Carthage seeks anti big hat law at theater
The Gazette reports Carthage residents urge the legislature to curb feminine fashion at the playhouse by making wearing a large hat a misdemeanor. Also noted is Magin Fisnen of Philadelphia, a one armed telegraph and typewriter expert with Postal Telegraph Cable Co. The University of Pennsylvania is claimed to be the third largest university in America behind Harvard and Michigan, with Penn at about 2,380 students.
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Maagtin Fisnen
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
America
Harvard
University of Michigan
Pennsylvania
Yale
Turk Late Senator Fair Left Generous Legacies to Iowa Kin
The bequest records show Senator Fair leaving his Iowa relatives, mainly farmers near Ida Grove, substantial legacies from fifty thousand to ten thousand pounds and news of sizable gifts during his lifetime.
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Turk
Senator Fair
Iowa
Ida Grove
Vermont Law Boosts Maple Syrup Reputation
Vermont’s maple syrup industry has gained prominence after the state enacted a law to punish sugar counterfeiters. The passage reportedly was urged by a pure sugar dealers firm aiming to corner rivals selling counterfeit beet sugar blends.
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Vermont
Refugees from Manchuria Face Harsh War Hardships
Crisis refugees describe desolation after armies clash. People fear starvation and freezing as food and fuel vanish. Reports say thirty thousand Japanese soldiers face same dangers with many frozen to death amid the campaigns.
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Manchuria
Woman's Bonnet Feathers Trigger Swallow Slaughter
Jules Forest reports before the French National Society of Acclimatization that a woman's wish to decorate her bonnet with feathers annually drives the slaughter of 1,420,000 swallows. The practice, the report says, also exterminates the heron, the bird of paradise, and many other beautiful birds of American and Australasian tropics.
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Jules Forest
National Society of Acclimatization
Diphtheria Preventive Value Shown in 72 German Cases
United States Consul Mason of Frankfort reports seventy two child cases treated within two days of diphtheria onset with anti-toxine. two deaths occur, death rate four percent.
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United States
Mason
Frankefort
Germany
Friday Unlucky Day Myth Debunked by German Statistician
A German government statistician three years ago studied Friday superstition and published a book of tables proving Monday is the unluckier day. A German emperor gifts Berlin Natural History Museum a Tmesiosaurus skeleton first found in Germany, named for the emperor. Prof Dames will lecture in February. A Maine teaching funeral in Muncie Indiana shows a poor family burying a child with a hand sled and no spectators beyond the sexton.
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Berlin
Muncie
Ind
Filled cheese under fire as unsafe dairy product
The article reports more than 300 Wisconsin cheese factories producing "filled" cheese by replacing butter fat with cottonseed oil. It claims dyspepsia risks and urges legal prohibition. It also includes a series of unrelated remarks about Queen Marguerite of Italy and various cultural and dietary assertions.
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Wisconsin
Ancient Florentine chair unearthed in Cincinnati owner
A curious specimen, likely Florentine, was found in a chair owned by S. M. Martin of Cincinnati. The back is carved and gilded with arabesque patterns and mother of pearl, featuring an oil painting of a medieval seaside castle with figures and small sailboats. The sunlit walls are inlaid in mother of pearl. The piece, dated about 250 years old, is valued at five dollars.
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S. M. Martin
Cincinnati
World War Era Senate Debates and Nebraskan Deaths
Epitome of the Week reports Senate and House proceedings with tariff and currency debates, income tax, and defenses, plus a cascade of obituaries and disasters. Highlights include Senator Sherman introducing an arbitration bill, Indian territory and pension bills, and several major accidents and deaths across the country.
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Maryland
Lill
New York
John C. Black
Illinois
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Warner
Reed
Pugh
Olney
McGann
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Schofield
Jones
Virginia
Supreme court denies writ for Eveexie V. Dens prison case
News summary notes the US Supreme Court denied a writ of error for Eveexie V. Dens of the American Railway Union and that a habeas corpus hearing was set for the last Monday of the month. The report also lists various 19th century events including stock exchanges totals, business failures, senate elections, a Harrisburg inauguration, drownings near Lewes Delaware, and other civil engineering and political items.
