Altgeld Blasts Supreme Court on Injunction Power
Springfield dispatch reports Governor John P. Altgeld condemns the U S Supreme Court for curbing liberty via injunctions and undermining trial by jury. He portrays the court as a tool of monopoly and warns that fed eral judges influence state courts. He links this to capitalism and the white house, arguing a shift from constitutional government to government by injunction.
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Springfield
Ill
John P. Altgeld
United States Supreme Court
Eugene V. Debind
Supreme Court
United States
New York World
White House
Capitol
Courts of Justice
International Monetary Conference Opinions Revealed
The World publishes cables from ministers of finance in Russia, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands showing positions on an international monetary conference and bi metallic standards. Germany favors inquiry but ties action to England. Belgium and the Netherlands express favorable or cautious interest. A World poll of nearly 450 Congress members shows most stay silent on silver, tariff, and income tax questions.
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New York
New England
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Delaware
Georgia
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Texas
Carolinas
East
Russias
Germany
Belgium
Holland
United States
Maprio
Liberal Party
Brussels
Spain
Gomezo
ST. Petersburg
MS Dewitte
Pokotilov
The
Hague
Netherlands
J. P. Sprenger van Eix
Dg Smet DE Nayer
England
Congress
Priinry
Allverjaues
Sherman Replies To Hill On Silver Policy In Ohio
Ohio Senator Sherman defends the joint use of gold and silver at par in Ohio conventions. He says he has read Senator Hill’s criticism of his Zanesville speech and argues Hill has not read it. Sherman explains buying silver at market value and coinage at the legal ratio to keep silver at par with gold. He insists the policy does not degrade dollar standards.
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Cincinnati
The
Commercial Gazette
Mansfield
Sherman
Senator Hill
Zanesville
Ohio
Hill
Silver sentiment intensifies in west and Illinois stance
Col Morrison reports growing persistence of free coinage advocates after a six week western commerce tour. He notes Illinois' convention likely to back free and unlimited silver coinage, while opposition remains quiet. Senator Dubois predicts no silver legislation before a silver-leaning president, possibly in 1896.
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Washington
W. R. Morrison
Illinois
Dubois
Idaho
Senate
Congress
Trying to Draw One Adlai Stevenson Views on Silver Question
Washington newspapers consider Vice President Adlai Stevenson aiming for the presidential nomination. Interviews with unnamed prominent Democrats are cited, but solid facts are scarce. Analysts say the pieces seek a definite Stevenson stance on the silver issue and question his exact position.
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Adlal
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Senator Carter backs Cameron for Republican nomination
Washington June 3 Senator Carter head of the Republican national committee selects Senator Cameron as a strong Republican nominee. Carter says Cameron is a sound protectionist and a fearless advocate of bi metallism supporting free unlimited coinage of gold and silver at a fixed ratio.
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Washington
Carter
Republican National Committees
Cameron
Ohio Miners and Operators Reach 51 Cent Wage Agreement
Ohio miners and operators reach a wage agreement setting pick mining at 51 cents per ton in the Hocking district. The rate aligns with 60 cents in Pittsburg thin vein mines, with Ohio districts following Pittsburg’s lead. A seven member miner and seven member operator board will determine any Pittsburg advance and may involve a disinterested party if needed. All miners are to be reinstated. The agreement goes to state miners for approval.
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CoLumBus
Ohio
Hocking
Pittsburg
California Carries Off the Persimmon, Chicago, June 2
The Western Collegiate athletic meet was won by the University of California with a high score. Michigan placed second and Indiana University among others. John V. Cram of Iowa City matched week-old marks by running 100 yards in 10 seconds and 220 yards in 22 seconds. Alvin H. Culver of Northwestern cleared eleven feet in pole vault. The Western Collegiate association executive committee stripped Captain J A Leroy and F M Hall of Michigan as professionals and thus ineligible for points.
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Chicago
University of California
California
Michigan
Iowa College
Ilinois University
Wisconsin
Iowa University
Northwestern
St. Albana
Center
Lake Forest
John V. Cram
Iowa City
Bia
Alvin H. Culver
Northwestern University
Western Collegiate Association
J. A. Leroy
F. M. Hall
The Photographer's Troubling Janus Portrait
Omte Philippe de Rostig, a complacent husband, funds a new life through photography and a staged outdoor portrait. His wife and Victor secretly lobby while he builds a shadowy studio in a Bas Meudon setting. When the couple pose openly, the camera exposes the truth—a curtain blocks the kiss, leaving a perfect image of a staged betrayal.
