Diplomatic Service Recall and Russia Affair Reflections
Judge Alphonse Taft, former minister to Russia, returns home and speaks warmly of St Petersburg diplomatic life. He praises the czar and court, notes cordiality among foreign representatives, and lauds the empress. He discusses Afghanistan boundary issues, England Russia tensions, and overall calm, with strong policing suppressing nihilist plots.
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Alphonse Taft
Russia
Jrust
St. Petersburg
Czar
Peterhoff
Afghanistan
Meghan
England
Eaghind
Controller reviews Alabama claim court payroll disputes
Durham, first controller of the treasury, said the Alabama elaine court accounts were under close examination. Attorneys Shellabarger and Wilson urged an early hearing to prevent crippling the clerical force, while the controller offered to reverse his ruling if a lawful warrant is shown. An evening paper notes deputy clerk Haxford draws two salaries and a pension, signing payrolls as deputy clerk while on the retired army list.
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Durham
The
Treasury
Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Mesers
Shellabarger
Wilson
Haxford
Court of Aletema Claims
Deserters’ Pay Rules Revised by Second Comptroller
The second comptroller sets rules for arrears of pay and bounty for soldiers honorably discharged who were listed as deserters. If a soldier rejoined and was received back in good standing before discharge, and later served faithfully, the deserter label is rebutted and treated as absent without leave. The pay office will adjust allowances accordingly.
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Maynard
Orawins
Government reports varied 1880s era notes and appointments
Washington estimates a August drop in public debt and updates on White House reopening. Officials discuss Pacific roads payments under Thurman act, post office staffing cuts, resignations, and promotions. London and European items cover portraits, shipping, and royal events.
Notable Movements and Lives Across States
D F Call, Greek professor at Iowa State, dies in Iowa City. Junge Cooley to fill history chair at Ann Arbor. John McCullough plays Virginius in Bloomingdale. Drake statue to cost 10000 from New York sculptors in Titusville. Frank James lives quietly on Ralston farm near Independence Missouri and avoids stage or memoir. New York Republicans doubt Evarts’ gubernatorial nomination will be accepted.
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Lowa State University
Iowa City
Junge Cooley
Ann Arbor University
John McCullough
Bloomingdale
Virginius
EF. L. Drake
New York
Titusville
Frank James
Ralston Farm
Independence
Evarts
Mrs Stewart In Saratoga Hotel Suite With Large Staff
Mrs Stewart, widow of a dry goods millionaire, resides in an eight room suite at a Saratoga hotel. Her household includes four cooks and about six assistants aside from maids who attend her.
Record of Casualties and Fire Losses Across Regions
The Stevens Bros barns near Spencer Illinois burned destroying hay and grain valued at 15 000. Ira F Powers furniture factory at Portland Oregon burned with losses 32 400 and 18 000 insured. An open wharf of the Oregonian Railway company suffered 10 000 damage.
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Stevens Bros
Forgo
Spencer
Portland
Oregon
Ira F. Powers
Hrame
Oregonian Railway Company
Multiple suicides and crimes reported in distant locales
At Indianapolis Henry Haln killed himself by stepping before a Big Four train. In St Louis Lucius White a Brazilian note counterfeiter plans to plead guilty for a light sentence. Astoria Oregon pioneer John Sedgewick committed suicide by pistol. Bemis in Greenfield Massachusetts pleaded guilty to incest and is sentenced to twelve years. In New Brighton Pennsylvania Hugh Poe died from a pistol shot by a policeman during a melee. In Portland Adolph Beller, thirty five, killed himself with a pistol after leaving a unhappy note about his wife. Burglars raided the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul depot at Skvens Town taking Miss Moran of tieen Island diamonds and dresses valued at 500 dollars. A Piney Hill camp meeting held by Northern Methodists colored was attacked by Zion Methodists armed men who burned the stolen goods and wounded several as they fled.
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Henry Haln
Big Four
Lucius A. White
St. Louis
John Sedgewick
Astoria
Greenfield
Mass
Bemis
Hugh Poe
New Brighton
Kennedy
Portland
Adolph Beller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Skvens
Miss Moran O!tieen Island
Piney Hill
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Immigrants, Census, and Local Feats Highlight July Report
July immigration totaled 28 304 as census returns from half the state show Wisconsin near 1 500 000 residents, up from 1 300 000. Nebraska census indicates population growth from 452 402 in 1880 to about 740 000 now with farms rising from 63 387 to about 100 000. The Quinnebaug cutter wins first prize at an international regatta near Constantinople. Pete McEvoy defeats Billy McIntyre in East Chester first round bout with Paddy Ryan in attendance. Grant monument fund appeals seek aid from wealthy Washington friends. Alaska sealskins aboard the St Paul valued over a million dollars. Dr Lewis Everett of Smithsonian among passengers. Medical graduates may become pension office examiners in Washington September 5. William Woodside sets another American bicycle record in Corning five miles in 15 3 4 minutes. Track fast on buick clay.
