One Grand State debated in Bismarck Tribune
The Bismarck Tribune argues for a unified Dakota, praising the territory as productive and diverse. It warns division would reduce Dakota to obscurity, shifting power to the northwest and leaving the people uninterested while politicians push for two states.
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Bismarck Tribune
Dakota
Union
United States
Missouri
Northwest
North Dakota
South Dakota
Pembina
Lincoln
Garfield
Grant
Prohibition Speaker's Harsh Tale Sparks Mor ris County Outcry
A Mor ris County prohibition speaker recounted a man's plunge into drink ending in ruin and domestic violence to sway support for the amendment. The tale includes a wife harmed, children starved, and the husband beaten by a bystander who defended the abused woman.
Invention Backfires as Chicken Thief Shot by Alarm
Daniel Vollmer near Indianapolis devised a pulley and weight trap to deter chicken thieves. While sleeping, the weight dropped and he fired, wounding a thief identified as Mrs. Sarah Ott. Vollmer was arrested on attempted murder charges as Ott lay seriously wounded in hospital.
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Daniel Vollmer
Indianapolis
Vollmer
Sarah Ott
Going For the Umpire in Boston New York Game
A Boston dispatch reports New York beat Boston in a contentious game described as a Punch and Judy show. Umpire Sullivan allegedly coached by captain Ewing and Sullivan's calls criticized as incompetent and robbing Boston. He was escorted from the grounds amid a hostile crowd and possible head injury.
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Boston Dispatch
Boston
New York
Ewing
Sullivan
Kelly
Bostons
A Rapid City Man Declines Kansas City Exposition Honor
A Rapid City man appointed by Governor Churchill to the Kansas City exposition questions the value of the honor. He was told he must pay his own way and says he does not want the assignment.
Temperance Talks by Mitchell W C T U
The Mitchell W C T U plans regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays each month in the reading room, focusing on topics under God home and native land. The group invites members to attend and participate in discussions and activities.
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Mitchell W. C.T.U
Prohibition Victory in Rome Georgia Brings Dry Rule
Rome voters approve prohibition by 1428 to 908 amid religious service parity and a crowd of thousands. The result solidifies a plan to make all of Floyd County dry, with ongoing celebrations and orderly conduct at the courthouse.
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Atlanta
Rome
Georgia
Maine
Floyd
Sam Jones
Court House
Prohibition
Dr. Kendall
J. R. Gibbons
Chatsworth bridge inquiry continues in Peoria hearing
Illinois railroad board arrives in Peoria to reopen questions about Wednesdays disaster at Chatsworth. E A Armstrong superintendent testifies recalling minutes after the wreck, noting the bridge’s piling and caps appeared intact and a temporary bridge could have been laid. Armstrong shows telegraph orders sent August 9 and for agents east to clear grain tracks and set brakes before nightfall.
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Peoria
Ill
Illinois State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Chatsworth
E. A. Armstrong
Armstrong
E. C. Ennis
News of the Day Highlights Various Local and International Notes
Gen Drum plans relief from duty amid illness while Parnell contemplates Ireland recess. A 19-year-old Syracuse man is jailed for forging his father's name. Cholera outbreaks in Malta bring deaths. Senators Sherman and Hiscock to address Lyons fair. Irish and U.S. pension payments are noted. A Well-buried Salvation Army member dies in Northville. Gypsy kidnap tale near Decatur. Transcontinental train wreck near Dodd City kills fireman. Suez canal neutralization discussed by Paris papers. Irish leaders receive large testimonials. Davitt accepts a Dublin estate. Cleveland notices a London vocalists scam with a fugitive signer.
