The People’s Choice for Congress James M. Robinson
A United Press report notes Senator Call’s joint resolution to send forces to Cuba to protect Americans. It raises the prospect of U S intervention as Spanish troops reportedly attacked an American home, prompting calls for a stronger response beyond formal notes from Washington.
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Chicago street car rate crest and Yerkes palace rise
The Chicago Chronicle denounces 5 cent street car fares as unaffordable despite aldermanic influence. It notes Charles T. Yerkes’s costly Chicago palace, contrasting public need with corporate profits and calls for fair charges to patrons. It also hints at political leverage affecting public transportation policies.
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Spring Fashions For Little Girls In Black And Purple
Excerpt describes spring styles for children with color pairings black and purple, bright violet and plum tones, hats in those colors, and miniature versions of adult outfits. Emphasizes simple childish gowns, haircloth and canvas avoided, Greenaway and blouse costumes favored for easy making, matching velvet or silk plaids with neutral tones.
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Early Spring Costume Details in Plaid Velvet and Blue Cloth
The article describes spring wardrobe fabrics combining plaid velvet with plain taffeta and faille, and woolens. It highlights embroidery trims on white ground, and features an illustration of a blue cloth and Scotch plaid velvet gown with gold galloon edging, gigot sleeves, a ruby straw hat, and a lavish ruby velvet trim. JUDIC CHOLLET.
Velvet and Plush in Summer Fashions Outlook
Fashion notes predict velvet and velveteen skirts remain popular with dark shades and bright corsages while plush reemerges as a trend for next winter. Tea gowns endure in comfort, velvet trimmed with lace and silk. A Ward cape in green velvet with cherry satin highlights the era's styling.
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Navy Bill Expands U S Fleet As Europe Boosts Navies
Washington reports on the naval appropriation shows the United States budgeting about 83 million for new ships and torpedo boats, aiming for roughly 50 vessels including battleships costing up to 6 million each. European powers Britain France Germany Russia and Italy plan larger naval outlays, with Britain 120 million for next year. Alonzo Stewart, the hardest working man in the Senate, is praised for keeping track of legislators and motions, from committees to floor references.
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Kentucky hog thief found dead in mountain lair
In 1890 Knott county Kentucky Aaron Pinston aged 53, once indicted for hog stealing, vanished before arrest. Hunters found him dead under a rock cave on Carrs Fork, with a crude warm den lined with skins and a fireplace. Neighbors identified him by hair and beard. no tools or weapons were found.
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Grant's Grandson in Love at Oxford and America
Algernon Sartoris, grandson of General Grant, studied at Oxford and visited America last summer to be with his sweetheart. He preferred an American college for his degree to share social life with her circle, and returned to England disconsolate yet hopeful after facing rival attentions.
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Romance of the Goldfields Browning Life of Jonathan R Brown
In New England to California goldfields a New Hampshire couple moved west seeking fortune. Jonathan R Brown and others toiled without success. He wrote hopeful letters home. Mrs Brown later learns of his death in California and that he left his fortune to her. she resides in Ipswich Massachusetts with two daughters and two sisters.
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Franklin Will Probated in Suffolk Court
Judge Grant grants probate of Benjamin Franklin will in Suffolk county Massachusetts on petition by Mayor Quincy as a foreign will. The will was probated earlier in Philadelphia and now governs the Franklin fund worth several hundred thousand dollars. No opposition was raised.
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Timber Foreman Says Orders Are to Strip Things Clean
A correspondent asks a Minnesota timberman about orders and the foreman replies that the instruction is to strip forests clean. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes this echo of past wasteful practices in degraded lands.
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Grand jury indicts Alf eld and Illinois trustees for flag display
The Champaign county grand jury indicts Governor John P Alf eld and the University of Illinois board of trustees for failure to display the American flag over the state university building as required by law.
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Fence detail in land case ends with shotgun claim
Cross examination reveals a fence description in a government land case. The homesteader struggles to identify fence material while the attorney presses for specifics and the witness finally admits the defining feature was “a man with a shotgun.”
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Howling success dog show sparks newsroom banter
Comic exchanges in a newspaper office follow a dog show joke about success and outside help. A puzzled editor and staffers trade quips on pugs, bull, terriers, and a man leaving after declaring the event a hit. The snippet ends with a calm retreat.
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Wabash Schedule Changes Take Effect March 22
The paper announces new Wabash timetable changes on March 22 with notable shifts. Westwamp leaves Fort Wayne 11 05 am arrives St Louis 20 35 pm and the Limited Fast Mail departs Fort Wayne 6 30 pm reaching St Louis 2 50 pm Kansas City 10 35 pm Hot Springs 5 25 pm with trans continental connections. Eastbound No 46 moves to 11 45 am reaching Toledo 2 35 pm Cleveland 5 55 pm Buffalo 10 30 pm New York 10 35 am via Lake Shore and New York Central. All trains run daily and rates for Easter holidays are available through Nickel Plate agents or B F Horner.
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Local Political Announcements for City and County Seats
A series of public notices from candidates across Allen and Whitley counties announcing bids for joint senator sheriff mayor city clerk and council seats. Names include W S Ganpy Louis J Bonitya John H Rohan Emmett Marvin Borrkenstein H G Nierman Henry F Brit William Meyer Jr Adolph Schulte Charles Haack Henry Hill and Frank Purcell with focus on party nominating conventions and ward contests.
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