Letter by Wilkie Collins on Lubbock's liberal education list
Wilkie Collins writes to The Pall Mall Gazette objecting to a proposed list of books for liberal education. He jokes about reading for pleasure, endorses Scott and Dickens, and offers a personal selection including Moore, Rockford, Kinglake, Kane, Melville, and Fenimore Cooper. He urges reading driven by inclination and cites Boswell for balanced study.
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Wilkie Collins
Sir John Lubbock
Pall Mall Gazette
Clarissa Harlowe
Ben Johnson
Burke
Hallam
Roscoe
Leo the Fenth
Soswell
Lockhart
Scott
Moore
Byron
Rockford
Kinglake
Beckford
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Alcobaca
Batalha
Dr. Kane
George Melville
Lena Delta
Marryat
Peter Simple
Charles Reade
Dumas
Monte Cristo
Balzac
Pere Goriot
England
America
Jack Tier
Pathfinder
Fenimore Cooper
Tft
Napoleon the Great
John
Empress Eva Folger Dies En Route to Chicago
Mrs Eva PD Folger died by her own hand at the Union Pacific transfer hotel in Omaha while traveling from San Francisco to Chicago. She was with her fourteen year old son Ross L Folger.
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Eva PD. Folger
San Francisco
Chicago
Union Pacific Transfer
Omaha
Ross L. Folger
United States
Bradstreet’s
Daisy Carroll
Spring City
Chamion
Springfield
Ohio
Frank Jones
Rock Island Express
Mike Humphreys
Texas
Humphreys
Humphry
Ross
Dalhousie College
Halifax
Liege
Belgium
Liszt
Knights of Labor
Missouri River
Missouri Pacific
Gladstone
House of Commons
Chamberlain
McMillan
Mississippi River
Winona
Red Wing
St. Croix River
Taylor's Falls
Gilfillan
St. Paul
Minnesota
Destwood
R. H. Marford
Wheeler
Lennox
K. Kluch
Dingman
Mabraheva
J. Broot
House Committee On Indian Affairs
W. H. Metcalf
Dick Clark
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Iona
Tex
Murraysville
Harry Taylor
William Taylor
Taylor
Nellie Hankin
Journal de St. Petersburg
Prince Alexander
Bulgaria
Turkey
Roumelia
Alexander
Europe
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Seneca
Charles A. Reeves
Reeves
Dubuque
Mme. Heilbron
Nice
Paris
James W. Schaumber
Philadelphia
Hughes-Hallet
England
Union Pacific
Charles P. Mathewson
Norfolk, Neb
Dennison
Threatening Knights Strike Shows Railroad War Threat
In St Louis March 21 Knights of Labor leader Martin Irons warns if grievances are not settled within three days the order will strike on every railroad in the country halting wheels. Governors Marmaduke and Martin press for restoration of the 1885 wage agreement as Missouri Pacific faces a nationwide shutdown.
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John Anderson
Ed Johnson
Oakland
Neb
H. ©. Steadman
Missouri
Kansas
Connecticut House
Montreal
United States
Canada
Knights of Labor
Gen. Collins
Boston
F. A. Quinn
Chicago
Gladstone
Chamberlain
Trevelyan
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
St. Louis
Martin Irons
District Assembly
Kansas City
Texas & Pacific
Hall
Marshall
Tex
District Assembly 101
Knights
Martin and
Marmaduke
Hurst's Hotel
Hoxie
Marmaduke and
Martin
H. M. Troxie
Fay
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Missouri Pacific Railway
Read
TNS5
Missori
Hayes
Associated Roads
Pacific Company
Oscar Kochutzki
Labor Statistica and Inspection
Adama
Missouri Pacific Company
Joan A. Martin
Jouhn A. Marmaduke
Mr. Hoxie
John S. Marmaduke
John A. Martin
Railroad strike threatens traffic and layoffs, H M Hoxie writes
A historic letter from H M Hoxie, First Vice President, urges a preferencing of former employees with families and homes along the line, warning that traffic loss from the strike will reduce need for shop workers and calling for an early resumption of service.
