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.
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Fortress Monitor
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Fort Wool
Newport News
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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.
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State House
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Miss
New York Sun
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