The Gazettes Light Notices and World Wide Thought
A miscellany of quirky items from The Gazette highlights Connecticut blue laws in limbo and social curiosities. It notes Oscan Witpe on cake in smart homes, a Russian fund for distressed journalists, skirts proposed for men, a Philadelphia heiress marrying an American printer, Franklin’s printing career, city populations, dog kissing warned by Dr Megnin, and Booth’s Salvation Army campaign targeting New York’s 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bown
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Bannxeton Booth
New York
Salvation Army
Mr. Booth
Thirteen years and a Baltimore wedding ends in split
The article notes a Baltimore wedding collapsing after thirteen years of courtship over ante-nuptial terms. It mentions swallows’ day migrations, wheat production figures from 1591 to 1894, and a broader glance at American agriculture and commerce. It also covers a New York court witness who never heard of God, Buffalo etymology, Blondin’s feats, Ismail Pasha’s abdication, and banana consumption in the United States with distribution among cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
New York City
God
Denise
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Mobile
Baltimore
Epitome of the Week recalls tumult across nation
The article lists a wide range of events including government shifts in Hawaii and Washington, a new Army paymaster, Debs case notes, tax questions on foreigners, and railroad, bank, and fire disasters. It cites murders, robberies, bank failures, hurricane damage, and various social incidents across multiple states with dates and entities named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferone
Thurston
Hawaii
Washington
Con
IL Stanton
George William Smith
Debs
United States Supreme Court
Treasury
Ramroap
Reading Clearing Houses
United States
Fragmented 19th century notices and disasters reported
A column of brief items records a reservoir burst near New Castle Colorado washing away bridges and farms, a 100 year old Oshkosh resident buried in a coffin used as a bed, a theatrical company abandoning a New York walk from St. Louis, a Georgia mill boiler explosion killing three, and various local calamities. It notes a Kansas City anti-cigarette law, Wyckoff fire risk, dust storms in Iowa, a St Louis fire death, crimes in Bruges Station Arkansas, forged papers in San Francisco, bank suspensions, drought fears, and wide weather extremes. Foreign items include rebellion in Manitoba, Cuban unrest, proud military deaths, and political shifts across Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Col
Apple Valley
William Goode
John Langston
Kansas City
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Wyckoff
Minn
Iowa
Witte
C. J. Williams
St. Louis
Catherine Kaeser
Wiitte
Bruges Station
Ark
Samuel McWilliams
San Francisco
Lawrence
Kan
Bristol
Breen
Kokomo
Logansport
Wayne County
W. Va
Bank of
Illinois
Cincinnati
Ohio
William Hotchkins
Minnesota
St. Paul
Multiple startling incidents and notable deaths across states
News brief montage reports a Port Recovery stock-farm owner’s murder suicide, a Clinton man’s murder of his son, a March treasury deficit, a bank assignment, a Mrs Winsor Barry homicide suicide, severe winter weather aiding crops, barn and livestock loss in Fowler, a San Rafael mine explosion death toll, Anton Hesine’s Chicago death, a Janesville trolley runaway casualties, the Republican National League to meet in Cleveland, extensive Hays City fire damage, Jeffersonville man’s 106th birthday, western Nebraska prairie fires, San Francisco merchant Engan A Comex’s bankruptcy, a Japanese conspirator’s life sentence, train robbery fatalities near Wheatland, and a nationwide smallpox death total of 343.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirsny Thonxe
Port Recovery
Argust Swanson
Clinton
Treasury
ANS
Willow Springs
Winsor Barry
Battle Creek
Illinois Staats Zeitung Company
Chicago
Janesville
Republican National League
Cleveland
Vine
Hays City
Kan
Daniel Baugh
Jeffersonville
Ind
Pratiie
Nebraska
Engan A. Comex
San Francisco
Illinois County Deaths and Aging Figures Reported
Illinois state news records Coole county deaths at 23086 for 1804, 6000 fewer than the prior year, with 20 deaths outside Chicago. Three reached century mark, two women and John Klacka the only man aged 104. Gov Altgeld restores citizenship rights to multiple convicts, and a series of local incidents, legal actions, and deaths across cities including Decatur, Chicago, Naperville, and Joliet are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Took
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Neely
Coole County
Chicago
Catherine Greer
Junie Schwartz
John Klacka
Gov. Altgeld
Charles Taylor
Patterson
Edward New
Frank Nunece
Avon
David Walsh
Thomas Thorpe
Joseph Hoffman
Metamora
Joseph Kelly
Edward A. Kelling
St. Louis
Blanche Mills
Jacksonville
Springfield
Ella B. Reed
Decatur
Altgeld
Reuben Laddis
Pratt County
Joliet State Prison
Elizabeth Springer
Cass County
Levi Springer
Illinois
George Williams
Putnam
