A Stranger in Gotham and the Murphy Monument
Reminiscence from New York on Fourth of July sights fireworks vendors and boyish pranks. A sleeper under a coffee awning is jolted by a firecracker prank while Daniel Murphy plans a grand 40 foot granite monument to Ireland and anti British sentiment in Calvary Cemetery.
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Murphy
Daniel Murphy
Fourth Ward
New York City
Emerald Isle
England
New Calvary Cemetery
Ambrose Clancy
Pearl
Murphy Monument
New Chambers
Daniel Muarphy
County Woesford
Ireland
Carew
U Latown
New York Parks
Central Park
Virginia's Debt Plainly Stated in Thornton Correspondence
Special Correspondence from Washington outlines Virginia's debt history from 1861 onward, including the 1870 two thirds assumption, the 1871 funding act, coupon issues, the Riddelberger act, and repeated funding changes. It notes the U S Supreme Court ruling allowing coupon receipt for taxes, ongoing fiscal strain, and speculation on federal or British intervention with Virginia awaiting the next Supreme Court justice.
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Edward Thornton
Critisia
United Sites
Virgena
Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
Lee
Virgina
Benthel
S S
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Woods
Supreme Court of the
United States
Sir Edward Thornton
Washington
Great Britain
Peru
Egypt
J. B. Parrs
Temperance in Work Says Mayor Hewitt
The Washington Hatchet quotes Mayor Hewitt praising long hours while noting his own life of twelve to seventeen hour days. The piece argues temperance in work is wise for health and social duties, warning against overwork as harmful as a gospel of idleness.
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Hewitt
Ayr
Wade
Jos
Washington
Lassoing with Horace Greeley in San Jose tale
A rancher in Santa Clara valley recalls meeting Horace Greeley on a rock near San Jose. The stranger writes notes in a book and tests a lasso on the narrator, who demonstrates a cast that briefly ensnares the man. Greeley later gives a San Jose lecture amid boisterous crowds.
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Santa Clara Valley
California
Berryessa
San Jose
Alviso
San Fancisco Bay
Santa Clara
Alameda
Pueblo
Holy Fathers
Padres
San Joss
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Greeley
Horace Greely
The
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Chicago Times
Heredity in Handwriting Sparks Interest in Signatures
A reader wonders if penmanship is inherited, noting observations that children’s handwriting often resembles that of their parents. While no deliberate copying is evident, unintentional likeness appears in many cases, inviting further study by scholars of heredity and related fields.
Brother Gardner's Reprimand and Curved Pitching
A Detroit Free Press style piece includes Brother Gardner's mock reprimand urging dignity at a meeting with humorous, cantankerous dialect and a scientific explainer on curved pitching. It contrasts parliamentary decorum with humorous asides and then shifts to an exposition of how spin affects air cushions around a moving ball, explaining conical air cushions and deflection in pitching.
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Brother Gardner
Jegislachur
Detroit Free Press
R. A Proctor
Longman
Life of an Old Agricultural Editor
Chicago Tribune notes the enduring influence of Mr. Orange Judd, founder of The American Agriculturist, whose career spans New York and Chicago. It highlights his disciplined habits, restrained drinking and smoking, and the suggestion his autobiography would yield health wisdom.
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Orange Judd
Chicago
New York
Chicago Tribune
Silver Money in Mexico and Travel Anecdotes
A traveler laments bulky Mexican silver coinage and notes that Bank of London and South America notes circulate in many regions but are not accepted in Vera Cruz. He recounts paying fares with local notes and the mismatch causing inconvenience. The quotes segue into humorous exchanges about travel routes and comfort rather than direct analysis. Columbia College reportedly numbers more students across departments than any other U S college.
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Mexico
United States
Bank of London
South America
Michoacan
Vera Cruz
Mexican Railway
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper’s Magazine
Columbia College
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Gotham
Smeal
Waite's Grove
Waite
Ebrons
Cappo
Brooklyn
Walter Wizerly
Arece
Omaha
San Francisco
China
Liverpool
Greenland
Nelson Greenland
Exchange Hotel
Warren
D. Shear’s
ST Eps
Mthalovitchs
Mihalovitch
Fletcher & Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. Mead
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