Comet Sage Snouv Ponders Eight Million Years
The Gazette sketches a string of curious notes from Lanark Illinois and beyond. Items include a claim that Prov Snouv’s new comet is eight million years old, a merchant fined for Bible quotation led ad copy in Germany, equator city Quito’s perpetual sunrise and sunset, Jay Gorn’s ten cent purse relic, and theater ticket economy estimates. Also mentions Miss Keep’s historical prize plan, a German prince pardoning criminals, inventor Moisoy’s Niagara tunnel fee, and King Matteron of Span washing to help finances in Apia.
Blind graduate earns M D at Boston University School of Medicine
James Richard Cocke, who recently graduated at the head of his class, becomes the first totally blind from infancy to receive the degree of M D. A diligent student and reader of anatomy for eight years, he posted 98 percent on his examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Richard Cocke
Boston University School of Medicine
Commencement Time and Notable World Fair Exhibits
The text notes the upcoming high school commencement and graduates with a light mockery of speeches. It then describes the 2,200 mile transatlantic cable project, its varying thickness and weight, and its copper wires armored with gutta percha, steel, and resin. It cites 100,000 miles of submarine cable laid since invention. At the world’s fair government building a notable arms and flags display is prepared in Philadelphia led by Henry B Thompson, with American-made items and a 25-flag collection valued at 38,000. A czar-gifted enameled goblet presented to Capt. R. W. Sargent for aiding Russians, solid gold and gem-studded, is now received by Mayor Stuart from the state department, bearing inscriptions in Russian.
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Africa
Brazil
Middle Ocean
Philadelphia
Henry 2B. Thompson
R. W. Sargent
Indiana
Russia
State Department
Stuart
Dutch Queen Regent Emma Made Colonel in Berlin Visit
Quuren Victoria, colonel of a German cavalry regiment by appointment of her grandson Emperor William, has inspired a similar honor for Queen Regent Emma of Holland and her 12 year old heiress daughter visiting Berlin. William conferred Emma colonel of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, a title shared in the German royal line. The Salvation Army imitates the German practice of bestowing military rank on women.
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Quuren Victoria
William
Emma
Holland
Berlin
Foot
Hohenzollerns
Salvation Army
European living trend mirrors housing insecurity abroad
A London journal notes half of Vienna lacks permanent homes with many in boarding houses or furnished rooms and meals from restaurants. Similar conditions appear in Paris, Naples, London, and spreading to New York and Chicago. Union with U.S. cities grows as the European plan of living without a home becomes common in large towns. Leonpas Stack House, representative from the Sixth South Carolina district, died in Washington during his first term by a margin of 6,670 votes over E Al Deas. Stack House is the seventh death among Fifty-second congress members, with predecessors Kendall Ford Spinola Gamble Houk and Lee. In the Senate Hearst Wilson Plumb Barbour also noted.
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London
Vienna
Paris
Naples
New York
Chicago
Leonpas
Stack House
South Carolina
Washington
E. al. Deas
Mr. Stackhouse
Kendall
Kentucky
Ford
Michigan
Spinola
Gamble
South Dakota
Houk
Tennessee
Lee
Virginia
Senate
Hearst
California
Wilson
Maryland
Plumb
Kansas
Barpour
Epitome of the Week in Fifty-Second Congress
Senate notes deaths of Staellowse and Stackhouse prompt adjournments while calls rise for proportional representation. Senate debates silver coinage and fortifications. House passes fortification appropriation and discusses revenue bills. Lynch law petitions prompt calls for action. Sibley patent rent bill and souvenir silver half dollars for the world’s fair appear in the week’s end.
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Tunsday
Senate
Towles
House
Staellowse
Tillman
South Carolina
BK. T. Stackhouse
Woffer
Kansas
Paddock
Nebraska
Morrill
Stewart
Veffer
American Congress
Sibley
South Carolina Congressman Stackhouse Dies in Washington
From Washington, Bric T. Stackhouse, member of Congress from South Carolina's Sixth district, died suddenly in Washington. Also, the comptroller of the currency B S Lacey resigned. The weekly national bank report shows assets at 8,470,012,? with 8,? liabilities and deposits around 31,745,? in trillions. Clearing exchanges totaled 1,138,401,289 for the week, down from 1,184,487,730. Business failures for the week reached 179, compared with 192 prior and 258 last year.
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Bric T. Stackhouse
Congress
South Carolina
Washington
B.S. Lacey
United States
Multiple Disasters and a High Profile Senate Re-election
A boat capsized by a tornado at Bangor, eight drowned, and a kerosene blast fatally burned Mrs Jules Leroy and two children in Imperial Virginia. Nelson W Aldrich re elected U S senator after Rhode Island session. An express train collision at Oreland killed engineer William Fenton, twelve injured. Princeton College opened its 45th commencement in New Jersey. Rev Father Mollinger of Pittsburgh died at 70 after surgery. Loyal Orangemen oppose Sunday opening of the world fair in Pittsburgh. William Henry Painton hanged at York for murder. Ten thousand parade in Scranton for Army of the Potomac reunion. Drownings at Neville Island include Rupourn Pittock and family and Edna Richardson. Yale elects two women to fellowships first in the institution. Mrs Dayson of Lord's Mills gives birth to quadruplets three girls and a boy.
