Funeral Phonograph Serves as Solemn Orator at Coney Island
Abe Stillwell, an undertaker from Gravesend near Coney Island, uses a phonograph for funeral services. He claims the machine offers a more reverent, monotonous tribute than speech, noting it avoids ribald tunes and plays only appropriate melodies. His parlor keeps the device beside family heirlooms, and Mrs. Stillwell approves its restrained repertoire.
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Abe Stillwell
Coney Island
Gravesend
John
New York
Abe
Woman Defends Car Ride From Masked Highwaymen
In Trenton a Jersey fruit farmer Mr. Jacan’s wife, Mrs. Jordan, confronted two masked highwaymen while her husband fled home after a bogus telegram. She used an improvised candlestick to imitate a revolver sound, forcing the robbers to retreat as she drove the horse and wagon to safety.
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Jacan
Jersey
Trenton
Mrs. Jordan
Dark Hollow
Gum Inventory in 8,678 Wads Found at Girls' School
In Connecticut a girls' school shutdown left staff with 8,678 wads of chewing gum stuck in rooms and hallways during cleanup.
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Connecticut
Phonograph Funeral Service Sheds New Light on Grieving
A New York era piece recounts a funeral where a phonograph delivered prayers, scripture, and hymns with a cathedrallike tone. Mrs. Stillwell operated the device in the double parlor as mourners listened and a choir performance accompanied the grave service. This front page vignette contrasts progress with tradition.
Lincoln Gettysburg Address Phrase Debate Revisited
Washington Star notes that the famous Gettysburg phrase was not original to Lincoln and traces earlier uses by Parker, Wilson, and Webster. The piece argues Lincoln echoed common sentiment about government by and for the people and that the resemblance to prior texts was a coincidence, not theft.
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Lincoln
Theodore Parker
Webster
Henry Wilson
Wilson
Boston
New England
Daniel Webster
Parker
Sozas
Washington Star
Selling a Mine Bright Minds in London Deal
A Western man recounts how a mine sale in London turned into a million-dollar closure. Major Frank McLaughlin explains the right approach to show property, bring in experts, and align currencies. The buyer’s offer rose from 200,000 to 250,000, but the real gain came when pounds and dollars confusion yielded a 1,000,000 windfall.
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London
Frank McLaughlin
Capital
San Francisco Post
Tropical Nuts Boost Florida Coconut Cultivation
The New York World notes rapid coconut expansion along Florida’s east coast with about 250 000 trees, 42 000 in one plantation. It suggests bats from Central America and the West Indies via the Gulf Stream seeded early plantings around Key West and nearby forts, while a 1877 storm salvage near Lake Worth spurred growth.
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Florida
Central America
West Indies
Key West
Lake Worth
New York World
The Cable Code and a Ship Fire Message
A New York Tribune note describes a three word cable code signaling a ship destroyed by fire the crew saved by boats and all hands saved informing wives and sweethearts. The piece also recalls an anecdote about the blind and mute imagining dialogue by touch or writing.
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Scott
New York Tribune
Nets From Hand to Machine Shape Fishermen's Trade
The New York Sun reports on how most nets are now machine made except small crab and sport nets, with six U.S. factories on the Atlantic coast. Machinery dominates, but some Atlantic coast crews still handcraft nets. a Pacific coast hub retains handwork. Net types, lengths, costs, and uses span lakes, shores, and farms, including pound and purse nets, and diverse nonfishing uses.
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Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
North Carolina
New York Sun
Veiled Warbler Paris Street Singer Mystified City For Summer
A Paris summer legend tells of the Veiled Songstress a masked female singer who, with two male performers, delighted crowds for three months. Her haunting aria from La Traviata drew gold and silver coins before the trio vanished. The mystery endures as Paris archives remain sealed and the public forgets the spectacle.
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Paris
Traviata
Dunkirk and Allegheny Valley Time Schedule 1895
Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad time table in effect Sunday October 20 1895 at 4 am EST. Does not run on Sunday. Trains 1 and 4 away except Sunday. Trains 2 and 3 run daily. Depot corner Laurel and Fourth streets. C A Ketcham superintendent.
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Laurel and
Fourth Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Py & E. Division
Npr
TASLE
Warren Fairward
Sheffield
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Pullman
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Erie
Williamsport
Rane
Baltmore
Warren
Travi 1
Eane
Renovo
Ridgway
J.B. Wou Gen Man’er. Ren’ Pase
LerFaep Ticke
Adopted June 9 1895 Tra From Jamestown as City Time
City time adoption noted with June 9 1895 as effective date referencing Jamestown origin. Minor OCR fragment noting transportation timing and local timing standard. No further readable details on who enacted or where located.
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Tra
Jamestown
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the Wickedest Woman
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Henry
Jane
Burrey
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Masonic Temple
Chicago
Siegfried & Co
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Lanesack
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Warren, Penna
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