Senate debates river and harbor bill amendments
The Senate resumed work on the river and harbor appropriation bill detailing $1,000,000 for New York harbor dredging and $90,000 for Potomac River improvements near Washington. President vetoes Bundy relief claim over forage for horses. House and Senate discuss pensions, marshals fees, and canal amendments, with Hoar's Goode case rejection and river projects advancing toward initiation next year.
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Senate
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
Secretary of War
Potomac River
Washington
Beck
Martin L. Bundy
Treasury
House
Messrs
Bragg and
Guenther
United States
Fox
Wisconsin
Grosvenor
Holman
Herbert
James B. Eads
Congress
Committee On
Payne
Oregon
Hennepin Canal
Cullom
Mississippi River
Lakes
Hoost
Iowa
Missouri Soldiers’ Association
Voorhees
Committee On Public Lands
Apple Pudding Recipe From Historical Text
One quart of flour mixed with a pint of sour milk and dissolved soda plus salt. Fill a dish two thirds with quartered apples, pour a cup of molasses over, add dough on top, steam one and a half hours. Serve with cream sugar and nutmeg.
John Lind named Republican nominee for Minnesota second district
The Minnesota State News reports John Lind of New Ulm was chosen as the Republican nominee to succeed James B. Wakefield at a Mankato convention on the 7th. Lind, born in Sweden in 1854 and educated in Red Wing and New Ulm, pledged protectionist views and opposed a high tariff.
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John Lind
New Ulm
James B. Wakefield
Mankato
D. F. Goodrich
Flue Earth City
J. B. Sackett
St. Peter
J. W. Seeger
St. James
H.C. Westbey
Lac Qui Parle
Blue Earth
E. P. Freeman
Lyons
Redwood and
Brown
Nobles
C. H. Smith
Waseca
M. D. L Collester
Faribault
PGOI
Sieoesapanensenninr
M. D
Gallaster
Sweden
America
Republican Judicial Convention
Tenth District
Spring Valley
John \. Farmer
Winona
Mercury
Henry Young
New Richland
Waseca County
Mary Discher
Young
Discher
Minnesota Prohibition Party Holds First State Convention
The Minnesota Prohibition party opened its first state convention on Wednesday the 7th at Market Hall in St Paul with about 225 delegates including a few women. Officers were elected, a platform endorsing legislative prohibition adopted, and a full state ticket named led by James E Child for governor.
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Prohibition Party of
Minnesota
Market Hall
St. Paul
Charles Evans Holt
State Central Committee
Chauncy Hobart
Goodhue County
Noah Lathrop
Rice County
Hiram W. Allen
Hennepin County
J.B. Pinkham
Minneapolis
James E. Child
Waseca
Chauncey Hobart
P. J. Kneiss
Rock County
Pinkham
Child
Denton
Holt
Whetstone
Kneiss
Satterlee
Hobart
James FE. Child
J. E. Pinkham
C. A. Bierce
Winona
H. W. Allen
Hennepin
Kock
W. M. Hatch
Otter Tail
Supreme Court
C. A. Fosnes
Chippewa County
J. T. Jones
George F. Getty
C. E. Holt
M. Ball
R. R. Lupton
W. Dennis
Steele
T. ©. Stevens
F. P. Great
Rock
F. M. Dyer
Cottonwood
N. Lathrop
Rice
C. T. Langerson
McLeod
J. P. Furber
Washington
J. S. Lamson
Anoka
C. A. Couilland
Wadena
J. W. Earl
Silver Question Debate Splits British and Colonial Chambers
At a London meeting of commerce chambers a heated exchange over the silver question highlighted its impact on India Australia and Great Britain with speakers Crump and Moreton drawing lines over silver remonetization. In Indiana Theresa Turpin killed her child and attempted more violence before her arrest.
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London
British and Colonial Chambers of Commerce
India
Australia
Great Britain
America
England
Crump
The
London Times
Washington Ring
Moreton
Italian Franciscan Father Agostino Draws Europe’s Ear in Pisa
Reports credit Father Agostino of Monte Feltro with unmatched pulpit power in Pisa during Lent. Crowds from Florence Leghorn and beyond attend daily, while merchants judges and students abandon work to hear him. He delivers a hour long, fervent sermons ending with swift exits and tepid applause. If true, he may be the era’s most influential Catholic preacher in Europe.
