Silent Senate debates and frontier land bills in session
The senate and house conduct routine business with committee announcements on mileage rules rules for meetings and representatives within the hall. Bills on Dakota and Nebraska Sioux lands and civil service reforms appear amid adjournments and nominations.
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Rogers
Ark
Beiden
N. Y
Howard
Ind
Barnett
Mass
Felton
Cal
House
McCreary
Hud
Wis
Springer
Committee On Territories
Sprincer
Mississippi River
Senate
Dakota
Earn
Best
Wyoming
Hale
Oberly
West Virginia
Faulkner
Jones
Arkansas
Nebraska
Gifford
John Kinz
Rapid City
Dak
Collom
United States Postal Telegraph
United States
Davis
Duluth, Rainy Lake & Southwestern Railroad
Red River
Capt. Wheeler
Regular
Council
House of Representatives of
Montana
When first I came to court
A poem recounts youth's misjudgment of love, claiming Cupid as a boy and Love as a sport. The speaker learns his fault as the fairest maid advances, noting defenses fail against a determined beloved. The verse ends with regrets about his early credulity and misread courtship.
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Fala
Dan Cupid
Granddaughter Heroine Saves Grandfather Amid Storm
Sylvia crawls through the night to save her grandfather after a tree crashes into their home. She treats his wounds, aids the rescue with the family cow Gem, and collapses from exhaustion before Mr. Marsh and Mrs. Marsh help, while the grandmother reflects on strength and sacrifice.
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Sylvia
Cornwall
Litchfield
Connecticut
Missy
Grandpa
Grampa
Mr. Marsh
Jennie
Whitefoot
Towser
Mouser
Queen Victoria
Mrs. Marsh
Monser
Gem
Luke
Old Gem
Death of a Notorious Bunco Man Doc Holladay
The Denver Republican notes the death of Doc Holladay a famed but controversial figure tied to the Wyatt Earp era in Arizona. Described as mild and genial yet a known bunco man and desperado, he survived many bloody encounters and had a long presence in Denver.
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Denver
Doc Holladay
New West
Arizona
Wyatt Earp
Holladay
Colorado
Leadville
Frosty Night Ride Wins Love?
A narrator recalls a moonlit sleigh ride over snow with a shy companion. They exchange warmth and words by a frozen river and glen, ending with a romantic confession as starlight and diamonds sparkle on the snow. The scene blends cold air with intimate moments and a hopeful late-night vow.
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Jove
Widow Hall's Pumpkins and a Thrifty Farmer's Kindness
In a frost-kissed October morning Eliakim Ellis buys pumpkins from Widow Hepsy Hall to help her poverty stricken situation. His wife Louisa resents the expense but discovers later she has misplaced a three hundred dollar bond in ragged pants they sold. He forgives, vows to make amends, and a quiet reconciliation follows.
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Eliakim Ellis
Hay Hill
Hoply Hall
Sorrel
Eliakim
Belinda
Mr. Ellis
Belindy’s
Widowanne Hall
Hepsey
Mrs. Ellis
Liakim
Louisa
Loisy
Gal
Jakim
Hevey
Diogenes
Stapleses Hill
Hopsy Hall
Honest tin peddler returns bond and pumpkins profit
A tale shows Eliakim repaying a hundred-dollar coupon bond through a pumpkin deal. The tin-peddler retrieves the bond, contracts 200 pies for Staples Hill, and Eliakim buys Widow Hepsey’s pumpkins for a dollar. A gown appears later, with Eliakim hiding the truth from Louisa as a moral lesson.
Whittier's First Published Verses Unearthed
The story recounts Whittier secretly composing verses as a child and his sister sending a poem to a Newburyport editor. At eighteen he learned his poem The Exile's Departure appeared in print with his initials W Haverhill. The editor, a young man named William Lloyd Garrison, invited him to contribute again.
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Whittier
Poe
Free Press
Newburyport
Tf ‘W
Haverhill
William Lloyd Garrison
President's sympathetic letter to Memphis judge's widow
The President sent a letter expressing deep sympathy to the widow of Judge Lett of Memphis Tennessee who died after delivering an address in the President's presence. The note notes shared grief and praise for the judge's patriotism and public service. Cleveland also extends heartfelt sympathy.
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Ellett
Memphis
Tenn
Cleveland
Argentine Republic Showcases Buenos Aires Power and Growth
An Harper's Magazine item relays Argentina's vast cattle and sheep herds, rapid growth, and immigration mainly from Italy and Basque regions. It highlights Buenos Aires as a modern city with railways, extensive streetcar networks, abundant telephones, theaters, banks, and newspapers, noting trade with England France Germany and the United States.
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Argentine Republic
Boston Herald
Harper’s Magazine
Straits of Magellan
Patagonia
Chili
United States
Buenos Ayres
Chicago
Buenos Aires
Globe
New York
Boston
England
France
Germany
Winslow
The Maid and the Highwayman in Texas Stagecoach
A giddy New York girl in a Texas stagecoach greets a highwayman with curiosity and romantic whimsy. The robber enters, demands valuables, and the girl frets with delight before the highwayman flees as her mother cautions.
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Texas
New York
Old Locomotives Outperform New Ones in Speed and Reliability
An Albany New York Argus letter argues experience beats flashy new engines. Two nearly identical locomotives dated less than a year apart performed starkly different: one could barely reach 15 mph, the other 60 mph, under half the steam. Both later stalled mid run, were torn down, rebuilt, and still failed to move unless forced by high steam. The writer notes older locomotives, though cheaper and outdated, often outperform newer models in speed and pulling power.
