Quay Re-Election Battle Hints at Outcomes
Reported chatter from political factions around the state capital centers on Senator Quay s chances of return. Prominent backers like Van Valkenburg forecast Quay s defeat on a joint ballot while others promise last minute support. among observers, uncertainty prevails as legistors mull the final vote and possible coalitions before the house meeting tomorrow.
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Estalatons
Theadacnator
Ik Ningers
Chalyman
Fikin
Btiéain
Brest
Quay
Egy Abebas
Efirt
Mate
Fokin
Vath Valkenburg
Ihes
van Valkenburg
St. Lucie
Pla
Senator West
Missouri
Retaliation delays in Charleston legislature deadlock
In Charleston West Virginia January 16 the legislature enters its fourth day without progress due to a senatorial contest. Democrats control the senate caucus while Republicans control the house, delaying business as both sides threaten retaliation. Key figures include McGraw in the Democratic camp for Faulkner’s seat, N B Scott and Governor Atkinson among Republican frontrunners, and Judge Nathan Goff viewed as a hidden wildcard solution.
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Charleston
Senate
House
State House
Ruffner
McGraw
Faulkner
N. B. Scott
G. W. Atkinson
Caldwell
Peffenbarger
Floyd
Gaines
Hughes
Nathan Goff
Policy of Governor Pingree in Tax Legislation
Lansing, January 16. Governor Pingree declares he will block appropriation bills until the Atkinson measure passes. He argues no one should bear tax burdens for educational institutions alone and calls for equal taxation, noting the mining school and university as worthy but not essential immediately. He urges professors to pressure legislators to support fair taxes.
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Lansing
Mich
Pingree
Atkinson
Tntal
Four-state Gathering of Silver Men at Louisville
Judge Tarvin of Covington, head of the League of metallic Clubs of the Ohio valley, met a Louisville Young Men's Democratic club committee to plan a convention next summer. He stated he had secured speakers including William Jennings Bryan Geo. Fred Williams and Hon Charles A Towne with others from Kentucky Indiana Illinois and Ohio. Also mentioned were ex Governor Altgeld and Senator J Kenes of Arkansas. The gathering will feature prominent speakers from the four states Kentucky Indiana Illinois Ohio. Lincoln Neb Jan 16 Interest in the Nebraska senatorial contest remained lively despite many legislators absent.
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Jwouisiville
J. P. Tarvin
Covington
League of Metallic Clubs
Ohio Valley
Young Men's Democratic Club
League
Loulisville
Tarvin
William Jennings Bryan
Geo
Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Altgeld
Windis
J. K. Fienes
Arkansas
Kentucky
Indiana
Milnois
Ohio
Fragmentary OCR News Item Reflects Data Error
A damaged OCR fragment references a 1900 era arid scene and a misread score line 36-16 4, with unclear names and locations. The readable bits suggest a local note or sports style tease, lacking verifiable context or complete details.
Milwaukee Caucus To Open To Newspapers Only
In Milwaukee on January 16 the senatorial race is the talk as caucus action dominates. The caucus is reportedly settled to remain open to newspaper men but closed to the public, with ballots to be secret.
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Milwaukee
Jar
Miners National Convention Reports Slow Business
United Mine Workers session in Pittsburg reads committee reports amid slow balloting for officers. Majority notes missing key records. minor report adopted. Resolutions praise Governor Tanner for stand in Virden affair. Proceedings adjourn as officers' results remain to be announced later.
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United Mine Workers
Tanner
Pittsburg
Auring
National
Ihe
Ratchford
Sters
Sveport
Illinois
Damages in a Novel Case Near Bloomington Is
In Bloomington Iowa on January 16 the jury in Z T Cartmell versus Henry Denning awarded the plaintiff seven thousand dollars Cartmell a farmer of moderate means sues Denning a young wealthy farmer for the loss of his daughter alleging Denning broke a marriage promise causing Miss Cartmell to grieve to death.
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Bloomington
Z. T. Cartmell
Henry Denning
Cartmell
Denning
Miss. Cartmell
Senate takes up Dingley death and Philippines peace note
Washington Jan 16 The death of Representative Dingley prompted brief Senate actions as Hoar introduced a resolution asserting Philippine independence and Allen urged a war inquiry while Spooner counseled awaiting the commission report. The Senate adjourned in memory of Dingley and the House took no business before funeral arrangements.
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Washington
Dingley
Congress
Senate
Hoar
United States
Allen
War Commission
Spooner
House
Debs to Speak on Labor and Government in Ann Arbor
The Good Government club has booked Eugene V. Debs to speak January 31 in Ann Arbor on The Laboring Man's Interest in Good Government. University hall was requested but President Angell refused permission, citing university policy prohibiting political subjects in campus buildings.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Good Government Club
Eugene V. Debs
University Hall
Angell
Mrs. George Not Indicted in Canton Jail Case
Toledo Jan 16 Mrs Annie E George confined in Canton jail on murder charge related to George Sexton brother of Mrs William McWinley was not indicted by the Starke county grand jury last week for reasons not made public. She remains jailed.
