Lawrence Journal 1885 Briefs Missing Engagements and Indian Frontier
The Lawrence Daily Journal notes Clara Louise Kellogg may cancel her upcoming season due to illness. It urges wealthy readers to dispose of wealth while alive. It discusses Geo W. Glick facing copperhead charges and seeking cabinet or court posts. Governor Martin urges frontier protection in Kansas against Indian raids, proposing allotment and troops for Southern Kansas settlers.
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Clara Louise Kellogg
St. Joseph
Geo. W. Glick
Kansas
Cleveland
Glick
Afantin
Indian Territory
Kansas City Journal
Martin
Nation Educational association to hold 1896 Topeka convention
The Nations Educational association, a body of teachers and educators across departments, will hold its annual convention in Topeka in 1896. The public schools form the core of the organization, with participation from academies and colleges. In 1880 the U S registered 9,946,160 scholars, reflecting the large share of youth in schooling.
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the Nations Educational Association
United States
Public schools in the United States praised for equality and scale
The article notes 225,880 public schools in 164,832 buildings with 286,019 teachers and a total annual salary of 55,745,129. Expenditures reach 70,339,914, equal to 1.50 per person. It calls schools a marvel of history and highlights equal access and shared benefits across rich and poor as Kansas hosts educational leaders in Topeka.
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Kansas
Topeka
The Execution of Riel Sparks Split Canadian Opinion
The New York Star notes Louis Riel was hanged in Regina for high treason amid divided Canadian and British reactions. It contrasts Canadian punishment with America's post Civil War stance, warning martyrdom could deepen tribal and political divides.
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Riel
Louis Riel
Regina
Northwest Territory
Reil
England
Kiel
Staush
Canada
New York Star
Red Hair Fashion Trend Says Color Reflects Warmth
A Philadelphia hairdresser notes red hair rising in popularity after a long taboo. Redheads are said to be warm hearted and generous, though often sensitive and quick to anger. The piece also mentions red hair’s link to blood rather than pigment and cites Pittburgh Dispatch insights. Cyclone drill nights announced for November and December with Quartermaster JOBN BM. STARRETT.
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Philadelphia
Asbury
Pittsburg Dispatch
Jobn BM. Starrett
Diplomats at Washington Aged and Active Legations Rising
A Cleveland Leader correspondent surveys Washington foreign legations, noting twenty nine diplomats with diverse backgrounds. It details salaries, residences, family ties, and social standing, from British minister Lionel Sackville-West to Chinese and Japanese envoys, and highlights social life and political intrigues surrounding these figures.
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Washington
Cleveland Leader
America
United States
Europe
Paris
London
Berlin
Vienna
Dana
Euy
Oceason
Portugal
Noguerras
Nogusirag
Lionel Sackville West, KC
M. G
Great Britain
England
France
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Sam Cox
Minister West
Connecticut Avenue
West
Capital
Miss West
Fifteenth Street
White House
Mr. von Alvensleben
Wurtemburg
Sargent
Herr von, Eisendecker
Bismarck
Herr von Alvensleben
Chong Tsao Ju
Hiates
Waa Amon
Kuki
Japan
Baron Charles de Strave
de Struveia
Revel Misreads and Roving Notaries in Odd Town Scene
A fragment from a recent novel recalls a notary strolling in a garden while reading a newspaper. A Port Jerris tale notes a 96 year old man marrying a 64 year old widow, met by indignant kin with hundreds of supporters, amid a colorful, disjointed catalog of oddities including a giraffe priced at 2000 dollars and boarding house quirks.
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Catcago Sun
Port Jerris
Real Shammy Skins and Chamois Trade Revealed
A Philadelphia dealer admits no genuine chamois skins have entered the city for decades. Sheep skins masquerade as chamois while France and England supply the market. The piece explains hunting scarcity, tanning methods, and import origins, with notes on substitutes and price differences.
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Shane- Smy
Library Street
Chamounix
Tninal
Europe
Tistone
Alps
France
England
Morocco
Fourth and
Girard Avenue
Electric Table: German inventor unveils dining machine
A German inventor introduces an electric dining table threatening Walter's livelihood in the lower ranks of walterdom. He invites interested parties to inspect the contrivance in a room prepared for the display.
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Walter
Hidden Capitol Vault Holds Grant Portrait Mystery
A rambling article traces a secret chamber beneath the Capitol rotunda where a long forgotten Antrobus portrait of General Grant once hung. The painting, rolled from its frame and stored in the vault after failed government purchase plans, ends its tale in obscurity while the public memory lingers.
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Crypt
Capitol 5
Von
Wash
Washington
Mount Vernon
Garfield
Kingan
Trang
Fort Donelson
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Hlimoia
Antrobus
Grant
Union Carmie
Clarge
Union
Xuung Antrobar
Elshu B. Wasaburnie
Louk Antrobus
Jane
Ita del. Verera
Antrobie
Mr. Washburne
Cof Miites
H-M
Washburne
Congress
Antrutus
Tie
A Dog Weeps For Master As Hunters Gather
In a crowded stable yard the hunt gathers with horns and guns while Fritz the dog eagerly awaits his master. When told he cannot join, Fritz collapses with grief at the master’s departure, lying still as the household consoles him. By midday the dog mourns, then slowly recovers until the master returns.
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Dresaid
Sind
New York
Mlail
Fritz
Friz
Set
Boriel
Papa
Copying Hatter and Printing Tips from Old Texts
A fragment discusses copying printed matter on absorbent paper using iron acetate solutions and a copying press. It notes dampening surfaces with weak iron sulphate and sugar syrup to transfer writing. The unclear second clause mentions a caylva in New Fork Zoo and a ninety sh peande wood fog bearing onlookers.
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Zoo
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