Howard's Letter on Capital Punishment and Morality
A provocative New York letter argues capital punishment is barbaric and calls for a humane, modern method. It recalls Mrs. Roxalana Druse's hanging, detailing doctors and spectators, and likens executions to torturous spectacle. The author contends religion and humanity demand a kinder end for the condemned.
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New York
Tribune
Roxalana Druse
Jersey
Salvation Army
George’ Dollang
Adhee
Trade reports show improved general business in twenty five cities
Bradstreet summaries indicate better demand for spring goods in cities including New York Boston Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Paul St. Louis Kansas City and New Orleans with New Orleans buoyed by crop prospects grain receipts and hog export shipments. Bank clearings rise with New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago leading gains while money markets tighten slightly amid steady pig iron demand and mixed fiber goods prices.
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Bradstreet
New York
Boston
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Kansas City
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Memphis
Omaha
Burlington
Galveston
San Francisco
Minnesota
St Joseph
Old physician offers free remedy for lung and nervous ailments
A retired East India mission physician presents a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and other throat lung issues and nervous debility. He will mail the recipe free in German French or English to anyone who writes with a stamped request naming the paper to W A N 149 Power Block Rochester NY.
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East India
W. A
Powere
Rochester
N.Y
Affairs in Europe and the Bulgarian Revolt Rattle Europe
War rumors surge as Russia tests influence in the Balkans. Bulgarian turmoil sparks fear of occupation with Austria-Hungary and Romania likely to oppose Russia. British Parliament notes shifts as Sir Michael Hicks Beach resigns and A. J. Balfour rises. Earthquake toll in Riviera rises with 7000 homeless in Oneglia. repairs to list of damaged areas underway.
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Balkan
Belgium
Europe
Bulgaria
Alexander
Servia
Turkey
Russia
Silistyn
Kutschuk
Austria-Hungary
Roumania
Michael Hicks- Beach
Iraland
London
Nesselrode
Printing House Square
Old Stagers
New York
Boston
Ireland and Parliament Show Hard Times for Home Rule
In Parliament a debate centers on Irish police funding and law order as Dillon and allies push resistance to government decrees. Lora Ashbourne advances a land bill expanding purchase powers while critics call for rents relief and fewer coercion measures amid widespread arson near Limerick. Police clash with mobs at Ballybannis. several officers injured and fires rage as incendiaries strike tenant areas. Bishops urge the Pope over Plan of Campaign.
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Ireland
Shayl
House of Commons
Dillon
Michael Hicks-Beach
Dillion
Lora Ashbourne
House of Lords
William Vernon Harcourt
The
Times
Land Commission
Michael Hicks- Beach
Arne
Lawn Commission
Parnell
Limerick
Ballybannis
Henee
Croke
Devastation and Relief From Riviera Earthquake
Reports from the Italian Riviera describe 646 killed and 464 injured in Italian areas, with 180 dead at Diano-Marino and up to 400 bodies buried there. About 20,000 people camp outdoors as losses reach around 10 million, with French relief expected to rise. Genoa residents donate 20,000, ships feel tremors, and railway service slows amid ongoing aftershocks.
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Riviera
Diano-Marino
Spolorono
Ceriana
Rning
Nice
Gospel
Istria
Italian
Falk
Still Postponed War Rumors Roil Europe Across Continents
War talk swirls over Austria Italy Germany and Russia with Italy ready to dispatch 200000 troops for Austria and for Germany in France. Treitschke predicts fall arms for students. Silistria mutiny crushed while Rustehuk unrest ends. Kriesteff’s corpse found. Brătianu vows war if territory violated. Sofia under siege as Bulgaria tense.
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Italy
France
Spain
Austria
Germany
Russia
Bulgaria
von Treitschke
Professor von Ranke
Silistria
Danube
Rustehuk
Kriesteff
Opening of the New Reichstag in Germany
The new Reichstag opened on Thursday with the Emperor praising the Pope’s benevolence toward the empire. He vows peace polices toward neighbors, while the leadership slate includes a Conservative president-elect and a National Liberal vice-president. Supplementary elections yield mixed results across twenty four districts.
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Germany
Herr Benningsen
Alsace-Lorraine
Reichstag
France
Foreign Notes of Interest from All Points
A roundup of global developments including Britain restricting foreign pilots, renewed navy funding sought by Parliament, the Iphigenie fire and sinking at Toulon, and China ceding the Chusan Islands to Germany. Reports cover Afghan loan schemes, German liberal split, Russia-Spain notes, Mauna Loa lava activity, embezzlement case in Britain, Vienna Budapest rail crash injuries, Suez electric passage, shipwrecks, riots, libel trials, and colonization plans.
