Congress Debates Education and Government Spending
A lengthy Inter-Ocean report details congressional clashes over the national educational bill and senate rules. It notes extended speeches on private calendars, clashes on constitutional authority for libraries and Indian education, plus looming debates on the silver question and an emerging clerks league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Scott
Erie
George
Mississippi
National Treasury
Ireland
France
Germany
Gray
Delaware
Congress
Union
Washington
Gray Saldj
Morgan
Blair
House of Representatives
Ailver
Clerks’ Beneficial League
Symptoms of Glanders in Horses From Farm Journal
An article notes glanders signs in horses with stages from hair loss to dull coat and appetite loss. Early symptoms include a dull coat, falling flesh, then persistent nasal discharge turning purulent and foul, followed by nose membrane darkening, coughing, swollen glands reaching bone, extreme hair loss, weight loss, and eventual death.
Land and legal preemption notes and a 1620 literary curiosity
Complex notes on Dakota preemption law, land entries, and patent disputes appear alongside a joke about Nelson county treasurer selection and a 1620 literary curiosity. The item includes references to Anne Hatch, Van Doren, Mary Yancey, and other case signals, plus an antique book reprint with Miltonian parallels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sec
Anne Hatch
van Doren
Case Lee
Manson
Parrot Tale Linked to Dakota Reverie and Sparks
An old graphic column recalls a sailor and his parrot who mocked a magician’s tricks until a blast destroyed a structure, prompting the parrot to quip about the next act. The piece ties the tale to a Dakota settler era, noting widespread press reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Perrot
Kitbell
Kimball Grenate
North Dakota
Beate
Sparka
Graphic Ar
Anatlor
Terra Firm
Dakota
Darrove
Minnewatikan Stage Line to Halt Service
Town rumor says the Minnewatikan stage line will be taken off due to inability to generate paying business. Residents of St John and nearby areas petition to remove Indians from the St John reservation. A report claims the Devils Lake land office was closed by order of Sparks, but the claim lacks corroboration. A spring-like rainfall event surprised townsfolk, with steady showers continuing into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunselth Times
St. John and Vicinity
St. John Reservation
Devils Lake
Sparks
Tragedy at Cobleskill Hotel Ends in Double Suicide
Theodore P. Rice of Cobleskill Ny shot and killed his wife at the Astoria Hotel and then killed himself after confronting a physician rival Dr H S Gale. The woman 35 was eloped with Gale who is 88 and a prominent Cobleskill physician. The affair unfolds with a family background including the late Henry Smith, a noted New York lawyer.
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Sr. Paut
Minn
Theodore P. Rice
Cobleskill
N.Y
Astoria Hotel
Dr. H. S. Gale
Rich
Gale
Henry Smith
New York ‘State
Long Overland Trip by Mrs Farwell From Prince Albert
Mrs W Farwell returned last Saturday from a long trip to her former home at Prince Albert Northwest Territories about 600 miles north. Her two young boys accompanied her. The journey was accomplished mostly without incident though they narrowly avoided a hotel fire in St John during the conflagration near the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunseith Merald
W. Farwell
Prince Albert
N. W.T
St. John
Local man accused of mail fraud and postal duties confusion
A man described as B. Noble has practiced arranging mail with envelopes and newspapers, handling one cent stamps, letters, packages, and distributing mail. He allegedly performs two motions to process and deliver mail, and is appointed Bottinesu post master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Noble
Electric Bitters Offer Pure Cure All Ailments
Thousands in Girard Kansas praise Electric Bitters as the purest medicine known. They cure kidney and bowel complaints, purify the blood and regulate digestion. A reliable family remedy that saves money over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Atkins
