Jones may join Ohio's Senate. Stillwater protests Ferris bill
The passage of the Ferris bill for executing criminals faced formal protest in Stillwater mass meeting with a citizens' committee to oppose its defeat. The edition notes varied local topics, including a petty clash between Cass County Pioneer editor and Walker mayor, and comparisons of department stores and railroads in affecting small traders.
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Stillwater
Cass County
McGarry
Walker
Bro. Oliver
Revival of Industry Spreads Through Monongahela Valley
Pittsburg dispatch reports a broad revival as Monongahela Valley mills restart. Carnegie's Homestead Steel, Westinghouse East Pittsburg, Wilmerding works, Edgar Thomson, Pittsburg Wire at Braddock, Braddock Wire Works, National Lube at McKeesport, and Duquesne Steel restart in full, with 4000 at Homestead and improving output despite low prices.
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Pittsburg
Dispatch
Monongahela Valley
Homestead Steel Works
Carnegie Company
Westinghouse Electric Works
East Pittsburg
Westinghouse Machine Works
Wilmerding
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Braddock
Braddock Wire Works
Consolidated Steel and Wire Company
McKeesport
Duquesne Steel Works
Four New Freight Engines Ordered by The N P are Monsters
On Wednesday evening No 4 the first of four new freight engines ordered by the N P for mountain division service arrived in the city and was taken to the shops for setup. Built by Schenectady Locomotive Works, these engines are the largest ever constructed with a 14 ft 10 in height limit, 62 ft 1 in total length, and about 105 tons with tender. They feature 332 flues and 580 in boiler diameter, 55 in driving wheels, and 200 lb steam pressure, designed for freight work at 18 to 20 mph on mountain grades.
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N. P
Schenectady
Southern
Richmond Works
Self-inflicted death shocks Oak Lawn resident
C B Stade a prosperous Oak Lawn township resident died early Tuesday in a gun suicide at his farm. Neighbors tried to help but he killed himself while resting on a bed firing the shotgun into his mouth as relatives and local officials learned of the tragedy. Coroner ruled death by own action. Stade served as a school director and is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son Herman.
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C. B. Stade
Oak Lawn Township
Mr. Stade
D. W. Waite
Mr. Waite
J. W. Sanderson
Mr. Friesdam
Mr. Sanderson
Waite
Sanderson
Dean
Losey
Stade
Albert Lea
War Between Turkey and Greece Increases Tension
The note reflects a belief the conflict between Turkey and Greece is unavoidable and expresses hope for Turkey to suffer consequences for Armenian treatment, signaling strong regional animosity and historical grievances.
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Turkey
Greece
Whittier Portraits Moved to Pickards Amesbury Home
Mrs 8. T. Pickard, niece of poet Whittier, is in Amesbury caring for the estate. Whittier portraits and furnishings were moved to the Pickards’ home after careful cataloging to preserve a possible Whittier memorial. The library remains as Whittier left it. Chess proves older origins with evidence from Sakkara wall painting showing a high official playing chess during King Teta’s era, shifting the dating to about 3300 B C.
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Boston Transcript
8. T. Pickard
Whittier
Amesbury
Pickards
Egypt
India
Persia
Europe
Shah
Matt
Sakkara
Teta
Lepsius
Brugsch
Mizrain
Popular Science News
Notable mix of distant facts from many places
In Brown county Kansas the Bryan family welcomed a new baby named McKinley. Abroad, General Booth reported $800000 in debt from his social effort while Sir Tatton Sykes disavowed his wife’s debts. Washington hosts a foreign minister moving into a named house on Connecticut avenue. Various brief items mention students entering priesthood, monarchs smoking pipes, Gladstone letters, a Brooklyn businesswoman, Kan. estate provisions, and a Pawnee nurse trainee, plus a dramatic eagle encounter near Lake Contrary in Rushville.
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McKinley
Booth
Aberdeen
Tatton Sykes
Bart
London Morning Post
Hengenmuller von Hengervar
Yule House
Connecticut Avenue
Washington
David O'Donnell
Boston
Yale University
Russia
President Faure
France
Gladstone
Hannah More
Catherine Christine McDonald
Brooklyn
Gustav Johnson
St. Mary’s
Pottawatomie County
Phoebe Hood
Lily Wind
Canada
Kate Greenod
Wyandottes
Philadelphia
C. C. Blood
Tennessee
Gomez
General Weyler
Ohio
Buckeya
Literary Labor Then and Now Across Poets and Prose
St Louis Globe-Democrat notes varied writing tempos from six weeks for Goldsmith to decades for Grote and Robertson. It cites Lamb crafting essays after office work, Pope’s long Homer translation days, and Defoe completing Robinson Crusoe in six months, illustrating speed and discipline in literary creation.