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George
Toledo
Annie E. George
Canton
George Sexton
William McWinley
Starke County
Five students bound over after Fuller Opera House riot
Madison Wis Jan 16 five students arrested over a disturbance at the Fuller Opera House were bound over in municipal court until Saturday for trial. They all pleaded not guilty. Expulsion threats loom for all participants in the riot.
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Madison
Wis
Fuller Opera House
Local units plan dinner for Michigan regiment birthday
Savannah authorities arrange a dinner for the Thury-first Michigan regiment next Thursday to mark General R. J. Lee's birthday. The gathering brings together the Republic and Blues, the Irish Jasper Greens, and the Savannah Cadets, local militia groups, at an event in Savannah, Georgia.
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Savannah
Republican Blues
Jasper Greens
R. J. Lee
Fourth regiment sails for Philippines under Hall
Chicag oJanuary 16 The Fourth regular infantry with over 1200 men led by Colonel Robert H Hall departed Fort Sheridan for service in the Philippines. In Adrian Michigan General William Humphrey auditor general for four terms and eight years as state prison warden died at his home yesterday in his 78th year.
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Chicagou
Robert H. Hall
Fort Sheridan
Philippines
Humphrey
Michigan
Adrian
Mich
Wm. Humphrey
Jackson
Gen. Humphrey
Plunkett Returns Home Prepares Banquet for McKinley
Adams Massachusetts January 16 William B Plunkett president of the Home Market club has arrived from Washington and nearly completed plans for a February 16 banquet expected to be attended by President McKinley.
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Adams, Mass
Wiliam B. Plunkett
Home Market Club
Washington
McKinley
Well known Chicago Physician Dead
Chicago on January 14 Dr Edwin M Hale a leading homeopathic physician and author died after a brief illness in the city He was renowned for his medical writings and practice across the nation.
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Chicago
Edwin M. Hale
Sassafras Uses and Preparations Highlighted in Plant Manual
The article extols sassafras as a medicinal plant noting root and stalk uses, mucilaginous extracts for fevers and inflammations, and a cooling water preparation. It describes a liniment made with sassafras oil and turpentine, plus ammonia spirits as additives, cautioning that itinerant sellers emphasize the strong oil.
Pepper Pricing Shaped Empire in Early Trade History
A London Standard account explains how Dutch control of pepper from India led English merchants to form a direct India trade company. The Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East Indies grew after 1615, aided by rivalries with Dutch and Portuguese, and evolved into broad imperial influence under Olive, Warren Hastings, and Cornwallis.
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England
India
Governor and Company of Merchants of
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Haat’ Indies
Past India Company
Dutabh
Olive
Warren Hastings
Cornwallis
London Standard
Firefly Misadventure Ends in Tragedy
A woman tormented by a corn follows a friend's advice and applies phosphorus ointment. At midnight her husband awakens to a glowing toe, mistakes it for a firefly, and crushes it with a slipper. She survives but suffers injury while the accidental blast ends in a fatal scare.
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London
Weather forecasting origins in Crimean War storm study
A Crimеan War era storm led Vaillaut to commission studies showing two parallel storms were the same event. Researchers demonstrated the storm path could have been forecast and naval fleets warned in time to reach safety.
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France
England
Vaillaut
Indians Practiced Dentistry In Early Times
A dialogue from the Chicago Post notes a tooth carpenter asking if Indians practiced dentistry in ancient times. The listener, once in a dentist chair, reacts with disbelief and prejudice, then chuckles about potential extra charges adding to the bill.
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Bhut Lan
Chicago Post
There is positively the dumbest man I ever can
Chicago News quotes a witty line about a man who seems ignorant yet serves as chief assistant in his wife's intelligence work. The remark highlights gendered workplace humor and domestic power dynamics in a brief, period-tinged note.
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Chicago News
McDonald Clarke’s Poem Reveals Youth’s Mockery
In a New York hotel a poet meets rudeness from two young men who boast of knowing all in the city. Clarke reveals his identity by offering a coin and a York shilling, telling the youths “Children half price.” The tale showcases a witty epilogue from the era of Youth’s Companion.
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York
New York
McDonald Clarke
McDonald, Clarke
Clarke
Novel Claim From Explorer Causes Native Dispute
A report from Ga boon Africa recounts Cameron's dispute over goods he locked away. A native paid a second native $200 to obtain the goods, but the owner would not part with them. The deceived middleman fled with the money, seeking repayment from Cameron for the loss and the goods’ value, though no outcome is stated.
