience applause rather than hired enthusiasm.
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Wernhardt
Sarah Bernhard
Paris
London Standard
Knox township man runs wild after fair statue sighting
Frank Miller of Knox township reportedly suffered a mental breakdown after visiting the World’s Fair. He allegedly fixed on a statue in the Liberal Arts building and grew increasingly disturbed, displaying erratic behavior and violent temperament since returning home.
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Frank Miller
Knox Township
Liberal Arts
Christ
Chyiet
Beatty's Pianos and Organs Dominates New Jersey Market
Hon Daniel F Beatty of Washington New Jersey built Beatty's Pianos and Organs into a vast enterprise since 1870. From a penniless plow boy he sold nearly 100 000 instruments and aims to sell 200 000 more over the next decade. If averages hold at $100 each, the business could reach 20 000 000. Read his advertisements.
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Beatty
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington,n.j
Mystery Log Finds Gold in Cascade Pool
A Seattle Telegraph note recounts Logan logs shooting over a 265 foot fall, one log surfacing with a rock end bearing quartz rich in gold. The writer cites a reputed tale of a vast gold-bearing ledge beneath the falls discovered by a log’s impact.
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Guid
Tate
Seattle Telegraph
The Flondish Proofreader in a Brooklyn Paper
A Troy Times reader mocks a Brooklyn Eagle claim of excessive proofreading errors. He cites harmless phrases turned into sensational misprints such as demon strative joy of Chicago and misreadings of Horace Greeley era lines. The piece laments editors who dignify these slips as editorial bias.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Chicago
Richard NT
William H. Seward
Talmage
Asia
Troy Times
A Man's Wardrobe From a St. Louis Post Dispatch excerpt
A wardrobe guide outlines a gentleman’s complete attire including three suits in cassimere cheviot and black worsted, four or five trousers, several overcoats for seasons, and an ulster for harsh weather. It argues economy comes from varied, well-made garments to prevent wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Marble Made With Electricity From Calcium Carbonate
A French chemist develops artificial marble by compressing calcium carbonate under 2000 psi in a steel cylinder while passing electric current through a platinum wire. The crystalline translucent sections resemble marble and suggest future artificial stone production. The note ends with a 70 year old Tipperary grand jury resolution about a new courthouse.
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M. Hi le Chatalier
Tipperary
Grand Jury
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Wadsworth
Nevada
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Wu, Nicholls
W.N. Linimenz
Simmons
Boston
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Acewr
Washington, N. J
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Laue
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Ayer
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J. C. Ayer
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William Donaldson
STAGE
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Agency of
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America
ATI
Fire Association OF
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U. S
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Reno
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Wadsworth, Nevada
Mape
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