Senate and House Pass and Kill Major Bills in Turbulent Session
The House and Senate moved rapidly on several measures. A bill to buy land and start work passed, while Washington Territory statehood advanced in the Senate but a Montana admission amendment failed. The House approved numerous bridge projects, and a new arbitration bill framed by Senator Sherman was offered. Executive nominations faced open-session debates, and a war-era property restitution bill passed in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Merrill
Voorhees
Spofford
Congress
Washington Territory
Montana
Houste
Europe
United States
Dakota
Washington
Idaho
Walla Walla
Mississippi River
Alton
Detroit River
Belle Isle Park
Tennessee River
Nashville, Jackson & Memphis Railroad Company
Keithsburg
Illinois and
Des Moines
New York & Council Bluff Railroad Company
Bayou Barnard
Mississippi
Red River
Brown's Ferry
Tex
St. Croix
Prescott
Wis
Taylor's Falls
Minn
Winona
Missouri River
St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Saline City
Kansas River
Interstate Rapid Transit Company
Clay
Jackson Counties
St. Charles
Yellowstone River
Red Wing
Atchinson
Kans
Tom Bigbee
Warrior
Tennessee
Alabama
Gulf & Chicago Air Line Railroad Company
Young’s Bay
Oregon
Chamberlain, Dak
Pierre
Dak
Sherman
House of Representatives
Riddleberger
Frank H. Dye
Territory of
Utah
O. Coffin
Edgartown
Mass
Philander Cobb
Plymouth
George D. Borton
Camden
N. J
Robert J. Jordan
Omaha
Neb. House
Morrison
Committee On
Illngis
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Committee On Ways and Means
Platt
Frye
John McClernand
Illinois
Utah Commission
Ramsey
Bierman
Internal Revenue
Minnesota
Edmunds
Decline of the code duello voiced in Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader notes the code duello has faded from history, with southern states discarding it. It recalls Washington figures who defended dueling, mentions old hands linked to Jeff Davis, and cites politicians who challenged or faced challenges. It predicts dueling will fade like Indian fighting.
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Carp
Cleveland Leader
Washington
Jeff. Davis
Joe Brown
Bob Toombs
Moody
Heffren
Senator Riddleberger
Representative Wise
Sherman
Lonely Teacher Finds Love With Hildreth Family
Miss Helen Whittemore endures a bleak city school day then enters a warmer world when the Hildreth family adopts her. Dr Dana Hildreth confesses his long love, she reveals hers, and a hopeful future begins as her strength and spirits rise through friendship, study, and artful companionship.
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Whittemore
Bunyan
Minnie Gray
Miss Whittemore
United States
Willie Black
Ernestine de Lorme
Siberia
Jane
Helen
Miss Hildreth
Dr. Hildreth
Mummy
The De Brown Heiress Marries Her Doctor
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes Hildreth’s fate after misfortune. Dana invites Miss Whittemore to spend the day and proclaims his engagement to Helen. Helen rushes Janet from the room, and Miss Whittemore’s physician forbids schooling. She marries him after New Year’s, and they live happily ever after.
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Tering
Hildreth
Dana
Miss Whittemore
Helen
Janet
Detroit Free Press
New Points About Tomatoes In Spring Varieties Debuted
A seed dealer notes spring vegetables and bonnets with new tomato varieties. The Mikado, a large solid fruit weighing one to one and a half pounds, has purplish red color and distinct foliage. The tree tomato from Jamaica rises five to six feet, with egg-shaped fruit starting purplish then reddening. Over twenty three varieties exist including General Grant, Cardinal, Livingston's Favorite, Mayflower, and Acme, each with unique size, ripening, and flavor traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mail
Express
Jamaica
Morris
Livingston
Acme
Does a Woman Marrying a Minister Marry His Whole Congregation
A Pittsfield Mass pastor recounts a wife’s social actions causing gossip among his church. He defends her autonomy, instructs members to approach him with concerns, and declines gossip. He emphasizes the wife’s independence and accountability to God, not the congregation, in church life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Pittsfield
Mass
Episcopal Church
Business-Men’s Association
Church
St. Paul
Kentucky Race Horse and the State's Changing Interests
Harper's Magazine notes a shift from essays on agriculture to racing, with pacing horses once dominant and now rivaled by thoroughbreds. It argues the horse may become a defining state citizen, alongside cattle, whisky, and tobacco, shaping Kentucky’s future history.
