Silver Platform Demands Free Coinage At 16 To 1
The United States Committee calls a national silver convention and urges immediate silver remonetization at 16 to 1. Delegates from Alabama to Utah back free coinage while warning party splits over a silver party versus within party action. Grover Cleveland to take a summer outing after the convention adjourns.
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United States—Committee
Calla National Conference
Memphis
South
West
J. C O. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Sibley
Tillman
South Carolina
Butler
North Carolina
Stewart
Nevada
Adams
Colorado
Committee On
National Committee
Alabama
John W. Tomlingon
Arkansas
Charles Coffin
California
Alexander -Delmar
A. W. Rucker
Georgia
N. W. Longley
Kentucky
Louisiana
Senator Blanchard
Missouri
J.C. Gage
Nixon
Nebraska
J. Smyth
M. B. Elliott
Ohio
F. G. Scott
J. W. Stocker
Tennessee
John R. Godwin
Texas
J. H. Reagan
Virginia
M. P
Brandon
New Mexico
M. B. Prince
Utah
E. J. Kimball
J. H. Ackien
Nashville
Chicago
J. K. Jones
United States
Cuban uprising voices rally for Gomez in Cuba
A Havana Revolutionary Committee proclamation from Tampa reports Maximo Gomez in command with 2000 men and Santa Lucia with 1500. Yero and Serafin Sanchez arrive with American pyrotechnics. Martine Campos suffers losses while Baracoa Guantanamo swell with 18000 insurgents as famine spreads.
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Revolutionary Committee
Tampa
Fla
Ben
Cuba
Maximo Gome
Santa Lucia
Cub. Libre
Roloff
Yero
Seraphin Sanchez
Sarta Spirite
Maceo
Spain
Martinez Campos
Mahon
Manzanillo
Fanine
Baracoa
Guantanamo
Guantanamo There Are 18,000 Insurgenta
Riego
Pinto
Maximo Gomez
Havana
Germany Extends Beet Sugar Export Bounty Until 1899
Consul Muth reports to the state department that Germany's government has proposed a preliminary law to extend the export bounty on beet sugar until July 1, 1899. The move keeps higher rates, deferring reductions planned after 1895 and 1897, and aims to allow a considered new law addressing local interests across the empire.
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Washington
Muth
Madgeburg
State Department
Germany
Reichstag
Indians urged to wed legally as marriages surge at Darlington
Captain Woodson, acting Indian agent for the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, enforces civil marriage rites and faces a rush of couples at Darlington D T. He presides as Nash sees a mix of old and young, including a nearly 60 year couple. Paul Good Bear and Christianized Indians lead knot tying matinees with about eighty couples expected. Adler sought in Milwaukee for forging Alabama state seals to stamp forged affidavits tied to Judge Stone case.
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Wichita
Kan
Woodson
Fifth Cavalry
Darlington
D. T
Paul Good Bear
Adler
J K. Adler
New York
Alabama
Judge Stone
Ala
Well Known Judge Poche Dies in New Orleans
Judge Felis P. Poche a renowned lawyer and jurist, founder of the American Bar Association and former Louisiana Supreme Court associate justice, died in New Orleans at age 59. He helped form a national bar association modeled on the French system and led the ABA for eight years.
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New Orleans
Felis P
Poche
World Population and Human Statistics Snapshot 1895
A 1895 St Louis Republic summary lists world population at 1.5 billion on June 4 and notes scales with 500 pores per. Huxley’s elements include 13 with five gases. It cites 4.8 billion deaths per century, births outpacing deaths 3 to 1 in America, and global birth death rates. It gives gender ratio 109 women per 100 men and regional height averages from the US, UK, France, Belgium.
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Huxley
Thar
America
United States
England
France
Anthony
Belgium
St. Louis Republic
Art World Gossip Across Nations and Ages
The piece notes M. Mars as originator of fin de siecle expressions, Rev Dr Hale’s Worcester experience behind My Double, Colla Beaux earning 700 dollars for a head study, Strindberg in Paris and in reduced circumstances, Napoleon Sarony’s Prussian officer father, and the young artist’s New York beginnings and early lithography.
