Brainerd Dispatch Highlights and City Affairs
Hetty Green campaigns on Mayor Strong as he guides economical administration. Mark Twain jokes about his next work as the best. Prince of Wales skating spurs public interest in roller skating. Princeton reports 22 000 in expenses with 798 for drugs and doctors and thousands more for training and undertakers. New York merchants influence mayor to improve city governance. An unknown poet boasts ear and touch as key to poetry. Vana Illinois Coal cuts miners pay to 40 cents per ton or $2 daily. 500 to 600 workers face possible shutdown.
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Princeton
Huxley Sees Flowers as Morphology Primes
Prof. Huxley remarks that flowers exemplify morphologist primers and the unity within diversity of form. He contrasts this with poetry, suggesting science may fall short of the spring poem’s clarity.
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Prof
Huxley
Polar explorer Nansen’s fate echoes in Arctic rumor
Two years have passed since Dr. Nansen cut contact to test his theory that a ship trapped in Arctic ice north of Europe would drift across the polar regions to reach Green land’s east coast. If he survives he will have a story. others fear he perished.
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Dr. Nansen
Europe
Polar
Greenland
England censor Edward Pigott approves revised A Gaiety Girl
The late Edward Frederick Smyth Pigott, examiner of stage plays, often used his authority to reject plays deemed too Frenchy. He initially declined to countenance A Gaiety Girl in its original form but after sparring allowed its present version to appear.
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Edward Frederick Smyth Pigott
England
Ben
Photography Changes View of Moon and Eclipses
The article notes photography surpassing the eye in telescopic work and eclipses growing in importance. It mentions a possible discovery of a satellite of the moon and suggests Earth's atmosphere may contain overlooked elements. Advances in lenses and photography could make the moon a major object of interest.
Curious Flower Book by Una Hawthorne Found in 1858
Dr Garnett of the British Museum reports a small eighty page flower book created by Una Hawthorne in 1858. The volume gathers flowers leaves and grasses from historic spots including graves of Keats and Shelley an olive leaf from Casa Guidi Florence and a sprig from Tetrarchs house destined for the Hawthorne relics museum in Salem.
Sleep Deprived Farmer Near Elwood Recovers After Long Drought
David Jones a farmer near Elwood Indiana has endured 152 days without sleep yet resumed rest recently. He lost weight but kept working daily despite doctors prescriptions. He finally slept half an hour last Friday and gains a little every night. Three years ago he endured 90 days without sleep. Last night's rest occurred on September 23 last year.
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David Jones
Elwood
Ind
Notable Gilded Age Figures Enjoy Varied Pastimes
Senator Quay seeks calm while fishing. Edison plays poker. Carnegie favors coaching as amusement. A newly built luxury English vehicle attracts attention. Vanderbilt and Gould yacht and hunt. Pullman enjoys palace car rides. Bonner and Work spend fortunes on racing and trotting horses.
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Senator Quay
Thomas A. Edison
Andrew Carnegie
England
W. K. Vanderbilt
George Gould
Vanderbilt
George M. Pullman
Robert Bonner
Frank Work
New York
People Who Vanish In Modern Life
A Baltimore American commentary notes a rising wave of mysterious disappearances affecting all ages and classes. Some vanishings end with baffling, unsolved fates while others return dazed, offering no clear account of their whereabouts or motives.
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Baltimore
Pith of the News The Latest World News in Telegraph Reports
The column compiles brief summaries from Telegraph reports and Press Association dispatches. It highlights key developments across regions and topics with concise notes for quick reader overview.
Ex Marshal Campbell Loses Fees Suit in Washington
Ex marshal Campbell of Minnesota fails to recover fees in Washington while Secretary Gresham pushes improvements. Mrs. Gresham returns from Chicago as the interior secretary suspends land patents to subsidized railroads until the debt is settled. Secretary Morton presents to the Nebraska Historical Society a manuscript of a famous Cleveland speech.
