Free Wool Bill Passes in House Amid Behring Sea Talks
Washington dispatches report the free wool bill passing the House 192 to 60 after Mr. Wilson closed debate. In the Senate Dawes introduces a naturalization petition for early Chinamen. The Behring Sea matter nears settlement with official announcements planned. Hawaii reports no imminent uprising and the president leaves for Virginia, while Nettleton prepares for private business.
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Washmerton
House
Cobb
Alabama
Committee On Elections
Wilson
West Virginia
Senate
Dawes
District of Columbia
Heiress Ada Ebersole Death Probed in Lancaster Case
Lancaster, April 8. Relatives of Ada R Ebersole demand disinterment and a full inquiry into her death after she died in Dalton Ohio and was moved by her stepfather Harry R Wienman. Five Dalton doctors found stomach punctures but no clear cause. Suspected motive cited to stop inheritance and impending marriage.
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Hawaii
Washington
Dr. Mott Smith
United States
Honolulu
Ashford Brothers
Lancaster
A. Q. Martin
J. M. Gingrich
Lebanon County
Ada R. Ebersole
Milton Grove
Weinman
Dalton
Revolt in Venezuela Fortunes Shift as Crespo Defeated
A La Guayra dispatch reports Crespo defeated near Ortez and his forces, many unarmed or undisciplined, while government troops occupy the area. Crespo may reappear to lead another army as disaffection grows and prices rise, with chaos evident in Valencia and Caracas. Public life dampened, plots loom, and arrests rise as authorities tighten control.
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Panama
la Guayra
Crespo
Ortez
Aranjo
Merida
Balizta
Valencia
Caracas
Palacio
LaGuayra
Map of the United States issued by Burlington Route
A large handsome Map of the United States mounted for office or home use. Copies mailed on receipt of twelve cents postage to P. B. Eustis General Passenger Agent Chicago. B. & Q. B. Chicago, Ti fobl Batt.
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United States
Burlington
Eustis
Q.B. B
Chicago
Fobl Batt
Carpenters to Seek Eight Hour Day in Six Cities
P J McGuire of the United Brotherhood says on May 3 carpenters in Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Salt Lake City Decatur Ill and Toronto will demand an eight hour day. He expects good prospects with no strike and aims for arbitration. He notes seventy one cities will push for a nine hour day on May 2 with likely success in sixty four or sixty five cities.
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Millville
N. J
P. J. McGuire
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenters
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Denver
Salt Lake City
Decatur
Ill
Toronto
McGuire
Exodous to Africa Reported by Clark County Negroes
In Gurpon Arkansas on April 8 a Clark County report says many prominent African American farmers and property owners plan to sell up and depart for Africa. Clergy leaders have spurred this movement amid discussions of lynching and past violence, with exodus framed as an escape to equality.
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Gurpon
Ark
Clark
Africa
Coy
Texarkana
Notable criminals and crimes cited in brief
Across reports from Winnepeg to Trenton and Toronto on April 8, 1885, the items include Deeming’s early misdeeds in Canada and Australia with land deals and stolen watches, a fatal shooting by a juvenile in Cuban o, gold-bearing rock near Trenton, a tenement house murder in Burrago, sugar trust tensions in New York, a colliery restart in Shamokin, women lawyers in Canada, and reduced fares for a Pennsylvania Lines trip to Omaha for a church conference.
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Winmpre
Man
Deeming
Australia
Northwest Territories
Williams
Canada
Assiniboine
Glorious Winter Colorado Travel On Burlington Route
A fragmentary travel note touts a single night on the road from Chicago to Denver with meals on board and time in both cities to visit a contact. It praises Colorado’s winter climate and the Burlington Route as a grand success. Also advertised is Bucklen's Arnica Salve priced at 25 cents, sold by J. F. Harner.
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Bucklen
Prica
J. EB. C. F. Harner
N. B
Half Fare Excursion to Omaha Nebraska
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway offers a round trip at one fare for the Quadrennial Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha from May 1 to 30, 1892. Tickets go on sale April 27 to 29 and are valid for return until May 30, 1892 with agents in Vincennes Indiana.
