Notable Figures and Curiosities Highlight 19th Century Collectors
The article notes Wittielaw Reid’s gardening enthusiasm and recounts varied figures: Uncle Abe Roe near Farmland Indiana claims to have sealed 986 deer, Amos Heavilon of Frankfort Indiana donated 45 000 to Pawlie University for permanent improvements, Henry Tate preserves a fine art and antique collection, and a July succession of U.S. presidents is listed as having died in that month. It also mentions George Walter Vincent Smith’s extensive cloisonne collection, veteran engineer William Haynes, and Senator Calvin Brice’s ties to historic homes and the Corcoran mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittielaw Reid
Abe” Roe
Ind
Amos Heavilon
Frankfort
Pawlie University
Henry Tate
Joly Milmvie
Mehend
Presi¢Eni
John Adaimus
Thomas Jefferse
Jules Monroe
Zachary Taylor
M. Yen Buren
Andrew Johnson
Grant
James A. Garfield
George Walter Vincent Smith
Springfield
Mass
United States
Willia J. Haynes
St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri Pacific Railway
Calvin Bricens
Corcora Louse
Washington Mansion
W. W. Corcoran
Whispers About Women Pioneer Women in Public Life
A collage of notable women cited across fields. Mrs. Calvin Brice’s Dorcas Library, Mrs. Ribecca Boutwell’s railroad service and firefighting, Miss Emilie Tyler as a railway dispatcher, Mrs. W. D. Sloane's charity legacy at Sloane Maternity Hospital, Mrs. Sallie Joy White as an early Boston journalist, Mrs. Gladstone aiding cholera orphans, Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer as WC T U founder and author, Pandita Ramabai forming a Kings Daughters club in India and translating moral maxims, L. Stevenson's Casco yacht slated to seal as Sea Lion, and Mrs. Lease lamenting lack of female congratulatory letters in seeking US senate bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eamilie Tyler
Penn
W. D. Sloane
Sloane Maternity Hospital
Sallie Joy White
Boston
Turp Topics and Racing Notes Mixed in Brief
A jumble of horse racing notes, pedigrees, and global curiosities fills the page. Mentions Martha Wiles and Tena aiming to beat a team record, Ari ons record, J C Sibley as a breeder, Franklin Pay elected to Congress, and trotting feats by Joe Bassett Jr. Also cites Alpine tours, France’s tax state, New Zealand bird islands, and a quirk about a wager in Lawrence World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Wiles
Tena
Pho
Arion
J.C. Sibley
Franklin
Pay
Congress
Joe Bassett, Jr
Nancy Hanis
al Ateina
Evan Pele
Europe
France
New Zealand
Japan
Edel Weiss
Hepburn Proposes Reforms Under National Banking Act
Washington dispatch reports Comptroller Hepburn urges minimum government bond deposits of 1000 for banks with 50000 capital and 5000 for larger banks. He favors circulating notes equal to bond par, a 4500000 monthly bond withdrawal cap, repeal of the circulation tax, and issuance of long term bonds to retire debt usable as a basis for bank circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Banking Act
Washington Dispatch
A. B. Hepburn
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. H. Cowles
Choice Family Groceries
Peng
Isworth, Nevada
Wells, Fargo & Co's
Edwin Fowler
Wadsworth
Nevada
S.emrich
Reno
Wadsworth, Nevada
Virginia Street
Proprietors
R, Herz
Reno, Nevada
Mwe
Engraning
Calvin Brice
Dorcas Library
Thirty-second Street
New York
Ribecca Boutwell
Tennessee
Annie Wittenmeyer
L. Stevenson
Samuel Merritt
Robert Louis Stevenson
South Seas
George Collins
Victoria
Sausalito
Casco
San Francisco Chronicle
Plush
Soe
Geraldine
Mice Ware
Ol Williams
San Francisco
Albadon
Directum
Magnette
Widemann
Lawrence World
Dahomey
Whydah
Avrekete
Godomey
Abomey
Kalay
Behangin
Dodday
Porto Novo
Sehole
Dodda
John Sunderland
John Lee
A.h.manning
E. C. Sessions & Co
Ali
Three Doors South First National Bank
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