Grady on Cleveland and Southern Votes for President
Washington Special reports editor Grady of the Atlanta Constitution discusses the coming visit of the president to Atlanta in October. He notes strong southern support for Cleveland, optimism on his renomination, and that prohibition may dominate Georgia politics while tariff issues loom less. He favors a western vice president and predicts Cleveland’s landslide in Georgia.
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Washington
Grady
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
Cleveland
Virginia
Fitz Ilugh Lee
Democratic
Morrison
West
Georgia
Alabama
Kentucky
South
Stranger Chance Links Generals in Civil War Panorama
In San Francisco a spectator at a panorama of Vicksburg recalled the Battle of Champion Hill. Captain L. B. Hudson described the first Mississippi Light Artillery's role, including firing the gun that killed General Thielemann. The man turned out to be Thielemann’s son, a Wall Street broker, who then forgave.
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San Francisco
Vicksburg
L. 8
Hudson
Chicago Mercantile Battery
Major Crall
Champion Hill
Gunner Gilmore
White
Thielemann
Wall Street
Watertown coal-rate scandal links railroads and executives
W H Truesdale vice president of the Minneapolis & St. Louis and freight agent Kimball are named in a dispute over a 1000 ton coal delivery. Interstate commerce law alleged violations involve the Lehigh Valley Coal and Iron company. Other lines including Chicago & Northwestern and Burlington & Cedar Rapids discussed rate cuts at Watertown. Truesdale allegedly reduced M&STL rates to the coal firm for 100000 tons, with later rate increases planned to pocket an implied margin.
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St. Paul Globe
Watertown
Dak
W. H. Truesdale
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Mr. Kimball
Lehigh Valley Coal and Iron Company
Truesdale
Coal Company
Did Any Bills Become Laws Sioux Falls Press
The Sioux Falls Press notes that a health board bill from the 1887 session never became law and a fuel and supplies bidding bill, chapter 1 of 1857, passed one house but failed in the council. A certified error led the governor to assume passage, though both houses did not ratify it, so it cannot be law.
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Sioux Falls
Board of Health
A Wife Cheaply Sold in a Cleveland Case
Toledo special reports the sale of a wife for a glass of wine leading to the arrest of Eugene Severy of Susquehanna, Pa., and W. S. Covell of South Valley, N.Y. The abducted girl says she was taken from her grandmother’s home and claimed wealth from Susquehanna, Pa. She asserts she woke in Cleveland, Ohio and joined Eugene Severy’s fate.
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Toledo
Ohio
Eugene Severy
Susquehanna
W. S. Covell
South Valley
N.Y
Susquehannay Pa
Cleveland
Adolescent Adventurer Sold to Covell, Woman Appeals
A woman described as an adventurer was allegedly sold by a man who grew tired of her to W. S. Covell of South Valley, New York. She has appealed to the police for help.
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W.S. Covell
South Valley, N. Y
Ayer
Mary N. Hammond
Milwaukee
Sparks Opinion Draws Well in Dakota
A Chicago paper opines that Sparks would draw well in Dakota with potential audience and hemp crop fortunes noted as favorable, suggesting settlers in Dakota would also draw well.
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Sioux City Journal
Chicago
Sparks
Dakota
Sub scriber laments old motives of paper and politics
A Cedar Rapids Gazette reader mocks the idea that newspapers exist to serve political or religious chestnuts. He notes that times have changed and the subscriber imagines the medium is not bound to push such agendas.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington Critic: Father bars marriage over actor claim
A Washington critic notes a thwarted match where Algernon faces paternal opposition. The suitor questions the reason, and the critic reveals the father deems the beloved an actor, prompting dialogue about reputations and parental control.
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Washington
Algernon
Time pressures doubts on Blaine’s presidential bid
In the Alexandria Herald, time has begun to erode even Blaine’s strongest supporters. They argue the Republican party’s success matters more than any single man’s friendship, casting doubt on his availability as a presidential candidate.
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Alexandria
Blaine
Republican Party
Gas project seen as public enterprise in Sioux Falls
Two months ago many in Sioux Falls doubted the Illinois Central plan. The graders are now at Cherokee, starting Monday, signaling how public enterprise influences perceived gas developments in the isolated project.
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Sioux Falls
Illinois Central
Cherokee
Local Option Vote Motion Heads to Hughes County
Hughes County commissioners were summoned to appear before Judge Palmer in Huron to show why voters should not decide on a local option measure in November. Slughes County commissioners rejected the petition seeking the vote.
