Omaha Election Turns City Hall Red With Victory
The republicans of Omaha claim a sweeping win on Tuesday electing the mayor and two thirds of the city council. The piece also notes fictional print musings and a quip about a kiss from a New York girl versus a St. Louis girl. An odd line mentions trout seen in Laramie ditches, sourced to a lighthearted commentary.
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Omaha
BuerMan
New York
St. Louis
Laramie
Foomerang
Indians See The Korty Thieves Pantomime in London
Burrao Briv's wild Indians were taken to Drury Lane to view The Korty Thieves pantomime. The show astonished them and prompted the remark that the poor Injuns had never seen anything like it.
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Burrao Briv
London
Drury Lane
Residuary Estate Of Samuel J. Tilden Conveyed To Trust
The Tilden residuary estate valued around 5 million dollars is formally conveyed to the Tilden trust members. It will fund a free library per the will. Dakota appears to maintain the palm for thermometric exides. Last Saturday a west bound Pacific Express derailed near Steele, leaving the track and in the ditch. The cause cited is heat from an unusually hot sun this season warped the rail.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden Trust
Dakota
Pacific Express
Steele
If Cleveland Wins 1888 Campaign Faces Republican Spies
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that if Mr. Cleveland becomes the Democratic nominee in 1888 he would enter the race with many Republican spies in his camp. It suggests victory would make him the first general to beat the enemy with the enemy.
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Tur
Louisville Courier-Journal
Cleveland
Riper Haccaro’s Novel Sees Sales Surge After Criticism
Critics accused Riper Haccaro of poem plagiarism in his novel Jess. The controversy boosted interest and the book’s sales in England and the United States have quadrupled, with about thirty thousand copies sold in England in a few weeks.
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Riper Haccaro
Jess
England
United States
Visionary or Absurd: Cleveland Policy Plan Sparks Critics
The New York Sun questions the timing and wisdom of Cleveland's proposed democratic policy, arguing it goes against the wishes of nearly all party members and bows to a small group of political operatives.
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Tur
New York Sun
Cleveland
Editors Should Defend Themselves With Honor And Prudence
The Peoria Transcript argues editors must avoid ostentation and rely on conscience, a desire to do right, and a self cocking revolver for defense in a wicked world. With these traits and a reputation for honesty, editors are seldom molested on the streets.
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Peoria Transcript
Washington map request hints at western vacancies
The Denver Republic parries a quip about a pocket map sent to Mr. Cleveland. The editorial mocks the president for filling Western offices, implying a need for constant reminders of western territory and population beyond the Alleghenies.
Commissioner Sparks Defends Maxwell Grant Ruling
Commissioner Sparks attacks Supreme Court after it set aside his Maxwell grant decision saying the court’s opinion does not align with the law. The reporter quotes Sparks maintaining calm amid dispute and public scrutiny.
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Sparks
United States Supreme Court
Maxwell Grant
Sparkes
Cleveland letter on tax lands sparks Dakota eviction issue
The Denver News notes that Cleveland’s last letter argues tax public lands for the people, while Dakota evictions began. The widow Ryan and her household traps on an army wagon may become a campaign transparency attracting voters unfamiliar with legal points, highlighting cabinet campaign errors.
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Cleveland
Ryan
Denver News
Commissioner Starks Confronted by Reader at Land Office
A woman visited Commissioner Starks last week to read aloud a Daily Bay article on land matters. He admitted discomfort and explained the paper served cattle growers. The reader left with the impression that the commissioner was an old crank.
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Starks
Bay Upon Land Matters
Secretary Sparka and land office loan dispute
A Dakota money lending agency challenged land office receipts with the interior department backing the land notes, but the official records were denied. Secretary Sparke guaranteed the rulings as the matter moved to the interior secretary for resolution.
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Lamar
Sparka
Dakota Money
Sparke Guarannad
American Cattle Trust Aims to Centralize Chicago Market
The International Range association discussion in Denver February led to the formation of the American Cattle Trust. President Gh Head and Governor John Routt, with Thomas Sturgis of Wyoming and other leaders, plan a New York headquartered enterprise to create a Chicago based plant for dressed beef packing and canning with direct Europe shipments and reduced producer costs.
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International Range Association
Denver
Chicago
American Cat- He Trust
Gh Head
John TL. Routt
Iton
Thomas Sturgis
Wyoming
Wil
Europe
New York
Haggard Accused Of Plagiarizing Epicurean Poem Claim
Pall Mall Gazette alleges Sir Haggard based plot of a novel on Moore's poem The Epicurean. Critics pursue the link as plagiarism questions arise from usage in a later work Jess. Mrs Haggard disputes authorship, noting manuscript origin and private letter.
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Haccarp
Pall Matt Gazette
Moore
Jess
Mr. Haggard
Ex Mayor Harrison Loses Wife in Sudden Death
Chicago’s former chief executive, longtime mayor of the nation’s largest city outside New York, mourns the passing of his wife on Saturday. Public opinion may question his politics but shares sympathy for him in this darkest hour of his life.
