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Tomorrow's Past Press, as well as Friday's, will be afternoon/late editions.

Oh thank GOD this was published! Crisis averted.

REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER it is announced will occupy his pulpit in the Plymouth Church to-morrow morning and evening as usual.

(c) NYTimes 1854. Original Article

High-rollin' Dutch invest in Gould.

HOW JAY GOULD ASTONISHED THE DUTCH.

From the London Railway News, Aug. 16.

We hear from Amsterdam that Mr. Jay Gould has been rather astonishing Dutch financiers. It appears that he has been negotiating with bankers there about a Kansas railroad whose affairs have been in litigation for several years. He finally offered $1,300,000 for the first mortgage bonds held by the syndicate, which they accepted, with the proviso that interest should be added to the date of payment. Gould agreed, but created a sensation by immediately writing a check on Messrs. J.S. Morgan & Co., of London, for the full amount.

(c) NYTimes 1879. Original Article

Boys, we are good! Let's bring him insi--HEY! Where'd he go!?

CAUGHT AND LOST A HORSE THIEF.

JAMAICA, L. I., Aug. 30.--The Richmond Hill police captured a horse thief early this morning, and in their exultation over their clever work let the prisoner get away. The man was met by Capt. Badger riding a horse toward Brooklyn about 2 o'clock this morning. The Captain asked him some questions, and receiving answers he knew to be false, made the arrest.

The prisoner was kept on his horse, and the animal was given to Policemen Ploss and Randolph to bring to this place. Ploss led the horse, while his companion walked in the rear to prevent the thief's escape. Arriving near the jail here, they met two members of the Jamaica force. While they were exchanging compliments, the thief slipped off the animal's back and disappeared in the darkness. He was not recaptured.

(c) NYTimes 1894. Original Article

Two turtle doves and a cartridge in a pear tree.

Boston is allowed to be the head of our civilization, because she has a barren sort of stony ground about her, somewhat resembling Attica, and because she is near Plymouth Rock and Bunker Hill, all undeniable (and hard) facts. But she has a few relics of barbarism still, and, in some respects, is no better than New-York or Philadelphia. A match for $400 took place a short time ago between two Presidents of gentlemen's clubs for the killing of a flock of pigeons with guns, and the creatures were killed accordingly. Now, why not kill rats instead? Rat-killing has a quality of use in it, and we can pardon dogs when they go in among the vermin, "and maunch, and maunch, and maunch." But that shattering of pigeons--also called turtle doves--it is not a fitting business for the civilized and solid men of Boston. Dog-fights, rat-fights, cock-fights, fist-fights, all have a spirit-stirring, warm-blooded sense of contest in them. But that calm, critical winging and maiming of the birds is a cold-blooded sport, and therefore too fishy for Boston. We hope Chih Tajen and Sun Tajen will not carry the story home with them.

(c) NYTimes 1868. Original Article

SATURDAY SPECIAL!

Alas, the making of a Past Press cartoon. This video shows the unedited and uncut creation of today's cartoon, "the Fruit Filcher". From beginning to end, this cartoon took forty-nine minutes to create but, of course, the video has been sped up to show you all the steps in a swift one minute and thirty seconds. I hope you enjoy this look behind the scenes at the Past Press!