Honor for a Woman in City of Freeownership
The city will confer its freedom on Mrs. Rylands in a historic civic act, recognizing eminent services to the community. She acquired the Alt Hors library, funded a historic Deansgate building to house it, and created a large public library collection. She plans to dedicate the library to public use, endow it, and appoint custodians.
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Mires
John Rylands
Longfo Dhall
Shetford
Stanley
Rylands
Long John Wentworth Almanacs for New England History
Long John Wentworth of Chicago collected two complete Hampshire Register sets from 1767 to 1885. He offered the first to the New Hampshire state library, which rejected it as unnecessary. The set was given to the New England Historical and Genealogical Society in Boston. The second set was donated to the Newberry Library in Chicago by Moses J. Wentworth, nephew of the late congressman and mayor.
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Long John Wentworth
Long John” Wentworth
Chicago
New Hamshire
Newberry Library
Moses J. Wentworth
Kolt First Telegraph Pioneer Dies Near Winnebago City
David Morse nephew of Sam Morse died recently near Winnebago City Minnesota. He assisted his uncle in founding the telegraph and helped set poles and wires for the first telegraph line.
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Kolt
David Morse
Samal Morse
Winnecbago City
Minn
Tabooed Topic Notes Winds Of St Helena
A fragment notes St Helena as a place where discussion is tricky. It records that in the previous year the southeast trade wind blew for 332 days with only nine calm days.
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St. Helena
Ceather
Comedy at opera house draws big advance notice Saturday night
An advance notice promotes the Jay from Jaysville show at the opera house on Saturday November 16 describing a polished New England comedy with top vaudeville acts, a strong plot, a band and orchestra, and profits benefiting the Jaysville entertainment fund. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid plans a December 15 sale of fancy goods and cakes at Mr L L McInnis's house, with donations urged for early pickup.
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Jay
Jaysville
New England
America
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
L. L. McInnis
McLean in Washington A Governor Candidate's Daily West Wing Visit
John R. McLean the Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee spends much of his time in Washington guiding Cincinnati Enquirer editorials via private wires. The description notes his medium height and athletic past, his approachable manner, and a health note describing gout and his travel for foreign baths due to stomach issues.
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McLean
Washington
John R. McLean
Ohio
McTean
Unusual Use of School Funds in Neville Township
Neville township in Allegheny county Pa uses school funds for transporting children under a rarely used law. The act allows diverting district money to shuttle students within or between districts. To avoid building anew, officials plan trolley transport at 2½ cents per pupil each way across the island district.
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Neville Township
Alleghany County
Neville
Army Journal Calls for End to Racial Slurs in Military Life
The Army and Navy Journal urges banning the terms dago and nigger from American vocabulary. It argues such epithets are out of place under new conditions and that officers should protect the sensibilities of people in newly acquired possessions by avoiding insulting language.
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Army and Navy Journal
Judge Returns Railroad Passes Amid Probate Watch
A Indiana judge has surrendered his railroad passes while his brother on the Probate Bench watches the case, keeping close scrutiny on possible conflicts of interest and conduct.
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Indiana
Uncle Jerry and the blistered potato tale
Aunt Mehitable recalls Uncle Jerry as the contrarist, describing how he picked up a hot potato during dinner and held it in his hand until it blistered him rather than throw it at someone. The anecdote ends with the humor of his stubborn moment.
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Jerry
Mehitable
Breach suit over lover’s coldness cited in defense
A young civil engineer from London denied breach of promise claiming his sweetheart grew cold. The plaintiff offered letters showing he returned her notes with red ink corrections of spelling and grammar, as evidence of his attitude.
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London
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Bryan Terns
Connelly, Palmer & Carnes
Bryan
Oxford
Hanan & Son
John B. Stetson
Parks & Waldrop
Men’s Outfitters
Tite
Wnderland of Toys
James & McDougalds
Texas
W. Hiccs
Geo. W. Higgs
Webster's
D.J. Brewer
U.S. Pee Court
SG. & C. Merriam Co., Publishers
Springfield
Mass
U.S. A
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