Grant the licenses for saloons at city council meeting
The city council granted licenses to Fred Widmann James A Sanford and L Geiger for saloons after approving bonds for appointed officers and ordering bids for a brick chimney at the water works. Several reports on streets sewers and cemetery rules were discussed and the council adjourned to May 21.
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Fullerton
Levinger
Indra
Neilsen
Bobb
Grace
Johnston
Smith
Fred Widmann
James A. Sanford
Geiger
Messrs
Ald. Beckwith
Graceland Cemetery
Ald. Levinger
Ald. Johnston
Ald
Colleges Readied for Week of Athletic and Oratorical Events
Six association colleges Sioux Falls Redfield Yankton Vermillion Brookings and Mitchell arrive with large delegations for the annual athletic club contests and oratorical meet. Brookings leads with 225 on a special train Monday night and Vermillion and Yankton send about 200 plus the Vermillion state university band. Sioux Falls Redfield also prepare to travel Tuesday with crowds. Athletic events run Monday through Wednesday at the University with bicycle races baseball and running events as a new gymnasium rises nearby. Oratorical finals set for Grand Opera House Tuesday evening with admission charged.
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Clay Lawrence
Brookings College
Edmund E. Fiske
Redfield
Emery Lyman
Yankton
Vermillion College
Vermillion
Brookings
Sioux Falls
Medfield
Mitchell
Athletic Club
Teo
Omaha Road
Milwaukee Road
State University
Athletic Association
University
Grand Opera House
The Shirt Waist Collar Fashion Origin
The piece argues fashion caprices trace to origins in royal whim and craftsman laziness. It credits a cutter's suggestion for the separated collar shirt waist as a vogue born from ease, propagated by saleswomen and accepted by many women.
Marrying Made Pleasant by Lapeer Justice Roberts
A Michigan justice of the peace E C Roberts of Lapeer promotes matrimonial services with candid ads. His letterhead features a half tone portrait and declares him “the original and only exclusively matrimonial magistrate” with offices at convenient locations. He offers prompt ceremonies and elopements with flat legal fees and free consultations.
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Gretna Green
E. C. Roberts
Lapeer
Mich
Squire Roberts
Jedge
First National Bank
Watrimonuy
Michigan
Judge Roberts
Chicago
Was It Funny A Practical Joke in a Beer Keg Stunt
A reporter recounts a prank where a man bored holes in a beer keg and had the crowd drink as the prankster used his thumbs to cover the holes. The leftover gag left the worker trapped as the proprietor released him later. The man asks whether the incident was a joke or false pretenses and if anyone should be arrested.
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Fromer
Schiller
Messina
Detroit Free Press
Washington Star
The Dance Dictator Shapes New York Invitation Lists
The New York Sun reports on private dance circuits where women run invitation lists for large balls. A few young women and their mothers profit by distributing invites and updating names, ensuring invites reach appropriate guests while avoiding socially painful presences.
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New York
Europe
New York Sun
Senator’s Striped Underwear Causes Nighttime Panic
A western senator famed for striped underwear had a narrow escape on a train in Washington. He crawled from a lower berth in striped garments prompting two women to mistake him for an escaped convict. The porter removed the “convict” and the senator later revealed his identity. He now prefers plain flannels for safety.
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Washington
Washington Post
Remark on a Train and Escape from an Asylum
A man aboard a parlor car boasts of understanding women as two guards arrest him after boarding at the next station. He had escaped from an insane asylum that morning. The Mexico government earns about $500000 annually from tequila production.
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New York Herald
Beyond the Curtain of the Grave a Manly Life
Poem excerpt by J. L. Heaton from The Quilting Bee urges a manly heart and brave deeds as the path to heaven beyond the grave. It extols upright life over creed and mere homily, promising heavenly bliss for the honest person.
