J L Browne Suggested as Speaker in South Dakota House
The Aber deen News endorses J L Browne of Brown County for speaker of the next South Dakota house. Browne, a former 1901 legislator, praised for fairness and efficiency, has Kansas legislative experience and G A R leadership roles. The paper asserts his lack of entanglements and suits for presiding officer, predicting his election with confidence.
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Aberdeen News
J. L. Browne
Brown County
House of Representaives
Aberdeen
House of Representatives
South Dakota
Kansas
Robert Anderson
Grand Army of the Republic
Browne
Mitchell declines nationwide labor presidency bid
John J. Mitchell, president of the mine workers, remains cool under pressure as urged to run for president by labor groups. He declines the candidacy and says he can do more for labor in his current role than by seeking the White House. His steady leadership keeps his head despite growing success with the miners.
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John J. Mitchell
Mine Workers
United States
Mitchell
White House
Great Mine Workers Association
Y M C A Bank Helps Railroad Men In Columbus
The Columbus Y M C A established a railroad men’s bank to cash paychecks, reducing reliance on saloons where earnings were squandered. Initially small sums grew to over $7,000 monthly after two years, with many similar efforts nationwide saving railroad workers’ earnings.
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Columbus
Ohio
Railroad Company
Free man Molineux cleared after exhaustive trials
Roland B. Molineux, twice tried for the murder of Mrs. Adams, is released after a long legal battle in which he was first condemned to die, then granted a new trial, and finally declared innocent. His father stood by him throughout, remaining constant in his belief in his son’s innocence.
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Roland B. Molineux
Adams
Molineux
Cornish
Indigestion Remedies Touted After Thanksgiving Dinner
The article warns heavy meals trigger indigestion and mucous lining irritation. It claims Kodol relieves inflammation protects nerves and cures catarrh, asserting it cures indigestion dyspepsia and stomach troubles by cleansing and sweetening stomach glands.
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L. D. Gale
Novel Life Saving Apparatus Aimed at Preventing Fatal Wrecks
A Geneva citizen unveils a life saving device resembling a diving suit with weighted legs and buoyant chambers that keep half the body above water. It includes pockets for a limp, matches, food, a trumpet and a pen to ward off large fish.
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Geneva
Pall Mall Gazette
Notables listed in a long crowd of distinguished figures
The notes highlight Joseph O. B. Harrison completing 48 years as organist at St. Mark's East Orange N J. Rev Charles F Dowd the originator of standard railway time celebrates his golden wedding in Saratoga. James Glaisher the meteorologist is 93 with a balloon ascent noted. Judge Henry B Dewey resigns from Boston municipal court to practice law. Jacob R Dodge the statistician died in Wo burn MA and was the first statistician in the agriculture department. Professor Edmund de Vemie speaks 17 languages. General Stewart becomes Grand Army of the Republic commander in chief at 54. J Heinz presents Kan City University with Japanese relics. Judge C M Tomkins oldest pension office clerk in Washington since 1861. Royal Red Cross awarded to Miss Annie Meyers and Daisy Brazier for China service. Rev David Worsley dies in Neosho Rapids KS after 35 years of ministry. eight of his sons served in the Civil War.
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Joseph O. B. Harrison
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
East Orange
N. J
Charles F. Dowd
Saratoga
James Glaisher
Henry 8. Dewey
Boston Municipal Court
Jacob R. Dodge
Woburn
Mass
Department of Agriculture
Edmund de Vemie
Kansas City
Grand Army of the Republic
Stewart
J. Heinz
University
Peking
China
David Worsley
Neosho Rapids
Kan
Iowa Cavalry
Kansas
Rural routes grow as petitions rise across the nation
The nation reports 10 000 rural free delivery routes active and 10 193 petitions under consideration. The 1902 cranberry crop is placed at 725 000 bushels, down from 1 040 000 bushels in 1901. A Chinese museum is planned at St Louis to display all China goods and accept orders.
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United States
St. Louis
China
Nantucket
Maria Mitchell
Peabody Historical Society
Peabody
Mass
John Proctor
Salem
North Bend
Death Valley
California
Plays and Players Update on Broadway Casting
Franklyn Ritchie is Rose Coghlan's leading man Lizette Cotton to play a character part in Huckleberry Finn Arthur Etherington set to star in The Rounders John Blair resigns as leading man for Mrs Patrick Campbell Rogers brothers to settle in New York after this season James Powers to star in a new play Action set in Paris and Turkey follows an American student's adventures The Fight For Millions features wireless telephone a submarine boat and the electric chair at Sing Sing Charles Warner to tour the United States after 500 London nights with a sand play style production
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Franklyn Ritchie
Rose Coghlan
Lizette Cotton
Arthur Etherington
the Rounders
John Blair
Patrick Campbell
New York
Rogers Brothers
James T. Powers
Paris
Turkey
Sing Sing
Charles Warner
London
Vegetable Cures From Garden Remedies Note
The article extols vegetables as health tonics. Tomatoes stimulate a torpid liver. Celery acts as a nerve tonic and watercress boosts overall vitality. Spinach rivals blue pills in medicine, while lettuce calms nerves and aids sleep. Parsnips among specialists say share virtues with sarsaparilla.
