Juror Clayton Defies Court in Chicago Damages Case
A Chicago case titled Maria Cahill vs Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway drew a dramatic scene as juror Julius Clayton refused to join a verdict for the defendant. Judge Seaman pressed contempt and ordered the jurors to proceed, culminating in a compromise that nullified the verdict and preserved Clayton as a hero in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Seaman
Chicago
Maria Cahill
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Julius Clayton
Stackyards
Fortieth Street
Parker Avenue
Trac
Bill Cahill
J. H. Blakeley
John Burke
I. P. Barnes
Clayton
Seamar
Caill
Robert F. Ardry
Furor Clayton
Fudge Seaman
Clinton
Prendergast
Sudden impulse leads to London stabbing in Oxford Street
A young man stabbed a woman three inches deep in the back before awaiting arrest in front of a fashionable Oxford Street shop. He claimed a sudden irresistible impulse caused the act and said he had never seen the victim before. He maintained a good reputation and offered no motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oxford Street
MISS ELEANOR CALHOUN A famed American actress abroad
Miss Eleanor Calhoun, a California born American actress, built a European reputation. In London she appeared at Haymarket for two years under Bancroft management, later studied in Paris with M. Coquelin and acted in French with the Odeon company. Her roles include Andromaque Hester Prynne Ruth and Vashti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Eleanor Calhoun
Carolina
Jain C. Calhoun
California
Mgia
Liu
Gate City Guard
America
England
Haymarket Theater
London
The
Bancrofts
Hester Prynne
Stephen Coleridge
Norman Forbes
Paris
M. Coquelin
Odeon
National Theater
Katherine
Hermionus
Racine
Andromaque
Mr. Willard
Vashti
Judah
Ruth
Miss Calhoun
Hal Pointer and Hal Dillard Prior to 1895 Campaign
Hal Pointer, 2004, rests before the coming campaign and resumes prep work amid a storied career. His relative Hal Dillard, 2:0434, draws Parsons note as a suspicious figure for the 1895 season, a pacing stallion with speed and a strong stud record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Pointer
Hal Dillard
Parsons
Great Pacers Preview From 1895 Racing Notes
News of the great pacers highlights Joe Patchen and Robert J racing plans for the coming season. Mentions Julie R Gentry Carbonate and Jon Patchen as rivals, with expected pace around 2 minutes. References owner Yamlin and past performances in 2:02.14 and near two minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Patchen
Robert J
Patchen
Julie R. Gentry
Uost
Jon Patchen
Carbonate
Yamlin
Checker Problem Mate in Three Moves in Three by White
A Mo. W08 problem from American Checker Review presents a white to move and mate in three. The brief notes label it as a checker problem with solution hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Checker Proble
American Checker Review
Hite
W. Meredith
Hoyt’s Playwriting Method and Stagecraft Revealed
Renowned American playwright Charles H. Hoyt explains his rapid, note based writing style. He details finishing acts in hours then refining at rehearsals and banning actor changes to text. He praises stage control and notes actors like George Richards as future leaders while praising natural honest humor over horse play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameren
Charles H. Hoyt
United States
Chinatown
Hoyt
Boston
Charles Thomas
Willie Edelin
Charles
Thomas
Edouin
Hart
Ialso
Peneslin
Sam Hable
George Richards
Feacing
Richards
Mars Tom’s Grave and a Faithful Slave's Tribute
A Cincinnati Enquirer account recalls a loyal old enslaved man near Greensboro who tended the grave of his former master Mars Tom Winn, killed at Shiloh. He ferried the body, waited through the war, and has guarded the grave for decades, dreaming of crossing the Jordan with his master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
W. L. Williams
Dunne
Shiloh
Jordan
Iélas
Tom Winn
Corinth
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mars
Miippi
Georgia
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bathing in the Dead Sea and its paradoxes in travel lore
A 19th century note on the Dead Sea’s names and its extreme salinity. The water weighs about 12.14 pounds per gallon with roughly 31 pounds of dissolved substances, mainly common salt and magnesium chloride. It supposedly supports no life yet invites buoyant swimming and humorous reflections on gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Salt Sea
Goa
Sodom
Lot
United States
Ariel
Palestine
Moab
Brooklyn
Agle
Tionesta Valley Railroad Time Tale Schedule May 11 1891
Tionesta Valley Railroad timetable shows southward and northward trains with stops at Garfield Tiona Sheffield Barnes Brookston and Wolf Run. Connections at Sheffield with P. & ER R and at Sheffield Junction with P. & W RR. Terry Crary, Supt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Tiona
Sheffield
Barnes
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Wolf In
Wolf Run
Shefield
Terry Crary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pacers
Rte
Joseph Jefferson
New England
Marstom
Tom
BN SP Fleutolp
Celinisid Company
Broadway
New York
U. Patent Office
Washington
U.S
C.a.srow &Co
WesuimeTron
D.G . Ramamamateennee
Yarse Tyler
Uupoth Wai
Tyler
Calumet Remedy Compant
Siegfried & Co
Laura BE
Patterson
Newton Town
Jone
Warrison & CO
Wright
Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Iz Tabie
Iins
Warren
Harrieburg
Philadelphia
Pullman
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Pal
Erie
Williamsport
Rane
TRA
Philadel
Dima
Philadelphiz
Kane
Renovo
Ridgway
Warren Am
W. S. Larfarn
Kinzua
Brad Oy Ferry
Salamanca
Olean
Irvinton
Tidionte
Tionesta
Oil City
Pitttsburgh
Buffalo
W.3
Loffard Ar Nu
R. Bell
Sup’t
J. A. Fellows
L Pass
Sf Fachange SL
N.Y
Dunkirt
Allegheny Valley
Pittsburgh
Eatlrod
Lfssee
Travis Seth
V. Panky Teast
Crossit
Fredouta - Laonae Tassalara
Sinelairy
Junction
eWwsnUuTe
Fensonville
Ackley
Russell
Sorth Warren
Wn Dau Exce
Nana
Andar
Yrner Laurel
J.H. Setch
William Sparks
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Cincinnati
St. Louis
F. H. Garrizzo
Jamestown
Beary
O11
Bity
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!