New York Rush as 6 O Clock Brings City to Life
A vivid New York World account by M Quad describes the 6 o’clock rush. People from all walks flood streets Broadway Wall Fulton Park Row Pearl Fourteenth. The scene shows a coordinated, frenzied movement of pedestrians vehicles ferries and trains. The narrative captures the city’s tempo minutes count for hours and the rush continues even after 6 o clock.
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New York
Broadway
Wall
Fulton
Park Row
Pearl
Bowling Green
Union Square
Manhattan Island
Cortlands Street
Barclay
Chambers
Desbrosses
Wall Street
Park Place
Canal
Manhattan
M. Quad
New York World
Be Was the Fellow. A London Tit-Bits tale of Wiggins
Wiggins borrows five pounds from Parkin as a joke and uses it to cover card losses, revealing he is the fellow in the tale. Parkin had planned a harmless prank but learns Wiggins would raise a laugh at another’s expense with that note.
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Wiggins
Parkin
London
The Miser in Death and a Clock for the Dominie
A fragment from Century recalls a Melad tale where the dead walk and barter with the living leading to a skull with treasure found and a monkey use. Hartford Times notes Rev Pitbiado of Ansonia obtained a church clock after a long sermon and playful apology.
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Moonkir
Nekeer
Ferishtab
Button Repair Sparks Tense Customer Clash at Clothier
A customer complains about a loose button on a suit bought a week ago. The tailor or clerk asserts the button was sewn by the customer and tries to shift responsibility, escalating the dispute in a dramatic store confrontation.
Distances Ridden by Cavalry: Notable Long March Feats
General Merritt led a Fifth Cavalry battalion 170 miles from October 3 to October 5 recounting faster couriers from Thornburg and other units. Other feats include 80 miles in 16 hours, 70 miles in 12 hours, and 140 miles in 22 hours. Harper's quotes Colonel Dodge praising endurance and horsemen.
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Merritt
Fifth Cavalry
Payne
Thornburg
F. S. Dodge
Wood
Fourth Cavalry
Company H
First Cavalry
Fort Harney
Fort Warner
Robertson
Fort Lapwai
Fort Walla Walla
T. A. Dodge
Harper’s
Englishman's Boots Shows How Boots Reveal Countryman
A Chicago Tribune feature recalls an English-American tracking a fellow Briton in the Palmer House rotunda. By chance the boots clinched the encounter, the traveler noting how the sight of boots stirred memories and confirmed the friendship after eight years apart.
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England
Mexico
States
Palmer House
Rotunda
Chicago Tribune
How a Poor Man Studied Law Story of a Massachusetts statesman
Rev Dr George E Ellis relays a tale from thirty five years ago of a bright Highland domestic who loaned books to her brother, a poor law student. The brother later became a famed general, a rise noted by the writer though the name must be withheld. The anecdote underscores humble beginnings in pursuit of legal study.
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George E. Ellis
Massachusetts
Highlands
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Invited to compassion ends in unprovoked strike at Kerry fair
In Kerry county a magistrate hears a prisoner charged with nearly killing an old man after he described his motive as seeing the bald head of the victim exposed at a fair tent and striking him simply for the look of it. The account quotes S C Hall’s Diary detailing the bizarre impulse.
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Kerry
S. C. Hall
How Piccadilly Got Its Name From a Tailor
A New York Sun note explains the origin of Piccadilly. It says a London street grew from a tailor named Higgins who prospered from a collar called Piccadill. He built a few houses and gave the area its enduring name.
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Piccadilly
Piccadill
Higgins
New York Sun
They Spoke French Exchange at Austrian Court
English envoys Trevelyan and Lemon were introduced at the Austrian court. Count Kaunitz asked if they spoke French and Lemon answered excellently. The count quipped he preferred the English who spoke French poorly. The introducer said the pair would charm.
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Trevelyan
Lemon
Kaunitz
A Neglected Muse Returned Traveler
Returned traveler asks about his daughter’s musical fondness and learns she has not touched the piano for two years. The hostess confirms the daughter has married, yielding surprising good news in a brief social note.
Westover House and Estate in Virginia by the River
Myrs Burton Harrison recalls Westover House with its red brick façade, steep roof, and long rows of trees beside 140 acres of wheat and clover near the river. The author notes its upkeep, gardens, gates, and historic echoes from Coustei lux to the Revolutionary era, as the mansion survives war, fire, and lightning.
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Virginia
Westover House
Jersey
Cousteilux
Airf
Westover
England
Erday
Myrs Burton Harrison
The Arm That Was Not There In Brooklyn Car
In a Brooklyn surface car, a refined gentleman read a newspaper while a young lady grew restless. She swapped seats to avoid a presumed offense, prompting gossip until the man quipped that his arm was the only substitute he had for the one he left in Plymouth. The ruse dissolved tension as all smiled and the woman departed.
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Brooklyn
Ceutrenman
Plymouth
Carolinas
New York Times
Electric Shadows and the City at Night
The Boston Herald notes how electric light creates grotesque shadows on walls and sidewalks at night. Shadows lengthen on deserted streets, forming eerie profiles and branches that taunt the sober observer as the city’s sleep is broken by electrical flicker and movement.
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Boston Herald
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