Owen’s Bad Break Fuels Aide Calls For Probe
A. B. Nettleton accuses W. D. Owen of neglect of duty and incompetence as secretary of immigration under Harrison. The letter details bids abuse, false vouchers, and schemes to wrongfully obtain funds, citing extensive irregularities and threats to public finances.
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Ageistant
Nettleton
Owen
Treasury Department
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Simit
W. D. Owen
Offic
John B. Webber
United States
Port of
New York
Medical Department of the Immigration Service
Weber
L Talso
Mr. Owen
Beer
Nettletos
Cremation Among Greeks and Romans: A Popular Funeral Method
The article surveys ancient disposal of the dead, noting cremation rose to prominence among Greeks and Romans as purification of the soul and liberation from the body. It describes Roman ceremonies with pyres, perfumes, and urns, and mentions perpetual lamps in tombs as memory of the dead.
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Burt
Bany
Rome
J. H. Long
Popular Science Monthly
Curious impressions of a mulatto in Europe
A returned traveler recalls Europeans asking if a light brown man was painted and whether mulattoes exist only in the South. He notes Germans feeling the skin to judge color and Europeans assuming such mixed race people are rare outside the United States.
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Europe
America
United States
Louisville Courier-Journal
Champion Chess Champions Through 114 Years
London Sun notes a concise roll of chess champions over 114 years with eight individuals. Names include Philidor, Deschapelies, La Bourdonnais, Staunton, Andersen, Murphy, Steinitz, and Lasker. The list highlights unbeaten runs and notable defeats, showing enduring dominance in the game.
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Fhilidur
Deschapelies
la Bourdonnais
Urbesten
Staunton
Andersen
Steinitz
Murphy
Lasker
London Sun
Ingenious Burglar Reports Burglaries For Profit
An inventive Berlin burglar sent full reports of each crime to daily papers and was paid. Editors grew suspicious, police investigated, and soon uncovered the amateur reporter’s scheme and halted further reporting. Pattie Tun on the Right Track.
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Berlin
Struc
Republican AID Attacks Spread as A P A Aligns with GOP
A lengthy critique accuses the Republican National Committee of funding and promoting anti Catholic propaganda via the A P A. It claims GOP committees back know nothing efforts, printing millions of pamphlets, and pressuring districts to favor pro Edwards laws while denouncing religious influence in politics.
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American Protective Association
Republican Party
Ilinois
C. P. Johnson
Johnson
Union
Missouri
Kansas City
Indiana
Marion County
Allen County
Terre Haute
National Capital
Washington
Republican Congressional Committee
Linton
Catholic Church
Republican Committee
New York
Baltimore
United States
Internal strife plagues GOP bid for attorney general
The Harrison and Journal factions feud over William A. Ketcham as attorney general candidate. He faces cancellations of schedules and snubs, a $3 500 assessment, and a bid by party leaders to knife his nomination while he campaigns independently, echoing late 19th century GOP tensions.
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Harrison- Gowdy-Journal
William A. Ketcham
Ketcham
Harrison
Journal
Ketchin
Franks Offered for Pamphlet Mailing by Republican Committee
The text indicates Megars Gallinger Daniel and others will be shipped in franked envelopes at $2.50 per thousand copies. Government franks are sold by the Republican committee to proscribe a large portion of the population for exercising their constitutional right to worship God freely.
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Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Government Printing Office
America
St. Aloysius
Lincoln
Sumner
Megars
Gallinger
Daniel
Reblican Committee
Republicans Offer No Plan for Future under Harrison Ticket
The Indianapolis Journal replies that a Republican victory before 1897 would not prompt remedial legislation as there is no fixed program. It accuses Republicans of being destroyers, offering chaos rather than construction, with only an anarchistic, materialist view and no hope for the future.
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Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
John Sherman
Treasury
Cullom
Tlinois
Indianapolis Journal
Indiana Republicans
First Fiddle
Harrison
Journal
Republican Party
Republican
Two Thousand Year Old Frog Slice of California Relic
In a Detroit Free Press style tale a man shows a California relic a frog claimed to be 2400 years old and sells it for 2000 in cash. The buyer plans to set the frog free in two days while defending his tender heart amid skeptical peers.
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California
Epicharmnus
Cos
B. C
Megara
Syracuse
Sicily
Epidarmus
Epicharmus
Texas
Gentlcuen
Detroit Free Press
Heartbreak after injury in bicycle accident scene
An ambulance surgeon tells a distraught woman that only a rib and the edge of the breast bone were broken after a fall. The man staggers up and the woman rides away on her bicycle, reassured by the doctor’s calm diagnosis.
Marriage Costs in New York Reflect On Salaries
A Detroit Free article notes a man earning $3,000 yearly could marry and live frugally in New York, while a wife with $10,000 yearly income would provide significant financial cushion in hardship.
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Sam
New York
John
Detroit
Funniman Jests on a Dream Dollar in Emprobability
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune features Mr. Funniman and his friend discussing what they would say if given a dollar. The friend quips that he would affirm dreaming, underscoring a light, satirical tone.
Two Ladies Divide Street Car Space Disrupted by Man
Two women argue over the sole vacant seat on a street car. After heated exchanges and a brief standoff, a bystander or able bodied man slips in to fill the seat, ending the contest as a passive outcome. The excerpt is from the Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
Parlor chair debate ends with thrift driven choice
A Detroit Fire Press short tale recounts a Tamarack Swamp woman resisting chairs in favor of two seat sofies and taytaytays. The store clerk argues, she retorts about family needs and marriage, then orders six sosies to replace worn parlor chairs, ensuring durable seating for her five daughters.
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Tamarack Swampe
Sofies
Detroit Fire Press
Barrowcliff Missed Return After English Fortune
In a brief chat Kilduff learns Barrowcliff sought a £200,000 English inheritance and three heirs. He traveled to England about a year ago but has not returned, reportedly due to not securing a return ticket despite preferring the United States.
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Barrowcliff
Kilduff
England
United States
New York
Into Texas School
A Texas Siftings humorous exchange shows a teacher quizzing Johnny on math as he borrows from T and contemplates a candy store purchase. The joke hinges on handling change and debt between parent and child in a light classroom moment.
Almost Stranger in Detroit Free Press
Clara notes she has not applied makeup for three days and Manuel comments she does not look like herself, reflecting a lighter conversational moment captured in the Detroit Free Press.
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Clara
Manuel
Detroit Free Press
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