Faked songs and minstrelsy in New York vaudeville
A May report investigates how publishers and performers coin original work from old English tunes and jokes. It details piracy, fakirs, and the theft of conundrums and sketches, with examples from Brer Jasper Richardson and a Cleveland barber inspiring stump speeches and topical gags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brer" Jasper
Brer’ Richardson
Burlecque Krump
New York
T “Hamfatter Tion
Tom
England
London
America
Gus Williams
Brer” Richardson
Descent into Italy through Val Tournache and Aosta
The writer and companions trek down the Val Tournache from Brenil to Chatillon then to Aosta. They glimpse the Matterhorn from the valley, pass Roman aqueduct remnants, chestnut groves, and Lombard plains, reaching Augustus founded Aosta after a five hour descent. Augustus era arches and basilica ruins frame the city, whose walls and towers overlook vine covered hills and famed regional wine. The locals speak a French patois, and the journey ends with notes on the city’s antiquities and unattractive aspects.
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Ech
Rown
Mey
Alps
Morniiny
Val Tournache
Brenil
Chatillon
Matterhorn
Lombardy
Aosta
Augustus
Forum
Rome
E. W. L. Peceror
Death of Dr William F Morgan Eminent Episcopalist Divine
Special correspondence from New York May 29 reports the death of Dr William F Morgan rector emeritus of St Thomas church New York at age 70 after a long pastorate beginning in 1857. He led a fashionable, growing congregation with 1100 communicants and pew revenue over 50000 annually leaving three married daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Wiliam F. Morgan
St. Thomas’ Church
Morgan
United States
St. Thomas
Fifth Avenue
Fiftythird Street
WH. F. Morgan
William Ferdinand Morgan
Hartford
Conn
Union College
Episcopal Theological Seminary
New York City
Brownell
Christchurch
Trinity Church
New Haven
Norwich
J. B
Great Men s Sons
A Washington dispatch surveys sons of notable statesmen and wealthy figures, noting their careers as lawyers, surveyors, clerks, ranchers, and financiers. It laments Washington influence on offspring but highlights prominent names like Grant Jr, Logan Jr, Voorhees, Bayard, and Gould, linking lineage to public or private success and cautionary folly.
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Washincox
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr
New York
John A Logan, Jr
Ohio
Tor Voorhees
United States
Ingalls
Ellsworth
Washington
Beck
Northwestern
Wyoming Territory
Carlisle
Wichita
Seustor Jones
Florida
Detroit
Logan
West Point
Chauncay Andrews
Ransom
Capitol
Riddleberger
Committee On Manufactures
Bayard
Delaware
West
Arizona
Cleveland
Conger
George
Vance
Lamar
Interior
Holman
Mahone
Lucifer
Jackson
Madison
Polk
Buchanan
Jefferson
van Buren
Monroes
Henry Clay
Clay
Kentucky
John Randolph
Roanoke
Tyler
Reverdy Johnson
Aaron Burr
Theodosia
Alexander Stephens
Silas Wright
Joe Brown
Georgia
Sherman
Payne
Oliver
Justice Harlan
Harrison
Montana Cattle Growers’ Association
Sunset Cox
W D. Kelley
South
Iron Districts
Sam Randall
Judge Taylor
Garfield
Clifton R. Breckinridge
John C. I
Fey
Senator Fair
Phil Sheridan
Phil
Henry A. Wise
John 8. Wise
Virginia
Breckinridge
California
Joho
Whitey
Gen. Sherman
Tom
Chester A. Arthur
Allen
Senator Blaine
Hayes
Toledo
Oliver P. Morton
Asters
New York City
Robert Garrett
Phil Armour
Thomas J. Topp
Melville E Stone Retires From Chicago News Editorship
Chicago May 28 Melville E Stone retires as editor and sells his share to Victor F Lawson after years of hard work The Chicago News began about ten years ago as The Evening News with Stone Dougherty and another reporter evolving into a large morning and evening circulation under Lawson's capital and press leadership The News grew into a financially successful paper with expanding editions and strong advertising backing.
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Chicago News
Victor F. Lawson
Corre Pono
Chicago
Melville E. Stone
The
Stone
Evening News
William E. Dougherty
Melville EB
Dougherty
Mr. Lawson
Evening Journal
cDe
Victor F Lawson
Store
Lawson
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A Sketch of the Author of Religio
Special correspondence from New York profiles Elizabeth Stuart Phelps born 1844 Boston, daughter of ministers. It traces her rise with Gates Ajar in 1868, notes her sixteen books, later Gates Between, and Beyond the Gates. It notes her life in Andover and East Gloucester, her lectures, reforms, and distinctive prose focused on immortality and inner life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
God
Miss Phelps
Houghton, Miiin & Co
Boston
Gates
Moses Stuart
Massachusetts
United States
Austin Phelps
Andover
Mass
Uhp
Geological Seminary
Sirs
Phelps
the Atlantic
Elizabeth Stuart
Founda Phelps
Ltt
Beicre
Gertrude Garrison
The Barber as a Philosopher Folklore Quote
A German barber proclaims a joking philosophy: the higher a man’s hair on his head, the more significance it gains. The quip appears in Harper’s Bazar and reflects playful social commentary on appearance and value.
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Siberia
Sry Sing
le “ Jarrold
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Aas
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James Parton
Dawes
Blaine
Bob Lincoln
Senator Palmer
Hawley
Allison
Manderson
Senator Stanford
Europe
Spooner
Senator Evarts
United States Senate
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Chagren
Tom Reed
Cameron
Callum
George Hearst
Cisco
Senator Hiscock
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
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