The Readers' Resort at the Public Library Reference Room
The reference room of the Public Library is a democratic winter retreat for rich and poor alike. Tramps prefer newspapers over books and mingle with professionals, artists, and clubs, while a legendary Englishman and a sharp-eyed woodworker discourse on tenure and time. The room houses rare works, periodicals, and art requests, with patrons ranging from essayists to boys chasing picture papers.
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Public Library
Frank Leslie
North America
Massachusetts
Herod
Clue Cranks
Indianapolis
Puck
Judge
Cleveland pledges business‑minded administration
The New York Tribune reports that Grover Cleveland intends a business administration if elected. He says businessmen with solid records will receive appointment preference, even if they are Democrats, and promises heads of departments chosen from proven enterprise. He argues tariff reform and government economy best come from practical, honest business leadership.
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New York
the Tribune
Cleveland
Two Bodies Found After Wreck Off Scotland
Bodies of two seamen and several lifeboats washed ashore at Pans West, Westray, Scotland, after the Norwegian steamer Ino. foundered with all hands lost. Wreckage suggests the disaster at sea. Piratesnune, Pa., Jan 84.—Robert F Beatty, linked to alleged poisoning at Homestead, stands trial as jurors questioned.
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Loxponx
Pans Westray
Scotland
Ino
Pirrsnune
Robert F. Beatty
Dempsey
Homestead
Patrick Gallagher
J. M. Davidson
Misplaced Sympathy Leads to New Theft Case
Mary Colvin, an 18 year old released for public sympathy over her beauty, allegedly stole two horses and a carriage from a livery stable soon after her release and escaped, tying the incident to a prior arrest for horse theft.
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Font Scott
Kas
Mary Colvin
Burns Night Concert at Y M C A Hall
The 11th anniversary concert celebrating Burns will be held Wednesday night at the Y M C A hall, featuring notable talent and promoted as a premier amusement of the week.
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Burns
Y. M.C. A. Hall
McDonald will case opens in Hamilton County court
The McDonald will contest in Noblesville Indiana begins with a packed Hamilton County court. Judge Stephenson presides as attorneys trade barbed questions and witness accounts. Plaintiffs claim forgery and undue influence while defense argues the will is valid and properly executed.
Local notices and obituaries span civic events and licenses
A stream of items covers a wife seeking dissolution from Daniel over cruel treatment, an estate inventory filed at 187000, the sudden death of Charles Schroder due to lung congestion, a rehearing petition in an apportionment suit, and the South Side Benefit Association’s meeting. Also noted are the Ohio Valley stone cutters convention, banquets, multiple marriage licenses, and several deaths with ages and causes.
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Tora [Loyt
Daniel
Baker
Charles Schroder
Delaware St
Beck
Smith
Prospect St
South Side Benefit Association
Ohio Valley
Denison
Columbia
Binrus
Otte
Aurelia Crank
Albert
Minnie Keers
Henry
Mary Beckert
John
Eva Gordon
Mary Hene
Harrison and
Mattie Brown
Chas
Josephine Helfer
Robert
Carrie Bragg
Dreing and Olsaning Sniths Eya Works
Fragmentary notes mention Dreing and Olsaning with references to Sniths eya works and a sequence labeled OZN Papnsy vap ta 3. Unclear details limit full reconstruction of events or persons.
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Snith
Indiana Legislature Sees Lobbying On Liquor And County Seat
Prominent lobbyist Simeon Coy leads efforts to regulate liquor selling by druggists amid moves to move Jennings county seat from old Vernon to New Vernon. Senate and house discuss pay, appointments, and bills on roads, natural gas, school law, and liquor sales while legislators share anecdotes and reform proposals.
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Weis
Behaw
Jennings County
Simeon Coy
Liquor League
Beavers
Lhst
Senate
Old Vernon
New Vernon
House
Ountain
Lake Counties
British Pressure and Egyptian Rift Deepens
Jan 24 Cairo dispatches report the khedive’s ministry pledging loyalty to Britain and promising swift action against any revolt. Declarations from provinces urge continued anti British policy while London warns regime change may be needed if resistance persists. Public demand in Paris and Cairo grows over calls to vindicate France’s rights as British influence increases.
