Lodge Leads House in Filibuster On Reed Thoebe Case
In Washington Jan 20 Henry Cabot Lodge commands the House debate over the Reed Thoebe contest as Republicans filibuster to block further testimony. The minority presses for new evidence while Democrats split on strategy. Grand Army pension and Reading railroad matters also occupy the floor as talks extend into evening.
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Wasatherox
Lodge
Koon
Reed
McKinley
Long
Boutelle
Nahant
Carlisle
Chandler
Senate
House
New England
Washington
Republian
Crisp
Elections Committee
John Griin Carlisle
Kentucky
George Thoebe
Rowen
Ilinois
Longe
Massachusetts
Theee
Thoebe
Mills
Texas
Congress
Lymen
Repubbean
Iowa
Committee On Elections
Lyman
Hare
Foran
Ohio
Bynum O
Indiana
Ublicans
Collins
Morse
Russell
Burnett
New York
Grand Army
Pension Committee
Grand Army of the Republic
Committee On Invalid Pensions of
St Barnes
Chhildren
Grupe
Matsen
Pensions Committee
Matson
United States
United
Gallinger
New Hampshire
PS. T
Eemeo
Government Telegraph Debate Spurs Postal System Plans
Washington saw a Senate committee hearing with Dr. Norvin Green of Western Union arguing against a postal telegraph. He questioned constitutionality, warned of government delays, and claimed Western Union’s price drops and vast assets make it a better option than a state run system. Proponents cited cheaper rates abroad and the need for efficient nationwide service.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Norvin Green
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Baltimore & Ohio
National Treasury
Directora E
Sam
Powderly
Gren
Senate
Dr. Green
Mr. Hubbard
Switerland
Belgium
England
Cullum
Edmunds
Post Office Department
Hubbard
Ornamental Frosting And Cake Making At Boston School
The Boston Cooking School presents a demonstration on cake and frosting, detailing egg and sugar techniques, batter ratios, and how to prepare tins. Recipes include orange cake with orange jelly, vanilla and currant frostings, and a Norfolk style icing. The class, led by Mrs. Daniels, featured a range of sponge and nutmeg flavored cakes and concludes with notes for a second course starting next Wednesday.
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Berwick
Portsmouth
Dedham
N. B
Bard
Parker House
Philadelphia
Names Sailed by Sailors in a Nation’s Vessels
Washington observations tally a playful yet telling list of ship names from Commissioner Morton’s registry. It notes strong patriotism with many eagles and presidents, dozens of female names, and a surge of gendered terms, while calling for official censorship of vessel christenings.
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Morton
Washington
Bureau of Navigation
National Shipping Register
Smith
Crazy Jim
Dusty Miller
Patterson
Franklin
Jackson
Lincoln
Grant
Andy Jonson
Butler
Hancock
McClellan
Lee
Maine
Jeff Davis
Alabama
Boston
New Orleans
Grover Cleveland
Blaine
John Sherman
Chauncey M.depew
America
Garfield
Mary
Sarah Janes
Mollies
Alices
Annies
Jack
Fashionable Fur Fittings and Hats Displayed for Winter
A lively catalog details fur varieties from fox to seal and marten, with long-haired furs gaining favor. It covers trims for coats and wraps, sable sets, sling-sleeved wraps, ultrafine seals, and beaver robes, plus lavish hats with velvet, ribbons, and bird plumes. It notes deodorizing fur, the rise of sable garments, and ornate millinery by notable houses, ending with thanks to D. P. Isley & Co.
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Russia
vVermont
Chinchilla
Newfoundland
New York
Paris
Cafe Au Lait
The Odd Side Of Life A Mixed Local Snapshot
A collage of quirky notes from 19th century life including an ice bridge over a river at the falls, signs on saloons, a mourning Ohio girl for a dog, a Sunday laying hen in Schley County Georgia, Paris lights, elopement tales, and odd tributes to wealth, trains of thought, and everyday curiosities across America and abroad.
