Unruly Scan of 1898 News Pages in Brooklyn Weekly
A sprawling miscellany of 1890s notes covers horse speed methods with a bicycle, a Sacramento death of Aunt Nancy Duole, and Thomas Burton near Gen. Lee. It notes Russia czar death, Queen Victoria age claims, Alaska rush, and Lily Gould entering Columbia Law. It reports US Navy citizen growth, Yerkes telescope strides, and train robbery humor. It questions hydrophobia, kissing rights in labor disputes, and racial change forecasts in America.
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Moore
London
United States
Russia
Spain
Mare
Helen Gould
Law School
Columbia University
Miss Gould
Debts rise in October as public debt figures released
The Oct public debt rose by 4 441 188 while the treasury cash balance stood at 551 660 957. Total debt minus cash was 1 020 563 001. Fiscal year 1896 receipts from internal revenue reached 14 019 503 0, down 911 022 from 1895. Immigrants arriving in the first three months of the current year numbered 49 296, about 11 000 fewer than last year.
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Trcom
Washington
Treasury
United States
McKinley
Ohio
Union Pacific
Wet Evasa
Rowton
Syracuse
York Chamber of Commerce
Manneux Ordnance Bureau
Todian Head
Congress of the Association For the Advancement of Wenn
Springfield
Mus
Julia Ward Flows
National Pe Dent
Moston
Venderlid
New York
Union Pacific Railrowl
de W. W. Suereimno
New London
Conn
Sheffield
Lyon
Menouvinle
Commissioner of Pensions US
Clay Evans
Secretary of the Interior
Bth
Mark Twain
Hartford
Phoro Was
Wilcox
Smith> Sonian Institute
Chicago
Mason
Portland (Ore
Agsinat
Lushartes
Canada
Teurte Ruasver
Syunab
Curtis de
Mississippi Farmers Warn Against Price Control Schemes
The Mississippi Examiner denounces farmer groups aiming to regulate cotton and farm produce prices. It urges individual farmers to focus on self-reliance, markets, and natural demand and supply. A separate report recounts a pauper’s damage verdict against Mrs Ward after a county poorhouse dispute and two fatal accidents, plus notes on fall wheat planting and local marriages.
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Aterdern Examiner
Lafayette County
Examiner
Pointed Shafts of Wit and Warning from a Lost Page
A fragmented column riffs on vanity and judgment, noting red herrings in appearances and habits. It cheekily contrasts fuss over appearances with real worth, referencing tobacco experts and a figure tied to finance as a cultural aside from a Washington item.
Ohio ballot fight turns on close counties and counts
The Ohio count in the anxious seat shows Republicans building a statewide lead while the legislature remains in dispute over seats in Delaware Noble Wood and other counties. Contests and protests loom as officials push toward a final tally with possible court challenges to certificates.
Ohio voters see little to complain of in midterm result
An Evening World telegram from New York reports an editor’s note on Ohio’s midterm results. It highlights a belief that law and public sentiment favor reelecting incumbents, with weather favoring Republicans and voter mood described as calm despite an off year. The piece cites a broader Civil Service enforcement stance and a fresh notice of earthquake shocks in Idaho.
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Yerkes
Wisconsin
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Evening World
Reblicana
Civil Service
Junean
Washington Star
Ohio Race Sparks Anxiety Over Legislature Result
Amid chaotic counts in Ohio, Republicans and Democrats each claim majorities in the state Senate and House as returns from counties pour in. Fusionists from Cincinnati are counted with Democrats, while speculation swirls about McLean for president and Hanna’s senate bid. Officials warn canvass delays could push final results to January.
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Ohio
Senate
Cincinnati
Republical
Voight
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Olio
Clise
Joho i. McLean
Ohio Democracy
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McLean
Eontesty
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General Assembly
Bushnel
Marcos A. Hanna
Bushnell
Weyler Faces Demands After Farewell Remarks in Cuba
A deputation of autonomists pressed Gen Weyler for explanation of his farewell speech in Havana. He defended his policies as serving Spain, praised volunteers, and stated willingness to serve the party in retaining Cuba for Spain as he prepared to depart on the Montsevent for Spain.
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Rankin County
Epamdeh
Manni
Weyler
Haevana
Montsevent
Spain
Hom
Cuba
City Everett cargo of famine food sparks Calcutta row
Capt. L Lavery reports to Capt. A McDougall that Calcutta officials greeted the City of Everett with hostility, demanding dues despite Singapore exemption. He recalls a pilot’s remark urging faster cargo for rapid-firing gaps and notes alleged mistreatment of the American ship amid famine aid.
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Dunort
Minn
Alexander McDougall
Ameriean Steel Barge Co
L. Lavery
City of
San Francisco
Calcutta
India
Lavery
Enelish
Singapore
Wealthy widow offers Cuban refugee adoption of heiress
Cureano Nov 5. Mrs Celia Wallace, a childless widow from the Auditorium, offers to adopt Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros, a Cuban refugee, hoping to make her an heir to a fortune estimated at 500 000 dollars. Evangelina considers the proposal and awaits her father’s written consent before adoption can be legal. Wallace came to Chicago from Saratoga, N Y years ago.
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Wallace
Benenita
Cureano
Celia Wallace
Evangelina Cossio Y Cisneros
Evangelina
Shnorita Evangelina Cisneros
Mrs. Wallace
Chicago
Saratoga
N. Y
Fragmented 19th century snippets mix humor and weather notes
A garbled OCR fragment compiles quotes and snippets from various sources, including the Washington Star and Chicago papers, with stray lines about weather, economy, and social remarks. The text presents fragmented satire and observational lines, lacking coherent narrative or clear events.
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