Speaker Reed’s Closing Address and Adjournment
The closing remarks reflect a Senate adjournment moment after two contested sessions of the fifty first Congress. The speaker extols the work as a blend of policy and politics, calls for time to judge history, and honors fellow members for their patriotic support. The address ends with a pledge for the people to judge future deeds and bids farewell to allies.
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House of Representayes
Congress
Reed
Judge Weaver named as capable candidate amid corporate pressure
The old Republican editor cites Judge S M Weaver of Hardin County as a capable jurist who should stand for the supreme court. He argues corporations attempt to mold support, but Weaver is described as level headed, with firm knowledge of law, honesty, and independence who will decide cases without corporate influence.
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W.B. Cochrane
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Weaver
S. M. Weaver
Hardin Council
Supreme Court
Iowa
Cochrane
Judge Weaver
Wiblican
Miller Nominated for Story County Treasurer
The Republican committee announces Thomas J. Miller of Township as a candidate for treasurer of Story County. He is an honorable, intelligent, prudent practicing farmer and a creditable representative of that calling. Miller served in the Union Army as a soldier.
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Thomas J. Miller
Township
Republican Ordiation
Story Coun
Story County
Cambridge man McKee seeks GOP sheriff bid in county caucus
James A. McKee of Cambridge visits Story county roots and neighborly trust as he files for sheriff on the Republican ticket. He asks voters to consider his candidacy when listing officers for the county move tion.
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James A. McKee
Cambridge
Periff
McKee
Iowa Seeks Sculpted Soldiers Monument Plan
The piece notes Iowa receives its share of the repaid direct tax and urges the state legislature to approve a sculptured design. It argues a public monument honoring soldiers would serve Iowa well now that Hi Ketchem is dead and an Iowa sculptor is unavailable.
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Iowa
Washington Letter From The Regular Correspondent
Washington reports the President busy after Congress adjourns with danger of an extra session due to House Democrats obstruction. Highlights include the direct tax bill awaiting the President's signature, a $2,500 yearly pension for Admiral Porter's widow, and Senate confirmation of Blair to China. Mention of Farmer's Alliance politics in South Carolina and Mahone's push for a government printing site. Note on tonnage subsidies defeated in Senate, Postmaster General authorization passed in House, and printing reduction efforts. Also covers Kyle of South Dakota, Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, Secretary Foster remaining in Washington, Huston's resignation, and Kansas Rep Anderson as Consul to Egypt with Ingalls' opposition rumor.
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Congress
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United States
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Admiral Porter
Blair
China
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Tillman
South Carolina
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Gorman
Windom
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Gener
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Committee On Printing
Kyle
South Dakota
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Indian Bureau
Europe
Foster
Ohio
Mr. Harrison
Huston
Representative Anderson
Kansas
Egypt
Ingalls
District court notes omitted from this week issue
The issue omits correspondence from Kelly the hearing and the notes of the proceedings of the District court.
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Kelly
The Evils of Smoking Attributed to Cheap Easy Use
The article argues tobacco harms stem from low cost wide availability and frequent use. It notes cigarettes’ convenience, inhalation of smoke, and heavy consumption by adults and youths as driving factors in health risks.
Nevada Representative Eyes County Office Campaigns
The Nevada Representative outlines a broad candidate slate for county offices with potential four-way races. Observers expect delays as the west side stabilizes before a roster of names emerges that could challenge east side contenders.
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Nevada
William Morris Bets On Self Made Press At Hammersmith
William Morris prepares to publish from a press he has set up near his Hammersmith home. Indications suggest he may abandon the socialistic crusade to return to poetry, the art he is best suited for.
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William Morris
Hammersmith
Morris
Avalanche toll and multiple other national notes
An avalanche near Alta Utah killed two men and injured two others. Other items include California approving $300000 for the World's Fair, James H. Beatty named U S district judge for Idaho, a severe hurricane in Spain causing property damage near Madrid, mail fraud notices in Nebraska, and a fire in Omaha. Additional briefs mention a $11000 colt sale in New York, Oklahoma race tensions, Michigan peach buds promising large crops, suicides at Hebrew Union College, and various state and local updates across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and Missouri.
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Utah
California
James H. Beatty
Idaho
United States
Spain
Madrid
Lake Shore
Michigan
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Isadore H. Frauenthal
Ernest Sailenger
M. H. Kerwin
Berlin
Koch
Milwaukee
Ilinois Senate
Politz
Hennessy
New Orleans
Wide Awake March Brims with Stories and Illustrations
The March issue offers a diverse mix from Margaret Sidney to Miss Poulsen with serials and stories. It includes a Hamilton portrait by John D. Long, Mrs Claflin on youth behavior, Oscar Fay Adams at Winchester College, Mrs Ormsbee on grandmother spoons, Smithsonian essays, and the four pages of Men and Things. Wipe AWAK is $2.40 a year.
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Miss Poulsson
John D. Long
Hamilton
William Claflin
Oscar Fay Adams
Winchester College
New York Woman Makes Fifteen Dollars a Week at Silk Stockings
A New York consignor at the Woman's Exchange runs a life thread foot stitch service for women, contributing to legs of silk stockings and earning about $15 weekly.
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Pew
New York
Woman’s Exchange
Sauerkraut Barrel Explosion Injures Crawford Woman
Miss Mary Hennecker of Crawford New Jersey is seriously injured by a sauerkraut barrel explosion. This incident marks the first recorded case of harm from a sauerkraut barrel or its opening. Neighbors nearby reportedly reacted to the blast and smell.
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Mary Hennecker
Crawford
N. J
The Household Easter Issue Promotes Big Subcriber Prizes
The Household monthly, founded 1878 by Geo. E. Crowell and published in Brattleboro then Boston, offers practical home guidance for kitchens dining rooms and sewing rooms. The Easter-March issue features an elegant cover stories and a drawing for three grand prizes a $700 horse and carriage a Miller upright piano and a Columbia bicycle for new subscribers. It also offers free one year copies for brides six months or less by mail with a marriage notice.
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Geo. E. Crowell
Brattleboro
Boston
D. A. Lincoln
Bromfield St
Columbia
A Wedding Gift Offer From The Household Magazine
The Household offers brides under six months a free one year subscription in exchange for ten two cent stamps and a marriage notice. Three top referrers between March 1 and August 1 win large prizes including a $700 horse and goods, a Mil ter upright piano, or a Columbia bicycle. The March issue details these prizes.
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Columbia
Household Company
Bromfield St
Boston
From Maine to Boston Cashier to Merchant World
Eben D. Jordan, a fatherless 14 year old from Maine, left a suburban farm for Boston and, after three years, earned $275 a year in a mercantile house. He later became a famous dry goods merchant. The piece contrasts his rise with a boy chasing circus acrobat fame described in a playful proverb.
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Eben D. Jordan
Boston
Maine
West Virginia hunter sells bear hide after 31 days
Solomon F. Perry of Ronceverte West Virginia pursued a bear for thirty one days across the Sassafras Mountains for sport not profit. He finally killed the animal and sold its hide for two dollars and twenty five cents reflecting the playful chase.
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Solomon F. Perry
Ronceverte
Wa. Va
Sassafras Mountains
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