Kentucky Women and the New Board of Education
Lexington’s Mrs Herr discusses the issues of sex and the rise of Kentucky women’s leadership. The piece highlights women securing legal protections for married property, raising the consent age, and shaping education reform led by reformers in Lexington and beyond.
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Thas
Larington
Woman's Board of Education
Lexington
Entucky
eie@Cling & tuit board of education
Lexingston
Sulestale
Kentucky
Mesdaniel Marca Walker Hlerr
Lewera Mariwell
Jessica Hupisen
Krethicky
Virginia
Marsland
Naeib Carolita
Justice Brewer A Longtime Kansas Jurist Biography
Justice David Josiah Brewer held a Kansas bench seat from 1862 to 1884 before a U S circuit judgeship and later the supreme bench in 1889. Born in Smyrna and raised in America, he studied at Yale and Albany Law School before practicing in Kansas. His early rulings while on the Kansas Supreme Court gained him national prominence.
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Venexacian Commission
David Josiah Brewer
Inferior
Supreme Courts of
Kansas
United States
Circuit Court
Supreme Bench
Brewer
Smyrna
Ilah Brewer
Asia Minor
America
Yale
Albany Law
Useless emergency tools on Pennsylvania lines revealed
The Pittsburg Post notes that the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania Company own 2500 saws 2500 sledge hammers and 2500 axes kept for emergency use by trainmen or passengers in case of catastrophe. Buckets and gear on cars once saved a baggage master. the article connects such equipment to accident response and mentions a portrait of Samuel Gompers.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Company
Wang
Warmpun
Rear Admiral Bunce Secret Conference With President
Rear Admiral Bunce of the United States Navy reportedly held a secret conference with the President. He carries sealed orders for the American squadron toward Venezuela and is said to have delivered oral instructions for Caribbean operations. Bunce, a Connecticut native, joined the Naval Academy in 188? and has served in the North Atlantic squadron and various ships including the Macedonia.
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Francis M. Bunce
United States Navy
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Venezuela
Connecticut
Naval Academy
Acadeas
Mast India
Macedonia
Lientecanleid
North Athletic
York Tewe
Roteester
Age Confusion at Magistrate's Inquiry
A witness clash over age arises in a magistrate's chamber as the clerk records the woman's age. Officials mishear and correct years amid a tense, awkward exchange about residence and truth. The dialogue ends with a frustrated magistrate claiming the statement is recorded.
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Momeitrece
Della Fox Cigarettes Auction at New York Custom House
At a seized goods sale in New York a lot of 1,667 packages of cigarettes tied to singer Della Fox drew high bids. Each pack held six cigarettes with a real gold mouthpiece, gold name imprint, red silk wrapping, and fine Perique tobacco. London valuation was $247.50. London price cited as $25 per 1406. A bidder named M. Qecey, described as dapper, started bids at $25 and pressed to $126.
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Custom House
New
London
M. Qecey
Cattle Trade Confusion From the Pampas to Switzerland
From the Pampas the live cattle are shipped via Traly to Switzerland where the voyage proves harsh for the beasts. The text notes disgust at their condition upon arrival and contrasts it with the relatively kinder treatment of horses.
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Cercle
Pampas
Argentine Republic
Traly
Eves
Swiwerland
Beer profits fall as tax burden weighs on exchequer
A brief report notes a decline in beer consumption and tax revenue, with analysts citing higher duties reducing sales and squeezing the exchequer. The piece mentions bars and brewers facing tougher conditions amid rising costs and stricter regulations.
Preacher Debate Draws Crowds at Spring Place Courthouse
A week of sermons by Rev. Byrd of the Christian church and Rev. Blalock of the Missionary Baptist at Spring Place drew large audiences. Vivid exchanges ended in a drawn battle as women from both flocks joined in a final shout out, leaving Murray County divided over who carried the day.
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Byrd
Christian Church
Biglock
Missionary
Spring Place
Atlanta Constitution
Blalock
Baptist Sisters
The
Baptists
Tennessee
Lord
Dalfin
Murray County
The Crocodile Peculiar
An antiquated account extols the crocodile as a godly figure in ancient Egypt and notes its stealthy behavior and methods of capture. It describes how locals revered and later hunted the animal, detailing its patient ambushes and the dangers it posed to humans and travelers.
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Animal Kingdom
Meypl
Nile
Hanieses
Nan
West Australian Prospectors Outline Rich Dividends and Rail Growth
The Prospectors' association reports a 600 percent dividend on ordinary shares and 406 percent on vendors' shares for West Australian mines. Shipping gains include 2 906 000 tons through the canal and eight to twelve steel freighters for the Senit Ste. Marie route. Plans move forward for a Mormon settlement near Phoenix Arizona and Brigham Young negotiates Buckeye Irrigation beads on the Gila river to irrigate 100 566 acres.
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Perth
Hyers
Leedon
Tmsbis
Prospectors’ Association
West Australia
See Canal
Senit Ste. Marie
Phoenix
Brigham Young
Selt Lake City
Gila River
Basmayempe
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