Men Who Own Horses in New York
A Sun spread profile of New York horse owners notes the urban horse culture. It describes a rich, status driven scene where ownership signals means, detailing a young commission merchant who bought a pony and transformed his style and social life around riding and horse talk.
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New York
Sun
McComb’s Dam Bridge
Mandy
Gabe Case
Judge Smith
Do You Know What You Look Like
The Spectator examines face memory noting that some people forget faces including their own while others remember theirs, suggesting a special facial memory ability. The piece argues this difference may explain conflicting identifications and cautions against relying on impressions of likeness alone.
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Spectator
St. James
Not Good Judges of Shawls in Lewiston Window
In Oswald and Armstrong’s Lisbon Street shop two women dismiss cashmere shawls after inspecting them. A clerk reveals a tagging error, the shawls marked $200 instead of $2. The buyers react with embarrassment as the mistake stands exposed.
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Lewiston
Oswald & Armstrong
Lisbon Street
Edison telegraphing on moving trains exhibition demo
An Edison system telegraph demonstration ran on Friday the 19th on a Chicago to Milwaukee special train. About two hundred guests tested a self addressed telegram handoff, Morse transmission, induction links, and train mounted receivers at 35 mph with four track wires.
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Edison
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wadsworth
Chicago Yards
Dakota settlers urge survey resumption over Turtle Mountain lands
A memorial from Ramsey and nearby Dakota counties within the Turtle Mountain district urges Congress to reverse Commissioner Sparks’s suspension of public land surveys. It cites 25,000 settlers since October 1827, $508,572 paid for entries, and $2,000,000 in anticipated improvements, warning of ruin for over 3000 residents on unsurveyed lands and asking for surveying to resume and land titles to be resolved. The document carries 198 signatures.
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Ramsey
Dakota
Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation
Sparks
United States
Devil's Lake District
Congress
President Cleveland and the Negroes
A Virginia colored men’s delegation met at the White House to thank the president for his remarks on race relations and hope for a united Democratic era. Governor Fitzhugh Lee backs the address calling for nonracial political conduct, while Cleveland says he is glad matters are being settled by the people and will offer encouragement where possible.
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Robert E. Rivers
O 1 Company Hi
Twenty-third
United States Infantry
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Rivers
Buffalo
Harvard
Leavenworth
Kan
John Gillespie
Thomas Gray
London
Tenn
D. G. Slaughter
John W. Baker
Crab Orchard
Joseph T. Elliott
Kelly
George Fedward
George Wicks
Joseph Wood
Gussie A. Raymond
Charles Walten
New York City
Elliott
Wicks
Rochester
Mamie
Garland
Mich
Committee of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Davenport
Iowa
Kellogg Nichols
Express
Railroad Brotherhood
A. O. U. W. Society of
Rock Island
Yankton
Elk Point
Missouri River
Irish Defense Union
Gladstone
Union
Ireland
Antonio Mayner
Aurora
Matanza
Cuba
Duke of Portland
Britain
Guy Salisbury
St. Paul
Plymouth Church
Gospel Temperance Rooms
Conference of Colored Men of Virginia
White House
Fitzhugh Lee
Gov. Murray
Harland
Lamar
R. N. Baskin
Washington
Lung Wah Hospital
Hong Kong
Chung Wa Wui Kun
San Francisco
United States of America
United States
Chang Chi Lung
Two Kang
Oi Yuk Tong
Canton
Tsung Li Yamen
War Department
Gen. Pope
Gen
Howard
Pope
Cleveland
Africa
Northwest
Dominion
Liege
British Columbia
Cornwall
Laura A. Miller
N. Y
Large Demand for Seeds Strains Washington Department
The agricultural department in Washington faces unusually high demand for seeds from congressmen and farmers nationwide. Seventy to 170 workers operate the seed distribution, but demand outstrips supply with seeds reported as high quality this spring. The department urges recipients to follow instructions and report results to aid future distributions.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Department
Ex-President Arthur's Illness Reported in New York
The article notes strong assertions of President Arthur's serious condition at his Lexington Avenue home. Details describe kidney illness linked to mental distress, minimal eating of baked apples and milk, and declining strength as friends say reports of his morbid preoccupations with press coverage may be exaggerated.
