Maine Republicans Face Conspiracy to Count Out Wins
A Maine election crisis alleges a Democratic and Greenback conspiracy to overturn Republican gains. The Returning Board, Governor, and Council are accused of blocking GOP access to returns while planning to install Greenback Governor Smith and secure a Democratic Senator next year. The piece urges Republican resistance to preserve the popular vote and prevent a precedent for manipulating Presidential Electors.
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Maine
American Republic
Mainé
Knormni
Davis
Garcelon
Amith
Returning Board
Star
Chamber
Republican Committee
Smith
United States
Polla
Republicians
North
Repubcany
South
Indiana
Matheowea
Democratic Violence Sparks National Debate on Maine Crisis
The Chicago Tribune on Dec 17 argues that Democratic leaders and the party risk odium by supporting the Maine upheaval. It claims the plan seeks to thwart the Republic by unlawful action and urges a firm stand to prevent a national collapse toward Grant’s presidency.
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Ceeds
Dary Qppesss
Maine
Vail
Ular
Freii
Grant
Chicago Tribune
National Republican Committee Meets in Washington
The Republican National Committee convened in Washington on the 17th selecting John Enos of Wisconsin as temporary chairman. Cameron of New York won the permanent chair, with 22 votes, and the committee approved memorial resolutions for late Chairman Zachariah Chandler. Chicago was chosen as the site for the national convention to be held in June.
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Republican National Committee
Washington
Jhn Enos
Wisconsin
J. B.chaffee
Colorado
Nevada
John C. New
Mr. Cumback
Indiana
Washington Territory
Wm. Heath
Michigan
Zachariah Chandler
William H. Kemble
Pennsylvania
J. D. Cameron
E. F. Noyes
Ohio
William C. Cooper
Thomas C. Platt
New York
A. B. Cornell
Cumback
McCormick
Arizona
Rocce
Tennesee
Wentworth
Florida
Putnam
Cameron
Avere
Platt
R_GMeGCormick
Thomas B. Keogh
North Carolina
Chandler
Chicago
Natiomal
Leepublican
Patriotion
Tamftlysin
Breatved
Advances in Telephony and Engineering Opinions in Era
The article discusses simultaneous two-person speech over a single telephone with diaphragm hearing, engineer attitudes toward steel for bridges, and ice making for Paris morgues. It notes Pasteur on life without air, ancient Egyptian timber, Anam foot deformities, Russian studies on singing preventing consumption, mercury testing, and Berlin trichinosis controls.
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Scientific American
Paris
Pasteur
Egypt
Valley of the
Nile
Anam
Saigon
India
Onassein
M. E. Teuber
Berlin
Mr. Herat
Fashion notes from London designs in cloth and trim
The piece surveys London's fashion, detailing brown and plum cloth outfits with boned jackets, pleated skirts, paniers, and brocades. It notes new surtouts in Scotch mixtures, refined finishes, and a focus on tailored lines, with a playful aside about spelling words.
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Ene —S
London
Orleans
Evening Post
Jewelry trends show diamonds set to nearly vanish
A fashion piece describes solitaire earrings with gold mounts close to the ear and invisible settings, fans of black enamel pieces for mourning, and various diamond designs from tiny splinters to brooches and pins. Mentioned styles include frog pins, diamond ribbons, butterfly shapes, and lily of the valley pins, with horseshoes and crescents among popular motifs.
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Kor
Alebt
Landlord Rushes Late Guest to Early Train
A hotel owner recalls a wartime breakfast rush to serve a guest for a 6 45 Michigan Central train. The bellboy hurries, the cook works hot, and the guest is feasted and chased out to catch the wrong departure, ending in comic chaos and a bill that the traveler considers paying because he is leaving the hotel.
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Michigan Central
St. Julian
Hegan
Diamond Bracelets and Rings in Fashioned Styles
The Philadelphia Times notes diamond bracelets and rings dominate in various designs. Descriptions include a center row of cat's eye stones with diagonal padding borders, serpent heads, and a gold wire with a large solitaire pearl on one end.
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Bob
Princess of Wales
Bertie
Philadelphia Times
New Explosive Gelatine Claims Superior Qualities
A description of a new explosive gelatine formed from dissolving cotton and nitro glycerine in a ninety ten ratio yields a transparent yellow jelly with a duty of one sixth. It is reportedly less sensitive to impacts than dynamite and could become more resistant with four to ten percent cramphor.
Resting in Faithful Toiling After Death in the Lord
Poetic homage to a faithful life ending in the Lord. The speaker envisions eternal rest on a heavenly shore, a peaceful sleep beneath soft shadows, and the transformation to a life divine. It exhorts perseverance, patience, and ultimate reunion with God. The text speaks in religiouscadence about reward and renewal.
Immortality of the Soul in Evangelical Thought
A reader seeks the evangelical view of the soul after death. The article argues for immortality, citing Scripture from both Testaments, examples like Enoch, the thief on the cross, and the belief that believers pass immediately into glory, with the body added later at resurrection.
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Enoch
Thaine
Christ
Christian's Departure From This Tabernacle
Paradise
Zion’s Hill
Dr. Hanna
Jerusalem
Nehemiah Adams
Church Union
A Strange Portrait of Madame Bonaparte in Baltimore
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Madame Bonaparte as a once regal figure in Baltimore streets a paradox of former royalty and modern display. It notes her dramatic life, pursuit of power, a doomed marriage to a throne seeker, and a long arc of vanity without faith.
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Baltimore
Madame Bonaparte
Patterson
Tired of Life and Craving a String of White Pages
A literary critique laments a tale of wealth and power corrupting love and virtue. The speaker condemns money worship, social display, and hollow triumphs while contrasting them with Christian faith and simple, humble living. The passage echoes Youth's Companion with a plea for genuine meaning over material glitter.
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Betty Ps
Coma
Christ
Soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ Reflected in His Walk
A Presbyterian column uses a staged railway encounter to urge children and adults alike to show their faith by conduct. It argues that true soldiers of Christ are identified by courteous, kind behavior to others, at home and in public, shaping character and future trust.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Presbyterian
Applauding Himself at Banquet Tales
A Chicago Times item recounts Samuel Clemens Mark Twain humor at a London banquet. The reading of names prompts thunderous applause as Clemens joins in, then realizes the crowd applauds him. He quits clapping and sits in embarrassment at the memory. Brave County, Pa. operates four wool mills and seven iron foundries.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Stavas
Asu
Great Britain
T & Rash
Samuel 1
Clemtens
Chicago Times
Brave County
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