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Ohio
Schley County
Georgia
New York
Paris
Sallie Lightleap
Easton
Penn
Binghamton
N.Y
Brunswick
Boston Globe
Boston
Baltimore
Williamsport Sun and Banner
Eli Boggs
Rhoda Smith
Marion Greenhill
Kate Chandler
Carter County
Kentucky
Maysville
Glasgow Savings Bank
Market Street
Philadelphia
Ruth Oberly
Commissioner Oberly
Aeekie Resi Ié
Washington
Chicago
Miligo
S. Weir Mitchell
Galveston
Ingram Township
North Carolina
Ellsworth
Jacksonville
Fla
M. H. Gladman
Hopkins
Mr. Gladman
Jonathan Anderton
Beaver Falls
United States Postal Improvement Association
Frank Hartley
Taylor
Sutton
Oakland
Cal
Cheer Up, Young Man Marry Refusal Recalled
A Pennsylvanian groom who twice failed to win over a girl finally wed her after she had refused him nineteen times. The tale underlines persistence in romance as reported in a Chicago news brief.
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Chicago News
Physician shares free remedy formula from East India mission
Retired East India physician claims a simple vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous complaints. He offers the recipe free by mail with full preparation directions in German French or English upon request, sent with a stamped address to Rochester New York.
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Saa
W. Noyes
Power's Block
Rochester
N. Y
Frink
Broadway
New York
C.J. Mason
Varied Anecdotes and Oddities From Midwest to Coast
A collage of brief items from the era notes a Toledo railway depot issue at Owen Station, a Kansas City tramp with a stolen gold watch, storms at the Oregon coast, Jay Gould’s country home cost, Corinne Cohn speaking multiple languages, a Briar Creek widow reusing a grave marker, and a New Haven man’s sudden death. Also covered are postage stamp sales, a Cochranton prank with a rat trap, a Summerville oak containing an ancient knife blade, a New York circus act with a 600 pound donkey, German loyalty tales from Saginaw, estate disputes delaying monuments, and a Kansas City restaurant keeper preserving old coins. Additional vignettes include coin collectors, a paper from China, top novels lists, a French dandy’s photo dispute, literary life anecdotes, and a San Francisco office boy’s bell-buying gambit leading to promotion.
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Tional and Industrial Union
Toledo
Ann Arbor
Columbia River
Oregon
Jay Gould
Hudson
Mile
Corinne Cohn
Hen Cohn
Chicago
Volapuk
Briar Creek
N. Y
William H. Brown
New Haven
G. W. Green
Brown
New York Post Office
Cochranton
Penn
M. R. Hammond
Summerville
New York
Saginaw
Mich
California
Detroit Freeness
William
William W. Hammond
William _H. Estes
William Brennan
William N. Carlton
Court of
George West
Kallston Spa
China
Coppleson
Pekin
Abin
Frank R. Stockton
Edgar Fawcett
Charles Egert Craddock
Robert Browning
Pet Speer
Lord Tennyson
Mr. Howells
Dr. Holmes
Mr. Lowell
Riderard
Robert Louis Stevenson
Johnny Martin
San Francisco
John Martin
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Henry Cabot
Reading
Reading Railroad
House Committee On Commerce
Anderson
Gov
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Bedford Public Building
Thomas W. Cook
New Bedford
Colonel Freret
Cook
Custom House
William Street
Acushnet Avenue
Colonel Fieret
Freret
Fairchild
Government Telegraphy
Boston Cooking School
Mrs. Daniell
Jelly Roll
Orange
Ste
Gobelin
D. P. Isley & Co
Jean Krycam
Howard Bliseing
Wallingford, Conn
NEW Yorker
Park Row
C. Farrington
cowlSt
H.wehman
Brewster's
Holly
New Arms & 9 LS
RB. Saataoe
Histicad
Clinton Bros
Clintonville
Chicago Scale Co
Wylymho
AES
Uadia
Epps
Evvs
Erich Aribles
Cteil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Hommopathic Chemists
London
Sec’y F. W. Co
Bradford Block
Cor
Sixth and Vine
Cincinnati, Ohto
Cowdt Dg
AFES
Bucciaire
Votos Saute & Lock Co
Cincinnati
Creaw
Jarley
Samuel French& Son
Eggleston Truss CO
Anew Book
Lack’n Co
Agents’ Journal
Stormtiel Street
Wytf Myll
Jong
G. Loot
M.C
Pearl St
Clement
Main St
Soper
C. H. Warren
Gen. Pass
Paul
Minn
Advich Yrer
Marston
Park Place
Ramples
J. F. Hill & CO
Augusta
Wallingford Silver Co
Wallingford
Smith Mfy
Moody
Dr. Scott
Rte
DE. Scott
Janvassing Ontfit
Standard Silver Wake Co
Soareg
Mass
Leslie Bk.reeley Company
Diigut
Illinois
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