Fire damage hits Princeton and county politics stir
Fires in Princeton cause six business losses with estimated damage of 50. Itasca county reassessment raises township values by 3 215 165 at state cost 6486. Cook county spends 200 000 to convict Pendergast. Baldwin backs Wilson bill. Mary Lease returns to Kansas charity board presidency amid dispute. Insanity case of Hoskins draws attention. Republican convention in Minneapolis planned for February. The Disfratcn remains official paper for county proceedings.
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Princeton
Itasca
Dedon
Thpublican League
Minneapolis
Ponp
Minnesota
Tre Disratcn
Board of County Commissioners
Law committee ordered to pay Rhodes five hundred each
The investigative committee members including Senators Donnelly and Morse and Representatives Walsh Winstrom Boggs Horton and Lockwood must pay John J Rhodes $500 each after a court found they seized his letter book and forcibly carried it from his office. The funds come from a $50 000 legislative appropriations account for costs or verdicts.
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Legislative Coal Combine
Donnelly
Morse
Walsh
Winstrom
Boggs
Horton
Lockwood
John J. Rhodes
Staples World Reports Cass County Meeting on Organization
A Cass county correspondent says a meeting is set for the 13th inst to organize Cass County. An outside gentleman who will be the “big pusher” plans to attend to go to St Paul and push the effort. The correspondent warns against allowing strangers to occupy county offices, fearing dangerous consequences.
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Cass County
Staples World
St. Paul
No License Drive Opens Saloon in Haverhill
Haverhill Massachusetts no license campaigners plan a post May 1 saloon opening selling whisky at 3 cents and beer at 2 cents a glass to attract patrons. They aim to fund a $2000 license fee and fixtures by subscription and have raised $1300 to date amid battles over liquor control and aldermanic influence.
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Haverhill
Mass
Triple balloon design for safer long aerial voyages
An analysis compares the atmospheric ocean to a surface and urges ascent for study of upper air. It outlines a triplicate balloon concept with outer safety shell, middle main reli ance, and innermost core to minimize leakage and maximize safety for prolonged journeys.
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Witch
Montgolfiers
Tener Street
Pittsburg Dispatch
Beauty Parlor Swindle Hits West End Woman
A Cincinnati woman fell for a nationwide scheme selling a beauty parlor concept with cosmetics and stock on hand. She bought mostly empty boxes and faced threatened lawsuits from former patrons. The swindle targets innocent buyers yearly.
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West End
Cincinnati
Oratory Traditions Across Commons And America
In the house of commons oratory is a tradition and in America people enjoy loud talk for its own sake. Grown men and women in the States like being spoken to in a loud voice while the jury dislikes lofty eloquence. The trend is a growing dislike of ornate speech.
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House of Commons
America
States
Scribner's
Pneumatic tire with protective pad in England
A new pneumatic tire described as highly effective uses a pad of pre cotton wool covered with soft cloth placed between the cover and air chamber. The 50 ounce pad greatly reduces punctures even from sharp awls, at a trifling cost.
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England
Regent Street Chicken Stirrup Aired In Jest
A man in Regent Street complained a restaurant chicken was tough. The waiter retorted that the bird always behaved oddly, explaining it could not be caught when killed and had to be shot. The customer learned the cook may have aimed at the weather cock by mistake.
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Regent Street
London
Brokers First Wore The Cutaway And Other Fashion Facts
Joe Howard asserts that a broker pioneered many fashion items from cutaway coats to dog collars and unusual attire. The quip credits brokers with introducing a wide range of unseemly wear from fob chains to pointed shoes.
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Academy of Music
Brokers
Joe Howard
Ingenious Deep Shaft Sinking Tricks From The Past
The article describes the freezing method to sink flooded shafts by pumping a freezing mixture from the surface to solidify water and enable excavation. It also covers Neukirchs grouting method using a 1 4 inch pipe to inject cement into damp sand under air pressure, creating a concrete effectively stabilizing quicksands.
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Neukirch
Pittaburg Dispatch
One Hour With Thee In The Dell
A fragment from Montgomery M. Folsom in the Atlanta Journal reflects a romancing scene of one hour with thee in a twilight dell. The poem describes dusk, stars, night sounds, and deep sentiment as two spirits merge and depart with a heavy heart.
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Montgomery M. Folsom
Atlanta Journal
Boston Man Clad In Old Hat Foils Veiled Gossip
A Boston man, affluent yet fond of a dusty old soft hat, angers a young lady who questions his headgear. After social clashes and a rooftop revelation, she learns his status but his sharp reply reveals his quiet dignity. The episode unfolds with wit and irony.
