Retiring Judge Garland Praises Long Service at Ninety-One
News notes chronicling long lives and memories from the era. Judge James Garland of Lynchburg Virginia retires at ninety-one, surpassing early precedent. The item mentions Robert Toombs, Edward Wellmore, William Stelle, Mrs. Astor, Moody, Mrs. Garfield, and Rev Philip Le Breton in brief vignettes of achievement, home life, and philanthropy.
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James Garland
Lynchburg
Sir John More
Garland
WN. C. Picayune
Robert Toombs
Washington, Ga
Edward Wellmore
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
William E. Stelle
Somerville, N. J
Webb
N.Y. Herald
J. J. Astor
Children’s Aid Society
Moody
Boston Herald
Cleveland
Garfield
Chicago Herald
Isle of Jersey
St. Hellers
Philip le Breton
Jersey
Indianapolis Journal
Go Little Nonsense and quick wits on stage and street
A collection of humorous snippets and quips from newspapers and letters. It cites lines from the Boston Post Philadelphia Press New York Sun Boston Courier Chicago Herald Home Sentinel Norristown Herald Funny Folks and The Judge. The notes riff on propriety fashion and social mores with comic misreadings and bon mots including a Irish servant exchange and a piano quip from San Francisco.
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Good Old
Boston Post
Philadelphia
New York Sun
Pat
Boston Courier
Annie
Kate
Chicago
Home Sentinel
Norristown ‘Herald
Max Muddler
M. M
Lye Ag
Patrick
Notable miscellany from distant journals and jokes
A collection of items from various papers includes a Minnesota farmer offering a ransom for his runaway wife and children, a court verdict in Oswego that ends at five dollars, and quips on vaccines, fashion, and a counting horse. It also notes oil drilling in Washington County, five generations in San Francisco, a theft-turned-feud in Louisville, and a comic telephonic hoax involving Irish luck and family talk.
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Minnesota
Oswego
N. Y
Palladium
Detroit
Detroit Post
Ireland
Texas
Fight over burial of missing Chinaman at Berkeley
Twenty five Chinese men killed in a recent Berkeley powder blast were to be buried. Permits covered twenty four graves, causing a dispute at the cemetery. A crowd of five Chinamen settled the matter with a violent fight using various weapons, leaving many wounded.
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Berkeley
Cal
Henry Bergh on enemies of animal welfare
A quotation attributed to Henry Bergh states that he has no enemies except those who abuse animals and that those who abuse animals are not dangerous to others. He adds they would not harm people if they could defend themselves.
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Ani
Henry Bergh
Tax Vortaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
Dye
N.B
Georgia Republicans in Georgia Kilkenny cat fight ends
The Baltimore Herald notes a decade of Georgia Republican eagerness for federal offices, with factions vying for appointments. Dispatches say delays stem from the Administration finding suitable men, while many whites seek offices and the party relies on them, with the Negro vote a factor. The piece predicts a brighter day for Georgia when office seekers retire from public life. Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer.
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Baltimore Herald
Georgia
Washington
Kilkenny
South
Republican Party
Arthur
Georgia Coalition
Wimberly
Savannah
Farrow
Wade
Brunswick
Folger
Jake Dart
Dart
Mr. Robeson
Randolph Tucker
Columbus (Ga
Enquirer
What Republicans Have Not Learned
A St Louis Republican opinion questions GOP reform after defeats, condemning leadership, tariff aims, and partisan recalls. It notes ineffective Civil Service bills and argues the party did not learn common sense, citing party control and expensive future programs. It then cites a Texas 1882 doctor death register: 31 deaths, including 3 assassinated and 5 suicides.
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Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Congress
House
St. Louis
Colored General Smalls and the Navy Retirement Question
A Washington exchange column accuses Robeson and Republican leaders of racial double standards over General Robert Smalls and the retired list. The piece arguesColored officers face social obstacles in the Navy while calling for consistency amid prior anti color line actions at West Point and in party rhetoric.
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Robert Smalls
Charleston
S. C
Smalls
Naval Committee
Washington
Robeson
Kobesor
South
Schofield
West Point
Whittaker
Military Academy
Republians
Consolation in Palmer Defeat and Davis’ Career Reviewed
The Omaha Herald reviews David Davis’s six year Senate tenure and Palmer’s Illinois bid, calling Davis a professional Independent who traded principles for office. It argues his only notable act was opposing Porter and notes his inconsistent loyalties to Democrats and Republicans.
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Palmer
Illinois
David Davis
Senate
Kavis
Edmunds
Mr. Davis
Cerberus
Davis
Electoral Commission
Aliaude Joe
R. B. Hayes
Mr. Bayard
General Hancock
Illy Mahone
Fitz John Porter
United States
Omaha Herald
Causes of Crime and Prison Reform Debate
The Chicago Herald argues prison reform should illuminate why men commit crime rather than only punishing. It questions whether illiteracy or lack of trade drives crime, cites West Philadelphia penology data, and urges careful study to distinguish cause from effect before broad labor-training programs.
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Ee McEe
New York
Chicago Herald
Slaughtering by Electricity Debate Reaches Papers
A letter in the I. James' Gazette argues electricity could replace the axe for capital punishment. It notes possible carcass damage, taint risk, and the need to prove safety and practicality with controlled experiments before adoption.
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Polytechnic Institution
Messrs. Apps
I. James’ Gazette
Tim and the Lawyer at the Michigan Exchange
In a Detroit Free Press vignette Tim, a cheerful hawker, answers a lawyer’s questions about his day. He recounts earning two shillings sevenpence from odd jobs, including hauling loads for a gin tilman and a poor widow, noting business was dull and profits meager. Tim wins the first fall.
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Tim
Deayman
Michigan Exchange
Detroit Free Press
Tramp Claims Royal Rank Escapes From Pharaoh Army
A tattered tramp arrested in Buffalo claimed to be a general in King Pharaohs army. The tale references the monarchs disbanded forces and a supposed escaped mummy, as reported by J. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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Buffalo
Pharaoh
Rae
J. Y. Commercial
Manitoba Winter Warning From Picayune
An N. C. Picayune quip notes Manitoba could be a pleasant summer resort but warns a freezing thermometer makes it a poor winter destination. The remark contrasts seasonal appeal with harsh cold.
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Manitoba
N. C. Picayune
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Pittsburgh Telegram
San Francisco
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the Lawyer
World's Dispensary Medical’ Association
Hale
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
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YV. Y
Lyon
Isaac Thompson
Wise
Charles A. Vogeler
A. Vogeler & CO
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Buece
Dederick
Rick
Dederick Press
Anc
Westernouthern
P. K. Dederick & CO
Albany
Ao Stetter
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