Old Dominion Candidate O Ferrall Led Cavalry in Shenandoah
Charles T. O Ferrall, Democratic governor candidate in Virginia, served six terms in Congress and commanded Confederate cavalry in the Shenandoah valley. Born 1840 in Frederick County, Virginia, he later practiced law at Harrisonburg and survived eight wounds including being left for dead. His wife was Miss Knight of Richmond.
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Charles T. O’ferrall
Virginia
Congress
Frederick County
Mor
Gan County
Shenandoah Valley
Lee
Harrisonburg
Knight
Richmond
Rev Thomas Spurgeon Rising Pulpit Star of London
Rev Thomas Spurgeon, recently filling the London pulpit once held by his father, is under 38. Born in London and trained at his father’s theological school, he left England for health reasons. The poor English climate has troubled him, yet his supporters foresee his great ability and future success.
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Thomas Spurgeon
London
England
Australia
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Tenant’s Harbor
Penobscot Bay
Samuel Edison Father of Inventor Turns 90 in Port Huron
Samuel Edison, father of the inventor, is 90, living in Port Huron Michigan. A former athlete, he once outjumped every Samuel Edison in the Twenty second Michigan regiment at age 60. He stands 6 feet 2 inches, cheerful and boyish. his principal pursuits are politics talk and practical jokes. His son notes he never invented anything, yet he didn’t need to with such a son.
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Samuel Edison
Port Huron
Mich
Twenty-second Michigan Regiment
Canadian Northwest
United States
Relics from Pilgrim Era Exhibit at Massachusetts Building
An exhibition in the Massachusetts building showcases priceless relics from early American history. Highlights include Miles Standish's copper watch from the Mayflower voyage of 1620, pictures of Puritan meeting places in England, and Charles Sumner's 1855 speech manuscript given to Congressman Williams after its delivery.
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Massachusetts
Miles Standish
England
America
Scrooby
Archbishop of York
Charles Summer
Congress
Brooks
Sumner
Congressman Williams
Chicago
Seared by a Bicycle in Prospect Park
A horse attached to a wagon driven by John Grafton bolted after a bicycle spooked it in Prospect Park on Wednesday night. The wagon and driver plunged into a shallow lake as onlookers and a responding policeman pulled the rig to shore with lines.
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John Grafton
Prospect Park
Brooklyn Times
Katydid Song Comparing Wing Mechanism Noted
The Washington Star notes the katydid’s song comes from the male and explains the rubbing action between two membranous plates at the base of the wing covers. It suggests that rubbing shoulder blades could imitate the operation.
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Washington Star
New England farms drained of brains by city migration
A Boston Herald critique argues rural New England loses its brightest youth to urban opportunities, leaving behind less ambitious farmers. The piece links farm abandonment to shifting modern agriculture and rapid societal change, warning that success now demands adaptation.
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Massachusetts
Boston Herald
New England
America
Herald
Hugh O'Donnell Takes Chicago Editorial Post
Hugh O'Donnell of Homestead fame becomes associate editor of The Eight Hour Herald in Chicago and acts as Chicago representative of The National Labor Tribune. After Homestead troubles and a February acquittal on murder conspiracy treason rioting charges, he shifts to labor journalism to earn a living.
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Hugh O'Donnell
Homestead
Chicago
Eight Hour Herald
National Labor Tribune
How the Great Nerve Doctor Died
A famed nerve specialist died after suffering angina pectoris not suspected. He had planned relief in Morvan forest, noting its high cool, well watered air might aid him before his death.
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Morvan
Farm Decline Cited and Rural Prosperity Noted
The passage contrasts a nineteenth century farmer unable to adapt facing decline with a farmer clinging to ancestral haystacks. It points to Vermont dairy and sheep farming as delivering prosperity and Massachusetts vegetable farming boosting the countryside.
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Vermont
Massachusetts
Pension Bill Sparks Debate On Government Employees
A sweeping pension bill in the United States Senate seeks disability pensions and compensation for government workers injured in duty and extends benefits to those retired with honorable records after 20 years service. Critics question why clerks deserve pensions more than others, while other items note hurricane relief needs, Atlantic crossing speeds, and trotting horse news.
