Vast Harness Trades Lead St Louis In U S Output
The article notes St Louis surpasses all cities in harness and horse furniture production with eleven large factories. It also reports on global riches and notable figures, including Daniel Murphy as the leading lard owner who died in San Jose California with vast land holdings in several regions. It mentions a missionary's observations about Mormon practices in Cashmere and a boy naming five alleged fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Daniel Murphy
San Jose
California
Durango
Mexico
Arizona
Standard Oil Capital Bout to 70 Million Thebank Shift
A Cleveland NYT correspder reports Standard Oil began with 1 million capital under Ohio law and grew to 70 million in four months. It now trades near 80 cents, valuing the firm at about 56 million. Observers say it dwarfs other cash-rich corporations. The Boston Commercial Bulletin compares private and national banks, noting private banks show larger capital and deposits than national banks, yet question profit and currency bases. Meanwhile two to three Ohio politicians plan to retire from politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York Times
Standard Oil
Ohio
America
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Fires, deaths, and political shifts sweep the nation
A string of fires devastates towns and businesses including Metropolis Illinois Monticello Minnesota Upham Sons Blue Rapids Kansas Pittsburg Pennsylvania Denison Texas and a Norfolk or Charleston monument ceremony. Notable deaths include Senator elect J T Updegraft and a theater accident in Cincinnati. Indian affairs, pensions requests, and a land claim over Galveston Island appear alongside legal cases and labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
Ill
Monticello
Minn
Upham & Sons
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Murder and embezzlement trials reach verdicts in Edgefield and Buffalo
Moses Locckhart, a colored man, was hanged at Edgefield District of Columbia on December first for the April murder of Moses Blalock citing jealousy as motive. R Potter Lee, ex president of the First National Bank in Buffalo, NY, was sentenced to ten years for embezzlement. Andrew P Munson of Moline Illinois was arrested on wife beating charges.
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Heins
Cedar Rapids
Marion Street
Edison
Iowa
Gazette Office
Davenport
Tnesda
Gazette
Post Offic
Henry Hillman
Brooklyn
Fred Wilson
Jesse James
Bagge
Wilson
Bush
Miller
Charles
William
Jon Cok
Toreka
Kansas
Coks
Illinois
Francis A. Wordell
Pensin Department
Detroit
Mich
Samuel Post
Wor Gell
New Bedford
Maas
Moses Locckhart
Edgefield
D. C
Moses Blalock
R. Potter Lee
First National Bank
Buffalo
N. Y
Andrew P. Munson
Moline
British House Debates Egyptian War Costs and Ireland Tensions
Parliament totals the Egyptian war cost to October 1 at £3,500 60, including Indian contingent expenses and troop transport. Trevelyan warns inflammatory speeches may trigger National League crackdowns. Davitt and Healy face possible binding over or prison. Dublin juror Field attack prompts curfew act measures and a £5,000 reward for informants. Germany endures Khire floods. Cologne zoo inundated and Cologne riverbanks damaged. Dutch city districts fear drowning. German pork import ban proposed.
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House of Commons
Gladstone
E.cyt
Trevelyan
Ireland
Wavitt
Dealy
Redmond
National League
Daviit
Healy
Dublin
Ticward Asshetova Cross
Davitt
Home Department
Dennis Field
Hynes
Goddard
Freeman’s Journal
Fili
Privy Council
Field
Vote Totals by County for Secretary of State Race
Full returns show county by county tallies for candidates in the Secretary of State race. The table lists counts for Hull Walter Gaston Scat ROS and other contenders across numerous counties, with totals for each candidate and region.
