Press extracts show Confederate veterans endorse Hanna bill
The Springfield Republication notes a lone endorsement for Senator Hanna's pension bill from Birmingham Alabama Confederate veterans. The piece mocks the Birmingham vote as a joke and highlights implied loyalty to plantation owners during Civil War generals Lee Jackson and Bragg.
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Springfield
Hanna
Birmingham
Ala
Leamp
United Confederate Veterans
Yes
Lee
Jackson
Bragg
Bingingham
Doblin Quigg case sparks calls for action in Washington
The New York Post laments public opinion neglecting a Washington Doblin Quigg case and accuses perjury and corruption among officials. It argues wrongdoing by a congressman to obtain public funds and calls for accountability through laws and the judiciary.
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New York Post
Congress
Washington
Senators by Popular Vote Movement Grows in States
The article notes a rising push in several states for constitutional amendments to elect senators by direct popular vote. It cites Oregon, Colorado, and Delaware as examples, with opposition from legislatures likely to persist, while sentiment builds toward change. The piece also muses on social phrases and the evolving language around marriages and anniversaries.
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Louis Globe-Democrat
Oregon
Eenss
Colorado
Delaware
Tors
Senate
Pure Blood Stock Endorsement Spurs Local Growth
An organization formed in the city on Thursday seeks to boost an industry not yet large but showing healthy growth. The gathering drew sufficient attendance to signal rising interest as pure breeders increase and neighbors consider improved stock as a key step forward. The movement suggests a period of rapid development ahead.
South Dakota stock progress and Finland relief appeal
The report urges cattle breeding growth in South Dakota with better breeding practices and potential price gains for superior stock. It notes Finland faces 100,000 destitute people and outlines railroad relief shipments, county donations, and statewide appeals coordinated by Gov. Herreid. It also covers William J. Bryan distancing from presidential candidacy, a proposed House bill to curb houses of ill fame, and Watertown's defeat of municipal waterworks ownership by 306 to 185.
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Finland
Herreid
Davison County
Watertown
South Dakota Farm Lands Predicted To Sell Big In 1903
M. L. Fox predicts the 1903 farm land market in South Dakota will top all previous sales. He expects genuine buyers among the Struppers and fewer idle speculators like Jockers in the forthcoming season.
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M. L. Fox
South Dakota
Sioux City Journal Cartoonist Portrays Lawmakers
Ding, the Sioux City Journal cartoonist, presents pictures of legislators at Mierre. The images are all acceptable except for one recurring feature: every individual has a round nose.
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Ding
Sioux City Journal
Mierre
A Musical Typewriter Instrument for Piano Recording Music
A musical typewriter attaches to a piano to transcribe notes played into musical notation. It aims to aid composers and those who arrange music for bands by capturing tunes in written form.
Youths in the Senate Prompt Militia Duty Debate
Senator Foraker offered a courteous remark during the militia bill discussion. He noted that all are subject to militia duty, then added that most senators are under 45, drawing smiles from the gray-haired colleagues.
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Senate
Senator Foraker
Overtures for Capital Capital to Sell
Pierre correspondence to Argus describes a scheme involving Northwestern and Milwaukee interests and a mystery youth offering a millions in capital to move the state capital from Pierre to Mitchell. Letters show identical signatures and a ploy to keep Hunter and Hoover from negotiating with the young inventor in teaching work.
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Pierre
Argus
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Ben Hoover
Harry Hunter
Mitchell
Hunter
Hoover
H. ¥. Hunter
Tam
A. C. Johnson
Mr. Hoover
Ladysmith to Build Spion Kop Hotel on Three Tree Hill
The piece envisions Ladysmith becoming a center for historic scenes akin to Brussels for Waterloo with a regular coach service to Spion Kop. Passengers ascending the fatal summit will find refreshment and lodging at a Spion Kop Hotel to be constructed at Three Tree Hill.
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Ladysmith
Brussels
Waterloo
Spion Kop
Excavation Reveals Skeletons at Leicester Battlefield Site
Workmen in Leicester uncover well preserved human skeletons, Roman pottery, and a broken sword amid excavations. Local antiquarians believe the area marks the site of an ancient battlefield.
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Leicester
Eng
France plans pantheon honor for Balzac Renan Michelet and Quinet
A French chamber bill to move the remains of Balzac Renan Michelet and Edgar Quinet to the pantheon is under discussion an amendment proposes adding Emile Zola to the honored dead signatories include Brisson Jaures and De Pressense the socialist leader.
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Chamber of Deputies
Balzac
Renan
Michelet
Edgar Quinet
Pantheon
M. Zola
M. Brisson
M. Jaures
M. de Pressense
Curious case of virtue and pint bottle duty laws
A British pickle maker enlarged pint bottles to go beyond a pint to satisfy British law. In Canada this triggered a duty rule that any package exceeding a quart was taxed. The excess virtue backfired, illustrating how strict standards can create unintended consequences.
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Canada
Paine's Celery Compound Promised as Cure for Hopeless Cases
An advertisement claims Paine's Celery Compound cures cases deemed hopeless and restores energy. It emphasizes building up strength, renewing vitality, and suggests the medicine should be in every home.
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Paine
Beautiful Tree Snakes
The text extols dendrophis or tree snakes as highly attractive serpents that rarely descend to the ground. It notes their arboreal food, graceful bodies, rapid movement, and vivid colors, with green as a common tint. Lengths exceed five feet in larger species, and they are diurnal.
Man finds world expands after climbing Ben Lomond
An elderly Luss resident, long rooted beside Loch Lomond, is persuaded to ascend Ben Lomond. Upon reaching the summit he proclaims the world appears vast from above, contrasting his lifelong horizon with a wider view. The tale echoes the idea that perspective changes when mountains are conquered.
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St. Alexander
Luss
Loch Lomond
Scotland
Glasgow
Ben Lomond
Realistic dream turns to door confrontation between lovers
In Yonkers Statesman humor, a dream where a marriage proposal ends with the suitor being handed to the father and waking up on the door. The dialogue pits realistic longing against comic familial reaction, ending in an abrupt awakening.
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Yonkers Statesman
Not to Be Endured. Exchange with a Imposter Valet
A fragmentary dialogue shows a boy confronting a supposed valet who pretended to be the master. The exchange reveals tension and accusation as the imposter is challenged during a public moment.
Melancholy Mirth and Racing Notes From 1900s News
The snippet mentions Senator J W Bailey courting trainer Charles Marvin, racing times for Grigham Bell and Peeler Patton, Harrie Jones’s green trotter with a 2.10% mile, J S Shields sending Queen of Spades to Vance Nuckols at the Cleveland track, and a transaction selling Grigham Bell to Samuel Evans of Atlantic City with a 1904 sale hold.
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J. W. Bailey
Charles Marvin
Grigham Bell
Samuel Evans
Atlantic City
N. J
James McGregor
Barney
Dark Secret
Peeler Patton
Harrie Jones
Rushville
Ind
J. S. Shields
Punxsutawney
Vance Nuckols
Cleveland
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Burlington, Vt
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Chicago News
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J.D. Newcomer
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