Illinois Democrats Push Free Silver At 16 to 1
Springfield reports Illinois Democrats unanimously support free coinage of silver at a 16 to 1 ratio with gold. Delegates name Thomas Gahan J Gaulter J J Coughlin and others as monetary conference delegates while nick free silver delegates rally anti administration fervor.
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National Committee
Illinois Democrats
Thomas Gahan
Chicago
J. Gaulter
P. Kern
Thomas Byrne
J. J. Coughlin
W. J O'Brien
Thomas E. Gallagher
James McAndrews
John Clancy
J. J. Brennan
H. (. Bartling
Bydin
Fairbure
J. W. Downey
Joliet
G. N. McDowell
Danville
W. H. Purcell
Champaign
Baird Feliney
Normal
Charles Fasbender
Lacon
Lute C. Breeden
Lewiston
Hearn
Quincy
N. P. Kennedy
Browning
Statewide meeting echoes belief in free coinage
Delegations from across the state gather as banners declare support for free coinage. The crowd, described as numerous as snowflakes in December, chants "16 to 1" and voices optimism about monetary policy.
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Dember
Illinois Democrats Conclude Convention Endorsing Gold and Silver
Delegates at a Chicago convention select committees on credentials rules and resolutions. Judge McConnell is applauded as the platform supports free coinage with a 16 to 1 vote. Delegates-at-large Hopkins Fithian Hinrichsen Parsons named. Cincinnati rumor about Dun and Connelly denied.
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Springfield
Illinois
Flora
Capitol
Olas E. Worthington
Peoria
P. Morris
Iroquois
Judge Bell
Hamilton County
Judge McConnell
Cook County
Chicago
Crawford
McConnell
George W. Fithian
Committee On
Fithinn
United
John P. Hopkins
Geo. W. Fithian
W. H. Hinrichsen
L. BR. Parsons
Clay County
Stampede for Seats at Gala Hall Arrangements
A stampede formed as crowds surged to secure desirable seats. The hall appeared in gala attire with bunting and flags hung in lavish profusion. Two large flags draped over the entrance while galleries filled quickly.
Curve of Cummings that reshaped baseball tale
Boston teams in the 1870s recall Arthur Cummings of Brooklyn famed as the curve pioneer. Murnane notes Cummings began pro play circa 1872 and toured with Hartford and Cincinnati before retiring in 1878. Cummings described how wrist snap and wind created the bend for a wider, effective curve.
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Brooklyn
Arthur Cummings
Murnane
Boston
Cummings
Hartford
Cincinnati
Albany
Mr. Cummings
Miles of Solid Ice on the Glacier Front
The glacier front spans about three miles in width with a central berg-producing wall two miles wide. Water depth at the wall shows 720 feet below surface, with more of the wall buried under moraine detritus. If cleared, a two mile long, thousand foot high precipice would appear. From the fjord, the face looks regular but is jagged with capes, angles, hollows, bastions, and sharp spires that rise into the sky.
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Captain Carroll
Fiord
Anti Combustible Solution Tested In Boston House
A fire test in a small Boston building used materials treated with an anti combustible solution. Window glass melted while curtains and shades carbonized without flames, and interior wood charred to a quarter inch. Exterior turned black but house remained otherwise unharmed.
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Boston
Living Shadow of a Tyrant? Typhoid Case in Greenville Era
Interview with Mr. Baker from Beaufort County recounts severe typhoid in 1803 and long recovery aided by Dr Williams Pink Pills. He claims renewed appetite, strength, and cure after three months, praising the remedy and urging readers to consult the medicine company in Schenectady New York.
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Greenville
N. C
Ger
Isaac 4. Sugg
N. Y
Baker
Beaufort County
Everting
Pitt County
Dr. Williams
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
Cat Breath Myth Debunked by Contemporary Critics
The Brooklyn Standards Union cites a critique of the claim that a cat’s breath can suffocate a child. It argues such statements misstate physiology and cites anecdotes and medical records to challenge the idea.
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Livingstone
Africa
Brooklyn Standards Union
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Sold For 75 Cents In Early Notice
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is advertised as an internally taken remedy priced at 75 cents. A report notes New Zealand passing a law to photograph drunkards and display their pictures in saloons. The Epworth League conference in Chattanooga Tennessee offers one fare excursion tickets for June 27 to 30. An old claim says Aristotle remembered the names of all animals fish and insects.
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New Zealand
Epworth League
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nickel Plate Road
Aristotle
Eald
National Educational Association Meeting Travel Offer
Wabash R R announces a special fare for travel to Denver Colorado for the National Educational Association meeting July 5 to 18 1895. One fare for the trip plus 2.00 membership prospectus available from Wabash representatives or O B Crane Gen Pass Agt St Louis Mo.
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Denver, Volo
Wabash Met
Denver
Wabash R. R
CRANE
Gen’ Pass. & Tkt. Agt
St. Louis
Cleveland
Ohio
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Nebraska
Andrew J. Hunter
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Union County
Committee On Permanent Organization
P. McConnell
Iroquois Club
Nick
Senator Palmer
H. T. Rainey
Carrollton
Sylvester Allen
Bluffs
Nelson
Decatur
T. W. McNealy
Petersburg
Rufus Huff
Sullivan
W. H. Dowdy
George M. Lecrone
Effingham
J. W. Graham
Marshall
Cantrell
Benton
J. R. Creighton
Fairchild
N. B. Norrison
Odin
E. C. Pace
Axbley
H. N. Deitrich
Anna
F. M. Youngblood
Carbondale
John Warner
John Watson
Galesburg
Alfred Orendorff
G. C. Whitwell
Johnson County
Edwin Dun
Tokio
J. I. Connelly
Newark
N. J
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New Orleans
North Carolina
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