Mary Janes Travels in Rome with Dickey and a Guide
Special Correspondence from Rome describes a traveler and her companion Dickey touring Rome. The boy offers humorous, odd history of the Coliseum, while the narrator prefers modern comforts over ruins. They critique old masters, praise St. Peter's and St. Paul's interiors, and note Rome’s seasonal closures and fashion contrasts between Americans and Europeans.
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Rome
Dickey
Coliseum
New York
Vespasian
B. C
America
Sto Dickey
Tome
Ettore Pizzarone
Hector
Italy
Sebastian
Domitian
Capitoline
St. Sebastian
Victor Emmanuel
St. Peter's
St. Paul's
France
Tam
Mary Jan
Olive Harper the Crutch Bearing Journalist and Traveler
A profile of Olive Harper, a versatile writer who, despite lifelong lameness, travels the world and writes for The Alta California, The Globe-Democrat, and other outlets. Born in Wyoming valley, she became widowed young, overcame illness, and built a remarkable career with resilience and humor.
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New York
Olive Harper
Philadelphia
Wyoming Valley
Oakland
Cal
Harper’s
Oakland Daily News
Alta California
San Francisco
St. Louis Globe
Globe-Democrat
Destiny
Cleopatra
England
National Academy of Sciences
Vienna
Ala California
Graphic
London
Hungary
Danube
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Russia
Black Sea
Constantinople
Greece
Albania
Becky
Turkey
Women's National Industrial League
World and Mail and Express
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Life of frontier wife reveals Apache fears and Civil War era
Mrs. M H Stacey widow of Col Meg Stacey recalls frontier life with General Sherman era figures. She describes Nevada Camp Halleck Apache alarm and an Arizona night incident where a lone Indian watched her from bed, then a frightening near-attack during her illness. Stacey notes her husband’s actions, drafts riots role, and family lineage of Judge Thaddeus Banks and Ephraim Banks.
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Yfoiman
Sherman
Col. Stacey
Arizona
New York
Hancock’s
Canby and Ayres
Navy
Gaines’ Mills
Oswego
Stacey
Thaddeus Banks
Pennsylvania
Ephraim Banks
Henry Alden
H Thomas Elder Shaped Labor Insurance in Boston
A Boston portrait profiles H Thomas Elder 41, longtime labor advocate and organizer. He built the Typographical union insurance branch, helped cooperative banks, and promoted cooperative building. Elder served as secretary treasurer and council delegate, with strong influence in Boston and nationwide union efforts. He also contributed to mass laws favoring cooperation and worked with The Boston Herald for fifteen years. The piece notes rapid New York expansion of the insurance plan.
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Boston
Typographical Union
H. Thomas Elder
International Typographical Union
Elder
Wheeling
Knights of Labor
Josiah Quincy
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
New York
Dispatch on the Prairie Mule Chase Ends in Sharpshoot Victory
Buffalo Bill narrative recalls a lone ride from Fort Larned toward Fort Dodge. After the mule bolts at a water break, the rider pursues on foot, fearing Indian attack, and finally shoots the mule at the hip. The rider delivers dispatches to headquarters, earning the general’s compliments. The piece blends frontier humor with travel hardship and a later reflection on insurance and other items.
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Buffalo Bill
Fort Larned
Coon Creek
Ort Dodge
Fort Dodge
Fort Larnedas
Pawnee Fork
Chicago Times
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Cincinnati
Ohio
E. PF. Burrenmew
Syracuse
N.Y
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Old Kentucky
Boss & Smith
Watter Street
Warren, Pa
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White & Company
Beecher & Copeland
Merqville Conservatory OF Music
Allegheny College
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J. A. Reynolds
Pielctor
Meadville
Ely’s
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M. ii
Greenwich St
Ork
Richard RB
Stewari
Physicians and Surgeons
Omee
Richard & Stewart Athus
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Stewart
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H. M. Rounds
Spring Creek
Warren County
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Water St
J J. K. Ronne
Libery Street
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