Weather and crop reports reflect a dry growing season
A long summary of corn, wheat, oats, and fruit conditions across the central and northern United States notes drought in Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas with slow corn growth, reduced yields in wheat, and variable fruit prospects. In Oregon harvests begin as conditions improve, while crops in the south face heat, rust, and pest pressure.
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Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ann Rocky Mountain
Dakotas
Minnesota
Ohio Valley
Easts
Missouri Valley
Notatoes
Dowie Proclaims Himself Elijah III in Chicago
The banker and promoter Dowie declared in the Auditorium that he is the living embodiment of Elijah and the restorer of all things. He denounced ecclesiastical figures and the press and urged the audience to believe in him as the reincarnation of Elijah, while many in attendance walked out in disbelief.
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Elijah III
Chicago
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Tam Elijah
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Malhcit
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Moses
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Christ
Brief 19th Century News Snippets on Floods and War Rumors
Floods left dozens destitute in Elizabeth and Watauga while Texas saw a surge of oil company charters. Gen Alger reportedly ill in Curlshad after leaving Germany, and Texas offered mules and horses to allies. A pardon pursuit for Ben Al alias Tryenehy linked to the Old Shakespeare murder case surfaces. Army enlistments ease after Philippines recruitment message shifts.
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Elizabeth
Watauga
Enn
Tryenehy
Old Shakspeare
New York
Hé&El
Philippines
Government parks scarce play space for Washington boys
A historic critique notes hundreds of government acres in the District of Columbia with only a single subacre playground for boys near the Washington Monument. It laments limited spaces for youth, calls for more safe play areas, and highlights governance around public parks and kid mobility.
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District of Columbia
Washington Monument
Washington
Letter Excerpt Reveals Prof Herron on Marriage Crisis
The passage shows Professor Herron addressing church leaders with stark claims on family duty and marriage. He asserts that the modern marriage system is not sacred, that children belong to mothers, and that society should not force union or separation. He argues personal spiritual consequences and duties toward his wife, signaling a broader debate within the church council.
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Herron Cast Out by Grinnell Congregationalists
A Grinnell Iowa Congregational council finds George D. Herron guilty of immoral conduct and removes him from church membership and ministerial standing. The defense and a long letter endorsing the verdict are noted, with allegations of neglect and marital strife contributing to the case.
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Grinnell
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Grinnel
Iowa
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Blaine Hichborn Wedding Ends Simple Washington Ceremony
Mise Martha Hichborn wed James G. Blaine in a noon Washington ceremony at the bride’s parents home 1707 N Street N W Rear Admiral and Mrs Wichborn hosted a small gathering of relatives and intimates Dr Wallace Stadeliffe officiated after which a luncheon was served and the couple departed for New York
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Went Troy
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Martha Hichborn
James G. Blaine
Washington
Wichborn
N Street
N. W
Wallace Stadeliffe
Notable Fires and Emigrant Movements Highlight Early Current Events
Notes of Current Events report a oil well in Owensville Kentucky and Verracotta works in Perth Amboy New Jersey burning with losses around 178000. Nine hundred emigrants have left Porto Rico for Hawaii with 400 awaiting departure. Admiral John Edmund Canmerell, formerly of the English fleet, died born 1820. Ex Secretary Poster at Yale urged abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
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Verracotta
Perth Amboy
N. J
Porto Rico
Hawaii
John Edmund Canmerell
Yale
Victory for Expansion in Supreme Court Decisions on Porto Rico
The Supreme Court upheld that Puerto Rico became American soil from the 1898 treaty ratification, while ruling it remains a territory not a full US state. It rejected the Foraker Act tax and framed powers to govern territories as within Congress, clarifying citizenship expansion without immediate full-state status.
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Philippine
Treasury Department
Philippines
Porto Rico
Spain
de Lima
Dooley
United States
Congress
Downes
Paris
Broan
White
Shiras
McIkenna
Gray
Chicago
Nler
Ocean
Reciprocity and trade policy in political debate
The piece argues against suppression of reciprocity as a central tariff principle. It cites criticisms of policymakers who avoid answering how far trade reciprocity should replace domestic production, highlighting a Philadelphia Ledger defense of George Roberts and neglect of recent Republican platform limits on reciprocity.
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Philadelphia
Ledger
Pioneer Press
Philadelphia Ledger
Economist
George Js. Roberts
Mint
Roberts
United States
Age of the Earth and Geological Time Ranges
The American Catholic Quarterly Review summarizes current views on Earth's age. Lord Kelvin estimates 20,000,000 years with wide error, while Dana Walcott and others suggest 60,000,000 to 190,000,000 years since life began. The piece traces eras from Paleozoic to Quaternary to frame the vast time scales.
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Warren Uphow
Americaun
Dana, Walcott
Earth
Welvin
Fiunas
American — Catholic Quarterly Review
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