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Father Agostino
Monte Feltro
Pisa
Bologna
Zilopanti
Ceneri
Mitrocata
Carducci
Italy
Peale
Florence
Leghorn
Neca
House of Prayer
Capponi
Agostino
Dropping the Go-Devil into a Pennsylvania Oil Well
Bradford correspondence describes a demonstration using nitro glycerine to lift oil from 1400 feet deep. The go devil detonates, sending a column of crude oil and rock fragments into the air. Spectators watch as gas vents from the well while oily slime covers the field.
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Bradford
New York Evening Post
Consolidated Company
Modiste sues wealthy Philadelphia wife for 1700 bill
In a Philadelphia court the modiste seeks payment of a 1700 bill from the wife of a wealthy gentleman. The charges include silk hose, alpaca dress, wraps, robe de chambre, costumes, five bonnets, opera cloak, corset cover, opera bonnet and other attire.
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Philadelphia
Old Doe Horse Feasts. Toronto Fire Department Loss
Old Doe, a Toronto fire department horse killed on duty, escaped his stall at night and crawled a pile of oats. He carried one bag to two companions and two to his own stall, causing a feast that nearly overwhelmed the three horses.
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Old Doe
Toronto
Symptoms of biliousness and home remedies in Cassell's Magazine
A discussant outlines biliousness symptoms from appetite to headaches and limb pain. Treatments suggested include mineral acids, bitters, nux vomica, dandelion, and various waters, plus lifestyle changes and dietary moderation to prevent future attacks.
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Cassell’s Magazine
English Railway Stations Compared with American Ones
William H. Rideing praises English railway stations noting that nearly every village has a charming station set in a garden with shelter and gravelled platforms. He contrasts U S stations with large city stations that offer amenities and a 2d lavatory fee. He describes luncheon baskets for long trips costing 3s. and containing meat or poultry, bread, condiments, and a drink.
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William H. Rideing
Brooklyn
Grand Central
New York
Bryn Mawr
United States
England
Washington Limited Express
Do Be Natural Advice Column Excerpt
A Philadelphia Record fragment urges practical behavior for women and men, stressing punctuality, listening, and truthfulness. It warns against gossip and exaggeration while promoting courtesy, self restraint, and respect for family privacy.
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Philadelphia
Dancing on the Havana Ball Night Aboard the Constellation
In Havana, Midshipman B. wears a diamond ring gifted by a mysterious American dancer who posed as a girl at Teatro de Tacon. Captain Renshaw discovers the truth, fears exposure, and warns silence while the tale ends with B. later passing the ring to his wife.
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Carolina Boyd
Havana
Constellation
Sabina
Lily
Rose
Teatro de Tacon
la Senora Boyd
Capt
Renshaw
Fair Angel
Tacon Theater
Rascal
Detroit Free Press
A Hero in Private Life
The Atlantic Constitution reports the death of Editor Jackson of the Philadelphia Transcript as a hero who faced cancer with fortitude. Despite a grim family history, he remained cheerful and continued editorial work until weakness forced him to step down.
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Jackson
Philadelphia Transcript
Diet for Nervous People
Dietary advice for nervous individuals emphasizes gentle exercise with a clear purpose and a calming diet. Recommend small meat portions, much fish especially shellfish, bread and butter, creamed potatoes, simple puddings, and fruit before breakfast. Cocoa preferred over tea or coffee, milk allowed if digestible. beer and spirits to be avoided.
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New York
The Bridal Business. A Revered Matchmaker’s Humorous Tales
A New York Times piece presents a physician preacher who has married about 5000 couples. He describes his ritual, from the waiting couple to the signing, the jokes about ages, and the post ceremony chatter as he guides them through the room. The narrator notes his calm, even as the scene grows busy with brides and witnesses.
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New York Times
Jemima
Miss Smith
Mr. Smith
Snooks
John
Sax
Octor
Tam
Mr. Snooks
Earthquakes in North Japan Under Milne Study
Prof Milne of Tokio reports 387 earthquakes observed over two years in north Japan. Most shocks affected small areas, while 133 large quakes covered vast surfaces some reaching 44 000 square miles. Eighty four percent originated offshore and the Tokio plain shows recent rapid elevation from sea depths. Shocks were rarer in mountains and near volcanoes and were more frequent in winter.
