Jute Nelsons Luck and the Rise of a Senator
Nelson, born February 2, 1843, served in the Civil War and Wisconsin politics before moving to Minnesota. He was pro se attorney in Douglas, served in the Forty and Forty-ninth Congress, ran for governor in 1896, and was later elected United States senator, with David Clough succeeding him as governor.
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Nelson
United States
William F. Vilas
Wis
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Fourth
Wisconsin Infantry
Wisconsin
Douglas
Minn
Senas
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Greece
Nelcourse
Comstock
Minnesota
Knute Nelson
Stock
Nesota
United Tes
David Clough
Hennt
Tailors as Barons: Rosebery Pushes Nobility to Retail
Lord Rosebery favors creating baronets and knights from tailors John Barron of Leeds and Israel Start of Leicester, arguing tailoring deserves honor as a respected trade. The piece notes it mirrors other shifts in noble titles and mocks Beaconsfield’s past disdain for such honors. It ends with a stray cartoon caption about a rare American Colin.
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Lord Rosebery
Rosebery
Britain
John Barron
Leeds
Israel Start
Israel
Leicester
Order of Baronets
Ciear
Lord Ibery
Ping
Countess of Oley
Trowbridge
Beauont
Pretty Mrs Sheridan Recasts Little Phil Saga at Home in Washington
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent portrays Mrs Phil Sheridan at their Rhode Island Avenue residence. She rejects heroic myths of Sheridan, noting his quiet, bookish nature, preserving war papers while hinting at a future biography by Col Sheridan. Their children Mary has debuted, twins attend a Philadelphia convent, and Phil Jr. shows strong soldierly traits. Blood's Sarsaparilla claim appears as a closing ad line.
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Sheridan
Cincinnati Enquirer
Rhode Island Avenue
Washington
Ife
Virginia
Col. Sheridan
War Records’ Office
West
General
Mary
Philadelphia
Phil
West Point
Capital
Mrs. Sheridan
Phil Sheridan
Ron
Gen
Phil Sher
Appetite in detention tests conscience across Paris cases
A Paris restaurant owner recalls how jail food affected inmates. Princes Pierre Bonaparte and the duc d Orleans ate heartily in custody, while others like M. Rochefort and Dr. Lapommeraye showed varied appetites. The Barreau restaurant serves meals to order under a fixed tariff.
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Barreau
Palais de Justice
Paris
London Daily News
Prince Pierre Bonaparte
Duc d’ Orleans
Duc de Luynes
Prince Pierre
M. Rochefort
Dr. Lapommeraye
Mme. de Pane
Gabriella Lempard
Eyraud
Cotton Cloth Used In Massachusetts Road Construction
The New York Post notes Massachusetts highway officials tried cotton cloth on Martha’s Vineyard roads to stabilize sandy soil where gravel cannot be obtained. The report explains the scheme, compares cloth to gravel, and outlines state highway spending and the installation of five foot monuments bearing M. I. L. on intertown roads.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Martha's Vineyard
New York Post
Massachusetts
National Agricultural Board
The
Commission
Massachusetts Highway Board
Red Cross in Japan and Geneva Treaty Stand
The article explains the Geneva Red Cross treaty of 1864 and its neutral protections for wounded soldiers, hospitals, and aid workers. It notes Japan’s adhesion in 1886 and contrasts Japan’s humanitarian efforts with China not being a signatory, highlighting the wartime differences and moral implications.
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China
Red Cross
Japan
Harper's Weekly
Women as Detectives Fall Short, Secret Service Says
A veteran Secret Service officer told a New York Herald interviewer that women generally fail as detectives. He cited limited access, tendency to jump to conclusions, bias, and vanity as key flaws. The piece also notes hair growth linked to diet, citing sulfur, silicon, iron, and manganese content, with meat, oatmeal, and graham noted as rich sources.
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Secret Service
New York Herald
Henry
Water in Wells Reflects Ground Movements and Earthquakes
Researchers Ricco and Arcidiacono at Catania Observatory track water level changes in two wells over three years. They classify movements as progressive annual shifts and accidental, with geodynamic drops tied to ground motion. Earthquakes and Etna eruptions linked to irregular oscillations. US studies note train-induced rises near Wisconsin wells.
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Arcidiacono
Observatory
Catania
Sicily
Cosmos
Paris
Etna
King
United States
Wisconsin
Seven Stars and Ancient Beliefs Across Cultures
A survey of myths ties the seven stars to rites in Egypt Gaul Africa and the Americas. Osiris imagination November celestial navigation and moon star alignments feature in rites from Mexicans Druids Peruvians and other cultures.
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Ancient
Egypt
Osiris
Gaul
Hottentots
South Africa
Abipones
South America
Oakes
Africa
London cloak caper ends in quick escape
A man wearing a cape entered a London shop and coaxed the shopkeeper to try on a ladies cloak. He praised the garment, grabbed the till hidden under the cape, and fled as assistants chased him into the street. Passers-by detained the proprietor, who was mistaken for the thief before calm returned.
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London
Inoustring and statistical insights from 19th century industry
A compiled note cites McCormick's harvester improvement vowing to cut and bind an acre in forty five minutes. It compares US and UK rail capital per mile, Buenos Aires streetcar size, and annual passenger totals, plus metal recovery from smelting gases and a record book price for Chaucer vellum edition bound by Morris and Burne Jones.
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McCormick
United States
Great Britain
Buenos Ayres
Burne Jones
William Morris
Kelinsvott Press
Foreign literature and theatre news from Europe
Groner Ouner and Ludovic Halevy publish new novels La Dame of Gris and Deux Jeunes Filles. Death notices in the London Times list 106 people aged 90 or over in 1894, totaling vast ages. Moulkre’s Amphitryon to open at Paris Renaissance with Coquelin aine and Jean Coquelin. South Africa’s business methods divvy plunder among victors, distributing £42,000 from La Bengula’s Matabeles.
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Groner Ouner
Ludovic Halevy
Gris
London Times
Moulkre
Paris Renaissance Theater
Coquelin Aine
Lucie
Jean Coquelin
Mercure
Sarah Kernhardt
Alcmene
South Africa
la Bengula
Bulawayo
Size of Nations Compared to U S States
An 19th century comparison lists Germany at 211000 square miles about Nevada and Colorado combined, the South African Republic at 114009 miles close to Arizona, Switzerland near Maryland and Delaware, Turnoluces islands at 42000 miles near Ohio, Mexico at 751000 miles about one quarter of the United States, MontentGro at 1600 miles about Rhode Island thrice, Urnueway and Nebraska near the same size, Troy and District of Columbia both 70 square miles, StaM at 250000 miles close to North and South Dakota with Minnesota.
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Nevada
Colorado
South African Republic
Arizona
Switzerland
Maryland
Delaware
Turnoluces Islands
Ohio
Mexico
United States
MontentGro
Rhode Island
Urnueway
Nebraska
Troy
District of Columbia
Stam
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Cromer golf links feat and society notes
A professional named Aveston carded an 68 strokes for nine holes twice at Cromer golf links in rough conditions. New York society bans Mrs LaAngtry, while A Lap is formed in London under President Lady Florence Dixie. Chances Freurer’s widow Eleаnor Rabut dies in France aged 76. she debuted at the Comedie Francaise in 1885 as Hermione in Andromaque.
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Cromer Golf Links
Florence Dixie
Chances Freurer
France
Eleanor Rabut
Comedie Francaise
Hermione
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