Lamar Dickinson and Vilas Confirmed in Senate Vote
The Senate confirmed Lamar by a 32 to 28 vote in executive session after a lengthy debate led by Republican opponents. Vilas and Dickinson were then confirmed with no debate, and the president was to be notified of the confirmations.
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Washington
Senate
Lamar
Riddleberger
Stanford
Stewart
Messes
Edmunds
Evarts
Collum
Sherman
Allison
Joar
Hawley
Ingalls
Wilson
Iowa
Messrs
Vilas
Dickinson
Lamara Ayes
Bates
Peck
Berry
Blodgett
Brown
Butler
Call
Cockrell
Coke
Colquitt
Daniel
Faulkner
George
Gorman
Gray
Iampton
Harris
Jones
Arkansas
McPherson
Morgan
Pugh
Reagan
Saulsbury
Turpie
Vance
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Voorhees
Walthall
Maryland
Aldrich
Blair
Bowen
Cameron
Chace
Cullom
Davis
Dawes
Dolph
Eyatt
Parnell
Frye
Male
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Fire Reports and Political Updates Across Regions
A large fire on St James street Montreal destroys a hotel and stores with heavy losses. Store owned by Harris Woolen Co partially burnt in Ontario with high estimated damage. Fire devastates a Bath Dakota store threatening elevators wheat tied to Minneapolis firms. Speaker Carlisle suffers chills but improves after hours, raising concerns. Dakota delegate Gifford to propose two extra judges amid limited support for state admission.
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Montreal
Abel Cappent
Bath
Dakota
Minneapolis
Carpenter
Fourteenth Bradford Disaster Victim Dies
Jehm Madden, the fourteenth victim of the Bradford disaster, died this morning in Haversull Massachusetts after being injured at the tank house on January 17.
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Haversull
Mass
Jehm Madden
Chester Valley railroad to be sold at auction Today
IMHLADELMIA Penn January 17 The Chester Valley railroad will be sold at auction today by order of the trustees of mortgagees.
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Imhladelmia
Penn
Chester Valley Railroad
The Plour Train Starts Across Minnesota Line
The first through freight train over the Minneapolis line of the Minneapolis St Marie Railway began this morning as a five-section tour train. Pillsbury leads to Boston via Canadian Pacific and Boston and Lowell. Pettitt Christian ships to London via Canadian Pacific. Wasbury Mill to New York. Sidle Pletcher to Philadelphia. Each car carries about 150 barrels.
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Boston & Lowell
Pettitt, Christian & Co
London
England
Wasibury Mill Company
Washburn, Crosby & Co
New York
Sidle, Pletcher & Lolmes
Philadelphia
Huge crowd gathers to see Soo Line trains depart in storm
The Soo road, built largely with Minneapolis capital, is seen as a boon to the city’s commerce and manufacturing. About 15,000 barrels of flour are intended to be carried, and each train section was gallied and richly inscribed, drawing an immense crowd despite heavy weather.
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Minneapolis
Vian
Osmault
Thomas Stevens
Courier- Journal
Thas
Ald
John J. Pierce
Pierce
Dustyird
We County
Pavison
Dakota
New England Loan and Trust
Luy
Polk
Iowa
Whith Orteike
Register of Deeds
Davison
Territory
Addie IL
Sears
Hillsboro
New Jlampshire
Seaister
Towit
Michell
Count of Davison
Paketit
Cebntary Issa Dtuovelock
Uuet
Morteavad
Nance
Canton
Alkens
Assi
Mori
Morigagee
Sane Speer
Frances C. Speer
Wile
Issz
Didino Tonee
Rebecca Wilcomson
Pievison
Bakota
Arter
Beres
Morgay
Norte
Torney
Court House
Mitchell
Sitd
Wis
Isea
Rebecca Mai
H. E
David O. Sweet
County
D. T
Andrew Gust
Andrew Gustord
Andrew Gust Nord
Red Arts
U.S
Ge “Rth
Etter “Hy
Pirties
Duc ‘Dy
Singier
Hevelver
Mizennen
List of Dead From Blizzard Reaches Far North Dakota
Sr. PAUL Jan 17 reports show about 140 dead and many more missing from last week's blizzard with estimates the total may reach 200. The list names unknowns and dozens of residents from Scotland to Yankton and Huron, with teachers, farmers, drivers, and children among the dead.
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Sr. Paul
Tim Barrett Sentenced to Hang for Street Car Murder
In Minneapolis on January 12 Tim Barrett received a death sentence for killing street car driver Tollefsen. Judge Lochren ordered execution within four months, rejecting mental incapacity pleas while Barrett maintained denial. Prosecutors argued Barrett acted with calculated malice and the governor will set the exact day.
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Minneapolis
Tim Barrett
Tollefson
Erwin
Lochren
Barrett
Ile
Sleds of the North How Eskimo and Siberian Vehicles Work
William J. Gilder describes Arctic sled designs from Kamchatka to Alaska. He compares long Kinnepatee patterns, trestle sleds, and McClintock’s model, praising driftwood Tehouktchis sleds for strength and repairability while noting failures of the modern McClintock design on long dog journeys.
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Kamehatka
Alaska
Siberia
McClintock
Arctic North America
Sir Leopold McClintock
Royal Navy
Arctic
Centra Siberia
William J. Gilder
U.S. N
Congressman's Vague Interview Sparks Wide Reader Interest
A veteran congressman briefly dismisses a reporter asking for his view on a Washington incident. The exchange, ending with a pointed request for a spicy interview, leads to a widely quoted opinion piece. Separately, remarks on Balkan beauty and local anecdotes add period color to the page.
