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July 13, 1879
Morning Appeal
Carson City, Ormsby County, Carson City County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Lord Loftus, British governor, annoyed by Fourth of July fireworks in San Francisco, demands silence from a bell boy, who explains it's a national holiday; the lord retorts and plugs his ears with cotton. (148 characters)
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HE DIDN'T LIKE THE NOISE
A gentleman of this city, who was stopping at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on the Fourth of July, tells the following ridiculous story on Lord Loftus, the recently appointed Governor of New South Wales, who has been sojourning on the borders of Lake Tahoe for a few days.
During Independence Day the bombs that were being fired on the street in front of the hotel made a fearful and incessant noise, greatly to the disgust of his lordship. He rang for a bell boy and ordered him to have an end put to the noise.
"I cannot do it, your lordship," replied the bell boy.
"Well," asked his lordship, "is there no place in town where I can find a little quiet and peace from this barbaric noise?"
"I do not think so, sir; I do not believe you can find a place in the Union to-day that is exempt from the noise you hear here. We call this Independence Day in this country."
"Hang Independence Day!" emphatically remarked Lord Loftus. "It is strange that a British gentleman's comfort is not taken into consideration in this barbaric country."
With that he slammed the door in the servant's face, and filled his ears with cotton to exclude the "distasteful noise."
A gentleman of this city, who was stopping at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on the Fourth of July, tells the following ridiculous story on Lord Loftus, the recently appointed Governor of New South Wales, who has been sojourning on the borders of Lake Tahoe for a few days.
During Independence Day the bombs that were being fired on the street in front of the hotel made a fearful and incessant noise, greatly to the disgust of his lordship. He rang for a bell boy and ordered him to have an end put to the noise.
"I cannot do it, your lordship," replied the bell boy.
"Well," asked his lordship, "is there no place in town where I can find a little quiet and peace from this barbaric noise?"
"I do not think so, sir; I do not believe you can find a place in the Union to-day that is exempt from the noise you hear here. We call this Independence Day in this country."
"Hang Independence Day!" emphatically remarked Lord Loftus. "It is strange that a British gentleman's comfort is not taken into consideration in this barbaric country."
With that he slammed the door in the servant's face, and filled his ears with cotton to exclude the "distasteful noise."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Independence Day
Lord Loftus
San Francisco
Noise Complaint
Cultural Misunderstanding
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Loftus
Where did it happen?
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Story Details
Key Persons
Lord Loftus
Location
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Event Date
On The Fourth Of July
Story Details
A British lord staying at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco is annoyed by the noise of bombs fired on Independence Day, orders a bell boy to stop it, learns it's a national holiday, and expresses frustration before plugging his ears with cotton.