Floods Sweep Million in Columbia River Region
A lengthy colonial era set of notes reports extensive damage from floods washing more than one million dollars in legal costs away from the Columbia River area in Oregon to sea. It covers pensions, a death in Tennessee, a London gun case, and various scientific and political items from hydrophobia labs to fisheries talks, with multiple named people and places.
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Columbia
Oregon
United Sates
Great Britain
The Falling of Thrones and the Rise of Progress
A poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox contrasts commerce labor conflict with a coming progress. It envisions the Universal Republic where worth and birth are rewarded by self made ascent, not aristocratic titles. The swordless struggle is fought by growing minds, not gunfire, as royalty fades.
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Universal Republic
Toiler's Way
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The North Rescue Mine and Wheelan’s Arizona Romance
The North Rescue Mine story follows Wheelan, a bold but broke Californian prospector, as he finds a silver-bearing float at Globe City and securities an assay, credit, and a third in the mine. After debts and a broken engagement with Sabra Poole, he travels to Chihuahua with new wealth, marries Sabra, and returns to Globe City to push development while Smiley dies and the Santa Rita mines loom large.
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Wheelan
Sabra “Poole
Mexico
Smiley
Globe City
San Francisco
Colorado
Hinsley
Chihuahua
Ato
Gulf of California
Santa Rita
Montezuma
Comstoc
Baron von Sticmar
Sabra
Tudsons
Dong
von Suemars
Capstain
Judge Poole
Whealan
North
Rescuo
Frank Leake
Tattooing and thumb prints in criminal identification
A discussion of how criminals worldwide bear permanent marks for identification. It notes tattooing, scars, and distinctive features, plus thumb prints used in China and a French measurement system. The piece weighs jury acceptance versus scientific marks and contemplates practical police use. It closes with a natural history tale of sap-drinking woodpeckers.
Goblin tree paper from yucca palm found in New Mexico
A New Mexico Arizona desert plant known as the goblin tree or yucca palm yields fibrous pulp usable for paper. Botanists note its odd, misshapen form thrives in harsh sands and gravel, while industry sees a new source for high volume newsprint in London sourced from this plant.
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New Mexico
Arizona
London
Ois
Coming violet and hat lore from a fashion note
In a Ladies' Department piece, the author warns little women against oversized hats, argues tall effects are illusory, and predicts next season's color will be violet or heliotrope. Cautions about violet hues clashing with complexions and surroundings, citing fashion criticism from Lady's Pictorial.
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Jady
Stay of Proceedings Quoted in Curious Court Scene
A St Joseph judge, returning home, threatened to whip his seven year old son to teach obedience. The boy’s request for a stay of proceedings cites possible bias and an application to a higher court. The judge granted the stay and awarded 25 cents for attorney fees.
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St. Joseph's Courts
Bing
Thay
St. Juapelf
Nein
Vodka Shops Open in New York's Five Points
A New York Star report notes four Russian vodka shops in the city, including a Mulberry Bend outlet in the Five Points area. A stout Russian proprietor, hair and beard red, hawks strong vodka sold neat, drawing locals who gulp pot after pot in a single fearless gulp.
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New York
Five Points
Brave Girl's Deed Saves Old Man at Derby Crossing
Mamie Donnelly Pincklly, sixteen, of New Haven Connecticut, saved an elderly man by freeing his foot wedged between the track and plank as an engine approached. She cut the shoestrings with scissors, freed him just before the locomotive, and a cheering crowd praised her courage.