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Iphigenie
Toulon
Prince Bismarck
General Boulanger
China
Germany
Chusan
Tsien-Tong-Kiang
Ameer
Afghanistan
Berlin
London Standard
Russia
Spain
Mauna Loa
Honolulu
Browning
Chatham
Vienna
Hainan
Siam
Rio del Rey
Cameroons
House of Commons
Lonon
St. Etienne
France
Sentari
Albania
Ali Pasha
Montenegro
Bird
Colin Campbell
Peidermann
Life
Red Star Line
Waeslana
New York
Antwerp
Goodwin Sands
Deal
Draven
French Colonization Society
New Hebrides
Greatritain
Mozambique
Satan Oses
Tungi
George Franklin Anderson
Charles Deakin
Susquehanna
Penn
Deakin
London
Tramp confronts patrolman on Griswold street
A tramp halted a patrolman on Griswold street and refused assistance. He declared, No ten vents, no tenl, and insisted that Charlie Ross remain stolen while asserting he would never return to tel for a nickel.
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Griswold Street
Charlie Ross
Catarrh Cure Found By Clergyman After Years Of Suffering
A clergyman once afflicted with catarrh, after trying many remedies, discovered a prescription that fully cured him and saved his life. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to K Lawrence at 212 East Ninth Street New York to receive the recipe free of charge.
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K. Lawrence
Ninth Street
New York
Yours for Health Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts a health compound described as a cure for many female ailments. It claims immediate and lasting effectiveness in liquid and lozenge forms and offers a mail order option with a confidential circular mailed to any lady sending an address and stamp.
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Pisruam
Gorne
Heaven
Lynn
Maule
United States
Henry Maule
Filbert St
Philadelphia
Danelson
Pe Pecia
Serere
GLOBE
Quaker Testimony On Mrs Pinkham's Compound
Mrs A M Dauphin of 1989 Ridge Ave Philadelphia attests to the value of Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's troubles. She recounts a case of an ovarian tumor after a bath accident that dissolved following the medicine and notes its role in preventing miscarriage and easing childbirth pains.
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A. M. Dauphin
Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hop Bitters Declared Not Alcoholic Beverage
A letter from Green Braum U.S. Commissioner argues Hop Bitters is medicinal not alcoholic and could only be sold for medicinal use. He petitions for a certificate from Col. W. H. W. of Baltimore proving how he cured drunkenness, noting Col. W. H. W.’s wide reputation in Rochester and other cities and urging its promotional value.
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Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Hop Bitters Praised By Sufferers And Clergy
A dated testimonial batch extols Hop Bitters as a cure for debility nervousness and various ailments. Parents claim their daughter recovered after years of medical misdiagnosis and prejudice. Messages from Rev J H Ellgood and Rev E R B Warren endorse the remedy to their communities and families.
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Hop Bitters
Milton
Del
J. H. Ellgood
E. RB. Warren
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Sim
Tom
Thad
God
Gordon
Elizabeth
N. J
Durgin
Seneeek
Oman
Vicinpee
Mrs. Druse
Affairs IN Europe
New
Olozist
Rae
Diane Merete
Anh
Oneglia
Parliament
Hallett &Co
Portland
Hallett & Co
Detroit Free Press
Horth Dakota
Red River Valleys
Turtle Mountain District
Goodey
Qapoven
Minot
Stoc
Rmreence
Formaer Articulars
WARR
Op. A
St. Po
M&m. Ry
St.Paul
Minn
I. Butler
Sec’y
Bradford
the Folio
Bulletin of New Publications
White, Smith & CO
Wtt
Washington St
Koston
Talése
Electric Belt Agency
Hox
Brooklyn
N. Y
Olesen
Tor
Craigio
Cea Ees
Craigie Medical Clinic
Nassau St
Wybae
Boston Mass
Brewster
E. E. Brewster
Holly
Mith
Mason
New York City
R. W. Montruss
Gallien, Mich
Sole
Mfr
Cowdu Mhs
Conan
Faris & Mills
Catat R. B. Chaffin
Richmond
Kentucky
James A. Moore
Kingsmountain Station
Portland News Co
P. U. Vickery
Augusta
High Authority
RB. R
Waterbury
Brittania
India
the Weekly Globe
Boston, Mass
Everyt Grown
America
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Army
North America
Mass
UBL
Henry B. Corey
LL. B
New York Bar
Ilegal Consult
Ncyclopadia
Department of Human Knowledge
Globed
Boston, Prass
A.W. McCormack & Son
Washington, D.C
Philas
P. O
the National Co
Dr. A. G. Clin CO
Chicago Scale Co
DAN
Breas
West Istat
Wien
VICOR
Marston
Sea Book
Marston Remedy Co
Park Pl
D. Stephens
Kruge
Stamp Cardamerican Novety Co
West Haven
Wylat Pat
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