End of Capitol Talk and Century Preview
A collage of brief notes notes on politics and culture. Mention of Princeton prisoner McCuin in the Century article, upcoming Nassau illustrations by Win G Church, wheat crop prospects, and a push to reduce church building in state government. Reports of wolves in Illinois and lions in Kansas hint at sensational oddities. References to bond voting, railroads, and western Kansas growth, with Republican stance supporting public policy and rail expansion.
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Wission Hosen
Win. GC
Church
Nassau
Emporia Republcan
Kansas
Kansen
Debating Tax Cuts Across Shifting House Majority
In 1883 Republicans, with a six vote house edge, cut nearly 50 million in taxes amid Democrat opposition. Today Democrats hold a forty seat majority yet cannot bring a bill to reduce the surplus revenue.
Faulty Kansas mail service draws ire of Wichita editor
A Wichita column denounces the state mail system as inefficient and outrageous. It cites inexperienced workers and missed delivery of two hundred copies of the Zagic pamphlet to Topeka for legislators, arguing the neglect harms the city and public interest.
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Kansas
Zagic
Topeka
Hatfield
Wichita
Senate set to discuss labor questions this week
Legislative notes indicate the senate will debate the labor question this week. Senator Marshall backs a bill to require weekly payments for labor, drafted under the Knights of Labor. Talk of removing the capital rises, with wind work likely. A legislative committee in Garden City hears testimony in the Jones Myron case. The appropriation bill has passed both houses, with other appropriation bills progressing. Many bills propose amendments to the existing prohibition law.
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Senate
Marshall
The
Knights of Labor
Garden City
Jones-Myron
Electric Storm On a Peak Injures Two Geological Surveyors
Two United States Geological Survey members, Walsh and Tweedy, were atop a high Dixie Butte peak when a thunderstorm struck. Tweedy felt a buzzing shock under his sketch table, hair bristled, muscles twitched, and he retreated with his instruments. Walsh awoke briefly, then lay down as the electric activity subsided. The report notes vivid effects of electricity and the need for lightning rods on exposed summits.
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Geological Survey
United States
Dixie Butte
Walsh
Mr. Tweedy
Mr. Walsh
Near-fatal swim drama with Boyton aboard the Garnet
A Philadelphia Press retells the 1885 near misses during Paul Boyton's bold plan to attach an empty torpedo case to the English warship Garnet off Staten Island. Reporter crews, led by a cautious captain and British marines, narrowly escaped disaster as a tense pursuit unfolded beneath a moonless Hudson night.
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Philadelphia Press
New York Morning
Paul Boyton
Garnet
Bay
Staten Island
Strelok
Twenty-third Street
Hudson River
England
Russia
Admiralty
Boston
Fort Wadsworth
Porth Amboy
Times
The
Sun
Word
Boyten
Garnet Kay
Staten
Tompkinsville
Marquis of Queensbury
Boyton
Guy
Sentinel
Hin
Coney Island
Scientific scraps and discoveries from electric rails to glass
A survey of 19th century science notes silk ribbons as lightning conductors, a dog liver base named Jecorine, blue green earth volcanic origin, and widespread electric railways. It mentions a ventilating window pane with five thousand conical holes, electricity condensing dust, hard glass for rails, and Putnam's Archaeological Explorations detailing ash pit graves and mound burials in the Little Miami Valley.
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Amell
Great Britain
Gruman
Henkels
F. Siemeris
Dresden
F. W. Putnam
Little
Miami Valley
The Spice of Life Parody Sketches From Various Papers
A collage of humorous lines from newspapers shows witty excerpts on police terms fashion misfires and social quips. It notes playful phrases from the Yorkers Gazette Boston papers and Chicago humor amid a discussion on press freedom and public taste.
Life in the Mines and the Gambling Spirit Revisited
In a Salem Gazette piece, miners and camp gamblers mingle with mining risk as precarious hopes hinge on luck. An expert assayer deceived by fake samples fuels a cautionary tale. gamblers attend a pastor’s lectures, later funding church repairs with pledged contributions.
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Salem
Masa) Gasette
California
Gambiers
Wei
Httle
Buckien Arnica Salve advertised for skin ailments
An old advertisement touts Buckien Arnica Salve as the world’s best remedy for ulcers fever sores tetter chapping chilblains and skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles or money back and promises perfect satisfaction or a refund. Price listed as 50 cents per box.
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Buckien
Arnica
Bsrler Br.s. Sehilgerts
Drageists
Pierces Peliets
Dee
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MALL
Advance
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St Our Risk
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Lawrence Tribune
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Douglas County
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C. Lawrence
Rock Island
Congress
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Princeton
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Illinois
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London
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Pennell
State Historical Society
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Philadelphia
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Yorkers Gazette
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Owixa
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New Jersey
New Hien News
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Marshall-Neal
Puck
Cuartey
Grandpapa
Chicago Journal
Southern Railroad
Ltarger
Washington
Ohio
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U. 5
Sniffkins
Hartfors Post
Junius Henri Brown
Lippincott’s
Fone
Hens Fernon
Wyandatte St
Kangaesity
Mor
Whittier
ST. Lovie Street
Louis
Amerca
Ayer
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
Mika Ales
Hegawar
Pleios
HW. Grant, AD
Lawrence, Ky
Invevers Department of Knowledge
Acme Cyclopedia
Appley Commission
Holdoway & Co
7Th Street
ST. Louth
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
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