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Marshal Campbell
Minnesota
Gresham
Washington
Chicago
Secretary of the Interior
Morton
Nebraska Historical Society
Cleveland
Notable Obituaries and Deaths Across Several States
A roundup of notable deaths from Clinton Missouri to Union Plains Ohio includes W. C. Cushman 425 pounds in Clinton, Mary E. Wess in Ashland Newfoundland, Gov Marvis of Delaware ill, J A Ridges in Effingham Illinois, D J Hunt aged 72 in Somonauk Illinois, Lacon township Illinois farmer Michael Petrie, novelist Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Massach, Elisha L McLallen bank head in Columbia City Indiana, Dr Samuel Miller longtime Episcopal minister in Middletown Connecticut, Perrin family in Oakland California, Mrs Anna Kishadden 105 in Union Plains Ohio, Captain Charles Cropsey in Crown Point Indiana, and Austrian consul von Pallitscheck acquitted in Vienna with London posting plans.
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W. C. Cushman
Clinton
Mary E. Wess
Ashland
Gov
Marvis
Delaware
J. A. Ridges
Effingham
Ill
D. J. Hunt
Somonauk
West Point
U. S. Grant
Col
F. D. Grant
Michael Petrie
Lacon Township
Lll
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Massach
Frankfort
Germany
Elisha L. McLallen
Columbia City
Ind
Samuel Miller
Episcopal Church
Middletown
Conn
Perrin
Grover Cleveland
Oakland
Cal
Anna Kishadden
Onto
Union Plains
Ohio
Charles Cropsey
Pennsylvania Union Station
Chicago
Crownrd Point
Ir. von Pallitscheck
New York City
Vienna
London
New York
Multiple Fatalities From Animals Fires and Accidents Across States
Reports list Chauncey Jones gored by a cow near Battle Ground Indiana and a fire destroying Tivoli Hall in Brooklyn with 200000 dollars in losses. Others are injured or killed in hunting accidents mining shaft collapses elevator incidents and a ship collision leaving destitute families and救救 missing crewmen amid ongoing disaster reports.
Multiple cases of crime and tragedy across states sweep headlines
A. L. Ingersoll, a Cedar Lane shoe merchant, dies by self harm leaving a wife and child. Burglars target R. S. Battles & Co. vault in Girard, Pa., without reaching the money chest. Counterfeiters flood Kansas City with fake dollars. Bank of Brookfield officials in Missouri arrested on charges from six depositors. Larry Browne shoots wife and himself in San Francisco. Frank Littlefield surrenders after attempting to harm his brother-in-law’s family in Anaheim. A burglar in St. Louis sets a butcher shop ablaze when nothing to steal is found. De Almagro released. U.S. jurisdiction lacking. Quinlan of Missouri goes insane after murder of Gottfried Kloppenstein in Chicago. Illinois theater hats bill dies in committee. women’s suffrage bill for township officers fails by one vote. George Rainsford of Aurora chains his son in an unheated room. Indians endure severe winter with few complaints. Charles Ogen shot in Jeffersonville by jilted acquaintance N. L. Kendall. Edwin A. Bergin of Anna, Ill., jailed for possible counterfeit money. Homer Fostnaugh shot in the face by tramps aboard a freight train. O. K. Anderson of Linn Grove, Ind., jailed for alleged post office robbery. Ex-Gov. Ira J. Chase embezzlement indictment dismissed in Kokomo. Mrs. Frank Edinger, facing a lawsuit, poisons herself and her seven-year-old son. she dies, boy to recover.
