Transmississippi Congress Ends with Broad Resolutions
The Transmississippi congress at Wientra Kansas adopted far reaching resolutions urging federal aid to state irrigation, merchant marine subsidies, and uniform grain freight rates. It endorsed arid land cession, free homesteads, and two new cabinet offices. Houston will host next year as Tom Richardson becomes secretary.
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Admirals Ultimatum Brings Mataafans Into Compliance
Apia Samoa May 19. Admiral Kautz ordered Mataafa and followers to remain within a twelve by six mile district around Apia. Rebels fortify while loyalists drill. both sides prepare for further action as ships from the fleet reinforce positions and dispatch messengers.
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Marchand Welcomed by Enthralled Paris Crowds in Lyons Rally
Major Marchand the African explorer arrives in Paris from Toulon. A vast crowd at Lyons station cheers as the minister of marine sends a decorated victoria for the hero. Police guard the carriage steps while crowds fill streets and chant the Marseillaise at the military club.
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Assault on President Loubet at Auteil Races
A violent demonstration against President Loubet at Auteil races led to 130 arrests as police protected the president and his party. Comte Christiani attacked Loubet with a stick striking his hat. deputies Jose Lasses and Firmin Faure were named among organizers.
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Dreyfus Granted New Trial in Paris
Paris reports the court of taxation quashed Dreyfus life imprisonment for treason directing a new trial. Judges from all tranches reviewed the case and ordered proceedings anew.
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Paris
Ohio Republican state convention nominates Nash Caldwell
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the state GOP convention backed Judge George K. Nash for governor and ex-Congressman John A. Caldwell for lieutenant governor, with the Hanna Cox alliance securing a large share of delegates. McKinley endorsement and Daugherty remarks highlighted a peaceful, unified convention. A dachshund anecdote closes the item.
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John A. Caldwell
George B. Cox
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Nash
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Hanna
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Resolutions Back 16 to 1 Silver Plank at Ohio Valley Meet
At MacAuley’s theater in Louisville delegates urged retention of the 16 to 1 silver ratio. The Ohio Valley League of Bimetallic Clubs endorsed the Chicago platform and Bryan for president. A trust menace plank urged explicit anti trust action and silver as the chief issue.
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Ohio Valley League of Bimetallic Clubs
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James P. Tarvin
Covington
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Esterhazy Confesses to Writing the Borderau
The Chronicle reports Major Comte Ferdinand Walain Esterhazy visited the paper with a confidential companion and claimed the army chiefs betrayed him. He asserted he wrote the borderau under orders from Sandherr and said he would tell the truth now.
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Dewey Embarks Aboard His Flagship Olympia
Admiral Dewey left the Peak hotel yesterday and boarded the Olympia in private. He visited Kowloon docks and inspected the captured Spanien ships Isla de Cuba and de Lauzon before departure.
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Insurgents Attack Trowans
Special dispatch from Manila reports insurgents attacking Trowans in London with unclear details and dates. The item lacks full context and specific outcomes.
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Manila
California Fig Syrup Co. remedy praised for laxative benefits
The advertisement extols SYRUS OF Figs as a pleasant and effective laxative remedy. It claims to cleanse the system gently, dispel colds headaches and fevers, and aid in overcoming habitual constipation while not irritating kidneys or liver. The formula uses senna and aromatic plants with figs for taste and lists distribution offices and a 50 cent price.
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Louisville
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Nightly drafts and pride test a builder’s claim
The builder boasts of designing and constructing a house, claiming full ownership of the work. The architect smiles slyly, prompting the builder to notice the finished home, and finally admit the plans may have been drawn at night.
Bookmaking in Murder Trials Sparks Court Bets
A gaudily dressed man in New York’s criminal court placed bets on a murder trial, betting 1 to 10 against acquittal and laying odds with notes and $40. Investigations show many such book makers around the courts, with substantial profits.
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New York Courts
New York
Pittsburg
Disheveled attire provokes dramatic aside at Gore House
In a dinner at Gore House Count d Orsay points out Landor s disarranged dress on a hot evening. Landor flushes and declares to the Count his shame at appearing before Lady Blessington, saying he would end his life rather than face her.
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Walnut Hills
Tord
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Landor
Count d’Orsay
George Selwyn and Lord Holland’s bizarre late friendship
The vignette recalls George Selwyn's unusual passion for viewing strange bodies with friends and notes Lord Holland'siling illness at Holland House. Selwyn asked about his health and if he wished to see him, to which Holland quipped that if alive tomorrow he would be delighted to see him, and if dead would still be glad to see him, per General Fox’s letter.
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Lord Holland
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George
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Weather Prophet Sparks Philosophical Banter
A brisk exchange opens with a note on the fallibility of certainty. Miss Cayenne reacts with surprise as the speaker delivers a paradox about absolute knowledge, playfully framed by a Washington Star quotation.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
The Difference Between Talent And Genius
Dialog hints at distinction between talent and genius with a cryptic exchange about ability to build and create. The fragment suggests a debate on gifted capacity and practical accomplishment without clear resolution.
English Royal Marriages and the Hanoverian Act
The English royal marriage act limits marriages of English princes to Germanic alliances and bans handsome English women. Enacted in 1772 under George II’s command, it cites earlier royal matches such as the Duke of Gloster to Countess Waldegrava and the Duke of Cumberland’s 1771 marriage. The act requires crown consent for descendants, with limited exceptions for princesses abroad, and allows older siblings to marry against the crown’s will under certain conditions.
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George II
Duke of
Congressman Bland in Serious Illness at Lebanon
Congressman Richard P. Bland is seriously ill in Lebanon Missouri after two months confined to his room. Last night his condition worsened prompting his sons in St Louis to be summoned by telegraph.
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Richard P. Bland
Ervagel
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