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Albany, Wt. Y
Argus
Diamond Craze Grips Nation As Whitneys Buy Necklace
The Boston Globe recounts the early diamond frenzy led by the Whitneys purchasing a $60 000 neck lace with 40 graduated stones. It notes rumors of scandals among Western politicians and a hotel parlor scene where a senator’s wife bags a pend ant after a buyer notes its value at seventeen hundred dollars.
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Boston Globe
Whitneys
Water Before Breakfast and Hair Reviewer Ad
A medical journal recommends drinking warm water before breakfast to thin mucus, improve gastric contact, and stimulate digestion, while noting cold water is undesirable for feeble circulation. It also mentions salt additions and cautions for the elderly. A hair restoring preparation Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Reviewer is advertised as boosting vitality and color.
Edward Harrington M P Trial in Tralee Court Guilty
Edward Harrington M P is found guilty in Tralee Ireland court of publishing Sentinel records of suppressed National League meetings. He is sentenced to one month in jail without hard labor. An advertisement hawks a patent rocker for 2 75 by Bradstreet Thurber Co Minneapolis.
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Dakota
H.H. Reed
Milbank
W. B. Smith
Sanger
D. H. MacLinn
Page
Minnesota
S. T. Todd
Henry Creek
S. C. Crawford
Minneapolis
Grove
Dupont
G. McNeal
Barnum
W. McGowan
Preston
H. Millette
Princeton
A. M. Kinyon
Owatoona
P. Steinbach
Aldrich
Senate
General Land Office
United States Grand Jury
Montana
Thomas T. Oakes
J. M. Buckley
E. L. Bonner
A. B. Hammond
L. J. Hathaway
United States
Oakes
Northern Pacific
Bonner
Montana Improvement Company
Hammond
Hathaway
Deacon Dobson
Dr. Bull
W. H. Gladstone
American Club
London
Phelps
Edward Thornton
Washington
Reagan
Ald. A.C. Tiangen
Knute Nelson Ashington
Edward Harrington
M. P
Tralee Court
Ireland
Hhe
the Sentinel
National League
Harrington
Bradstreet, Thurber & Co
Bradstreet, Thurber &Co
Suspension of Knights of Labor locals in Chicago
Mr. Powderly began disciplinary action against the rebels by suspending Knights of Labor local assemblies Nos. 1,397 and 2,300. Local No. 1,397 seceded from the organization and was suspended for insubordination. No. 2,300 includes member George Schilling.
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Chicago
Knights of Labor
Powderly
George Schilling
Catarrh Remedy Offered by Dr Sage Promises Relief
A medical advertisement urges readers to avoid nasal irritation and offensive breath by using Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy. It claims rapid relief from dizziness indigestion eye inflammation headache lassitude and disinclination for work while ending social discomfort caused by nasal issues.
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Sage
German Crown Prince Throat Trouble Hopes for Recovery
Magdeburger Zeitung correspondent in San Remo reports doctors tending the crown prince of Germany hope to save his life and achieve a full recovery from his throat ailment in the past few days.
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Magdebuorger Zeitung
San Remo
Germany
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure for Chronic Consump tion
A man with long standing health troubles reports that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cured him. He claims the remedy rebuilt his strength when other treatments failed and declares his recovery now firmly established.
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Proceedings of
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ROUSE
Carlisle
Crisp
Holman
Rowell
Houk
Cooper
Lyman
Town
Johnson
Indiana
Lodge
Dnuthwaite
Barry
O Ferrall
Marsh
O'Neill
Moore
North Carolina
Heard
Mandan
Hart
Missouri
Committee On Elections
Gollier’s
Indra
Austin Robson
Scribner's
Grandma
Disney
Hibernia
the Maid and
the Highwayman
Alexander Nelson
Granite Falls
Mrs. Peters
Dr. Pierce
Gen. Sheridan
Army and Navy German Club
Lloyd
Ohio
Allen
John S. Barbour
Virginia
Riddleberger
Correspondence de l'Est
Russia
Duke of
Gothland
Sweden
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
North Star
Mr. McLane
Levi P. Morton
Paris
Lord Lyons
A. F. Smith
Prince of
Naples
Europe
Senator Cameron
Dickens
Mrs. Holmes
Tiberias
Cere
Edmunds
Vermont
Aiken
Archabbot Boniface Wilmer
St. Vincent, Pa
Swayne & Son
Phiadelphia
ExCongressman Deering
Orange
Iowa
T. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearist N.Y
Dave and Bemmicar Co
S&f
Dows
Bl & Br
Path
Ron
Coarcical Co. Cincinnati
Tutt
St. Paul
Auerbach, Finch & van Slyck
Pettit
W- Card Co
Minneapolis, Minn
J. FP. Allen
St. Peal, Minn
Moody's New Tailor
Drees
Pbs
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Stephens
Levanon
Chico
J. F. Williamson
Collom Block
J.P. Alien
Sins
C.J. Wey
Kansas City
Bio
Algiscura
Exedicise Co
Even Beds
Cutler
St Paul, Sa
Bowe
Minn
Psterbrook
Esterbroook Steil Pen CO
Camden
N. J
Loha St
Frank Powell
Ia Crosse
H. G
M.C
Pearl St
H.season
Wa Hierton Avenue S
Mnneapoli
Sig Bos
TON, Minneapolia
Pearce
Jackets Street
Montgomery Ward & CO
Uli
Michigan Avenue
Geeteepr Wauierr
Harerer
Jens
J.R. Kensprucx
F. L. Birren
Vassar College
S.osa
Chagelmas
Leonard
Jizinis
Lyon & Healy
C. Ditson & CO
N. W
S. E. Olson & CO
Mammoth
Nicollet Avenue
Northwest
Cere Oceans
WEW Mercantile Exchange
Co. C. Curtiss
ST. Paulor
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