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Mamie Donngily
New Haven
Conn
Hersolf
Thenan
Derby
Miay Donnelly
Miss Donnelly
Labor Developments Across The Nation And Abroad
A Brooklyn Labor Lyceum plans open discussion on wage work by the hour amid silk ribbon weavers’ unemployment. Detroit stores employ 6000 girls earning 4 to 50 dollars weekly. Arm strong gun works in Elswick, England, sees 8000 workers striking for an eight hour day. The Pennsylvania Railroad contributed 70,166 to its Employes’ Relief Fund with 877,461 contributed by workers. Berlin labor conference endorses excluding under twelve from factories. Adirondack lumbermen reportedly cut twenty young logs in the latest season as in 1888-89. Of 10,418 carpenters voting on eight hours, 955 recorded yes and 24 no. A New York cigar-maker says average weekly earnings of seven dollars is a stroke of good luck. San Francisco aims to federate sailors, firemen, dock laborers, stevedores, and longshoremen. Journeymen Bakers’ Union plans to organize cracker bakery workers with low wages and long hours. A Montreal mass founder left 850,000 to workers. five hundred received 400 apiece, with three foremen left to run the business. European manufacturers test profit sharing. a Norwegian paid 158 yearly and distributed 105 as annual dividend. Indiana Attorney General Michener deems the State Eight Hour law constitutional, asserting power to limit labor hours. Joan Devair of Detroit sits on the Knights of Labor board and is Windsor’s U S consul. President Cleveland is said to refrain from disturbing him.
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Brooklyn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Berlin
Jules Simon
Adirondack
New York
Twiti Ag Youny
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Bernard Davin
Orsits Grat Union Cigar-Maker
San Francisco
Ypen
Montreal
Michener
Indiana
Joan Devair
Detroit
The
Knights of Labor
United States
Windsor
Canada
Cleveland
National baseball notes on leagues and players
A survey of 1890s baseball moves, salaries, and league shifts. Mentions St Louis, Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Savannah as parts of the evolving Players and National Leagues. Highlights include salaries for ex-St Louis players, two colored players in the Interstate League, and court victories for the Players' League.
New Insights From Tacoma and Beyond Across the World
A varied set of notes reports Tacoma’s electric street railway prospects and a looming big wheat crop in California. It notes Russian import duties rising in July, about 1100 bills on the House calendar, and North Dakota Senate actions resetting governor appointments. Topics include tobacco losses in North Carolina, London Methodist sisterhood progress, France’s active conciliatory ministry, and Bulgaria planning 15 million for railroads.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tur
California
National House of Representatives
North Dakota Senate
North Carolina
Hood
London
Mass
New York
Treasury Department
Thomas Hore
Tungholm
Scotland
Liverpool
Fnally
General Lafayette
Lafayette Square
Washington
Department of Interest
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Lake County
Susanna Warfield
William Henry Antrison
Bykesville
Frank_ Garew
Africa
Firpg
Mr. Carew
Senate
Mr. Blaine
John Pauncefote
East Tenth Street
New York City
Paul Gibier
Paris Museum of Natural History
Pasteur
Harper's Weekly
Paris
Stanley
Central Africa
Mr. Stanley
Cherokee County
Githera
Georgia
Guntson
Cherokee
Garrison
Confederacy
Maine
Pwo
Praud
Poole
Pacific Coast
Sierras
Lasasa
Butte
Tuolumne
Fresno Flats
Tildroths
Bodie
Silver
Gobe City
Noorman’s Camp
America
Globe
Rescue
Wheelon
Tie
Wheelhng
Sten
Recorder’s
Maricopa
Kim Smiley
Whelan
Vye
George
Chibudhua
von Ricmar
San_ Francisco
Scana
India
France
Avork
Ghia
Teese
Kentville
Thad
Asloom
Ohio Valley
Metz
Ohio
B. E. Fornow
Division of Forestry
United States Department of Agriculture
Sargent
Arnold Arboretum
Tropics
Prof. Gray
Dr. Cutler
Acio York Telegram
Vero York
Endeivarel
Hemi Fhony
Mloorwalker
Neww York Star
Scsool
Fabilon
Hungary
Austria
Utah
Langley
England
Thosn
Lucian Howe
Forster
Breslau
French Guiana
South America
Londen
Minneapolis
Honda
Mamie Donnelly Pincklly
Prreven Stivetts
1St. Louis
Tox
Catcurr Bang
Howler
Galesburg
Johnson
Peoria
Alanager Kexxer
Jack Lynch
Brooklyn Association
Phonen Murray
Baltimore
Boston
Players’ League
Savannah
New Yorks
Thayer
Philadelphia League
Hallinan
St. Louis
Comiskey
O'Neill
Boye
Milligan
Latham
King
Robinson
Philadelpeya
National League
American Association
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