New York’s Five Points Visited Through a Visitor’s Night Tour
Special Correspondence. A New York Decades study of Five Points and Paradise Park describes the district’s dark past and changing present. The writer notes the old slum near Worth and Park streets, the Five Points House of Industry, and the Mission, with vivid depictions of daily life among Italians, Chinese, and other communities. He reflects on slumming culture, reform, and the mingling of ethnic groups shaping a future American identity, alongside mortality and immigration concerns.
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New York
St Giles
London
Mulberry Bend
Stewart's
Postofice
City Hall Park
Broadway
Worth Street
Elm Street
Elm
Centre
Paradise Park
Park Street
Baxter Street
Tere
Five Points House of Industry
Hell
Five Points Mission
Charles Dickens
Five Points
America
Ohio
Invention and History of the Piano Across Civilizations
A compact discussion traces the piano from its London Covent Garden debut to a global standard among strings. It cites early claims of invention, lists famed virtuosi like Liszt and Rubinstein, and notes instrument types upright and grand. The piece mentions printing origins and late adoption of the thumb in keyboard plays.
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Queena Elizabeth
London
Covent Garden
Kalxbenner
Liszt
Hummel
Thalberg
Rubinstein
Holler
Aristofan
Koster
Gansfleinch
Schrooter
Wood
Emanuel Dach
Dallas Welcomes Dallas as Boomtown With State Fair Parade
Special correspondence from Dallas describes a thriving metropolis growing from 10,002 in 1873 to about 50,000, boasting brick business houses, stone fronts, paved streets, a large opera house, six hotels, and a major state fair opening Oct 11. It notes rail links, a strong fire department, schools, mines nearby, and even reassures on Frank James’s presence as a quiet clerk rather than celebrity.
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Dallas
Tex
East
Middle States
Texas
Ourity
Dallab
Association
Senate Tariff Bill Outlined by Finance Committee
Washington Oct 4 An abstract of the Republican tariff bill was released showing changes to internal revenue and duties to take effect Feb 1. Tobacco taxes are revised and repeals undo many tobacco levies. alcohol for the arts exempt from internal tax. Senator Allison said the measure will be considered Monday and aims to balance revenue reductions with essential protectionist features, reducing government income by about 75 million dollars with substantial cuts in sugar and tobacco duties.
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Wasuixeton
Senate Committee On Finance
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Tax
Allison
Aldrich
United Press
Ar. Mills
House
Chicago
Weather Crop Bulletin Reports Mixed Growth in Regions
The weekly weather crop bulletin for the week ending September 29 notes generally favorable conditions for most crops except New England where heavy rains hurt development. Cotton conditions improved in the cotton belt while Louisiana reports favorable cane and rice harvesting. Gulf states see good cotton picking and wheat prospects. Light frosts in the Northern Gulf, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and Middle Atlantic threaten some crops, but warnings helped protect the uncut tobacco.
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New England
Wasnixaros
Cotton Belt
Louisiana
Gulf States
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Premier Greenway Accused of $12,500 Bribe in Manitoba
Wynne Man to October 4 reports The Free Press published letters alleging Premier Greenway accepted a bribe of 12,500 dollars from Northern Pacific to secure advantageous railroad charter amendments and government preferences. Greenway claimed the money was for election purposes. Parliament to reconvene soon amid strong public indignation and likely government defeat.
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Manitoba
Wynne
Man
Free Press
Northern Pacific
ONE SIGHT WAS ENOUGH The Ghastly Diver Find at Golden Gate
San Francisco Oct 1 A Pacific Coast Steamship diver hired at 1.50 a day located the City of Chester wreck fifty fathoms deep after a collision with Oceanic. He found a distorted corpse with tongue hanging and another body clutched to a man, then refused to return to the ruin. Sheriff Lance shoots a deputy killer case in Sparta, Tennessee. Flem Potts deadly shot may die. John Potts evading arrest in a livery stable as authorities plan posse action.
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Golden Gate
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Victor Hinston
City of
Chester
Oceanic
Nashville
Tenn
Sparta
White County
Lance
John L. Potts
United States
Gus Geer
Flem Potts
John
Sheriff Potts
John Potts
Cabbage Growers Form Northwestern Ohio Trust
In Western Wood County, cabbage growers forming a regional trust refuse to sell for less than 4 cents a head. The agreement covers major producers and aims to control cabbage output for Findlay Toledo and Cleveland markets amid a record yield. Norfolk skeleton case notes a missing salesman found as bones and clothing scattered near Virginia Beach. Burial unclear. authorities suspect suicide.
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Fixpear
Wood County
Findlay
Toledo
Cleveland
Ohio
Norfolk
Hollies
Virginia Beach
Alonzo Lewis
W. & B. Douglass
Pump Manufacturers
New York
Boston Women Voters Qualification Counts
Boston reports 5149 women assessed to qualify for school committee suffrage, with more than half identified as Catholics. Books closed last night.
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