Minnesota Legislature Faces Heated Votes on Rail, Libel and Education
In sessions across the Minnesota Legislature, Hixson's bid to regulate county elevators faced delay after opposition from farmers. Debates raged over libel reforms, university and agricultural college separation, meat inspection, and the Duluth & Winnipeg bill. House and Senate actors logged votes, committee reports, and motions toward postponement as lawmakers pursued education structure, road and railway oversight, and administrative consolidations.
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LexavTe
Hixson
Urinzine County
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Railroad and Warelavd Use Commission
Shields
Bok
Crandall
Senate
Bay
Duluth
Winnipeg
House
Keyes
Senate Ltll
Hastings
Burlington
Order of Huteruions
Scheffer’ Bil
I Don t Love You Grandma A Boy S Bright Dinner Retribution
A Boston South End family recalls a boy who retorts I don t love you when upset at grandma. After a grandmother removes a forbidden bite, he protests again, then adds I love Jesus and clarifies only loves Jesus more than his family. No punishment follows.
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Boston Advertiser
South End
Jesus
American Snobs The Worst New York Evening Post
The article compares American and English tipping habits and class signaling. It notes Americans overspend on tips and first class travel, while English travelers keep costs modest, poking fun at American pretensions and a shared joke about first class travel.
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New York Evening Post
England
The Cowboy and Shorty in Chicago Mall
The piece notes two last appointments by President Cleveland to the Inspector-General's department. One officer is tall, the other, Captain Black, is a small man yet dignified and commanding. An anecdote recalls Black quelling a disturbance in the West when a giant cowboy challenged him, calling him “Captain Black of the United States army.”
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Chicago Mall
Cleveland
Napoleon
Far West
Capt. Black
United States Army
Black
Hadn t a Pain for Ninety Six Years From the Philadelphia Ledger
John Field died March 6 at his sister s residence in Philadelphia aged 96. A native of Philadelphia he worked as a bricklayer and in 1812 gave a day s labor in building Fort Mifflin. He remained unusually healthy with no pains, last outdoors last fall, bedbound only two weeks before death. His wife died in 1861. He left seven children two living, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Philadelphia Ledger
John Field
Fort Mifflin
Presidents Notify Themselves About Inaugural Day
A curious inquirer asked Senator Edmunds who informed General Harrison of his election. The senator said no notification is provided by law. The President elect learns of the result through general report, as do Supreme Court Justices, and within a century there has never been a failure for the right man to learn in time to attend the inauguration.
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House
Carpenter
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ramsey County
Hennepin County
St. Paul
Wilt
Supreme Court
Lo Crain
Farley
Harrington
McNeilly
Roberts
Robert
Duluth
Winnipeg
Yeas
Crotsfield
CR Davis
Edmunds
Harrison
United States
Vermont
Christ
Beven
Abraham
Coanan
Sodom
Tabernacle
Mount Sinai
New Jerusalem
America
Seoriw
Herculaneum
Strabin
Pompeii
Urban VI
Clement VII
Alfred the Great
Netherlands
Church of Christ
Gideon
Gilead
Lord
John Knox
Waterloo
Europe
All Saints
Lord of Hosts
Daniel
Church of God
Nineveh
Jonah
God
Lot
Paul
Sian
Theo
Macauley
Dow
Church
Sciotaet Rainbow
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Temple
Ezekiel
Tour Square
Israel
Sennacherib
Persia
China
India
Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church North
Presbyterian Church South
Church of England
Kingdom of God
Isaiah
St.John
Ion
Hirsch
France
Germany
Russia
Galilee
Adam and the apple politeness from a child's view
A mother teaches a seven year old boy the Adam and Eve story. He reflects on politeness, asking if it would have been rude to refuse the apple when asked by the lady. The exchange highlights a humorous take on temptation and manners.
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Adam
Everest explorers depart Winnipeg for Arctic journey
The Everest exploring party leaves Winnipeg heading to Calgary and Edmonton then across the country to descend the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean. They plan a return via Alaska and have deposited 10000 with Hudson's Bay to draw supplies from northern posts.
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Everest
Winnipeg
Arctic Circle
Calgary
Edmonton
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Alaska
Hudson's Bay Company
Rev Talmage Urges World Evangelization by 1900s End
In a Brooklyn tabernacle sermon, Dr. Talmage argues the final decade of the 19th century must witness a global Christian crusade. He cites biblical numerology, calls for mass mobilization of 50 million nominal Christians, and envisions split donations from wealthy believers fueling a worldwide conversion effort within ten years.
Climax for this century a world redeemed says speaker
A fervent speaker envisions the century reaching a fitting climax through global gospel effort. He cites missions to Micronesia, Melanesia, and the South Seas, urging remembered reformers and martyrs to descend and assist. Clouds of witnesses and soldiers of faith bolster the call for universal redemption.
