President's Hand at White House Convention
Washington, Nov. 16. Delegates to the Rural Experiment Stations convention met with Mrs. Cleveland at the White House. They were introduced to the President and received a hearty handshake. The Courier Journal notes public reaction to Riordan's condition and discusses how the boxing incident may affect views on the sport, calling it cold-blooded murder in the eyes of future historians.
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Washington
Cleveland
Riordan
Messrs. Corbett and Sullivan
Reflections on a Soldier's Death and Blame
The article contrasts Fitzsimmons and surgeon Riordan on a fatal blow to a sparring partner. It notes haunting sorrow, doubt about the punch, and a debate over momentum and meaning. It also highlights Fitzsimmons' grief and effort to separate murder stigma from debauchery.
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Dan
Riordan
Fitzsimmon
Gurgeon
Fitzmans
Mr. Fitzsimmon
Gen. Nt
Occupation Rumors Stir as Indiana Officials Migrate
The Indianapolis News reports Democratic state officeholders planning future careers after terms end. Rumors place the superintendent of public instruction receiving offers from leading book companies. Some officials contemplate relocating to Indianapolis to stay connected with the Dispatch.
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Indianapolis News
Chupreme
Indianapolis
Bokomo
Dispatch
Excursion Tickets Offered For Home Seekers And Hunters
Tickets will be sold over Route con at one fare for an experienced excursion. This offers a rare opportunity for Home Seekers Home Visitors and Hunters. Cars run through to Knoxville Asheville Salisbury and Greensboro. For details contact ticket agent L N A and CO BY or address the excursion agents Addison Coffin Amo Tadisma Fleming Ratcliff New Castle Indians.
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Sion South
Knoxville
Asheville
Salisbury
Greensboro
Homeseekers
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
W. P. Townsend
Vince
No Safeguard For Sheriff As Lynch Fear Spreads
Cannot Go Back Col Coit of the Ohio National Guards and the Sheriff with him who protected a convicted and sentenced negro from lynch law dare not show themselves at Washington Courthouse for fear of themselves being lynched and have actually been pronounced by a Coroner's jury guilty of murder in the first degree. We fear Ohio will not know the blessings of good government until Gov McKinley shall take another tour around the country with his celebrated piece The Tariff Is Not a Tax.
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Col. Coit
Ohio National Guards
Washington
Ohio
China
Treasury
Senate
House
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thomas B. Reed
Reduced Rates to Indianapolis via Pennsylvania Lines
Advertisement lists November 20 and 21 excursion tickets via the Pennsylvania Lines for Grand Encampment of Indiana I O O F, valid return to November 23 1894. Inquiries directed to the nearest ticket agent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Alaska's annual governor report notes progress and growth
James Sheakley reports to the secretary of the interior that Alaska saw new enterprises, successful fisheries, mining profits, immigration growth, education progress, and efforts to curb liquor sales. He cites 4000 miles of coast, 20000 miles of shoreline, smuggling issues, rising homesteader interest, and the Treadwell mine's 444000 profit.
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James Sheakley
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Bering Sea
Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company
America
Duchess tests curiosity with clock placard
The Duchess of Westminster hid a Swiss clock in her guest chamber with a Please do not touch notice. When M Joly asked why, she bragged that he was the twentieth man to inquire, noting only one exception Mr Fawcett the blind former postmaster general.
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Duchess of Westminster
M. Joly
Matrimonial Compromise From Early Married Life
A Paris Herald joke notes a couple’s kitchen table compromise on house keeping. The husband and wife agree to linen sheets after an early agreement on preferences, illustrating a simple marital understanding that endures.
Satire Note Referencing Voltaire and European Monarchs
The excerpt notes Voltaire writing Can dide with a dinner satire about eight tramps at an inn while eight dethroned monarchs roamed Europe in poverty. The remark reflects Enlightenment history and the era’s political upheaval.
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Voltaire
Europe
Mamma's Darling Train Conversation
A fragment shows a child quipping to his mother on a train about traveling with two windows. Mrs Grabber replies with a playful retort as the exchange ends in a humorous domestic moment from Leeds.
First Piano Ever Owned Revealed in Early Records
A fragment notes the earliest known piano ownership, alongside mentions of Russia's 2058 liquor distilleries eight Methodist congregations in Salt Lake City and Barn Door as a peculiarly named Pennsylvania town, with Duluth Imperial mill producing 7700 barrels of flour on October 23, setting a world record.
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Russia
Salt Lake City
Barn Door
Pennsylvania
Duluth
Unity Amid Differences Cited in Bryansville Courier
Fragmentary note from the Bryansville Courier urges neighbors to dwell together in unity despite differing political views. The text advocates moderation and describes Democrats as less disposed to conflict, calling for restraint and cooperation.
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Bryansville
Courier
Odon Journal Notes Freight Car Prices
The item lists flat cars priced at a flat rate and coal cars at 475 dollars each. A boxcar price appears as 5402 per book on car 550 and a fruit car is mentioned along with Vel x1 and a solace car.
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Odon. Journal
Rte
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