Memorial Day Address on sacrifice and national destiny
A speaker urges gratitude at graves of fallen soldiers and reflects on how acts after death influence future generations. He cites Elisha’s bones, warnings against slavery, the primacy of liberty, dangers from godlessness and mass immigration, and the enduring duty of veterans to honor the flag and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Elizha
Land
Israel
Elisha
Mr. Disreali
House
A Commons
Richard Cobden
Cobden
Christ
Washingtons
Lincolns
Grants
Shermans
Garfields
Benedict Arnolds
Aaron Borrs
Jefferson Davises
Heaven
Rome
France
England
Lieber
George the III
America
United States
School Board of Cincinnatti
William H. Fverts
Chicago
Cincinnatti
St Louis
Grand Army
Ames
First Year Vetoes, Corn Stocks, and Public Notices
The report notes President Cleveland issued more vetoes in his first year than only two presidents. Leading corn states hold 781 million bushels, up from 700 million last year. Census counts show over 750 thousand deaths in the year, with pneumonia and bronchial diseases accounting for a large share. Weppine cake shipments reach several tons in Washington as the supply remains abundant. New York anarchist receives one year in prison and a $100 fine, with expectation of quietude for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cleveland
Most
New York
Tornados and Floods Claim Lives Across the West
Nearly two hundred lives have been lost this spring due to tornadoes and cloudbursts in the West, with several millions of dollars of property destroyed.
Orangemen Stand Ready Against Home Rule Actions
A Dublin era discourse notes about 73,000 Orangemen armed and organized to resist British plans for home rule in Ireland. The speaker questions Irish self interest and warns of possible conflict if constitutional efforts fail.
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Ireland
Grant family profits from book near $750000
An intimate friend of the Grant family notes profits from General Grant’s book have surpassed expectations. Based on sales to date, Mrs. Grant’s share is estimated at nearly $750,000.
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Grant
General Grant
Dynamite Bomb Affair in Chicago Wounds 66 Police
Tax official report states 66 policemen were wounded in the Chicago dynamite incident. Five died and ten returned to duty, leaving 51 disabled. Anarchists suffered ten killed and several wounded.
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Chicago
Democratic House Plans One Million Grant To Steamship Firms
The United States spends 150 million dollars yearly on foreign steamships for freight. The House, aiming to secure trade for American ships, proposes granting 800 thousand dollars to be divided among American steamship companies for carrying mails and related services. The note labels it an extravagance.
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United States
Democratic House
Sunset Cox Flags Diplomacy Costs in Congress
Sunset Cox argued that diplomacy is folly and costly. He noted the Turkey minister salary was cut to 7500, then became minister himself and changed views. The current appropriation bill sets the salary at 10000 with 1800 extra for a steam launch.
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Sunset Cox
Congress
Turkey
Democratic House Committee backs Dakota admission bill
The report of the Democratic House Committee in favor of the Springer bill to admit the entire Territory of Dakota appears aimed at delaying action. The writer argues a Democratic majority would have admitted Dakota’s south division long ago, calling the majority’s move bungling partisanship and insincere.
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Democratic House Committee
Dakota
South
Statue of Liberty Reassembly At Bedloe Island
Master WORKMEN BouQUUET leads a crew on Bedloe's Island New York assembling the Bartholdi statue after shipment from Paris. General Stone asserts the statue will stand on its pedestal before September third for unveilings with President Cleveland.
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Bouquuet
Bartholdi
Paris
Bedloe’s Island
New York
General Stone
Cleveland
Alaska River Navigation Faces Salmon and Isotherm Jests
Alaska boatmen contend with strong currents and abundant salmon that impede progress. Governor Swynford notes the fish clog the waterways, while Nasby’s isothermal line analogy evokes corkscrewing seas and polar bears leaping to strawberry beds.
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Alaska
Swynford
Petroleum V. Nasby
Striving for a Narrower Path Amid Growth Fears
The Salt Lake Tribune questions a future with triple the population and full employment, warning that strikes and riots may return if thrift and careful policy do not improve. It urges better schools, reduced imports, and wiser immigration as a nation prepares for a harsher life struggle.
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Salt Lake
Pressing Socialists Across Papers Thematic Salvo
A composite of newspaper stances shows major papers proposing varied harsh actions against Socialists. Each outlet is imagined as enforcing policy through firm measures, from repression to expulsion and even troop deployment, reflecting sensational wartime tone.
Government Publications Count Tops Seventy-Five Thousand Titles
The New York Sun notes Maj. Ben Perley Poore’s Descriptive Catalogue places 63,063 titles with at least 10,000 more unlisted, estimating the total distinct government works since its start at about 75,000. Major collections are Boston Public Library, Congressional Library, Anglim & Co. of Boston plans a 60,000 title set costing $3,000. The piece highlights diverse formats, notable series, and the large annual output, plus staffing and printing scales.
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Maj
Ben
Perley Poore
Boston Public Library
Congressional Library
of Anglim & Co
Panama
Arctic
Amazon
Smithsonian Institution
Commissioner of Agriculture
United States
Congress
New York Sun
Practice of Caricaturing the Poor in Police Court
Judge Snell criticizes the habit of reporting police court scenes for ridiculing the poor and defective classes. He praises newspapers that have dropped such sensational depictions and urges the press to avoid exhibitions of the shortcomings of the less fortunate.
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Snell
Hogarth
Washington Star
Brooklyn Typhoid Sparks Plumbing Crackdown
A Brooklyn typhoid scare leads to repairs in at least 600 homes as defective plumbing and undrained cellars are blamed for spreading the fever. A sanitary expert endorses Dr. Janeway that the typhoid bacillus can travel through air as well as water or milk.
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Brooklyn
Janeway
New York Tribune
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Bradley & Paxton
NEW Spring Goods
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Pot
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H. A. Hale
Clear Creek
C. F. Mount, Propr
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Tounges
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RY Hair Co
Lig
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the Intelligencer
Arril
Roscoe ConKiine
Broadway
Jerr. Davis
Washington
New York Herald
New York Times
World
The
Evening Post
Sun
Baltimore Sun
Boston Herald
Hartford Courant
Springfield Republican
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Times
Baltimore News
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Press
Chicago Times
Uncle Sam
Theebaw
Burmah
North Carolina
Little Isle
Signal Service
Tas Carrave Company
Fulton Street, N
Ayer
Eliza A. Clough
Arlington St
Lowell
Mass
J. W. Starr
Lacenia
Aver
C. E. Upton
Nashua
N. H
R. Harris
Creel City
Ramsey Co
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co
U.S. A
Scott
Drucgatsi
F. Humphreys
M. B
Wees
Raldney
Humphreys’ Medicine CO
John H. Queal & Co
Ames,owa
Yours Truly
Geo. G. Tilden
Maxwell & Sou
A. H. Thayer
Maxwell & Son
J. L. Bartlett
Boyd Building
Ames, Iowa
Mae
Atkins Soapco
Indiana Pools
IND
Dr. J.C. Ayer &Co
Ma x Lee
OCH &Son
L. M. Bosworth
Story County
Board of Supervisors
Towit
Thea
H. F
Jammer & CO
K. F. Brammer & Co
Davenport
Davis
Kimberlin Mfc. CO
Tandard
Denison
Worcester
Worcester’s Dictionary
Carthage Fane
J. B. Lippincott Company
Presieas
Market Street
Philadelphia
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