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Pon
Washington
W. H W. Brigham
The Stone Cutter Reflects on Labor and Glory
A poem notes relentless hammering at stone as workers toil through heat and dust. It questions reward and visibility, asking if divine regard arrives for the unseen laborers who never gain glory or notice. Carmen Sylva.
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God's House
Carmen Sylva
The
Independent
Edwin Forrest's 1623 Shakespeare Bid Drives Legend
A New York Evening Sun tale recounts Edwin Forrest buying the famed 1623 Shakespeare folio from Philadelphia dealer Thomas & Sons. Forrest, long allied with the firm, pushed to outbid rivals, paying an immense sum. He stored the folio in a fireproof case and reportedly saved it first in a library blaze after his death.
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Edwin Forrest
Mess Funk & Wagnalls
Philadelphia
Wolfman House
M. ‘Thomas & Sons
Forrest
Jennings
Porrest
Mr. Jennings
Vorrest
Worrest
North Broad Street
Rders
New York Evening Sun. U
Stray Jokes From Odd Corner of 19th Century Humor
A collection of humorous lines and witticisms pulled from various papers. Jests about travel, dueling, hats, contortionists, and a petrified sandwich cue a lighter mood. Remarks reference notable names and topical figures, with playful tweaks and regional flavor.
Corceanu Devours Food From Beef To Dog Meat Feasts
A traveler notes Corceanu’s voracious appetite as he gorges on rice, beef, dog meat, and fruit, with large servings described and a habit of wasting nothing. The piece also mentions pilgrims, slave trading rumors, and social disorder in Constantinople, plus meteor speeds and shooting bats.
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Corceanu
Enon
Mother meets twin in field in puzzling exchange
A humorous item recounts a mother querying a twin about which son she speaks to, debating coats and brothers until she realizes the boy is wearing his own coat. Included are snippets about Omaha gossip, trivia, a beggar, and a satire on a heat reading instrument.
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Ararats Herald
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S Hiness
Jen
Latren
Chrisdeiel
Gifford
Pet Road
Scotland
Joseph Cocoren
Phillips
Alpena
Nelz Hwolberton
Springfield
Michael [Loff
Tyndall
Frank Barboz
Salem and
Stanton
Watertown
Mr. Davis
Minot
Will C. Garthwait
Doland
Willie
Harry Driver
Raymond
Emma Lamar
Faulkton
Carrie Aumay
Sarah Darland
Palmer
Mitch
Jacobs
Selvet
Yankton
Joseph Kecher
Yank
Annie Schufent
Miss Shields
Gilkesen
Gosee
Merryman and Son
Huron
White Lake
Emil Gilbertson
Altoona
W. B. Steadley
E. J. Owens
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Cavour
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Miss Brady
Cleveland
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Cora Curtiss
Delmer
Lennox
Adam Gerner
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Chas
Ozeman
Ashton
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Northville
Miranda
Lesterville
Stanzenberg
Gary
Flandrenu
Jerrie Bowman
Miller
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Slarry Sincols
Bristol
Lizzie Dwyer
Surrey
Stenburner
Claremont
Who
Morrell
Aberdeen
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Par
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Canning
Merryman
Iuron
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Lawrence
Paine
Bowdle
Terhune
Roscoe
Man
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Isa
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Hudson Bay
Kamcchatka
Petropavlovski
Wainui
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Rochester Post Express
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Norristown Herald
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Santa Claus
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Swan Creek
Ills
Andrew Carnegie
Jay Gould
Mediterranean
Norristown
Joan
Bridget
Burlington Free Press
Mr. Clay
Soliloquiz‘ng
Kovalen Baking Powper Co
Wall Street
N.Y
2.B.chaffin & CO
Richmond, Va
LS. Lavpennaen & Co
Broad St
Newark
Tading Oe Hmann
LoUnien Canyarselaetor
Cenuine
Pr. Scott
Roadway
N.Y. Scott
F. Biscox
Tradeway
Coo
Parker
the Nursery
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Boston
Liebic Company
Baron Liebig
Mishly
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Mitehell
Dak
Bak
P. Coan
Jane
Wiliam C. Hillman
Charles N. Butterfield
Mitchell, Dak
Talkeller
Hinson County
Rely Ands Wig
Suly
Hames
Tamd
Dolin Ruble
Lver Peterson
Thorwell Jorgensen
Agron Webb Allot Mitchell
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Joseph G
Nie Duhderlineer
Benj B. Pooley
Charles C
Turkey
Constantinople
Mecca
Stamboul
London Times
Boston Transcript
Bata
Kansas City Times
Mr. Popinjay
Omaha
Venezuela
de Iatte
Chicago Tribune
Ma Anuhape
John
Boston Courier
Mr. Jinks
Robinson
Font Ward
Texas
Sittings
Dakota Belk
Territory OF Dakota
W. Abbey
Justice Court
Cons
Davisor
Wallice
W. Sloyer
G. Nelson
Mitewell
Nui
Willlace W. Lover
Costas Givenneler
W. Alky
Justiovol
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Dakota ‘Territory
W. Akkey
J.P
Probate Motice
Mary L. Hillman
Daleots
Hallman
Aidestite
Bald Mary L Hillman
Metehieil
Prirbose Ag
JLN
Crow
G.V. Parwielee
Puke Covoer
S. Fos
Eal Estate
Noloans
WOO
Ney Cesar
Imap
Cing. Lees Nia
Mortcade Sale
Halem & Ec
Imsporter
P. T. McGovern
Main Street
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