The Mitchell Capital on a 12 Year Senatorial Fight
Sioux Falls correspondence recalls the 1889 contest for South Dakota's U S Senate between Edgerton Moody and Pettigrew. Pettigrew sought Edgerton's courts appointment while Edgerton pushed for the judgeship and party leaders arranged a pact. Edgerton won both outcomes amid accusations of betrayal and enduring partisan strife in Mitchell.
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Judge Edgerton
R. F. Pettigrew
Judge Moody
Edgerton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Pettigrew
Senate
Statehood
South Dakota
Messrs
Moody
Congress
United States
Reyerd
Beau Brummell and His Boots Anecdote From 1815
In Captain Grownow's Reminiscences the dandy Beau Brummel wears a blue coat with brass buttons leather breeches and top boots and a stiff white cravat. The world imitates him as youths seek advice from tradesmen. A youth asks where Brummel gets his blacking Brummel smiles saying it is wide with the finest champagne and ruins him.
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Beau Brummell
Grownow
Beau Brummel
Brummel
Iivumimel
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve touted as healing remedy
An advertisement proclaims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as soothing and antiseptic for piles eczema and skin diseases. It warns against imitations and credits S. H. Scgllin as endorser.
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DeWitt
S. H. Scgllin
House Accepts Burleigh Apportionment Plan Increasing Decade Membership
The House approved the Burleigh plan by 165 to 102, raising the decennial House size from 367 to 385. Illinois, New York, and Texas gain three seats. Minnesota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania gain two. several states gain one while others lose one. Additional provisions address new state admission and district contiguity and compactness requirements.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Washington
Jun
House
Hopkins
Colorado
Florida
Crumpacker
Illinois
New York
Texas
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
West Virginia
Gut
Compromise Timber Bill Proposes Park Lands on Chippewa Reservation
A Minnesota backed measure amends the Nelson law to reserve surplus Indian timber lands for park forestry after allotments. The bill offers an either reserve for park purposes or dispose under homestead laws, with the interior secretary’s decision discretionary. It follows Curtis and Eddy proposals on timber disposal.
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Minnesota
Secretary of the Interior
Eddy
The Canteen Question in Army Reorganization Bill
In Washington on January 9 the Senate debated the canteen issue tied to the army reorganization bill. The Senate committee restored the post exchange provision after it had been removed by the House. The five hour debate saw strong opposition from Gallinger and Hansbrough and robust support from Sewall Hawley Money and Carter with no immediate vote in sight.
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Senate
Washineaton
House
Gallinger
N. H
Hansbrough
N. D
Sewall
Del
Gamble Named Republican Senate Candidate in South Dakota
In Pierre on January 8 the Republican caucus nominated Robert J. Gamble by acclamation with other names withdrawn. Gamble urged returning Pettigrew’s term to the party with honor. In St Paul on January 8 Knute Nelson was the unanimous choice of Minnesota Republicans for the United States Senate, endorsed without a dissenting vote by caucus members in both houses.
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Washington
South Dakota
Pettigrew
Edgerton
Mellette
Gamble
Nelson
Minnesota
Pierre
Jan
Robert J. Gamble
St. Paul
Knute Nelson
United States Senate
State Department to Protect American Interests in Panama
Consul General Gudger from Panama reports Colombia says revolutionists near Panama and preparing to fight. The state department vows vigorous action if the city is bombarded to safeguard American interests and fulfill treaty duties for the Isthmus of Panama.
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State Department
Panama
Washnatox
Gudger
Colombia
Hoodoo Cat Tale From Dooly County Veterans
In Macon News recounts Mr John Carper and Captain Warren Moseley recalling Civil War memories in Augusta. A Yankee hat story from Winchester battlefield runs through four Georgia soldiers of the Fourth Georgia who wore the hat and were killed, the bullet entering near the same hole each time.
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John Carper
Ity
Augusta
Warren Moseley
Virginia
Cooper
Moseley
Winchester
McLendon
Georgia
Wooten
Company UH
Fourth Georgia
Kilpatrick
Company H
Macon News
Cyclone Pranks Baffle the Traveler
The Rev. C. T. Brady describes cyclones as appalling power, noting the funnel's blackness the lightning and roar. He recalls two horses carried aloft and deposited unharmed, birds stripped yet alive, roofs torn, a building shaken, and a heavy iron safe tossed about.
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C. T. Brady
Boston's Little Italy Echoes in Old North Boston
The Boston Transcript describes Boston's Little Italy emerging in Paul Revere's quarter near Old North, where Old North Church neighbors Franciscan chapels and Roman Catholic cathedrals. It notes thrifty Italians becoming notable property buyers, fond of music and art, visiting the Museum of Fine Arts on free days to admire works in ragged dress, while a writer recalls a Florentine cabman cherishing Italian tongue and Gerusalemme Liberata.