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Constantinople
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Iss
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Pete McEvoy
Billy McIntyre
Paddy Ryan
Grant Monument Fund
New York
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Cosgrove
Iowa
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Brazil
Father Brazil
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Smithsonian Institution
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Civil Service
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Corning
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John Brooks
Canada
Buick
Tax Service
United State
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Englshman
Department of Great
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George
Treasury
Population of Minnesota rises to 1 118 486 in census results
Counties reported final 1885 census returns to the secretary of state with an unofficial Minnesota total of 1 118 486, up 337 713 from 1880. Heaviest gains seen in St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth as numerous counties show varied increases.
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Crow Wing
Isanti
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
United States
Potter
Mathias Breen
Ramsey County Court House
Giles’ Circus
Henderson
le Sueur Sentinel
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T. F. Young
Swift County
Hahin
Board of Equalization of
O.G. Wall
Board of Education At
Minnesota State Fair gains momentum with new grounds
The Minnesota State Fair on the St Paul Minneapolis line promises strong crowds and extensive exhibits. Premiums total 25000 for speed trials with 15000 prizes, a vast stock display, and full agricultural representation. Other notes include land terms for J W Pomeroy, a fatal accident in Hastings, a bequest drive in Winona, and railway expansions aiding the event.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minneapolis & Manitoba
Northwest
Importance of Systematic Lung Exercise
An early medical note urges daily nose breathing and structured breathing drills to improve lung function in sedentary individuals. It links breathwork to relief from chest pain, fatigue, and mood issues, and advises gradual, regular practice with open air or well ventilated spaces.
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JH. Tyndall
Consumpton
Tyndall
Tragic sickness and a sunlit farewell for siblings
A poor family endures typhoid fever as a little girl nears death. The boy and girl find solace in each other as sunlight filters through a cracked roof. Daisy speaks of a golden stair and sacred reunion before passing away with her brother weeping beside her. The article shifts to a lengthy feature on hat making, tracing headwear from crusader times to modern varieties.
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Aleep
Daisy
Dade
Matt
Pasy
Dadie
Mamma Unt
Mama
Brother
Dead Letter Office as a Key Tax Service Branch
The Dead Letter Office handles vast daily mail, classifies ordinary and unmailable items, and preserves misdirected or unsigned letters. A skilled clerk, a female supervisor, forwards correspondence using city guides, with many letters containing money or valuables eventually returned or auctioned for treasury funds.
Birds and beasts utter a universal language, says old text
The article argues animals are not dumb and can communicate with humans and each other. It cites a hen and chicks clucking to stay near, a cock’s alarm cry, and distinct hog sounds. It notes other notes among animals and mentions Pinacate ledge discovery and Native American soldiers' height.
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Animal Kingdom
Gras
Cape of Good Hope
Hair Care Rules From Fashion's Fringe
The article urges prudent hair care amid fashion trends. It advises washing only every six weeks with castile soap, brushing gently, trimming split ends, and avoiding false hair while seeking a scalp specialist if hair falls out. It stresses health over fad and notes proper ointment use after washing.
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Castile
The Popularity of the Blonde in Fashion Opinion
The passage argues the blonde outlasts the brunette in fashion. It claims blondes age more slowly and harmonize with dress goods without effort, while brunettes pale in comparison despite occasional praise. It concludes that varied care yields better long term beauty results.
Wind in Time Poem Reflections on Growing Up
A speaker observes a brown maid winding a rusty clock and muses on time's slow passage. The child imagines time as a slow old man whose pace quickens with life’s joys and sorrows. The poem contemplates future aging and the inevitable rush of years.
Morning city life and working women in Cincinnati
A Times Star observer describes dawn in Cincinnati and profiles working women across trades. He details ages, wages, and conditions from sewing machine operators to clerks, milliners, telegraphers, and typewriters, noting low pay, long hours, and health risks. The piece also weaves in a humorous interlude about a turtle and a campfire raconteur.
Pressure of clothing harms growing girls health
A 19th century plea against tight corsets urges mothers to stop pinching waists and urging girls to wear laces. It argues inelastic corsets deform bones, hinder growth, cause stooping, and recommends evenly distributed weight, union garments, and well fitting bodices plus exercise and plain nourishing food. A preacher’s aside closes with a colored saint quip.
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Philadelphia T.mes
Gong
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