Inside history of the Morgan syndicate loan dispute
Walter Wellman reports on the Morgan syndicate loan race with President Cleveland, noting speculative bids, treasury decisions, and rival bid tactics. The piece highlights John A. Stewart’s efforts at the United States Trust and Morgan’s last minute advantage, suggesting possible collusion rumors and a large personal gain in the bidding chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Congress
Pierpont Morgan
Cleveland
John A Stewart
United States Trust Company
Stewart
Washington
Uoe
Treasury
Walter Wellman
Chicago Times-Herald
Lincoln Gavel From Cabin Logs At 1896 Convention
Fragmented items tell of a log cabin gavel fashioned from Abraham Lincoln s New Salem log built in 1832 at Carthage Illinois and later engraved for the National Republican convention in St Louis June 18 1896. The note mocks prize fighting and cites whiskey and patent medicines with local endorse ments from Lebanon Connecticut and Republic Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
New Salem
Ill
W. H. Bartells
Carthage
Tls
Abraham Lincoln
Isis
St Louis
Free New York employment bureau proposed by state official
A bill by Assemblyman A. Wilson would establish a free employment bureau in New York City under the state commissioner of labor statistics. The bureau would collect all labor applications and requests for help, with a superintendent and clerical staff appointed as needed. No fees may be charged to applicants, and violators face a misdemeanor conviction with fines up to $100 or imprisonment up to 0 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Employment Bureau
New York City
State Commissioner of Labor Statistics
New York Recorder
Who Owns Rhode Island Surviving Narragansett Claim
Surviving Narragansett Todians announce they will assert ownership to about 145000 acres in southern Rhode Island including West Greenwich Exeter Richmond Hopkinton and parts of North and South Kingston valued at around 4 million dollars. A powwow at the Charles Town Indian reservation old meeting house drew many members, with notices sent to gather attendance as the April 7 session of the General Assembly nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
General Assembly
West Greenwich
Exeter
Richmond
Hopkinson
North
Kingston
Old Meeting House
Charlestown
New York Journal
Faro Box Patent Debate Surfaces in Card Game Chat
In a social card game dispute several prominent congressmen argued the faro box, common in gambling halls, bore US letters patent. Researchers traced a patent to Robert Bayley dated May 15, 1812 for a fair dealer, issued under President Madison with James Monroe as secretary of state and William Pinckney as attorney general. The schedule confirms the ordinary fare deal box description.
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United States
Robert Bayley
James Madison
James Monroe
William Pinckney
Washington
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
No More Death Dances Edict From Osage Chief
Osage Chief Debolt issues a ban on death dances to curb deadly consumption linked to naked mourning rites. The measure labels death dances as treason against the nation due to 7 percent of adults in late stages of consumption. The report mixes multiple brief items and ads from early 1900s papers.
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Debolt
Chicago Times-Herald
Till Death Do Us Part Opinion on Divorce
A letter argues against divorce and vows irrevocability, noting changes in ease of obtaining divorces since the speaker’s youth and condemning societal degeneration. The piece cites Demorest magazine and ends with a cough remedy ad reference.
Castoria and Cough Cure Advert Claims
An old advertisement fragment touts Castoria for children and a One Minute Cough Cure for immediate relief from croup. It oddly includes a quip about regulating the world and mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers as famous pills, with a fleeting line about a druggist and Hogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Hogans
Hogan
Man in Chicago Offers Self For $5,000 To Kill Or Steal
A Chicago Tribune notice reproduces a letter from Theo who says he will sell himself for $5,000 to do any crime or even kill himself to brighten his aging mother's remaining days. He claims he is not insane and pledges loyalty to the buyer, seeking a contract and insurance in his favor.
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Theo
Chicago
Tam
Hell
Heaven
Chicago Tribune
Seekers for the Pole Chronology of Arctic Exploits
A Chicago Chronicle list surveys Arctic exploration milestones from Norse voyages to Peary. It notes Parry, Ross, Franklin, Kane, Nares, Nordenskjold, De Long, Greely, Perry and others, with latitudes and ship names marking progress toward the pole.
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Nansen
North Pole
Parry
Ross
Sir John Franklin
Terror
Dr. Kane
Advance
Peterman
Hansa
Hall
Polaris
Nares
Alert
Discovery
Nordenskjold
Vega
de Long
Jeannette
Greely
Proteus
Perry
Kite
Bjerling
Kalshmins
Ripple
Peary
Falcon
Chicago Chronicle
Women run Decatur Mich village in all offices
In Decatur Michigan population 1500 the village council president is Mrs Alma Sage and all town offices are held by women except the official dog catcher. Women fill roles from physicians and preachers to postmistress and shoemaker highlighting a female‑led community amid scattered anecdotes.