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Edwin A. Bergin
Anna
Union County
Ill
Springfield
United States Grand Jury
Homer Fostnaugh
Scott's Crossing
O. K. Anderson
Linn Grove
Ind
Fort Wayne
Ira J. Chase
Kokomo
Greentown
Frank Edinger
Charles Martyn
Chicago
Peoria
Umatilla
Oregon
Ohio
Christopher Fisher
Wapakoneta
Andrew J. McNett
U.S. A
Belmont
N. Y
Barbers’ National Association
Pittsburg
Michigan
Quincy
Timothy Baker
Whisky Trust
Kansas City
Hunt
Cincinnati
Northwest Texas Cattle Association
Fort Worth
Tex
Carnegie Company
Iinois House
W. H. Newcomb
Pana
State Senate
G. A. Budd & Co
Elyria
Salt Lake
Utah
Hay
Nebraska Insane Asylum
Abbott
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix
Jack A. Heigh
Winemac
Arrest and Theft Rampage Report From early 1900s
Henry Heck, who attempted to wreck the Nickel Plate fast train near Valparaiso Indiana, was arraigned and bound over to court. He hinted at help but refused to name his accomplice. In Stringtown Oklahoma robbers hit M Pounda store, loaded the safe onto two trucks at the depot, moved it miles away and blew it open with dynamite gaining about 150 dollars.
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Henry Heck
Valparaiso
Ind
Stringtown
M. Pounda
Armenian Letter To Gladstone For Their Cause
Armenian leaders prepared a letter thanking Mr Gladstone for his interest in their cause. Argentine expresses satisfaction with Cleveland's adjustment of the Brazil border dispute. A volcanic eruption alarm at Orizaba Mexico prompts fear in nearby villages. Relief work for Newfoundland victims has begun. Peace talks between Japan and China are disclosed. Emperor William resents agrarian threats to cut navy credits over the grain monopoly bill. France seeks explanation from Hayti over a Frenchman’s murder in San Domingo. Colombian rebels retreat and Gen Reyes seizes Cucuta. Count von Kotze is acquitted in a Berlin court scandal. Chinese troops attack an American mission chapel at Paotingfu but cause minimal damage. Kaiser Wilhelm II plans to use the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm II for the Baltic canal opening. A violent storm hits Tunis with wrecks and damage to the pier, and snowfalls occur for the first time in many years.
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Gladstone
Cleveland
Brazil
Orizaba
Mexico
Newfoundland
Japan
China
William
France
Hayti
San Domingo
Gen. Reyes
Cucuta
Pamplona
Berlin
Count von Kotze
Pao- T'ng-Fu
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Baltic Canal
Tangiers
Minnesota Senate Notes Turmoil Over Missing Cronkhite and Bills Passed
The Minnesota senate faced a perturbed session as missing Cronkhite sparked speculation while two major bills advanced. Ozman s corrupt practices act aims to curb election spending and candidate duties, and Senator Jones thistle bill targets weed control with a $25,000 appropriation. Loring Park submission for the state capitol stirred heated debate as Minneapolis Mayor Robert Pratt delivered a city communication.
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St. Fai
Senate
Cronkhite
Duluth
Tower
Ozman
Jones
St. Paul
Loring Park
Minneapolis
Robert Pratt
Cronkhite Secures Senate Wins and Charter Debate
In St Paul on March 20 Senator Cronkhite steered the senate to accept his points, with a journal correction and an admission of his excused status. The senate spent two sessions shaping the city charter with five chapters tentatively approved, separating city and general elections and leaving salaries to council votes. In the House, debate focused on the omnibus game and fish bill, with amendments reducing the appropriation and extending wild fowl shooting to April 15.
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St. Paul
Cronkhite
Senate
Day
Marshall County
Municipal Corporation Committee
Game and Fish Commission
Jacobson
Ives
St. Croix
Torson
Committee On Roads and Bridges
Douglas
Committee On
Pope County
Pps
Anderson bill seeks taxing unused state railway lands
St Paul March 21 the governor signed H F No 1 known as the Anderson bill proposing a constitutional amendment to tax unused railway lands in the state Gov Clough also signed the Theden bill removing the Rand ordinance and permitting citizen complaints about saloons The senate worked through committee on the city charter bill with changes likely affecting final passage including bond limits for cities Senator Stevens secured three more amendments
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St. Paul
Anderson
Clough
Theden
Rand
Senate
Municipal Corporation Committee
Stevens
City council amends ethics rule and sets salaries
The legislature advances business friendly reforms with an alderman job prohibition tweak, a fixed maximum salary schedule, and a trial process for police under captain before removal. Also measures authorize fire patrols, county commitments for inebriates, and state park bonding.
