Dakota and Four Territories Face Statehood Bill
The house committee on territories reports adverse action on Dakota division bills and sets a subcommittee to draft a bill admitting Dakota Montana Washington and New Mexico. Delegate Gilford calls for Dakota division before statehood. He says division is essential to his territory regardless of broader politics.
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Wasuisteron
House Committee On Territories
Messrs
Baker and Gifford
Dakota
Springer
Manson
Itlayes
Symes
Struble
Montana
Washington
New Mewnice
United Press
Gilford
Dakota Trust
Democratic Tactics in Territory Admission Debate
A Feb caucus reveals Democratic plans to bury a bill admitting South Dakota while advancing an omnibus bill to add Montana Washington and New Mexico The strategy aims to influence statehood timing and party balance with concern about Washington and Colorado projections and the political fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
South Dakota
Dakota
Monmontana
Washington
New Mexico
Montana
van Gant
Jair
Denouretier
Ishyer
Steve Elkins
Nisan
Colorado
Republicha
Blaine Declines National Nomination for President in 1884
James G. Blaine Announces he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination at the national convention in Chicago. He thanks supporters, contrasts party prospects since 1852 and 1884, and urges unity and renewed vigor for the Republican cause.
Proposals to end cash land entry face swift action
In Wisconsin land circles the push in the House committee on public lands to end cash entries and hold lands for homestead and preemption creates a strong expectation the bill will pass this session. If enacted, most remaining lands would be withdrawn from cash entry, boosting agricultural classifications. Local buyers, including Lucien V. Ripley and White Gilbert, have recently acquired about 600 acres near the Uppewa county line, signaling growing activity amid heavy snow.
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Bau Ghat
Wis
House Committee On Public Lands
United States Land Office
Lucien V. Ripley
Witeh Gilbert
Pirehasie
Uppewa County
Fatal Objection to Sheridan Candidacy Stirs Milwacker
Mer L. McCabe of Milwacker asserts Gen. Sheridan was born in County Cowan in Ireland, disputing claims of his birth in Ghie. He says a Journal reporter question prompted his remark about preferring Sheridan if feasible for president. McCabe refuses more detail, claiming Sheridan’s birthplace near his own early home.
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Gen. Sheridan
County Cowan
Ireland
Sheriden
Ghie
Nother
McCabe
Fire Rages Through Poultry Market Amid Citywide Blaze
In the heart of the city a severe fire broke out this afternoon at the poultry market and spread rapidly despite efforts to control it. Reports state the blaze is still in progress as of Web. 16 while the prince endures a rough night and his health is listed as favorable after a headache.
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Prsis
Pire
Hsties
San Temo
McKenzie
London
Saco Bank Robbery Loss Recovered in Full
Saco Mine February 15 The end of the Saco bank robbery sevensation arrived today as the institution recovered every dollar of the 205000 stolen by Prack C McNually last August. An official statement says bonds were recovered by Harry McNally Prank's brother and return is unconditional.
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Saco, Mine
Saco
Prack C. McNually
Harry McNally
Prank
Harry
Smallpox Cases Reported in Platbash Area
Vive cases of Smallpox were sent from litre to the county hospital at Platbash last night. A patient visited the department of charities this forenoon, was quarantined, and an ambulance took him to the hospital. Two more cases have been reported but not yet confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birook Yni
Platbash
Department of Charities
Ile
Fire damages a Northern factory with casualties
A fire at a Northern manufacturing plant on February 10 caused injuries and deaths among workers. The blaze disrupted production and prompted emergency response, with authorities investigating the cause and the extent of the damage.
Fragmentary Note Mentions Names and Dates
A partial OCR fragment references individuals and places with unclear context. Readable bits include names such as Locke and Gaters, and scattered letters suggesting a dated or location-based note. The readable content is too fragmentary to determine a coherent event or outcome.
Dakota Climate Claims Stirred Controversy and Data
The piece contrasts imagined deaths from cold with a reported 200 victims, then cites Woonsocket Immigration Journal figures on 1887 Dakota immigration about 7,000 monthly, cyclone belt status, land for 160 to 300,000 families, 24,511,626 bushels of corn, a record potato crop, and potato prices around 8d per bushel in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket Immigration Journal
Dakota
United States Signal Service
United States
Chicago
Ungentlemanly Divisionists Urged to Halt Reprehensible Acts
In forceful language the speaker denounces divisionist behavior and calls on moderates to stop such conduct. The text pleads for unity and protection of a woman’s dignity, urging action to shield her from disruption and shameful treatment.
