Letter From Buffalo amid city bustle and new York style street life
A Buffalo letter from October 30 1884 describes Main Street traffic and a new Y M C A building foundation at Broadway Lafayette Square. It notes wind from Lake Erie drives early winter dress and reveals city amusements at Court Street Theatre Academy of Music and Bunnell’s Museum with ten cent admissions. mentions Hallowe en incidents in Allentown and South Bethlehem.
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Berraro
Main Street
Broadway
Lafayette Square
Y. M. GC A
Lake Erie
New Market
Hattor Street
Court Street
Theo
John T. Raymond
Congress
Academy of Music
Thompson News Briefs and Local Events Summary
Thompson reports dull business and steady schools with low election excitement. John Slater’s buggy incident ends with a damaged horse and smashed vehicle after a fright on a bad road. Slater Brothers suspend planning mill, shift to log cutting for winter. Farmers finish busking corn, dig potatoes. crops praised. W. W. Taga plans another well on Conkling Run.
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John Slater
Slater Brothers
W. W. Taga
Conkling Run
Debunking an Oil History Tale from Black Wood’s
The article ridicules a Popular Science Monthly piece on world oil supply. It corrects claims about Drake's first well depth and asserts many prolific wells come from hilltops or peaks, noting oil lies in consistent formations regardless of surface topography.
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Black Wood
Popular Science Monthly
Colonel Drake
Enterprise Yankee
Blackwood
Only a Baby to a Gray-Beard in Life’s Quiet Arc
A somber poem traces a life from infancy to old age, noting a mother’s kiss, a child’s first steps, school days, marriage, and aging. It laments unrealized dreams as time passes, ending with a grave overgrown with grass and a life faded.
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Iiss
Vanderbilt's Pile and the Wall Street Losses Shown
The article estimates Vanderbilt owned large blocks in New York Central and Lake Shore leading to substantial losses as stock prices fell from $150 to $90 and $135 to $65. It calc alleges buyers manipulated prices to prop up stocks, claiming massive overall losses of around 335 million across two railroads with possible deductions for sold shares and futile attempts to stabilize prices. It concludes the losses underscore his sincerity and bold bets amid the market flood.
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Vanderbilt
Wall Street
New York Central
Lake Shore
Central
Murphy and Son Edward Lead Large Temperance Rally
Francis Murphy in Minneapolis draws over 5,000 signers as crowds fill University Avenue and the Coliseum for a temperance meeting led by Murphy and his son Edward. Cars, trains, and a Manitoba road stop draw attendees amid packed venues.
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Murphy
Minneapolis
Carly Tribune
University Avenue
Coliseum
Francie Murphy
Edward
Manitoba Road
Victims Buried After Youngstown Mine Disaster
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on October 28 fourteen victims were buried after the Youngstown mine disaster. Funerals were well attended and services were impressive. The company paid all expenses and is aiding bereaved families. Coroner Bulten’s investigation starts tomorrow to uncover the cause.
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Uniontown
Youngstown
Bultenss
A Dastardly Murder In Goop Harr Mine
Joe Hickman a well known miner was shot by partners Frank Beck and Tom Welch after Hickman refused to join a planned $900 mine robbery. Beaten by fear and pursuit runs high as miners chase suspects, with lynching feared if caught.
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Goop Harr
N. M
Joe Hickman
Hickman
Frank Beck
Tom Welch
Jail Fire Kills Inmate at Epagerron Wisconsin
A jail in Epagerron Wisconsin burned early today killing a single inmate a young man held for theft. Authorities believe the inmate started the blaze.
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Epagerron
Wis
Grand Lodge of West Virginia reports prosperity in state
The Grand Lodge of West Virginia met in this city with ninety five lodges represented and issued an annual report indicating the order is prosperous statewide. Historical notes mention the British frigate Shannon and a chain of oddly juxtaposed anecdotes about a newsboy, a ripped billiard ball, and factory fires with a political undercurrent about bourbon votes in Kentucky.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Chesapeake
New York Harbor
India
England
Sir Philip Broke
Lehigh Valley
Maine
Virginia
Kentucky
The Air We Breathe and Its Hidden Pockets
The text explains air contains pores filled with air, its presence in soil and water, and atmospheric layers beyond five miles. It lists essential and accessory elements, notes air as a mechanical mixture, and describes life and dust suspended in air including iron particles from rails. It ends by stating purest air contains some dust.
The Senate’s Dominance in U S Governing History
A compact study asserts the U S Senate holds unrivaled power among world upper chambers. It notes the Senate’s unchallenged ascendency within bicameral systems, with most eminent American statesmen leaving their mark in its records rather than the House.
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Senate of
United States
House of Lords
Senate
House of Representatives
White House
Camphor Laurel Tree Introduced to California
The camphor laurel, native to China and parts of Asia, has been introduced to California where it grows tall and yields a light, durable timber. The tree, fragrant in all parts especially the flowers, propagates easily from seeds or cuttings and thrives along the coast. A Sacramento tree has reached about thirty feet. The cinnamon tree is mentioned as another laurel species.
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China
Japan
Formosa
Cochin China
California
Sacramento
No Hod Carriers in Germany
The author notes no hod carriers in Germany as bricks move hand to hand. He describes bricklayers needing more men higher on the structure and counts sixteen workers involved in delivering a brick from ground to final placement. He recalls watching a brick ascend the building front through successive hands.
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Germany
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Thompson
Francis Murphy
Noyes
Wells & Noyes
A. Jamieson & CO
EEG
National
Syracuse
Disston’s Stimond’s
Dupont Powderco
THE
American Senate
Q. H. Hunter & Son
Warren
O. H. Hunter & Son
ER. Bate
A. B. McKain & Son
Cor
Liberty and Water Lts
Warren, Pa
Denver
Ween
P. J. Bayer
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