Minnesota Legislature Opens Busy Session with Tax Plan Debate
The Minnesota legislature begins work with House File No. 12 proposing taxation of railroad lands. The bill taxes state or congressional railroad lands like other lands while exempting lands used for operation and right of way and seeks voter approval. Speakers announce committees. nine presidential electors convene to cast votes for Harrison and Reid, with W. E. Culkins chosen to deliver them.
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Register of Deeds
Crew Wing County
Minnesota
Patrick Hefferen
Elizabeth Jefferen
National Building Loan and Protective Union
Corporation
He Pioneer Savings and Loan Company
So'elock P.m
Regirer of Deeds
Crow Wing
Mereenans
East Brainerd
Brainerd
THE
Pioneer Savings & Loan CO
National Building Loan & Protective Union
Groves
Emeeny
Minneapolis
Mina
Markham
Aitkin
Lee
Fleming
Plan
Fuller
States Prison and Reformatory
Capitol
Harrison
Reid
W. E. Culkins
Wright County
United States Senate
Tar Staples World Named Official Paper for Todd County
The Tar Staples World has been appointed the official paper for Todd County, establishing its role for legal notices and county announcements. This designation expands the newspaper's coverage area and status within the local government.
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Tar Staples World
Todd County
General Borier Dead: Soldier and Lawyer of Note
Gen. Bens. F. Borier dies leaving a career as a soldier and lawyer noted for achievement. His political role drew mixed views, compared to Ignatius Donnelly, suggesting unreliability in that arena.
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Bens. F. Borier
Ignatius Donnelly
Democrats Disagree With Speaker Lee's Committee Picks
Democrats express displeasure at the committees appointed by Speaker Lee. They say the party is not fully included and feel sidelined, noting internal friction and concerns about representation and influence within the chamber.
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Lee
Ex Secretary Blaine Lingers as Death Probable
Reports say former secretary Blaine shows slight improvement today though all sides concede his death is a matter of days. Medical bulletins reflect a fragile condition with no sign of recovery.
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Blaine
Brewer Murrey Chosen by New York Democrats
Brewer Murrey has been selected by the New York Democrats to succeed Hiscock despite Grover Cleveland's objections. Grover lacks influence with the state's Democratic factions.
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Brewer Murrey
Democrats of
New York
Hiscock
Grover Cleveland
Grover
Twenty Eight Legislature Aims for Rapid Good
Staples World notes the twenty eighth legislature continuing its present course will accomplish more good in less time than predecessors. It also asserts the big four from the forty sixth district will always be found at the front.
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Forty-Sixth
Staples World
Envious Friar Slams Fleming and Dunn in Journal
The Friar, shown as envious, publicly mocked Fleming and Dunn in yesterday's Journal. His defeat by the two men evidently still rankles, with sharp, sarcastic remarks reflecting lingering resentment.
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Messrs. Fleming
Dunn
Pine Tree Lodge Elects Officers for New Term
Pine Tree Lodge No 58 of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen stalled officers on Thursday evening January 5 for the ensuing term. Cuiet Carwan as JF Wabetin Vice Chief Carman D Poot Recording Secretary TE Percy Financial Secretary J Christenson Treasurer I Mable Guide Nels Wilson Warden C W Saunder Sentinel M Olson Journal Agent H Percy Chaplain T Johnson Trustees A Saunders six months term Nels Wilson one year term B Sabin eighteen months term.
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Pine Tree Lodge No. 58
The
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Cuiet Carwan
JF. Wabetin
Carman
D. Poot
TE Percy
J. Christenson
Mable
Nels Wilson
C. W. Saunder
Sentinel
M. Olson
H. Percy
T. Johnson
A. Saunders
B. Sabin
Hymn and Science Unite in Gentle Reflections
A reflective verse by Lucy Larcom intertwined with a historical medical note on disinfection. The medical excerpt notes heat disinfection in the sickroom, listing pathogens such as cholera and anthrax. Ten minutes at 140 F disinfects these organisms, with boiling water or iron or zinc salts as alternatives for decontaminating materials.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
The Rise of Cremation in the United States
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes the rapid growth of cremation since its first American temple in 1885, with Buffalo’s temple incinerating 168 bodies by 1891 and a national tally rising toward twenty temples. It describes the furnace design, operation, and high temperatures, plus the serene temple setting and private incineration after funeral rites, with ashes returned to families or held by the crematory.
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New York Cremation Society
United States
Buffalo
Pioneer Society
Pitteburg Dispatch
Romance Chestnut Scheme Ends in Rue Sparkler
A Second Empire marquis courted a beauty by a street stall in Paris daily sending chest nut pails filled with jewels. After a week she married him, but ruin followed. Now he earns a living in the streets by the same tactic. The tale, quoted from the London Globe, may be a chestnut.