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M. Mars
Radward Everatt Hale
Worcester
Mass
Colla Beaux
Philadelphia
August Strindberg
Paris
Copenhagen
Napoleon Sarony
Hussars
Napoleon
Leipsic
Sarony
New York
Mise
Wit and wisdom from the Atchison Globe
A collection of aphorisms on money, honesty, perception, friendship, brains and manners as observed in daily life. The quotes muse on human behavior, laughter, politeness and deception with practical bluntness.
Notable Figures and Political Lineages Mentioned in 19th Century notices
A compilation notes Mrs Paran Stevens praised in New York society and extols Frank M Nye as a prosecutor related to Bill Nye. It also mentions Alexander Graham Bell nearing sixty with late night lab hours, George W McBride as Oregon’s new Republican senator and family ties to early U.S. politics.
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Paran Stevens
New York
Boston Globe
Buffalo News
Frank M. Nye
Harry Hayward
Minneapolis
Bill Nye
Maine
John C. Spooner
United States
Alexander Grahdim Bell
George W. McBride
Oregon
Washington
Sandwich Islands
Lincoln
If He Could Choose His Age for Earthly Residence
The Boston Transcript notes a remark by a Frenchman of great mind who said he would prefer an old age as a permanent residence on earth. He contrasts with few people who follow that example, noting trees in a forest grow more beautiful with age before they die.
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Boston Transcript
Wan
Boston
Detroit Free Prosa
Fashion power and royal trendsetters shaping society style
The piece discusses how fashion is driven by royal and high society figures rather than just dressmakers. It notes the influence of the Prince of Wales and ladies such as the Duchess of Sutherland and the Princess of Wales, plus examples like Malmaison carnations and dark velvet hats, with hair trends and wedding attire cited. It ends with an unrelated advertising snippet about printed envelopes and printing services in Dillon, Montana.
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Mr. Worth
Prince of Wales
Europe
Duchess of Sutherland
Countess of Dudley
Lady Brooke
Countess Grosvenor
Cornwallis West
Duchess of Portland
Pittsburg
Trunk Dispute Highlights Passenger Rights and Costs
A hotel baggage incident in Detroit described a trunk owner threatening action against a baggage handler who damaged luggage. The case settled after a written promise to treat trunks fairly. The note also cites a Tyrolean inn bill from 1851 showing lodging and meals costing under a florin per person.
St Elmo's Fire Legend In Old Weather Lore
An old legend explains the name St Elmo's fire as a candle lit by St Adelelm to guide a bishop through a storm. The tale notes the flame persisted unprotected as wind and rain battered it, symbolizing miraculous endurance.
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Elmo
Adelelm
Auvergne
Epilepsy Patient Notes Dr Miles Restorative Benefits
Milwaukee man writes from 1895 that after twenty years of severe epileptic fits and costly treatments his condition improved dramatically after taking Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. He reports two fits since starting the remedy and urges others to seek the treatment with a money back guarantee from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Gallaher
Reed
Milwaukee
Miles
Beaverhead County Printing Bid Sealed for July 14 1805
County clerk in Beaverhead invites bids for printing and legal advertising including blank books and official publications. Proposal opens July 14 at the county commissioners office. Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
TJ. Munny
Bidéwill
Notice to Creditors Estate of Michael McAndrews
Notice is given by Philip J. McAndrews as administrator of the estate of Michael McAndrews deceased to creditors and others with claims against the estate. Claims must be filed with vouchers within four months after first publication at the law office of W Barbour in Dillon Montana Beaverhead County. Dated June 12 1604. Purnir J McAnpains Administrator W Barbour Attorney for Estate. Peat
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Michael McAndrews
Philip J. McAndrews
Perens
W. Barbour
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead
Purnir J. McAnpains
W.S. Barbour
Katate
Peat
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Queer Human Family Statistics
Vico
Atchison Globe
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Dillon, Mont
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Attorney-At-Law
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T. M. Senway
Dillon Mont
Birch Creek
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