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St. Paul
Tinsley Wins Reappointment Amid Senate Fight
Postmaster Alfred D. Tinsley of Sioux Falls receives appointment despite Senate rejection, after Pettigrew Kyle clash over his candidacy. His new status follows public discussion of a $200000 Kentucky inheritance tied to his family. The case raises questions about presidential appointments with senate consent.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Tinsley
Senator Pettigrew
Kentucky
Washington
Alfred D. Tinsley
S. C
Senate
Pettigrew
Kyle
Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest Winner Named
The Appleton Wisconsin special contest among Lawrence Ripon and Beloit colleges was won by G. W. Wood of Beloit, a colored man, with The Better Personality. Archy D. Hall of Lawrence took second with The Law of Progress.
Polish Priest Excommunicated by Rome in Cleveland
Rev. A F Kolazewski a Polish Catholic priest in Cleveland has been denounced by Rome and excommunicated. Bishop Horstmann endorsed the action and the papal documents excommunicating Kolazewski are now in Horstmanns possession.
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Cleveland
Ohio
A.F. Kolazewski
Rome
Horstmann
Kolazewski
Grand Jury Acquits Nick Bodvin in Father's Death
Minneapolis special report: The grand jury reported no bill against Nick Bodvin after he killed his father in a scuffle last Monday. No witnesses and an ugly prior disposition left insufficient evidence for trial.
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Minneapolis
Special
Nick Bodvin
Courtney Guilty of Murder in First Degree
In Wapello Iowa the jury found Stephen Courtney guilty of murder of County Attorney Jarvis in the first degree and set the penalty at life imprisonment at hard labor.
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Wapello
Iowa
Stephen Courtney
Jarvis
Wisconsin Board Elects Leaders After Meeting Closure
The Wisconsin board of pharmacy closed its Baraboo session and elected Henry Schranck of Milwaukee as president and E B Helmstreet of Janesville as secretary and treasurer.
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Baraboo
Wis
State Board of Pharmacy
Henry Schranck
Milwaukee
E. B. Helmstreet
Janesville
Hendershott and Welter Guilty of Murder in Ontario
In St Thomas Ontario the jury found William Henry Hendershott and William David Welter guilty of murder in the Hendershott Welter trial. Judge Meredith sentenced both to be hanged June 18. Hendershott aged 24 and Welter aged 24 lived with their uncle John Hendershott in Middlesex nearby.
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St. Thomas
Ont
Hendershott- Welter
Meredith
William Henry Hendershott
John Hendershott
Middlemarch Township
William David Welter
Hendershott
Kansas Colony Heads North to Canadian Settlement
A Kansas emigration group from Adeline going to Canada last year will be followed soon by a larger party from Concordia Clyde Greenleaf and nearby towns. They aim to settle in Edmonton Alberta in British Columbia.
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Adeline
Kan
Kansas
Edmonton
Alberta
British Columbia
Concordia
Clyde
Greenleaf
Censorship in Russia Stirs Russian Press
St. Petersburg papers report an official notice asserting no change to government censorship policy. Any journal suggesting otherwise will face punishment, signaling continued press restrictions.
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St. Petersburg
Voluntary Wage Raise by Haverhill Factory Firms
Haverhill Massachusetts firm J H Winchell & Co. joins others in the recent strike by announcing a voluntary raise of five cents per case on certain grades of work in their factory.