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Hughes County
Palmer
Huron
Slughes County
An Old Merchant's Opinion on Advertising
John Wanamaker, the largest advertiser worldwide, argues that stopping an advertisement is like removing a sign. He favors enduring ads over frequent changes, saying steady displays appear more substantial, inspire confidence, and should accompany business as clerks do.
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John Wanamaker
New stamp series keeps design, changes color to align
The upcoming postage stamp series will resemble current issues, with no changes to the vignette or portraits. The main update aims to harmonize stamps with department envelope embossing, introducing color changes, notably turning the two cent stamp from brown to green.
Editor’s harsh takedown of a contemporary swindler
The Atchison Champion rails at a rival as utterly destitute of gratitude honor decency and manliness calling him a loathsome polluted wretch who has thrived on swindling and false pretenses and urging silence or action against his blackmailing tactics with scorn or legal restraint.
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Atchison Champion
Mr. Sparks Visit Attracts Dakota Controversy
Aberdeen News notes Mitchell residents favored inviting Commissioner Sparks to a territorial fair. Mayor Mentzer argues Sparks would face insults if visiting Dakota personally, urging he come as general land office commissioner seeking information to gain a respectful reception.
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Aberdeen
Mitchell
Sparks
Mentzer
Dakota
General Land Office
Lost On the Prairie in Mitchell Night Run
A party of four ladies from Alexandria traveled to Mitchell in a double carriage and, after lingering past dusk, became lost in prairie country. They stopped at several houses, enquired in German, and finally reached a German woman’s home on the fourth round. The woman woke, set dogs on them, and the horses bolted briefly before the party found their way home late, all vowing secrecy.
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Alexandria
Mitchell
Prairie
Ohio Candidates for Governor Nominees by Parties
A historical summary of 1888 Ohio gubernatorial contenders: Republican Joseph Benson Foraker, Democrat Thomas E Powell, and Prohibitionist Morris Sharp. Foraker, born 1846 in Rainsboro, served as a young Union officer, later became a judge, and won the 1885 nomination. Powell, born 1842 in Delaware, Ohio, practiced law since 1863 and ran for attorney general in 1876. Sharp, born 1838 in Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio, is a Washington Court House banker and temperance advocate aligned with the Prohibition party.
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Joseph Benson Foraker
Ben
Foraker
Eighty Ninth Ohio Yolun Boteers
Uc- Joseph 5
Ohio
George Hoadly
Rainsboro
Thomas E. Powell
Delaware
Wales
Theson
Ohio Wesleyan University
Hoe
Morris Sharp
Washington Court House
Aberdeen
Brown County
Kentucky
Fayette County
Wild West show schemes and Tangier life in brief
San Francisco Wasp reports a debauched Wild West show plan staged with lavish, farcical acts and prize beer, amid a London style pageant and a dynamite climactic finale. Separately, Tangier market notes describe olives and dates, fish prices, and milk quality with a skeptical view of local dairy compared to home.
Now Then the blind designer yacht sets speed records
A historical note on Norman L. Munro’s fleet steam yacht Now Then designed by the totally blind Herreshoff. It claims remarkable speed, covering New York to Newport in seven hours six minutes and reaching 28 miles per hour at Hell Gate. It describes dimensions, rigging, boilers, and racing readiness against American steam yachts.
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Norman L. Munro
Mr. Herreshoff
Bristol, S. 1
Henrietta
Newport
Herreshoff
Hell Gate
Long Branch
St. Johns
New York
Sandy Hook
Pickett
America
Flower Pot Island Monster of Lake Superior Harbor
Capt. Johnson describes a mossy rock island in McKay's harbor on Lake Superior known as the Flower Pot. He warns of deadly crevices that trap unwary visitors. Indians avoid it after several deaths. the island is said to have rabbits and partridges and deters locals from approaching.
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McKay’s Harbor
Lake Superior
Capt. Johnson
Undine
McKay
Toronto Globe
Watermelon prank sparks temperance joke at street stand
A shopper selects a large watermelon at a Woodward avenue grocery and spills port wine into it as a joke to fool a temperance fanatic. The melon absorbs the liquid, the prank is revealed when the family learns of it, and the incident becomes fodder for local humor in multiple papers.
