Political currents and local actions stir Ohio and Kentucky elections
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Sierman avoids residency talk yet leaves cabinet prospects open. Youngstown bars Sunday cigar sales face court affirmation while ice cream parlors stay open for necessities. In Butler County Ohio a split in the Democratic Party over “sound money” prompts bolting delegates. McCreary subsidies to challenge Blackburn in Kentucky as Mercer County votes heavily for the anti Blackburn slate.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Roosevelt
New York
Cincinnati Enquirer
Howra
Wall Street
Butler County
Campbell
McCreary
Kentucky
Blackburn
Mercer County
Legisheh
Prophecy Fulfilled: Carlisle Foretold Silver Money Plot
A fictionalized 1878 speech by Carlisle warns of a conspiracy to destroy silver and gold money. A Jacksonville correspondent notes the prophecy’s fulfillment over 17 years and Carlisle’s shift to align with current policy, while criticizing his motive and leadership.
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Myanssiie Courier
Carlisle
Ma Carlisle
Europe
Jacksonville
N. Y
The
Mercury
United States
Mr. Carlisle
Iteus
Silver in Nicaragua Report From Senor Lacayo
Senor Lacayo of Nicaragua now in New York reports prosperity under the single silver standard. He is a wealthy banker and authority on finance. He says Nicaragua circulates silver and government notes at par, with no gold coins locally except imports from the United States England and France. Nicaragua, like Mexico, has found
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Senor Lacayo
Nicaragua
New York
Lacayo
United States
England
France
Mexico
Spanish Americans Advocate Currency System Travel Talks
The piece notes Uruguay's success with a paper currency and no gold backing. It contrasts this with the U S gold standard and cites visiting bankers from Mexico Nicaragua and Uruguay arguing that the Spanish Americans prosper under their system and resist value shrinkage seen after the single gold standard. It credits Spanish Americans with aiding currency education efforts.
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Uruguay
Mexico
Nicaragua
New York
Wits
Thin Gowns Fashion Notes For Muslin Dresses
The article describes fashionable muslin gowns with separate linings, stiff facings to hold form, and six inch helm hems. It notes soft draperies for bodices, elbow or wrist sleeves, and delicate sleeves with crinoline under sleeves. A mauve floral gown sketch features lace, mauve silk lining, and yellow straw hat with roses.
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Godet
Blackberry Cordial Recipe From Old Time Preparation
A traditional blackberry cordial is described as a famly medicine. The method uses four quarts of blackberries heated in a stone jar over warm water, then strained into juice. Sugar and spices are added, boiled, then fortified with brandy and bottled to mellow for about three months.
A Seat For the Baby
A mother describes in Babyhood how she made a baby chair that fits a year old and is admired by neighbors. The piece notes the appeal of appropriately sized seating for infants and older children alike.
Baby’s Own Seat Made From Box
A woman fashioned a seat from a wooden box about 16 inches long by 10 inches wide and a foot deep. She removed a side, added inside cleats four inches from the floor, fitted the cover board, sawed to shape, padded with cotton, and covered with cretonne. The seat was secured with brass nails and a decorative valance hung to the floor. The box bottom remained, yielding a sturdy, usable seat.
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Baby
Lemon Ice Recipe Steps and Assembly
Squeeze the juice of six lemons into a bowl and strain the mixture. Add a pint of sugar and a pint of water. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Freeze in the usual way. Before stiff, remove the dasher and pour in a cup of rich cream. Stir rapidly a few minutes and do not churn with the dasher again.
Locomotive pace making tested by runaway bicycle stunt
An ex cow puncher from the city attempted a rope assisted pace trial with a bicycle and horse near Fort Russell. The horse bolted toward Camp Carlin as crowds watched from barracks and roofs. The rider narrowly escaped injury when the wheel collapsed and he was tossed to the ground. The rider said pace making will be revolutionized but he will stick to horseback riding and guiding bicycles with a rope.
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Fort Russell
Erswell
Hoss
Camp Carlin
Cat as Foster Mother to Ducklings in Odd Tale
A Jacksonville Citizen story recounts a cat set to incubate 13 duck eggs by Dennis O’Keefe. After three days the cat abandoned, yet she reportedly kept the eggs until ducklings hatched, then fled as the ducklings broke shells. Eleven ducklings testified to the event. the tale ends with the cat’s sudden withdrawal.
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Dennis O'Keefe
Mr. O'Keefe
Bicycle Rider Tom Reed Headlines 1896 Progress
New York Recorder notes Tom Reed advances toward 1896 on a bicycle ride. It calls for a Kodak snapshot of him in knickerbockers and golf stockings to show a real bicycle face.
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Tom Reed
New York Recorder
Glass coated with metals for new decoration style
The article notes M Margot’s idea of affixing aluminium zinc and Magnesium to glass to form metal coated glass art. It mentions a Niagara Falls excursion on the Nickel Plate Road on August 19 with travel rates and schedules available from agents. It also references a first Niagara Falls excursion of 1895 and a local job printing office promoting its services.
