Londoner observes Americans habits and politeness in New York
A Londoner in New York notes American stubbornness about signs and entrances and the polite way requests are worded. He recalls signs that say please and the respect for a gentlemanly approach, contrasting with abrupt rule enforcement. The piece blends this anecdotal view with a separate New York Sun profile of a stray dog Bum who befriended precinct officers. Bum thrives with police, rides cars, guards against burglars, and enjoys meals and shelter at the Twenty eighth precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Bum
East River
Freers
Tom Reilly
Hawkins
Sergeant Reilly
Reilly
Astoria Ferry House
Eighty-sixth Street
Seventy-ninth Street
Ninety-sixth Street
The Charge of the Thirty-Eighth Cavalry in Hard Marches
A narrator recalls the first mounted attack by the Thirty-Eighth Cavalry, describing chaotic drills, riders falling, discipline issues, and improvised leadership. The march continues to a camp, with prisoners captured, hunger, and a shared coffee and bacon supper among captors and captives before continuing the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Light Brigade
Cardigan
Bright
Brainard
Balaklava
Cloyne
England
Leutenant
Mick McTwyny
Little Brainard
Charley
Bralpard
Greenhorn
Hamilton
Lin
Debts Rise Worldwide From Napoleonic to 1900s
A Paris Matin cited figures show world indebtedness swelling from $2 billion in 1801 to over $8 billion after the Napoleonic wars and reaching about $3.8 billion by 1901. It notes Britain and the United States sharply reduced debts, while France and Latin nations surged, with railways driving Latin debt and little material return. France trails others with a projected 1954 payoff for railway stewardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Italy
Russia
France
Spain
Paris
Curious Bullets In War Tales From General Crozer And Hoff
The report recounts General Crozer's testimony on bullet behavior when striking varying tissues in the Philippines and Porto Rico. It also chronicles Sergeant Hoff, the famed Franc Tireur of Paris, who eluded German troops, earned a pension and Arc de Triomphe guardianship, and became a Paris celebrity amid the siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crozer
Ordnance
Philippine Committee
Crozier
Philippines
General Crozier
Chicago
Porto Rico
Sergeant Hoff
Franc Tireur
Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Hoff
The
Legion of Honor
New York Express
Spider dances to tuning fork in odd experiment
A man tested whether a tuning fork’s sound would lure a large ugly spider to a buzzing illusion. He linked the sound across a web via telephone wires and watched the spider move along threads to the fork, finally dancing as if the tone pleased him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spider
It It It Foiled Anger and a New Bonnet
Foiled anger leads to a rueful remark about life and beauty. A witty exchange unfolds as John Henry admits his provocations are pointless and that the domestic plan will be delayed, ending with a comic image of waiting a month for a new bonnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry
Chicago Post
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