George Jones ex owner of the New York Times remembered
The death of George Jones, late proprietor of the New York Times, is noted as the man who exposed the Tweed ring. Born August 11, 1811 in Poultney Vermont to Welsh parents, he befriended Horace Greeley, formed a business path in newspapers, and helped launch the Times on September 18, 1851. He steered the paper through decades, oversaw the Park Row office project, and was later bonded by infirmities.
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New York Times
wMy
George Jones
Poultney
Horace Greeley
Vermont Spectator
Jones
New York City
New York Tribune
Greeley
Henry J. Raymond
Albany
Raymond
Edward B. Wesley
Wesley
New Times
Parkrow
New York
Times
Portrait of Mrs Mackay by Meissonier Sparks Debate
Mrs John W Mackay finally shows the Meissonier portrait to friends after earlier denouncing it. The painting, valued at 3000 guineas or about 15240 dollars, drew criticism for the hands and sparked talk that the sitter looked old. It now hangs in the Mackay drawing room at 6 Carlton House Terrace, London, amid renewed admiration. The work was exhibited in Paris, and controversy drove Mrs Mackay to relocate to London.
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Meissonier
John W. Mackay
Mackay
Carlton House Terrace
London
Paris
New York Teen Publisher Receives Medjidieh Order
Tello Bey d'Apery, a fourteen year old publisher and editor of The Sunny Hour in New York, was honored with the Order of Medjidieh and a twenty pound subscription prize for support of the Barefoot fund for Egypt's royal family. The decoration is gold and enamel with ribbon, plus a photograph and a letter enrolling him among Barefoot fund patrons. The August Century summarizes his achievements and notes the AP's global expansion and telegraph lines.
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Khedive
Tello ‘d’Apery
New York
Sunny Hour
Medjidieh
Egypt
Ective
Peio
Jetter
Barefoot Fund
Tello Bey
Baby’s Howl Saves Brother From Harsh Ice Trap
A New York Herald anecdote recounts a man claiming his infant howling saved his elder brother from drowning after falling through thin ice. The narrator credits his own prodigious crying as the lifesaving signal that summoned a servant to reach the pond and pull him out, warning that a child’s cry may prove lifesaving in emergencies.
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Coney Island
New York Herald
Charcoal in Wood Puzzle Stumps Biologists
Thomas Meehan notes in the Philadelphia Ledger that the origin of charcoal in trees remains a mystery. Leaves absorb carbonic acid gas, decomposed by light, retaining carbon while returning oxygen to the air. Concepts about carbon transport through roots or leaf cells fail to fully explain the process, leaving experts uncertain.
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Thomas Meehan
Philadelphia Ledger
Life of Steam Boilers and Dog Readings
An English naval engineer proposes a furnace improvement using steel heating chambers to warm water evenly before firing the main boiler. The system later serves as feed water heaters, bringing water to 220 degrees Fahrenheit. Warden Davis using a dog at a prison gate reveals prisoners’ temperaments by their reactions to the dog.
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New York Telegram
Davis
Jackson
Mich
Silk Industry in the United States
The silk industry in the United States has had limited success with silkworm cultivation. Prior to the Revolutionary War it was attempted in Virginia and the Carolinas and Georgia, but died out during the war and has not been substantially revived. By 1880 there were 82 factories, $19,125,300 capital, about 30,000 workers, and $34,519,23 in goods produced.
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United States
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Where Man Is Inferior to Animals
A Washington Star quote argues that humans are poorly equipped for locomotion compared with animals. It notes horses and goats move on toe nails with speed and grace, citing ballet dancers who train muscles to dance on toes without heels touching the ground.
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Washington Star
Warren and East and Westward Train Schedule in 1890
Immense timetable shows Nov 25 1890 service from Warren detailing eastward trains to Sheffield Harrisburg and Philadelphia with Pullman cars to Philadelphia and New York and connections to Williamsport. westward trains to Erie Kane and Kane to Warren with multiple daily arrivals and departures and notes on sleepers and transfers. It lists train numbers times and destinations including New York Philadelphia Harrisburg Washington Baltimore and Williamsport with operator names and station stops.
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Warren
Sheffield
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Shefield
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Pullman
Eric
Williamsport
Erie
Kane
wuTrain
Eri
Ridgway
Chas, BE. Pugh
J. R. Wood
Man
Tionesta Valley Railroad Time Table May 11 1801
Tionesta Valley Railroad releases a May 11 timetable with southward trips from Garfield and Sheffield Junction and northward departures from Sheffield. Routes include No 2 No 6 No 8 and trains 1 7 and 8 with stops at Sarah Brookston Barnes Wolf Run and Proceston among others and connections at Sheffield with P E R R and at Sheffield Junction with P W RR. Jerry Crary supervising.
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Pittsburgh Railroad
B. Ror, B. CO. Lessee
ijNo
Nakirk
Wny&p Crossingil
Fredonia
Lily Dale
Cassadaga
Loons
Sinclairville
Ross Mill
Falconer
Junction
Cajlo
Frewsbur
Fentonvil
Ackle
Irvin
Ittsfeld
Aalia
Garland
Eynton
Ehirink
Titusville
GANS
Ps M.if. MI A.M. Ip M.ia. M
Depot Corner High
Beech Streets
C. BH. Ketcham
C.E. Batcheller
Ticket Agt
Garfield
Sheffield
Gernesrookston
Sheffield Junction
Barnes
Brookston
Wolf Run
D.m. Barnes
Tiona
Mes
Enin
Bares
Grand Clearing Sale Opens July to August 1891 at D. Shears
D. Shears announces a two week cash clearing sale from July 20 to August 1 1891 featuring deep discounts on prints linens table linens and dress goods. Prices tout bargains from 2c to 22c per yard with hundreds of items including napkins damask and yeoman selections.
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Jedy
Bansley
Igkeeas
Atdo
Eye and Ear Specialists Tour County for Free Visit
Dr J J McCleleand and Dr Moritz Salm announce visits every four weeks in the county to diagnose and treat chronic eye and ear diseases. They feature in-house instruments, offer rapid cures, and provide free examinations and consultations with resonant claims of curing cataracts, deafness, catarrh, and many chronic conditions without surgery.
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J. J. McCleleand
Moritz Salm
Ohio
Columbus
Warren Academy Promotes Quality Education in Charming Town
The faculty features well qualified teachers from notable colleges and seminaries. Warren offers a full academy with two year basic, three year English scientific, and four year classical tracks. Non residents receive special rates and board options, with labs refitted at a cost of $1,000. Enquiries answered by Superintendent Cxas Dins...on and L. MacGowan, Supt.
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Warren
Heidelberg
Baden-Baden
Germany
Ublic
Academy
I Grammar School
L. Macgowan
Cxas
Dinsuoon
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Owendergrift
Dunham's Mills
Clarendon
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McCalmont
Wood's Mill
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E. R
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Dugham’s Mill
Arfield
A.D. Wood
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Warren Union School and Academy
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