Girard, Kan
Moraman
Wit and humor fragment from old humor column
A garbled collection of witty snippets and dialogue impressions from a 19th century column. It references a fashionable young man, a New York newspaper, a grocer’s boy, a barber, judges, temperance talks, and scattered jokes about court, marriage, and daily life. The text blends pasted phrases and misread OCR lines into brief humorous vignettes without a single cohesive story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilioga Sottenner
Spectator
James Gorton Bennett
Newpoust
New York
St. Lewis Post- Lig Atch
Johnny
Murda
Heston
Iu Exchange
Cleveland
PB. S
Ssorvistown
Boston
Mwyor
Ofraud
Arkansaw Travler
Phoro
Bird
Jersey
Pattira
Allentown
Anid
Nimoaty
Hiladelphaa Seuscetin
Kentucky
Union Club
Fifth Avenue
Callao
Ake
Grandmamma
Bacteriological Fight Against Tuberculosis Idea Emerges
Investigators report that Bacillus tuberculosis can be neutralized when other bacilli grow together. Dr Cantan of Naples proposes using harmless organisms to destroy dangerous bacilli in consumptive patients, citing rapid disappearance of TB in a case. The method, details in several journals, is discussed alongside cautions on cold water immersion and related health practices. Yale Record notes a classroom incident about copied work and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hare
Cantan
Naples
Generalblatt Fur de Mekicinaches Wenstnachussen
Urnad
Walking Skeleton Healed by Dr King’s Discovery Cure
Mr E Springer of Mechanicsburg was a lung fever patient reduced to a walking skeleton. A free trial bottle of Dr King’s Now Discovery restored him to health, leading to a purchase of a dollar bottle and a regain of forty eight pounds. Caillat Bennett & Horna offered free trial bottles for lung diseases with large bottles priced at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Springer
Mechanicsburg
Bur
Iriton
Dr. King
Caillat Bennett & Horna
Preemption rules for public land eligibility explained
The article outlines preemption requirements for entering public land, including age, citizenship intent, and residency. It describes filing declaratory statements, timelines for settlement and proof, payment schemes, and cultivation duties to obtain final patent, noting limits on claims under the timber culture act and the need for actual settlement and cultivation to meet terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Evar
Patty Whale
Flor
Tuaklox
Aix
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Washington Notes
Mary Yancey
Mathias Florey
Samusloat
Sec’y
Com
Shoemaker
Court of Claims
General Land Office
Antonio Vaca
Wer Pilla
Syapopsi
Bennett Bros
Grand Forks
Nelson County
Wuccessor
Holman
Joe Pierce
Thomas Peyton
Lincolnes Inne
London
Bernard Alsop
Lawrence Chapman
Staple Inne
Milton
Baron Bolland
Virgin
J. L. Peyton
Brideh Museum
Paradise
Joke
Alden
Opera House
Miller
Club Hance
Indies
Aox
Dancs
Softlness
Susie
Chamberlain
Roence
Will
Yale Record
Traiis
East
Loevoe
Clones
Fort Totten
Sundda
P. Ia. i Arcivea Dp
Daly
Lake
Rogers
Jerusalem
Locke
Baty Jerdayn
Maremnovon
Omotal
Vaton Sern Sen
Ay Carter
Jobo
Aegis Dewis
Johs
A_ regal dudes
Pr Bheri
Evay Cif Feueicannte Rindtoes
The
Pease
W. W
A. O
Fe Takero
XM Freae Tent Mart
Alexander
MI ‘Ith
Mieiet
Ema S ‘Merehal
Henry Gustut
Bauith, Assoanit
Henry Garhut
Pattio
Areva Te
A. Ma
Agen Devils
Laks
Pesvar
Hanaseovont
Xapoxte
Miapewauban Lodge
Taurmiaye
Sioon
National Republican
Jeemly National Republican
Department of Agriculture
Sattog Ap Sprocete
Ryraltowls
Uae
Vand Mansy
Ieee
Minneapolis & St.louis
Olast
PALL
Camtardtia
Chigage
Airlines
Eéat
Southeast
Tus
Munsapolis
Des Moines
Tibet
Geol
Pal, Minna & Manoba Railway
St. P
M.D& M
St. Paul
P. Keelly
Devils Lake, Duk
City OF
Ramsey County
Dak
Davila
Neutye
Gel Greatleg
Eorth
Vigorone Sud
Tleminus
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
Vovila Lake
Uy Mall
Lay
Monurai
Tounty Taausey Ciuty
Miltons
Ladestrio
America
St Howe
Gromes & Co
Purtland
Male
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