Commercial Day and Jay Treaty History Recalled
Chauncey M. Depew argues in the New York Sun for December 19 commemorating Commercial Day. He describes John Jay’s mission to Britain, the Jay Treaty, and its pivotal commercial gains for the United States including free seas access and expanded trade.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Washington
Court of St. James
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Jay
Genest
England
New York
Republic
Boston
Philadelphia
Dorcas
Europe
Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Sun
OLD UNCLE TOM IN LEXINGTON DESCRIBED IN DESPERATE CONDITION
The 84 year old former Uncle Tom, George Harris, lives at 57 Race Street in Lexington Kentucky in destitute circumstances. He says he has survived on five cents a day and refuses to beg, while white friends provide some aid amid alleged indifference from Black people he once helped.
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George Harris
Uncle Tom
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lexington
Race Street
New York Recorder
Parker
Herbert Bismarck backs eight hour day on imperial docks
Count Herbert Bismarck advocates eight hour workdays on all imperial docks and wharves starting April 1, 1896, in favor of tariffs and bimetallism. He cites a ten hour current day and proposes 7 am to 8 pm with meals, offering a six month trial before any change is permanent.
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Count Herbert Bismarck
Prussian
Saxony
Count Kanitz
New York Journal
Vicksburg Battlefield to Become National Military Park
A dozen generals and officers from Chicago travel south to meet gray leaders about a petition to Congress. They organize the Vicksburg Military Park association to locate the field and review ground used by both armies, seeking funds to honor soldiers who died at the site.
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Chicago
Congress
Vicksburg
National Military Park
Atlanta Constitution
A Candidate For Statehood Oklahoma Seeks Admission
Oklahoma steps toward statehood as a convention is called for December. With a population above 250000 and assessed valuation around 30000000, Oklahoma would outshine Arizona and New Mexico. If Creek Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations join, redrawing lines in Indian Territory could make statehood irresistible.
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Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Indian Territory
Chicago Tribune
Rich Auburn Farmer Goes to Montana After Dream
Henry Shull, a wealthy farmer near Auburn Indiana, has left for Montana on a strange mission sparked by a vivid dream. He recalls the exact burial site of a large hoard of old miners buried ages ago and plans to investigate to settle his mind.
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Henry Shull
Auburn
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Montana
Ineae
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Novelty Anyway Bor President and Senator William Bat Emup Chandler
Fragmentary notice mentions Chandler with mock platform calling for "Down with the Prince of Wales" in Chicago. Vague phrasing leaves other details unreadable.
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William Batemup Chandler
Prince of Wales
Chicago’ Retoril
Amusement Idea: Transferring Candle Images by Paper Roll
A simple mechanical craft from the Philadelphia Times explains how to decorate candles by wrapping printed tissue around the candle and briefly running a lighted match over the back. Transfer yields gray image tones, best with thin paper and recent prints, sized to fit the candle circumference.
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Philadelphia Times
Trick Bottle Freeze Demonstration
A reader describes a magic trick using a bottle filled with a hot saturated solution of sodium sulfate. Cork the bottle while warm to keep the liquid fluid, then remove the cork to trigger air acting on the solution and make it solid so it cannot pour into a glass.
Brother Rule Set Turns Bedroom Into Iron Fist
A New York Times description recalls two brothers sharing a room with the elder issuing strict edicts. Rules include no pillow fights after 10, no talking after lights out, and prayers lasting at least two minutes. The younger boy adheres rigidly to every decree.
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New York Times
Helen Keller Progress in New York School Hear Speech by Touch
Helen Keller, a deaf and blind girl, attends the Wright Humason school for oral instruction in New York and anticipates college. She can now converse with others normally, perceiving speech by placing her fingers on the speaker's lips face and throat.
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Helen Keller
New York
Wright- Humason School
Cabazone Fishing Club Captures Rabbit Photo in Marin
Members of the Cabazone Fishing club captured a young jack rabbit in Marin county last Sunday. The illustration is from a photograph by Mel Vaughan, a club member, who caught the rabbit in natural attitude. Vaughan trains the rabbit to keep as a pet and as a future camera subject.
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Cabazone
Marin County
Jack
Mel Vaughan
Vaughan
San Francisco Chronicle
Old Gentleman and Small Scholar Exchange
A brief dialect exchange where an old man asks about the commandment Adam broke by taking the forbidden fruit. A young girl and a small scholar respond that there were no commandments then, highlighting a humorous anachronism in the dialogue.
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Adam
Quote on humanity and evolution sparks debate
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes Tommy Tucker asking if humans are descended from monkeys and adds Mr. Tucker’s strong reply about his stance. The passage shows a humorous clash over origins and sides in a domestic setting.
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Tommy Tucker
Mr. Tucker
Chicago Tribune
Democats Across the Continent Shake Washington
The piece notes two Boston and San Francisco Democrats John F. Fitzgerald and James G. Maguire shaking hands across the nation. It also covers remarks on Rep Harmer, Rep Steele, debates over appointees Isaac Hill and Henry Mohler, and satirical bits about chaplains and Irish voters with anecdotes from Felix McCloskey and others in Washington.
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Boston
San Francisco
Congress
John F. Fitzgerald
James G. Maguire
Maguire
Fitzgerald
Felix McCloskey
Henry Clay Sulzer
Felix
Senate
Sulzer
Coxey Announces Presidential Candidacy at Pittsburg
General Coxey, leader of the Commonweal movement, declared at Pittsburg that he will seek the presidency. He frames a reform agenda and mobilizes supporters for a national campaign.
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Coxey
Pittsburg
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