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Haverhill, Mass
J. H. Winchell & Co
Cushman Bros. & Co. Insolvent at Manufacturers Fair
Boston reports Cushman Bros. and Co. window shade manufacturers declared insolvent at the Manufacturers Fair. liabilities total 150000 dollars. liquidation processes begin immediately.
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Boston
Special
Cushman Bros., & Co
Gresham Recalling Hawaiian Minister Thurston
Report from Washington says Secretary Gresham demanded the recall of Lorin A. Thurston Hawaiian minister amid friction with the State Department. Thurston refused to confirm or deny the recall and declined to discuss the matter. Rumor also says Gresham may demand recall of the Spanish minister.
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Washington
Gresham
Thurston
Lorin A. Thurston
State Department
Legation Office
Paws
Triple killing shocks Alabama neighbors at Kewannee
News from Kewannee Alabama reports a triple killing after a long quarrel. Ben and Allen Pringle were shot by James Britton at a nearby farm. Britton died, and two Pringle brothers were killed. Separate reports from Seeley Texas say Dr. B A Buckner shot and killed on the street. Johnson surrendered later. Whitely remains at large. A Buffalo Island Arkansas double murder leaves no clue and confirms a deadly weekend.
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Meridian
Miss
Kewanee
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Ben and
Allen Pringle
James Britton
Henry Smrith
Pringle
Britton
Pringles
Houston
Tex
B. A. Buckner
J. W. Johnson
C. C. Whitely
Seeley
Klueg Charged With Bigamy and Financial Deceit
Richard E. Klueg formerly of Milwaukee has been arrested in Philadelphia on charges of bigamy desertion and obtaining money under false pretenses. His wife claims he deserted her a year ago and remarried Elizabeth Neuber. Another accuser Augusta Krums says he induced her to buy shares in a supposed Milwaukee firm Kleng Baker Stull, later found to be mythical.
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Philadelphia
Richard E. Klueg
Milwaukee
Klueg
Elizabeth Neuber
Schrage's $1,000,000 Rheumatic Cure Ad Claims Wide Endorsements
An advertisement promotes Schrage's rheumatic cure claiming a million dollar value and extensive testimonials. It lists numerous Iowa residents and firms such as A J Osborne Newton J F Faux Sioux City and Des Moines addresses while asserting cures for gout and neuralgia with a $1.50 bottle price and calls for orders to Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. Chicago.
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Iowa
Schrage
A. J. Osborne
Newton
A. V. Penn
Sidney
J. F. Faux
Sioux City
J. C. W. Coxe
Washington
Billy Samuels
Stream & McCammon
Walnut _ street
Des Moines
W. L. Weller
Cedar Rapids
G. F. Utter
Washington, D. C
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Dearborn Street
Police Officials Arrested in New York Corruption Case
Warrants served on twenty police force members after indictments by the extraordinary grand jury. Officials named include Inspector William McLaughlin and Captains Seibert Donohue Murphy Price and others. Indicted men gathered at headquarters, were arraigned, and bonds set before the police board suspended them.
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New York Force
New York
Willian McLaughlin
Jacob Seibert
Union Market Station
J. J. Donohue
West Twentieth Street
M. J. Murphy
West One-Hundredth Street
James K. Price
Mac Dougal Street
William S. Devery
Edward Glenner
Edward S. Hill
Price
Burns
Byrnes
District Attorney's Office
Williams
Mc.Avoy
Wreck of the Reina Regente Found Near Gibraltar
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII reports finding the Reina Regente sunk near Bajo Adetanos close to the Straits of Gibraltar. The missing ship, carrying 420 crew, disappeared after leaving Tangier for Cadiz on March 10. Divers and equipment are being sent to recover the crew’s remains and wreckage along the coast near Ceuta and Tarifa.
