Talking Horse Mazeppa Delights Crystal Palace Audiences
A talking Arab horse named Mazeppa impressed London crowds at Crystal Palace by answering questions with head shakes and pawing for sums in arithmetic. The trained animal identified counts of people in rows, distinguished men and women, and even indicated day, date, and birthday. The performance, described as humorous and clever pantomime, ended with Mazeppa simulating a courtship scene, leaving observers astonished at its intelligence.
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Tariff debate and wool duty fight dominates Senate
Washington reports the Senate resumes the tariff debate over a 60 percent duty on raw wool with Peffer and Sherman sparring over free wool. Other talks cover Pacific coast impacts, Australian wool competition, and proposals to fund tribes and Indian lands. House actions include crafting the Indian appropriation bill and relief for Wetmore & Brother of St. Louis as well as Shoshone and Apache programs.
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Sherman
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House
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California Woolgrowers Send Telegraph to Washington
San Francisco June 14 telegraph dispatched to the White House and St. Washington about Pop Vote duty and presidential Caforoys. The fragment notes a want of duty and a call from California wool growers to address political directive.
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Popaulist
Seaptore
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Hist Sabatore
St Washington
Caforoys Ee
Muley Hassan of Morocco Dies in 1873 Sultan’s Death
El Globo reports Sultan Muley Hassan of Morocco died June 7 after four days of fever. He born 1821, became sultan Sept 25 1873. His son Muley Bassan Abdul Aziz proclaimed sultan by army and ministers. Reports say poisoning suspected as symptoms included vomiting.
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el Globo
Morocco
Muley Hassan
Taxaine
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Abdul Aziz
Smallpox Scare Hits Chicago Board of Trade
Theodore Nevins, a door keeper at the Chicago Board of Trade, contracted smallpox and was removed by ambulance. He had worked while ill for three weeks, interacting with dozens of members who later learned of the danger. No quarantine was imposed yet as officials investigated the exposure. The gallery nearby emptied in alarm during the news.
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Chicago
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Michigan Woman Injured in Mattawawa River Express Disaster
A westbound Montreal to Toronto express fell through a bridge over the Mattawawa river, 20 miles west of Fort William. The collapse burned by fire left engine and multiple cars in the river bed. three coaches remained on track. Injured include Mrs. Hickie of Middleville Michigan and Fireman Whitehead, with Engineer Elmes also hurt.
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Whitehead
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Fatal Boatride Near Tumbling Dam Claims Two Girls
A fatal boating accident at Tumbling dam pond in Burivoxtox New Jersey leaves Annie Powell and Sallie Hines drowned. Cheater Land and William McGear, two young men with them, were pulled from the water just in time to be saved after the boat apparently upset, possibly when a girl leaned over the side. Rescue boats arrived but the girls were gone and the men were exhausted.
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Sallie Hines
Cheater Land
William McGear
Tumbling Dam
Stove Trust Formed in New York Report
A New York report claims a trust has formed among gasoline and gas stove makers with a $10,000,000 capital. Plants nationwide are said to be bought or optioned by Emerson Millan, prominent New York financier and president of the Laclede Gaslight Co., likely leading a syndicate.
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New York
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Laclede Gaslight Company
Incident closure on St Thomas flag desecration
Washington June 18. The tearing down of the United States flag from the U S consulate at St Thomas Ont on the queen s birthday prompted a department of state inquiry. It is now closed with the explanation that the culprits were drunk and irresponsible and will be properly dealt with.
Fiounces In a Bad Shape Rowe Jane 12
Fragmentary article item notes uncertain figures and names including Jane and Rowe with garbled phrases about financial prospects and ministerial opinions. It mentions Bonnino, anes pase, and possible references to a group or committee and an easy member in a wan tiea context.
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The Woman of Today and Moral Influence of Women
A dense essay argues women must lead public morality and reform, contending that culture and education depend on women to elevate society. It cites attractive women shaping male behavior, calls for moral leadership in the home, and links Eve and Shakespeare to women’s power amid social pressures and education debates. The piece critiques mothers and the marriage market while urging action over words.
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Noman
Moral
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Empirea
Otway
Watt
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Troy
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Ruckin
Shakespeare
Ophelia
Humlet
Wday Ag
Early American industrialist urged self sufficiency and home manufacture
Teffersonion Thomas Jefferton praises national prosperity tied to domestic production. A 1816 letter argues manufactures equal independence and condemns foreign purchases when a domestic fabric exists, contrasting with Southern pro market views that favor free trade and European pauper labor.
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Thomas Jefferton
Almon Purs
South
Georgia gains control of pension decisions in Atlanta
The Georgian result crowns Hoke Smith as the supreme voice in pension administration. Local boards retain existence but lose their key power to rate pensioners disability, shifting the vital protective authority to higher administration. Georgia demonstrates its political ascendancy in federal matters.
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Georgia
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Atlanta
Grover Cleveland
Interior
Who Own the Sheep in the U S Senate Debate
A fragment from a political column discusses southern and pacific states voting on wool protection, noting southern states hold 33 votes for free wool while pacific states have two votes. includes ad copy for Krause Headache Capsules and various patent medicines and remedies with local druggists named.
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Ohio
Texaa
United States
Dr Miles Nervine credited for daughter’s cure
A Brighton mother relays how her daughter Blanche, age 11, recovered from paralysis and St Vitus dance after using Dr Miles Nervine. She attributes dramatic improvement after initial skepticism and warns of previous ineffective doctors. The ad claims Nervine cures nervous disorders with a 2 bottle guarantee.
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R. St. Bullock
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N.Y
Miles Medien
Great Lakes Pleasure Trip Promises Comfort and Value
Advertises round trip fares from Detroit Toledo Cleveland and more to Mackinac Island aboard two new steel passenger steamers. Notes cost 12.50 to 18.00 with meals and herbs, daily sailings between several ports, electric annunciators bathrooms and luxury furnishings, advertising Buell illustrated prospectus and contact R&T A D&O Detroit.
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