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Boston
Italy
Boston Transcript
Little Italy
Paul Revere
Old North Square
Old North Church
Museum of Fine Arts
Florence
Water of Special Value Says Loch Toddy Beats All
Sir William Harcourt and Lord John Russell in the Highlands heard a boatman claim the lochs water has special value. He explained it makes the finest toddy in Scotland, a remark noted by Chambers Journal as a memorable local quip.
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Sir William Harcourt
Highlands
Lord John Russell
Scotland
Chambers
Widow of Stevenson Narrates Samoa Walks with Chief
At Mansfield House, Percy Alden relays the tale of Robert Louis Stevenson’s mother recalling Island of Samoa. The novelist’s widow described walks with a native chieftain who had killed thousands and eaten hundreds, causing horror and exclamations from Stevenson's mother.
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Mansfield House
Percy Alden
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
London Chronicle
Point of View Squire comforts dying husband
The squire sympathetically tells Mrs Hodge she must stay cheerful as her husband nears death. Mrs Hodge expresses grim relief that his passing will allow her to live in comfort after securing him in four clubs.
Cape Colony Calls for Reinforcements from England
Cape Town reports worsening conditions with martial law proclaimed at Malmesbury and calls for 40 000 to 50 000 troops. The Daily News and other sources warn of potential Dutch rising if reinforcements are delayed as Boer sympathizers propagate unrest. Dr Leyds allegedly recruits in Europe for Namaqualand emigration.
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Cape Colony
England
Loxpoy
Cape Town
Malmesbury
Lord Kitchener
Clan William
Daily News
Afrikander
Pro
Leyds
Hague
Daily Mail
Holland
Belgium
France
Germany
Namaqualand
US Venezuela dispute worsens as three warships move
The US minister in Caracas has not secured justice for the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Co. Local authorities are accused of stoking native attacks on the plant. Warships Buffalo Hartford and Scorpion are near LaGuayra with Buffalo en route to Manila via Cape of Good Hope. Hartford and Scorpion keep watch.
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United St Venezuela
T. Willemstad
Curacoa
Jun
United States
Caracas
Venezuela
Loomis
New York
Bermudez Asphalt Company
LaGuayra
Buffalo
Hartford
Scorpion
Washington
Bnuffalo
Santa Lucia
Manila
Cape of Good Hope
P D Armour Dies After Long Illness in Chicago
Chicago January 7 Philip D Armour millionaire pork packer died at his Prairie avenue residence at 6 45 pm after two years of illness myocarditis was the immediate cause. His estate is estimated between 25 and 50 million with 12 to 20 million more owned by younger family members. His ventures yielded immense profits and his stock holdings rose sharply in recent years.
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Chicago
Philip D. Armour
Prairie Avenue
Armour
California
General R N Batchelder Dies in Washington
General R N Batchelder former quartermaster general of the army died in Washington at 2 25 p m after years of declining health. An angina attack preceded his final illness. Services will be held at All Souls Unitarian church and burial will follow Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
R. N. Batchelder
Army
Batchelder
Arlington Cemetery
All Souls Unitarian Church
Married clerk’s wedding trip funds misused joke
In a large manufacturing town a veteran bookkeeper announced his marriage. The firm granted a week off and colleagues pooled funds for a wedding trip. At a seaside resort the husband said his wife stayed home, noting he hadn’t realized the money was for two.
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Beveri
Huehelor
Pearson's Weekly
The Origin of Salary and Salt Money
The text explains that the word salary comes from salarium, Latin for salt money, as Roman soldiers were paid a daily portion of salt. It notes sal meaning salt and connects the phrase not worth his salt to lacking value.
Freethinker Highlighted in Brooklyn Life Quip
The Brooklyn Life quips about an introductions scene noting a freethinker among guests. A reader asks whether the gentleman is a bachelor or a widow, reflecting social curiosities of the moment.
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Binks
Brooklyn Life
Quotations on Theft and Resolutions From Two Papers
A brief collage compares theft in households with a proverb about swalks off and a Chicago line noting that good resolutions cost nothing. The snippets reflect local newspaper voice and age of publication.
Supreme Court Rules on Indemnity Lands and Northern Pacific Grants
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Harlan, sustains the Interior Department practice since 1888 of not withdrawing indemnity lands along the Northern Pacific Railroad. The decision centers on whether the secretary of the interior may withdraw lands that were part of the grant.
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Supreme Court
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Secretary of the Interior
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Justice Harlan
Interior Department
Filipinos Exiled Twenty Six Leaders Deported to Guam
General MacArthur will deport 20 Filipino leaders including Ricarte and Pio del Pilar and agitators Mabini Ocampo and Trias to Guam at the earliest opportunity. Others will follow later, with detention until peace is established.
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Enty
Irwin
Manilla
MacArthur
Guam
Ricarte
Pio del Filar
Mabini
Ocampo
Trias
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