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Couties
Hull
Walter
Gaston
Scat
ROS
Lesetss
Bremer
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Alan
Else's
Naeneti
Alhoun
Tase Cove
Carrol
Cerre Gordo
Chickasaw
Clarke
Clayton
de Aware
Des Moines
Sere Dickinson
Seat
Dubuque
ST Eninet
Payette c
Bos Dooce Ee
Frankin
Fremont
Groenes
Guthries
Ramilton
Thancock
Harrison
Henry
Humboldt
Etn
Gbeeraens
Aackeon
Psatsoe Ees
Jefferson
Jokneon
Csistas Es
Tunis
Madison
Ahodah Marshall
Mitchell
Monona
Montgom'ry
Muscatine
Fame
Plymouth
Povaygontas
Bude S Cena Esces
Nore Tama
SM Co Nee Eet
van Buren
Sia Wapello
Aves Wvorted
Washington
Webster
Winnebago
Ey Winnshiek
Woodbury
Archaeological Expedition Returns with Cliff Dweller Findings
Ben Wittick, photographer for Major J W Powell's expedition, returns to Albuquerque after visiting the Moqui country and New Dechelle. The party found two cliff-dweller skeletons, photographed numerous views, and plans to exhume and ship a cliff dwelling to the Smithsonian at Cochiti.
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Albuquerque
Ben Wittick
J W Powell
Fort Wingate
New Dechelle
Navid
Wittick
Wittiex
Acoma
Pena Blanca
Cochiti
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
New Mexico
New World
Spinks Mistaken for Twins by Coincidental Gaze
Spinks, returning home, described as afflicted with double vision, stared at Mrs 8. and observed that the two women appeared nearly twin like. He quipped that the pair did not look enough to be twins, reflecting a humorous perception of the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinks
Woman Reports Quick Relief From Scald With Eclectric Aid
Orpha M Hodge of Hattle Creek Michigan says she spilled boiling water on her hand and used Toomas Eclectric A1. She states the pain vanished immediately and she was cured in three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha M. Hodge
Hattle Creek
Mich
Will Vischer Lays Out Rustic Church Echoes of Time
Old log church shown in rustic beauty stands as a monument to duty and faith. Forest birch and hazel paths frame a village scene where children grow into adults, the preacher and teacher figures recalled in verse, with memories of school and church life across changing times.
Opening of the Supreme Court Famed for Formalities and Wit
EV Smally recounts the December century portrait of the Supreme Court opening with a cry of Oyez and the nine dignified justices entering in black silk gowns. The scene mixes formality with vivid detail as lawyers and spectators observe a ritual that blends tradition with practical discussion.
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EV. Smally
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Dreams and brain signals shape dream types says Delaunay
The British Medical Journal reports experiments by M G Delaunay on dreams. Delaunay claims forehead cotton wool affects dress, dreams while supine are erotic, while left side dreams are intelligent and tied to recent events. He links dreams to cerebral circulation and brain nutrition and notes happiness comes from within.
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M.G. Delaaunay
M. Delaunay
Notable Love Letter Excerpt Sparks Curiosity
A historic note presents a playful line from a love letter where the writer describes swallowing a postage stamp sealed with the beloved’s kiss. The quote reflects intimate wartime correspondence and poetic bravado in personal exchanges.
Evils to be Avoided and Health Advice
Over eating is compared to intemperance and warned as a social evil. The ad promotes Burdock Blood Purifier products as a remedy for cleansing the blood and boosting health, ending with an unspecified price.
Smithsonian Agent Collects Whaling Relics in New Bedford Exhibit
James Temple Brown of the National Museum gathers whaling curiosities in New Bedford. He secures harpoons, hooks, lamps, battle knives, logbooks, and rare bombguns from shipowners and captains to illustrate the industry’s scale and history.
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Boston Advertiser
James Temple Brown
United States National Museum
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Ben
New Bedford
Brown
Adeline Gibbs
American Archeology Exhibit at Peabody Museum in Cambridge
Prof. F. W. Putnam outlined season explorations in American archaeology at the Peabody Museum. Shell heaps on the Maine coast yield vast oyster shell mounds and multi hundred acre sites. Keen’s Point reveals clam heaps with bones, pottery, and a detachable harpoon point. Directors seek contributions to support ongoing research amid funding shortfalls.
