Iowa Columbian Commission Hails Great Exhibit Effort
Des Moines reports Iowa officials urge a $393000 appropriation for a state exhibit lasting 180 days. Secretary Chase notes rising farmer interest and 1891 crop value over two million dollars as planners set plans for publicity and legislative support. The piece also notes a kite track project, a Sunday World’s Fair debate, and other state news.
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Iowa
Iowa Columbian Commission
Chase
Iowa Draft and Coach Horse Breeders’ Association
Henry Wallace
Stalker
Jones
Kemp
Holiness Grounds
Dubuque
Thomas B. Clifford
New York
George R. Bottom
Vermont
Plantiff
Our City
Boston
Kansas
Nebraska
Towa
F. M. Hubbell
National Real Estate Investment Co
West End
F. M. Mills
J. N. Neinan
Thomas James
National Sabbath Union
Elliott F. Shepard
New York Mail and Express
Johnson
Thompson
Bishop Thompson
M. E. Would
Federation of Labor
Chicago
Miss Thayer Becomes First Woman Train Dispatcher
Miss Lizzie E. D. Thayer, from Groton Connecticut, begins work as assistant to the train dispatcher on the New London Northern railroad at London. After a resignation, she took over the duties for the single track road and handles freight and passenger orders directly through her dispatching role.
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Lizzie E. D. Thayer
Groton
Conn
New London Northern Railroad
London, Conn
Thayer
Vittorio Emanuele Crown Prince of Naples and Marriage Prospects
Vittorio Emanuele eldest son of King Humbert I of Italy, heir apparent and crown prince, seeks a royal marriage to strengthen ties. He faced rejections from Princess Mand of Wales and Marguerite of Prussia, reflecting diplomatic sensitivities. Born in Naples on November 11, 1868, he remains a handsome, promising successor despite ladies’ reluctance.
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Vittorio Emanuele
Prince
Humbert
Italy
Prince of Wales
Margueri
Prussia
Empe William
Naples
Sii Another Rainmaker Edward Powers of Delavan
Edward Powers of Delavan is described as an enthusiastic observer of rainfall and air phenomena rather than a scientist. His 1871 book War and the Weather summarized observations from Mexican and Civil War battles and influenced General Dyrenforth’s experiments in Texas.
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Sii
Edward Powers
Delavan, Wie
Dyrenforth
Texas
Dudley, William Wade, Civil War Hero and Statesman
William Wade Dudley born August 27, 1842 in Weathersfield Vermont moved to Richmond Indiana in 1860. He rose from captain to colonel and brevet brigadier after losing a leg in battle. Dudley served four years as Wayne county clerk and later became a lawyer. He was United States marshal of Indiana in 1879 and pension commissioner in 1881 before becoming a pension agent in Washington. He is best known as treasurer of the national Republican committee.
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W. W. Dudley
Indiana
William Wade Dudley
Weathersfield
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Washington
National Republican Committee
Woman officials noted in Kansas and Atchison
Wyoming had suffrage for years but Kansas leads in women in local offices. Argonia has a woman mayor and female school officials. Mrs N A Mahr was first woman on Atchison school board. Lydia Stockwell serves five years, with two others elected since. Clara Louise Kellogg near Hartford lost a diamond ring to a dog valued at 350 dollars. Wilde, Frank Leslie, and earlier marriages noted in license records.
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Wyoming
Kansas
Argonia
Kan
N. A. Mahr
Atchison
Lydia Stockwell
Clara Louise Kellogg
Frank Leslie
Wilde
David C. Peacock
RE. 4. Squiers
Henry Carter
Independence Hall Reproduction Proposed for Pennsylvania Exhibit
The Independence hall replica is suggested as Pennsylvania's building at the exposition. The Association of Civil Engineers of the City of Mexico unanimously agrees to attend the exposition.
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Independence Hall
Pennsylvania
Association of Civil Engineers of
City of
Mexico
De Witt’s Doug and Etion Cure Trial Report
A trial persuades skeptical observers of a remedy labeled De Witt’s Doug and Etion Cure as a valuable treatment. The report notes careful presentation and favorable reception by testers and clinicians.
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de Witt
Doug
Precocious boy in New Jersey gains local notoriety
A Mercer circuit court judge and medical examiners describe Herman Holter a four foot tall precocious boy with the demeanor of an older youth. He performs tasks beyond his years and lives under guardianship at Jamesburg while teachers monitor his mind. Snakes in West Virginia dispatch report recounts a timber crew near Webster county finding a tree swarming with brown venomous serpents and 1500 to 2000 eggs after a mass slaughter.
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Herman Holter
Trenton
David
Robert 8. Woodruff
Mercer
Horace G. Wetherill
Jamesburg
West Virginia
McCray
Devers
Cleveland
Webster County
English Delegates Evidenced In Washington Methodist Meeting
A London observer recalled English delegates at a Washington Methodist conference behaving with reserve at breakfast. The anecdote mirrors Matthew Arnold’s Cleveland visit where buckwheat cakes were initially avoided and later eaten with cautious praise, highlighting cultural contrasts.
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Washington
Matthew Arnold
Cleveland
Japanese Cigarettes in China Exports Rise in Shanghai
May export of Japanese cigarettes to Shanghai reached 552,500 units signaling growing interest among foreign residents. However adulteration with lotus leaves and other materials damages quality, prompting a warning from the Tokio news agency to manufacturers about maintaining standards.
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China
Shanghai
Tokio
Beard Gone From World's Beard-King Phil Henson
Phil Henson known for the longest beard cut it off as his friends planned to feature him at the Chicago World’s Exposition. The ten foot beard was measured and removed, sparking regret at losing a notable display.
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Phil Henson
Chicago
Corinth Herald
Labor in Maine helps un churched reach Sunday observance
A wealthy New York merchant hires a minister to labor a year among Maine’s unchurched. He seeks to expose lax Sabbath observance with rural field tasks visible near Lewiston, where people were seen in fields and washing outside on a Sunday.
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Maine
New York
Lewiston
Europe on the brink as 3 million armed men stare across
In Europe, three million trained soldiers face each other in a tense stalemate. War has long been anticipated and considered normal, a condition described as without parallel in history by Forum observers.
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Europe
Forum
Ram's Horn Reflection on Fear and Self Control
A Ram's Horn meditation notes that weight of a lion cannot be judged by roar and suffering must be made impossible to deny joy. It argues true salvation comes from self restraint and warns against unwritten laws guiding behavior. It contrasts fear of judgment with genuine human kindness and cautions against gloating over others' mistakes.
The Coming King from Jesse and the Promise Restored
The article interprets Isaiah's messianic prophecies as fulfilled in a coming king from Jesse, detailing the Spirit upon him, righteous judgments, peace among beasts, universal knowledge of the Lord, and the establishment of a global reign centered on Jerusalem where nations seek the Lord. It cites related passages in Psalms, Micah, Zechariah, and Revelation to support a future kingdom on earth.
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Jehovah
Israel
David
R. V
Delitsch
Paradise
Eden
Jerusalem
Palestine
Goodman
God
Mary
Abraham
Jesus
Ancient tomb found with petrified remains in Troy Pa
Israel Pierce's body unearthed from Hunt Cemetery after twenty nine years and found fully petrified and very heavy to lift. A Syria sect avoids cups touched by strangers yet offers water to travelers. Lieutenant Foster recounts a distant converse across Port Bowers harbor and reports voices heard ten miles away from Gibraltar.
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Israel Pierce
Hunt Cemetery
Troy
Syria
Foster
Port Bowers
Gibraltar
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