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Bangor
Jules Leroy
Imperial
Tur
Rhode Islands
Nelson W. Aldrich
United States
Oreland
William Fenton
Princeton
N. J
Princeton College
Pittsburgh
Father Mollinger
Loyal Orangemen
York
William Henry Painton
Michael Strominger
Lord's Mills
N. Y
West and South in Brief Across States and Events
The Minnesota Farmers' Alliance secedes from the Peoples party, plans a July 7 convention in St. Paul. Drowned children Eric and Gustave Eng and Axel Peterson found in Moline. B L Anthony elected to fill Mills term in Texas. Bay Line wreck in Baltimore causes $1.2 million loss. Congressmen nominated in several states. A Galva storm injures twenty, kills one, damages 200 houses. Mrs Beaudry and two children drown in Michigan. Arkansas Democrats nominate Fishback for governor. Arkansas People’s Party backs Lewelling. Fires destroy factories in Elizabeth West Virginia. A ferryboat capsizing near Napoleonville ends in multiple deaths.
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Minnesota Farmers’ Alliance
Peoples Party
St. Paul
Eric
Gustave Eng
Axel Peterson
Moline
B. L. Anthony
Dem
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Baltimore
Bay Line Steamboat Company
James Corner & Sons
Illinois
J. E. McPherron
Kentucky
Isaac H. Goodright
Kansas
Jerry Simpson
People's Party
Galva
South Bay City
Mich
George Beaudry
Tim
Arkansas Democrats
Little Rock
William M. Fishback
Fort Smith
Arkansas People's
Ohio Democrats Nominate Ticket and National Delegates
The convention in Columbus nominated Col W A Taylor for secretary of state John J Driggs for supreme judge long term Thomas Beer for supreme judge short term and W I Wolfe for clerk of the supreme court Delegates to the national convention were unsettled Ankugh across the Licking river between Covington and Newport Kentucky fell and twenty three workers on the structure were felled Reports from Michigan indicate a big grain yield and hayfields The Irish league in Des Moines condemned division in Ireland and refused funds until unity The Michigan People’s Party elected Omaha delegates and demanded shorter hours in Lansing Four men were killed in a swoon fight at Sault Ste Marie Cyclone swept southern Minnesota counties killing at least seventy The West Virginia People’s Party nominated S A Treuston governor James Bashall congressman N W Witzgerald for second district Congressional nominations included John I Gear Indiana Eleventh NC W T Crawford North Carolina North Carolina The North Carolina People’s Party Raleigh named E A Thorne W R Lindsay R L Matton The Grant statue in Lincoln Park Chicago was struck by lightning killing two Italians near Sedro Washington Two Italians lynched in Sedro Wash The Nebraska Masons barred liquor dealers from membership Eliza beth Stilgenbauer died at 100 in Columbus Indiana The Miner election law upheld by Michigan Supreme Court Joe Wallace execution held in Jasper Tennessee Prominent Sixth Illinois Republicans nominated R J Mazelett for Congress
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Columbus
Democrats of
Ohio
Col
W. A. Taylor
Franklin County
John J. Driggs
Monroe
Thomas Beer
Crawford
W. I. Wolfe
Pairfield
Supreme Court
Licking River
Covington
Newport
Fell
Cher
Michigan
Trish National League
Des Moines
Ireland
Tur
Michigan People's Party
Lansing
Omaha
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Minnesota
Jackson
Martin
Faribault
Vreeborn
Biue Earth
Mower
Fillmore
Parkersburg
People's Party of
West Virginia
S. A. Treuston
James Bashall
Congress
N. W. Witzgerald
Town
John I. Gear
Indiana
William Johnson
North Carolina
W. T. Crawford
Raleigh
E. A. Thorne
W. QR. Lindsay
R. L. Matton
Grant
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Sedro
Wash
John A. Nelson
Nebraska Grand Lodge of Masons
Elizabeth Stilgenbauer
Ind
Mississippi
Mount Vernon
Vermont
J. Marsh & Co
Supreme Court of Michigan
Joe Wallace
Llenry Cote
Jasper
Marion County
Tenn
Prometrionsts
Ilinois
R. J. Mazelett
Explosion on Petrolia Kills Twenty near Blaye France
Twenty people die when the British steamer Petrolia explodes near Blaye harbor France. United States consul A Winnarp at Guaymas Mexico dies of paralysis aged 67. Canada endures cyclone damage with fatalities in St Rose Lachatte St John and Ottawa valley. Emin Pasha death rumor unfounded. Germany forms seminary to placate France over Alsace Lorraine loss with promise of Meypt.