Easter lifting a curious Easter custom in English counties
A historical note on an Easter Sunday practice in northern England where men lift women they meet and demand a kiss or sixpence, with roles reversed on Easter Monday and Tuesday. The piece cites Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire, describes the two-person lifting method, and includes a humorous anecdote of a clergyman narrowly escaping the custom after a brief accommodation.
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England
Chambers
Lancashire
Cheshire
Staffordshire
Warwickshire
Cow bowled by ticket joke on Southern train
A festive cowboy on a newly opened Southern line refused to show a conductor his ticket. The conductor moved on, then returned with a knife at the ready and calmly demanded the ticket again. The cowboy finally paid his fare.
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Col. Granniss
Signatures sought for Oscar Neebe pardon in Illinois
Louis H Neebe of Chicago collects signatures from Illinois general assembly members to petition Gov Fiter for a pardon for his brother Oscar W Neebe who is serving fifteen years in Joliet for complicity in the Haymarket massacre The petitions are supported by noted lawyers ministers and public men including US Senator Farwell Congressman Manson Mayor Roche and ex Mayor Harrison with over six thousand signatures gathered.
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Louis H. Neebe
Chicago
Illinois General Assembly
Oscar W. Neebe
Jolliet
Haymarket
Fiter
United States
Farwell
Manson
Roche
Harrison
Household hints and fashion notes from an era
Various domestic tips on preserving flowers with saltpetre and soda, coloring hints for hats, washing delicate fabrics, disinfectant recipes, and borax hand cleansing. It also discusses styles for dresses and collars, and recounts the Robinson arsenical poisoning cases in Somerville, Mass., highlighting medical misdiagnosis and doctoring trends. Thomas B. Coulter named fifth auditor of the treasury.
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Somerville
Mass
Boston
Womanly conduct to master a temper in marriage
Advice from Cassell's Magazine urges women to control self. It notes women are less selfish but more sensitive and prone to anger over trifles. It counsels quiet endurance when a husband speaks harshly and to respond calmly without contempt.
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Cassell
Ideal convalescent food: chopped beef sandwiches
A Canners' Gazette note recommends chopped beef as the most strengthening and digestible food for illness recovery. Combine finely chopped beef with onions, salt, and pepper, spread on rye bread, and eat as sandwiches. Onions are praised for calming nerves and aiding sleep, with strength gained from this prep.
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Canners’ Gazette
Ear insect removal and corn diet opinions cited
Dr J Herbert Claiborne Jr discusses safer ear insect removal using sweet oil and warns against tobacco smoke. He favors warm water syringing after entrapment. The piece also argues roller-pressed wheat improves muscle-building bread, criticizes corn bread and corn-fed diets, and suggests corn-fed people are less vigorous, with a jab at southern Georgia crackers.
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J. Herbert Claiborne, Jr
Corn Belt
Georgia
John Crosby Wins Yale Junior Exhibition Prize
Minneapolis native John Crosby takes the Yale junior exhibition prize in a note of achievement. The item also notes local issues of unemployment and low wages, and invites readers to contact B F Johnson & Co at 1009 Main St Richmond Va for a better way, while permitting settlers to cross the Cherokee outlet toward Oklahoma.
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John Crosby
Minneapolis
Yale
B. F. Johnson & Co
Main St
Richmond Va
Cherokee Outlet
Oklahoma
Farmer McClaughrey Released From Joliet Penitentiary
Farmer McClaughrey, the hoodie commissioner of Cook County, Illinois, was formally released from custody at Joliet Penitentiary after serving time. The event marks a notable end to his incarceration and returns him to public life.
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McClaughrey
Hoodie
Cook County
Milnois
Joliet
Positive remedy offer for Consumption received
A letter to the editor claims a positive rein to support consumption patients with timely care and an aim to help hopeless cases. The writer asks for two bottles of the remedy and requests the recipient's press and address, dated October 22, with initials MC.
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Pearl St
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House Committee On Appropriations
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Carter
Ely
D. G. Davidson
LY Brothers
Warren St
New York
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USA
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Warren, Pa
Amsterdam
Cicago
Nest Gutiura
Potter Drvo and Chemical Co
Amadver- Swift
Au Sable, Mich
Bogatl
Swirr Sprciric Co
Atlanta, Ga
Aton
Raby
Wells, Richardson & CO
Auplington, WT
Torpia
Deere
Paine
Hovnestis Strarss
Feichgifle
Trigrisu Weta
Kucuanpsos & Co
Burlington, Vt
Cupid's Harness
Dr. Pierce
Worp
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Erce
Asasan
Dwight’s
Saleratuse
Saleratus
Australia
Win. TH. Thames
Alex. T. Loyd & CO
Likeside
Colburn’s
King OF
Ower
Scott’s
Mullion
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
Mrewat
E- Herbert
Elsa
Buck
Butterfield
Doe Anderton
Don Munro
Trowbridge
Hodge
Rebecca
Andrew
Ruth
Heat
Emerson
United Voices
Oliver Ditson & Co
Lyon & Healy
Goode Freight
McMullen Woven Werke Fence CO
North Market
Ontario Sta
Papre Everpoie
N. W.N.U
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