Reminiscences of a Moltke Letter and Odd 19th Century Anecdotes
A Hamburg resident recalls a family incident from 1804 involving a Dutch dairyman Mann and the Maus. Moltke responds with thanks and memory of the burning farm. The column recounts a Boston Shawmut Bank silver payout scam, medical miracles, أهل curiosities, plus a London Alhambra prestidigitator stunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Oldenburg
Mann
Maus
Frau Moltke
Friedrich Mau
The Sioux Indians and the Long Struggle for Lands
The Sioux, once vast across the Minnesota Dakotas and neighboring regions, grew from about 13 000 to around 50 000 in the face of warfare, treaties, and disease. The piece recounts early treaties, frontier conflicts, notable chiefs, and the 1875 campaigns led by Crook, Terry, Miles, and others culminating in surrender and shifting of the Sioux peoples to reservations.
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North America
England
France
Germany
Minnesota
South
Dakota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
United States
Mississippi
Washington
Harney
Sully
Canada
Black Hills
Indian Territory
Red Cloud
Spotted Tail
Sitting Bull
Grant
Ely Parker
Indian Affairs
Montana
Wyoming
Crazy Horse
Crook
Gibbons
Terry
Cleveland
Ohio
Springfield
Mass
D. C
Custer
Gall
Rain-in
Spotted Eagle
Miles
Queen Victoria
New York Herald
Queen Margherita as Court Patron and Music Lover
The Chicago Herald profile lauds Queen Margherita of Italy for beauty of complexion and graceful outlines, notes her growing stoutness, and highlights her education, language skills in German and Italian, love of music, and sociable court life. It lists Minghetti Bonghi Villari and Carducci as guests and admirers.
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Margherita
Minghetti
Bonghi
Villari
Italy
Giosue Carducci
Chicago Herald
Barnum An Acrobat Long Hidden Athletic Life Revealed
The New York Press profile reveals P. T. Barnum as a lifelong athlete who trained in private, performed disguises on occasion, and maintained a private gym at Istamban and Waldemere before settling in Marina. He kept athletic attire and routines, though public performance ended as he aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Stanley
Mr. Stanley
New York
Mrs. Stanley
The
New York Sun
Raum Des Ail
Barnum
Iranistan
Waldemere
Marina
Triad Stone
New York Press
Washday in Edinburgh Seen as Local Sight
In Edinburgh the poor still wash weekly by the river using large public kettles and tubs. Women tread linen in heated water to remove dirt while passersby ignore it, though visitors may view it as a city spectacle. Police would likely attract crowds if riverside washings drew attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Scotland
Chicago News
Clock Regulates Dockyard Duties Departed from Iron Vessels
In Chatham dockyard a large clock regulated all duties but has run irregularly due to the proximity of iron vessels under construction. The hammering caused by the clocker’s works to be affected, and the clock was moved to a different part of the yard to restore regular timekeeping.
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Chatham
England
The Empress of Japan in Public View at Last
An essay notes the gradual return of the Empress from mythic invisibility to public sight. It recalls a rare garden ceremony five years past where she appeared in imperial robes, exuded quiet charm, yet kept a guarded, distant expression beneath a ceremonial smile.
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John A. Hambleton
Baltimore
The
Chicago Hospital
Mamie Brown
Philadelphia Zoological Garden
Paris
London
Harpers
Bats Huddle and Suffer in Cold Weather
Fragmentary notes describe bats clustering in hollow trees caves and deserted houses during cold spells. Bats suspend by tail hooks on wing tips and the group may weigh down a single bat. Warmth revives injured bats and restores activity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Casmier Stearns
Shawmut Danks
Boston
New York Central Railroad
Boston and Albany
the Central
Chemical Bank
Shawmut Bank
Sub- Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Mamie
Vienna
Austria
Joan Bertorr
Crawford County
Ala
Bettorf
London Alhambra
the Queen of
Washday
the Empress of Japan
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