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Paris
London Globe
Outfit of a Sleeping Car on the New York Chicago Run
The article describes a sleeping car service supplying 120 sheets 120 pillow slips and 120 towels per car. It notes linen washing outsourced in various cities at $1 per 100 pieces and a yearly equipment investment of $50 000. It lists a car company using 700 cars per cycle and monthly consumables including soap matches brushes whisks combs sponges and feather dusters with porters earning 30 to 50 dollars monthly.
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New York
Chicago
Felix Duclos
Martha Duclos
Lombard Investment Company
S.uated
Crow Wing
Minnesota
Office of the Register of Deeds
Austin G. Bowditch
Henry Spalding
Crown County
Brainerd
State of
Freshwater flower show hosts shift to Hallam Tennyson
Annual Far Ringford park event opens for all, with Ten nyson ceding duties to his son Hallam who has long served as secretary and confidant. The Boston Herald notes Tenn yson’s resentment toward intruders while dinner tables become venues for wit and lively conversation.
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Farringford
Tennyson
Hallam
Boston Herald
Four Eyed George G Meade Recalls and York Orchard Trio
General George G Meade wore glasses and was speedily dubbed Four Eyed George from that and from the fact that he was keen and quick and very little escaped his observation. Richardson was driven back on sentiment as the only note which could arrest the attention of his readers, and the only motif those readers could understand. At York Pa in the orchard of Simeon Muchler there is a tree that annually bears a crop of three different kinds of fruit pears peaches and apples.
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Four Eyed
George
Richardson
York
Simeon Muchler
Georges
Williams
Old George
Matthew Arnold
Jenkinsvilles
Jonestowns
United States
Angelina
Gladys
Miltiades
Gershom
Arthur
Harold
Esther
Ruth
Providence Journal
Stopping an Artery with a Tourniquet
A New York Tribune guide explains improvised tourniquets to halt arterial bleeding before a doctor arrives. It notes that wounds below mid upper arm or mid thigh can be controlled with a linen handkerchief and stick, placed above the elbow, and tightened until bleeding stops.
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New York Tribune
Telephones for Farms in Michigan District
A rural Michigan farming district built an eight mile telegraph line linking many scattered farms to the village store. The proprietor acts as telegraph operator, express agent, and postmaster. Total cost around $200 with maintenance shared by owners. The item advocates wider adoption for country areas.
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Michigan
William F Lee A Politician With Quiet Humor And Strong Ties
The Duluth News portrays William F Lee as well prepared for leadership with ample good nature and an ability to handle vast amounts of business. A tall, 180 pound figure with dark hair and eyes, he knows every state politician beyond ward politics and uses this network to chair effectively while appreciating humor even amid lively floor feuds.
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William F. Lee
Hayseedville
Ltewnstone
Kilkenny
Lee
Momm
Duluth News
Why One Book Was in Demand
The Aberdeen library committee noted a small devotional book titled The Best Match was eagerly borrowed and quickly returned sixty five times by readers, mostly women, yet officials warned this does not prove the book’s popularity or readers’ devotion, since the title’s promise may not match its substance.
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Aberdeen Library Committee
Language and Love Words in Daily Life
E P Powell argues that speech can be artful yet honest, praising spontaneous affection from family while warning against empty eloquence. He notes how language evolves from animal sounds to words, letters, and poetry, urging upbringing of thoughtful expression and highlighting the value of writing to convey feelings.
Judge Come You Better Plead Guilty
A London Tit-Bits quips with a lively exchange as a prisoner begs to hurry his plea to reach home for dinner, illustrating sharp street humor in a brief snippet.
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London
Napkin Folding Shapes From 1650 Book List
The 1650 publication Maistre d Hostel by Pierre David details table service and folding methods for napkins in many forms. Shapes include square twisted bands shells melons cocks and hens animals pigeons rabbits dogs fish birds and crosses.
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Pierre David
Holy Cross
Lorraine Cross
Brooks Sermons Still Flow From the Pulpit Rapidly
Harper's Weekly notes Bishop Phillips Brooks prepares briefly during the week and then delivers sermons extemporaneously. He spends little time drafting, uses few references, and does not write notes, yet his delivery is fluent and often exceeds allotted time.
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Bishop Brooks
Phillips Brooks
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Harper's Weekly
An Old English Custom on Wedding Day Anniversary Pies
Miss Strickland relates a former English custom where married couples kept anniversary records by placing as many small mince pies in a dish as years of wedded happiness. Olive branches boosted younger guests. today such mince pie anniversaries have faded replaced by silver and gold weddings. Plum porridge survives only in American cookery with Mrs Hanneh Glasse’s antique recipe.
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Hanneh Glasse
London Telegraph
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