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Philippe ‘de Rostig
Kodak
Paris
Mansard
Wwc
Victor
Gosip
Jovers
de Rosny
Commissaire
Phillippe de Rosny
M. le Commissaire
de Rosay
Notable 19th Century Figures and Honors Listed
A collection of brief notes recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes as the first American contributor to a Tennyson memorial. Mentions Richmond monument for Jeb Stuart and Dr William Howard Russell turning 74, with other scraps on Major von Wissman in Berlin, Misa Farnsworth’s photography fame, Prince Bismarck’s honorary academy status, and claims about a violin linked to Ole Bull and the Amati brothers.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Tennyson Memorial
Jeb” ‘Stuart
Richmond
William Howard Russell
London Times
von Wissman
Berlin
Naples
Misa ‘Farnsworth
General Farnsworth
Albany
Prince Bismarck
Prusslan Academy of Arts
Empress Frederick
J. Jay.Watson
Brooklyn
Ole Bull
Amati Brothers
Shakepeare
Noted Voices and Revered Orators Across History
The passage surveys famous speakers and singers across eras. It contrasts Calhoun’s rasping gestures with Frederick the Great’s deaf yell, Beecher’s controlled rise to climax, Lincoln’s clear articulation, John Chrysostom’s feeling oriented oratory, Agujaydi La Bas tardella’s astonishing vocal range, Mozart’s praise of late 18th century performance, and notes a peak earning of about $500 a night for a performer, equivalent to roughly $2,500 today.
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Frederick William
Frederick the Great
Beecher
Lincoln
John Chrysostom
John the Golden-mouthed
Constantinople
Agujaydi
la Bastardella
Mozart
SELF JUDGED AUTHORS AND THEIR BEST WORKS
A survey of famous writers reveals how they viewed their own best efforts. Shelley admired Queen Mab but sought brighter subjects, while Butler doubted Hudibras. Adam Smith loved Wealth of Nations, Watts trusted his dull Improvement of the Mind, and Gray praised Elegy as supreme. Boswell wrote for pleasure, Richardson felt his first novel best, Locke valued education writings, Bulwer Lytton claimed What Will He Do with It? housed his best ideas, and Grote compared History of Greece with Gibbon's Decline and Fall.
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Shelley
Mab
Butler
Lfe
Adam Smith
Isaac Watts
Gray
Boswell
Bulwer Lytton
Grote
Greece
Gibbon
Facts From Popular Science on Tiny Scales and Nature
A compendium of curious measurements and natural facts: wool fibers measure about 1/500 inch, human hair from 1/250 to 1/600 inch, diatoms tiny yet numerous, bee stings minute under a microscope, cod milt housing many animalcules, and the Jardin des Plantes labeling system for plant categories. Owl wings glide silently due to down.
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Woods
Jardin Des Plantes
News girl comforted by box delivering papers to hospitals
A New York Tribune report describes a newsgirl dropping a newspaper into a Park Row donation box for hospitals. The girl hurried past as she cried out for evening papers, showing pity for the sick and the families relying on the papers.
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The
New York Tribune
Park Row
Quotations on virtue and character from notable thinkers
A collage of maxims from Lavater Hawes Seneca Lincoln Bulwer Carlyle Disraeli Rousseau and others. The collection offers reflections on courage happiness education wealth desire and restraint attributed to 19th century sources and classic authors.
The Beat Way on Mrs. Siddons Acting Secret
A famed actress replies to scholarly inquiries by saying she does not reveal rules but simply acts as well as she can. The anecdote places Mrs. Siddons against blue-stockings and emphasizes natural talent over studied art. The tale underscores a pragmatic approach to life and performance.
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Mrs. Siddons
Foote the Player’s Quarrel and Comic Exuberance
All He Knew Foote was famed for talent and wit yet sought stage activity beyond acting. His Othello was a burlesque and Hamlet, preeminent in his youth, became a ludicrous benefit. In a quarrel scene with Laertes he misspoke and veered into a verbose, frenetic spree of mewing and barking.
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Foote
Hamlet
Laertes
Hercules
Grains of Gold Proverb Collection Reflects on Virtues
A collection of maxims on laziness hope happiness self interest and virtue. It extols generosity humility self sacrifice and patience while warning against self centered living and judging by appearances. The piece notes strength grows from silence and endurance and lauds individuality as the root of goodness.
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