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Kentucky Commonwealth
Legislative Assembly
Alleghanies
Thomas Jefferson
Harper’s Magazine
Proposed and Accepted Love Between Friends
A fragment from a 19th century piece notes the beauty of Friends customs and home life while remarking that their courtship can be fervent. A quoted exchange between Penelope and Obadiah expresses mutual desire and lifelong companionship in solemn terms.
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Penelope
Obadiah
Culinary terms from Good Housekeeping expanding on sauces and dishes
Catherine Owen explains numerous French culinary terms and preparations. The glossary defines aspic, bechamel, consomme, hollandaise, fondue, quennelles, remoulade, roux and many others with brief descriptions. It covers sauces, soups, stews, pastries, and pastry preparations useful for cold dishes and hot service.
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Catherine Owen
Good Housekeeping
Stanton's Close Call in Lincoln Assassination Echoes
An anecdote recalls Jefferson Davis hearing of Lincoln's assassination and the failed attempt on Stanton. Hudson Taylor, a Washington bookseller and Stanton friend, recounts Stanton's tired return home the night of the attack and a broken bell-wire that thwarted the assassin who tried to reach Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
E. M. Stanton
Hudson Taylor
Washington
Stanton
Seward
Johnson
Mr. Stanton
The Name Mary in the Chicago News Retold
In The Name Mary from the Chicago News, Mary is praised as the quintessential name across cultures and eras. The essay evokes Mary’s ubiquity, linking it to nobility, piety, domestic warmth, and enduring affection, from queens to dairymaids. It highlights Mary as a symbol of purity, tenderness, and familial bonds across languages and nations.
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The
Chicago News
Mary
Asia
Europe
Egypt
France
New England
Mary Worthy Montague
Mary O’brien
England
Scotland
Russia
Mediterranean
Cape Athos and Monastic Rule Told by a Captain
The Malta voyage recalls Mount Athos and its strict monk governed peninsula. Women banned, births and marriages absent, yet monks endure under Byzantine and Turkish oversight with a proteros led council and transient First Man of Athos.
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United States
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Malta
New York
Mediterranean
Captain Baldwin
Aegean Sea
Haggion Oros
Gibraltar
Dardanelles
Grand Coast
Xerxes
Athos
Christendom
Mount Athos
Proteros
New York Star
Deadly water dangers warn of avoidable disease
Dr Kedzie warns that most deaths stem from waterborne diseases like typhoid cholera and dysentery. Excreta contamined water can multiply germs. even a single case in a city can kill thousands. He urges boilers for safe water, avoiding sewage in wells streams and rainfall stored in clean cisterns.
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Croton
New York
Plymouth
Penn
R.C. Kedzie
Why the Queen Was Hissed Letter to the Pall Mall Gazette
A reader defends the Queen against public hissed criticism at a banquet. He cites workingmen’s reactions about her duties and favors for Gladstone and Salisbury. The writer argues the Pall Mall Gazette description was fair and the public should not harshly blame those offended.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Lord Hobhouse
Gladstone
Prince of Wales
Salisbury
Osborne
Buckingham Palace
House of Commons
A Peculiarity of Gough
Judge Tourgee recalls John B. Gough as especially nervous while traveling despite his vast annual miles. Gough would misplace his train ticket, frantically search pockets and baggage, then locate it in the pocket he had first checked, easing his relief before rushing to catch the next train. He would repeatedly worry about trains being on time and consult his watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Smith
Isle
Jim Jones
Washington
Bacher
Gloucester widows lure letter seeks husband in old post
An official in Gloucester, Mass., received a Sing Sing letter proposing a widower seeks a wife from local widows. He offers a new suit, a gold watch, and a first kiss, detailing age, family, and education preferences. The note contrasts with other era topics and ads in the same clipping.
