National Capital Gossip Highlights Treasury Silver Moves
Washington notes show bank circulation rising by nearly seven million and new orders for 2 227 000 this month. Nicaraguan minister Gueman recalls legations, while silver policies and meat inspection costs stir Cabinet and Congress ahead of extra session.
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B. W. Barrett
Atlanta Constitution
Washington
Gueman
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Europe
White House
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Cleveland
Treasury
New York
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the Treasury
Postofice Department
Chicago
Treasury Department
United States
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Congress
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Department of Agriculture
State Department
Reynolds
Interior Department
Hina
Commissioner of Pensions
West Point Military Academy
Arkansas
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Hot Springs
Georgia
E. TI. Brown
Carrollton
G. D. Jarrett
Tugalo
J. TP
Dahlonega
A. A. Woon
Minden
Mississippi
RK. BE. Bobo
Bobo
D. Li. Stone
Greenville
J.T. Lawson
Hickory
HJ. Bilson
Meridian
Tennessee
J. J. Stevens
Brentwood
Texas
W. B. Seales
Paris
W. G. Masainberg
H. 8. Wiley
Agricultural Department
Sterling
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
London
Money in Circulation and Per Capita Amount
The total class of money in circulation sums to 726 411. The breakdown includes gold coins 40 633 700. standard silver dollars 57 029 743. subsidiary silver 65 400 268. gold certificates 92 970 019. silver certificates 326 489 165. treasury notes 140 661 694. United States notes 320 875 683. currency certificates net of 1872 11 985 000. national bank notes 174 781 1389. The per capita circulation is $23.86.
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Treasury
United States
Tornado Destruction Hits Iowa Town Pomeroy Devastated
Reports from Cherokee and Pomeroy Iowa describe a deadly tornado passing through the region Thursday night. At least forty eight dead and hundreds harmed with extensive property loss, nationwide relief centers set up at the National Bank of Pomeroy as Governor Boies arrives to oversee aid efforts.
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Cherokee
Pomeroy
Tara
Datel Dataila
Pomery
National Bank of
Boies
Thoas
Defying the Law Shipments Planned for South Carolina
A Charlotte brewing firm plans two large Ingerbeer shipments into South Carolina via the Charlotte Columbia and Augusta road. Greenville and Charleston will receive the consignments, testing dispen sary law limits and provoking Governor Tillman’s stance on rail transport of liquor. The move follows previous statements by the Richmond and Danville line. Public interest runs high as the test unfolds.
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Charlotte
N. C
Robert Portner Brewing Company
South Carolina
Ingerbeer
Greenville
Charleston
Brewing Company
Charlotte, Columbia
Augusta
Richmond
Danville
Tillman
Justice Blatchford
Murder of Creeder Family in Candoe Shocks North Dakota
Dated Friday morning in Candoe North Dakota a hired man Bomborgh killed D Creeder his wife and four children. Posses hunt the murderer as authorities and locals report the brutal family massacre and search across the region.
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Creeder
Candoe
North Dakota
Bomborgh
Mexican newspaper subsidies cut by government
The Mexican government decided to discontinue newspaper subsidies totaling 100000 dollars annually. The report notes damage to the Hotel Lincoln at the world’s fair grounds from a fire injuring five people, with two seriously hurt. Several other items include a San Francisco embezzlement case, arrests near Madrid, drownings in Lake Tahoe, and world’s fair events in Chicago.
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John W. Flood
Donohne-Kelly Bank
San Francisco
Buil Wis
Madrid
Canovis del Catillo
Alexander Trase
Patrick Baley
James Morris
J. A. Carlson
Lake Tahoe
Carson
Nev
Reichstag
Herr von Lovetzow
Baron von Buol
Herr Burklin
Arkansas State Bank
Stuttart
Arkansas Farmers’ and ‘Traders’ Bank
DeWitt
Pine Rin
Alton
Haam- Intrg
Germany
Stricker & Anderson
Wochaert
New York
Supreme Court
First National Bank
Chicago
James J. Campbell
Ohio
West Point
Jackson Park
Jones-Locke-Jackson
United States
Beigls
Hong Kong
Yokohama
China
Weiling
Shanghai
Montana Silver Conference
Helena
Aplin
Newport
R. 1
Twatice Blatchford
Clinton Moenelay Bell Foundry
Troy
N. Y
Columbin Liberty Bell
Chester Moneley
Ain
Pneumatic guns destined for New York harbor layout
The plan places five pneumatic guns for New York with two fifteen inch guns at Sandy Hook and one at Willets Point, one ten inch at Willets Point, and one eight inch at Sandy Hook. Three fifteen inch guns will go to San Francisco next year, followed by three for Boston harbor.