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Harrison
Chicago
United States
New York
Lamont says one term enough and wants to go home
Colonel Dan Lamont tells a friend that one term is enough and he wishes to return home. He confides that he has fallen behind financially since arriving in Washington with a salary of 3500 dollars. An exchange suggests the president should share with Dan to keep him in office as long as he stays.
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Dan Lamont
Washington
Dan
From Dakota Shanty a Poignant Note on a Fresh Start
A terse wartime era line from a deserted shanty speaks of distance to water, post office, road, timber, and a hope to move east for a new beginning. The handwritten cry hints at hardship and resilience in frontier life.
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Dakota
Watter
Westward gas boom expands as Fairmount well opens
The world’s largest gas well is now online at Fairmount Indiana flowing twelve million feet daily. The discovery suggests rich untapped western territory beyond the Ohio gas fields and not yet drained by their extensive production.
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Fairmount
Indiana
Ohio
Porters' heavy trunks linked to heart disease report
Haven porters face short lifespans due to heavy trunk carrying. The report notes lifting such weights nearly amounts to a crime. Miss Kaye Fievp returns to Salt Lake City and favors life there over any city between New York and San Francisco. She plans weeks in Zion followed by Alaska travel.
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Haven
Kaye Fievp
Salt Lake
New York
San Francisco
Zion
Alaska
Douglas Advertiser editor feuds with Barrow Budget
The Douglas Advertiser’s brevet editor I. Know is labeled a petty meddler and clumsy prevaricator by Barrow Budget in a sharp local dispute.
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I. K. Cnow
The
Douglas Advertiser
Barrow
River Haccarp Probes Pyramids For New Sphynx Novel
River Haccarp engages in a noted inquiry into the Sphynx and the pyramids seeking material for a forthcoming Renmarkie ble novel, hinting at fresh themes and discoveries.
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River Haccarp
Sphynx
Mayoral Campaign Draws Deep Interest in City Race
Onauala shows strong interest as Republican candidate W Jd Broateh faces Democratic nominee Gaynean in the city mayoral race.
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Onauala
W. Jd. Broateh
Gaynean
Port Tuscell Commandant Granted Short Absence
Colonel Chambers commandant at Port Tuscell receives a month of leave with possibility for a four month extension. He will depart with his brother for Omaha on Sunday in hopes to begin healing and return refreshed.
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Chambers
Port Tuscell
Omaha
Miscellany of curious notes from the era
A collage of brief items: curios about a Jewish deankard and Mehrew Journal, Evarts boots valued at 250 dollars, a Kansas town Eli by C J Jones, W L Greeley's barber shop perch in Spring Creek, a Puget Sound log yielding 6400 feet, marine algae paper in Japan, San Diego's long‑running laundry ad, seals devouring herring, Bartley Campbell fantasies, and San Francisco ball centerpieces. Also chess prowess in France, pocket warmers, Cornell's education system forecast, a Canadian girl injuring her ear, Lady Hatherton's skirt critique, a colt with fake legs, pulque drink, deer chasers followed by mountain lions, a veteran pony, Senator Dunham's waistcoat, Indian postal devotion, and thimble making details.
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William M
Senate
C.J. Jones
Kansas
Eli
W. L. Greeley
Horace
Spring Creek Station
Puget Sound
Japan
San Diego
California
Bartley Campbell
Bonaparte
Grant
Shakspeare
San Francisco
Im Mobile
Ala
Count von Moltke
Prince Bismarck
Grevy
M. de Freycinet
Bertie Priddle
Glenmeyer
Canada
Kate Field
Lady Hatherton
Sam Bass
Ward, Ark
Mr. Bass
Royal Visit Meets Cheeky Buffalo Reporter at Niagara Falls
Princess Louie and Prince Leopold tour Niagara Falls with Canadian and Buffalo journalists in attendance. A bold Buffalo reporter guides the royals to the viewpoint, offers jokes and facts, and earns polite exchanges before departing with the royal group. The scene highlights cross border press interactions during a royal excursion.
Washington society tones in Washington life debated
Mrs Speaker Carlisle discusses social life in Washington noting little change over ten years, with a growing influx of winter residents from other cities. She says official society will split into distinct sets as Cabinet ladies reduce visits, and social duties remain demanding but limited to receiving.
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Washington
Speaker Carlisle
Gilsoy House
Mrs. Carlisle
Supreme Court
Philadelphia Press
Haunted Gulch in Arapahoe County Colorado Described
A fragmentary description of Haunted Gulch in Arapahoe County Colorado notes a lonely spot among sand hills with a winding creek. Steep high hills lines by cottonwoods and box elders along the banks create a stark, unnamed landscape with unclear further details.
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Arapahos County
Colo
Hsche
Rarefied Air and Manta At Cheyenne Elevation
A Cheyenne officer recalls travelers struck by high altitude causing fear, delusions, and panic. The recounts describe a Nevada youth, an elderly woman, and several nervous passengers who misinterpret threats while crossing Sheridan and Sherman hills, with thin-blooded individuals most affected.
