Prison Walls and Gentle Rooms Contrast in Reform Vision
A writer contrasts a brutal penitentiary scene with a polished, comfortable prison office scene. He notes a convicted burglar serving ten years for a hundred dollars of theft versus a bank president jailed for five years for a hundred thousand, then questions justice and ethics of punishment.
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Charles Ware
Kim Crowgh
Uso
Jome
Pennsylvania
American Prison Association
Baster State Penitentiary
Nis
Thompson, Brown ally, dies at Pasadena home
Henry Thompson, once an associate of John Brown at Harper's Ferry, died last night in Pasadena at age nine. A Confederate era figure who married Brown's daughter after surrender of Lee, he and two brothers were early settlers who joined Brown in his famed raid.
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Pasadena
Cal
Web
Henry
Thompson
John Brown
Harper's Perry
Lee
Partners and Reciprocity Debated by National Grange
The National Grange with about 1 000 000 farmers opposes the Canadian reciprocity treaty and plans a Washington campaign. Executive committee members from New Hampshire Indiana and West Virginia urge members to contact Congress against the measure. The group says tariff regulation should come but not via a reciprocal treaty and will visit Washington to campaign. Also reported: a high profile murder trial in Texas sparks dense legal questioning and procedural debate.
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New York
National Grange
Congress
The
Grange
Manhattan
Washington
N. J. Bachelder
Concord
Neo
Aaron Jones
South Bend
Dud
Ts. Ausin
Son
Morgantown
W. Va
Ja. Atkinson
Nin
Cure Rheumatism with Theumaeide Remedy
An old advertorial extols Theumaeide as an internal cure for rheumatism, claiming excess blood acidity causes the illness and that internal treatment is needed. It warns against rubs and liniments, cites pill forms, and lists Baltimore and Philadelphia as points of sale amid a sea voyage anecdote with a comic exchange about shipboard friction.
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Bobbitt Chemical Co
Baltimore
Master 5 OT by His Dog
Kokomo dispatch reports a hunting accident where Albert Zell was injured when his own dog stepped on a gun trigger while attempting to flush a rabbit. A second hunting dog was killed instantly. Zell survived, though shot fragments lodged in his bow.
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Albert Zell
Zell
Ager
Pleves
Unfinished Muster by a Trembling Organist in the Cathedral
A weary organist struggles to play a grand anthem as sunset rests on the western altar. A master tunes the keys, dissolving discord into perfect music, suggesting that at life’s end the Master will blend our imperfect efforts into a complete, perfect tune.
Suit Over 25000 Damages From Rail Line
Miss Pearl Morris of Vicksburg files suit against the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Company seeking 25000 damages alleging nervous strain and delays after being denied timely change of berth while occupying a sleeping car near three negroes. Bennettsville site for federal building announced. location at Broad and McColl streets, price set at 10000, owned by Marlboro Lodge of Masons.
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Vicksburg
Pearl Morris
Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Company
Bennettsville
Washington
Broad and McColl Streets
Board of Real Estate of the Marlboro the Secret Lodge of Masons
Rear Admiral Terry Dead in Washington Home
Rear Admiral Silay W. Terry, retired and prominent in naval operations of the Civil War, died of pneumonia at his Washington home yesterday. He was born in Wallonia Kentucky and was present at the fall of Richmond and accompanied President Lincoln into the Confederate capital.
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Washington
Adiral
Silay W. Terry
Wallonia
Ase
Terry
Richmond
Lincoln
Paxine Toilet Antiseptic Promises Germ Free Hygiene
Paced as Paxine dissolves to create a germicidal solution for baths, gargles, and mouthwash. The ad touts odor control, breath cleansing, and teeth whitening, claiming it kills germs causing decay and life axe while offering a free sample from The Paxton Toilet Co.
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Paxton ‘Toilet Co
Moston
Mans
Setter horse swapper tale ends with creek misstep
In Pumpkin Center Jim Sheen famed horse swapper faces a rival and a deceptive trick. Laveen trades a setter horse to Mr Witherspoon for a fair price, but a bush rabbit and a misjudged side touch topple the plan. Meantime a Missouri Kansas Texas freight engine exploded, killing eight white men and two Black men and wounding four in Smithville Texas, destroying the locomotive and causing extensive damage.
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Jim Sheen
Pumpkin Center
Laveen
Mr. Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Lareen
Jim
Smithville
Texas
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Last Instalment of Confederate Money and a New York Millionaire
The article recounts a Confederate agent who retained the final cotton money after the South’s collapse, prospered as a New York magnate, and became a noted philanthropist. It notes his death on Friday at 671 Firth Avenue Manhattan and cites Canada’s ranking in world shipping.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Confederacy
Richmond
United States
Coud
Neep
Phere
New York
Great Britain
Mos
Richard JT. Wilson
Firth Avenue
Manhattan
Frnday
Canada
Bishop Whitaker Dies in Philadelphia at Noon
Bishop Whitaker of the Protes ant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylva nia died at his residence in Philadelphia at noon following a severe attack of grip exhaustion. Rev. Mackay Smith becomes coadjutor bishop by right of succession. Whitaker, born in Salem Massachusetts in 1880, prepared at Middle College and the Episcopal Seminary New York. He became bishop coadjutor in 1884 and ascended to full bishopric after Bishop Stevens death the next year.
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Philadelphia
Whitaker
Pennsylvania
Mackay-Smith
Bishop Whitaker
Salem
Mass
Middle College
Archeological Seminary
New
Foley’s Kidney Pills Promote Health and Visits to Governor
An old advertisement touts Foley’s Kidney Pills for backache kidney strength and urinary regularities while a separate note describes Governor Blease receiving many visitors at the executive office with numbered tickets for access. The piece combines consumer health claims and political scene details from the state.
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Columbia
Meh
Vis
Blease
Hlenso
Bridge Bid Set For February Bid Date In Brown Farm Area
County supervisors will award to the lowest responsible bidder on Friday February 17 at 2 oclock the building of a bridge over a prong of Big Beaverdam Creek near the former Win M Brown farm on the road from South Union to Cross Roads. Bidder to furnish the usual bond. N Phillips County Supervisor Seaborn Clerk of Board. Adil 7 dames February
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