Frost Deals Mild Damage Across Fifteen Western States
Frost across the Northwest and Midwest brings limited harm to small fruits and vegetables while wheat and oats largely escape. Reports from Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Minneapolis and other states show scattered losses, with some fruit and garden crops hurt but staples like corn and wheat generally safe.
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Mississippi Valley
Tlmois
Garrard
State Board of Agriculture
Thut
Signal Service
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Baraboo
Boscobel
Pine River
Michigan
Iowa
Minneapolis
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
International Y M C A Convention at Springfield
The Springfield Massachusetts convention was the most successful in Y M C A history. Delegates discussed foreign birth and social economic issues and nine parlor conferences covered railroad, college and boys work. Dwight L. Moody spoke at a mass meeting on the Holy Spirit.
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Springfeld
Mass
International Y. M. C. A
Springfield
State Street Baptist Church
A. A. Buerle
Boston
Graham Taylor
Chicago
Cephas Brainard
New York
Dwight L. Moody
States May Have To Refund Deposits From 1837
The 1886 act allowed the Treasury to deposit most funds with the states on demand payment, amid a depleted treasury. Figures list state deposits from Maine to Ohio totaling millions, with New York and Pennsylvania among larger shares, raising questions of repayment obligations.
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Diana
Illinois
Michigan
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South
Caroline
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Teennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Arkansas
Total
United States
Treasury Department
Congress
States of the Union
Bank of the United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Penris
Lvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Ex-Gov Ira Chase Dies After Illness in Maine
Former Indiana governor Ira J. Chase died at Lubec Maine after erysipelas struck him weeks after leaving Indianapolis for evangelistic work. Born in Illinois he served as a major in the Union army and later preached in Northern Indiana before becoming lieutenant governor and then governor in 1891. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Indiana
Ira J. Chase
Indianapolis
Maine
Lubec
Chase
Illinois
Dainois
Christian Church
Danville
Fifth
Congress
C. C. Matson
Hovey
Matthews
Nebraska farmer sues railroad over whistle laws
Alonzo B. Miller of Lyons Nebraska sues the St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railway for $78,900 claiming 1578 whistle failures at a farm crossing between May 4 and August 1894. The Nebraska statute imposes a 500 dollar penalty per failure with half to the informer. The petition runs 26 typewritten pages.
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Nebraska
Alonzo B. Miller
Lyons
Neb
St. Paul
Marriage of Theron Clapp and Miss Emma Bechtel of Wabash Ind
Theron Clapp and Miss Emma Bechtel, both of Wabash Indiana, have married after a 31 year uninterrupted courtship. Lady Beresford conducted the ceremony and did not pay for her new husband until after delivery of goods.
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Theron Clapp
Emma Bechtel
Wabash
Ind
Beresford
Robert Lebaudy
William Gregg
Knox College
Toronto
Presbyterian Church
Major Pond
Mark Twain
Twain
Robert Halstead
Murat Halstead
Birmingham
F. H. Lancaster
Dee
Chester
Edward VI
Leo XII
Ague
Perugia
A Believer of Note Claims Hendricks Spirt Messages
In Indianapolis Mrs Hendricks widow of Vice President Hendricks and other leading Democrats who accept spiritual manifestations say they received messages from the spirit land signed by Hendricks. He died Thanksgiving Eve 1885 in his Indianapolis home while preparing for dinner. The death left his wife with a peaceful smile on his face as a heavy fall was heard above.
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Indianapolis
Hendricks
Woman as a Financier
An anecdote depicts a mother, daughter, and daughter in law in New York shopping. The daughter in law buys a baby's cloak but cannot pay, the mother settles the bill and later pockets all costs. The daughter in law ultimately repays the cloak amount, prompting the mother to collect again, leaving the daughter in law puzzled by the mislaid money.
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New York
She Wants Her Share From Forty Years Of Farm Labor
A Pennsylvanian farmer’s wife interrupts a deed signing to demand a fair share of their land. After forty years of hard labor she asks for $40, claiming equal effort and ownership, surprising her husband and the attorney. The lawyer concedes. This is a true story.
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Pennsylvania
The Medium Mrs Hendricks and Her Messenger Network
The story describes Mrs Hendricks receiving communications from her deceased husband through a favored medium. Lottie Greenrod, aged twelve, remains unaware of the political influence the husband once held. Ten years pass and Lottie becomes a regular visitor to the medium’s residence.
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Mrs. Hendricks
Lottie Greenrod
Hendricks Widow’s Wealth Grows on Spiritual Advice
In Indianapolis supporters credit Mrs. Hendricks with doubling her late husband’s estate over ten years and giving about $70,000 to charity and relatives. They say her prosperity stems from prophetic guidance claimed to come from the spirit land, continuing the late Vice President Hendricks’s charitable legacy.
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Indianapolis
Hendricks
Lady Charlotte Schreiber dies at eighty in England
Lady Charlotte Schreiber, who died in England, was noted for managing the Dowlais Iron Works during her son's minority and for landmark charitable efforts. She held free woman status in the City of London guilds alongside Burdett-Coutts, becoming a member of the Turners and Haberdashers companies after marriage. Her widowhood led to election as a maker in the fan guild, with a renowned fan collection.
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Charlotte Schreiber
England
London
Dowlais Iron Works
Baroneas Burdette-Coutts
Ashmead Bartlett
Turners’ and Haberdashers'companies
Charlotte
Guild of Fanmakern
Fang
A Thousand Dollars for a Curl at Charity Sale
Lady Harriet Dorsay presided over a charity bazaar stall when the Duke of Orleans praised her hair. He offered a thousand dollars for a ringlet. she cut one curl, wrapped it, and gave it to him. The duke paid the sum, then departed in a dignified, dour mood.
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Harriet Dorsay
Duke of Orleans
Louis Philippe
George Augustus Sala
Monseigneur
Bagatelle
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative aiding kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims millions of users and medical approval and notes bottles sell for 60 cents and a dollar, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Peslanchester
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