Thrilling Burglar Adventure In Missouri With Prohibition Candidate
Colonel John Sobieski, the Prohibition candidate for Missouri governor, recounted a burglary at Magnolia House in Illinois. A masked robber demanded valuables, but Sobieski’s exchange drew humor about politics before the thieves departed with about 750 dollars and five watches.
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John Sobieski
Missouri
Magnolia
Inois
Magnolia House
Sobieski
Cincinnati Enquirer
Penny in the slot letter box trial in London moves
London Telegraph reports the first penny in the slot automatic letter box at Charing Cross moved to the Royal Exchange near Cornhill post office. Users insert a penny press a drawer retrieve a yellow envelope with a second envelope and a message card. A desk flap allows writing before sending with optional delivery charges and automatic messenger service.
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London
Charing Cross
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
Blaine Remembered as Great American Statesman
The Cincinnati Commercial lauds James G Blaine as a towering national figure whose loyalty and service defined an era. It notes his enduring support from unwavering friends and widespread respect beyond party lines, calling his death an immeasurable national loss.
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Webster
Clay
Seward
Blaine
Maine
Cincinnati
Mystery Skull Mound Reported Near Carrizo Springs Texas
A Philadelphia Ledger account describes an oval mound near Carrizo Springs formed of petrified human skulls shaped into grotesque faces. The structure rises about 100 feet, with smooth spherical bones across the slope and summit, suggesting a human skull composition.
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Texas
Carrizio Springs
Tex
Philadelphia Ledger
Delegate Caine Jokes During Campaign Trip
The Washington Post reports Delegate John T. Caine of Utah crossed into Wyoming to urge democracy among Utah emigrants. He was warned by Senator Warren for trespassing, and Caine quipped that the Caine family has the better of killings, leaving Warren unable to reply.
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Caine
John T. Caine
Utah
Wyoming
Cam
Warren
Caines
Washington Post
Costly loss of anchor and cable for La Gascogne
The French steamer La Gascogne sailed for Havre without its port anchor and cable after losing them off quarantine. A wrecking boat, hired at $50 daily, located the anchor but the grappling chains parted and it was lost again. The ship had to replace the anchor and cable at nearly $5,000.
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la Gascogne
Havre
Gascogne
New York Mail and Express
Exports Rise for 1892 Across Spanish American Realm
In 1892 exports from the country climbed by more than 11 million dollars compared with 1891, reflecting growing trade with Spanish American markets and related regional commerce expansion.
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Rena Hlian
The Castle of Cirey Sold and Voltaire Ties Endure
The Castle of Cirey, famed for Voltaire and the Marchioness du Chatelet, sold for £1,000 to a leading French manufacturer M. Vielard Mig eon. The home preserves Voltaire’s bedroom and study with inscriptions praising study and seclusion, while the library houses verse inscriptions.
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Cirey
Key
Voltaire
Amie
Marchioness du Chatelet
Newton
Henriade
Mme. de Graffigny
M. Vielard-Migeon
Pall Mall Gazette
Fast trotting and breeding news from a rich year
The article notes La Fleche and Orme sharing 250000 in earnings while Daly 2 15 tops trotters among Electioneer descendants. It mentions plans for Martha Wilkes, Jay Eye See ownership by the Case family, and records likely to fall including the 2 10 gelding pace set since 1884. It covers farms in Indiana and California breeding plans and early training insights.
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Orme
Daly
Martha Wilkes
Robert Bonner
Jay-Eye-See
Case
James R. Keene
Ormonde
Don Juan Bocan
Terre Haute
Ind
Nancy Hanks
Stamboul
Axtell
Belle Vara
Americus
C. J. Hamlin
Algona
W. B. Haggin
Rancho del Paso
Californ
Royals and rulers of old Europe in curious traits
The article lists varied trivia about monarchs and nobles: a German emperor with a pianoforte made from stag horns. Margaret of Austria with a wiry beard. the Duke of Orleans venerating his great grandfather and avoiding pears. Duke Ernest with German estates and an $80,000 annual pension. Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovitch now bearing a full beard and heavy mustache. Empress Josephine as clairvoyant and Napoleon trusting a book of fate and astrologers.
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Margaret
Austria
Netherlands
Duke of
Orleans
Ernest
Germany
Schleswig
Holstein
Nicholas Alexandrovitch
Czarowitz
Russia
Josephine
Napoleon
Santa Claus In a Pullman Car Story Captures Christmas Spirit
An account from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat recalls a Pullman Christmas Eve on the way from Denver to St. Louis. A widow and her daughter receive gifts from Santa, drawing kind attention from fellow passengers. The piece also notes Edison and a Swede named Peter Johnson claim a hardened copper art rediscovered ancient methods, with investors backing a Chicago stock company of $500,000.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Minnesota
Montana
Manitoba
Dakotas
Wooo Ming
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Lake Minneto
Nea
Duluth
Ashland
Spirit Lake
Clear White Bear Lake
Missouri
Colorado
Arizona
Peoria
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Iowa Central
Barry
Assi
Marshalltown
Iowa
Santa Claus
Alvan Harding
Denver
Pullman
Oak
Occasi
Globe-Democrat
Edison
Atlantic
Brooklyn
Peter Johnson
Johnson
Chicago
Night in a Vault Ends Safe for Cleveland Woman
Mrs. Mary Slack of Cleveland fell asleep during a neighbor's funeral in Woodland cemetery vault. At 8 AM she awoke shivering and cried out, prompting guards to call undertakers and police. She was taken home in an undertaker’s wagon and remains ill.
