The Nautical School in New York City
The St Mary’s Nautical School trains youths 15 to 20 in seamanship and navigation for two years. Admission requires parental consent, clean record, basic reading and arithmetic, and a genuine interest in sea life. After graduation, cadets receive a certificate aiding merchant marine employment and progress to leadership roles aboard ships.
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New York
Nautical School
St. Mary's
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Tourine
Reform Schools
Normal School
Free College
Atlantic
Europe
Lisbon
Cadiz
Council of the Chamber of Commerce
England
France
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Italy
Spain
Portugal
St.Mary’s
United States
New York World
Gen Schenck Keeps Strong Eyes Without Glasses
Gen Schenck, nearing eighty, reportedly reads New York dailies with naked eyes and never uses spectacles. Despite a decade of invalid status, his vision and bearing remain nearly perfect, a feat highlighted by the Washington Republic and noted for its rarity among long, detail oriented professionals and lawmakers.
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Schenck
Gen. Schenck
New York
Gen. She
Washington Republic
Books and corkscrews draw a curious arc of past
A reminiscence on childhood love of books and fairy lore, paired with a long feature on 1886 corkscrew production in Newark. The piece surveys corkscrew varieties, patents, and a prolific inventor making curious twists from wire, alongside literary allusions to Andrew Lang and fairy tales.
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Oliver
Andrew Lang
Newark
New York
San Francisco
Pacific
Japan
Chicago Tribune
What kind of literature meets acceptance in magazines
In a New York Letter, 2 Magazine Mar says literature accepted by magazines favors stories and poems by women. Men often write plots. women favor subtle feeling and passion. Article notes pay scales, with $10 per 1000 words for essays, $100-$250 for stories, and high rates for standout work by renowned authors.
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Mar
Bret Harte
Constance Fennimore Woolson
New York Letter
Dead Indian Debts Reflect On Relatives
An Oregonian excerpt reports a Main Street merchant asserting that debts of dead Indians are paid by their relatives. He cites specific cases involving an Indian killed by Anderson and Barnhart and Kentucky, noting partial payments already received and predicting full recovery only when the deceased left a white estate. He remarks on the moral contrast and comments on persistence of such customs.
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Indiana
Main Street
Anderson
Oregonian
The Chicago Girl and Quoted Phrases in Jest
A muddled excerpt from a Chicago themed column parodies regional exclamations. It contrasts oaths such as Mercy and mercy related phrases with boasts of stronger expressions like great Scott and sacred swears. A Sioux City item notes Gobemouches as a British term for scandal lovers.
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Chicago
Cologne
Scott
Heaven
Earth
Chicago News
Novel Punishment Under African King Ends in Torture
An African execution story describes a witchcraft accusation against a captain, a forced deadly tea, and a murder by unknown assailant. The king then orders a brutal public execution using a bent tree and a driven iron-tipped pole, with the bishop observing the grisly spectacle before continuing to Stanley Pool. Also includes a brief note on Jay Gould as a barometer of national prosperity and railroad expansion.
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Free State
Willy
Stanley Pool
Africa
Col
Globe- Democrat
Jay Gould
Ste
Omata
They Copy Our Faults and Dolly Becomes Center of Scene
Lady visitor remarks on Dolly and baby Mabel in a candid domestic moment from the Pittsburg Dispatch. The exchange captures a playful family vignette with affectionate teasing and a parental lecture.
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Dolly
Mabel
Pittsburg Dispatch
Appealed From the Chair in Limekiln Club Farcical Row
An absurd lodge scene unfolds as Elder Shinbone Whitbeck appeals from the chair after being ruled out of order. A mock melee ensues with flying shoes and a fire alarm as President Gardner enforces decorum and hints at equal government under law, while the crowd disperses. Parallel notes expose English season travel to the continent and a lighthearted anecdote about a St Paul artist.
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Limekiln
Shinbone Whitbeck
Bradder Whitbeck
Shinbone
Brother Gardner
State Rights Green
Col
Pen Handle Jackson
Paradise
Gardner
Givendam Jones
Communications
Detroit Free Press
Marlborough House
Continent
Carlsbad
Kissingen
Wiesbaden
Adam Badeau
St. Paul
Munich
Blank
Pioneer Press
The Stealer of Newspapers
A Brooklyn Eagle letter describes a recurring nuisance in boarding houses. The writer cites neighbors who claim and read others papers at meals and in cafes, resisting attempts to mark papers. The writer calls the thief “crazy on the subject of stealing newspapers” and notes repeated incidents for weeks.
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Inberty
Brooklyn Eagle
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the Nautical School
Merchant Marine Service
St. Mary’s
Bluebeard
Sioux City
Gobemouches
Scandal Iovers
Bishop Taylor
The
Congo
Greenland
Nelson Greenland
Exchange Block
Exchange Hotel
Warren
White & Company
Beecher & Copeland
Ea Women
Msi
Michalovitch
Fletcher & Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. Mead
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