Prohibition Likely in Michigan After Spring Elections
Detroit reports indicate strong Prohibition gains with heavy turnout, especially in cities. Labor tickets appeared in some Michigan cities as voters considered a constitutional liquor ban, state officer salaries, and university regents. Upper Peninsula snow hindered voting but overall results favored prohibition by a substantial margin.
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Michigan
Detroit
Eee
State Supreme
State University
Upper Peninsula
Avaoe
Cincinnati Election and Nationwide Municipal Races
A sprawling report details shifting city power as the United Labor forces gain in Cincinnati while Democrats falter. It notes Cleveland Babecock’s mayoral victory, Hartford Republicans increasing control, Toledo saloon debates, Bridgeport mayoral win for Republicans, and Chicago’s surge for the Republican ticket. Also mentioned are Texas Congress, Wisconsin judges, and Milwaukee fusion politics affecting local government.
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Cincinnati
Stevenson
Smith
Matson
United Labor Forces
Atla.m
Itep
Cleveland
B.D. Babecock
Babeock
George W. Bahan
Sant Ge
Hartford
Conn
Toledo
Ohio
Law and Order League
Bridgeport
Conz
William H. Martin
Congress
Texas
John H. Reagan
Chicago
United Labor
Roche
Nelson
Harrison
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Harlow
Orton
Millwaukee County
Courk
T! Republicans
Labor Party
Prohibition Losses Tarnish Michigan Election Results
Early reports showed the Republican plurality around 8,000 on the State ticket but the prohibitory amendment faced about 3,500 opposition. Prohibition failed due to urban votes and strong UP opposition, with Detroit contributing a decisive adverse majority and the Upper Peninsula delivering a sharp defeat of 7,000 to 9,000.
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Prohibition
Michigan
Detroit
Upper Peninsula
Food Adulteration Probes Surface in Spice Trade
Chemists from the Department of Agriculture under the Commissioner study food adulteration practices in the United States. A report section on spices reveals most samples of ground cloves cayenne pepper and mustard were adulterated or altered, with several cloves and peppers impure. A New York spice grinder sold five thousand pounds of cocoanut husks, highlighting enforcement exposure.
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Cliffordson
Richardson
Baltimore
Acta
Ofares
Mr. Richardson Ineidentall
New York
Notable figures and events across the eastern states
A sweeping cabinet of brief items from Albany to New York reports deaths, crimes, political moves, and disasters. It notes Joux G. Saxe death in Albany, a train car robbery and injury by a masked attacker, a post office theft confession, socialist followers in New York, and various indictments, fires, floods, and accidents across the region and beyond.
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Middle States
Joux G. Saxe
Albany
Franklin
Leake
National Express Company
Utica
N. Y
New York
W. A. Cute
Herr Most
Blackwell’s Island
Jony Tanzort
Philadelphia
Montreal
New On
New York Senate
England
Ireland
Treasury Department
California Redwood Company
Humboldt County
Cal
Axcus Camenon
United States
la Crosse
Wis
Triple Execution: Three Murderers Shot Near Santiago de Cuba
Three men of mixed heritage were executed by shooting on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba for conspiring to rob a mule train carrying coated bread. They killed the driver and assistant and tortured them before looting cocoa sold to a Catalan Spaniard. The Spaniard and the trio faced ten years in the chain gang, while the murderers were sentenced to death after a pardon request was denied by the Queen of Spain.
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Russia
Gatschina Palace
Engle
Lower Canada
New England
St. Petersburg
Intercolonial
New Brunswicks
Quebec
Acadtain Samuela
Mintle
Dauntles
New York
M. Antoine
Metz
Alsace-Lorraine
O'Connor
Houses of Commons
Glanstone
Linguarlossa
Ricily
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Catalonia
Spain
Grand Jury indicts Benson Co. in California land survey fraud
A San Francisco grand jury has returned thirty three perjury indictments and eight for conspiracy against Benson Co. and associates involved in fraudulent Lahad survey contracts. The scheme allegedly overbid bids and steered contracts for $150 000 to $200 000 yearly, harming the government and settlers. Additional named figures include S W Forman Theodore Reichart Colonel J E Wood and others linked to Benson Co. and the Surveyor General’s office. The case signals a long standing public scandal now exposed.
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California
United States
Federal Grand Jury
San Francisco
Pien
Ting
John A. Benson
Benson & Co
William H. Norway
S. W. Forman
Artners
Teodore Reichart
Surveyor-General’s Office
Surveyor-General of
J. E. Wood
Benson
M.D
M. F
D. Erdematon
Surveyor-General
Cholera's Ravages Reported Across South America
Correspondence from Argentina notes Tucuman suffering the worst with about 20 deaths daily and many sudden attacks. Tarija and Corumba border areas tighten controls as doctors arrive from Buenos Aires. poverty grows and meat sells high while communication and travel crumble.
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South America
Tarija
Aratine Republic
Corumbs
Tucuman
Corumba
Buenos Ayres
S .Ay
Baggage Fee Dispute Between Passenger and Clerk
A fragment shows a passenger asserting he pays as he goes while a clerk insists on immediate payment. The exchange centers on a baggage fee of two dollars and the reminder to remember payment rules.
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Picard
Con Novaner
Sun
Benin
United States Periodical Snippets and Advertisements
Fragmentary 1886 clippings describe personal medical claims, sensational notes on hangings, turtle soup anecdote, cures for weakness and uterine issues, and various advertisements. Includes Mrs Murphy of Tennessee, a Georgia mob hanging tale, Dr. Pierce’s Prescription, native fauna curiosities, and a claim about coal discoveries in Kansas with Sage’s Cough Remedy promotions.
Memory improvement proves popular in New York meeting
Professor Loisette’s Memory School attracts professionals and businessmen in New York pledging no artificial aids. Catalogs praise memory lightening and claim results from inner capacity, while unrelated ads promote Benson’s Capine Plasters, Swamp-Root cures, and various mail-order schemes.
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New York
Loisette
Memory School
Fifth Ave. N. Y
Lolette
Metropos
Colese Proessors General
Mark ‘'Ain
Letisette
R.ule
Ben On
Benson's
Seabury & Johnson
Chemis's
Judge Barrett Sees Lesson in Criminal Trials
Judge George O. Barrett of New York said trials of serious criminals reveal the law in action. He emphasizes understanding the law, reason over passion, and mercy after justice, noting defendants may fear deviation from due process.
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George O. Barrett
New York
The Telegraph Plant Desmodium gyreng Grows Noted Movements
The article notes the remarkable leaf movements of Desmodium gyreng, a native of India in the pea family. Movements occur on warm days around eighty degrees, even without touch, and become more noticeable with higher temperatures. It grows about two feet tall, thrives in light soil, and should not be kept below fifty five degrees in winter.
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India
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