Senate shifts and elections ripple through Oregon and national scene
Telegrams report Oregon Republicans likely winning the Legislature while Earhart is broadly favored for Secretary of State and Democrats contest congressional seats. Also noted are Sitting Bull’s camp, bi metallic money talks, and varied local incidents from Baltimore to Barnegat, with notable figures attending and outcomes in courts and mines.
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Mitchell
Oregon
Portland
San Francisco
Earhart
Whitaker
Fort Walsh
Winnipeg
Sitting Bull
Sand’s Hill
Conference to Meet in this City on the 13th
Reports from Bercis and London detail cabinets accepting Germany's invitation to the Congress. The Times lauds the British government's clear stance on the San Stefano treaty and the Beaconsfield Salisbury pair as a prudent choice to hasten business and bolster the Congress effort. Meanwhile, a late bulletin notes the Emperor's steady condition with crowds outside the palace and a violent incident as Nobiling's apartment is attacked.
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Bercis
Germany
London
the Times
San Stefano
Tines
Beaconsfield
Salisbury
Congress
Bent
Jane
Charlottenstrame
Don Pedro's Car for Emperor of Brazil
John Stephenson & Co builds a special street car for Dom Pedro of Brazil. The ash and maple finish, green and gold exterior, and five plate-glass side windows showcase Brazilian and North American scenery. Interior in Eastlake style includes leather lambrequins and carpeted floor. life guard and wire gates deter wheel access. The car transports the emperor between his country house and Executive palace in Rio de Janeiro and can run on the Botanical Garden Railroad free of charge.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
John Stephenson & Co
Rio de Janeiro
Botanical Garden Railroad Company
Tribune
Bahama Pineapples Grow Large and Widely Demanded
The Bahamas devote vast areas to pineapples and oranges with fields forming a striking landscape. Pineapples ship unripe and ripen at sea, yet Bahama fruit, especially New Providence varieties, is highly prized in Europe and America, with a Pembrokeshire specimen once weighing 192 pounds showcased at a royal banquet.
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Bahama Islands
New Providence
Pembrokeshire
George IV
Europe
America
Island
Traveling passengers and a comic conjurer in a city joke
A humorous exchange aboard a train features a woman with a book and a Chicago resident who eyes her seat. The conductor introduces a New York husband, who jokes about meeting the woman, prompting the husband to back off. The piece ends with a rural satire aside about a city’s small population and nuisance of frat nests.
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Jove
Chicago
Hochester
New York
Destroit
The Umbrella as a Vulgar Amphibious Animal
The Norristown Herald humorously catalogs the umbrella s quirks and misdeeds. It chronicles its parasitic, mischievous behavior in daily life, from inside out reversals to dripping backs and misdirected mischief at art exhibits, while noting occasional virtues like protecting lovers and aiding prisoners.
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Ninevah
Norristown Herald
Hero of Plevna Receives Ottoman Honors in Constantinople
The hero Osman is feted by Sultan Abdulhamid II who awards the Osmanli first class with diamond star and an ancient Hamid I sabre engraved To the ghazi. Crowds cheer as old and women bless the savior of the nation, while a fellow prisoner Suleiman lies in the same building.
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Constantinople
Plevna
Hamid I
Osman
London
Hohe
Allah
Suleiman
Dream omens from a burglar tale in Patterson’s case
A burglar's confession mixes dream folklore with a violent incident at Mr Patterson's house. The excerpt discusses dream signs about marriage, money, arrest, fires, alcohol, servants, bears, clothing, law, and a coffin, ending with a shooting and a man named Sede.
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Mr. Patterson
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