Regulating the Railroads and Temperance Legislation Move
Des Moines reports outline the Cummins railroad bill setting state rate hearings and prima facie evidence rules, with hearings, schedules, and penalties under discussion. The Temperance Alliance bill proposes county agents licenses to sell limited liquor for medicinal and religious uses, with strict bonds, audits, penalties, and reporting to school funds.
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Temerance Alliance
Custer
County Board of Supervisors
Grand Jury
From Day to Day by Nora Perry
A Harper's excerpt reflects on daily striving and hope as people press forward to reach an elusive peak at Darien. The speaker notes changing fortunes, distant goals, and the bittersweet ache of pursuit amid bright moments and triumphs.
Mystery of a Twin Husband in Heidelberg
A widow recalls a hidden family secret about her late husband Charles and his twin George. Her father reveals that the husband concealed a twofold identity, prompting the plot for a substitute marriage to protect the family estate and the widow from heartbreak. The tale questions love, truth, and the possibility of reunion after death.
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Charles
Europe
Charlie
George
Heidelburg
Heidelberg
A Miser grows rich by seeming poor Shenstone quote
A maxim attributed to Shenstone notes that frugality breeds wealth while ostentation leads to poverty. The line contrasts prudent thrift with overindulgence, warning that appearances can mislead financial fortunes.
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Shenstone
Property Jealousy Versus Envy as Theft Instinct
The saying contrasts jealous desire for ownership with envy seen as a trigger for theft. It frames property emotion as guarding what one already has and envy as driving unlawful appropriation.
Cowboy Jest: Wild Jack Booth’s Prairie Pranks
Cowboys tell of Wild Jack Booth and other pranks from the Frying-pan and Texas camps. Jack lassos an Indian corpse to air it out, and a Wolf chase misread by a gunman turns into a comedy of misperception. Another tale features a wildcat trapped in a leather loggin and released on a cowhand line.
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Jack’ Booth
Jack
Bill
de Wolf
Texas
Jim Cushing
Jim
Kansas City Star
Seeds From Ancient Burials Spark Botanical Debate
Dr Lindsey recounts raspberries grown from seeds taken from a burial site and raised by the Horticultural Society. Prof Duchartre cites seeds found under an old Paris house foundation, likely from the original soil, germinating as Juncus buforius, native to that area.
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Lindsey
Horticultural Society
Hadrian
Duchartre
Domestication of Apes Discussed by Mme Royer
The Revue d Anthropologie reviews M Victor Meunier's ideas on domesticating apes through training. Clemence Royer, Darwin's translator, argues apes could become good workers and may surpass dogs and horses in intelligence, though training would be costly and climate could harm them for generations.
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M. Victor Meunier
Mme
Clemence Royer
Darwin
Mme. Royer
Europe
Natural Gas Flow In Chicago Shows Growth From Wells
Chicago scientists report a growing natural gas flow from wells dipping into the Niaga ra limestone and Trenton formation. Tests by C H Dabney and J H Ralston indicate gas rises through fissures and that dry well methods may yield higher pressure. Initial outputs suggest 800 cubic feet daily rising to 8000 as water is removed. wells located at Chicago Rawhide Works and Wacker & Birk brewery.
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Chicago
C. H. Dabney
J. H. Ralston
Trenton
Leland
Wacker & Birk’s
Niagara
Capes
Minnie Freeman Hero of Mina Blizzard Saves Thirteen Children
Miss Minnie Freeman a Mina schoolteacher saved thirteen children during a sudden blizzard. She tied the pupils with twine, escorted them to a nearby house a quarter mile away, and endured freezing conditions until all were safe. The act drew letters and offers of marriage, and a local committee began raising funds for a gold medal in her honor.
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Omaha
Minnie Freeman
Mina
Frank Gibbon
Iowa Legislature Acts in One Session Daily Reform Effort
Iowa lawmakers advance numerous bills across houses, including tax and school district reforms, railroad regulation, and penalties for election fraud. Debates on pension reform, prohibition repeal, and a new license law mark a busy session with votes and concurrent resolutions shaping state policy.
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Davenport
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Fillmore
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Vaile
Kegler
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Committee On Labor
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Agriculture
Ray
Riley
Committee On Municipal Corporations
Adjutant-General
Iowa National Guard
National Guard
Weidman
Dobson
Craig
Iron Mills To Start As Railroads Place Large Rails Orders
The Pennsylvania Railroad finally places 50 000 tons of steel rails at 31.50 per ton, with Cambria Ironworks and Pennsylvania Steel as chief suppliers. Chicago Burlington and Quincy orders 20 000 tons at 34.50, Western costs higher. New England roads also order 20 000 tons. Reading had 1888 rails on file. These orders revive idle mills and boost the iron trade.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cambria Ironworks
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
New England
Eastern
Reading Railroad Company
Miners Strike Bonanza Near Carmi Oil Gushing Fast
A Chicago special reports seven coal miners struck oil on Harris farm near Carmi Illinois. Crude petroleum gushed from the drill site at over fifty barrels an hour and rose as the day progressed. Morris McLaughlin hurried to Chicago to store the oil and brought back a sample judged by chemists to rival Pennsylvania oil."