November term of circuit court opens with eight civil cases in play
The November term began at 10 am with Sheriff Swindler, Judge Smith, Stenographer Boyles, and clerk S Cattrell in place. Jurors called, civil docket weeded. 17 cases listed, four ready for trial, six dismissed, rest to be heard or continued. Adolph Heck fined $100 for assault and battery after an earlier incident near Ethan last summer.
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Circuit Court
Swindler
Judge Smith
Boyles
S. Cattrell
Adolph Heck
Ethan
Preston v Goodale in circuit court over attorney fee
In circuit court H C Preston sues A W Goodale to recover 300 dollars for an attorney fee from a case done ten years ago. James Brown represents the defendant who is absent. Depositions supply most defense testimony. Hitchcock testified a reasonable fee would be 150 dollars.
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Circuit Court
H. C. Preston
A. W. Goodale
Mr. Preston
Goodale
Preston & Hannett
James Brown
Chamberlain
A. BE
Hitchcock
Preston
VanHoverSentenced3YearsForExtortionInCity
Gust VanHover changed his plea to guilty on extortion charges after a plea for leniency. Judge Smith sentenced him to three years in the State penitentiary. The case involved threatening a businessman to collect $2000 under life‑threat claims, a belief VanHover held about conspirators.
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Gust VanHover
Smith
Jzst
van Hover
Preston-Goodale
Preston
John Pease
Ed. Moses
Pease
Mr. Moses
Quote interrupts lecturer on wifes open book role
A lecturer at a womans club argues that a wife should be like an open book to her husband. A man with a foreign appearance interrupts, equating the idea to a pocket book that a husband can use to silence his wife.
Fragments of verse from New York Journal on summer revels
The poem praises watermelon, hollyhocks, and seaside imagery while contrasting feasting joy with a sad host. Bees, crabs, and a gilded ship motif evoke music, scent, and memories, ending with a playful quarrel about a nickname in a New York Journal clipping.
Entirely Different
Mrs Timmins and Mr Timmins clash over openness to other viewpoints in a brief exchange quoted by the Boston Transcript. The dialogue sketches a strained domestic disagreement about whether anyone can be right aside from oneself.
Enthusiastic Champion in Pure English Banter
In a Baltimore News excerpt Bleary Bob vows to police slang on the Bowery. A Hub gentleman praises high English ideals while Bob vows to slug anyone who spits rough talk. The dialogue captures street humor and regional dialect.
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Bowery
Bob
Baltimore News
Resolutions of Respect For H M Clark Of Resurgam Lodge
At a Stated Meeting of Resurgam Lodge No 31 Free and Accepted Masons resolutions were adopted honoring H M Clark who died October 29 1902. The lodge notes his upright citizenship piety and exemplary conduct and drapes the Junior Warden chair in mourning for 29 days. Resolutions will be published in city papers and sent to the family. Fraternally submitted by J Moore W Adams and W Powers.
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H. M. Clark
A. D
A. L
J. Moore
W. Adams
Censoring Shakespeare by a Turkish Official
A historical note describes Nis han Effendi in Constantinople censoring Shakespeare’s Othello. He removed the term Cyprus and altered dialogue to avoid implying a Turkish island. He argued such edits reflected political prudence under treaties and frontier concerns.
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Nishan Effendi
Constantinople
Cyprus
Turkey
Paris
Ownelle
Corfu
Card of Thanks from Barnard Family
The Barnard family and Mrs. Lucinda Johnson express sincere gratitude for the kindness shown during the illness and after the death of their mother and wife. They thank friends for support and friendship, promising to remember them always.
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B. E. Barnard
Lucinda Johnson
E. F. Johnson
Winter Underwear and Goods Sale by J. L. Arney
J L Arney announces a big clearance offering winter underwear and other winter goods at reduced prices. Visit the store to find seasonable items priced low.
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J. L. Arney
Ely's Cream Balm Advertised By Chicago And Boston Users
A testimonial note from Oscar Ostrom of Chicago and A Q Clark of Boston praises Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh relief. The ad claims the balm does not irritate or cause sneezing and offers it at 50 cents, with mail order from Ely Brothers in New York.
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ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Ely
Oscar Ostrom
Warren Ave
Chicago
Ill
A. QO. Clark
Shawmut Ave
Boston
Mass
Cts
Warren St
New York
Politician Resigns Water Duty Over Hand at Work
A ward political favorite appointed as a government diver resigns after a brief underwater session. His superior sought the reason and the diver replied with a thick accent that he would not stay where he could not use his hands.
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