Various world notes and political snippets from the era
A compendium of brief items notes Chelan organizing a fire company, McBride for governor, a Louisville policeman performing a wagered somersault, a wheeled lunch counter from a Yankee inventor priced at 1750 dollars, Chamliss’s play Whom God Hath Joined, steam threshers on biblical land, Reed Smoot trial fallout, Missouri height claims, Missouri immigrants, buoyant cotton crop funds, Arnold’s pneumatic motor, U S migration to British Columbia, Burton bribery conviction and appeal, New York club house for club women with Morgan help, Will Crooks MPs debut and unemployment appeal.
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Chelan
McBride
Louisville
London
of Chamliss
McGee
Anthropology
Missouri
B. J. Arnold
New York
The Liar and the Honest Man Moral Tale
A trickster prints a found money notice and draws many thieves. A clever lie yields two honest men and two twenty dollar bills later. The tale ends with the moral that a liar can be charming and an honest man may steal, while the thief sometimes loses out.
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G. B
East Cash Street
New York Exchange
St. Louis Republic
Always a Candidate. John Allen recalls mammy remark
Louisiana Purchase Com missioner and former Mississippi congressman John Allen recounts how his elderly Black Mammy joked about his repeated campaigns. She said his father always held office and Massa John should expect the same fate, remarking that his progenitor was always a candidate for the same post.
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John Allen
Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi
Congress
Massa
John
Allen
Mammy
Massa John
Mint Races to Meet $45 Million Gold Coin Order
In Philadelphia the United States Mint works around the clock to fulfill a $45,000,000 order for twenty dollar gold pieces. The extended hours and doubled staff in weighing and adjusting push daily gold double eagles past $1,000,000 in production while continuing standard mintage of gold eagles, half eagles, quarter eagles, and minor denominations to supply all current needs. The Spring Garden Street facility, a marble factory, underscores the scale of the operation.
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United States Mint
Philadelphia
Midas
Spring Garden Street
A Very Old Musician Mr Manuel Garcia Reaches Century mark
A Very Old Musician Mr Manuel Garcia the celebrated singing teacher marks his one hundredth year at his Cricklewood home England This veteran father of Manbrap and father in law of Mme Pauline Biardot quit stage in 1829 due to strain In 1854 he invented the larynoscope credited with aiding public health Some friends credit his health to digestion raising the question whether music study promotes longevity noting musicians’ lifespans exceed those of other trades
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Manuel Garcia
Cricklewood
England
Garcia
Manbrap
Mme
Pauline Biardot
Indictments Charge Plimpton Morgan Under Local Option Law
Bell County Texas grand jury returned 1 147 indictments against Plimpton Morgan for violating the local option law. He is being tried on the indictments and has been convicted in every case so far. Penalty includes a 65 dollar fine and at least twenty days imprisonment on each count, totaling 75 000 dollars in fines and sixty three years in jail. Texas punishment for illegal liquor dealers is highlighted.
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Texas
Bell County
Plimpton Morgan
Morgan
A Merited Rebuke Over American Manners by a British Peer
In England a few months ago the writer heard a tale that challenges the idea that American women marrying Englishmen lose patriotism. Lord Sackville-West criticized American table manners at a dinner with Lady Randolph Churchill present. He stated Americans eat with knives and spill soup on cloth. she coolly replied about his letters of recommendation.
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England
Lord Sackville-West
America
Cleveland
Randolph Churchill
Lady Randolph
Which would you rather marry Ethel money or brains
The Essentials quotes a humorous line about choosing a spouse. Money wins because the speaker values necessities over luxuries and vows to manage with fewer comforts if needed.
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Ethel
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G. W. Hoxley
Leavenworth
D. W. M. McCoy
Washington
Leavenworth Hospital
J J. King
Wash
J. Nelson
LEAVEN@WORTH, WASH
Ohn B. Adams
Leavenworth, Wash
S. D. Eust
Ted
Wenatchee, Wash
Frank Reeves
Chelan County
Wenatchee
Court House
Pred Reeves
Mnoney
Eade
Tocal
To Wenatchee Canal Company
J. A. Gellatly
Mission and
Palouse Streets
H. A. Anderson
Big Rock Saloon
Geo.l.hoppe
John Tholin
John Smith
Tholin & Smith
L. H. Turner
Prop
J.B. Ballou
General Blacksmith
Lindsey Addition
A.O.U. W
Tumwater Lodge
O. U W
L. H. Laden
W. M
John W. Laden
Geo A. Blacksedge
W. Leavenworth Lodge No
Amanda Martin
H. Lottie Doyle
Louise McGuire
JLB
Independent Order of Forresters
Forresters
G. English
C. R
C. B. Turner
R S
Imp. O. R. M
Tumwater
Order of Red
R. O. Johnston
A. P. Sheridan
P. H. Graham & CO
the City Drug Store
E. A. King
A. A. Tholin
Post Office
Leavenworth Laundry
WM. Alexander
Ruth
Boaz
Utah
United States
British Columbia
Seattle
Spokane
Burton
Kansas
United States District Court
St. Louis
Rialto Grain Company
New York City
J. Pierpont Morgan
Will Crooks
East End
House of Commons
The
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