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Japan
Milne
Tokio
Mary Anderson Urged to Master Onstage Kiss
The Deadwood Nugget advises Mary Anderson on kissing skills praising her stage appeal. It claims she could captivate audiences with a bold lip contact and dramatic performance that would stun spectators and provoke gasps from the crowd.
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Mary Anderson
Mary
Hoyle
Judge rules on land case a forgery found
Judge Housell of Gorgia presided over a land dispute where two innocent buyers claimed the same plot. Both titles traced to a deed from fifty years prior. One deed was deemed genuine by the judge who said he drafted it as a young lawyer. the other was ruled a forgery.
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Senate
Hoar
Goode
United States Supreme Court
Exchange Bank of Norfolk
Pan- Electric
Riddleberzer
House
Committee On
Springer
Dem
Gen. Grant
Congress
Cleveland
Black
Commissioner of Pensions
Sust
White Bear Lake
St. Paul
Adolph Petterson
Marion House
State Street
Chicago
Canada
R. G. Wood
le Roy
United States Army
Washington
Pelican Rapids
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Maple Bay
Polk County
Marshall County
Red River Valley Drainage Association
Bracket & Co
Granite Falls
Iowa
W. W. Boswell
Henry Bowers
Howard Lake
Clay
Cass
Hendrum
Verndale
Alliance
Waseca County
Timothy Grass
Jamesville
C. A. Hampton
Presbyterian Church At
Rochester
Macalester Station
Housell
Gorgia
Pierce
Dr Pierce Pills Promote Cures for Headache and Bilious Attacks
Mrs Julia McNary of Marshall Illinois, once a druggist, has reportedly gone stark mad from reading too many foolish dime novels while marketing Dr Pierces pellets described as sugar coated cures for sick and bilious headaches sour stomach and bilious attacks.
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Julia McNary
Marshall, Il
In the Country all Summer and Health Remedies Featured
A rural advice note urges summer in the country with Perry Davis' Pat and warns of medical costs. The column cites Lillie Wall of Stockton Minnesota suffering digestive ailments cured by Brown's Iron Bitters. It endorses Hall's Hair Renewer and Ayer's Ague Cure as remedies.
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Hall
Ayer
Exira A. Hipson
Claremonr
Minn
Nellif Adams
St. Paul St
St. Paul, Minn
Brown
von Bitters
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Proceedings OF Congress
Mr. Blair
Committee On Pen- Sone
Blair
Camden
Messrs. Colquitt, Wilson
Whitthorne
Committee On Pensions
Henry W. Blair
Burlington & Northern Railroad Company
Mississippi
Dubuque
Minnesota State News
First Congressional District
Prohibition
J. M. Beatty
Lake City
Lewiston
William Harrington
Nunday
Freeborn County
Cedar Lake
Theresa Turpin
Princeton
Ind
San’dy
Pennsylvania
Ned Buntline
VT Ge
Grant
Perry Davis
Paty
Grandfather Folsom
Frankie
John P. St. St. John
Vancouver
E. Walthers
M.D. St. Paul
McCaine
John Shaw
Dillon, Mont
Farrell
Lyon
Caswe_l
Hazanp & Co
Caswell, Hazanp & CO
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Hood
J. F. DeLerark
Pascoag
RK. I
William H. Croves
Tilton, N. H
Doean
Duke
Ch. Co
Uticura
Porren Deve and Chemical Co
Boston
Mass
Russia Cement Co
UAT
Vema
Brown Chemical CO
Baltimore
Moody
Cincinnati
Boyer, & Co
Coatesville, Pa
Taz Ho ™ Axe Restepy Company
Lafayette
W. B. Penich
St. Joseph, Mo
da. J. S.brucxs
Lepauen
Ohio
W. C. B Payne
Marshalltown
Marsh
Quincy,Mich
C. M. Sites & Co
Washington, D. C
T. S. Gardner
Palace Building
Ipiso
Ad- New Oxford
Penn
P.O
Pearl St
N.Y
Esterga
Esterbrook Steel Pen CO
N. J
John St
Ent Arte
Chemie
N. W.N.U
Woodward & Company
Corn Exchange
A. J. Towe Icker
R. E. Cobden
Cohoes
N. Y
Green St
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
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