Virginia Readjusters and Mahone Coalition Collapse
The Detroit Free Press reports the Virginia Legislature adjournment on April 22 and details Boss Mahone’s failed bid to control state government. It describes his repudia tionist coalition as corrupt, the mass demotion of allies, and the revolt of Readjusters who allege patronage and bribery attempts.
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Virginia
Boss Mahone
Washington
Mahone
John E. Massey
Massey
Senate
Congress
Jay A. Hubbell
Congressional Republican Committee
Garfield
Richmond
Wickham
United States Court
Hubbell
New Haven Register
Blaine Examinations Expose Belmont Attitude in South American Talk
The champions of Blaine fail to defend his stance toward Chili and Peru. Belmont is called various insults while Blaine’s policy remains unexplainable. Observers see his remarks as audacious evasive and untrustworthy in negotiating terms.
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Blaine
Mr. Belmont
Chili
Peru
Mr. Blaine
Belmont
Sleight of Hand in Election Contests
Harrisburg Pa Patriot accuses the Republican majority in Congress of rigging two contested seats Bisbee Finley Florida and Lynch Chalmers Mississippi. It condemns rulings on ballot certification and out-of-balance polls, arguing the same logic would reverse outcomes and expose alleged swindling in both states.
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Congress
Bisbee
Finley
Florida
Lynch
Chalmers
Mississippi
Bisbee-Finley
Issaquena
Chancery
Winley
House
Ligel
Notable Figures and Social Moves Lit by New York Gossip
Ex-Postmaster General James buys a Gramercy Park house and prefers private life. Mrs Garfield sends a memory gift for Garfield Place in Cincinnati. Edith Simcox releases a provocative new volume. Longfellow Darwin Emerson deaths in a month. Dr Smedley writes Underground Railroad history for West Chester. Monroe-Heiskell marries in Philadelphia. William Black to write an Egyptian-set novel. Madame Nilsson reverts to her birth name after her husband’s death. Judge Barker noted at Capitol. Thurman appears as counsel in a decades-old case. English peers arrive in New York aboard the Gallia. Madame Albani’s three-year-old son charms with pink cheeks and blue eyes.
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James
Gramercy Park
New York
Garfield
Garfield Place
Cincinnati
Edith Simcox
Longfellow
Darwin
Emerson
Chicago News
R. C. Smedley
West Chester
James Monroe-Heiskell
Monroe
Philadelphia
New Haven Register
Madame Nilsson
Madame Kouzaud
Chicago Journal
Thurman
Columbus
Gallia
Duke of Manchester
Lord Mandeville
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lady Churchill
Lord Elphinstone
Count
Countess Montsoubin
Madame Albani
America
Times
Humorous items from various papers mix of gossip and quips
A collage of short humorous excerpts cites jokes about an Indianapolis grocer deemed insane for saying Anything else and satirizes fashion, art, decoration, and social quirks. It includes remarks on a hat with wings, Adelaide Detchon, a banjo craze, Meissonier colors, burglar fears, parasol chatter, weather hints, a button tale, and Rosa Lind’s sighs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Boston Transcript
Adelaide Detchon
Graphic
Adelaide
New Haven Register
Philadelphia News
Meissonier
Norristown Herald
Mose Schamburg
Austin Avenue
Mose
Mit
Texas
Monument Work Advances on Washington Obelisk Bid Proposals Pending
President approves new appropriation for the Washington Monument accelerating interior iron work by Superintendent P H McLaughlin. Twelve workers started two days ago with masons to follow in ten days as height advances toward 326 feet. Stones from Paros, Tell, Naxos and Egypt featured among blocks, including a Nevada granite slab inscribed All for our country 1881. several pieces vandalized and restored as work continues.
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Washington Monument
P. H. McLaughlin
Rapidarium
Temple of Honor and Temperance
McLaughlin
Asculapius
Paros
William Tell
Lake Lucerne
Gessler
Grecian
Naxos
J. A. Lehman
Augustus
Nile
Turkey
China
Lapidarium
Nevada
Washington Post
Gaits of Life: A Walk Through Every Person's Stride
An observational meditation like a strolling catalog describes varied human gaits from toddling babies to steady workers to urban sprinters. It notes the baby toes in, the girl’s brisk vivacity, the hod carrier’s measured tread, and the world weary man with cautious, lingering steps, all anchored by a New Haven Register attribution.
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Miss Brown
Miss Moire
Boston Transcript
New Haven Register
Rosalind
George
Chicago
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Mulligan
Detroiit Free Press
Smart
Perry Davis
Burns
Ditson & Co
Pracil
Ty J. H. Tenney
ER. A. Hoffman
Man Sripta
Petee
Rh. M. Mei
J. Abbey i
Lyon & Healy
Oliver Ditson & C
Boston
Kidnex
Wilbor
OIL and Lime
Solaby A
Sheridan
Johnson & CO
Mass
Bangor
PaRsoNs
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin, Ohio
Mim
Jesse James
Younge Brothers
Outfit
Forshee & McMakin
Ohio
Men of Ladies
Pleasant Business
R. We Ziegler & Co
Box 4
Ingra AM d& CO
Masa
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