Historic Senate Debates on Suffrage and Nicaraguan Canal
The record highlights memorials opposing Dakota statehood without women’s suffrage, confirmations in executive session, and extensive debate on the interstate commerce bill. It notes proposals for pensions, public buildings, and a canal treaty, with adjournment plans and miscellaneous nominations across multiple states and departments.
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SenaTe
Hoar
Woman's Suffrage Association of
Pennsylvania
Dakota
Congress
All
Washington
Mr. van Wyck
Shi
Hugh McCulloch
Maryland
the Treasury
G. H. Heappenna
Constantinople
Robert Wright, Jr
Frank G. Atherton
Osage
Iowa
Gilbert R. Osman
Michi
Auckland
James H. Thomas
Missouri
Register Land Office
Yakimi
Wash
Public Moneys
AA Heald
Wisconsin
St Crom Falls
Wis
James F. Ligate
Kansas
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
August Beadle
Cresco
Wallace G. Agnew
Osceola
W. H. Kephart
Miller
Dak
Sabin
Stillwater
Augustus Beadle
W.rephart
Oak
Kittredge Haskins
Webster City
John M. Hibbard
Theodore A. Burr
Lancaster
Committee On Milita 7
House
West
Morgan
Edmunds
Randall
Committee On Appropriations
Hopkins
Plumb
Navy
Blair
Sen
Ornate Sitka Greek Church Garners Noted Praise
An Alaska Sitka Greek church stands as the most ornate house of worship in the United States. Built in a Greek cross plan, its interior glitters with gold and silver, described by a writer as beyond adequate description. Walls reportedly display pictures of royalty and priesthood, gifts from a Rus who has embraced the temple craft.
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United States
Sitka
Alaska
Epeelill Shetam
Methodist Centenary Conference Sermon Emphasizes Doctrines
The Bal timore Methodist Centenary Conference closes with a pastoral urging Methodists in the United States and Canada to preserve core doctrines while emphasizing repentance faith justification sanctification and Christian perfection. It calls for home religion Sabbath observance and global evangelization efforts.
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Baltimore
United States
Canada
Christ
One Iowa Parmer Murders Another Near Eldon
A shocking murder occurred near Eldon Iowa when Carter and Drake brothers in law over timber boundary clashed Drake loading his wagon was shot in the stomach by Carter who came armed with a musket Drake died leaving a wife and six children Carter fled and may face lynching as authorities pursue him
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Eldon
Iowa
Carter
Drake
Attorney General Defends Limits of Official Opinion
In reply to a house inquiry on whether the eight hour law applies to letter carriers the attorney general cites legal limits. He cannot issue opinions at congressional call but may answer only for the president and executive heads. He notes early practice and adherence to law and precedents set by Attorney General Wirt.
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House of Representatives
Attorney General
House of Congress
Congress
Wirth
Department of Justice
Decrease in Dakota Spring Wheat Acreage Seen
Mr P R Smith of the Northern Pacific Elevator in Fargo says through Dakota inquiries the spring wheat acreage will drop about 20 percent next year with Cass county down 33 percent. New settled areas show little decline as farmers there rely on wheat, while older regions offset gains.
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P. R Smith
Northern Pacific Elevator Company
Fargo
Minneapolis
Dakota
Cass County
Landlordism in Logan County Draws Fire
Lori Scully of Ireland owns about 40,000 acres in Logan County Illinois bought twenty five years ago from the government at 1 25 per acre paid with soldier s warrants at 80 cents per acre. He rents for 3 to 4 dollars an acre with tenants paying taxes and keeping fences. About 198000 dollars yearly leaves Logan County to England, a drag on local development as tenants pay crushing rents.
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Lori Scully
Ireland
Logan County
Illinois
England
Chicago Post and Courier
Howl Em
U. S
U. S. Greeniacs
U. S. Greenbacks
Quare
Iver Liuntinge
Lars
United States
Canada
Chicago Post Mud Courier
Opposition blocks mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes church
In Fall River Massachusetts opponents of Father McGee seized the church building locked the doors and barred him from entering denying him access to celebrate mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes amid the dispute.
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Father McGee
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Fall River
Mass
Father McGeo
Minneapolis and St Paul Market Prices Include Grains Dairy and Eggs
Wheat No 2 at 713gc Corn No 3 Bde 2434 S2e No 2 white 42% by 0ex. Butter creamery 25 26c. Oats and meal prices listed. St Paul markets report hard and white wheat values and egg price standings with various grades and fees.
Texas Plans Largest Capitol in Union at 63 Million
The state commits 63 million dollars to build the nation's largest capitol in Texas, reflecting its leadership role in the union. The project emphasizes grandeur and enduring state power while detailing the anticipated cost and scale.
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Texas
Union
War Echoes In Song Across Civil War Memory
The excerpt recalls Civil War era soldiers and bands performing songs such as The Star Spangled Banner Dixie Rally Round and Bonny Blue while dueling memories of Home Sweet Home and Rappahannock River drift through a shared chorus and lingering reverie.
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Benjamin F. Taylor
Shickamauga
Sweet Home
Rappahannock River
Glenburnie Summer Guests Bring Surprises and Costumes
Beatrix Browne anxiously awaits a guest at Glenburnie while her New York guest Miss Harper arrives by mistake at Pine Bluff. The Brownes plan stylish entertainments but misread a distant invitation as tensions rise. Melicent Harper, mistaken by the Brownes’ circle, meets Harry Brown and Marian in a quaint cottage, revealing misunderstandings and family secrets as nursing care and hospitality unfold.