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United States Senate
Postmistress Refuses Stamp Sale Sparking Kentucky Row
A Kentucky postmistress refused stamps to a local schoolmistress unless letters would be mailed where bought. A government inspector ended the dispute. A proposal envisions electric launches on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado powered by dynamo turbines and an overhead trolley system.
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Kentucky
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Colorado women to vote under proposed amendment
On November 7 Colorado voters will decide a constitutional amendment granting women full voting rights in all elections, removing the male reference from laws and extending franchise on the same terms as men. Ripans Tabules advertise reliefs for digestive ailments. In Michigan women farmers rise, 220 in Wayne County and 8,707 statewide, owning 660,459 acres valued at $43.5 million with earnings of $34,354,500.
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Colorado
Michigan
Wayne County
H. Hallett & CO
Portland
Park's Sure Cure advertised as guaranteed cure
An ad proclaims Park's Sure Cure will remove rheumatism kidney and liver troubles and guarantees a cure or no pay. It mentions L. M. Bosworth as the seller in Worth. The piece also notes other consumer items and a variety of short biographical tidbits about famous people and anecdotes.
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Park
L. M. Bosworth
Exhibition displays pick across nations and ages
Nebraska maps grain exhibits in Platte county display. England sends a London and Northwestern railway replica. A South Dakota mineral cottage uses ores for walls and a mica roof. Washington shows a model farm and exotic flowing wells. Smithsonian presents mammals, beasts, birds, and endangered species. A royal watch collection spans monarchs and poets. A Russian piano section shows Pillard von Pilchan’s automatic music writer.
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England
London and Northwestern
South Dakota
Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Americas
King James I
Oliver Cromwell
John Milton
Sir Isaac Newton
King George III
Robert Burns
William of Orange
Queen Elizabeth
John Calvin
John Bunyan
Jane Grey
Desperate Ailments Cured by Compound Oxygen Treatment
Drs Starkey and Palen claim inhaled oxygen cures asthma bronchitis catarrh consumption dyspepsia nervous prostration neuralgia rheumatism. They offer a free 200 page book with testimonials and say home and office treatments are available with free consultation and no drug side effects. They warn against imitators and provide addresses in Philadelphia and other locations.
California trotting record holder and racing notes
Fifty one scorings before a heat stands as a trotting record held by California. George Wilkes sired Brignoli Wilkes 2 152 just four days before death. Ryland T 2 114 will be driven the balance of the season by George Starr. A new racing association at San Mateo bars bookmakers as members.
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California
George Wilkes
Brignoli Wilkes
Ryland T
George Starr
New Racing Association
San Mateo
Cal
Stage News: Plays and Projects Across the Scene
Lugene Bertram and Bassett Willard debut The Engineer in Albany to solid acclaim. George H. Timmons rehearses The Kerry Fair by Walter J. Healy for a Dublin audience. Abbey Schoeffel & Gran eye Boston real estate for a new theater. R. E. Graham begins After the Ball tour in Lancaster. Clyde Fitch writes for Sol Smith Russell and adapts Corigan versus Corigan for Frohman. Edwin Gordon Lawrence to star with Little Lillian in A Piece of Steel opening in Philadelphia. Fanny Davenport linked to a Sardou play slated for May delivery and Broadway production.
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Lugene Bertram
Bassett Willard
Albany
George H. Timmons
Walter J. Healy
Brooklyn
Abbey, Schoeffel & Gran
Boston
R. E. Graham
Lancaster
J.W. Herbert
Clyde Fitch
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Sol Smith Russell
Mr. Fitch
Charles Frohman
Corigan
Edwin Gordon Lawrence
Little Lillian
Philadelphia
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Albert Richmond
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Boston Transcript
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Cairo
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Page County
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Peffer Medical Ass’'N
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Ilinois Central Railroad
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L. Pass. Agt
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Sardou
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New York City
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Castoria
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Lowell, Mass
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Conway, Ark
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Western Branch
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