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American Railway Union
United States Supreme Court
Crisp
United States
Nebraska and other states news from the era
The Nebraska legislature ratified the caucus by electing John M. Thurston as senator. Oregon Governor Pennoyer read his final message before Gov. Lord took the oath. A centenarian, Joseph Shorett, died in Fond du Lac aged 110, leaving two sons aged 1 and 54. United States senators elected include Mantle and Carter in Montana, Thurston in Nebraska, Wolcott in Colorado. Beloit College trustees vote to admit women. Woodgrowers in Columbus denounce the tariff as a colossal crime. Missouri Speaker Roussery bills train robbery capital crime. National Farmers Federation forms in Chicago led by J. B. Farrow. A masked robber took $60 on a Rock Island train near Wichita. Four girls drowned skating on the Blue River at Winkler’s Mills near Blue Rapids.
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John M. Thurston
Oregon
Pennoyer
Lord
Joseph Shorett
Fond du Lac
Wis
United States
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Lee Mantle
T. H. Carter
Colorado
Edward O. Wolcott
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Political clash and naval moves over Hawaii crisis
Senate discussion on Hawaii triggered a sharp clash with Senator Frye denouncing the U S government and Senator George defending the administration. House amendments to the pension bill failed, sending it to conference. A naval dispatch proposal backed by Secretary Herbert and Secretary Gresham aimed to safeguard American interests in Honolulu. The First Brigade was mobilized to quell Brooklyn rioters.
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George
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Boutelle
Washington
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Alice Norris
South Whitley
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Myrtle Townsend
Elsie Hughes
Fort Madison
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Herbert
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Charles Anderson
Independence
Foster
Kansas City
James Brien
Chillicothe
State of Missouri
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Greeley County
Kuchan
Persia
Barrett Scott
Holt County
Neb
Niobrara River
Illinois Senate and House Journal Highlights Spring Legislative Actions
Illinois lawmakers debate bills on crimes against insured minors and prison management, discuss tax, banking, and corporate regulation, and approve joint resolutions on nominations and Lincoln monument custody. Sessions cover education, cemeteries, public safety, arbitration proposals, and penalties for public office passes.
Notable Deaths and Disbandment Reported in Two States
In Jefferson City Gen J A Hackney was found hanged on a rear picket fence after heavy drinking the night before. He once served as chief clerk in the state auditor's office and was adjutant general under Gov Pri. Springfield reports internal dissension in the Illinois naval militia led Adjt Gen Ordorff to disband the First Battalion and muster officers out. Maj J C Cabanis of the Fifth Infantry is named custodian of property.
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Eureka
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State Auditor's Office
Pri
Springfield
Illinois Naval Militia
Orendorff
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Fifth Infantry
World sports notes mix hair collectors and riders
The column surveys diverse sports topics from 19th century circles. Miss Hetexs Witchs of San Jose collects football heroes’ locks while J T Weary is hired by the Patiala ruler to coach cricket. Margaret Deland shifts from dislike to keen spectator. The Princess of Wales and her daughter begin cycling after visiting Denmark. Iris plans a Paris grand prix with a 6000 dollar purse at Vincennes next summer. Madrid bullfights last six months leave twelve seriously wounded and two dead, Espartero among the slain, with four more deaths in Seville and other cities.
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Warship Sent For Honolulu As Hawaii Tensions Rise
The USS Philadelphia sails from San Francisco to Honolulu as a precaution amid Hawaiian complications. The Australia carries 2,000 stands of arms and about 75,000 rounds of ammunition for the Hawaiian government. President Cleveland explains the move is precautionary and in line with U S policy, stressing Hawaii is independent and not in imminent danger.
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The Brooklyn Strike Faces Militia Riot at Broadway Junction
New York January 21 reports show three men bayoneted at Broadway Alabama and Fulton in the Twenty sixth ward by Thirteenth regiment troops. One man serious at St Marys hospital others slightly hurt. Militia and police warned to disperse unlawful assemblies as mayor seeks arbitration and more troops after failed talks with strike leaders and railroad officials.
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Fulton Avenues
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Post Office Boycott Shuts Geneva Mail Route
Geneva Iowa residents boycott the local post office and mail on trains to Hampton after a dispute with the Geneva postmaster. Government clerks blocked train mail services as residents shift deliveries to Hampton amid local tensions.
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Geneva
Franklin County
Hampton
If any little word of mine May mate a life the brighter
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Morning Star
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