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Boston
Bae
Swallow and sparrow duel ends in fatal hoisting scene
An Easton Ledger report recounts a barn swallow sparrow clash in Talbot county. After a fierce fight, the sparrow wins the nest, then the swallow ambushes with a horsehair noose, causing the sparrow to die hung near the barn for days. A second item notes advice on profitable small fruit growing for farmers.
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Haddawar
Easton
Chicago Tribune
Calamities of surgery and the magnetic healer tale
In a London medical anecdote Dr. Morell Mackenzie draws observers with a near magnetic presence as a fatal operation unfolds. The tale shows a furious brother cooling, then discussing the case calmly before payment. An education note argues years of focused math and language yield a better cultured man than broad but shallow schooling.
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Morell Mackenzie
Tetah Cash
Ienta
James Paget
Engie
Zouth
J. Ernest Lane
Mary's Hospital
London
Philadelphia Ledger
Manliness and living by personal principle in the face of ridicule
A reflection from Jenness Miller in Monthly on maintaining individual moral stance despite social laughter. Emphasizes forging a soul of one's own rather than seeking fashion or fearing public opinion.
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Jenness
Two Papers for the Price of One
The St Louis Globe Democrat semi weekly offers eight pages per issue at one dollar a year. It bills itself as the biggest, best and cheapest national news journal in the United States and promises news three days earlier than weekly papers. Sample copies are free from Goze Paintime Co. in St Louis, Missouri.
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St.Louis Globe Democrat
United States
Goze Paintime Co
St. Louis
Northern Pacific Reduces Round Trip Rates to California
The Northern Pacific Railroad announces new low round trip fares to Pacific coast points good through April 30, 1894 with stopover options. Fares include 65 50 to San Francisco, 80 50 to Los Angeles, and 90 00 to Missouri River, encouraging winter stays in Southern California and visits to the San Francisco mid winter fair.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
California
San Francisco
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Pacific
Missouri River
Los Angeles
Missouria River
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Mixn
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Henry Bill Pub. CO
Norwich
Conn
Paris
France
Leack Sewing
Legion of Mor of France
Ler
Best Medicine
Wilson
Texas
Ayer
Puuu
St. Cloud Land
Democratic Party
Cook County
Pendergast
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Baldwin
Duluth Board of Trade and Stock Exchange
Mary Lease
State Board of Charities and Corrections of
Kansas
Mary Haseen
Mexico
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Mixy
J. Ho. Warner
Attorney AT Law
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IR K. Whiteley
Bank
K. H. Ribbel
Iainerd
MINN
George Mc
J. A. Bixby
Rg Cor Pratt
Hoskins
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Wuart
K. Davis
Wwop
Ofc
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N. MceFeddin
J. R. Smith
Fink Insurance
Real
Rents & Collections
Room
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E. C. West
West
L.swartz
Draggist
St. Cloud
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Sylvester Heath
Nw & Nw
Edward Garlinghonce
Edward Hebberling
Thomas
Pointon
P. O
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Deerwood
Mion
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Chicago
M. L. Swartz Inn
Cardinal Newman
Rostad, Bane & GO
Straton House
Fifth Street
Brainerd, Minn
A. F. Ferris
Leon E. Lum
G. D. Labar
Burplus
Joe Jefferson
Bagley
Mr. Jefferson
Carrie
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Joey
Chicago Times
Qgonae Stineon &Co
Portland
Maine
WM. M. Dresskel
State OF Kiswesota
Crow Wing
Sphondicta
Matz Katz
Kats Broti
Isidore K
Katz
Katz Brothers
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Mviduele
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Eixth and
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Ant
Jas. H. Kelgan
Little Fale
Morrison Fousty
State of Minnesota
Andor County
Warder
Warder, Bushnell & C.ie Plaint ii, and Thomas Erskine and C. Me Erskine
Walder
Bushnell & Giesure
Thomas Erskine
C. M
Fort Ripley
Fort
Ted
Henry Baarpixa
Sherif
Crow Wing County
Lara
Mary E. Miller
A. W. Miller
Michael
Esid Motors
Thorthwest
Hassinerd
Michael Bagay
Che
Leon EK. Lum
Cross Lake
Fndays
J. &. Waite
Geo, E. Gardner
Dealer
Laurel St
TRE
Fast Brainerd Bakery
D. Mahoney
Kindre
L. W. Chase
The
Bodega
Sleeper Block
Front Street
Northwest
Cicars
White, Jr
State OF
Gilbert Johnston
Brainnid
Minamote
Wall County
Said
Iministra
Haring
A. D
Milton McFapeme
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