Washington Letter on Mills and Democratic prospects
The Washington letter reports Representative Mills campaign speeches in progress for the Speakership, with Crain predicting Mills’ win. It notes party divisions over free coinage of silver, debates over tariff reform, and hopes for Maryland and Michigan tilt toward Dickinson and Gorman. It mentions Dan Crain, the New York political scene, and the shifting support among Southern and Indiana delegations, plus discussions of European treaties affecting trade and the 1892 political landscape.
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Wasiiscros
Milly
Washington
Teamerta Enue
Millard
Taco
Mills
Wlso
Democratic Party
Crisp
Crain
Baltimore
Gorman
Maryland
Chipman
Michigan
Democrats
Don. M. Dickinson
Dan
Platt
New York
Harrison
Indiana
Spooner
Sawyer
Rusk
Wisconsin
Foster
Ohio
Vermont
Proctor
Butler
South Carolina
South
Major McKinley
Hothrhitten
Democratic and Republican forecasts for 1892 nomination
A compilation of editorials and opinions from major papers outlining expected Republican and Democratic contenders for the 1892 presidential race. Blaine is cited as the likely Republican nominee barring death, while Cleveland faces party friction and strategic restraint. Various editors urge earlier convention timing and debate potential future candidates such as Campbell and McKinley.
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Arthur P. Gorman
Savannah Nowe
Deni
Sutwee
St. Louis Globe
Demoort
Parker L. Walter
Pittsburg
Ohio Democrats
Cleveland
Birmingham Ageh Herald
Dem
Clevesant
Wall Street
Cape Cod
Denver News
Democratic Party
Campbell
Major McKinley
Providence
Jonewal
Colt Show Set at Jonesboron With Local Exhibitors
A colt show is planned at Jonesboron on Thursday with Dr Jacob Leach and George F Squibb as managers. Exhibitors include W K Martin B A Shipley Mil Campbell Johan M Mitchell Henry Walker and C Deihl. The piece notes rising costs and fringe items from glass waste to brick production and copyright issues raised by the Supreme Court amid other local interest.
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Jonesboron Phursday
Ithinet
Jacob Leach
George F. Squibb
W. K Martin
B. A. Shipley
Mil. Campbell
Johan M. Mitchell
Henry Walker
C. Deihl
Ridgedale Fire and Local Reactions in Tennessee
A Chattanooga Press report details a serious Ridgedale fire in Tennessee with heavy losses to Hart Smith and Hart Armbrust Co crews. Losses include Hart Smith building 4090, Dr Fitz drug stock 1200, Whitico grocer stock 1400, Daniels filing 2000, Minor groceries 1000, Bonham building 2000, and groceries 1000, plus minor shop damages. Fire suspected incendiary. residents guarded streets overnight and suspects discharged for lack of evidence.
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Chattanooga
Ridgedale
Messrs. Smith and Hart
Hart, Armbrust & Co
Hart & Smith
Dr. Fitz
K. D. Whitico & Co
Mr. Daniel
Minor
Bonham
Los
Whitlce & Co
Squire Rowden
Sunday Tent Sermon Brings Rain and Reflection
A Sunday storm saturated the big tent causing a pole to fail and frightening the crowd, yet no one was hurt. After services across churches, Rev. E C Avis led a youth service at the YMCA hall. Prof Avis and Carroll Avis were praised for their musical contribution as the sermon warned of a coming judgment and final reckoning by Christ.
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E. C. Avis
Y.M
A. Hall
Prof. Avis
Harry Lyle
Carroll Avis
Avis
Heaven
Hell
Baptism at Sea Draws Island Community to Maine Ceremony
The Lewiston Journal reports 27 residents were baptized in the Atlantic near Swan's Island Maine. Fishermen and families gathered on two old wharves as ministers led the service aboard a beachside scene with seals in view. One fisherman shared he felt called to baptism and sailed twenty miles to attend, underscoring deep religious devotion in the coastal town.
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Maine
Taland
Swan's Island
Long Island
Mount Desert
Ollim Earth
Lewiston
Aoa
Lewiston Journal
Rinsing the Book and Oath Traditions Through History
The article surveys oath customs from ancient Jews who touched phylacteries and later the book of the law to various traditions across cultures. It notes Anglo-Saxon stone pillars, relics in medieval times, kissing the cross, and church ring rituals, with Scotland banning kissing the Bible post Reformation.
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Russia
Order of the Garter
Knights Templar
Scotland
Great Britain
Detroit Free Press
Lineman’s Tower Aids Rail Conductor Work In Boston
The West End Street Railway in Boston uses a sturdy wagon built to track gauge as the base for a folding tower. Hinged legs lift with cranks to form a vertical work platform for linemen stringing conductors, offering a practical alternative to ornamental staging and easy transport.
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West End Street Railway Company
Boston
New York Telegram
Banana Steamers and the Bankus Trade
A New York Herald report describes approximately forty banana steamers in the bankus trade, constantly arriving and departing. It claims these vessels are shells with a single compartment where bananas are stacked endwise in layers from the hull to the deck, supposedly carrying 10,000 to 12,000 banches of cash.
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New York Herald
Bear Attack Ends With Hunter Injured in New Hampshire
Early spring in Honniker New Hampshire saw settler Elisha Barnes confronted by a bear near his cabin. Barnes fought bare handed reaching the animal’s throat. neighbor Samuel Hastman arrived with a gun and Eastman struck the bear with an ax. The bear fled, later tracked and killed. Barnes suffered severe leg and thigh injuries requiring months of recovery.
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Mr. Murnee
Che Baur
Elisha Barnes
Honniker
N. H
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
Colored Pires Red Green Yellow Blue Fire Formula
A fragment from Western Druggist explains the chemical mix for colored flames. It details shellac as a binder, potassium chlorate for detonation, and three-fifths of the compound as color agents using nitrate salts of strontium barium and sodium for red green yellow, copper for blue, with violet and purple from combinations. It warns that fumes from calomel and other elements are harmful and that nickel and arsenic could be striking but dangerous.
Crack Walkers and Odd Steam Inventions in 19th Century Notes
A playful tokes about a self described crack walker who fears cracks on sidewalks and must retrace steps. The item includes a Boston Globe quip about habit and luck and a New York Telegram note on steam generation boasting a boiler adaptation with heated air jets and fan powered by a small engine.
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Boston Globe
England
New York Telegram
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