Odd Men in Congress Highlight Richest Deeply Noted
A Washington dispatch notes growing wealth in Congress with Sprague and Lov ering from Massachusetts among the rich in the House while Elkins and Wetmore top the Senate wealth. It highlights tall, homeliest, handsome, and best dressed members across chambers, naming Cockrell, Reed, Penrose, Lodge, Wolcott, Bailey, Bromwell, and others, plus oratory contrasts between parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Reed
Sulloway
Cockrell
Penrose
New Mint Director Nominee George E. Roberts An Iowa Journalist
George E. Roberts of Fort Dodge Iowa, a noted economic writer and gold standard advocate, is nominated as director of the Mint. He began as a printer at the Fort Dodge Messenger and rose to ownership, gaining prominence during the last presidential campaign for his response to Harvey’s Coin’s Financial School and selling over 150,000 copies of his book. He has held public roles and led politically in Town for years. A separate Florida note mentions Henry Goeviel confessing to aiding a train wreck near St Augustine and his subsequent suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
George E. Roberts
Mint
Fort Dodge
Roberts
Fort Dodge Messenger
Harvey
Financial School
Bills Reported to the Senate for Appropriation
Senator Teller leads two Senate claims bills under the deficiency act to settle meritorious government claims. The omnibus measure totals 9 765 263 with allocations to Court of Claims, Bowmen act, French spoliation, naval contracts, churches and schools, sale claims, and miscellaneous items. Most state refunds cover raising troops during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Teller
Senate Committee On Claims
Court of Claims
Pileteetiss Valde Leech Pou Ogs
Chaims of Sale
California
Oregon
Nevada
Florida
Tennessee
United States
Passion and Debt Struggles in Caryll Family
Evelyn hides her fear as Will Caryll pleads for money and a way out of a mounting debt. Todson the tailor demands fifty pounds while Will contemplates ruin, and Evelyn sells her mother’s jewels to help. Will secretly borrows from money lenders to cover bills, deepening the couple’s tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Will Caryll
Mr. Todson
Evelyn
William Caryll
Sss
Will
Hye
Tom
Hidden Postern Keeps Will Caryll in Flight
Evelyn helps her cousin Will Caryll evade police after forgery and theft of a check finds him hidden in the house. She plans to unmask the situation to Uncle Caryll while keeping Will safe and awaiting a path to escape. The pair endure a tense morning as Eve prepares to seek counsel and decide their next move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh ‘Caryll
Todson
Eve
Will
Miss Rayne
Liverpool
Evelyn
Mr. Todson
Will Caryll
Gamble
Officers of Justice
Old Todson
Willl
Darling
Willam Caryll
Sam Godwin
Buried in Solid Rock How Pullman’s Body Is Guarded
The body of George M. Pullman is protected beneath Graceland cemetery by a lead lined mahogany casket sealed in asphalt and surrounded by cement and solid rock. Workmen lowered the coffin and encased it with steel rails, asphalt floor, and a thick tomb, designed to keep grave robbers from disturbing the remains for ages. The article notes past thefts of other notable bodies and claims only dynamite could break the tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Pullman
A. T. Stewart
Lincoln
Graceland Cemetery
Humorous Clippings Spark Couplets and Quotations
A collage of quirky lines from newspapers and magazines notes misers of pay and jail fears. It features marital remarks about home cooking imprisonment and germ theory romance and advice from various periodical voices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Charles F. Sprague
Prn
William C. Lovering
J. J. Belden
Illinois
Belden
Capitol
Elkins
Turner
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Eugene Hale
Maine
Zach Chandler
Proctor
Vermont
Smith
New Jersey
Gilusha A. Porocrok
Pennsyvania
Harmer
Tom Reed
Cy Sulloway
New Hampshire
George Lt. McClellan
Cooper
Wisconsin
Gallinger
Santa Claus
Stewart
Colorado
Kriss Kringle
Missouri
Pettus
Alabama
Eddy
Minnesota
Withal
Barrett
van Dyke
Bailey
Texas
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
Mass
Allison
Howard Oliver Wolcott
McMillan
Gorman
Harry Bingham
Republican Party of
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Jacob H. Bromwell
Romulus Linney
North Carolina
Crisp
Bourke Cochran
Henderson
Dolliver
Cousins
Moody
Essex
House
Fire
Wolcott
Aldich
Gbeumlge E. Roberts
Henry Goeviel
St. Augustine
Herman Greetz
Tavera
Mr. Gnamble
Mr. Gamble
Carylls
Livelyn
Roger
Mount Eden
Caryll
Mlumae
Syre
Wil
Weary Willy
Sunset
Puck
Altie
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