Burlington Declines Join In New Western Railway Alliance
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy refuses to enter the new Western railway alliance on the terms accepted by four Iowa roads. After two days of talks, Burlington may form its own pool or negotiate separately with Union Pacific, keeping independent policy and avoiding a twenty five year compact.
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Burlington
Union Pacific
Denver
Ihe
Northwestern
Rock Island
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wabash
Remains of Carlo Leander Clark Put on Display
The Times reports a glass-top ped coffin in Woodland Cemetery windows showing the preserved remains of Carlo Leander Clark, a black and tan dog, laid out with feet tucked and tail curled as mourners view the specimen.
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Woodland Cemetery
Times
Carlo Leander Clark
Public Debt Statement for WasuIncToy
December decrease tallies 11 743 337 boosting total debt to 1 861 243 600 with interest 12 172 325 and cash in treasury 875 874 20. The report lists cash balances by instrument including gold certificates certificates of deposit and legal tenders and notes January 1 1684 figures.
Utah Prosperity Highlighted In Tribune Yearly Report
The Tribune notes Utah and adjacent territories show growing prosperity with $8,000,000 produced in Utah last year and total Pacific coast bullion at $65,000,000. Utah’s population reaches 170,000, Salt Lake 28,000, 7,000 more since 1880, and 900 new buildings worth $1,600,000 added. Railroads total 143 miles, Mormon emigrants amount to 3,000, assessed territory value $30,000,000.
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Sart Lake
the Tribune
Utah
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake
Washington's Retirement From Command
Washington resigns as commander of the continental armies at Annapolis in a scene described as momentous. He addresses Congress with a modest, poised speech acknowledging independence and sovereignty and his relief at the nation’s success while resigning the trust entrusted to him.
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Ges Moines Register
Washington
Annapolis
Congress
Fardiy
Kate Shelly Medal proposed for Iowa heroine
The Iowa legislature plans June ceremony to award Kate Shelly a 150 dollar medal and 200 in money for her 1881 act saving lives on the Chicago and Northwestern line near Moingona. The tribute cites courage and devotion by a five year old, amid severe winter weather, with the medal produced by Tiffany & Co. and Des Moines river crossing depicted.
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Washington
Iowa
Kate Shelly
Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern
Moingona
Tiffany & Co
New York
Kate
V¢ Teason
General Assembly
Republican Valley
Des Moines Wallorth
The Art of Dressing from Mrs Florence on Corsets and Style
Mrs Florence the actress shares fashion guidance to a St. Louis Globe-Democrat reporter. She champions tight corsets at the waist, silk underwear, minimal trimming, and no bustle. She favors cream blues for young ball gowns, garnet mauve for elders, and warns against heavy makeup. She notes Muscovitch as dressmaker and comments on accessories, hosiery, and grooming for receptions and theaters. She advocates planning outfits a day ahead and favors simple coiffures with flowers avoided for young girls.
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Muscovitch
Fay
London
Mourning a Deed Dog in Philadelphia Times
Mrs. Clark mourns her eighteen year companion Curle the dog as his ashes rest in a New York funeral home. His coffin is displayed in a dog fancier shop window on Eighth Street near Locust in Philadelphia.
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Rittenhouse Square
En- Palmer
New York
Eighth Street
Sealskin Sacque Offers Winter Street Living in Chicago
A Norristown Herald note reports a sealskin sacque rental in Chicago at 50 dollars per season. It claims the garment is cheaper than house rent and would allow a woman to live on the street all winter.
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Chicago
Norristown Herald
I Know Yet I Know the Brook Flows to Sea
Poem excerpt notes uncertainty and faith in a speaker who trusts in the persistence of nature and love despite doubt. The speaker asks how waters reach the sea and how a bird finds its nest, concluding some truths remain beyond finding. The piece closes with affirmation and mystery.
How the German Boy is Schooled
A Victorian sketch describes German childrearing from birth to six years. Parents or a nurse supervise early years, instilling obedience and politeness. By four the child greets strangers with a bow, and play is limited by the family garden. At six German law requires schooling, marking the start of responsibility and formal lessons.
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Micago News
Early and strict schooling to aid family living
The text describes children's school hours starting at 8 to 10 in the first year and 1:30 to 2:30, with daily prep of reasons for the morrow. In the second year schools open early at 6 or 7, and by ages 10 and up many children exit to work in factories or workshops to learn trades and support their families.
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America
The Inn of the Brass Bull Burns at Thompson
The Brass Bull inn in Thompson, Windham County, built in 1710, was destroyed by fire last week. Once a stage stop and summer resort, it drew visitors with views across several states. Washington's visit anchored local lore as the house burned due to long noting of the great chimney.
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Hartford Courant
Thompson
Windham County
New York, Hartford and
Barton
Ita
Washington Heights
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Long Island
New York State
Washington
The Living Skeleton of Milwaukee Scientist and Postmortem Plans
Isaac Sprague a 40 year old Milwaukee man famed for extreme thinness confirms he will donate his body to Harvard Medical College after death for postmortem study and museum display. He cites thirty years of progressive muscular atrophy and compares his case to Calvin Edson who died at 45 weighing 45 pounds. Sprague warns his illness may soon end his life.
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Milwaukee
Isaac S. Sprague
Harvard Medical College
Calvin Edson
Albany
Edson
General Fremont and the 1856 nomination dilemma
Mrs. Fremont recalled a Nantucket beach moment when General Fremont weighed presidential offers. The Democratic bid seemed to promise success while the Republicans offered defeat, yet his steadfast principles drew him to the Republican nomination. A mother defends her 25 year old daughter as she learns to speak up.
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New Yorks
Fremont
Nantucket Beach
Racing in the Antipodes at Melbourne Grand Stand
A vivid travelogue describes Melbourne race day crowds on the grand stand hill and lawn, noting 20 000 on the artificial hill and 40 000 in the stands. The piece praises fashion and spectacle, laments betting excess, and celebrates the vast, orderly human panorama as a sign of prosperity.
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San Francisco
Victoria Regia
Victoria Racing Club
England
Epsom
Weather News Brief From The Telegraph Implies Rain Shower
A terse commercial style note from a Telegraph dispatch mentions a beautiful but chilly rain shower currently occurring. The phrasing suggests a descriptive weather update used in a period newspaper brief.
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NQ Alliance
Navy
WasnxcTon
Committee On Navy Yards
United States
Narragansett Bay
Key West
Lakes
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum
Cert
A. D. F. Randolph
Congregationalist
the Inn OF the Brass Bull
Melbourne
Commercial
Pitisburg
Omaha
Ecesesss
ST. Louis
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