Morbid Hypnotism and the Cuban Conflict in One Column
A Seattle column contrasts morbid sensationalism from a London hypnotism exhibit burying a man alive for six days with a heroic act by Captain Randall aboard the Olivette in Havana. It notes tensions of the Cuban war as the sugar trust faces U S pressure and calls for ending the conflict.
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Royal Aquarium
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London Lancet
Havana
Randall
Tampa
United States
United , States
Sanitarium Plan Aimed at New Mexico to Fight Consumption
Washington dispatch reports Senator Gallinger urging Congress to aid a New England led Invalid Aid society plan to establish a large sanitarium for consumptives in Fort Stanton New Mexico. It seeks a military reservation transfer to manage a humane, nationwide effort to remove poor patients to healthier climates, citing stark death rates and moral imperative.
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Roentgen Rays Spark Wide Interest and Experiments
One year after the X ray discovery, Morris Bray of Ansonia sues for damages and plans to have his knee photographed in New Jersey by Edison to prove the injury. Medina locals claim prior knowledge of Roentgen rays, James Andrews recounts a shadowgraph from a mantel mirror, and Fessenden with Keeler patents a simple ray meter. Edison files on experiments, Crookes tubes, and a large fluoroscope, aiming for greater power and public exhibitions.
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Morris Bray
Ansonia
Conn
Bray
Roentgen
New Jersey
Edison
Medina
James Andrews
Pittsburg
R. A. Fessenden
The
Western University
James Keeler
Thomas A. Edison
The New Fad Walking Party On Fifth Avenue
A fashionable uptown hostess plans a walking party as entertainment. Guests will enjoy a luncheon before parading about 1½ miles along Fifth Avenue at a leisurely pace to window shop. The idea mirrors earlier calls for walking clubs run to music, though no band is promised.
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Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue
New York Sun
Would Harrison Accept in Case St Louis Nominates Him
A prominent Indiana Republican asked General Harrison to accept if nominated by the St. Louis convention. He reportedly replied that being drafted and volunteering are two different matters, signaling cautious stance amid rising political talk.
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Harrison
General Harrison
Indiana
Republicana
St. Louis
New York Sun
The Minister’s Test of Endurance on a Train
In a smoking car a group including three farmers and a minister discuss courage and pain. Asked about feats, the minister replies that true bravery lies in self control, not enduring physical hurt, silencing the crowd with a calm challenge to insult. He vows to prove himself if needed.
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Semele
Courage on a Moving Stage at Shelbyville
In a Louisville Courier-Journal tale a minister insists on a public challenge while a man dodges. As the train nears Shellyville Station, the challenger exits amid crowd laughter. The preacher, joking about his cork leg, remains firm, while another man admits fear yet praises the minister’s spirit.
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Shelbyville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Stronghurst Elects All-Women City Government
Mrs Strongmind addresses council upon taking office in Stronghurst promising a radical reform agenda. She emphasizes decency, accountability, and immediate cleansing of local politics, urging firm action and public backing from residents.
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Strongmind
Stronghurst
Chicago Tribune
Quail Nuisance Cited in Texas Hotel Tale
A tourist asks about quail in a western Texas neighborhood as the hotel lobby overhears a quail story. The proprietor jokes that quail are a nuisance, noting the cook cannot dispose of toast because several fat quails compete for scraps outside the back window.
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Texas
Texas Sifter
Photographs and quips from a playful dinner exchange
A compact sketch captures a French dinner pastime of taking pho tographs to amuse guests alongside a humorous Chicago Record reflection on spoons and manners. The item also nods to a Collier's Nutshell style joke and a cryptic note about the Nile, presenting a collage of witty lines and social curiosities.
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France
America
Chicago
The Seasons Materials in Fashion This Season
Plain goods and newly styled fabrics dominate the upcoming season with silks, glace materials, and two-tone combinations like water green and old rose. A Louis Quinze coat in blue cloth, white lace, and pearls showcases the era’s refined tailoring alongside tennis gown fabrics with bouddette effects and decorative buttons.
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Louis Seize
NEW FASHIONS IN MILLINERY AND BRIDAL TOILET
Exotic headwear dominates the season with black ostrich plumes, beretta crowns, and garlands around crowns. Dresses echo eighteenth century touches with tabbier skirts, jointed bodices, and Marie Antoinette fichus. Bridal gowns feature white satin, Louis Seize silk, orange blossom garlands, and ornate tabliers with lace and pearls.
Announcement of Democratic Joint Senator and Local Candidacies
A set of 1920s style voter notices announces candidacies for joint senator for Allen and Whitley counties and for sheriff of Allen county. Names spotlighted include W. S. Ganpy Louis J. Bosiya John H. Rohan Sidney C. Lumparp and H. P. Scoerer, all petitioning under Democratic nominating conventions.
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Allen
Whitley
W. S. Ganpy
Morning and Hartnet Nominate as City Officials
The city clerk candidate Henry Morning and waterworks trustee candidate Murray Hartnet run as nominees subject to the democratic nominating convention decision. The notice outlines their affiliation and the inquiry into the party selection.
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Epitror
Sidney C. Lumparp
Epiror
H. P. Scoerer
Henry Morning
Murray Hartnet
Eorror
William Mere, JR
Candidates announce bids for ward council seats in party primaries
A list of voters in multiple wards announces numerous candidacies for councilman positions. Each entry notes a name and ward with caveat of selections by Democratic or Republican nominating conventions or primaries. Names include Emmert Martin Borkenstein Wiebe Nuzman Bru Purcell Schulte Haag Hinp Tivd and others.
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Tenth Ward
EmmErt Martin
Epitor
Second Ward
Borror
Frank Purcell
Ninth Ward
Thes
Seventh Ward
Adolph Schulte
Eprror
Cuarizs Haag
Fifth Ward
Henny Hinp
Forbes Sits With Ex-President Harrison for Bride Gift
Artist John Catlin Forbes dines with ex-President Harrison and holds daily sittings. The arrangement is a three fourths view intended as a present for General Harrison's bride.
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John Catlin Forbes
Harrison
Benedict buys Greenwich club grounds in Connecticut
£ C Benedict has purchased the club grounds at Greenwich Connecticut comprising several acres. A handsome summer residence is being erected on the site. It is said President Cleveland and family will spend some time there in the coming summer.
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C. Benedict
Greenwich
Conn
Cleveland
Wabash Railroad announces new schedule changes
The Wabash schedules take effect March 22 with faster through service. WorEsTwarD leaves Fort Wayne 11 05 a m arrives St Louis 10 85 p m coaches chair cars and palace sleepers. Limited Fast Mail Fort Wayne 6 30 p m reaches St Louis 2 50 p m Kansas City 10 35 p m Hot Springs 5 25 p m. Eastward changes include No 46 shifting from 1 15 p m to 11 45 a m and Toledo arrival at 2 35 p m.
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Hot Springs
Kansas
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