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M. Margot
London Globe
Niagara Falls
Nickel Plate
Nickel Plate Road
Carlisle's Future as a Presidential Bid Seeker
Washington Star argues Carlisle aims for the White House, not the Senate, citing his work as a Democratic sound money leader. It notes Kentucky and Ohio Convention gains, and forecasts Carlisle as the party’s likely 1896 standard-bearer, with his rivals and critics measured against his rising power.
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The
Washington Star
White House
Senate
Carlisle
Harter
Ohio
New York
Ilinois
Chicago
Morrison
Kentucky
Germfin
Maryland
Brice
Mr. Carlisle
Treasury
Cincinnati Suspension Bridge
Electric Death For Dogs In Brantford Police Practice
Aged, tugless and homeless dogs condemned to death are electrocuted by Brantford police. Each dog wears four leather boots with metallic soles and a wet sponge, connected to street lighting via a copper wire. A policeman and a firefighter perform the execution as a 1700 volt current is switched on.
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Brantford
Chicago
Bicycle Vote Swings for Office in 1895
A political allegory tracks a man who polishes bicycle skills and schemes to win office. He touts the bicycle vote as decisive while fighting reformers and ethnic blocs. Also note: Baltimore & Ohio offers August excursion tickets to Mountain Lake Park, Md for the Women's Foreign Missionary Society and Mountain Chautauqua Meetings, valid Aug 1–27 with return by Aug 29.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mountain Lake Park
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Mountain Chautauqua
L. S. Allen
Chicago
Electricity from City Waste Proposed in England
The article discusses converting urban refuse into wealth by cremation and using the heat to generate steam power and electricity. It notes London produces 1,500,000 tons of refuse annually and says English cities are moving to refuse cremators to reclaim energy rather than waste it.
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Colonel Waring
New York
England
Chambers
London
Buffalo Commercial
Fresno to be first city with full electric supply
The Fresno area in central California is expected to become the first city with a complete electricity supply for all uses. Water from a Sierra Nevada stream will travel 83 miles to drive large dynamos, yielding about 1,200 horsepower to illuminate streets and power industry as Fresno grows beyond 20,000 residents.
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Fresno
California
Sierra Nevada
Sierra
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The President's Workshop and Home
The engineer Colonel Wilson urges creating suitable offices for the president outside the residence. The president, among the busiest men, still conducts business at home, a practice once common but now outgrown. Presidents must consult cabinet and receive officials in rooms near the living areas.
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Colonel Wilson
Washington
United States
Stephen Girard
Philadelphia Times
Wausau Man Remains Proud of Central Wisconsin City
A visiting Wausau resident encounters a questioning traveler, who suggests Milwaukee and Twin Cities before learning the main point. The exchange ends with the man affirming his city as the nearby major hub, Wausau Central Wisconsin.
Detroit street railway expands with 23 miles in service
The Detroit street railway opens new franchise operations under Mayor Pingree, charging 8 cents fare. The system mirrors Toronto’s profitable car line, and Detroit hopes to outpace its former rival. If the rate stands, other cities may demand similar concessions.
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Detroit
Pingree
Toronto
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Westmoreland Coker Claims Efficient Coal Byproduct Process
A Westmoreland county coker reports perfecting a method to save coal byproducts without harming coke quality. If valid, thousands of dollars yearly may be saved from loss in old processes. Opinion on superiority versus the German method at Johnstown awaits further tests.
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Westmoreland County
Johnstown
Pittsburg Dispatch
Indianapolis Woman Plans 8000 Mile Chicago to Mexico Ride
Miss Jessie Robinson of Indianapolis undertakes a solo bicycle journey from Chicago to Mexico City covering about 8000 miles. She aims to depart August 10 in gray bloomers and reach Mexico by September 7, hoping to complete the trip in 38 days barring accidents. The venture is not a wager but a personal challenge.
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Jessie Robinson
Indianapolis
Chicago
Mexico
Miss Robinson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Notable Ohio Doctor Says Smallpox Near Extinction
A prominent Ohio physician announces smallpox is 80 near extinction in the United States, making case availability scarce for instructional use. The report cites trusted authority claiming quiet conditions at Gray Gables and notes the Chicago Tribune remarks on the desirability of an exceptionally good baby.
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Ohio
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Gray Gables
Chicago Tribune
Low Excursion Rates to Syracuse Ind Via B and O Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers low excursion fares to Syracuse Indiana on July 29 30 and August 5 6 8 9 for German and English camp meetings at Oakwood Park. Return validity extends to August 20. Contact B&O ticket agents or L Allen assistant general passenger agent Chicago for details.
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Syracuse
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Young People’s Alliance
Oakwook Park
B&o
Allen
Chicago
Central Bimetallic Compact urges silver coinage restoration
A fragmented historical notice advocates forming a Central Bimetallic Compact to campaign for restoring silver to coinage prior to 1873. It denounces the 1873 act ending free silver and calls for organized education and action, with the local post empowered to convene a meeting.
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Wienens
Wiereas
Wuertas
Wuereas
Wuerkas
Tinks Post
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Grant
Minaga
Mountain Lake Park, Md
Tneis-Post
Wisconsin Valley
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wausauite
Wausau
Wansau
Wisconsin
Tiwes Post Office
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Will Advocate
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