Feline Tales From War and Towns Across the World
A cor respondent recounts cats clinging to fallen masters near Sebastopol. Other anecdotes describe a tabby rearing five kittens in a magpie nest atop a elm, a cat dragging a live snake into a Hartwell Georgia home, and a leg‑injured cat nursing its prey to gift its benefactor.
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Sebastopol
London
W. H. Stephenson
Hartwell
Isle of
Cyprus
Paris
Ancient
Egypt
Peter Hue
Brooklyn
Iddaburg Dispatch
How the Germane Live in a German Household
The narrative describes daily German routines from breakfast to supper. It notes coffee and bread with occasional meat at breakfast, midmorning snacks, a large noon meal of soup meat and vegetables, and a light evening supper. It adds details on bread, beer, desserts, and social dining habits observed by an American in Europe.
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Iso
Massachusetts
Europe
Cor
Boston Advertiser
The Deadly Crocodile Foes in Congo Explains Stanley
Stanley the explorer warns that crocodiles hippos and buffalo pose the greatest dangers in the Congo. He recalls five deaths on a previous expedition three by crocodiles one by hippo and one by buffalo. Crocodiles hide unseen beneath water and strike swiftly.
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Stanley
Congo
Mr. Stanley
Measuring Sunshine And Whispering Stones At The Capitol
The article describes simple sun recorders using a glass ball and blue card to log daily sunshine. It also notes Capitol visitors exploring whispering stones in Statuary Hall where a couple from New York toured the stones and listened to whispered exchanges across the doorway.
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Manchester Examiner
Capitol
Statuary Hall
House of Representatives
New York
Hokas
Wit and humor in everyday life across the era
A collage of jokes and light anecdotes from various newspapers and magazines featuring punchlines about manners, fashion, love letters, social norms, and the quirks of daily life. The items cite sources like Puck Life and Detroit Free Press, illustrating humor in American culture.
The Actress Speaks on Fame and Mob Attention
Billy Romantic Matern recounts the theatre world from a performer’s view. Mrs. describes fan letters, gifts, and advances from young women, and notes harsher mobs outside venues in London and the dangers of crowds.
Genoa Monument to Columbus Strikes a Grand Pose
The article describes Genoa la Superba and its grand Columbus monument set in a white marble station square. It details four baselines and a frieze with Columbus life scenes, a circular pedestal, and a statue of Columbus with America, noting crowding figures and the square’s tropical gardens as a credit to Genoese taste.
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Italy
Christopher Columbus
Genoa
la Superba
Columbus
Christoforo Colombo
la Patria
America
Old Andy Was Scared in Jackson Dickinson Duel Talk
A Southern Bivouac excerpt reproduces a conversation between Gen. Harding and Gen. Jackson about Jackson’s duel with Dickinson. Jackson reflects on bravery and fear, recounts how a full breasted coat and chest shape saved him, details the duel, and defends his conduct and temper.
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Gen. Harding
Gen. Jackson
Jackson
Dickinson
Evvyin
Old Hickory
Vanity and Despair in a Bohemian Love Tale
Clement Scott in the Theatre portrays a ruined mood of longing and fear as a once vibrant Bohemian life dissolves. A narrator laments aging, lost beauty, and the deathly hush that follows decadence, ending with a elegiac note on memory and sorrow.
The Veda as India’s Bible in historical view
The article explains the Veda as the Bible of India, tracing its significance among both ancient and modern inhabitants. It compares it with other world scriptures such as the Hebrew Bible, the Koran, the Avesta, and Confucian writings, noting its unique breadth of consciousness in Hindu thought.
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W. D. Whitney
Oentury
Bible of
India
Treworshipers
Zoroaster
China
Confucius
Ill-health notice for a cow at Town 29 Range 18 west
Bill Nye reports a sick cow at his residence described as crushed-raspberry colored age six. The animal is a cow of undaunted courage and yields milk, but fear of fire. it is attached by a trace chain and will be sold to a buyer who will tread her right. Purchaser need not be identified. Shotgun included and plan to move the animal in May is noted.
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Cheyenne
Benn
Cheyenne Syn Ea
Denver
Sherman
Laramie City
Nevada
Africa
Bridget
New York
New York Sun
Boston Advertiser
Detroiéree Press
Wigwug
Miram
Detroit Free Press
Columbia Post Office
Columbia
S. C
John
Shelah
Burdette
Harper's Weekly
Quiver
Hartford Post
Lisband
Zu Alos
Ysvar
oBaltimore
Sherif
Aind
London
oNo
Bill Nye
Minle
Pela
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American Cattle Trust
Tion
Deankard
Harrison Gilbert
Chili
Gilbert
Senator Dunham
New York State Senate
Vienna
Jimmy Whistler
William Schenk Gilbert
Louie
Prince Leopold
Nivgita Falls
Knights of the Pencil
Batfito
Lewise
Leopold
Buffalo
Table Rock
Prince
Louise
Princesa
Washington Society
Joston Transcript
Puck
Flora Mellimsy
Eaat
Philadelphia Herald
Harlem
Billy
Columbus Monument
Poyubew
Andy
Theresa
Lowe
Clement Scott
the Bible of India
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