Court Goes To Jail In Missouri Tax Battle For Years
In St. Clair County Missouri farmers resist a United States court order to tax themselves to pay bonds plus interest totaling about 1.3 million dollars. Judges voluntarily accept jail rather than levy the tax. the county’s refusal spans nearly three decades with no payment of principal or interest, while efforts at compromise fail.
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St. Clair County
Missouri
United States Court
United States
America
Dillon
Kansas City
Asabel Heath
Thomas J. Younger
John Breeden
John P. Love
Thomas Henley
St. Clair
Philip
Osceola
Appleton City
Lowrey
East Tennessee
Kentucky
Union
New World
St Clair County and the stalled Osceola rail bond scheme
A historical account of St Clair County Missouri facing a failed rail bond issue with Tebo and Neosho Railway plans from Kansas City to Helena Arkansas. It details bond terms, county actions, and the eventual nonexecution of the railroad project, along with local demography and enduring pioneer spirit.
The Real Owner Dialogue Clipped Exchange
A fragment shows a dialogue about ownership and tenure with the line Do you own your own home and a quip about a cook lasting seven years. The text presents two speakers Twee dles and a reference to domestic staff.
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Tweedles
Liberty versus decorum in Congress a Canuck observer says
A Toronto Globe report contrasts British strictness with U S House freedom noting loud debates, rapid speaker changes, and the mace known as the bird used to quell quarrels. It recalls a prewar incident where a member hurled a law piece and the sergeant at arms deployed the bird to restore order.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Ile
Michigan
Arkansas
Spain
Toronto Globe
Why the Doctor Left
An English doctor attached to a rajah’s court becomes indispensable to neighbors and befriends the prime minister. After the ruler enjoys Seidlitz powder and praises it, a palace messenger reports the ruler opened the doctor’s medicine chest and took all white powders and all blue powders, 23 of each. The doctor flees at once for the frontier.
How He Made Her Hold Her Tongue
The late Sir William Jenner is praised for the richest physician’s income in Britain, earning about $75,000 yearly at his peak. London papers abound with anecdotes, including a tale of a gossiping patient who would begin with Have you heard. Jenner would reply No and then force her to keep a thermometer in her mouth for ten minutes to curb her chatter.
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Sir William Jenner
Great Britain
London
Sir William
Jenner
Hannah More's Wedding Day and Celibacy Topic
A writer discusses Hannah More the English writer and the celibacy that left her time to bend her mind to humane interests. The piece reflects on how her life choices shaped her contributions and the surrounding discourse.
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Hannah More
Hannah Moore
The Faithful Suitor Fails at the Church
A betrothed young woman goes to the church with her party for a wedding but the fiancé fails to appear. A late letter reveals his reluctance to marry, offering four hundred pounds a year for life to the betrayed lady as compensation.
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Miss More
Swain
All Aboriginal Tribes and Climate Diet Debate
The piece argues that fat and oleaginous fish suit northern life while tropics foods suit warm zones. It challenges the view that tropical climates breed indolence and that fish diets boost intellect, suggesting climate and necessity, not diet, drive activity. It cites Esquimaux, temperate Indians, Australian bush, and California tribes as examples of limited ambitions.
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Polar
Tropics
California
Esquimaux
San Francisco Chronicle
No. 1318: Baltimore and Ohio’s premier ten wheeler
Despite superstition the No. 1318 locomotive proves exceptional on the Baltimore and Ohio system. Built by Baldwin as a ten wheel engine with seventy eight inch drivers it has served nearly nine years without accidents or major repairs and far fewer delays than its sister engines.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Bald- Win Company
Peculiar Ceremony Marks Exhumation of Two Chinese
Exhumation of the bodies of Car Poy and Ah Ben from Barooga New South Wales occurred under colonial secretary authority. Deniliquin delegates attended the rite placing lighted papers baked fowl whisky and food on graves before skeletons were raised cleaned and reburied in calico labeled for deportation to China.
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Car Poy
Ah Ben
Barooga
New South Wales
Denilquin
China
Visitors flock to great Citi Paris and central capitals
In 1807 Great Citi Paris hosted 890000 visitors, Berlin 617000 and Vienna 364000 while thirteen years earlier Paris had 654000, Berlin 268000 and Vienna 184000. Hotels hosted 500000 Paris, 4500000 Berlin and 8000000 Vienna guests. Due to lax police supervision New York and London totals are unreliable.
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Paris
Berlin
Vienna
New York
London
Two Notable Scottish Figures Are Described as Cripples
In a striking claim two famed Scotchmen are described as cripples Lord Kelvin lauded as Scotland’s leading scientist and Dr James Macgregor of Edinburgh noted as the greatest living Scottish preacher both prominent personalities cited in discussions of their talents and condition.
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Lord Kelvin
James Macgregor
Edinburgh
Deceived Gracefully Women and a Butterless Honor Roll
A terse claim notes that a woman who accepts deceit becomes easier for her husband to govern, while a stark contrast suggests hardship when the roll of honor consists of butterless dry bread. The line reflects social expectations and frugal hardship.
Mark Twain's Daughter Clara Clemens Inherits Wit
Clara Clemens, daughter of Samuel L. Clemens, famed author, is favored in Vienna society. She studies singing in Florence and Vienna, earning praise for a singularly sweet voice and strong artistry. Mark Twain reportedly writes a book about Vienna as he savors its life and manners.
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Clara Clemens
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twains
Mr. Clemens
Miss Clemens
Florence
Arno Quays
Mark Twain
Vienna
West Virginia's New Senator Nathan Bay Scott
Nathan Bay Scott, newly elected United States Senator from West Virginia, is a Ohio native born on a Guernsey County farm. He began as a country store helper at 11 and later ventured west before serving in the Civil War. After the war he ran a Bellaire store, entered glass manufacturing in Wheeling, and became a multimillionaire. He has long been active in politics, including twelve years as Republican National Committeeman and a former internal revenue commissioner under McKinley.
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Nathan Bay Scott
United States
West Virginia
Ohio
Guernsey
Denver
Bellaire
Wheeling
Internal Revenue
McKinley
Cure for Appendicitis Prominent Physicians Denounce Surgery
A physician with decades of varied practice argues against cutting for appendicitis. He claims dozens of cases have improved with proper medical treatment and cites his 27 years of experience across hospitals and fields to support medical management over surgery.
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Minnesota
Paderewski and Leschetizky Teach Six Hours a Day
The article describes Paderewski and Leschetizky guiding a pupil through intense daily practice. Paderewski, with a strict six hour routine, and Leschetizky, shaping technique and endurance, emphasize disciplined study. The pair embodies relentless training as the path to mastery in piano performance.
Countess of Balsch wealth and scandal shake Roumania
Sensational report describes Jassy’s Countess Balsch alias with a tumultuous past. Her marriages, alleged miserly wealth, and a daughter's starvation amid a pile of money found in her mother’s heavily lined petticoats. Other items include quips on business and a lightly parodied wedding scene.
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Jassy
Roumania
Allves
Fremdenblatt
Four Aces Contend In Historic Indiana Journal Snippet
Fragmentary text mentions aces and poker motifs tied to Historic 107 Heard family in Ga. and a preserved house setting. The article detail is unclear but suggests a local historical note with a cabinet and room in a sata house.
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Heard
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