Walter P Phillips of United Press noted as editor and pioneer
The article profiles Walter P Phillips, Boston born telegraph operator turned journalist, rising to chief assistant at Washington with United Press. It traces his career from Providence to New York Sun, then AP, and his influence on modern news gathering, plus reflections on Lincoln and Badeau Grant papers and the era’s millionaire authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banker Hill
Gen. Warren
Phillips
KR. L
Fort Sumter
Providence Journal
American Telegraph Company
Western Union
Young Phillips
New England
Lincoln
Lee
Richmond
John Wilkes Booth
United States
Morse
Providence
New York
New York Sun
Dana
Sun
Associated Press
Washington
Joan W. Sitonton
Shewvan
Phillip
Washington Durest
Caipussy & Little
United Press
Oher Press Association
He World
San Francisco
United Warts
St. Louis
Lyes
Fia
Presvasto
York
Ate
Isaw Harrison
Grant
Badean-Grant
Sen. Badean
Badean
Harrison
Bareau
War Department
Badeau
Ward Laman
Hay
Nicolay
Ward Lamon
Nivelay
Begging Fraternity of New York’s Charitable Seekers
A New York correspondent describes professional beggars on Broadway near Market and Walnut. One limbless man crawls aided only by his hands, reputedly well off after a Missouri Pacific accident settlement, traveling with notable dexterity and rarely soliciting directly. He appeals to passersby with his plight only as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Thomas
American Cotton Oil Trust
Gen
Thomas
Calvin 8. Brien
Guy
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Indiana
Minnis
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Northwest
United States
Close National Bank
New York City
New York Exchange
Fifty-seventh Street
New York
Dobbs Ferry
Hudson
John Jacob Astor
Gen. Thomas
Wallstreet
Thomas J. Topp
Begging Fraternity
Broadway
Market
Walnut
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis Republic
Four Ages of California Industry From Gold to Oranges
The narrator traces California’s growth from the gold era to cattle ranching, then large scale farming, and finally horticulture. He notes the shift from mining to grazing to grain, then to fruit crops, describing social changes, fence laws, and urban emergence from Sacramento to San Francisco. The piece reflects on the enduring labor of the forty-niners and the evolving economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecial Corresnoadene
Mento Valley
Shasta
California
de Foe
Aceve
Golden Gate
Sacramento
San Francisco
el Dorado
Passendena
Pacific Coast
Riparians
Hydraulic
Golder
Oakland
Joux
Burns in Ayr a home rule tale and Burns lore
A special correspondent writes from Ayr Scotland on June 9 detailing the Gladstonian fight for home rule echoing in Burns country. The piece praises Burns for liberty and emancipation while describing Ayr as a thriving city aligned with reform. It notes the enduring Burns dialect, local idioms, and the global reach of his poetry through Scottish speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayr
Scotland
Robert Burns
Burns
Brig O' Doon
Tennyson
Locksley Hall
John Dryden
America
Ireland
Bonnie Doon
Brig O' Dean
Gladstone
England
Northumberland
New York City Bridge at 6 P M Shows Dense Human Flow
Special correspondence from New York depicts the Manhattan bridge area at sundown, viewing a vast urban hive across the river. The piece describes crowds from Italian laborers to Brooklyners, ferries, and trains moving to end the workday, with vivid contrasts of city life and skyline seen from the span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aranhattan Island
Brooklyn
J. H. Beadle
Locust Talk From Indiana On Seventeen Year Cycle
In this June dispatch from Knoxville Iowa City, the writer notes people fear looming locusts in southeast Tow a, but argues the insects are not the true seventeen year locusts. He recalls 1851 1868 and 1883 events, describes minimal damage, and ties outbreaks to fertile valleys and western deserts. He recalls Mormon prayers and early pest myths, and observes 1885 Indiana swarm sounds and a frost forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Knoxville
Ijc
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Indiana
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Utah
Algiers
Africa
Orson Hyde
Missouri
The
Encyclopedia
Jis
Herding Cattle on the Prairie and Its Demands
A Hamlin Garland passage describes the lonely daily labor of a cattle herder boy. It details learning to walk then lope, guiding cattle by knee pressure, and racing a fractious steer without excess risk. The piece ends with a note on treating bruises with oil and turpentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krindle
Hamlin Garland
American Magazine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Literary Gessip
Lington
John Hay
Col. Hay
Hoe
Andrew Carnegie
Bookwalter
Springfield
William Waller Phelps
Jay Gould
New York County
United States Senate
Uncle Sam
Athep
John Clark
Geld
Ifornia
Brig of
Doon
Griham
Smnaklyn Bta Se
Lyn Bridge
Proatce'Exchange
Tribune
Orange
N. J
Orange Mountain
Hoboken
Jersey City
Great City
Brooklyn Bridge
Maj. Powell
Arizona
Mott Street
Randall’s
Staten Island
Chambers
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!