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Decatur
Mich
Alma Sage
Dr. Kinney
Ada Gregg
The
Advent
Barnett
Crane
Utica
New York’s Grand Boulevard to Span Forty Miles and Transform Uptown
The plan envisions a forty mile elevated concourse from Harlem River to Mosholu Parkway connecting parks and five cross streets beneath. Cost about 20 million with 4 million for right of way, three year build, no grade crossings, two bridle paths, wide promenade lanes, and tree lined sides.
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Gotham
New York
Harlem River
Mosholu Parkway
Metropolia
Paris
Hudson River
Long Island Sound
Mott Avenue
Jerome Avenue
Ita
van Cort
Pittsburg Dispatch
Paderewski to Be Guest at Chicago University Reception
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette reports Ignace Jan Paderewski may visit the University of Chicago March 18 as guest of honor at a reception by President Harper. Plans envision a new musical department with a temple costing $500,000 or more. Harper aims to recruit leading figures in music as the project, styled by the paper, grows into a premier conservatory to rival European schools.
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Chicago University
Mustcian
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Harper
University of Chicago
Conservatory of Music
Europe
Aladdin
Chicago
Paderewski
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Indiana's Big University Emerges From Local Colleges
Representatives from Butler college, the Medical college of Indiana, the Indiana Dental college and the Indiana Law school organized the University of Indianapolis. They form a federated university plan seeking legislative authorization for closer union. Other departments to be added, nonsectarian in scope, with each department led by a dean but maintaining autonomy. United, the group already serves about 1,000 students.
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University of Indianapolis
Butler (Literary) College
Medical College of Indiana
Indiana Dental College
Indiana Law School
Who'll Be the President Bets Stir at Tammany Hall
Chicago prospectus offers odds on presidential nominations for both parties. Whitney and Olney are favored Democrats at 3 to 1, McKinley leads Republicans at 4 to 1, with odds listed for other candidates. Prominent sporting men and politicians study the list.
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Chicago
Tammany Hall
Whitney
Olney
McKinley
Like A Story Book Ropaway Frank Thornleigh Returns
Frank Thornleigh, who left Hamilton Michigan twelve years ago after his father took a wife, returns to save the home from mortgage seizure. He had worked as a cabin boy, befriended a Canadian hotel dealer, and inherits $50,000 from the elderly gentleman. He marries his stepsister, whom he had left on a pier. A rumored statue for pugilist Jack Dempsey at Calvary Cemetery is mentioned with alleged donations from sporting figures including Fitzsimmons, who allegedly offered $800, a claim challenged by the New York World.
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Alexander Rhimes
Fulton County
Indiana
Rhimes
Ropaway
Frank Thornleigh
Hamilton
Mich
Buffalo
Frank
Thornleigh
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Calvary Cemetery
Long Island
Calvary
Portland
Fitz Simmons
Fitzsimmons
New York World
Gustave Dore
Paris
Chicago
America
France
Dore
Gustave Vore
Nopa Viaras
Whiffs From Chicago on Murder and Art Institute Praise
A Chicago note condemns a lenient murder sentence as biased against blacks, urging justice for a white child killer would be harsher. It then shifts to praise for the Art Institute exhibits of Gustave Doré, describing scenes of Christ’s life and reflections on faith, authority, and race.
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Art Institute
Chicago
Verestehayin
Gustave Dore
Institute
Christ
Dove
Jerusalem
Palma
Gare
Jesus
Mary
Praetorium
Pilate
Magdalene
Jesus of Pilate
Nez Perce Potlatch Palouse districts promise rich settlement
Nez Perce Potlatch and Palouse regions in Idaho and Washington along the Northern Pacific reach similar in products climate and character forming a homeseeker center. Palouse known for grain, Nez Perce recently opened land allotments and is offered cheap prices and favorable terms with catalogs from Northern Pacific.
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Idaho
Washington
Northern Pacific
Palouse
Maile
Rel River
Minnesota
Thahota
Mothidh
Malone
Nez Perce
Northern Pavifla
St. Paul
Ming
Mardi Gras Celebrations Grow Grander in Mobile and New Orleans
Mardi Gras in Mobile and New Orleans will be celebrated on a grander scale with parades balls and merrymaking. Citizens spend thousands on festivities and rail and steamship lines advertise reduced fares and special tickets to these events. Officials invite teachers and readers to receive monthly reading sheets from Burlington routes in St Paul Minnesota.
