In 19th century Detroit, there was little stigma attached to public speaking. In the days before the arrival of 20th-century mass media, politicians, barkers and buskers often found eager audiences by ...

This month 64 years ago ... He has been gone for over 80 years now, but Harry "Railroad Jack" Cooper should never be forgotten. In January 1951, The Chronicle said, Among the possessions of Mrs. A.B.

At the end of the 19th century, two of the most famous dogs in the country were from Albany, their celebrity spread by eager newspapers that attracted readers with tales of canines independently ...

Second of two parts. Read part one. When Harry “Railroad Jack” Cooper peeked out from beneath his two warm blankets, he liked what he saw. The soaking rain that had been falling the night before when ...

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