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J. L. Heaton
Apparition Guards Woman From Cobra Bite in Hartford Tale
A Hartford visitor recounts a cousin in Meerat India witnessing a spectral man appear at a table before a bathroom. The figure vanished as a cobra slithered into the bathroom drain hole, and the woman's dogs alerted her, likely saving her life. The Times notes the tale as an absolute and credible account.
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Hartford
Meerat
India
Episcopal Church
Hartford Times
Can't Export Laws
Can't Export Laws. No civilized country can confine its citizens within its own territory or prohibit all commercial intercourse with other countries. Every country needs money for purchases and debts. Laws have no extraterritorial effect and cannot require acceptance of its currency abroad beyond bullion value.
Silver Versus Milk In Iowa Economy Debate
A compact measure contrasts silver monetization with dairy wealth in Iowa. It claims Iowa farmers gross 41 1/2 million dollars from cows yearly and keep the same cattle despite shifting metal policy. A Siberian railway length and cost are also noted, linking diverse topics in a single column.
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Iowa
Spot
Brindle
Bess
Kansas
Emporie
Kan
Gold output estimate tops eight hundred million before next election
At the current pace of production, more than 800 million dollars in fresh gold will be drawn from the mines before the next U S presidential election. An original autograph of Jack Sheppard and a sketch of Jonathan Wild by George Cruikshank sold at Sotheby’s for 20 pounds. A letter from Thackeray to Ainsworth fetched 19 pounds 15 shillings.
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Jack Sheppard
George Cruikshank
Jonathan Wild
Sotheby’s
Thackeray
Ainsworth
Hindoo Exhibit Shows Extraordinary Yogi Poses at London Hospital
A Hindu man named Baryit Luchman Dass, a Yogi of high caste, demonstrated 84 complex postures learned over 40 years to students at St. George's Hospital. He bent into a leg cravat, hopped on one hand, knelt, and contorted his body, claiming to sustain poses for days. The lecturer doubted ligaments, citing astonishing flexibility observed by the anatomy society.
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Baryit Luchman Dass
London
Dass
Mr. Dass
Anatomical Society of
St. George's Hospital
Cass
Tiny
Loudon
Transferring Pictures to Glass by Simple Process
A detailed method from New York Ledger explains transferring prints to glass. Soak the print in rainwater, press between blotting sheets, then adhere face down to varnished glass. Remove paper with wet rubbing, apply two coats of fish glue, dry, frame with thin glass, and hang as a transparency. Perseverance and care yield many beautiful, inexpensive results.
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New York Ledger
Grant's Change of Complexion and a Surprise Visit
In a Civil War scene at City Point, Colonel Parker sits at General Grant's writing table while Grant discusses staff matters. A sanitary commission worker, recalling Cairo in 1861, asks to see the general and sees Parker, noting his sunburned appearance. Grant laughs at the moment as Parker relates it.
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Grant
Parker
City Point
Sanitary Commission
Cairo
Yah Grant
Horace Porter
Cape Cod wrecks tally since 1873 151 vessels lost
The New York Times recounts Cape Cod shipwrecks from 1873 to date, noting 151 vessels including three steamers have gone to pieces on the cape sands. Many victims were coasting schooners, with rare bark or brig losses, as waves erase evidence and lifeboat crews witness repeated tragedies.
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Cape Cod
Race Point
Provincetown
New Engand
Cape
Chatham
Massachusetts
Ecape
New York Times
The Gillies Excuse and Royal Smell of Tobacco
A Scottish anecdote recounts John Brown defending his tobacco odor after a royal reprimand. The queen disliked tobacco, while Brown’s sporran carried a strong black mixture during a Wind sort visit with the Duke of Sutherland’s deer. Brown claimed the odor was from contact with others, and was forgiven by the queen.
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Prince of Wales
John Brown
Duke of Sutherland
Windsor
John
Lacy
Joost
London Telegraph
Brown
Globe proposal for vast London terrestrial sphere
A plan to erect in London a monumental globe of 84 feet diameter representing the earth at a scale of 8 miles to each inch. The project would render a one in 1,500,000 view of the planet in public display.
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London
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