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Woodward Avenue
Chicago Teachers Recall A Island Schoolhouse Tale
A reminiscence from The New England Journal of Education recalls a Chicago teachers convention twenty five years ago and a Manitou Island log schoolhouse taught by Miss Angelica Buss. The tale includes a dog eared chalkboard, a watch gifted to Buss, and the voyage home with a fundraising purse. The piece also notes political and press commentary on Egypt and imperial policy, with excerpts from the Baltimore Herald and The Epoch.
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Chicago
Exposition
New England Journal of Education
New England
Manitou
Mary D. Adams
Angelica Buss
New York
Angelica
Getting Acquainted With Neighbor Girl Clara
A Roxbury father learns his 6-year-old son and the neighbor girl Clara have become acquainted. The boy recalls Clara spoke first asking how many prayers he says each night and they traded answers before becoming friends.
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Roxbury
Clara
Boston Record
Disposing of the Surplus in Genteel Circles
A light exchange at a sewing class questions handling the surplus. Miss Arabella confirms interest and plans to surprise Rev. Mr. Whitechoker with one. Algernon resists an engagement break, while remarks on Miss Gold Dust reflect social wit across two papers.
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Arabella
Mr. Whitechoker
Philadelphia
North American
Santa Cruz's Bituminous Rock Road Covering
The Boston Budget reports a Santa Cruz resource of bituminous rock spanning about 1000 acres with a 10 to 50 foot layer. Main street and sidewalks are coated by a two-step process: a solid bed of stone rolled, then a heated, flowing one inch layer that resists heavy pressure and outperforms asphaltum.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Boston
Ages and Achievements of Famous Figures in Public Life
A long catalog of notable leaders and scholars notes ages at which they entered politics or academia, including Charles James Fox, Gladstone, John Bright, and Napoleon. It recounts early starts in education and public service, highlighting youth milestones, career peaks, and historic roles from Cambridge and Yale to Congress and the presidency. It also covers equestrian news, racing bets, and horse industry updates with names like Jersey Bay, Maud S, and Electricity.
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Great Cromwell
University of Cambridge
John Bright
Gladstone
Treasury
Lord Bacon
Cambridge
Peel
Palmerston
Admiralty
John Hampton
Oxford
Inner Temple
Gustavus Adolphus
Europe
Judge Story
Harvard
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Condo
Turenne
James Buchanan
Webster
William H. Seward
New York
Washington
Leo X
Charles James Fox
William Pitt
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
England
Lord Beaconsfield
Hamilton
Kings College
Gen. Gates
the Treasury
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Dana
Prussia
Russia
Jonathan Edwards
America
Yale College
Gen. Grant
Molino del Rey
Scott
Chapultepec
Worth
Fort Donelson
Vicksburg
Maud S
Ere Gray
Ormonde
Duke of Westminster
Jersey Bay
J.5
Goates
Goshen
Stanford
California
Maud
Joseph Harris
Brighton Beach
Haggin
Lucifer
English Kennel Club
Pottery Girl
Cleveland
Keystone
Himalaya
Preakness Stable
Prekness Stable
Rupert
Eyual
Sheepshead Bay
Philadelphia Customs and Social Mores Noted in 19th Century
A fragment notes Philadelphia social norms and rituals such as ladies avoiding streets after dark, the city’s large area, car horses and public restrictions on play, and funeral closures with black silk. It mentions Quaker customs and figures like Oliver Don Byron Milton Nobles Laura Bellini and Maggie Mitchell at Long Branch.
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Philadelphia
United States
Water Water Everywhere and Pittsburg Gossip
In a brief exchange, First Pittsburger and Second Pittsburger discuss travel and a meeting at Jay Gould's office. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reference and a playful line about a weather girl named Fan appear amid the dialogue in this clipped newspaper snippet.
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Pittsburger
Pittsburge
Jay Gould
Pittsburg
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Yalemouth
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Lord Stratford de Redclyffe
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Suez Canal
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India
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Epoch
Miss Golddust
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Saxony
Christendom
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Pye
New York Sun
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Richmond
Lona
Andrew
West Broadway
W. Abbey
Mitchell Dakota
James Leslie
South Main ST
Mitchell, Das
Mitchell, Dakota
Iness
John D. Lawler
J. E. Gilbert
A.M. Bowdle
Vice Prest
N. Grant
Abner Bidwell
Ellen S. Bidwell
Wm. Graves
Merrick E. Vinton
St. Paul
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Register of Deeds
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Territory of
Davgon
Territory
Middlesex Banking CO
Ronent N. Jackson
Les J. Lockwood
Tising
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