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Drum
Parnell
Ireland
Thomas Keeler
Syracuse
Malta
John Sherman
Ohio
Frank Hiscock
Wayne County Fair
Lyons
New York
Grady
Washington
Georgia
United States
Abe Reynolds
Salvation Army
Northville
N. Y
Ttis
Frankie Wise
M. Davis
Decatur
Ill
Dodd City
Varnell
Michael Davitt
Dublin
Signor
Mme. Rappaport
London
Cleveland
California
San Francisco
Noted Maine Leader Hon. Bion Bradbury Dies
The late Bion Bradbury, lifelong Democratic leader in Maine, died at his Portland home after a long career in law and public service. Born December 6, 1811 in Biddeford, he shaped Maine politics for forty years, reorganizing the party and guiding legislative control, with notable work alongside Gowren leaders and the 1860s War Democrat bloc. He retired from public life in 1882 and died at 76.
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Bion Bradbury
Democratic
Maine
Portland
Bradbury
New England
Jeremiah Bradbury
Bath
Madison
Biddeford
Bowdoin College
Alfred
York County
Eastport
Unien
Congress
Alonzo Garcelon
Hollis M. Plaisted
Wyoming Names Capt Shannon Secretary of the Territory
Capt. S. D. Shannon, a South Carolina Shannon family scion and former Confederate aide to Gen. R. H. Anderson, has been appointed secretary of the territory of Wyoming. He moved from Denver to Cheyenne after the war, built a business, and earned support for his appointment from local friends.
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Wyoming
S. D. Shannon
Territory of
Shannon
South Carolina
R. H. Anderson
D. Shannon
William M. Shannon
South
Capt
Far West
Denver
Cheyenne
A Student in Paria and Thresholds of Luxury
A Paris correspondent in the New York Sun notes a student choosing frugality to save for luxuries. He prefers a cold, cramped room at six stories up saving francs for a lottery, skips breakfast for theatre funds, eats poorly to dine in cafes, and even pays extra for a brighter cravat than for a bath, illustrating costly vanity in France.
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France
Paris
New York Sun
Theo
Lord Kerr
Osman Pasha
Pleyna
New York
Sun
Marble cake story and old plate remark
In a boarding house chat a quip explains marble cake name as imported Italian rock marble. A guest notes a plate left thirteen years, scratched by visitors with strong teeth and a dent caused by a ringed iron jaw circus entrant, reflecting humorous local conversation from the Oil City Derrick.
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Italy
Oil City
Noise and bells spark English silence debate
A letter discusses James Payn's claim that English prefer loud noise, from church bells to hurdy gurdies, noting how bells disturb sick relatives and contrasting English tolerance with American views of noise. It cites the New York Graphic on English audial preferences.
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James Payn
The
Independent
New York Graphic
Antiphone Invention Cuts Out Street Noise
A Yankee clerk in a department store invents the antiphone a small ear diaphragm that hides in the ear and filters sound to hear only nearby speech. It blocks wagon noises ice cream peddlers and other street sounds while letting the person speaking be heard.
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New York Sun
French Joke Confirms Inheritance Duty Gap
A light exchange features a professor and a student discussing inheritance. The professor asks what a nephew must do when inheriting from an uncle, and the student replies that there is nothing to do but enjoy oneself in a humorous French moment.
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Cansolidate
Punished for Cries of Fear not for Actions in Court
An Arkansas Traveler humorous item recounts a confrontation where a poor Black man defends his actions after being fined by a judge. The exchange centers on fear, curses, and the claim that the defendant acted to protect himself. The judge imposes a ten dollar fine.
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Mr. Thompson
Jedge
Neber
Generman
Arkansaw Traveler
Wit of the Players in a Stage Worthy Tale
The aged tragedian, long deprived of applause, finally wins a big part. He orders his eight children to shout bravo at his climactic moment, arranging them in the orchestra. The final shout erupts, revealing the old man’s reaction and earning a laugh in the house. Judge notes the moment as a snapaway.
They Say She Died of a Broken Heart
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes a sharp exchange about a woman's death and fashion habits. The first woman asserts the death was a broken heart claim, while the second questions it, citing the woman’s habit of buying up to six new bonnets yearly costing at least $15 each.