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Spain
Tangier
Cadiz
Ceuta
Tarifa
Missing cashier Larrabee tied to large balance discrepancy
Chicago report states Christopher W. Larrabee, nephew of Iowa Gov Larrabee and head accountant for Boyd Stickney Co wholesale coal, is missing. Books allegedly do not balance by 20000 to 25000 dollars. American Surety may cover 15000 if he does not return. A woman is said to be involved.
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Larrabee
Chicago
Christopher W. Larrabee
Gov. Larrabee
Iowa
Ecashier
Boyd, Stickney & Co
American Surety Company
Chinese Viceroy Li Hung Chang Arrives in Shimonoseki for Peace Talks
Li Hung Chang and his suite arrived at Shimonoseki aboard the steamer to negotiate peace between China and Japan. The Chinese envoy and American adviser John W. Foster met the Japanese foreign minister Matsu Munemitsu after ceremonial visits to the steamer.
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Shimonoeshi
Li Hung Chang
China
Japan
John W. Foster
M. Matsu Munemistu
No Investigation Of the Expert Printer's Department
St Paul March 21 The subcommittee found no irregularities by printer Ramaley and no special investigation will be asked. Some members say the law is defective because the state must furnish stock.
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St. Paul
Ramaley
Soldier Shot by Accident at New Orleans Wharf
Wallace Stevens, 24, of Battery B Washington Artillery, was badly wounded when his 38 caliber revolver fell, struck the wharf, exploded, and a bullet entered his body under the armpit. The incident drew a crowd and rumors, but doctors believe the wound is not fatal.
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New Orleans
Wallace Stevens
Washington Artillery
Harrison Line
Stevens
Georgia Senator Gordon to Lecture in Rockford March 25
Rockford Illinois will host Sen ator James B. Gordon of Georgia who will lecture March 25. The trip includes an extended visit to department encampments across nine Southern states.
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Rockford
Ill
Lawler
James B. Gordon
Georgia
Parish burglary ends in triple assault in Freeland
In Hazelton area a Greek church parochial residence in Freeland was broken into last night. The priest, his house keeper, and her assistant were severely assaulted in the attack. Police investigations underway.
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Hazelton
Freeland
Will Wed an Actor in London Society
The Times announces the marriage of May Lever daughter of Dr James Palfrey Jo ee Grossmith a well known actor in London society with a notable figure in the arts scene.
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London
the Times
May Lever
James Palfrey Jo Ee Grossmith
Spanish Cruiser Conde de Venadito Fires on Allianca
The Spanish cruiser Conde de Venadito fired on the American steamer Allianca off Cuba after signaling a strange vessel that raised an English flag. The commander said shots were blanks then solid to compel the ship to stop, not to strike.
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Havana
Allianca
Conde de Venadito
Corde de Venadito
Cuba
Mays’ Point
Consumption Not Contagious Defeat Probed at City Hospital
The Cincinnati hospital trustees debated isolating consumptives at the pest house. Dr Amick urged removal to the pest house, opposed by Mayor Caldwell and others. The resolution was tabled indefinitely, with Amick planning a wider campaign and distribution of his records.
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Cincinnati
Amick
Caldwell
Receiver Appointed for Long Island Traction Co.
Horace J. Myers of A. A. Kidder & Co. was named receiver by the United States circuit court of Virginia for the Long Island Traction company. The circular to stockholders described the action as friendly and aimed at preempting a hostile receivership movement linked to objections to the Brookyln stockholders meeting where reorganization plans were discussed.
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New York
Horace J. Myers
A. A. Kidder & Co
United States Circuit Court of Virginia
Long Island Traction Company
Brooklyn
Farmers Will Raise Potatoes in Cumberland Wis
A highly attended farmers institute closed in Cumberland with Supt. G Kerrow leading. Assistants were H C Taylor B L Grant and D Spaulding. Enthusiasm grows for potato culture and extensive track farming. Winter grain is feared winter killed across the region.