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Morrill
Manning
Internal Revenue
Robert C. Schenck
England
State Department
Arthur
Frelinghuysen
Bayard
Female Suffrage Association
House Territorial
Varney, Taylor & Co
Union
Toledo
Rye
New York
Con
George le Blanche
Boston
Mass
Jeck Demp
Lexington Avenue
President Cleveland Reprimands Army Officer for Direct War Dept Complaint
The president remits Capt. Smiths dismissal sentence but reprimands him for sending protest papers to the War Department directly. He cites improper conduct by the judge advocate and notes bitter hostility between the judge advocate and the accused, urging proper duties and restraint.
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Washington
Smith
Nineteenth Infantry
Secretary of War
A.C. Brackett
Third Cavalry
Cleveland
Executive Mansion
Capt. Smith
War Department
Grover Cleveland
Deadly courthouse melee in Carrollton Miss involving whites and blacks
In Carrollton Mississippi a group of 40 to 50 armed white men attacked a courthouse where about twenty black men were present. They fired on the black group killing ten and wounding several others as part of a retaliation after J M Liddell Jr was wounded in a prior confrontation.
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Carrolton
Miss
J. M. Liddell, Jr
Mr. Liddell
Court House
Liddell
Detective recalls Henry Katee and Geneva murder case
In Chicago Detective Matt Finkerton recounts Henry Katee alias Harry Emerson once linked to burglary crimes in Iowa and Missouri. Katee, with two accomplices Larkin and Mohahan, robbed a Geneva residence, killed two policemen, and was captured after boasting of the crime to join a gang.
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Chicago
Matt Finkerton
Henry Katee
Geneva
Iowa
Missouri
Harry Emerson
Estee
Larkin
Mohahan
Thurman and Mary Draw Notice in Washington Circles
A Washington correspondence notes Senator Thurman and his wife attracting attention from both parties. Anecdotes recount Mary’s quiet influence over Allen and a humorous moment over Apollinaris. Other items report Gov. Murray’s resignation timeline, a Hong Kong cable on Chinese in the U S, and various political and social upheavals worldwide.
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Senator Thurman
Washington
Allen G
Mary
Apollinaris
Allen
Governor Removes Houston County School Superintendent
Governor Hubbard removes D. C. Cameron, county superintendent of Houston County schools, for habitual drunkenness. The decision follows weeks of testimony and a 300 page record, arguing the law allows removal for nonfeasance and malfeasance, and setting a precedent for county education officials.
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PD. C. Cameron
Houston County
Cameron
Gov. Hubbard
D. C. Cameron
L. F. Hussarp
Reconciliation Ends Long Battle For First Regiment Colonelcy
Gov Hubbard and Col Bend reach an accord ending a protracted dispute over the First regiment colonelcy. The row began over a Decoration Day parade order, with Bend insisting on revised positions and later facing charges and a court martial that was dissolved. A settlement follows a gubernatorial letter offering Bend reappointment if elected by the regiment.
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Col. Bend
Gov. Hubbard
St. Paul
Bend
State National Guard
Bond
MacCarthy
Supreme Court
Col. Bond
Minnesota National Guard
L. F. Ucesarp
Fatal tree accident in Canton with son present
L. D. Fay of Canton dies after stepping under a falling tree while his son finishes felling another. The incident occurred in Fillmore county a few days ago during wood cutting. The report notes the tragedy amid a long list of local notices and civic items.