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New York Harbor
New York
Sandy Hook
Willet’s Point
San Francisco
Boston Harbor
Washington Star
Murderer Hanged Then Burned for Ray Girls Slaying
A mob executed and burned the man alleged to kill Ruble and Mary Ray, aged twelve and sixteen, near Bardwell Kentucky. The suspect, from Springfield Illinois, was captured hiding in a box car at Sykeston and identified by witnesses before the vigilante act. The crowd, drawn from Kentucky Tennessee and Missouri, refused to reveal any organizer.
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Ruble
Mary Ray
John
Ray
Gauort
Bordwell
Sykeston
Tron Mountain
Ingraham
Stroggly
Kentucky
Pup
Criro
Kent
Baird's Point
Gordon
Frank
Mississippi River
Miller
John Ray
Patience
Springfield
Illinois
North Second Street
Tay
Girkay
Sam
Tennessee
Hlingis
Missouri
Judge Rules South Carolina Dispensary Law Unconstitutional
A Darlington hearing before Circuit Judge Hudson grants a permanent injunction stopping J D Floyd from opening the dispensary and declares the law unconstitutional. The decision likely affects other counties with dispensaries and may delay the state’s liquor business pending Supreme Court action. Judge Hudson praised as one of the state’s ablest judges.
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Darlington
D. C
Hudson
J. D. Floyd
Supreme Court
Justice Hudson
The Caravels at the Fair Welcome
The Spanish caravels were welcomed at the Columbian exposition amid cannon fire and a large international crowd. About one hundred thousand people lined the lake shore to greet the historic vessels as nations represented at the fair participated in the welcome. A separate Oxford cyclone note mentions a two room ring carried off 200 yards.
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Oxford
Fishes That Do Not Move Fascinate Hatchery Visit
A visit to a fish hatchery in Ontario recounts carp and eels that remain motionless during winter. An eel kept in place for months confounds observers, while carp cling to tank bottoms. A New York Hospital tale tells of a goldfish revived after its ice block broke, swimming again in a new tank.
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Fiiny
Wilmot
Astle
Ontario
Newcastle
New York Hospital
Washington Post
A Good Nurse in Early Training Writings
A historical piece highlights a nurse as thoroughly healthy and alert in sight hearing touch and smell. It stresses quick perception of subtle patient changes the need for precise skin temperature readings and the ability to judge food quality. It also notes nursing training includes lectures and practical cookery instruction.
Farmers Should Read for Knowledge and Progress
An article argues farmers who read agricultural journals gain time and money saving ideas. It asserts knowledge is power in agriculture and reading sharpens thinking, writing, and public affairs involvement. A moral contrasts frugality with personal dress costs for a little girl.
Blue Eyed People and Notable Figures Eye Color
The passage notes that many celebrated leaders have blue eyes while some, including President Harrison, had brown or black eyes. It lists Milton, Lord Bacon, Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon, Bismarck, and Mr. Gladstone among blue eyed figures as part of a broader claim about eye color among notable people.
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President Harrison
Milton
Lord Bacon
Benjamin Franklin
Napoleon
Bismarck
Mr. Gladstone
Fragmented Health Remedies Ad Centered In 19th Century Ads
A collage of period advertisements promises cures for kidney and liver ailments, digestive issues, and general debility with nostrums like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Syrup of Figs. Claims include prevention of Bright’s disease, diabetes, and malaria, plus tonic effects for nerves and appetite.
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Bright
South Carolina
The Zodiacal Light and Celestial Dust Belts Compared
The article discusses a celestial light seen after sunset and before sunrise, likely a lenticular glow aligned with the ecliptic. It cites historical views and notes modern belief that it comprises cosmic dust and meteoritic material, comparing to Saturn’s rings. includes a separate industrial note on leather belt strength and joint integrity.
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Saturn
Louis Republic
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