Senate Filibusters and Tariff Debates Across January Week
The record traces Senate and House actions from January to mid month. It notes persistent filibustering over the Nicaragua canal and tariff bills, with key figures like Sherman Edmonds Morgan Springer Outhwaite Brumm Weaver Kilgore Randall Hoar Grosvenor and Cox, and actions on lumber salt and territorial statehood debates. The period includes proposed votes, amendments, countermotions, and occasional adjournments plus talk of an extra session and expulsion ideas amid rule clashes.
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Senate
House
Sherman, Edmunds and
Morgan
Springer
Ulinds
Oklahoma
Outhwaite
Ohio
Union Pacific
Brumm
Pennsylvania
Committee On Rules
McKinley
United States
Dominion
Canada
J. Gray
Randall
Voorhees
Library Committee
Samuel C. Reed
West
Hovst
Ofllinois
Dakota
South Dakota
Bismarck
Cox
New York
Congress
Utah
Jone Tlemer
Gifford
Toole
Defalcation Rumors Surround Chicago & North Western Official
The Chicago & North Western assistant cashier Harry D. Schall vanished with about $14,000 in funds from the paymaster and a loan association, raising fears his theft may total up to $50,000. A three day theft period preceded discovery and Schall’s possible flight. Separately, officials and naval notes include the Vesuvius reaching 21 knots on a new Delaware course and a Missouri duel ending with a fatal shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Schall
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Chicago
Clerks and Mechanics’ Building and Loan Association
Schall
Schal
Lewis McMuhen
New York
United States
Vesuims
Delaware
Cowles
Whitney
Starke
Pilson
Chilhowie
Missouri
Alexander McLin
Representative Thomas
Illinois
Vesuvius
Farm Notes On Wheat Yields Peanuts Corn And Soil Practices
A late estimate puts France wheat at 14 bushels per acre, peanuts imported into Marseilles mostly sold as olive oil, and pomace used to adulterate chocolate. Prof Hunt notes corn as economical pork feed in winter, with better pork from mixed grains. Subsoiling and drainage improve soil air and warmth. Hungarian grass and millet cited as top weed killers for hay, best cut green before seed.
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France
Marseilles
Hunt
Illinois College Farm
Watch seed potatoes to prevent sprouting this winter
If seed potatoes are in the cellar or visible, monitor them to stop sprouting. Spread them thinly and expose to light and air at just above freezing. Avoid tight barrels as they will warm. Empty them on the floor. Drying in a light cool place encourages vigorous eye development for growing.
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White Cap
Indiana
Indianapolis
Brinley
Vanderburgh Block
Hennepin Avenue
Corner Fourth Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Fenton
Gentle care for horses in cold weather
The passage advises horsemen to use leather coverings on iron bits in cold weather to prevent ulcerated mouths and sore tongues. It recommends warming the bit before inserting it and notes that chilled bits can irritate the flesh where breath does not warm it.
Lime as disinfectant for damp cellars and stored vegetables
The article extols lime as an effective disinfectant for damp cellars storing vegetables. It notes a wet fall increases losses and recommends absorbing moisture with lime to prevent foul odors and decay. Vegetables should be covered with earth and lime sprinkled atop the heap.
Suffolk pig breed praised for history and needs
The breed was highly popular over thirty years ago especially in England where Prince Albert popularized it. It remains favored there but requires care in extreme weather. Suffolk hogs have short thin hair, unlike wild hogs, and need more hair for American use due to summer heat and winter cold.
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England
Prince Albert
Improving Native Cattle Stock Through Better Breeding
The text notes 50 million cattle in the country with only 200,000 purebreds. It argues that improving the native stock domestically enhances both milk yield and overall quality, building a stronger foundation for future pure-breed improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Times
Rules for Swine Plague Containment by Frank S Billings
Frank S Billings outlines practical animal health guidelines to prevent swine plague. He emphasizes isolating sick hogs, daily examinations, preventing cross contact, cleansing new hogs, avoiding water from streams, proper drainage, burning carcasses, banning sale of sick hogs, limiting neighbor visits, and strict diligence to ensure any vaccine remains effective.
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Frank S. Billings
The Household Tips and Travel Precautions From 19th Century Columns
Practical household hints on chafed feet soapstone protection and safe travel with written addresses. Fashion notes include sleeves in full dress, veils, and lace patterns. Home care covers lacquer for brass and copper, silk stockings with monograms, and lighting to protect sight. Also tips on boiling to toughen glass and lamp chimneys.
Two Factors in Disease Irritants and Susceptibility
The passage explains two factors in illness, irritants and system susceptibility. It cites microscopic germs and poisons from poor nutrition as irritants, with the liver destroying toxins. Both causes produce violent poisons that irritate mucous membranes from nostrils to bowels.
Cocoa versus chocolate for nourishing drinks
The article compares cocoa and chocolate, noting cocoa is easier to prepare and cheaper, while chocolate requires more care. It recommends cocoa from a known English firm as ideal for children’s breakfasts and nursing mothers, and suggests it helps lean or angular girls gain weight.
The Younger Sibling and the Onset of a New Baby
A family portrait shows a two year old girl eagerly caring for a newborn, while the boy resents the intruder and longs for his former status. The piece notes the emotional shift as the elder child copes with change, seeking comfort from a grandmother and a mother.
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Mamma
Bridget
Table mats and hemstitched linens in periodic fashion
Table mats are favored for protection and ease of washing. Hemstitching and open work appear on table and bed linen with options in plain hemstitching, drawn work, fringed borders, and matching tray cloths, napkins, and shams for guest bedding.