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Omaha
Pennsylvania
M.E. Church
Neb
Pennsylvania Lines
Fues
Methodsast Episcopal Church
Ohio & Mississippi ‘Ty
G. Jones
Dist
Pass’r Agt
Vincennes
Ind
Madison Market Prices and Goods Report from 1892
Market page shows April 13 1892 Madison values for wheat corn oats and grains, produce, meats and oils with Perfection Invincible Triumph prices, milk and butter notes, and assorted farm staples. concludes with health ad for Electric Bitters at J. E. C. F. Harper Drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Inc
Invincible
Triumph
City Mills
Electric
Castoria Echoes Through Generations in Swaying Ad Phrase
A nostalgic ad rush recounts Castoria’s role through family stages from infancy to motherhood. The jingle ties the product to care in childhood and parenting, highlighting continued use as children grow. An enduring brand memory anchors the household.
Saved From Consumption by Dr King’s New Discovery
Ada E Hurd of Groton writes of a severe lung illness that started with a cold and cough, ended in consumption. After four doctors gave up, she relied on Dr King’s New Discovery, took eight bottles, and recovered fully. Trial bottles free at Harper’s Drugstore, regular sizes 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada E. Hurd
Groton
Harper’s Drugstore
Positive remedy for consumption offered to readers
An advertisement claims a cure for consumption and offers to send two free bottles to any reader who mails their name and postal address to a stated Boston address. The note asserts thousands have been permanently cured by timely use and invites recipients to request the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O. Addrees
Bebo
M. Cy
Best Evidence Fits Ski and His Advantage at Home
The report highlights Best Evidence, the standout horse trained under care, showing improvement and notable capability during training. The focus references improvements in performance and potential under existing management.
English Specialist Appleman to Visit Madison April 15 1892
J S Appleman a renowned English physician and professor emeritus will hold a one day clinic at the Madison Hotel Madison Md on Friday April 15 1892 returning every four weeks. He specializes in chronic and nervous diseases of both sexes and offers cures for a long list of ailments including catarrh deafness eye ear nose throat lungs kidneys and urinary disorders with assurances of cure before the condition advances.
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Electrical Medical College
Toronto
Canada
Southern Medical Institute
Louisville
Madison
Madison Hotel
Appleman
Bellvue Hospital Medical College
New York City
Can
Bellvue and
Charity
Bright
Medical cures offered by traveling doctor with free consultation
A portable practitioner advertises treatment for syphilis scrofula strictures and women’s diseases including lenorrhea painful menstruation and womb displacement. He claims to cure many incurables and travels with instruments offering confidential consultation. Address omitted.
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Seane
Boas
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N.Y
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N. Y
Maylldeod&wlynr
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Sele Proprietora
J. EB
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West
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Rebin. Fox
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Madison, Ind
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Behring Sea
Washington Dispatches
Great Britain
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State Department
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George W. Boyd
Pennsylvania Railroad
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New Church
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Venezuela
Arkansas
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Minneapolis
Alger
Texas
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Tex
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Caspar
United States Clothing
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Wash
Eugene Canfield
Wayne County
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Henry and
Jefferson Streets
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New Jersey
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Smock
Philadelphia
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Sugar Trust
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J. E. C. F. Harper Drug Store
Castoria
Pitcher’s Castoria
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M. D
Louisville, Ky
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East Main Street
von Mohl CO
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BIG Okanawha
Hattie Brown
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Vane
Sam
Higago
Ili
National Branch Bank
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D. G. Phillips
Isom Ross
Chas
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PENNA
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Geri
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Ohio & Mississippi Railway
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Union
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Phia and
Ind. J
F. Barnard
W. B. Shattuc
Gen
Passi Art
John Byrne
Rock Bottom
Central Avenue
Andédawiy
Brown’s Iron Bitters
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