Indian affairs at Fort Totten and the Sioux
J. H. Beadle reports from Fort Totten near the lake where Maj. Cramsie and a Catholic school run on a reservation. He notes the three views of the Indian question from fort, church, and school as winter suffering grows. Funds and aid flows are described amid widespread pneumonia and underfunded land debts.
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Totten
Maj
Cramsie
United States Signal Service Office
Maj. Cramsie
the Order of Gray Nuns of
Montreal
Maj. Cramsic
Lake Sioux
Carlisle Indian School
T. J. Morgan
J. H. Beadle
Automatic rabbit device for coursing on Morley ground
B H Worrall of Queen's Park Morley claims to have invented an automatic rabbit for dog coursing. A socket under ground drives a weighted mechanism via a crank in a tower. The 200 yard course features a diamond gutter path with twelve tailing doublings and a box lift to recover the quarry if not captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Worrall
Queen's Park
Morley
New York Sun
The Train Dispatcher's Work Revealed by a Boston Herald Interview
A Boston Herald piece recounts a Fitchburg rail dispatcher's duties describing the nonstop desk work and telegraph reports. The dispatcher explains strict rules, urgent decisions, and the high responsibility of guiding trains without error.
One Way to Amuse the Haby
Walbridge attempted a playful stunt with an unloaded revolver to amuse his baby on Sunday night. The pistol discharged accidentally striking a cook stove, while the stove continued its activity, showing the danger of using a gun as a toy. The incident was reported by the Kent Advertiser.
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Walbridge
Kent (Wash
Maston
Newton
Chestnut Still
Albany Express
New Heavy Silk Ben Galine Delights Fashionables
The Dry Goods Chronicle reports a new heavy quality of ben galine with thick cord that enhances its handsome appearance but limits draping. It offers shades like old rose, serpent, dark blue, emerald, golden brown, scal, dove, and putty. Dark tones and putty suit long wraps with fur and passementerie, with court trains on evening gowns fashioned from this fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Goods Chronicle
Paris as a center of building art and craft
The Paris building trade is praised as the world’s artistic pinnacle with every artisan treated as an artist. The city offers free museums galleries and gardens to educate and inspire workers, elevating both skill and taste. American methods compare well except for greater European solidity and fidelity to architectural detail.
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Paris
Kersthire
Europe
New York
Truthful boys shine as stars in any community
A Child’s Paper excerpt urges that a boy’s life matters and truthful conduct elevates him. It emphasizes noble character, speaking truth, and the strong influence of honest boys who are respected by peers for living the truth.
Desolate Babylon Flourishes in Spring Verdure
Travelers praise springtime beauty along the Euphrates with date groves and irrigation canals bright under morning sun. The once mighty city now lies buried in dust, yet nature renews itself with birds, butterflies, and the scent of blossoms as expeditions explore nearby underground tunnels and reservoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Euphrates
Mesopotamia
Noah's
Sunday Times
Enthusiastic Rare-Book Collectors Clerk Remembered
A former railroad clerk who loved rare books spent hours in a bookstore, helping dust and move volumes to keep them clean. A St Louis Globe-Democrat interview notes his quiet generosity and the irony of his modest salary fueling his hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Married German couple found born near same time in Baden
Paul and Albina Hellmuth, married in Washington, were born Feb 1 1847 within four miles of each other in Baden Germany. Their marriage license revealed they were not natives of the same place but share identical ages, a neat coincidence noted by the Washington Star. In another note, Chicago Herald reports a west side resident captured stray cats with a trap using a wire noose and a bell, aided by a neighbor’s catnip, catching eight cats so far, with the cat owner kept anonymous out of respect for local society.
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Herald
Fitchburg Road
Boston Herald
Washington
Paul and
Albina Hellmuth
Baden
Germany
Washington Star
West Side
Golden Stair
Illinois Sumano Society
Chicago Herald
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Devil's Lake
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Nopwepa Perhnln
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Parcors Oil
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Chas. A. Yageler Co
Balto
Tue Cuas Avooeter Co-Balto-Mae
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Kent County Mutual Insurance
Dover, del
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James P. Joun
D. Bux Cls
Ponnewill
James J. Ross
John W. Causey
Chas. Win
Denney
Woe
Tox
John HH. Hoffecker
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T. Tschudy
George B. Money
Houston
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Delaware City
Newark
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Camden
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Milton
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Laurel
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Lewes
Manyzrasp
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Preston
Salisbury
Berlin
Pacemoke City
J.T. Munlove
Greensboro
J. C. Fletcher
Gro. F. Stoan & Bro
Light Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD
Tuckahoe Flour Mills
Tuckahoe Neck
John W. Knotts
Denton
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W. E. Dunnock
James Swann
Denton, MD
Matt AD. Planters
Washington County
Stock 7
Continental
Farmers
York
Penna
Fire Association
Philadelphia
Glens Falls
Hartford
Conn
Pennsylvania Fire
Penn
Phoenix
Masonic Building
Ohn T. Marris
Mr. Harris
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Prancis Kelly & CO
Market St
Wilmington
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Kinnamon & Shields
Delaware and
Chesapeake
Duwe
Mail. A.M
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Oxford
Trappe
Easton
Chapel
Cordova
Queen Anne
Ridgely
Goldsboro
Henderson
Marydel
Slaughters
Hartley
Kenton
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A. Menare
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Deleion
WL & RR
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E. Puon
I. N. Mirzs
M. Divis
James Park
J.T. Comegys & CO
J. T. Comeyzys & Co
Bolton Bros
Albany Greese, &c
E. Pratt
BantiMore, Maryland
Denton Ridgely
Western Union
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W. Clark
Ars
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Talbot, Wid Dorchester
Ade
Canoline
Richard Willis
Cambridge, Md
J. B. Fletcher
Preston, Mo
Kent CO. Mutual Fire
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U. S
CG. A. Snow & CO
D.C
Otel
Sudgely Hotel
Peninsula
Hester
Emma A. Ford
Kent Island
Hock
Chestertown
Bey WI
Queenstown
Baltimore
George Warfield
Mnstablise MD
George O. Stevens
Light St
Baltimore Coal Tar and Manufacturing Company
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W. Campen Street
M. J. Young
J. H. Coulbourn
North Front Street
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William T. Kelley
Eutaw St
Edward A. Hartman
Nathan Dunbracco
Baltimore St
Howard
J. H. C. Legg
Bt. Paul Street
Jprederick Howard
Near American Corner, Ma
GEO. A
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Broadway
Aenley
George & Redden
Eastern Shore House
Richard Nichols
T. Wirt
Front Street
Consolidation National Bank
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Phite
J. SH. van Gesel
Sons Harness
H. L. Mereditii
WM. T. Tuff
Preston, Md
Caroline County
Upper Dorchester
Henry Irwin
Tw, Fisher& Co. General Commission Merchants
S. Charles St
Maryland
Hurst, Purnell & Co
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Fisher, Caulk & Co
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J W. Kerr
George W. Roughley
Epps
Drggulste
Rpuparas Melvin
Justice OF the Peace
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