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Cameron
Gaboon
Africa
Sterne Poverty Tale Highlights Writer’s Struggles
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Laurence Sterne facing extreme poverty before death. He sought five pounds from Garrick, overheard a party, and chose to walk away, hearted by Wordsworth’s verse on homelessness. The anecdote ties Sterne’s harsh fate to domestic strife and Garrick’s quiet rebuke.
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Laurence Sterne
Garrick
Wordsworth
Sterne
Malay Sultan's Letter Contents Revealed in Three Enclosures
A description from Unaddressed Letters notes three items inside a Malay sultan’s cover: a formal polite letter by a scribe, a personal hand letter, and a page titled Forbidden Secrets in the sultan's own hand. The second letter bears intimate lines about friendship and anticipation of a visit.
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Benjeraua
Swattenham
Antemptin Understanding Love Question Split
A playful exchange quoted from Chicago News shows a bride to be asking about traditional duties. The groom replies he will resist the idea of her baking his bread, suggesting companionship and gender role humor in a social moment.
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Chicago News
Unhappy Hindoo Women and Strict Dharma Rules
The Mindoo holy books prohibit a wife from certain actions during her husband's absence and empower divorce if she fails to bear sons or harms her husband’s property. The text lists prohibitions such as watching dancing, hearing music, wearing jewels, darkening eyebrows, eating dainties, or gazing in a mirror, and allows divorce for listed faults.
Man writes postal card to editor on intellect joke
A Newcastle man sent a postal card to the editor asking for a price and musing that if the mouth in the window of the intellect affects toothache then it must be a form of window pain.
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Newcastle
England
Nature as Teacher Shapes Suburban Life and Health
The piece extols outdoor living as essential for physical and mental health. It argues contact with nature educates the mind and strengthens body, urging families to keep children close to soil, women to breathe clean air, and housewives to enjoy flowers and trees, seeing nature as the ultimate teacher and source of wholesomeness.
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Kaward Bok
Nature
The Albatross Described By The Sea Wanderer
A London Spectator sketch extols the albatross as a master of effortless velocity in flight yet awkward ashore. It notes its immense appetite, preference for offal, and tendency to roam vast seas, with brief breeding visits to inaccessible rocks.
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London Spectator
Child fears swan boat ride as a danger tale grows
A seven year old girl in a New England public garden hesitates to ride the swan boat after hearing a man claim he throws babies overboard. Her aunt seeks reassurance as the girl insists on avoiding the ride amid growing alarm about the alleged danger. The brief Paris Garden note and other items follow with miscellaneous curiosities and jokes.
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New England
Marjorie
Bobias
Public notice on cough remedy recommendation
A reader from La Grippa recommends Foley's Honey and Tar for a daughter's grippe related cough that settled on her lungs seven years ago. The remedy supposedly cured her and she has not been troubled since. Signed H. J. Moogk Swarts & OCH.
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Taoxson
Datvilley
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Swarts & Och
Remarkable Fact Folio on War and World Structures
A concise collection notes that in battle only one ball out of 865 achieves an effect. It claims Holland is an abbreviation of Hollowland and Afghanistan maintains a regular army near 60,000 men. It asserts only three structures reach 500 feet in height and Korean paper is so strong it can be tied around umbrella covers.
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Holland
Afghanistan
Guaranteed Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad
Public notice from Emmert and Burrell claiming guarantee on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Refunding approach noted if purchasers are unsatisfied. Promotes use for grippe colds and whooping cough. Prices listed as 25 and 60 cents per bottle.
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Emmert & Burrell
Origin of muslin and tulle names traced
Muslin derives from Massoul a fortified Turkish town in Asia while tulle takes its name from a city in southern France.
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Muslin
Massoul
Turkey
Asia
Tulle
France
Lingering La Grippe Cough Cured by Foley's Honey and Tar
Mr G Vacher of 167 Osgood St Chicago reports his wife suffered a severe cough from an old la grippe. After using Foley's Honey and Tar, the cough eased immediately and was cured by one bottle. The family now keeps a bottle on hand. Also notes Nimion population claim of 480,000 inhabitants.
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G. Vacher
Osgood St
Chicago
Foley
Zee
H. J, Moogk
Swarts
Leck
Another Good Man Gone Wrong in Kidney Cure Claim
A dubious claim about a Foley kidney cure collapses as the source notes a man’s failure to use the product properly. Moogk Swarts and Fleck are cited in connection with the questionable remedy and its promoter.
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Foley’s
Moogk
Swarts & Fleck
Grand Excursion to Old Mexico from Chicago
Grand excursion leaves Chicago Thursday February 9 1899 under personal direction of Mr J J Grafton. Travel in special train with dining car. Includes Mardi Gras at New Orleans and principal points of old New Mexico. All express included in ticket. Limited space, secure early. Descriptive pamphlets and information available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Chicago
J. J.grafton
New Orleans
New Mexico
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Lorida
Arizona
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Cuba
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Virginia
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Texas
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H. Lord
General Pass
Adams St
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