Saloon Issue Splits Iowa Democrats Amid Tempest of Denunciations
A wave of Democratic opposition attacks the saloon platform as antithetical to temperance goals. Iowa figures like Le o Byington and John T. Stoneman denounce the saloon advocacy while promising votes for constitutional prohibition. Hull of Boone declares no party ticket aligns with liquor interests, pledging to vote for the greatest good.
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Leo Byington
Iowa City
John T. Stoneman
Clayton County
McGinnis
Jackson County
W. H. McHenry
Des Moines
James Halliday
Extra
Jion
John A. Hull Boone
Iowa
Shiloh Sherman
Democratic Party
Hull
Boone
Demo - Liquor League
Liquor League
Oriole Summer Night's Carnival Promises Grand Pageantry
Baltimore plans a three day Oriole Summer Night's Carnival from September 11 to 13 with a record breaking parade scope. Electric light displays will illuminate night with multi color focuses and a moral priority on transportation by the Baltimore and Ohio line offering low round trip rates.
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Baltimore
New Orleans
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Adonis in Rocheste r a Furniture Agent and a Dinner Table Bet
A Rochester tale recalls a dapper art dealer in china and tea sets who guides ladies through decorative purchases with theatrical flair. Colleagues spar over a dining table height timing a lively bet, ending in a dramatic social rebuke and a twist of romance.
Unclear Omnibus Translation of Marital Separation
Fragmentary text shows a judge and speaker discussing separation and remarriage. The passage references a possible quick remarriage and mentions a ground for divorce or separation, with phrases like knowes, freed, and marry. No clear event or names are established.
Lost and Gained in Quiet Reflection
The speaker weighs loss against gains and laments wasted days. Pride fades as intentions falter like an arrow, and the good aims miss their mark, leaving a stark account of time spent and aims unmet.
Betting Amidst Officers in British India and London Clubs
A Harper's Magazine excerpt notes that betting among officers in India and club life in London can be extreme and even fearful to contemplate. It discusses fairness rules for bets on certainty and describes an army officer importing a new mahogany table for his private quarters, installed recently.
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Colonel Brown
Jonea
Coventree
England
India
London
Portraits of Forster and Parnell by T P O Connor
The writer contrasts the two figures in physique and temperament. Forster appears heavy and combative while Parnell is slim, calm, and unflustered, a distinctly American type, unmoved by public abuse and seemingly invulnerable to attack.
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T. P. O'Connor
New York Sun
Forster
Parnell
Red Cloud Speech to Appropriations Committee
Sioux chief Red Cloud testified before the appropriations committee, arguing for compensation for 705 horses wrongly taken by Gen Cook. He demanded money rather than cows, claiming debt and the need to support his family, urging payment in cash from the government.
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Red Cloud
Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Land of Sunset
Gen. Cook
Teller
Longevity of Wild Animals in Captivity
Demorest's Monthly notes two hippopotamuses died in the London Zoo at ages suggested by confinement. It discusses uncertainty of actual ages and compares lifespans of domestic and wild animals, noting maturity timing, and speculates on captivity affecting longevity versus outdoor life.
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Demorest’s Monthly
London Zoological Garden
Government profits from coinage and unredeemed obligations
A Harpers Magazine anecdote discusses a soldier tale and then reports on The New York Sun analysis of unredeemed government obligations. It details vast sums of paper money and coin never presented for redemption, estimates losses, and notes government profits from coinage including nickels and silver dollars. It cites figures from 1819 to recent years, and mentions counterfeiting driven by nickel values and intrinsic costs.
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New York Sun
United States
New York
Hurry Worry and Waste Warns The London Lancet
The London Lancet laments overwork and hurry. It argues modern life floods people with tasks and stimuli, exhausting mental energy. It notes stock market speculators and merchants also suffer, predicting rising brain strain and nerve fatigue across classes.
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London Lancet
Nerf
Stock Exchange
Lo King
Burdette’s Humbling Meeting at Evening Express
Bob Burdette visited the Evening Express in New York and met managing editor Chamberlain. Posing as a country writer he was told his samples were poor and that he should hoe corn. The anecdote notes the irony as the paper later copied from Burdette’s Hawk Eye work.
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the Graphic
Bob Burdette
New York
Hawkeye
Mr. Chamberlain
The
Express
Burdette
After Service A Man Searched for Hat in Crowded Hall
After the service at Bingley Hall a man on his knees beside a seat drew attention. A passerby asked if he sought salvation, but the man replied salvation be blowed and that he was chasing his hat.
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Bingley Hall
London Clubs Grow Near Hundred Thousand Members
London clubs total memberships approach 100000 with combined property around 25000000 dollars. Some clubs cater to clean recreation while others focus on gaming including draw poker as a favorite game.
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London
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Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
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Collec. & Cox
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U.S
District of Iowa
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Sheldahl and
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Dr. Fairchild
Barstow
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City Drug Store
G. A. Meredith
In Frazee
Schooler & Scott, Physicians and Surgeons
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Chas. E. Hunt
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West House
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A. E. Lucas
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Rochester
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Chicago, Ill
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Philadelphia
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Wilsonia
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Boston
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Aifo, CO
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Ayer
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Reeninam
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Palirce
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Prea
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