Senate and House Debates on Pension, Indian Education, and Railroads
In the Senate a resolution calls for voiding invalid public land patents and authorizing suits to vacate them. A bill on compulsory Indian education would create industrial schools on reservations with 500 plus adults, while preserving some options for schooling elsewhere. Senate debates cover pension amendments and criticism of abuses, with mentions of allocations since 1865. The House passes a port of entry bill for St Paul and Duluth, funds bonds with surplus revenue, and advances Gifford’s Aberdeen line rights across Sioux land. The Pacific railroad telegraph bill prompts a vigorous debate on regulatory rights and monopolies, with passage amid party-tinged arguments. The joint resolution for arbitration and Paris 1892 exhibitions passes. A push to study river improvements and canal surveys for Lake St. Croix to Lake Superior is urged. Several Indian affairs, land quieting, and public-building bills are reported or considered, with various committee actions and partisan rhetoric threaded through.
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Senate
Committee On Public Lands
Secretary of the Interior
Ceneral
Secretary of Interior
Indian Territory
Wilson
Iowa
West
Davis
Congress
Paris
Vallambrosa
Teller
House
St. Paul
House Committee On Commerce
Rice
Minnesota
Duluth
District of Minnesota
St. Vincent
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Committee On Foreign Relations
China
United States
Palmer
Beck
Treasury
Mr. Plum
Mr. Beck
Aldrich
Great Britain
Platt
Washington
Central and South America
Brazil
France
Committee On Indian Affairs
Gifford’s Ball
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern
Great Sioux
Holmes
Des Moines
McRae
Canal Company
McKinley
Mills
Gifford
Committee On
Indian Affairs
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern Railroad
Dakota
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern Railway Company
Aberdeen
Thehenes
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Lake St. Croix
Lake Superior
Mr. Rice
Mississippi
Samuel Noble
Horace A. Browne
Paul Faison
Andrew J. Lindsay
Pacific Railroad
White
New York
Pacific Company
Western Union Company
Hashus
Jay Gould
Interstate Commerce Committee
Post Office Committee
Cullom
Spooner
Senate Committee On Finance
Secretary of the Treasury
Woman’ Christian Temperance Union
Weil
la Abra
Senate Committee On Commerce
Scarcity of Potatoes to Power Prices in Spring
The Springfield Republican reports a small potato crop in New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts signaling rising prices next spring. Native and New England stock are tight while imports from Ireland, Scotland, and Germany dwindle. Early seed potatoes command high prices, with Northern growers expected to lead the market as demand for both eating and planting potatoes grows.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New England
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
Canada
Savoy
Early King
Charles Downing
Thorburn
Maine
Hebron
Essex
Red Jacket
South
Middle States
Bermudas
A New Chicago Near Singa pore Discovery by Carter Harrison
Carter Harrison, former Chicago mayor, tours the East and claims a newly found island near the equator in the name of Chicago. Lacking a proper flag, he improvised a banner from paper seals and a Chicago imprint and formally took possession with a celebratory shot.
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Carter Harrison
Chicago
Equator
United States
Uncle Sam
Omnibus bill on admission of Dakota and other territories
House committee report details land grants for Dakota and Montana under the omnibus bill for statehood, argues Dakota is ready for admission as a single state, critiques division plans, cites resources and population, and notes minority opposition demanding guarantees and separate admission timelines.
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Montana
Washington
New Mexico
New York
Congress
Washington Territory
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Washingtons youth log cabin becomes landmark relic
The piece notes a log cabin built and occupied by a sixteen year old George Washington and George William Fairfax while surveying Shenandoah Valley land later in Clark County. It became a spring-house later moved by Colonel Daniel Morgan and is still used today. Irving called it a wilderness lodge near Winchester.
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Washington Post
Washington
America
George William Fairfax
Shenandoah Valley
Clark County
Lord Halifax
Daniel Morgan
Irving
Winchester
Impertinence Rebuked in a Dry Goods Store
A Boston Advertiser item recalls a scene in a dry goods shop where a pushy floor-walker hypes a panel and goods. A mild clerk and a discerning buyer clash over sales zeal, ending with the purchaser insisting she will leave if not suited by the goods.
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Soto Voce
The Wife of Louis XVI
Prof Andrew D White recalls Marie Antoinette as well intentioned yet frivolous in conduct. She spent extravagantly, flouted court etiquette, and mingled with young nobles, provoking hatred among peers. Her upbringing at Austrian and Versailles courts was marred by poor guidance and trivial literature.
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Andrew D. White
Marie Antoinette
Germany
Versailles
Vermonde
Paris
Taming an Overspirited Steed in Albany Journal
A man admires a high stride black horse owned by a famed breeder. A friend reveals the horse ran away with its owner recently and was broken by streetcar service for two weeks, removing its life and spirit. Other horse fanciers reportedly use similar methods.
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Albany Journal
Col Rice of the Nineteenth Massachusetts at Gettysburg
In a reply to a query the Magazine of American History cites Gen Arthur F Devereux on the Nineteenth Massachusetts trained in stern discipline. On Gettysburg’s third day Maj Edmund Rice was shot while his foot rested on a fallen Confederate. Rice, son of M M Rice of Cambridge, was then a young volunteer officer now with the Fifth United States Infantry at Fort Totten.