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Mobile
New Orleans
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile & Clio
St. Louis
Nlars
W. St. Rowland
Gen
N. Poorth St
Harris, Wiss
Bixth St
Cairo
Posay
Pass
Ala
W. J. C. Kenyon
Gen, Freight and Vic
Burlington Roote
St Paul, Minn
Burlington
Tor Wy Jd
Kenyon, G
St. Paul, Minn
Snd
Castoria Ad Claims Repeated Use Across Generations
An old advertisement touts Castoria for babies and children with lines about its use through life. It invites readers to send names to W. O. Renyou in Minnesota. The copy claims a fresh batch monthly and asserts quick action for coughs.
Dr Rays Liver T a new scientific remedy for liver disease
The text extols the liver as the body's main organ and purifier, linking a diseased liver to a range of symptoms and urging use of Dr Rays Liver T a Chicago backed remedy. It claims daily practice tests and broad physician endorsement, with tablet and liquid forms and free samples claimed.
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Groff
E. E. Tent
Chicago
Ray
Mekka Medical Association
Specialista
Congressional Convention for Ninth District of Illinois
Republican delegates from the nine county ninth district meet in Freeport on April 10 to nominate a congressional candidate, a state board of equalization member, a presidential elector, and two delegates plus two alternates to the Republican National Convention. Representation is one delegate per 100 presidential votes and for each 160 votes or fraction thereof. Counties listed include Boone Carroll Jo Daviess Stephenson Winneshiek McCann and others, with a Republican committee at Freeport. New train service: Chicago Milwaukee St Paul adds a night Kansas City division train with through sleeping cars, free reclining chairs, and meals, linking Savanna Cedar Rapids and Kansas City. agents available for info.
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Minois
Freeport
Mietriet
Alve
Rodidate
State Board of Equalination
Aloe
Seid
Chicago
Milwanton
Cedar Rapids
Kansas City
Savanna
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wanted canvassers for ten counties to sell dish washer
A sensational recruitment notice promises a self washing dish device that cleans, shines and polishes dishes without water. It claims rapid earnings, territorial expansion, and a monthly salary with expenses, urging readers to write with references and a stamped reply. Also promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve as a cure for skin ailments and burns.
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Nanionarn Mra
St Louis
DeWitt
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Pacific Ocean
Adulterated Wine
Wm. Hogan
Geo. A. Mills
Lebanon
Conn
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Pierce
Republic
Sam
Pittsburg
Boston Journal
Neb
William Lawleer
Lawler
Cecil Rhodes
London
Cecil
Boston Globe
John Bull
Egypt
Boston Herald
Cincinnati Gazette
Graphic
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Flall
West Lebanon
Chamberlain
Johnn Sherwood
Demorest
Pitcher’s Castoria
Decatur, Mich
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Allen
Nebraska
Hill
Mr. Allen
Bill
Tstines
Corbett
Rob
Ciloago Tribune
City OF
Bleyelist
Walker
Indiana's Big University
Mins Fingler
Will
Potlatch
Beaver
Montreal- Quebec
Liverpool
Atlantic
M. M. Glin
Munslee & St. Pant Ry
Lanark
Wenham
Adams St
Castoria
Yorkie Pirates
Boone Count Carroll
Doo Daviess
Tee
Les Ogle
Stephenson
Winnedeagra
McCann
Ole
AWA
Sanavun
Carroll
J. Sanvonn
Lee
Alsou Sonvenie
WM. Wwaltown
St. Dry Goods
St. Chethine
Freneort
Hutterichs Patterns
Lean & Trust Pidg
Obeams Publishing Co
Coe City
Oxford
Han Flegant
Susbeams Publishing Co
Argadway
B. Trump
I. B. Trump
Ste
Samuel Pitcher
G. C. Osnoop
Lowell, Masa
J. A. Avcim
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
J. F. Eiscannon
Conway, Ark
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Surrm
Pres
Usitep Hospira and Dispensary
Mass
Burry
Lawlies
Howe
Rochester
Pees Egally
T. DeWitt Talmage
St. Ma Jas
Booka
Ihle
Max
Frank N. Menkinnen
E ‘Talmage
Lelieve
Anna Jon Neon
Jens Than
Weeds
Mu. AG. River
Mccdonatn
Reece
Arene
Twrrry
Cattaragua Co
Sehaarkes
Ma. C. L. Joannon
N.V
Guy
Minsiastppi
Eny
Henny T. Rowpert
Tnt
Mas
Rev
Evans
Specia
Tmn
Pea,e of Lanark
J. A. Young
Lanark, Il
Pwo Cloaks
Depot
Tila Ogreatia
Sword
Laxann
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