New York Leads on Ways and Means as New Committee Posts Are Made
New York asserts influence in federal finance and Indian affairs with Payne as Ways and Means chair and Platt joining the Senate Finance Committee. Rhode Island and Vermont gain leverage via Aldrich and committee assignments as Curtiss of Kansas is poised to chair Indian affairs. James Sherman moves to a custom appraisers position, with Charles Curtis likely to replace him.
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Washington
New York State
Congress
Fernando Wood
Committee On Ways and Means
House
Payne
Representative McClellan
New York City
Senate
Platt Basdpet
Platt
Morrill
Vermont
Frank Hiscock
New York
Finance Committee
Senator Hill
Senator Murphy
Union
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate Finance Committee
Maine
Naval Affairs
House Committee On
Dingley
Ways and Means
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Hannai
Canada
Ross
Territories
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
James S. Sherman
United States Custom Appraisers
Payne, Ray and
Wadsworth
Sherman
Hoe
House of Representatives
New England
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Roosevelt
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Mr. Sherman
Committee On
Curtis
Five Civilized
Broderick
Mr. Curtis
Arthur W. Dunn
Curtain Fire At Girls School Ends In Hysteria
A fire described as a curtain fire broke out in a girls boarding school when two pupils left gas globes off for curling. Curtains and woodwork burned as pupils fainted and surged, a water pitcher collided with the runaway group, two teeth were knocked out, and teachers learned of widespread hysteria. The incident ended with most students confined to beds and bromide administered. the staff blamed the chaos on collective shock.
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Manj
Texas
New York Sun
Snowball Showers in London 1859 Mystery
Explorers report a rare phenomenon called a snowball shower in north London in March 1859. Dense five times heavier than ordinary snow, the spherical balls covered large areas overnight with no clear cause, aside from a doubtful electrical theory, inspiring cautious mountaineers to doubt stories until surprised by stormy hail-like missiles.
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London
London Standard
Ancient Egyptian tombs reveal flesh removed before burial
Deshasheh near Cairo yields tombs with complete skeletal remains and well preserved coffins of sycamore as 5000 year old bodies show flesh removal prior to burial. Unclear if ceremonial mutilation or cannibalism prompted the practice.
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Egypt
Flinders Petrie
Deshasheh
Cairo
Chambers’ Journal
Preventing Contagion from Caribbean Islands and Philippines
The marine hospital service expands quarantine measures to curb contagion from Cuba and Porto Rico as the Philippines may come under control. Officers will inspect ships and stations at Havana, San Juan, and Dry Tortugas with new disinfecting vessels ready for the upcoming season.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Philippines
Army
Cuban
Santiago
Havana
San Juan
Protector
Montauk
Philadelphia
South Atlantic
Delaware
Wyman
Cubs
Atlantic
Hawaii
James K. Cowan
Nec
Washington Indian Office
Linton
Arthur W. Dunn
Two Tales of Courage and a Hidden Money Skill
A veteran recalls a dangerous engine room incident on a cruiser from Norfolk to South America and how quick actions saved lives. The piece also highlights James Toughill in Philadelphia who alone shares a secret method for piling bags of silver dollars securely in the subtreasury vault.
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Philadelphia
James Toughill
Toughill
West
Philadelphia Record
Rector and Daughter Discuss Pricking Words
A clergyman and his daughter face a teasing remark from an older brother about "practicing what I preach." The rector pauses his sermon to explain the phrase and its meaning clearly to his child.
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George
Georgie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Coincidence and a Minister’s Mistake Told in Quick Fragments
A fragmentary review compiles satirical exchanges between young lovers and a bold minister, then notes on a 1767 playbill mentioning the pianoforte, and a fact about Britain’s annual pin production from iron and brass wire.
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Britain
Money for the Cubans Raises Alarm on Precedent
The article notes opposition in Congress to paying insurgents in Cuba and warns it could set a precedent for settlements with Philippine rebels. It discusses possible methods like public works employment instead of direct cash payments and highlights concerns about future stability and control in Cuba. It also covers ventilation reforms proposed for the House and profiles Senator William E. Chandler as an active, persuasive lawmaker.
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Congress
United States
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Arma
House of Representatives
George W. Prince
Illinois
Reed
Prince
Mr. Prince
Capitol Grounds
Capitol Building
Capitol
Sudbury Whist Run Ends With $1.65 Winnings
In Sudbury Vermont a famed whist game drew participants including General Doubleday and Henry Dater. The match, nicknamed in connection with Hannibal and St Joe corner activity, saw Doubleday earning exactly $1.65 before leaving for New York. Brokers’ warnings missed amid the hands played after lunch.
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Sudbury
General Doubleday
Henry Dater
Dater, Thompson & Co
Roosters
New York
Hannibal and
St. Joe Corner
Kennedy, Hutchinson & Co
John Duff
Boston
Doubleday
van Schaick & Co
Hannibal
St. Joe
New York Press
Scotch Simplicity and Honest Pranks Across Scotland
A pair of Scottish tales from Youth's Companion features an earnest mason prideful of his wall and a boy calling him an architect, and two plowmen attempting a gooseberry theft that ends with a puzzled, hungry escape. The anecdotes illustrate rustic wit and gullibility with a gentle humor.
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Jock
Jack
Bargain Bidwoman Tries to Shade Price at Auction
In a Main Street auction store a well dressed woman contests a jewelry price of four dollars. She waits for the hammer and bids as others do, then tops a $4 offer with $5, but later leaves the scene after the sale ends without completing the purchase.
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Main Street
Why brides and husbands chase photographers after the knot
Mrs N Peck notices many bridal portraits in shop windows and wonders why couples rush to photographers after marriage. Mr Peck jokes the husband seeks one last pleasant look. Separate note mentions 29 sheep introduced in 1788 now 120 million wool sheep in Australian colonies.
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Mrs. N. Peck
Mr. Peck
Pearson’s Weekly
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Committee On Indian Affairs
Washington Star
Norfolk
South American
Detroit
Free Press
Borum
Chandler
Manila
Great Britain
William E. Chandler
Ong
Shairman
Railroodeon
Immigration
Navy
Naval Committee
Aatrub'w. Duke
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