Tabor's Three Mines and the Romance of Little Pittsburg
The article recounts Henry Tabor's rise from a steady Leadville storekeeper to agrand miner through grub staking. It details Little Pittsburg, Chrys olite, and the Matchless mines, their fortunes, stock sales, and the averted risk as Tabor kept control while profits surged to millions. It notes Chicken Bill and other figures, and ends with Tabor's solitary ownership and wealth compared to peers.
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Oro
Leadville
Tabor
Tolum
Rische
George Hook
Little Pittsburg
Jerome B Chaffee
Chaffee
Pittsburg
Shere
Chicken Bill
William Lovell
Fryer Hil
Bul
Hss Waft
George Fryer
Bill
Tim Foley
Wilgus
Matchless
Tveken
Laver
Globe-Democrat
Tending the Young Uns of Boyhood Days
A Chicago Times reader recalls harsh memories of infant mischief and depravity among farm hands, describing 16 month old children as troublesome beasts who scratch, bite, claim every possession, and utter crude phrases. The piece contrasts with a violent county father later jailed for grand larceny.
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Jay Gould
Herod the Great
Elee
Dod
Mutilated Money Redeemed by Trusty Treasury Hands
A Bank President notes that mutilated money can be redeemed if any identity remains. He cites the Chicago fire recovery where ashes were restored by Treasury women skilled at discerning bill numbers. He also tells of a country merchant whose chewed bills from mice loss mostly recovered, with over $1,000 out of $1,145 reclaimed.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Globe-Democrat
Woman Obsessed With Wagner Tries To Transform Herself
Juditch Gautier became fixated on Wagner's music and traveled to Bayreuth. She dressed as Lohengrin and other heroes, adopting their speech and mannerisms, even attempting witchcraft rites. After two weeks she tried to become Tristan, dreamt of success, boiled a broth at midnight, but the kettle spilled scalding her foot and she abandoned the effort.
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Wagner
Juditch Gautier
Bayreuth
L.ve
Lohengrin
Tristan
Paris
Chicago Tribune
An Old Man's Wit and the Bond Record
An elderly man shares a wry tale about a mother seeking help for a stained dress, revealing practical misperceptions. Separately, a Washington observer notes government bonds concentration rising as interest checks shrink to 39,000 from 60,000, with urban holdings growing. A new comic opera features a topical song illustrated by a stereopticon.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Brooklyn Eagle
Room to be Free Where the White Bordered Sky
A vivid portrait of open plains and boundless space speaking of white bordered skies, blue heavens, brown grasses, and a buffalo moving like a storm over the plain. The hunter’s lodge offers rest to traveler and friend or foe, as you come or go.
Clam Fishermen Work the Horseshoe Catch at Highlands
A New York Sun report describes early spring to late fall clam fishing from Highlands on the Shrews bury river. Fishermen launch floating shanties to the Horseshoe, pole their long rakes through shallow and deep waters, and harvest about 3,000 clams per trip worth roughly $4. The clams, sold as Little Necks, are shipped to New York and beyond.
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Horseshoe
Sandy Hook
Highlands
Shrewsbury
New York
Travers and the English Orator Sailor Story
The Chicago Herald recounts Mr Witham R Travers reputing a boastful Britisher in a yachting party. The English orator, after failed attempts, quips that the oyster must have brains, ending the guest’s fluency. The speaker departs for Liverpool and vanishes from report.
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Travers
Job
Liverpool
Chicago Herald
Preventing Sunstroke With Ventilated Hats
Advice from American Agriculturist on preventing sunstroke stresses wearing a thoroughly ventilated hat that shades the head, lifting and shading the hat to improve air flow, frequent head cooling with cold water, and avoiding coverings that trap heat. If sunstroke occurs, apply pounded ice or cold water and provide plenty of fresh air.
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American Agriculturist
Downfall of Dhuleep Singh Linked to Royal House Trick
A historical episode recounts Dhuleep Singh’s social decline tied to a 14 year old incident in a country house during a visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales. A lord, provoked, toppled a nobleman with a candle and was rescued from an alleged assault in the billiard room.
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Dhuleep Singh
Princess of Wales
Dahleep Singh
St. Stephen’s Review
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