Minnesota Legislature Daily Roundup of Bills and Debates
The report covers legislature actions in both chambers with finance needs for state asylums and reforms. Gov Merriam urges $400000 bonds to cover deficits and improvements, while assessments forecast a July deficit. Senate and House weigh reapportionment, oil inspection salaries, and liquor bills amid retrenchment moves and committee votes.
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Faribault House
Merriam
Fergus Falls
St.Cloud Reformatory
Crosfield
Stebbins
Senate
House
Althhough
Sampson
Dean
Harrington
Dunn
Harrison
Big Stone
Traverse
Harrion
Graceville
Judiciary Committee
Blake
Marcus Johnson
Kandiyohi County
Halvorson
Board of Pardons
Joint Committee
St. Louis
E.N. Dodge
A. K. Finseth
E. M. J F. W. Sumner
J. M. Diment
H. C. Hooke
J. B. Hompe
A. €. Forbes
Elk Lake
Glazer Lake
Mills
Wisconsin
Benson
Graves
Minnesota
Forbes
Armour and Swit
Hanson
Lane
Underwood
Lexate
James M. Morse
Deat
Iveller
Smith
Vna
Lake Park Hotel Et Ier
Lake Minnetonka
Pes
Pest
Old Hayseed Fights Cause Stir At Boston Meeting
A rural looking man nicknamed Old Hayseed brawls after being challenged at a Boston gathering. He taunts a younger man, lands a brutal double backhand, and declares his fighting record while the victim bleeds and asks who hit him. The scene ends with the aggressor walking away.
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Judge Finn
Colonel Blood
Milk from the Cocoanut Palm and Its Indian Range
The cocoanut palm is a native of the East and grows from sea edge to high inland elevations in India. It produces sugar oil wax and edible fruits with many varieties and even a dwarf form bearing fruit at two feet. Cocoanut day in August features offerings of nuts to Hindu divinities.
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India
Young Brownsburg Woman Receives Lock of Hair Back
From Brownsburg Indiana a young woman receives a bundle of hair locks mailed by a former beau who gathered samples from several “best girls” during courtship. He explains he forgot which lock was hers and asks her to pick hers from the bundle and return the others.
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Brownsburg
Ind
Pittsburg
the Republic
Jackson
H.C. Jackson
Mount Pleasant
John A. Jackson
Tracy
Wabasha
W. T. Dugan
Godfrey
Duluth sees many forged checks and local concerns shift
The itemized notes report widespread forged checks in Duluth and plans for a Red Wing music festival. Other reports mention two February marriage licenses in Washington county, a Pipestone fair, a Duluth sidewalk injury suit, and various local incidents, deaths, and community efforts across Minnesota.
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Washington County
Pipestone County Agricultural Association
West End
Duluth
Salvation Army
Red Wing
Justices’ Court
Phrase “in the soup” loses bite and root in slang
The speaker questions the vigor of the slang phrase in the soup noting it lacks wit and impact. They speculate origins from a rough character who refused simple terms and improvised a melancholic description of a drink or spill, suggesting the phrase should retire.
Observing Life Span Through a Million People
English scientist Dr Farr projects a life span arc for a million people. Deaths are expected: about 150000 in year one, 53000 in year two, 28000 in year three, and under 4000 by year thirteen. After sixty years 370000 survive, after eighty years 97000, after eighty five years 3000, after ninety five years 2100, after one hundred years 225, and after one hundred eight years a single survivor.
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Jackson County
First National Bank
Pipestone
Charles Myins
C. J. Caley
Enry Briggs
Marshall
St. Peter
John Holler
Dickenson
Oak
Albany
Stearns County
Arthur A. Walker
Register Department
Minnea Post Office
Redwood Falls
Minn
Joseph Ansell
John Ansell
Wabasha
Farr
Words Unspoken and Deeds Undone in Family Life
Quote by Harriet Beecher Stowe laments unexpressed love and neglected intentions. It argues that small acts of thoughtfulness and words of affection enrich family life, urging more open displays of care and attention.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Home as the true kingdom of woman in Brooklyn Magazine
Mrs. Beecher argues women’s discontent stems from neglecting home duties. She urges that home stands first, a sacred domain where rights, love, and virtue root society. A true home fosters the true woman and man who will guide and bless the world.
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Mrs. Beecher
Brooklyn
Adventurous night in a mountain shack leads to romance
Three shop girls on vacation seek cheap lodging but face a fierce storm. A mysterious drenched traveler, later revealed as Archibald Archer, shares shelter, spins tales, and helps them. Barbara Hale falls for him, and Archer ultimately funds a salary raise for the department. Barbara accepts proposals for a future summer wedding.
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New York
Barbara Hale
Dorcas Dunn
Mary Vannecker
Sixth Avenue
Barbara
Dorcas
Mary
Doreas
Schepp's Valley
Morris
Valley House
Eas Gorge
Ary
Babara
Cutt
Fitt’s
Archer's
Thad
Archer
Irls
Mr. Archer
Col Dick Wintersmith’s Snake Tale Amuses Texas Crowd
The Dallas News reports Col Dick Wintersmith entertained guests at Chamberlain's with a tall tale about a rattlesnake on a Texas cart road. He described leaping the snake with a sapling, breaking the reptile, and realizing the sapling was the snake’s mate, ending the evening with the crowd breaking up in amusement.
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Dick Wintersmith
Chamberlain’s
Dallas News
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Adrian
Sauk Centre
Board of Trade
James Morrison
Sauk
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Mankato
J. M. Broomer
Ehrler & Co
Thomas F. Robinson
Merchants’ Co-operative Chemical and Spice Company
John Casserly
Sheriff Mollison
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Little Round Top
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Herman Ottman
Rice’s
Benton County
Washington
United States Land Office
St. Cloud
Knute Nelson
Pennsylvania
the Tribune
China
Stewart
Isabel Hotchisa
Canada
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Mattapoisett
Josephine
Ezra
the Society For the Abolition of
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Boston Saturday Gazette
Carper
Bigbee
Roaring Springs
Shafer
Heaven
Sur
Eaven
Shafer’s
Col Wintersmith
Philadelphia
Porter Drug and Chemical Co
Boston
Mass
Tutt’s
Tutt
Murray Street
Lark
G. Lingraham
Amsterdam
N.Y
Dyche & Co
Cago
Iil
Paine
J. B. Jenkins
Cloyd’s Creek
Tenn
G. Sreeney
Havana
Ala
Wilis, Richardson
Lacie
Tesi
Dr. Pierce
Worip
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Hay Tower
Ata
DR. Sage
Atte
J. L. Owens & CO
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America
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la Crosse
Wis
Nmi May & CO
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Mom
Isaac Thompson
John L. Ompson
Russia
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Wilbarger Gm
Panhandle
Allen S At Te
Econ
Tenie
Pearce
Cahoon
Rif
Ferry
D. M. Ferry & CO
Ip M. Percy & Co
Eclipse
Blood
Wakefield
All Seasons
W. Plume
Erfurt
Ben Rockford
P.O
Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
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