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Maifen
Terra
Dakota corn and hog markets show thriving farming in Dakota
Our correspondent travels ten counties to report on Dakota farms and markets. Farmers show confidence as hogs and corn loadouts surge on Main Street and depots, with shipments to Sioux City and Chicago.
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Rede Ioan
Towa
Corresponden
Caston
Dakota
Clamipe County
Springfield
Armour
Charles Mix County
Svothind
Iowa
Trinio
Marion
Sioux City
Chicago
Ue Nois
Charles Mis County
Tle
Ssgc Sud
Ranson County
Bon Heri
Diknia
Davison
Aurora
Mitchell
Stows City
Cc. B.C
The Rotary Snow Plow and Northwestern Resolve
A vivid description portrays the rotary snow plow as a massive steam powered machine that tears through drifts like a buzz saw. It pushes storms at six miles per hour dissolving heavy accumulations and claims the power to sweep Dakota into the union, unstoppable even by Springer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Murth
Northwestern Energy
Dakota
Union
Springer
Suffering of Col Gale Sparks Public Sympathy
The Yankton Press notes Col Gale's extensive pains and appeals to readers for compassion. He reflects on Dakota's past and rising future, stating it would be unthinkable for any group to sever the territory and renaming its divided parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Gale
Washington
Dakota
Up-Town Syndicate Buys Ordway Eighty Tract Near City
Pierre real estate notes a syndicate formed to acquire the Ordway eighty adjoining the north. Asking price around 40,000, regarded as cheap by property men. Also touts Ponds Extract as effective medicine and offers loans on real estate with special long-term rates. Davison Bros. & Seaman advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
Ordway
Rexl
Davison Bros. & Seaman
Chrysanthemum Parade Transforms Dango-zaka Gardens
The Dango-zaka chrysanthemum displays turn gardens into living tableaux with life size figures and mythic scenes. Florists train 100 to 200 bloom bushes, craft wax figures clothed in flowered kimonos, and stage narratives from history and theater amid towering giants and dragon landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dangon
Druse
Edisu
Dango-zaka
Jingo
Takenouchi
Korea
Jingo Kogo
Alazka
Japan
Cor
Globe- Democrat
Talkative Wife Drops Into Cream Tub
Ascola Democrat reports a humorous tale about a man named Smith whose talkative wife falls headfirst into a tub of cream. Her chin churns the butter for forty pounds before she is pulled out, leaving Smith relieved he is rid of the chatter.
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Smith
Ascola Democrat
Anti Railroad Collisioner Proposed by Western Genius
An inventor described as a western genius unveils an anti-railroad collisioner. The device uses a train of cars with a railroad track attached that passes over and connects with the main track, allowing a meeting train to pass safely over it or pass over from behind in the same manner.
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New York Press
Best Three Books For a Young Man Entering Life
Mr Rider Mageard names Shakespeare Don Quixote and The Pilgrim's Progress as the top three after the Bible. Professor Elmslie chooses Aesop's Fables Livy and Romola in a queer lineup, as noted by the Chicago Tribune.
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Rider Mageard
Elmslie
4Ssop
Chicago Tribune
Sailor and Cat Weather lore from Calcutta voyage tale
A San Francisco Alta column recalls a mariner superstition that tossing a cat overboard to calm winds brings wind when becalmed. The piece notes sailors viewed cats as weather gauges and explains the term catspaw as a catlike breeze omen, linking it to sea gods and storm prediction.
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Loftes
Calcutta
Cape
Siilors
Mariner
Neptune
Jack
San Francisco Alta
Sealskin Trade and Processing Details
The article explains sealskin preparation from overhair removal to stitching. It notes most skins are dressed in London before global distribution and cites weights for 2, 4, and 8 year olds. It describes carcasses rotting near St Paul Island and compares young seal meat to beef as a minor aside.
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London
Pribylov Islands
Alaska Commercial Company
St. Paul's Island
Boston Transcript
Life of the Younger Dumas Describes Humble Paris Home
M Alexandre Dumas fils recalls living thirty years ago in a tiny Rue Boulogne house later renamed Rue Ballu. The five-room space included a minuscule dining and drawing room and a small garden. His father, the novelist Alexander the Great, visited, and Dumas worked from 6 am to 4 or 5 pm for six years enjoying health, work, freedom.