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L. D. Fay
Canton
Fillmore County
Maj. Strait
Amos T. McCracken
Red Wing
Veterans’ Rights Union
Mankato
G. A. R. Department
Faribault
St. Paul Medical College
Abelardo M. Brunelle
John H. Cheevers
Godfrey Deziel
Noah Diamantenberg
Richard L. Falley
Arthur J. Gillette
Joseph G. Hodgkinson
Frank H. Holland
Lawrence G. Mitchell
James C. McMahan
Frank L. Norin
Edward A. Shannon
Paul Shillock
Anthony Loher
Morris
Decoria
Blue Earth Co
Bullew
Reinke
Winona & St. Peter
State Board of Pharmacy
Emma Combacher
Stillwater
Bert &. Colton
Fairmont
J. B. Ramage
Lake Benton
Hugh Scott
J. A. Skallerud
Mabel
Julius Voje
Fort Snelling
John Switzer
Mapleton
Yuguar Laws
Walter Nelson
W. A. Mussetter
W. G. Alwin
G. A. Schumacher
St. Paul
Otto F. Ekeroth
Robert M. Wetzel
Albert J. Smith
B. B. Fullerton
M. L. Fernwalt
John Mullany
John E. Thompson
Frank R. Clark
Silas J. Horn
Minneapolis
Frank H. Burdett
Lake City
Yellow Medicine County
Granite Falls
Clarkfield
Granite Fall
Canby Baptists
Water storage on Kansas prairies through underground cisterns
Mr. G A Niteby explains Kansas divides between Arkansas river and Smoky Hill offer high quality prairie land but lack water. He proposes underground cisterns fed by rainwater with stone dam filtration trenches to provide reliable water for households and livestock, citing Barton and Osborne counties and practical setups.
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G. A. Niteby
Quarterly Report
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Arkansas River
Smokey Hill
Smoky Hill
Saline
Solomon
Barton, Russel
Osborne
Ellis
Rush
Barton County
Russell
Verbeck
Osborne County
High Ridge
McPherson
Ottawa
Cloud
Republic
Norton
Graham
Trego
Ness
Barton
Hugged by a Bear at Georgian Bay Leaves Man shapeless
A lumber camp teamster recalls a bear hug near the Georgian Bay shed that flattened him and left him without his figure for months. He escaped without a bite, waking in the snow after half an hour, craving no more bear hugs and fearing another squeeze. Buffalo sportsmen organize Philortyx park near Grand Island to stock quail partridges woodcock and other game.
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Georgian Bay
Detroit Free Press
Buffalo
Philortyx
Grand Island
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Admiral Nelson
Castillo di Maniace
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George Kennan
Kamcchatkan
Asia
Irkutsk
Maryland
Congressional Record
Post Office
Madison, Conn
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Pacific Coast
J. J. Hill
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United States Naval Academy
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Henderson
Frederick
Weaver
Holmes
Naval Academy
Mary E. Campbell
Lewis D. Campbell
J. E. Campbell
Frank James
Forepaugh
Austin Flint
Fifth Avenue
Samuel J. Randall
Cadwalader
Civil Service
Trenholm
South Carolina
Wade Hampton
Dolph
California
Teller
Rig
Stanley
Department of Texas
Eagle Pass
Fort Clark
Fort Cark
Elroy
Wis
Robert C. Niccolla
Catalonia
Rhode Ieland
Indiana
New England
Jefferson Davis
Montgomerys
Capitol
Alabama
Edward 8. Avis
Fifth Infantry
Fort Keogh
Mont
Avis
H. M. Hoxie
President Cleveland
Army Omcers
Louise Marguerite
Prince Frederick Charles of
Prussia
Duke of Connaught
Queen Victoria
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Boyd Phelps
Peter M. Youngstrom
Milwaukee Road
Disciples of St. John
James Pinkham
William Copp
Slayton
Henry Hudson
Madeira
B. F. Hammersly
Eagle Lake
Ira B. Reynold
C. S. Terry
J. W. Powell
Blue Earth City
A. B. Preston
Glyndon
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