Land grabs and clashes over settlers and English landowners
A dialogue on land policy details foreign ownership in the United States, with a duke’s scheme to place lands in native tenants’ names, railroad acquisitions, and displacement of an old farmer. It critiques wealth and power, referencing Jay Gould and riots, and contrasts liberty with moneyed influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
America
New York
Waverland
Jay Gould
Kansas
Ilinois
Nebraska
Germany
England
Negro Pages in Washington Stir Novel Page Trend
The Washington scene sees black pages in bright liveries with crests on their buttons. They accompany their mistresses on shopping and calls, sometimes causing friction when miscommunications arise at official houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Congress
Missus
Savannah News
Water Power at St. Augustine Reveals Vast Liquid Resource
The artesian well drilled by Daniel Dull at the Ponce de Leon hotel in St. Augustine Florida reaches 1110 feet and flows 7000 gallons per minute. A one foot diameter water column rises four feet due to twenty pounds per square inch pressure, suggesting immense motive power amid local speculation on its national value.
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Daniel Dull
Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine
Fla
A Modern Hercules in Nevada City Rescue
A Nevada City man riding to fetch his mail was trapped when his saddle turned. He fell and his foot was caught in the stirrup as the frightened horse reared. A strong Cornish miner sprang into action, grabbing the horse by its tail and holding it until the rider was freed.
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Nevada City
Broad Street
Nevada
Cal
Herald
Magnate Jonas Gilman Clark Career Summary
Mr Jonas Gilman Clark donated 1 million dollars to establish a Massachusetts college. Born on a farm he pursued limited schooling, learned trades, and sold his own timber to peddlers. He opened a rag and junk shop that became a hardware store, moved to California in 1849, profited from gold during the war premium, bought government bonds, and later invested in real estate to amass substantial wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Gilman Clark
Massachusetts
California
Stanton Secrecy and Charity at Public Reception Room
In a descriptive portrait from The Century, Secretary Stanton manages daily public hearings with order and mercy. Colonel Hardie coordinates access, prioritizes wounded soldiers and deserving civilians, and Stanton often blesses brave acts with moral remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stanton
Congress
Hardie
Pelouze
The Secretary Bird Extinct in Cape Colony
The Pall Mall Gazette reports at a Cape Town game protection meeting that the secretary bird is extinct in Cape Colony. Once favored by Boers and tameable around kraals it was driven away as game dwindled. Its snake killing was outweighed by damage to small fauna and rarity, prompting its removal from the colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Cape
Pall Mall Gazette
Business Men Urged to Use Mail Office Printing
The Mail Office advertises superior job printing facilities for businessmen. It highlights quality stock, low prices, and a price comparison invitation before placing orders.
Suppositories Sold At Kemp Drug Store For Piles Cure
Tonight and tomorrow night and every day this week Kemp's Suppositories at L. G. Noyes' drug store are promoted as the most successful treatment for piles. Sufferers are promised relief and a permanent cure, with price listed as 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Noyes
Kemp
Destruction of Great Libraries Echoes Through History
The article recounts historic fires and edicts that erased vast libraries and texts. It mentions Alexandrian collections totaling 700,000 volumes, Caliph Ornan’s purge, papal burnings, the Indexes, and losses from mutilated copies of Livy Tacitus and Varro.
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New York Mail and Express
Ornan
Alexander VI
Gregory VII
Cottonian
Tacitus
Varro
Atticus
Rome
Liquid fuel gains in Russian Black Sea trade
The Protektsia loaded 300 tons of petroleum refuse at Novorossisk and delivered it to Odessa where Russian factories buy it replacing English coal. Russian rail progress near Novorossisk and the looming Black Sea oil supply threaten English coal dominance as liquid fuel adoption accelerates in southeast Europe.
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Protektsia
Odessa
Caucasus
Novorossik
Caspian
Black Sea
Mediterranean
East
England
Batum
Kavkas
The Bulrush Caterpillar in New Zealand Lore
In St Nicholas Julia P Ballard describes Awheto the bulrush caterpillar a curious New Zealand plant. A seed lodges on a caterpillar and parasitically grows inside turning the host into a white pith like vegetable substance while preserving its form. The natives eat it with relish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Julia P. Ballard
St. Nicholas
Misfit Suits to Hire and Loyal Lords in 19th Century Ties
Lord Iddesleigh and Lord Salisbury formed a lasting friendship after 1855 when Sir Stafford Northcote helped Lord Robert Cecil marry Miss Alderson. Cast off by his father, Robert found support through Northcote as they aided each other and engaged in church works. A New York ad promotes misfit suits for hire.
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Lord Iddesleigh
Lord Salisbury
Sir Stafford Northcote
Lord Robert Cecil
Miss Alderson
Northcotes
Sir Stafford
Lord Robert
Maiden's Pensive Moment Sparks Daydream in Park
In a San Francisco Chronicle excerpt, a sentimental man and his friend observe a pretty, thoughtful girl in a park. He muses about being the object of her reverie while they debate whether to go in for a dental extraction.
