Reform Party Rising in Detroit Shaping 1900s US Politics
The text notes a new reform party forming in Detroit led by several politicians including a senior senator. It questions the fate of the old reform party in South Dakota and cites Pettigrew visiting Tennessee where he criticizes the administration and war conduct. It quotes harshly on McKinley and the republic. The piece remarks Otis plans to finish insurgents in the Philippines within ten days and mentions presidential leadership as weak.
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United States Army
Philippines
Otis
Reform Party
Detroit
South Dakota
Pettigrew
Tennnessee
Memphis
McKinley
Controversy Over Sampson Schley Ends For Navy
Navy department finds no further action unless Admiral Schley seeks a court of inquiry. It labels him guilty of disobedience and reprehensible conduct, but notes his prior record may lead to leniency. Schley denies charges and Congress receives his official reply, with a navy rejoinder renewing charges.
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Sampson-Schley
Navy Department
Schley
Chicago Record
Sampson Schley
Admiral Schley
Congress
Bloodless Railroad Bill and a Child’s Doctor Visit
A garbled mix of a Dakota railroad pass bill proposal with sections on board composition salaries and penalties and a parallel unrelated anecdote about an Albany dairyman seeking a doctor for his child. The notice also advertises a farm newspaper club offer including The Iowa Homestead and related titles for farmers.
Capital Clubbing List Offers Newspaper Bundles
Limited time offer to club the Capital with papers prior payment price list includes The Chicago Inter Ocean $1.35 The Farmers Tribune Minneapolis $1.40 The Sioux City Journ al $1.50 The Iowa Homestead and four others $1.46 Also a note on Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10¢ or 2 for a dollar with money-back refund by druggists if not cured.
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Torkel Torkelson
Darban
Baes
Nort Dakota
Sexshund
Viskers
Faller
Frenter
Republikan
Capital
Chicago
C.C. C
Ice Man Garmony Supplies Season Ahead In Town
Ice dealer O E Garmony reports a harsh winter but ample output, storing about 5000 tons for himself and customers. He filled multiple ice houses for clients W J Sanford J E Turner Fred Widmann S T Greene and a creamery, renting beds to Widmann. He plans to run two wagons to ensure morning delivery and urges contracts with his service for steady supply.
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O. E Garmony
W. J. Sanford
J. E. Turner
Fred Widmann
S. T. Greene
Kif
A. B. Rowley
Mr. Garmony
A Barnum Surprise Told by Sala at Dinner
The article recalls George Augustus Sala narrating a Barnum visit to England. At a public dinner honoring the famed showman, Sala presided while Barnum entered the reception area smiling and declared the dinner had been arranged for him.
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Barnum
George Augustus Sala
England
Mr. Barnum
Mr. Sala
Our Children Lost Doll Found By Playful Retrieval
A playful exchange from Figaro features Pauline and her mother in a light scene about a missing doll. Pauline admits losing the toy on purpose to enjoy the moment of discovery, reflecting a child’s mischief and parental recognition.
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Pauline
Figaro
Berlin tales of Blumenthal and a 1000 mark joke
In Germany the wife of a famed theater director, Fran Blumenthal, cashes in 20 marks per 1000 for the White Horse Inn hit. She pounces when receipts top 1000 marks, taking her due. A public car ride then features theater criticism by Mme Schroeder and critic Schmieder, sparking a witty retort aboard.
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Berlin
Herr Blumenthal
Weissen Roesse
White Horse Inn
Germany
Fran Blumenthal
Story of Cheyennes gambling and arranged marriages
The piece recalls a Cheyenne gambler who forfeited all his possessions and then his sister in a card game, provoking tribal outrage yet permitting the sister to marry her winner. It cites a 20th century reform view from Southern Workman about native women seeking protection from forced marriages and moving toward lawful rites, then shifts to a discussion of amphibious troop landings, noting the complexity of landing forces in Crimea and the limits of invasion capability.
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Arapahoe
Darlington
Helped Doctor Flattery and Truth at Frederick the Great
A fragment from a historical newspaper item notes Dr Zimmerman, famed Hanover physician, sent to Frederick the Great. The king asks if he has helped many into another world, prompting a reply mixing truth and flattery. Also mentions a humorous courtroom style exchange about a daily paper’s circulation and a quick cell verdict, plus a joke about Marie and Stella and a tobacco cure advertisement.
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Zimmerman
Hanover
Frederick the Great
Capital prints sale bills cheap for Davison county farmers
A newspaper ad urges farmers in Davison and neighboring counties to print sale bills with The Capital at low cost. It also notes free notices of gate charges and invites readers to inspect samples and place orders. The message includes a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as cost-saving and effective, with availability at L. O. Gale's drug store.
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Albany
N. Y
Otto Scholz
Husband
Marian
Detroit Free Press
Davison
Chamberlain
D. S. Mearkle
Mattie
Bedford County
L. O. Gale
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Mitchell Capital
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Props
C W. Downey
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Harper’s Magazine
H. E
Marriott Watson
Princess Xenia
T. de Thulstrup
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cura
Cervera
Rome
Arthur Symons
Amelia’ Barr
Andrew Wilson
Russell Sturgis
Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Journal
Humane Alliance
Homestead
Special Institute
Special Farmers’ Institute
Mutual Insurance Journal
Bucklen
S. H. Seallin
A. Disbrow
Keeley
Fatie
H. B. Anderson
Hood
Karl
S. H. Scullin
K. A. Johnson
Colvin
Shioloh
S. H. Scallin
Mme. Schroeder
Schmieder
Crimea
Wilmot
Lord Lyons
Sor
Harlem
Marie
Grace
Stella
Brooklyn
EvaGenr Murpuxy
Hull's Mill
Danbury
Conn
Matilda Bridgewater
Cor
Pearl and
Es Sts
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ntinue
Broadbent
Mandeville & King’s
J. W. Broadbent & CO
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Colvin’s
First Street
Ole Reliable McCormick
John Colvin
Ceisz
S. C. Wells & CO
Leroy
N.Y
H. Scallin
Scalia
A. E. Hitchcock
Mitchell S.D
L. E. Whitcher
iAttorney
J. L. Hannett
Ss. D
F. Warren
Raymond Hotel
West Second St O
O. H. Perry
A. B. Hager
Insurance
Champeny Block
Grand Opera House
John Watson
Gale
America
Montgomery Ward& CO
Michigan Ave
Madison ST
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