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Detroit Free Press
Colored man seeks job with Col Verger in Austin Texas
A colored gentleman applies to Col Verger for work in Austin. He says he has references from every former penitentiary superintendent of the last ten years and that they worship him.
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Col. Verger
Austin
Tex
Col. Yerger
Penitenshiary
de Las
Jess
Texas Siftings
Oshtemo
Mich
Atlanta
Alfred H. Kemp
Albany
N. Y
Wilber French
Flint
Flushing
Big Buffalo River Booms Past Creek Label
A returning man and a local debate over Buffalo Wallow Creek becoming Big Buffalo River. The tale highlights how a boom era shifts names and stirs talk of vast water power and interstate commerce relevance. Dakota Bell notes the dramatic change in perception and language.
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Dakota
Buffalo Wallow Creek
Buffalo River
Trereek
Focal
Dakota Bell
Clam and Sage Debate Food Supply in Foolish Rhetoric
A clam confides in the Sage that he will save the country by solving political and social problems and announcing his plan to the world. The Sage replies with a cautionary parable about the first life issue, food supply, and warns of demagogues. Detroit Free Press notes moral parties prey on fools.
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Thaye
Rivalve
Uncle Jack and Ethel in a cucumber mishap
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, young Ethel endures a painful episode caused by cucumber indulgence. Her bachelor uncle Jack returns home and offers curious comfort prompting teasing chatter about behavior and propriety between them.
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Ethel
Jack
Chicago Tribune
Sherman Calls West Pointers to Uphold Government
General Sherman appeals to West Point graduates to defend the government, saying it rests on a bed of adamant and must be followed lawfully to the death. He notes aging veterans see life as short while cadets face long, hopeful days ahead.
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Gen. Sherman
West Pointers
Population of Woodbridge village with aging residents
The Chicago Herald reports Woodbridge with 800 residents has two septuagenarians eighteen betogenarians and two nonogenarians totaling about 1900 years. In 1885 twenty five citizens aged 80 to 90 lived there and the average age remains about the same.
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Woodbridge
Chicago Herald
A New York Girl Orders Silver Link Belt with Portraits
A New York girl commissions a jeweler for a silver link belt and asks for portraits of several young male friends cut in bas relief on the linked plates. She has supplied the photography for the designs.
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New York
A Parade of Notables Across Continents and Umbrellas
A long column lists numerous figures from politics, military, and society with ties to Britain, the United States, and Europe. Names include Lord Beaconsfield's nephew, Gen Sherman, ex-Governor Noyes, Archibald Forbes, Prince Albert Victor, Lord Salisbury, and William K. Vanderbilt, interwoven with notes on travels, estates, and ventures. The piece mixes biographical vignettes, property moves, and curious incidents such as lightning strikes and the use of umbrellas in war.
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8. W. Dorsey
New York
George W. Cable
Archibald Forbes
Ruskin
Prince Albert Victor of Wales
Guild of Merchant Tailors of London
Dudley
St. Paul
Robert T. Lincoln
Lake Drive
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Earl of Dudley
Syndall
County Carlow
Roche
Hayes
Allen G. Thurman
Long Island
Lord Tennyson
Governor Rusk
Wisconsin
Mr. Chamberlain
London
William Armstrong
House of Peers
Baron Armstrong
Cornelius Vanderbilt
M. Secreton
Paris
Meissonier
Napoleon
Marquis of Salisbury
Hatfield
Bishop
Rochester
England
United States
F. K. Vanderbilt
Newport
garfield and Hopking reminisce on six months living abroad
The fragment recalls General Garfield advising a student to study abroad for six months rather than endure a six year course. The quoted lines mention Hopkins and a continental university, signaling a discussion of education and experience over long programs.
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Garfield
Mark Hopking
Hopkins
Brick and Inortar University
Mark
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