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Cumberland
Wis
G. Kerrow
H. C. Taylor
B. L. Grant
D. Spaulding
Distillery Project Set for Terre Haute by Eastern Magnates
The largest distillery ever built will rise in Terre Haute, Indiana, soon. It will exceed the capacity of the rival anti trust distillery and is led by G. W. Kidd E. C. Garfield and Frank Curtis backed by substantial Eastern capital and wealth.
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Terre Haute
Ind
G. W. Kidd
E. C. Garfield
Frank Curtis
Editorial Officers Elected in State Press Association
John Nagel of Manitowoc was elected president and J F Roesler of Jefferson was chosen vice president of the state press association at the Madison Wisconsin special meeting.
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Madison
Wis
John Nagel
Manitowoc
J. F. Roesler
Jefferson
State Press Association
New Party Named Home Protection Party Emerges in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg a new political party was formed and named the Home Protection party. A closing resolution urged parity for all forms of money and proposed directing government power to the people instead of banks.
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Pittsburg
Home Protection Party
George M Van Nort Dies at 65
George M Van Nort former New York City public works commissioner died in Nyack New York at age sixty five. His death ends a long career in city service.
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Nyack
N. Y
George M. van Nort
Public Works
New York City
1870 United States: Population and western expansion snapshot
The 1870 Census shows the nation covering 4,000,000 square miles with 38,558,371 people. Population density was 30.3 per sq mile in settled areas while the Great West remained sparsely populated. Petroleum output in Pennsylvania surged to over 5,000,000 gallons, and urban dwellers surpassed one in five, up from one in six since 1790.
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United States
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Cincinnati
Pacific Slope
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Great West
New England
Pennsylvania
West
Seribner
Emu Egg Ruse Reveals Estate Stirring Tale
A breezy historical note recounts an English nobleman who imported two emus to breed. When the female refused to sit on a produced egg, the steward improvised by placing the egg under the estate's largest goose, an apparent attempt to hide the dilemma.
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Emu
Veteran of two wars praises Dr Williams Pink Pills
In Woodstock Virginia an elderly veteran Levi McInturff who served in the Mexican and Civil Wars reports relief from palsy and nervous weakness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He regained strength enough to chop wood walk mountains and lift fifty two pounds. Pills sold by dealers or post paid from Schenectady New York 50 cents a box six for 2.50.
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Woodstock
Herald
Mexico
Levi McInturff
Dr. Williams
McIntorf
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Abolishment of the three volume novel in England
The shift to a one volume form has pressed authors to emit poorer text to fit a shorter book. The average English novel runs 120000 to 150000 words in three volumes, leaving room for margins and good type, which is removed in the single volume. Authors face financial loss if they shorten length.
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England
Philadelphia Ledger
Some Schoolboy Answers From a Living Church
A collection of humorous student responses to exam questions. A point is defined as that which will not appear bigger with a magnifying glass. Two straight lines cannot enclose a space unless crooked. Parallel lines meet at infinity. Things impossible are equal to one another, a wry nod to common sense versus math.
Lion Tamer Van Amburgh Defies Taunts With Steady Eye
A Philadelphia Times report recounts a lion tamer denouncing a heckler with a piercing stare. The clownish spectator advances, then lands a heavy blow under the chin, sending the exhibitor sprawling.
By Any Other Name at the Wake in Wakes and Weddings
The narrator recalls a lively wake with family and friends gathering to drink, eat and reminisce about past rites. Biddy explains the cousin died of chin cough, a mispronounced medical term noted by the judge.
Pixio's Cure for Consumption Advertised in 1800s
An antique ad notes Pixio's Cure for Consumption as an asthma medicine. The item credits W. K. Williams of Antioch, Indiana, with April 11 publication in 18 M.
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W. K. Williams
Antioch, His
Prayer Plea Recalled in Washington Letter
A Washington Letter recounts a girl who prayed for her ill father and mother and for a servant who lost her husband. She added a poignant line asking God to take care of himself or the city would go to pieces, ending with Amen.