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Magazine of American History
Arthur F. Devereaux
Massachusetts
Cromwell
Gettysburg
Pickett
Edmund Rice
Fifth United States
Kissing in Sweden Prompts Public Curiosity and Debate
Boston Bulletin reports on a surprising freedom among the lower classes and hints of aristocratic tolerance for promiscuous kissing, especially in hotels where travelers settle bills. The account notes a companion resisting the custom, deeming it inappropriate and potentially harmful.
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Boston Bulletin
Omaha Woman Shot by Lodger Named as Suspect
In Omaha Nebraska Mrs Helen Howard was shot and killed instantly by Frank Ryan who boarded with her and her husband. Ryan was unknown to the household but carried on a criminal intimacy with Mrs Howard prior to the shooting.
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Omaha
Neb
Helen Howard
Frank Ryan
Ryan
Fragmented Verse Excerpt From London Society
A brief quoted fragment describes a scene with a girl named Sore, a watcher named Oe, and a retreating figure amid a green backdrop strewn with white lily leaves. The tone suggests a poetic mood from a London Society feature.
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London Society
Badge of 40 Rounds Corps Adopts Logan as Badge
A missing Missouri soldier in Sherman's march asks a sentry about his corps. The exchange highlights wrong corps identity until the Irish soldier cites a cartridge box badge of 40 rounds. General Logan adopts the box as the Fifteenth Corps badge in a subsequent order.
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15Th Corps
Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
8Th Missouri
Sherman
Sintinil
Tfl Smut
Giles Smit
Morgan III
Blackguard
Sentinel
Logan
Vicksburg
Official Record of the Rebel lion volumes issued
The Official Record of the War of the Rebellion advances as volume nineteen is released. About eighty volumes will exist, covering Confederate and Union armies with meticulous accuracy. Thousands of index cards and careful manuscript work fill a historic government project based near the White House.
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White House
War Department
Government Printing Office
Cleveland Sealer
Advice to Young Men About Work and Worth
Hawkeye urges young men to embrace hard work in any task from manual labor to writing. He argues persistent effort builds appetite, restfulness, and happiness, warning idleness earns no respect. The busier the man, the less mischief and the brighter his holidays, leading to a more fulfilled life.
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Hawkeye
Erskine Quote on Faith Hope and God’s Help
The excerpt presents a reflective line attributed to Thomas Erskine about biblical streams guiding us to God’s fountain. It emphasizes faith in God’s faithful love, past aid as assurance, and the hope that He who has helped will continue to help to the end.
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God
Thomas Erskine
The Classes Which Cheer And Health Speech From Union Square
A man, long troubled by health problems, credits glasses for his recovery after a series of visits to doctors. He details exhausted remedies, a country vacation, and finally correct spectacles guiding his reading and work, leading to renewed hope and plans for marriage and his grandchild's silver wedding. Senator Sherman proposes currency notes backed by bonds for national banks, capped by par value and capital stock.
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Union Square
Soli
N. Y
Sherman
United States
Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re newer as the most wonderful discovery of modern times for the hair and scalp, promising a desirable head of hair.
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Hall
Moller Refuses Pool Bid Shuts Down Refinery
George H. Moller of North River Sugar Refining declines to join the “combine” to crush competition and boost prices. He says the pool would benefit members but offers to him were far short, prompting him to shut his refinery at his price. The move idled Moller & Co. workers and drew accusations of a conspiracy to fix trade. The New York World quotes criticism of the deal.
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George H. Moller
North River Sugar Refining Company
Combie
Pet
Havemeyer & Co
de Castro & Donner
Dick & Meyer
Boston
Standard of Boston
Ail Moller & Co
New York World
Worths decision favors hoops in slow adoption
In Paris Worth adopts basketball slowly while general use grows for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup at 25 cents and Salvation Oil priced at 25 cents for neuralgia and rheumatism claims. The ad touts these tonics as best remedies and ubiquitous in the era.
Faithfulness and medicine advice in a colonial tone
Faithfulness is needed in all work and for treating a cold. Allen's Long Balsam is advertised as the best remedy to cure a cold and prevent fatal results, sold by druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles. Gov Green vetoes local option high license bill. Public notice urges teachers ministers farmers' sons and others to write to B F Johnson & Co Richmond Va to learn how to make hundreds of dollars in coming months.
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Allen
Gov. Green
New Jersey
B. F. Johnson &Co
Richmond
Alen
Health and Fortune in a Doctor’s Cure Promise
The article extols recovery from consumption through Dr. Pierce's Medical Discovery, claiming it offers relief and health for consumptives. It emphasizes small chances of winning large sums yet asserts absolute recovery for consumptives who use the remedy in time, labeling it unfailing for scrofulous diseases and noting availability from all druggists.
How to Cut Your Expenses With Dr Pierce Pellets
Learn to reduce costs by skipping frequent doctor visits and using Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. A twenty five cent remedy is advertised to alleviate common ailments like loss of appetite and biliousness, promising quicker relief and lower medical bills.
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Dr. Pierce
North Star Lung and Throat Bal Sam Promises Cure
The ad touts North Star Lung and Throat Bal Sam as a sure cure for coughs and colds and Piso's cure for consumption as the best cough medicine. It notes Teemer won a sailing race for the championship of America in Jacksonville Florida, defeating Hamm and McKay. Sold by druggists for 25 cents per bottle.
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Teemer
Ail Medicine
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Chigast, Ill
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