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Blaye Harbor
France
A. Winnarp
United States
Guaymas
Mex
Tle
Connecticut
Canada
St. Rose
Lachatte
St. Johns
Ottawa Valley
Emin Pasha
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Republic
Senate inaction contrasts with Alaska Aurania race record
In Washington the Senate failed to meet while a House deficiency bill moved. The Alaska beat the Aurania in seven days five hours and forty five minutes off Sandy Hook, adjournments noted, and various local incidents including a Kentucky powder store blast, a Lake St. Clair capsize, and multiple political nominations and trade figures highlighted.
Minneapolis Convention Praise and the Protective Tariff Debate
Gov Mel Kinley of Ohio extols the Minneapolis convention and Harrison’s leadership at a Chicago rally. He argues for a protective tariff over revenue tariffs, claiming it strengthens American labor, industry, and national prosperity while maintaining honest elections and stable money.
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Gov. McKintey
Minneapolis
Odd Corners and Clever Notions From Far and Wide
A collection of curious facts and quirky tales from around the globe. Notes on Eskimo writing, Algerian ink streams, a Dalmatian cave rumor, Fingal's cave echoes, Venetian horse myths, a fair monster tale, and Obongo burial rites along diverted rivers.
Deadly Minnesota Cyclone Ravages Counties and Homes
A violent cyclone crossed Jackson and multiple southern Minnesota counties on June 17, causing heavy loss of life and extensive property damage. Reports from Jackson, Martin, Freeborn, Blue Earth, Mower and surrounding areas describe collapsed buildings, flooded roads, wrecked farms, and numerous fatalities. Railways and telegraph lines were disrupted as rivers swelled and storms persisted through the region.
Waiters Strike Expands Across Chicago Dining Scene
In Chicago 650 waiters are out and downtown restaurants face closures. Most proprietors refuse to sign the strikers' bargain. Strike leaders plan to pull workers from elite clubs including the Union League Iroquois University Illinois and Standard clubs amid the disruption. Grand Ramps Mich amid similar drowning incident details.
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Caicano
The
Iroquois
University
Illinois
Standard Clubs
Lightning Strikes Grant Monument in Lincoln Park
A thunderbolt at 6 25 PM struck the Grant monument in Lincoln Park Chicago during a storm trapping about forty sheltering beneath its arches. Three people were killed instantly and seven hurt with others shocked as rescuers removed the injured and confirmed the deaths of Lewis Meyer 22, Mrs Schiele 70, and Carl Horst about 19. The monument sustained minor damage and a repair bill of five dollars was noted.
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Grant Monument
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Grant
Lewis Meyer
Nutt Street
Schiele
William Hummel
Wacker Birk Brewing Company
Austin Avenue
Park
Gen. Grant
Larrabee Street
Halsted Street
Bottm
Mrs. Sehicle
William Iummel II
Grains of Gold Aphorisms and Paraphrased Wisdom
A clippable collection of aphorisms on virtue wealth and character from Kam's Hora. It satirically notes that a vacant mind invites vice and that trying to please everyone often erodes self respect. The piece contrasts rash speech with thoughtful restraint and values measured effort over idle time.
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Fin
Kam
Death Toll From Minnesota Cyclone Put At Thirty to Fifty
Reports from the Wednesday cyclone in southern Minnesota detail extensive devastation across farms and towns. At Wells about fifteen minutes of destruction left homes and stock ruined, with eighteen confirmed deaths in the Polish settlement nearby and twenty seven injured. Fatalities are expected to rise as towns like Fairmont and Winnebago City report losses and wide property damage across the farming belt.
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Minnesota
St. Parr. Minn
Wells
Minn
Albert Lea
Freeborn County
Michigan Supreme Court Sustains Miner Election Law
The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of the Miner election law. Justice Montgomery writes the opinion, affirming the legislature's power to determine electors and the act's compatibility with federal law on electors. The decision notes some provisions exceed power but remain operable as part of the unified system. The court’s majority: three Republicans and two Democrats. the law came from a Democratic legislature.
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Michigan Supreme Court
Lansina
Mich
Supreme Court
Justice Montgomery
Congress
United States
Drowned Children in Ohio River Tragedy at Neville Island
Five Pittock siblings aged 12 to 15 plus Edith Richardson drowned after a buggy rolled into the Ohio River at Neville Island near Pimlico. two boys tried to rescue them but all perished. local rescue efforts followed as the tragedy unfolded. Palacio resigns. Venezuela’s state department reports, federal council assumes interim power until Congress convenes for a successor.
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Prrnsperait
Ohio River
Neville Island
Toelock
Paul
Rudolph
Edith
Maggie Pittock
Edith Richardson
Palacio
Washncrox
Department of State
United States Legation
Caracas
Venezuela
Federal Council
Congress
Fair costs and coinage plan for Chicago exposition
Wasitxaron reports a bill authorizing a 10 million silver half dollar souvenir coinage for the Chicago fair with 100 thousand dollars for minting and 50 thousand bronze medals plus 50 thousand diplomas for visitors, totaling 103 thousand dollars for the purpose. Also notes a lightning incident in Bloomixeron where two horses died and a bystander injured. Separately, New York reports 3,750,000 dollars in gold coin ordered for shipment, with weekly total 4,600,000 dollars.
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Wasitxaron
Europe
New York
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