Minority's Power The Last Days Of Congress
The article discusses congressional deadlock and the push for electoral reform. It notes how compromises shape late-session legislation, mentions Senator Hoar's election by legislative plurality, and cites GOP fears of losing seats in upcoming elections. It profiles Ferdinand Brucker and praises a capable Texas congressman’s private secretary, a skilled woman who aids access to cabinet officers and streamlines district work.
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Goen
Ferdinand Brucker
Saginaw
Michigan
House
Brucker
Hawaii
House of Representatives
Texas
Washington
Arthur W. Downe
Tongue tied dispute ends engagement in Washington Post tale
A Georgetown man and a Georgia woman break their engagement after a tongue twister and dialect row escalate. Spurred by back and forth sniping on speech and manners the couple’s tempers flare and the betrothal ends at 9:45, with the rupture lasting.
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Georgetown
Georgia
Boeton
Boston
Washington Post
Tiger Attack Ends With Arm Amputation in India
English Colonel R stationed in India hunted a tiger from an elephant back. When the elephant fled, he dangled from a branch as the tiger waited below. He finally fell, saved only by a rifle barrel restraining the animal and a surgeon amputation of his mangled arm.
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Colonel R
India
The Art of Doing Nothing
A Pall Mall Gazette meditation on modern men who seek leisure after wealth but fill idle time with travel, racing, philanthropy, or photography. The piece questions when true idleness becomes impossible and how early life trains a desire to do nothing.
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Pall Mall Gazette
A Dog and a Telephone at Redhill Station
A grieving passenger told the station master her dog was left on the Reigate platform. The station officer located a poodle at the police station by telephoning. The dog recognized the voice and barked joyfully, eager to reach its mistress through the wire.
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Redhill
Reigate
Birmingham
England
He Has a Comment on a Nose Misfortune
In a playful exchange, a man offers surgical help for an imperfection on a woman’s nose. They tease about saying something long withheld and end with an abrupt, humorous note as the scene ends. Chicago News.
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Agany
Chicago News
Alaskan Goldfields and Campaign for Alaska Legislation
Washington notes a mining boom with Alaska and British Columbia interest. Ex congressmen discuss Alaska law bills, capital lobbying, and how ex lawmakers pivot to law, lobbying, or return to mining projects in the West.
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Senate
Washington
The Doctor in War
The London Lancet reports on the bravery of British surgeons under fire, noting how army doctors endure hospital duty and battlefield stress with steadfast patriotism. The piece praises their courage and fidelity despite harsh conditions and lacking administrative support.
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London Lancet
The
Lancet
San Francisco
Gladstone recalls hot mutton pies and Chester joke
A Wesleyan journal recalls a London public dinner where Gladstone, asked about Chester, teased a rival with a tale of a confectioner’s hot mutton pies in Chester. He described the shop and recalled the pie’s taste, then urged to resume the discussion.
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Chester
Mr. Gladstone
R. W. Perks
London
Mr. On
Perks
St. James Gazette
Beau Nash as a Gambler in a Noble Duel
In a tale from Earl of T s youth, Beau Nash matched the heir in high stakes gambling. Nash humiliated the lord, risking estate and even his carriage, then returned all after winning, demanding 6000 pounds only after the lord died. The heirs paid willingly.
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Beau Nash
Earl of
T d
Mr. Nash
Nash
Gulf
Coffins as Furniture Among Dutch Boers at the Cape
A Cape Times excerpt notes Dutch Boers in remote districts keep a coffin in the principal sitting room for use as furniture or storage. One farmer owns a teak and silver coffin bought 80 years ago and now uses it as a couch. The piece humorously underscores burial customs and practicality. A Detroit Journal quip defines an island as land surrounded by water on all sides except the upper side, teasing suburban real estate.
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Cape
Cape Times
Detroit Journal
Weather and oddities in a fragmented Irish English note
The fragment discusses an Irish British weather comparison noting many rainy days and mentions Kezan and Biberia with counts. It also contains a humorous exchange about Spagsby and a vege tarian club and a 18 carat bi ze reference. The text tone mimics a newspaper snippet with garbled quotes.
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Spagsby
Vegetarian Club
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ireland
England
Kezan
Biberia
River and Harbor Bill Fates Hangs Over Congress
Washington March 1 Special. Members in Congress fret over riv er and harbor measures as the short session ends. The long struggle dates back to 1887 1889 with Cleveland political expectations and possible losses to navigation. Daughters of the American Revolution in session mark Washington’s birthday with Mount Vernon recollections and Nellie Custis marriage. Reed defends press gallery order after a protest by correspondents over a Nicaragua canal debate. Two retiring senators Murphy of New York and Smith of New Jersey are longtime allies who dine together and share Democratic leadership roles. General John M Wilson chief of engineers is noted for his service in the Spanish American War and daily letters to his family. Arthur W. Duyn.
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Senate
House
Washington
Congress
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Charles F. Manderson
Nebraska
John L. Wilson
McKinley
Cleveland
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Nellie Custis
Lawrence Lewis
Mount Vernon Plantation
Preas
Reed
Fleming
Georgia
Nicaragua Canal
Edward Murphy
New York
James J. Smith
New Jersey
Senator Murphy
Senator Smith
Murphy
Smith
John M. Wilson
Spain
Wilson
Dealing with Lumbermen and Yankee Tricks
An old Detroit storekeeper recalls encounters with lumbermen from northern Michigan camps. A six foot buyer cheated on hats by punching holes to cool his head and bought a damaged hat for a dollar. He also struck a fiddle deal, while the bow sold separately for a dollar fifty, proving the storekeeper’s wit and profit from the crowd’s amusement.
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Detroit
Lower Peninsula
Detroit Free Press
Mice Exhibition Showcases Wide Color Range and High Prices
The National Mouse Club of England held an exhibition where several hundred well bred mice competed for gold medals and prizes. Some mice exhibit 12 to 13 shades with unique features like the spiny mouse. Prices for well bred mice have reached up to 23 dollars, with typical sales around 15 to 20 dollars.
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National Mouse Club of England
Sala
Washingtons Tomb History and the Old Vault
The article recounts Washingtons burial in the old vault near his later resting place. A 1830 skull theft, later found not to be Washingtons, spurred construction of the new tomb in 1831. The old vault was restored recently with an iron fence and congressional library drawings.
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Washington
George Washington
Alexandria
Laurence Washington
General Washington
Congressional Library
Distinction of Santiago de Cuba as Oldest Western Bishopric
The Philadelphia Call notes that Santiago de Cuba holds the ecclesiastical distinction of being the oldest bishopric in the western world. It recalls an archbishop ruling from the city when Pennsylvania was a wasteland and names Las Casas and St. Peter Claver as two notable missionaries from Santiago who evangelized Central America and Brazil's African population.
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Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
Pennsylvania
Las Casas
Central America
St. Peter Claver
Brazil
Philadelphia
Moral Effect in a Witty Exchange
Mrs Greene asks about castor oil for a cold and Mrs Gray replies she gives it for its moral effect to deter future illness. The Boston Transcript notes the humorous exchange as a light domestic quip.
Profit From a Whale
A 50 foot whale yields about 140000 pounds of carcass with 60000 pounds of blubber. From blubber 48000 pounds of train oil can be produced and 8000 pounds of whale bone, making the capture highly profitable.
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Dendlocka
Hoar
Massachusetts
United States
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California
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British Columbia
Hugh CG. Wallace
Tacoma
Fuller
British Territory
Allison
Carter
Montana
Great Territory
Hale
Maine
the Doctor IN War
Reed and the Press
New York and
Army Engineers
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