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F. W. Putnam
Peabody Museum
Evening Post
Cambridge Mess
H. Toe
Putnam
Damariscotta River
Muconzus Sound
Damariscotta
New Castle
Keen's Point
Quo Hang
Teolk
Whelk
Peabody
Love and Loss Revisit a Long-ago Rivalry in Sorel
A Montreal Star retells how George Beaupre, once rejected by Mary Ann Fearer for rival Jacob Savage, returns after decades to find Fearer widowed and living in modest circumstances. Beaupre, now near sixty, had prospered with $20,000 saved, and he and Fearer are briefly reunited in a renewed marriage.
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Montreal Star
Sorel
Maifen
George Beaupre
Mary Ann Fearer
Caey
Jacob Savage
Savage
Young Baupre
Far West
Canada
Montreal
Coon in Tree Rumor Fast Tracks Neighboring Woodcut
A wry Virginia farmer boasts a quick tree removal by claiming a coon hides inside, prompting neighbors to chop it down in ten minutes. The tale relies on bluff and local humor rather than a real wildlife sighting.
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Virginia
Wolf Children in India and the Wolf as Foster Parent
The article discusses wolves devouring and sometimes nursing human infants in India. It cites Hindu superstition and local caste roles in protecting wolves, and recounts an 19th century magistrate era sighting of a wolf child captured near Etawah. It notes female wolves are rarely found and offers a speculative recovery narrative.
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Journa
Firs
Peng
Secundra
Agra
Romulus
Remus
India
Oude
Rajoopara
Etawah
AverJumna
Mr. B
Kind to the old Man Virginia Cay Enterprise
A Comstock youth plays poker with his father, bluffing for two pair then exposing a poor hand. The next hand the father bets, the son shuffles in $20, claims a win with a flush and reveals he orchestrated the loss to help his weary father rest. The elder man leaves, while the son laments the ruse and urges others to value time and future utility.
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Virginia Cay Enterprise
Comstock
T. A Drinks
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England
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London
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Wilson Fligg
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G. A. Edmunds & Co
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Roscoe Conkling
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la Crosse
Town Falls
J. B. Weaver
E H. Glette
State Tribune
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Sioux Counties
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Charles Wright
Webster City
Wright County
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Reuben Griffin
Hadibe
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Knoxville Junction Coal Company
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H. B. Ashey
Weston
Dan S. Taylor
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Tasa
Gus Larson
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Nevada
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H. J. Bailey
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Mary A. Thomas
Dave Chapman
Onawa
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Des Moines, Sac City & Dakota Rail‘and Company
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Grinnell
Ater
Ijuries
Iowa College
Weekly Review
Pittsburg
Supreme Court of Indiana
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Alamo Hotel
Denison
Texas
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Juin Teller
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Dakota
Hickett & Co
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National Temperance Society
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Senate
National Commission of Inquiry
Yankton
Ordway
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Yenkton County
New York
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Tauron Weel
William Morgan
John Whitney
Weed
Morgan
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Galveston Island
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Sioux Indian Commission
Ball River
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Crook Creek
Sitting Bull
Adrian
E. P. Rosewell
James Armstrong
Fiora
John Mueller
Pitsburg
Walker
Reynold
Garder
Darlington
Yung
Camanche County
Wiliam Andrews
Co'ored
Highspire
Auvrene
J. G. Wharton
J. D. Hill
Carthage
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Maggie McGill
Wharton
Episcopal Church
Coliseum Theater
Cincinnati
Si Slocum
Frank Frayne
Sue Siocum
Annie von Behren
von Behren
Frayne
Frane
Aio Stevens
Reige
Miss von Behren
Egypt
Nubar Pasha
Cairo
Madagascar
Consru
Lananarivoo
Turkey
Fatid Pasha
Muc
Said Pasha
Drepre
Anou Hamid
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Crime and Criminals
Lews
Germany
Zoological Garden
Cologne
Dussedorf
Will Vischer
Fo Ks
The
Supreme Court
Chiel
Waite
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