Early plan to speed supreme court ruling on elections amendment
Senator Titus and Attorney General Remley met to craft a method for an early supreme court decision on the biennial elections amendment. A district court appeal with an agreed facts statement is planned, with Remley preparing papers and briefs for a swift ruling and immediate appeal.
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Titus
Remley
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Harvey
Decatur County
W. R. Lewis
Montezuma
Mr. Remley
Senator Mullan
Mullan
Savagry of Lynchings Reach Rockport Ind
The Detroit Free Press notes a thousand angry citizens lynched two Black murderers in Rockport Indiana based on bloodhound evidence. It argues mob violence is murder regardless of guilt and condemns the perpetrators as murderers in God and man.
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Detroit Free Press
Rockport
Ind
God
Ex President Harrison Rally Draws Anti Imperialism Voices
The New York Evening Post notes Harrison's public stance against imperialism, drawing support from McKinley voters in Ann Arbor who opposed Philippines policy. The surprise speech marked an ex president's bold political discussion contrary to past habits.
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Harrison
Ann Harbor
McKinley
Philippines
New York Evening Post
Store Ad Announces Cash Bargains on Organs and Instruments
An advertisement lists Webber, Fischer, Emerson, Shaw, Schaffer, Kingsbury, Smith & Barnes organs along with a large stock of second hand instruments. It promotes cash buys at the lowest prices with special cash or easy payment terms and trade-ins, plus cheap second hand items and a strong guarantee.
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Aoe
Mrs Gallup's Last Words Spark Funeral Plans Tale
A man returns to find his wife delirious with camphor and a cured-patient circular, sparking a comic insistence on her funeral details. She riffs on a grand procession, a cheap gravestone, and mock spiritual comfort as he debates buying more bottles.
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C. B. Lewis
Samuel
Mr. Gallup
Jim Dewitt
Hanner
Mrs. Gallup
Susan Gallup
Iallus
Spontaneous Combustion Tale Ends With Night Walk
A young man, late at night, explains to a policeman he suffered spontaneous combustion after a quarrel with his girlfriend’s father. The officer redirects him home as the story ends with light humor and a gentle send off.
Lightning rods blamed for barn fire in old quarrel
A dispute cites a farmer alleging two lightning rods installed last spring caused his barn to burn six weeks later. A peddler retorts with a quip about lanterns and dark nights, reflecting a backwoods exchange popular in the New York Weekly.
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New York Weekly
Sammy Questions Staying Home After Death Joke
Sammy asks to stay home all day after learning his mother died. His mother grants a week off but Sammy suspects she means dying in vacation, a dark humor moment from Harlem Life.
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Sammy
Howdie Hurlburt
Mamma
Harlem
The Conceited Peer and Charles Townsend Exchange
A conceited nobleman tells Charles Townsend he often laughs at foolish remarks. Townsend replies that such laughter shows he lives the merriest life in Europe.
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Charles Townsend
Townsend
Europe
Supper Guests Endurance Test Cited by Atchison Globe
An old fashioned woman’s house for supper is said to always feature floating island as a test of guests. The quip appears in the Atchison Globe reflecting social humor.
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Atchison Globe
Localizing a Speech Opens with Push and Pull
A New Orleans lawyer notes that even great speakers rely on local allusions. He recalls jokingly misusing a doorway message during a noon talk at a commercial college, where the word Push inspired a stumble as students shouted Pull.
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New Orleans
Paul
New Orleans Times-Democrat
John Sherman Hosts Fitzsimmons After Corbett Win
In Washington Bob Fitzsimmons meets with Secretary of State John Sherman in a state department visit following his triumph over Corbett. The scene contrasts brain and brawn as Fitzsimmons, nervous yet polite, concedes to the host and exits, with Sherman praising the great man as he resumes work.
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John Sherman
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Gladiator
Washington
State Department
Fitzsimmons
Mr. Sherman
Mr. Fitzsimmons
Babcock
Cinennati Commercial Tribune
Distressing Stomach Disease Cured by South American Nervine Tonle
A historic advertisement claims a masterly remedy, nervous tonic, cures stomach weakness and indigestion. It promises relief from the first dose and lifelong cure with no failure or disappointment. Sold by Bradshaw & Thoma in Fairfield, Iowa.
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Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield
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Stef
Fairfield, Iowa
Junkin & Baker
Barbara Allen
Hev
Lettle
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Little Sammy
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