Washington Notes on tariff, rail, and politics in 1888
An 1888 Washington notes column reviews tariff fight timing, Ways and Means chairmanship, and Democratic leadership. It covers railroad strikes, mail service concerns, lobbying impact in the House, and the British extradition treaty debate in the Senate, plus plans for railroad and bridge work and New Mexico Dakota Montana state admissions.
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Wasninator
Sunger Cox
Mills
Ways, and Means
Hirse
Hln
Mille
Fellowageo
Hote
Itty
Senate
Reading
Washington Dewnpapera
Messrs. Cox
Springer
Virginia
Ti Ie
Platt
Bobydly
Senate Agricultural Committee
House
Senate Committee On Territories
New Mexico
Montana
Dakota
Dikina
Nye Takes Medicine and Travels to Cleveland
A traveler recounts a rough journey to Cleveland hampered by illness and poor medicines. The narrator criticizes a large capsule as unpleasant and mocks other remedies, describing doctor visits and disdain for the taste and texture of drugs.
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Cleveland
Onder Ty Niles
International Council of Women Meeting 1888
Selections from a period notice discuss the International Council of Women convening in Washington on March 25 1888 under the National Woman Suffrage Association. The piece extols global female unity, outlines planned delegates across clubs unions and societies, and cites leaders and organizing details. It ties the event to forty years of women’s work and suffrage aims, urging support from reform groups and noting dates and venues in New York and Washington.
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Seneoa Falls
New York
J Council of Women
National Woman Suffrage Association
Alegh
Opera House
Washington, D.C
Sonmer
Hiter
Intersnational Council
Ehill
Wurmat
Friends of the Advancement of Women
National War Suffrage Association
Eizanetl Capy Staxtox
W. 40Th Street
New
Susan B. AxtHosy
Rochester
Missilati
Marina Justus Gace
Aay
Fayetteville
Gertubuly
Sarmpeon
Yuy
Warant SewaLn
Ithe Gird
N. Penn
Indianapolis
Man
Eten H. Saxon
Dem Democrats favor tariff talks after Mills Randall conference
Washington February 18 Chairman Mills and Mr Randall held a long conference on revenue redactions and tariff revisions. They aim to harmonize party factions, prepare a bill outline, and adjust metal duties to protect American labor while discarding the free list for coal and iron ore. A Democratic caucus is planned to finalize proposals.
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Wasiixaton
Mills
Randall
Ways and Means
Wn Minko
Mille
Randall Dees
Measles rise and rail talks in Tennessee towns
Across the state readers report measles in Shelbyville and Cleveland, Bristol forms a Board of Commerce, and new telephones, rail subscriptions, and electric light plans unfold. A Chattanooga clergyman dies by poison and whiskey, a Memphis man dies from an electric shock, and shootings spark county-wide concern over violence. Local elections, railroad financing, and municipal posts fill frontier headlines.
Fragmented proposal letter hints marriage plans and dates
A readable fragment shows a woman proposing and naming several people including Mrs Wilkerson and Mr Jotie as potential wedding participants. References to voting on welding on the 1th and a date around May 20th appear with unclear context. The tone is diary like with blurred names and places.
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Barry Thompem
Jotie
Wilkerson
Aermun
Falio
Warattaniea
Hood's Superparitia Promotes Healthful Appetite
The advertisement extols Hood's Superparitia as a superior medicine easing ailments and enriching the body. It claims the tonic aids digestion, creates appetite, and supports overall health, urging readers to obtain Hood's Sarenpurula as a unique product.
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Hood
Hond
Howl’s Sursurparilla Poem Prompt Ends in Satire
A fragment from a publisher’s exchange shows Tye’s insistence on printing Howl’s Sursurparilla. Editors debate fitting poems into a pigeonhole, preferring a distinctive, peculiar verse style over standard publication.
Untitled Tale Of A Rainy Night Exchange
A garbled narrative describes a person named Mary trading with a partner under a tense exchange. The dialogue mentions wine, a feast, and a request to keep peace, with unclear actions and several stray names and phrases. The piece reads as a fragmented dialogue from a damaged page.
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Hexas
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Tennessee
Avia
Taylor
East Tennessee
Bob Taylor
Fand
Jhet
Robert L. Tasho
Morristown
Rev. I. €. Melty
D. ©. Kelly
Nashville
Ingersoll Field
Methodist Church
Gond
Anthony
Saya An Ee
Arizona
Ayer
Gov. Taylor
Baptist Church
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Shelbyville Commercial
Didrell
Newa
G. Dibrell
Gen. Dibrell
Itill
Democratic Party
Rutherford
Looxort
Newport
Athens
Wichita
Shelbyville
Pope
Kinston
Lucy Twyng
Chattanooga
Wm. Summerville
Memphis
Lincoln County
Cleveland Herald
D.C. N.O
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune
John Sherman
Ohio
Board of Commerce
A D. Reynolds
A. B. Whittaker
A. 8. McNeil
Jaureal
Col MH. B
Christopher
O Goodmin
Knoxville
Sevierville
Springfield
General Assembly
Tennesree
Walden’s Ridge
Clinton
Dick Greene
Jas. Jones
Asa Jones
Green
Jones
Greene
Sneedville
Hancock County
Rogeraville Review
Baliabuyy
Tas
Corbin
Relief Committee
Bristol Courier
Kingston and
Emory Gap
Kingston
West Point
J. A. Turley
Strange
Bristol Gun Club
Mort
Milex
Dickey
McNeil
Winston
Jonesboro Fire Company
Herald and Tredune
Jeff Huff
Nickels House
Inez
King’s Crossing
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Virginia General Assembly
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