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Bethune
Miss Harper
New York
Melicent Herper
Paris
Woodbine
Melicent
Enchanted Prince
Marian
Diana
Glenburnie
Beatrix Browne
Harry
Mamma
Melicent Harper
Trix
Herschel Hubert
Mrs. Bethune Browne
Harry Brown
Beatrix
Melicent Chooses Harry Brown Over New Suitor
Melicent Harper visits Glenburnie and the Brownes and grows fond of their simple life. She discovers Harry Brown is kind and unselfish, and she announces her engagement to him. Herschel Hubert Browne reacts with jealousy as plans for a season falter and the family struggles with prospects and pride.
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Beatrix Browne
Mr. Herschel Hubert Browne
Beatrix
Miss Beatrix
Bethune Browne
Herschel
Trix
Glenburnie
Williner
Growth of the Northwest turns into tall tale humor
A comic piece from Youths Companion sketches Central Dakota’s rapid growth in four years. An engineer on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line recounts driving at speed with no towns in sight, only to glimpse a sprawling city sprouting overnight and lively chatter about new towns appearing as trains pass.
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Dakota
Ustrate
Northwest
Chi
Milwaukee Road
Iles
Jim
A Painless Cure for Felons Claims Newspaper Remedies
A Michigan Farmer correspondent reports a home remedy for felons using wild turnip and turpentine applied to the finger. The author asserts relief within hours and a complete cure in twenty four hours after treating a woman with a felon on her middle finger.
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Michigan Farmer
Willard links plain living to plain thinking at Baltimore congress
At the Woman's Congress meeting in Baltimore Miss Frances E Willard criticizes rich foods and urges plain living. She declares the world is fed too much and promotes entire wheat bread vegetables fish and milk as the main diet to nurture steady nerves and clear thinking.
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Woman's Congress
Baltimore
Frances E. Willard
San Francisco
Cannibal customs recounted in West Africa in 19th century report
The article notes cannibal practices among West African groups including Duketown Calabar where human flesh was reportedly sold in markets in 1869. It mentions a Brass district chief Im amy killing Acreeka people for sacrifice and asserts that in Brass and Bonny, enemies slain are eaten to deem their killers brave.
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West Africa
Duketown
Old Calabar
Brass
Imamy
Bonny
Home Remedies And Gardening Tips From Old Journal
Instructions cover foot care with carbolic water and drying towels, stove repairs with clay linings and plaster, stovepipe condensation fixes, hair and dental cleaning with borax, cabbage pickling with vinegar and spices, rooster to hen ratios in flocks, sprouting peas for early greens, swine worms treatment with turpentine and milk, and sweet pea cultivation tips including soil, mulching, and pinching to extend bloom.
Shelter and warmth for farm stock in winter
A Rural New Yorker expressed call for proper shelter to protect tender stock from severe winter cold. The writer argues warmth saves feed, reduces suffering, and preserves profit, urging farmers to avoid shivering, underfed animals by using affordable shelter materials.
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F. D. Coburn
New Yorker
Sudden Death Causes and First Aid Guidance
Medical overview links sudden death to lung and brain congestion or apoplexy rather than heart disease, notes rheumatism as a root cause, and warns on lifestyle factors. It offers immediate home remedies for cough, tooth extraction bleeding, fractures, skull injuries, and poisoning, emphasizing rapid action and doctor contact.
Maud S. praised for shoeing and breeding by Bonner
A. A. Bonner of the New York Ledger extols Maud S. praising horse shoing by her owner Robert Bonner as improving performance. He claims Maud S. is an ideal trotter bred with modern speed methods and notes her lineage from Harold by Hambletonian and Pilot Jr. through Miss Russell.
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A. A. Bonner
Robert Bonner
The
New York Ledger
Harold
Old Hambletonian
Abdallah
Maud
Miss Russell
Pilot, Jr
Boston
Wisconsin dairyman cites disparity in profits and yields
A Wisconsin dairyman notes it is not providence that Mr Wright's cows yield 98 dollars per head while a neighbor gets 30. He contrasts fence line differences in corn and hay yields and mentions a farmer cutting a second clover crop yielding a ton of hay per acre.
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Wisconsin
Wright
Early Stage Cow Udder Disease Treatment Instructions
The guidance recommends addressing the disease in its early stage by evacuating milk to prevent buildup, inserting a metallic tube to maintain flow, daily cold water baths with amica, and hops infusion for pain. If needed, glycerine is applied, the cow should have a light diet, and laxatives like epsom salts with warm water, molasses, and ginger may be given if constipation or obesity is present.
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J. C
J.C
Harvard Names New Athletics Trainer Mr James G Lathrop
The salary of Mr James G Lathrop the new trainer for athletics at Harvard will be 2000 dollars a year. It notes that a regular college tutor earns 800 to 1200 dollars and adds Muscle before mind.
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James G. Lathrop
Harvard
Duke of Hamilton Library Sale Sets Record Revenue
The Hamilton library sale is declared the greatest book sale on record, lasting about forty days and earning $850000. Sunderland and Gosford collections realized significantly less, while Lord Randolph Churchill sources London cuttings to track press criticism, noting a monthly 30 guinea pace of abuse.
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Duke of Hamilton
Sunderland
Gosford
London
Lord Randolph Churchill
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University of Vermont
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Saulsbury, Tenn
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Europe
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Rochester, N. Y
James Bayard
Senator Bayard
Garret County
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Warren, Pa
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Lebanon
Ohio
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Janesville, Wis
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A. Moore
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St. Paul, Minn
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J.C. Mortman
Jefferson, Wisconsin
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Lynn
Merell Ryder
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