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Great Britain
Cairo
England
Lord Cromer
Pans
Jan
Egypt
France
Blaine in Ill Health Cannot Recover, Says Doctor
Washington reports on January 24 that Blaine remains weak with no improvement. Dr. Johnston said Mr. Blaine has neither gained nor lost strength and has not spoken for over a week, with a relative warning recovery is unlikely.
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Washiinton
Blaine
Washineton
Hotel Royal Fire Claims Two Lives and Damage
Suffocated by smoke in a Hotel Royal fire in Boston on Tuesday morning. John Sullivan a guest died and Arthur Henley leaped from an upper story and may die. Loss estimated at $50,000 for the blaze.
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Boston
John Sullivan
Hotel Royal
Arthur Henley
Liar Flees After Lynching Story Controversy
J W Blyams fled to dodge arrest after a sensational hoax story about a Bakerasville lynching circulated nationally. Local authorities and press offices seek clarification as the case prompts scrutiny of reporting standards.
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Jonxson City
Tenn
J. W. Blyams
Dbakerasville
N.C
Mother sues for support as case delays reveal death
Lettie Sowders sought relief from her husband David Sowders a professional baseball pitcher after he deserted wife and child. The circuit court case was continued with no contact from the attorney until a notification reached the attorney. An aunt then reported Mrs. Sowders had died in March from grief leaving the hearing ordered posthumously.
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Lettie Sowders
Bernhauer
David Sowders
Sowders
Wealthy Woman Escapes Sanitarium Amid Mental Delusions
Miss Sarah E. Harper, declared insane by a circuit court jury, fled Dr. Fletcher’s sanitarium during the night and may have wandered in fields east of town. She fears creditors will punish her for debts, refused medicine, and kept vigil for imagined pursuers. Doctors warn she is a physical wreck and may die within eight weeks.
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Sarah E. Harper
W. B
Detective Doherty returns with Dr Gunn over illicit money deal
Detective Doherty brings Dr Gunn from St Louis to Kansas City for an alleged $160 monthly business takeover after agreeing to manage Gunn's ventures. A hearing is set for Friday in police court.
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Doherty
St. Louis
Gunn
Gar
Rer
Krnnsas City
Ile
Dan O’ Leary
Wheatley
O'Leary
O’leary
Cadi
James Hanlin
James Sams
Granvile Garrett
Pall Creek
Owl Train Collision and Fatal Wreck in Newark
The owl bound eastbound on the Pennsylvania line collided with a through freight at Deans between Trenton and New Brunswick. Three freight cars were demolished. no injuries reported. M D Lodge of Trenton died and an unknown man was seriously hurt. the accidents caused by a fox. A sleigh accident in Passaic at Monroest crossing killed two women and injured two others. the sleigh driver was severely injured and the horses perished.
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Newark
N.J
Pennsylvania Road
Dean's
Trenton
New Brunswick
N. J
M. DB. Lodge
Fox
Passau
Erie Road
Monroest
Mary Ryan
Mary Spisis
Sunday Opening Debate at World’s Fair Committee
Washington reports the house world’s fair committee discussed Sunday opening with a tendency to let the matter stand. Advocates for Sunday opening express dissatisfaction with the proposed result.
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Washington
House
Archduchess Margaret and Albrecht Wed in Royal Ceremony
Archduchess Margaret of Wartemburg and Duke Albrecht wed Tuesday in a brilliant royal ceremony. The event was marked by formalities and high nobility attendance, signaling a notable union within European royalty. Dr Butkin, a cancer specialist, advertises a spectile cure for zoster at 0614 N. Tinpisst.
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Maggie
Viexxa
Dan
Margaret
Ducke Albrecht
Wartemburg
Zoster
Butkin
N. Tinpisst
Justice Lamar dies in Georgia home at 82
Macon Georgia 24 Justice L C Lamar supreme court justice died suddenly at the home of W H Virgin in Vineville Macon of heart trouble after returning from a walk he had been ill for some time and had been in Washington a month prior to his death Born Putnam County Georgia September 1 1825 he held many political posts including U S senator and secretary of the interior His eccentricities and habit of riding a horse are noted in a contemporaneous obituary marked by brevity and contrast
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Sud
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Johnson
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Freeman
Senate
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New Albany
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Press Association of Indiana
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Macon
L. C. C. Lamar
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Mississippi State University
Georgia
Tie
Mississippi
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Alcorn
U. S. Senate
Cleveland
Interior
Supreme Bench
Justice Woods
Tle
Izace Newton
Washington
Justice Lamar
Dow
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