Robert Thompson
James D. Hauner
University of Illinois
Champaign
University of Chicago
Naperville
Carlyle
Henry William Parnell Darker
Ilinois
Ottawa
Frank F. Peats
Soldiers
Quincy
Rockford
Maggie Tiller
Freda Huntington
Cook County
Ralph Campbell
Versailles
John Radloff
Desplaines
Freeport
Shaw
Albert Fiken
Chris Myers
Jerseyville
Mary Cooke
D. A. Seago
Charles J. Norbury
Beardstown
Burr Bros
Mount Morris
Bell Clothing
Empire Theatre
Frances Luiley
Noah Foster
Arthur L. Binneir
Pana
Henry Hixon
Cairo
William Morrison
Mitchell
Kate Gillander
Oli Kate
Illinois Senate and House Activities Reported in Springfield
Nominations for the Industrial Home for the Blind were sent to the senate. Bills advancing included school fund rates, high school petitions, free scholarships, and state normal school funding. Various measures on taxation, tolls, park bonds, and compensation for legislators were discussed as sessions continued through March with adjournments and special orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Springfield
Altgeld
Industrial Home For the
Blind
Henry Cushing
Champalen County
Henry C. Zuttermeister
Charles E Simmons
Edward Tilden
Belle Hyman
Cook County
Morrison
Hunt's
Coon's
Craig’s
Tilois State University
Howell's
State Normal School At
Lil
Littler
Revenue Committee
Craig
State Board of Equalization
West Park Board of Chicago
Coon
Evans
General Assembly
Burtling
Martling
Humphrey
Torrens
Ford
Bogardus
Spring Lake
Islingis River
Niehaus
Peoria
Salomon, Fisher
Lundin
Campbell
Cook
Bartling
O'Brien
Salomon
Anthony
Committee On Judiciary
Supreme Court
Dunlap
Committee On Appropriations
Hammer
Ilinois
Hamilton
St. Louis
Kingsbury
House
Kaiser
Shanahan
Crawford
Committee On Municipal Corporations
Bryan
Bulley
Jones
Gore
Mauritzson
Lincoln Monument
Meyer
Noted Voices and Distinct Oratorical Styles Across History
A compact survey of famous voices from history and literature. It notes Bossart’s cool deliberateness, Forrest’s deep chest voice, Busyan’s persuasive tone, Taylor’s earnestness, Garrick’s flexible mimicry, Bacon’s smooth politeness, Henry VIII’s rough Bluff King Hal tone, Marlborough’s commanding roar, Jerome of Prague’s fiery denunciations, and Jonathan Edwards’ sharp, piercing tones as reported by contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busyan
Jeremy Taylor
Garrick
Lord Bacon
Henry VIII
Hal
Tur Duke of Marlborough
Jernome
Prague
Globe- Democrat
Weak Nerves and Hood's Sarsaparilla Promised Cure
An article explains nervousness as bodily hunger from impure blood and touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the simple cure. It features a customer testimonial from Mrs. S. Brappock of Williamsport praising better sleep, heart relief, and renewed strength after using the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Brappock
Erie Av
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
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Oscan Witpe
Turczar
Russia
Loxnon
Paris
Canton
Berlin
Tokio
Vienna
Megnin
Paris Academy of Science
Buffalo
Buffalo Creek
America
Bioxity
England
Blondin
Niagara Falls
Prince of Wales
Tur
Ismail Pasha
Egypt
Germany
Turkey
Ismail
France
INTER
Linghamton
Jaffray & Co
Nashua Savings Bank
New Hampshire
Jane Harris
Monticello
N. Y
Amy Thill
John Bigelow
Fike
Canaseraga
Pleasantville
N. J
Brigantine Junction
Raxos Moyron Reussen
Club Magazine
New England
Isnarnn Hien
Northport
L. L
William Reeves
Joe Jefferson Island
Indiana
William Taylor
John R. Tucker
Marcoum & Warrenbury
Missouri
Cubs
Great Britain
Spain
Charles Jarrett
Fort Dodge
James Keelan
Jaretson May
John
James
Chauncey Boyer
Ill
Auburn State Bank
Auburn
Clarence Bank
Clarence
Greenwood
Queen & Crescent Railroad
West Superior
Wis
J. P. Nelson
Chris Christianson
Minot
N. D
Mount Clemens
I. Cabell
St. Johns
Michigan G. A. R. Tur
Commercial Bank
Madison
Jefferson
Fort Howard
St. Paul Railway Company
Stanton
Neb
State Bank
Mary Berger
Pratniz
Otee and
Ponca
Perry
O. T
St. Augustine
Fla
Foreign Intelligence
Manitoba
Canada
Havana
Patrick Grant
London
Niger
Africa
Cuba
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
House of Commons
Japan
China
Colombia
Maturin M. Ballou
Lallon
Koyama Rokunreki
Li Hung Chang
Shimonoseki
Wheatland
Cal
Bogard
Union
Illinois State News
George Holt
Madison County
J. W. Mullally
Mullally
Holt
Mattoon
Louis Roberts
IH. N. Haskell
Monticello Seminary
Roberts
Tbossart
Forrest
Eben
Washington Star
Detroit Tribune
Uncle Eben
Erman
Fliegende Blaetter
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hoyt
Galveston News
Gesturzer
Benniss & Davis
Urbana
Wooden
Tory
Aneav
Lever
Marengo, Ill
Cnctor
Paris Fashions
L’art de la Mode
Morse-Broughton CO
East 19Th St
Owe Polis Egeteceras
Fox Bagness
Xatron
SSSA
THE
Worg
Morse Bros
Props
Mass
U.S.A
Phila
Forstner
Bridgeport Gun Implement CO
Broadway
Congoly
V.L. As
Y. L Rouc
Edere
Yankee Soap
J. B. Williams Co., Makers
Olastonbury, Conn
Ann
Magnus
Genta
National Mfc. & Importivc CO
Dearborn St
Ely
Elt Bros
Warren St
Lan Hay
Revel
Risty Knife CO
Fremont
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