Statehood Question Shapes Western Territory Admission
The piece discusses a pending congressional debate on admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory and the combined proposal to form two states from four Southwest territories. It notes differing views on whether to admit Arizona and New Mexico alongside Oklahoma and Indian Territory, with public sentiment leaning toward statehood for the two territories and potential delays for the others.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
House
Senate
Southwest
Territories
New
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Royal Crown of England described with vast diamond value
The passage details a royal crown adorned with numerous diamonds and pearls. It lists values for many stones including twenty diamonds worth 7500 each, two center diamonds at 10 each, and extensive carat counts, totaling a precious stones value near half a million dollars.
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Unesey
England
Poem Fragment Reflects Personal Grief and Loss
A short verse fragment expresses deep grief as the speaker laments the loss of a wife and mourns that tears cannot bring her back. The lines convey intimate sorrow and a plea in the wake of bereavement.
The Chinese Minister's Daughter at Washington
The Chinese Legation in Washington hosts Misa Liang, the minister’s seventeen year old daughter, a lively presence at receptions and theatre boxes. She has learned English well, enjoys shopping and drives with her father, and is popular among Washington society as she adapts to American customs. Her formal presentation to society is anticipated this season.
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Washington
Bir Chengtung Liang Cheng
Kia
Misa Liang
Mirs Ae
America
China
Wa ‘Jing Dang
Legation
Mise Liang
Stein
U Ring
Mark Twain At Seventy Lives On With Humor And Moral View
The aged humorist Mark Twain near seventy asserts he remains hale and moral, rejects alcohol and tobacco, and stresses that morals are acquired like music or language. He reflects on his rise from poverty and offers views on how to live despite fatigue and age.
Seventieth Birthday Dinner and Chicago Teamsters Strike Costs
The piece notes Mark Twain’s birthday dinner with about 170 authors in New York and quotes his humorous rules for aging. It then analyzes the Chicago teamsters strike costs, detailing $5 million bonded debt, $2 million bonds retired and reissued, $365,000 for extra police, and widespread economic disruption including wages lost and property protection costs.
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New York
Ar & Scurentr
Mark Twain
Clemens
Teameters
Chicago
Teamsters
Land Monopoly in the West and Homestead Law Critique
An editorial argues that American land policy via the Homestead and Desert Land Acts fuels land grabs and harms settlement. It cites the Public Lands Commission findings advising longer residence requirements and criticizes rapid private transfers to corporations, urging reform to promote genuine homes and farming.
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America
West
President
Public Lands Commission
Bermertead
Congress
Eptreman
Lenin
Roscomary
Seth
A Ring for a Throne Tells Of Phillipe Diamond Ring
Miss Josephine Strong once private secretary to Congressman Hawley holds a diamond ring formerly owned by Phillipe king of France. The ring has a curious history tied to the king’s exile in this country including winters in Zanesville Ohio and another winter spent elsewhere.
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Morgan Neville
France
Bourbon
Paris
Neville
Prince Vein
Mise
New Orleans
Phillipe
Gen Neville
Royal Palace
Josephine Strong
Washington
Hawley
Zanesville
Ohio
Deepest Gold Mine Reported At Sendigo Australia
The Sendigo Australia gold mine is claimed to reach 3,900 feet underground, nearing three quarters of a mile, and is described as the deepest gold mine in the world.
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Sendigo
Australia
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