Northen Offers Senate Seat. Crisp Declines Honor
Governor Northen of Georgia last week offered the senatorial seat left by Senator Col quitt but Speaker Crisp declined the honor amid strong pressure from house members and prominent Democrats. A Washington dispatch notes a sweeping Interior Department pension ruling could revive pensions for deceased soldiers dependents who were children in 16 developing years, restoring roll eligibility under the 1840 act.
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Northen
Georgia
Colquitt
Crisp
House
Washington
Reynolds
Support for Crisp Declines Senate Bid Praised by Wheeling Register
The Wheeling Register lauds Speaker Crisp for his firm fair leadership and orderly House conduct. It says his decline of the Senate seat benefits the party and that Reed remains in capable hands, praising his parliamentary stewardship.
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Crisp
Senate
Reed
Wheeling Register
Tax policy and Chicago assessments spark reform talk
The piece contrasts Chicago's rising wealth with falling tax assessments, blaming assessors for undervaluation and urging mandatory listing of property. It cites names like Marshall Field and Potter Palmer, and links tax law reforms to debt reduction in Indiana, Ohio politics, and the Wilson bill debate. It notes Coxey’s March on Washington as a growing public issue.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
P. D. Armour
George M. Pullman
H. H. Kohlsaar
C. T. Yerkes
Potter Palmer
Ohio
Representative Sayers
Texas
House Committee On Appropriations
Samuel J. Randall
House
Senate
Congress
Sayers
Coxey Movement
Washington
Peace Army
Coxey
National Capitol
United States
Democratic Party
Indiana
Republican Party
Savings
We Owe America to Medieval Cookery
Edward Eggleston argues in a lecture that medieval cookery sparked exploration. He cites the medieval spice craze as driving Portuguese ventures to Africa and Columbus toward India, shaping the discovery of America.
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Edward Eggleston
America
Africa
Columbus
India
San Francisco
Mrs Partington and Lecturing Echoes of 40 Days
The reminiscence recalls Mrs Partington as a sought figure in lectures, the author resisting sensationalism, facing obstacles, and drawing on advice from Colonel Clapp and others. It notes failed lectures, illness, and the push to perform, alongside a Bible note recounting the 40 day periods of Noah, Moses, spies, Elijah, Jonah, and Jesus.
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George W. Curtis
Partington
Artemus Ward
Cleveland
Josh Billings
B. P. Shillaker
New England Magazine
Noah
Moses
Canaan
Elijah
Jonah
Nineveh
Jesus
St. Louis Republic
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Robert F. Cummins
George W. Studabaker
Benjamin F. Kain
John F. Stine
George W. Huffman
John H. Trostel
Thos
J. Sowards
W. W. McBride
Joshua Grave
T. Robert C. Reynolds
James K. Pressinger
Marshal
C. A. Affulder
John Miller
H. D. Cook
George R. Venis
James B. Evans
Councilman
Levi C. Heller
Mr. Cleveland
Ohio Patriot
Democrat Party
House Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
One Price Cash Clothing House
G. F. Mfarren
One Price Cash Clothier
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