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Robertson
Charles V
Spenser
Johnson
Rasselas
de Foe
Robinson Crusoe
Burns
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lightning photo on Argyle window and tiny creature notes
A varied clipping notes a lightning photograph of an elderly woman by an Argyle window during a storm, a microscopic creature Monas crepusculis measuring 1/24,000 inch by 1/700 inch, a diamond testing tip using wax on backs, repainting Forth Bridge requiring 50 tons of paint over 120 acres, and Portland Me whist players seeing two Yarborough hands in one game with no card above a nine.
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Argyle
N. Y
Forth Bridge
A. D. Sweetsir’s
Portland
Higher Education Joke From Ally Sloper
A playful exchange shows a visitor asking what the man is doing up there and being called naughty, while Adolphus replies that this is what they call higher education in Ally Sloper's humorous context.
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Hoy
Adolphus
Sloper
Worn by Women in Fashioned Fur and Velvet Styles
The New York Ledger notes varied outfits for women featuring fur and velvet. Eton jackets of Persian lamb with sleeves and flaring collars appear among elegant novelties. Black satin dresses with plain fronts and embroidered waists showcase fitted backs and silk edging, while velvet gowns with bolero fronts and long looped sleeves highlight dramatic details.
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Eton
New York Ledger
Boston racing leads in snow path and geldings
Eddie B dominates the snow path in Boston with 2 14 percent. Several horses including Sir Eld and Ve are noted with times and sale prices. Derby Princess earned 6920 last season and may race again in 1897. The Pacific Coast Jockey club will enforce horse registration. horse trades include Nelly Bruce paying 3000 more than Star Pointer. Elaine, dam of Arundel, Janus and May, died at Laurelwood Bakersfield California.
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Boston
Sir Eld
St. Louis
F. J. Cheney
Pacific Coast Jockey Club
Smith and Mills
Nelly Bruce
Star Pointer
James Dustin
Palo Alto
Elaine
Arundel
Janus
May
Carmen
Laurelwood Ranch
Bakersfield
Cal
Stage notes on new and upcoming plays in New York
Madeline Merli plans a Cuban war play soon. Alfriend and Wheeler schedule a February production. Clay Clement works on A Southern Gentleman. Taylor reportedly received two offers for Society Shadows at the Savoy. Marguerite Sylva stays in New York for comic opera at the Casino. Mary Mannering new Lyceum leading lady, once Florence Friend in England. Louis N Parker arrives from London to supervise an American production. Mrs. Adelaide Herrmann declines a testimonial benefit. Mrs. Henry Abbey returns as Florence Gerard in The Prodigal Father. Rust and Davidson coauthor An Exchange of Identity about theosophy.
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Howard P. Taylor
Savoy Theater
New York
Marguerite Sylva
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Casino
Mary Mannering
New York Lyceum
England
Florence
Louis N. Parker
London
Adelaide Herrmann
Alexander Herrmann
Henry E. Abbey
Florence Gerard
London Strand Theater
John Sleeper Clarke
the Prodigal Father
Quotable Fragments on Society and Worldly Ways
A collection of wry observations on human folly, wealth, charity, and media influence. The pieces reference readers in Washington Iowa, Detroit, and Baltimore as well as a missionary tale, a cartoonish savage chief, and a biting remark about gender roles.
Blood and Brunette Tit Bits Exchange Across Ages
A lighthearted quote exchange appears in Tit Bits noting aging and youth. The Blood asks about reaching age one hundred while the Brunette quips about staying 22, reflecting playful society banter.
A Matter of Compulsion in New York Sunday Journal
A satirical comment targets marriage and honesty noting Mrs Benham All argues that all men lie and married men must do so. The item reflects a column style debate in the New York Sunday Journal with clipped opinion tone.
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Benham
New York Sunday Journal
Nansen’s Arctic Fever Persists and Fram’s Fate Hinted
An interview reveals Dr. Nansen’s Arctic fixation and likely plan to keep the Fram at Hor ten for future expeditions. He hints at possible south pole first, then renewed north pole attempts after finishing Antarctic work. The piece notes the magnetic mystery and allure of polar exploration fueling his resolve. A separate budget note discusses France’s wolf bounty, citing expenditures since 1882 and questioning wolf sources from abroad.
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Horten
Arctic
Antarctic
North Pole
South Pole
Dr. Nansen
Strand Magazine
The Passers On State Lands Defense Warning
State Land Commissioner warns trespassers against cutting timber on Minnesota lands without a legal permit. Violations incur felony penalties up to 1000 dollars fine or two years in prison, plus treble damages or confiscation. Hardwood timber excludes pine spruce cedar and tamarac. Dated St. Paul February 1, 1897.
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State of
Minnesota
State Land Commissioner
St. Paul, Minn
R.C. Dunn
Summons to Answer Complaint in Brainerd Court
The plaintiffs summon you to answer the complaint filed with the court clerk. Serve your answer to the subscribers in Brainerd within twenty days after service. If you fail, the plaintiff may obtain judgment for the amount the court determines plus costs and disbursements. Dated January 5, 18. McCLENAHAN & MANTOR, Plaintiffs Attorneys, Brainerd, Minn.
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Brainerd
A. D
McClenahan & Mantor
Attorneya, Brainerd, Minn
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