The Art of Making One s Self Popular
A New York Commercial Advertiser line suggests a simple social ploy for a wife to gain quick popular status. A middle aged lady advises a new bride to greet guests with "What! so late?" and bid them farewell with "What! so soon?" for instant reputation.
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New York Commercial Adertiser
Sturdy deckhand Jack Price dies after selfless act aboard river craft
Narrator recalls Jack Price a rough but kind deck hand who sacrifices for others amid swamp fever on the Ohio and Mississippi. Jack hides illness to nurse a dying crewmate, then falls ill himself and dies at sea while returning home. His funeral is simple, with lingering memory of his gentle conduct.
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Jack Price
Ohio
Pittsburg
George Hammond
Jack
Louisville
Charley Roberts
Orleans
Mississippi
Steve Robinson
Jack Prince
Steve
Anak
Memphis
Annie
Pennsylvania
No. 8
Etain
Sam
Mother
Old Pont
Lena
H. D. Mason
Feeding Coal to the Fire
The article explains how adding coal fuels a fire can cool it at first because coal contains carbon and bituminous volatiles. Volatilization requires extra heat, so burning gases as they form can increase overall heat output when furnaces are designed to burn these gases thoroughly.
Why the Bear Got Mad
A San Francisco Examiner item recounts Mr Southmayd hunting a black bear. He fires buckshot then small shot, the bear snarls, knocks the gun away, and forces a quick retreat through a split boulder. Back home he discovers light loads misfired. the bear’s anger is blamed on the mismatch.
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Mr. Southmayd
Serail
San Francisco Examiner
Convicted by a Piece of Bread in Paris Murder Trial
A tramp named Lianty was condemned to death at Blois for murdering a woman. Evidence hinged on a bread loaf found near the body that matched a home baked loaf Lianty had been given and stored with a bulge from a missing brick in the oven.
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Paris
Philadelphia
Lianty
Blois
Aristocrat Writer Saves Self With Witty Answer
French author Martinville escaped the guillotine after a sharp exchange with the revolutionary tribunal. When asked his name he said De Martainville, then insisted he was there to be shortened not lengthened, winning a rare moment of clemency.
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Martinville
Fouquier
Martainville
de Martainville
Tribunal
Mortainville
Avon's Bard Endorses Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil
An Avon advertisement touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup promising to ease cough and sore throat for 25 cents. It also claims Salvation Oil calms a toothache, aiding sleep within seconds at the same price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bull
Russia
Anarchist Lobetta Not Found In Chicago Police Files
A Bohemian anarchist named Albert Lobetta is not listed in Chicago police records. Spokane Falls reports the fatally shooting of Sergeant Callahan by Joe Moran at Fort Spokane after a jealousy dispute in a local dance house. Moran killed Callahan with three shots after a pistol duel.
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Albert Lobetta
Gilman
Chicago
Nordrum
Banfield
Lobetta
Spokane Falls
Callahan
Joe Moran
Fort Spokane
Falls
Moran
Morgan
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hyposhites
Sufferers from Consumption Scrofula Bronchitis and general Debility are promised immediate relief and lasting benefit from Scott's Emulsion with Hyposhites. The medical profession calls it a remedy of great value and palatable. A doctor testifies it has helped children with scrofula and debility with gratifying results.
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Scott
W. A. Hucpert
Salisbury
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Hoar
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Committee On Indian Affairs
Wes
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Civil Service Commissioners
Bayard
Tack Price
Deck Hand
Lucky Jest
Gulf of Mexico
Drvcorsts
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Charles A, Vogeler ,O
Rators
Ey Paveer
Lower
Brule
Rosebud
Washington
Oberly
Hans Mattson
America
Wilmington
Del
W. W. Thomas, Jr
Pennock Pusey
T. F. Bayard
Joseph Willing
Bristol
Col. H. Mattson
Capitol
St. Paul
B. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond
Charles A Vogeler Co
St. Jacob's Oil
National Farmers’ Alliance
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Des Moines
J. Burrows Nebrasa
August Post
A. D. Chase
Swift
Geo
BOVE
Avenue
N.Y
John Williams
Lext Nm
Swirr
THE
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Castoria
Jem Smith
Peter Jackson
Brown
C. Fauca
Miamiville
W. R. Foster
New York Produce Exchange Gratuity Fund
W. R. Foster, Jr
Allen
Charles Frink
Ellsworth
Pierce County
Wis
Abel Olson
H. G. Root
M.C
Peart St
Druggista
Potter Drug and Chemical Co
Boston
Mass
CuTicurs
Carters
Carter Medic
Ely
D. G. Davidson
LY Brothers
Warren St
F. P.O
Isaac Thompson
Axe
STAR
Parti Lars
Bradrick
Paine
Neus
Wells, Richardson & Co., Proprietors
Burlington, Vermont
Jomn A. Salzer
la Crosse
Encyclopedia Britannica
Scribner & Stoddart
Henry G. Allen
J. R. Casselberry
Ien
Washington St
Igents
Brewster & CO
Hully
Cincinnati
Empyreal Pub
St. Paul, Minn
M. E. Partridge
St. Anthony Park, Minn
Clothier
Streissguth & Drake
J.L. Hudson
Ditson & Co
Emmanuel
Trowbridge
Ruth
Naomi
Damrosch
Joseph
Chadwi
Fallee Parkh
Holy City
Emerson
Oliver Ditson & Co
Lyon & Healy
Ferry
D. M. Ferry 2 CO
D. M. Laneath 2 Co
J.p.allen
Redding
Ati
Burns &c
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
Wisegax
Wise Axly
Ail
Clark & Wise Conm Jrs
Chicago, Ll
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