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Carmi
Chicago
Harris’ Farm
Ill
Morris McLaughlin
Pennsylvania
Voorhees to Be Named for Vice President by Indiana Democrats
Washington Special to Chicago Tribune reports Senator Voorhees will have his name presented at the National Convention as a VP candidate. He has come to an understanding with Governor Gray and reluctantly consented to be used for the Vice Presidency and to serve in the Senate if Democrats win the election.
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Dr. St. John
Gov. Gray
Senate
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Voorhees
Indiana Democrats
Org
Senate and House Action in Early Sessions
The committee on Manufactures reports on Mason’s resolution to inquire into corporations in Cimarron. Senate bills fund veteran pensions, exam measures, and Utah statehood debates. House bills cover agriculture acts, navigation laws, and canal work. Debates on tariff protection, postal efficiency, and government printing reform. Various resolutions and new bills introduced including salt on the free list and coinage reforms.
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Ately Patsel
Mason
Hlitiote
Cimarron
Senate
Pandiler
Navy Department
Butter
Platt
Nor
Reeds
John A. Logan
Frank P. Blair
Quay
Blair
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Utah
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Sige
Agricultural Experiment Act House of Natives
New York
Kansas
Western Judicial District
Louisiana
Hartford
Belmont
Committee On Affairs
Paris
Waa
Post Office Committee
Senate Post Office Committee
Morgan
House
Callum
Henderson
Bing
House of Representatives
Cutcheon
Uni
Townshend
Lacher
Tarsney
Washington
Gen. Cue
Bland
Mr. Chipman
United States
Mr. Owen
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Speak Tube Stopper Freeing Suspected Fire Hazard
A countryman in a hotel room with an electric button and a penknife is asked by a hall boy for help removing a stopper from a speaking tube to avoid alarming the land lord, fearing a potential fire. The exchange ends with a cautious, muddied remark about timing and responsibility.
Egypt Deal Brings Notable Profits In Chi Talk
Chumley comments on Figenfeather’s claimed fortune from a deal in Egypt. Figenfeather argues that Chicago is a land of profits, while discussing the source of the earnings.
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Chumley
Old Boy
Figenfeather
Egypt
Chi
Chicago
Fierce Ostrich Farm Stag Attacks Owner Near Los Angeles
At an ostrich farm near Los Angeles California a seasonally ferocious stag attacked the proprietor, knocked him down and gored him with an antler. Workmen intervened, beating the deer with clubs as the owner lay severely injured and near death.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Patience School Versus Childhood and Old Age
Quote on patience as essential education for children and adults. It argues patience is necessary to temper will in youth or heart in later life.
Absurd Hair Dye and Morning Jests Across Odd Texts
A scattered humor column gathers jokes and quips from various papers. It notes quirks about hair dye deceiving users, Solomon in pink shirts, earthquakes on Jersey flats, sugar on a fly, and clock prices. It includes witty exchanges about debutantes, sermons, cards, and small-town gossip.
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Puch
Solomon
Puck
Jersey Flats
Land Claims Turn Sour Over Missouri Real Estate
An Eastern buyer critiques Missouri land as damp and stumped, discovering hollow stumps filled with water. The buyer jokes about bottling the water to sell as bitters, recognizing the land’s poor prospects and the misrepresentation. A carpenter named Johnson is teased as the buyer.
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Johnson
Carpenter
Dr. Johnson
Arkansaw
Stilts and daily life on the Llan des plains
In southwest France on the Llan des, residents use leg strapped stilts to traverse flooded plains. Walkers balance with a long pole that doubles as a resting perch by a cross-piece. Men and women wear stilts all day, knitting while their sheep roam nearby.
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Llandes
France
Bizarre cross-county living split shocks local surveyors
Surveyors mapping the line between Washington and Green counties in Pennsylvania found a house so positioned that the husband eats in Washington while the wife eats in Green and they sleep with their heads in one county and feet in the other.
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Washington
Green Counties
Green
Ay County
Apple tree on Pleasants farm bears fruit after years
An apple tree on Captain Z J Williamson’s Pleasants County farm in Virginia, long noted for never blossoming, is this year again full of large apples though the fruit remains undamaged by cores or other defects.
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Capt. Z. J. Williamson
Pleasants County
Longest Lumber Piece Donated to San Francisco Mechanics Exhibit
A 151 foot long 20 by 20 inch Puget Sound log is donated to the San Francisco mechanics exhibition. Believed to be the longest piece ever produced by a sawmill.
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Puget Sound
San Francisco
The Completest Fool in Arkansaw Traveler
A quoted exchange shows a husband calling his wife the completest fool after a humorous anecdote about General Grant’s last campaign. The sketch relies on irony and period voice to critique lofty remarks during wartime reflection.
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Porter
Grant
Lee
Gen. Ingalls
Tere
Arkansaw Traveler
Church Sewing Society Meeting Turns into English Race
A church sewing society meeting at a member’s home devolves into an English speaking race, prompting amusement and commentary from attendees.
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Puck
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