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Washington
Better Than Dellamy. Young Wife Dreamily Harmony
A playful dialogue from New York Weekly contrasts a dreamy wife praising harmony with a husband noting coal prices will rise with the thermometer. The exchange mocks market anxieties with light humor.
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New York Weekly
The Modern Invalid Tlas and the Syrup of Pigs
A satirical note on remedies and doctors. The text jokes that a truly modern invalid seeks pleasing safe cures and healthful composition while ailing readers might consult a physician or use the gentle laxative Syrup of Pigs.
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Tlas
Curious Roumanian dowry custom for suitor’s coin
A Roumanian custom places a marriageable girl’s trosseau in a painted box. When a suitor wishes to court her he may first open the box to judge the dowry’s quantity and quality before formally requesting her hand.
First Nobleman and the American Heiress Deception
A New York Weekly item notes the poor duke was deceived as a second nobleman explains the marriage to an American heiress. The heiress’ wealth has dwindled and she refuses to work for a living, impacting the couple’s standing.
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New York Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad With Testimonials and Price
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous action remedy. It lists J Cheney & Co Toledo as proprietors and includes endorsements from Wast & Vax and Wauvine Kinnan Marvin as wholesale druggists. The price is 75 cents per bottle with additional Hall's Family Pills at 25 cents.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Ohio
F. J
Cheney
Wrst & Vax
Wauvine, Kinnan & Marvin
Divorce Case Sparks Shootings Reported by Co-Respondent
A visitor tells the city editor about a forthcoming divorce suit. He claims McSwigger shot four times at the co respondent in his wife's room but missed. The co respondent says he learned of the affair by default.
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Brainerd Dispatch
Ingersoll & Wieland, Publisher
Hetty Green
Strong
Posterity
Mark Twain
Prince of Wales
Royal
Vana, Ill
Pith
Chauncey Jones
Battleground
Tivoli Hall
Ira Scott
Dover
Liverpool
Frank Fitzpatrick
Galena
George Hillman
Petersburg
John Thompson
Spring Valley
Ready Head
Queen Olga
Cagoxten
Cadoxten
White Oaks
N. Mex
David Aldridge
Trautman
A. L. Ingersoll
Cedar Lave
R. S. Battles & Co
Girard
Bank of Brookfield
Frank Littlefield
Anaheim
St. Louis
Manuel de Almagro
Thomas Quinlan
Missouri
Gottfried Kloppenstein
Illinois Senate
George Rainsford
Aurora
Charles Ogen
Jeffersonville
N. L. Kendall
Kendall
Ogen
Anti-Trust Distilling
Del
Higgins
Addicks
Massey
Wolcott
Tunnel
W. B. Wilson
Independent Order
Forest City Furnace Company
Kinnickinnick
Glenn Falls
Farnum
Clarksburg
W. Va
Center College
Danville
Thomas A. Hendricka
Massachusetts
Atlanta
South
Alexander G. McAuley
McAuley
Cantrell
Board of Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Altgeld
Fithian
Denver
Cora Bell Reid
Knollwood
A. T. Gillender
State Legislature
Minnesota Lawe Makers
House
Dale
Robillard
National Guard
Gerlach
Gov. Clough
Eleventh District
McHale
Miller
Thorpe
Thompson
Masterman
Mathieson
Dairymen’s Association
Grondahl
Tiasca
Sederberg
Inlard
Pricat
Grand Jury
Courtney
Wisconsin
Pharmadia
Canada
Russia
Alabama
Jonesboro
Ark
Buffalo Island
John Gargus
Matism
Reina Regente
Chang
Shimonoseki
Will
Actor
New
George van Nort
Order of the Annunciation
Dukes of
Savoy
Jomen
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Jennte Williams
Mohawk Lane Co
Dr. Pierce
van Amburgh
Ellow
Philadelphia Times
Dellamy
Hood
Morrison
Hood’s Pillg Ser
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