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Rome
New York
Jove
Emily
San Francisco Chronicle
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Jean Ingelow
Pope
Goethe
Benjamin West
Bartel
Heinrich Heine
Zimmerman
Confucius
Sam Jones
Bulwer Lytton
George MacDonald
Dickens
Jupiter
Fontaine
Emerson
Lincoln
Negro Pages
Hercules
Stanton
The
War Department
W. H. Pickett & CO
H. A. Jamieson & CO
Aan
Christian Smith
Warren County
First National Bank
Warren
Struthers
Lished
Struthers, Wells & C0
Parshall & Sill
E. W. Parshall
G. W. Sill
Warren, Pa
General Agents
James Broder
Bradford
Warren Savings Bank
Arren
Sherman
Jewets
Syracuse
Gale
Pittsburgh
F. O. Pierce
T. S. Messner
Thas and
Copfees
Russia
N. Greenland
Exchange Block
Exchange Hotel
L. G Noyes
Wells & Noyes
Drueses
Nedicines
Stube
I. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
Cashier
L. F. Watson
O. H. Hunter
A. J. Hazeltine
M. B. Dunham
LR. Freeman
Jas. Clark
Pennsylvania
R. R
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Metable
Eft
Sunav
Sheffield Express
Sheffield
Ridgway
Oil Express
Erie Mail
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Stout Teamn
Erie
Williamsport
Washton
Eriehiladelphia
Maisie
Kane
Erie Express
Chas, E. Pugh
Man
J.R. Wood
Agt
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley
Pittsburg
B’y
Imema
South
No.1
Fredonia
Casadaga
Inclairville
Ross Mill
Falconer
Craig Frewsburg
Fentonville
Panier
Russellburg
N. Warren
Warren, Jackson
Irvington
Youngsville
Pittsfield
Garland -Newton's
Lake Shore and
Erie Railways
Dunkirk
Jamestown
D. Thayer
C. A. Clute
L.T. Bishop
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A & Ohio
New York, Lake Erie & Western
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Corry
Chicago & St. Louis
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Way
Accom
New York Limited
N. Y
Albany
Boston
Erie Au
Bradford Express
Chicago
Marion
Chicago & Atlantic Railway
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Peoria
Ill
Springfield
Salamanca
Cleveland
St. Louis
Ohio
Pullman Buffet
Pullman
Pullman Palace
Cho
Chicago Atlantic Railway
Indianapolis
Leavittsburg
Meadville
D.S. Rowe
Corry, Pa
Leerit
Kinzua
Corydon
Wolf Run
Uaker
Red House
Uffalo
York
Ladelpa
River Division
Parker
Foxburg
Franklin
Oil City
Phila
Timi
Oleopolis
Eagle Rock
Tionesta «Hickory
Junkeyvil
Tidioute
Thompson
Irvineton
Tionesta
Buffalo
Gko
S. Gatchell
J. A. Fellows
Pass
R Agt
Exchange St
N.Y
Morck Bro
Jewelers
Ofticians
Ppouiminy
August Morck
Optician
Tionesta Valley R. R. Co
Sheffield ,Gilson
Barnes
Llovets
Donaldson
Martin
Brookston
Thomson
Foxbury
Allegheny
Sheffieldfield
Sheff Tionesta Valley
Garfield
Farnsworth Siding
Tiona
Markham
Farnsworth
Crary
Ee Rowland
Water St
Arbuckles
Ansvoxins
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Y. Franklin Division
Ino I
Stoneboro Jamestown
Andover
Ashtabula
H. McIntire
BabAenaes
Amuureso
R. T. Bush & Son
Pearl St
Boston Shoe Store
Reynolds & Eddy
Ladies Fine Shoes
Greenland
Episcopal Church
Mammoth Furniture Store
P. Greenlund
Piero Pellnts
Ayer
O. A. Willard
Tremont St
Mass
Elizabeth Warnock
Appleton Street
Lowell
Mrs. Ann O’brian
Sullivan St
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lake
C.R
Hamburgh
Eden Valley
Eden Center
Jorth Collins
Collins
Gowanda
Dayton
Ine Valley
Kerry Creek
Jonewario
Kennedy
W.&p Cros Jamestown
Alewions Corry
Pitteburg
AI Rson
George Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
Sam’l. Burns
Hartman, SR
Bloomsburg
Mas
R. H. Rosixsoy
Staunton
WM. Mehaeg
Wylie St
J. F. Newton
Camden
N. J
Mary Capron
Moorestown
Franz Makl
Mauch Chunk
Boi
Pfaelzer Bros. & CO
Market Street
Warren & Farnsworth Valley
Garfield Vendergrift
Dunham’s Mill
Clarendon Corwen
Underwood’s. McCalmont
Wood’s Mill
East Branch Junction
Garfield Arr
East Branch
City
Ee Syed
Vandergrift
Dunham's Mill
A. D. Wood
J . Das Eqar Is
Variety Hall
Mt Oe Ff
Roger If yVtekhh
A.h.rogers & CO
Ceenesxo,n
Siggins
D. H. Siggins
Third Street
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Northwestern
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Lake Superior
Upper
Michigan
Bethlehem
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