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Mary Slack
Cleveland
Woodland Cemetery
Raus Bros
Pittsburg
Jubilee Pilgrimages Mark Pope Leo’s 50th Milestone
The text outlines Rome pilgrimages beginning January 1898 for Pope Leo’s jubilee year concluding in December. It notes his 50th priesthood anniversary five years earlier and the 50th anniversary of his consecration as bishop. It mentions cardinals created, an encyclical on patriotism and education, and beatification as a notable rite.
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Rome
Leo
United States
A Victorian Ad Lament and Photography Tips
A languid neighbor describes a woman as a victim of female complaints and endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for relief. The text then shifts to practical photography advice including lantern slides, glue in bookbinding, soft lighting, and using sensitometer numbers to judge exposure in close detail.
Wolves In China Plague Strikes Shen-See Village
A London News correspondent reports a rising wolf threat in Shen-See's mountains. Eleven villagers, mostly children and youths aged 16 to 20, were carried off in seven days as wolves raid by day and night. Local hunts and poisoned mutton are attempted with no success.
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China
Shen-See
London News
Election Quip Complicates Arkansas Perspective
An election anecdote from Representative John J. O Neill appears in the Washington Post. A Colorado Republican friend critiques the president on silver policy and predicts Harrison's narrow loss but eventual victory. The tale centers on a grocer’s tale of a tooth extraction illustrating political stances.
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John J. O'Neill
Colorado
Harrison
John
Washington Post
Lessons From a Sudden Wealth to Sudden Poverty
A Boston area manufacturer sold his stake in a large firm for over $500000 largely invested in western lands and Nova Scotia gold mines. Days later he faced poverty after failing to meet a $702 note and ending up in jail, a warning to speculative financiers chasing overnight riches rather than steady New England profits.
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Boston
Nova Scotia
New England
Goulds
Vanderbilts
Adorns His Profession and Freight Car Feats
The Philadelphia Ledger editor George W. Childs declined a U S senate run as praised by the New York Advertiser. A record largest freight car, built in Altoona, carriers a 124 ton Krupp cannon from Baltimore to Chicago for exhibition in Chicago. Indiana senators seek varied views before adjournment and a Sunday World’s Fair debate. Liverpool borrows elevated rail ideas with electric traction along docks. Ancient copper hardening edge methods were once known but lost.
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George W. Childs
Philadelphia Ledger
Harrisburg
United States Senate
Childs
New York Advertiser
Altoona
Krupp
Chicago
Baltimore
Indiana Senate
Hayes
Medicine as a Career: Dr John Billings on Doctors
Dr John 98 Billings argues in The Forum that medicine offers a comfortable competence and personal happiness rather than great wealth. He highlights malaria and typhoid research as paths for scientific contribution and outlines a typical, lengthy training timeline with an estimated total cost around $8,000.
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John
Billings
Rhyme Fragments and Droll Wit from Tit-Bits
A collection of humor lines and paradoxes about neighbors dogs gardens and ashes. It mentions a seasonable rhyme from Oh, wise or dull or fast or slow and cites New York Press as a source.
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New York Press
A Useful Guest The Hostess And Mr Snippy
The Hostess greets a guest with warmth and humor, noting the need for a dancing man to fill the musical sets as Mr Snippy expresses pleasure to be present. The scene suggests a social gathering with light banter and entertainment.
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Chicago News Record
Plumber Improves Pipes Amid Daily Toil
Detroit Tribune notes the busy plumber's routine of fixing leaks and upgrading fittings each day, aiming to prevent future breaks and ensure reliable water service.
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Detroit Tribune
Doubtful Case Sparks Lawyer Client Exchange
A witty exchange from Fliegende Blatter shows a lawyer dismissing defense in a doubtful case while the client insists on potential six months, highlighting legal irony.
The Thaw Personified Weather Scene
The poem personifies snow declaring permanence while a southern breeze countermands with a gentle refusal. The exchange conveys seasonal change and persistence of cold imagery contrasted with warming wind.
Electric Spark Chair and Early Electrical Experiments
The article describes an electric invalid chair with under seat storage batteries capable of eight miles per hour for fifty miles. It notes a patent pursuit to quiet telegraph wire whirrings parallel to trolley lines and explains arc lamp carbon electrodes and incandescent lamp filaments as electrical conductors.
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John Beattie
Jupiter Moon and Temperature Facts Highlight 19th Century Notes
A 50 million mile solar shadow note on Jupiter. A Brazilian physician reports tipyrine kills the hyphtheria germ and its toxins. Jupiter’s fifth moon is 100 miles across and 26 000 miles from the surface, orbiting every 12 hours.
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Jupiter
Welcome Home Hero Powers Through Adverse Odds
A Chicago News Record item reports a dramatic homecoming as a man returns after being feared dead or missing. His wife and family celebrate while neighbors recall the peril he endured during a near murderous attack. Johnnie also reappears unharmed after an apparent violent incident.
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Johnnie
Chicago News-Record
Picky Dinner Visit From Uncle and Hare Promise
A witty exchange where a niece teases her uncle about only pork for dinner and promises hare or venison if he returns tomorrow, prompting him to extend his visit for the day after tomorrow.
Madge’s Wedding Gifts Turned Cold to Coal in Baltimore
A Baltimore American note recounts Madge’s wedding presents from wealthy friends, but the tale ends with comic irony as each guest sent coal instead of treasures. The column casts a wry light on social expectations, etiquette, and generosity in a bustling Boston scene mirrored in Baltimore gossip.
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Madge
Baltimore
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