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Dumas
Alexander Dumas
Rue de Boulogne
Ballu
Francisque
Edmond About
Paul de Cas
Alexander the Great
Salloa
M. Dumas
New York
Artistic Tastes in Dieppe Portrait of a French Seaside Town
A Philadelphia Times cor⟂ correspondent portrays Dieppe as France’s Atlantic City thinly veiled in sun and breeze. Narrow crooked streets host shabby shops with window displays revealing modest fortunes and exquisite carvings in ivory and terra cotta. Carving is a dominant trade as children model clay scraps, a vivid scene of local artistic life.
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Dieppe
Atlantic
France
Philadelphia Times
Vendetta Ends After Sardinia Pardon Festival
In Bitti Sardinia a festival ended a longstanding feud with a formal oath of peace by 670 members of two families attended by the prefect archbishop and local officials. A large crowd gathered in the parish church for the oath and a country banquet followed with oxen pigs bread wine and fruit supplied.
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Bitti
Sardinia
Nuovo
Syndic of
Sassari
Mizcaroni
London News
Genteel crowds ignore a feeble lady at a event
A crowded scene shows a sturdy Irish son defending his seat amid a social gathering. A visiting line from Detroit Press and a Lincoln quote pepper the passage, illustrating satire on courtesy and public behavior.
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Erin
Holt
Begorra
Detroit
The Color of the Eyes and Inheritance Rules
French investigator M. de Candolie concludes women show more brown eyes than men. When both parents share eye color the child’s eye color at age ten remains the same 88 to 12. If parents differ, brown eyes win 55 to 45 over blue or gray. He also suggests brunettes are generally healthier than blondes.
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M. de Candolie
Cassell
The Small Boy Plays Cards and Other Charming Tales
A 4 year old imitates parents during a card game and ends with a humorous prayer. A second youngster misreads Venus as a big star with a crescent shape, joking about its silly “waste.” A Sunday school quiz elicits a boy proclaiming no improvement yet boasts being ahead of all in class in a humorous miscue.
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Amnnsif
Payn
Mamme
New York World
Windo
Venus
Boston Transcript
A Reflection On Attendance Gaps At School
A mother notes a boy named Tommy failed to qualify for a certificate due to limited supplies. The excerpt uses humor about school rewards and civic roles to reflect on attendance and recognition in public schooling.
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Tommy
Ronto Globe
Dear Little Fellow and Family Quip in Sun
A New York Sun snippet records a playful exchange in the Hendricks household. Bobby asks if God sent the rain and imagines it pouring through the stars. Mrs. Hendricks and Mr. Hendricks respond with affectionate, humorous lines about a shoe full of banana skins as Bobby’s mischief.
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Mrs. Hendricks
Bobby
Mr. Hendricks
New York Sun
Freud Exposed in A Page Tale of Deception
A playful snippet cites a waiter girl and a landlady debating a man who claims to be a United States detective. The exchange mocks confidence schemes as the suitor is revealed not to be a real detective and ignores subtle signs while enjoying pie.
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United States
Omaha
Circumstances Against Ter aati At Breakfast
Dialogue fragments show a quarrel at home with a wife overwhelmed by turmoil and expectations. A husband notes the wife’s appearance while she laments endless duties and the lack of leisure or illness relief. The excerpt conveys domestic strain and mutual concern.
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Teraati
Esme
New York Sun
A Slight Mistake in a Quarried Telegram Tale
A humorous passage notes two scientists miscommunicating and a pair of horses bolting a wagon into a stone quarry. The line, “Oh, that was it,” plays on misheard words and playful exchange. The Omeha World item captures whimsical dialogue and rural mishap.
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Yolapuk
Omeha
Dated miscellany clippings spark old quips and quips
A collage of humorous snippets from various periodicals notes playful exchanges and campus jokes. Witty lines about pronunciation salad dressing trousers buttons and diners mingle with reflections on happiness and a traveler’s farewell.
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AX Omnibus Bill
Washington, Montana
And
Springer’s Committee
Aselenst
the Territories
Blaine
Pati
Tan
Republican Party
Chicos
United Sates
Iss
Mihene
Garfield
Arthur
TSSO
Issi
Denuke
Jamps G
David
R. Locke
Nasby
Sher
Idan
Peel
Saco Bank
Nord Wildiailass
Mha
vAtensive Manufacturing Works
Tebons Magey Company
Pasdeeb
Yas
Cope
Hie
Pei
I. Locke
Los Angeles
Pierre Real Estate
Treasury
New York Commercial Advertiser
Abraham Lincoln
Candor
Oras
Willi
Tallus
Susan
Elmira
Papa
Noffin
Boston Globe
Vestonian
New England
Demosthenes
Boston Record
Mr. Smith
Mr. Broward
Uncle Sek
Only Me
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