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Kossuth in America
The National Era, Washington, DC, January 22, 1852 The reception of the great Hungarian by the people of the United States is freely commented on by the English press. “The…
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Making Moonshine on a Large Scale
Mohave County Miner and Our Mineral Wealth, Kingman, AZ, January 21, 1921 J. M. Rank, an old time miner of this county, but who of late years has been conducting…
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Eloped with the Driver
Pittsburg Dispatch, Pittsburg, PA, January 20, 1889 A Handsome Heiress Runs Away With the Married Driver of a Stage [Special Telegram to the Dispatch] Le Raysville, January 19. — Herbert…
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Science!
Valentine Democrat, Valentine, NE, January 19, 1905 Wireless for Trains The managements of the Lake Shore and the New York Central railroads have decided to install a wireless telegraph system…
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Elkton and Oxford Railroad
The Cecil Whig, Elkton, MD, January 18, 1873
Enginneer Hood and party reached Elkton last Thursday, in completing the survey and estimate of the line of the proposed railroad between Elkton and Oxford, 18 miles. The estimates are, for grading and masonry, $59,168.23; Engineering, office and incidental expenses, $10,000. Total, $69,168.23. This is the estimate for putting the road in order to receive the cross-ties and rails.
A meeting was held at the office of Hon. Hiram McCullough, and the books opened for subscriptions for stock.
This road, if built, and we hope it will be successfully pushed forward, will be a continuation in this direction of the Peach Bottom Railway, which is now under contract.
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Congressional Proceedings
Evening Star, Washington, DC, January 17, 1856
In the House yesterday, after we went to press, other gentlemen explained the reasons actuating them in voting on Mr. Thorington’s resolution, viz : Messrs. Purviance, Sherman, Dunn, Fuller of Pa., Stanton, Thorington, Wade, and Washburn of Me.
Some debate took place between Messrs. Stephens, Zollicoffer, and Richardson, in the course of which the latter took occasion to say that while he believed that, according to the letter of the constitution, Congress had the power to exclude slavery from the territory of the United States, yet that it was unjust and wrong, and in violation of the spirit of that instrument, to do so, as the constitution was made for the purpose of securing equality among the States and to the people of the whole country.
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Fist Fight in State Senate
The Tacoma Times, Tacoma, WA, January 16, 1917
Olympia, Jan. 16 — Great commotion was caused on the floor of the senate this morning when Senators Howard Taylor of King and Tom Brown of Whatcom engaged in a fist fight.
Brown had accused Taylor of trying to make himself “King of the Senate,” and had made other accusations against him.
Taylor had offered Brown “to go Into the ante-room and repeat what he said, but Brown had refused, saying that he would repent his accusations on the floor.
Taylor reached over Brown’s desk and struck him a resounding whack full in the face.
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The Gift to Gen. Kilpatrick
Vermont Daily Transcript, St. Albans, VT, January 15, 1869 We mentioned two or three days ago that Gen. Kilpatrick, at the close of his lecture in Hartford, was presented with…
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Where’s Mr. Ebling?
The New York Herald, New York, NY, January 14, 1856 The Commissioner of Streets and Lamps has issued several proclamations in relation to the present horrid condition of the city…
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Signaling to Mars
The Gold Leaf, Henderson, NC, January 9, 1902 The Difficulty of Doing So by Means of Light. The very largest city that this earth has ever known would be altogether…