Columbia College President Leads Liquor Study Letters
New York Sun reports President Seth Low of Columbia and 49 others across professions are invited to answer questions on liquor consumption. The committee seeks data on health effects, quantity limits, and social factors to build statistical tables while keeping responses confidential.
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New York Sun
Seth Low
Columbia College
Washington, D.C
New York
John 5. Billings
Army Medical Museum
Washington, D. C
Low
Charles Dudley Warner
Francis Peabody
William E. Dodge
Carlisle Amendments Explained By Representative Springer
Washington dispatch summarizes the Carlisle amendments to the currency bill as a popular explanation. It describes a new security plan for national bank note circulation including a 30 percent guarantee fund of legal tender notes, a 0.5 percent annual tax building a 6 percent safety fund, and a first lien on bank assets plus double liability. The fund system would pay notes if a bank fails, with a common fund for failed banks. Banks may stay under the old law but are urged to adopt the new plan.
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Springer
Washington Dispatch
United States
The Oldest Apple Tree of Rhode Island Greening
The oldest known Rhode Island greening mother tree on Winsor Farm near Fruit Hill decayed, with a daughter tree sprouting from a broken limb. Planted by Nehemiah Smith in 1748 during King George II’s reign, the mother died around 1889 90 at age about 141. Nurseryman F M Perry praised the fruit and spread scions, while the daughter yielded about ten bushels last year and holds promise for future winters.
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Rhode Island
Fruit Hill
Frederick W. Winsor
Providence Journal
F. M. Perry
Canandaigua
N. Y
New York
Middle States
Gome
Zalma Correspondent Reports Holiday News and Local Events
Sickness is plentiful and wintry weather prevails. Pat Watkins of Jackson visited Zalma, and Miss Lily Peters slowly recovers from illness. Miss Tilda Burders wed John Long. Miss Frost and David Fields marry with Rev. Gaines officiating. Warrants issued for several men on robbery charges. bond posted. Mamie Henley and John Grisam wed at the bride’s home, with guests feasting afterward. Widely shared holiday travels, church events, and social gatherings fill the season as residents celebrate and plan futures in Zalma and nearby areas.
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Pat Watkins
Jackson
Zalma
Willie
Hamilton
Lily Peters
Tilda Burders
John
Mamie Henley
John Grisham
Mr. Rogers
St. McMinn
Tar Press
Sweeny
North Zalma Weather Strains School and Trade
North Zalma notes tell of heavy snow hampering schooling as teacher Asa Spears warns of a wobbly term if conditions persist. Local commerce slows with Gaines shuttering his blacksmith shop and rabbit hunting and fireside chats filling days. Theft reports haunt residents while Alf Shell battles illness and Draper travels to town for feet care after hard weather.
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Asa Spears
North Salina
Gaines
Asa
Squire Gaines
Goble
Alf Shell
Draper
Zalma
Heitman Schoolhouse Fire and Holiday Notes in Patton
The Heitman schoolhouse north of Herestaight on Irrind burned a few days ago. Christmas festivities were limited to a tree, with townspeople enjoying the holiday. Local residents and visitors share Christmas stories, marriages are noted, and plans for future weddings and a successful new year are voiced.
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Heitman
Herestaight
Irrind
Vitallas Miller
Millerville
R. & . Robinson
George Spray
Mmne la Motte
Kimma
Henry Nugent
J. Mayfield
Polly A
Treasure Seeker John Wilson Dies in Dexter
John Wilson, a noted explorer described as a roving character, died in Dexter and was buried there. The obituary recalls his lifelong quest for wealth tied to the legendary Spanish-Italian adventurer Carlos Sparenti, said to be murdered by Indians near New Madrid around the year 1000.
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John Wilson
Dexter
Post-Dispatch
Missouri
Carlos Sparenti
New Madrid
Sparenti
Cortes
Montesumas
The Legend of the Hidden Mexican Treasure
A late 19th century tale recounts Sparenti losing and later seeking a treasure said to lie near New Madrid. Wilson, nicknamed Chin taw Wilson, pursued the cave with cave bones and gold quartz, aided by river journeys and Indian allies, but the treasure remained unfound as Spaniards once searched the same region. A trainload of corn for Nebraska sufferers will leave Atlanta on the 16th.
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Sparenti
Mexico
Mississouty
New Madrid
Bloomfield
Wilson
Chintaw Wilson
Spirinu
Nebraska
Atlanta, Ga
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D. M. Sittes
Marble Hill
Green
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Fillmore
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