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Warren Ledger

Location

Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1887

Page

3

Fortress Monroe and Hampton: A Spring Seaside Visit

Special correspondence from Fortress Monroe describes the largest U S fort, its 80 acre hexagonal site, 35 foot walls, and surrounding ramparts. It notes Jefferson Davis’s confinement, the Ripraps, and Hampton Roads views. It covers the Soldiers Home, Butler negro school, local growth, Hygeia Hotel, and plans for a competing Old Point Comfort hotel.

Hampton Fortress Monitor Fortress Monroe Hygeia Hotel Fort Wool Newport News Fortress Monros United States Washington City Fortress Monroe Jefferson Davis Confederacy Bancroft Macaulay England Clement C. Clay Old Point Comfort Hampton Roads Andrew Jackson Washington Amos Kimball Tidball Calef Gettysburg Phobus Phoebus Phes Hygeia Thomas J. Topp

Noted Annapolis as Ancient City Rich in History

Special Correspondence from Annapolis Maryland describes the capital as the ancient city with a storied past and lively early society. The tour visits the state house where Washington resigned his commission, the state library, historic mansions, St Johns College, the Naval Academy, and the executive chamber noting Governor Henry Lloyd’s family ties and home.

Maryland Annapolis State House Washington State Library America England Paris Chesapeake St. John’s Chase King George Street Charles Carroll Carrollton Naval Academy United States Henry Lloyd State Senate McLane Cleveland Governor Lloyd J. L. Morrow

Rent scales for San Francisco houses rise with rooms

Brokers say a room should rent at 5 or 6 dollars per month, making a five room house about 825 or 80 dollars plus bath and closet. Architects estimate 400 dollars per room for cheap houses. The trend for French state in the city is waning.

San Francisco

Boarding House Gossips Expose Invasive Philadelphia Rooms

A Philadelphia Press piece describes how boarding house residents pry into each other’s private lives. Curious women monitor meals, purchases, visits, letters, and packages, with keepers sometimes reading letters or intercepting mail, aided by servants.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Press

Common Sense Becoming Fashionable in Shoes

A New York shoe dealer notes a shift from narrow to broad toe patent feather shoes, praising comfort and style. He warns tight toes deform feet though some narrow toes remain worn. He predicts sandals may rise if fashion favors ease.

Broadway New York Mail and Express

Trial of Bloodhounds at Friars Point Camp

A Mississippi convict under ten was released in a harnessed chase and told he could gain liberty if he escaped pursuers. With a three hour head start the bloodhounds tracked him down within twenty miles, ending the pursuit at Friars Point Camp.

Friars’ Point Miss New York Sun

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