Women in Congress: Senators Share Views on Future
Interviews with Wyoming Senator Carey Colorado Senator Teller Kansas Senator Peffer and others discuss whether women will join Congress. Some expect no change in their lifetimes while others foresee gradual progress and potential influence of women in national politics.
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Union
Albany
Wyoming
Carey
Teller
Colorado
Senate
Kaw
West
Utah
Peffer
Kansas
United States
James I. Kyle
South Dakota
Harris
Tennessee
The
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Alabama
South
Call
Florida
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Hoar
Massachusetts
Tit
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
Joan of Arc
Lincoln
George Washington Murray
South Carolina
English
California
Hunter plans two man foray. boy seeks mother’s okay
A Detroit hunter considers a two man expedition and asks his office boy to join. The boy asks his mother, who agrees only if another companion accompanies them to do the shooting. The exchange unfolds with light humor about rain and shelter.
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Detroit
Tommie
Detroit Free Press
Died as Mer Husband Prophesied In Illinois
Mrs. Margaret Tott, 75, died at the St. Clair county poorhouse in Mascoutah after pleading to leave the almshouse to avoid a German prophecy. Catharine Nolan died at 112 in Litchfield after lifelong sight issues and Irish birth. The report lists multiple Illinois incidents, including arrests, fires, crops, and public-charity finances.
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Margaret Tott
St. Clair County
Mascoutah
Germany
Catharine Nolan
Litchfield
Wickow
Ireland
Washington
Fred Heise
Chicago
William Nault
Western
Belleville
Adam Gintz
New York
Springfield
Isis
Calvin Geiger
Noblesville
Bun Smith
Minor Owens
Lacon
Peoria
Owens
Rockford
Soldiers
Quincy
William Kirkwood
Taylorville
Maj. Fogg
Clara Pennell
Clinton
Norman Ward
Blackhawk Springs
Chicago & Northwestern
Minnie Sihoese
William Marion
Dolson
Stark County
Altgeld
Matilda Miner
Flora
Deith
Henry Bockstruck
Vanburensberg
Ida Weinberger
Pana
J. C. Kerr
Morristown
Jacksonville
Illinois Veterinary Medical and Surgical Association
Decatur
Queen's Lake
Veterson & Helfret
Mascoulah
F. A.arr
A.J. Athay
Sparland
State Board of Agriculture
Oy. Altgeld
Thomas Williams
Havana
Frank Siegrist
Delavan
Michigan Canal
Varna
Marshall County
Folly of the Democrats and German Tariff Policy
A critical look at the Cleveland Administration's German sugar tariff. The piece alleges the discriminating duty favors the sugar trust, harms exports to Germany, and questions repeal prospects amid Democratic support for the measure. It cites 19th century treaty issues and potential refunds via protests, referencing Leslie's Weekly.
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Cleveland
Germany
Sugar Trust
Democratic Campaign Fund
Carlisle
Gresham
United States
Prussia
Congress
Senate
Treasury
Leslie
Nansas City Journal
Hill
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dem
Washington
White House
N. Y. Tribune
Chicago Herald
N. Y
Austria
Bogar Trust
Toledo Blade
Roll of Honor Defeat in Pension Fraud Charges Stirs Debate
A cited analysis questions the scope and cost of the pension fraud probe. It notes 55 special examiners reviewed about 1.26 million pension cases, flagging 4,765 as suspicious but finding fraud in fewer than 200 convictions, suggesting exaggerated charges against pensioners and critics of the system.
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Pension Office
Cleveland
Boston Advertiser
Uncertain Financial Outlook for the Nation in 1814
The piece reflects on the uncertain economic state at the start of 1814, noting unemployment rising, a damaged national credit, and debates over policy shifts. It stresses reliance on agriculture, warns of interdependent industries suffering together, and calls for a return to rational policy to restore prosperity and employment.
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Congress
Imillions
N. Y. Tribune
Dogs as Police Dogs in Germany Training Cruel Yet Clever
An 19th century note discusses German efforts to train bulldogs as police dogs. Training uses mannequins to teach seizing without tearing, with gentleness and whip for discipline. Dogs progress to live models and then to actual policing tasks, including frontier customs work. A companion tale recounts a bulldog guarding a crime scene and a painter’s dogget mishaps with paint.
Snakes and hens clash as a bold hen eats a snake
In a country scene a hen attacks a twelve to fifteen inch snake, pecking its head and swallowing it. A tale recalls hens preferring meals over temperance jags, and a boy tricks hens with whisky soaked crumbs causing clucking and a drunken scene. The piece ends with a parrot rescue tale and a humor note about the line “in a minute.”
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Fannie Tailor
St. Louis Republic
I am the queerest sort of boy Harper's Young People
Gaston V. Drake writes about a boy who feels out of step with peers. He explains constant restlessness and frustration across seasons and meals, unable to ride, coast, or enjoy typical activities. He warns others who think being contrarian is fun that it leaves him dull and sad.
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Jack
Ile
Mrs. Leary
Sue
Denis Ryer
Ryer
Laurence
Johnnie
Mamma
P. S
Min
Gaston V. Drake
Harper's Young People
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