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Gloucester
Mass
Sing Sing
N.Y
Awakening Farmers To Profitable Northwest Agriculture
Farm Stock and Home of Minneapolis urges farmers to recognize causes of regional unprofitability and to pursue a decisive course of action, arguing that adherence will bring substantial benefits to northwest agriculture and farmer welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northwest
No Support From Monopolies
Abolished at Minneapolis in the interest of Northwestern farmers, at only 50 cents a year, is one of the few papers in this country without support or patronage from rail roads, the farmers' worst enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northwestern
Sovereign remedy for consumption urged by Dr. Pierce
The article argues tuberculosis is spread by carelessness or contagion from others and claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures it in early stages. It warns that delay is dangerous and urges sufferers with shortness of breath spitting blood night sweats or lingering cough to obtain the remedy promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Beauty Above Outer Aid in Emaciation and Debility
The article argues inner health fixes for beauty over cosmetics and touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as radiant proof. It notes a Glendive Montana fire destroying several houses with about $35,000 loss and promotes Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy for cleansing antiseptic healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendive
Mont
Dr. Sage
Warmer's Water-Wix Tar Syrup Ad and Local Notices
An assorted page notes drug ads offering Warner's Water-Wix Tar Syrup with a buy one get two free offer and seeking druggist names. It mentions Bassett faction seizing control of a Mississippi and Rum River Boon company at a Minneapolis election, wholesale grocery pricing for large buyers, and a St Paul wholesale supplier mailing lists. An Anoka Eastern Star chapter is reported, and Brown's Iron Bitters praised by J F Drake of Houston Minnesota after typhoid. Americans in Camden New Jersey strike over a Chinese employer.
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Bassett
Mississippi & Rum River Boon Company
Minneapolia
Tutt
Murray St
New York
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Proceedings OF Congress
Janet Hildreth
Helen Whittemore
Rosebud
Ned
Hildreths
Miss de Browne
Clifford Vanness
Miss Whittengore
Dana Hildreth
Vanness
Kentucky
Gough
St. Jacobs Oil
Palman
Chicago
James A. Sample
U.S
Bradstreets
Rhode Island
J. Armstrong
Walker
St. Louis
Mper
George Scott
Northfield
Dr. Bradley
Lisbon
Cak
Fargo
Seattle
Wash
Ald
Jacline
Warner
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
Wrottface
Griggs & Co
E. Filthst
St.Paul
Eastern Star
Masonic
Anoka
J. F. Drake
Houston
Brown
C. W. Brown
Sixth Street
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Buckingham
Ayer
Mer
W. J. Craig
First Ave
Mr. Almon Monst
LeRoy
Alboys
Brown N Chemical CO
Baltimore
J. Carlson
Hartland, Wis
Himeself
Wm. Black
Abingdon
Jones
Wabash
Alleen
San Bernardino
Cal
Allen
J. P. Allen
Newton Booth
Salvation Army
San Francisco
Australia
Glover
Curtiss
Eau Claire
Bigelow
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
Lyon
Mensman
Caswell, Hazage & Co
Druggista
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Earth
Tutt’s
Potter Cave and ChemMicat Co
Boston
Aed
Osa
Ely
Georgie
Judson
Hartford
Cann
ELY Brothers, Druggista
Owsgo
Ufe
Naugatuck, Conn
Paror. J. Clearing
North Atticboro
Bristol Co
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D. C
du. J. StkPaens
S nCa
Oki
Hinbit
Tazerwaye Kemeny Company
Lafayette
Ind
Wrill & Co
Ramplee
W. C. , Payne
Marshalltown
C. M. Sites & Co
Piso
Forse
Union
W. J. Hoane
Wabash Av
Shicaco
Central Music Co
West Washington St
Ill
M. P. Schrock
West Lake Street
Athlopehoros CO
Wall St
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
San Luis
America
Colorado Land & Loa Co
Opera House
Denver, Colo
J.H. Curry
Green St
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Ohio
Is &Nyman Iffin
Henderson
Red School House
C. M. Henderson & CO
Liniment
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