Sparks and Lamar in clash over land office policy
Washington dispatch to the St Paul Globe portrays a Democratic view of Commissioner Sparks and his battle with Secretary Lamar over public land frauds and timber culture depradations. The piece notes Sparks faces hostility, possible removal, and a looming policy shift as Cleveland's administration and Lamar weigh a new commissioner and review of the indemnity ad decision.
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Washington
St. Paul
Mally
Rks
Dejer
William A. J. Sparks
Publc
Repubian Party
Sparks
General Land Office
Mr. Sparks
Lamar
Lambr
Cleveland
Snell
Perse
Wanted More Hogs
Alpena Journal notes the corn crop overabundance and lack of hogs in the region. Farmers face low prices for grain and cattle grazing on prairie hay, creating a demand for brood sows. The piece highlights a large market potential across South Dakota for hog production and investment opportunities.
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Alpena Journal
South Dakota
Dakota
Mysterious Movements in Local Railroad Survey
Castalia Record notes a new railroad surveying party at work in the county on a different line. The route runs within half a mile of Bloomington, west of Jas-Pel, with several lines through the hills toward Wheeler aimed at finding the best path through the bluffs. Surveyors refuse to speak, but grading toward Wheeler is expected to finish this fall.
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Castalia
Couinty
Gloomington
Jas- Pel
Wheeler
Thor
Wheeler End
Liquor Licensing Vote to Be Decided in Hanson County
An Alexandria advocate urges Hanson County voters to consider the liquor license issue in about three weeks. He warns that inaction by temperance supporters may invite trouble and urges citizens to vote for the county’s best interests and the community at large.
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Alexandria
Hanson County
Walsh labeled divisionist in Mitchell list sparks correction
In a Grand Forks Herald snippet a list of politicians unfavorable to division mentions George A H Walsh of this city. The Republican errs in this matter as Walsh is a strong divisionist and dominant political figure locally.
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Grand Forks
Public Official Drives Effort to Foil Popular Demand
A citizen and public official mobilizes resources to resist a result widely supported by Dakota residents. The move aims to curb the outcome sought by the people, drawing attention to governance and public opinion dynamics in the region.
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Dakota
Tribune praises editorial leadership of John A. Rea
The Bismarck settler column lauds the Tribune for its editorial management by Hon. John A. Rea and extends congratulations to readers. It notes the refreshing spice of division sentiment this week and highlights multiple positive opinions.
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Bismarck Settler
Tribune
John A. Rea
President's tour missteps draw Illinois ire at Lincoln grave omission
Aberdeen News notes that a presidential tour sparks large crowds yet invites repeated political blunders. It cites Illinois leaders' displeasure over the president not visiting Lincoln's grave, predicting further costly mistakes as the journey continues.
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Aberdeen
Illinois
Lincoln
Judge Conklin Promotes Poor Union Press Plans
The Woonsocket Times notes Judge Conklin, a longtime ally of the poor, recently attended the Mitchell fair and earned Ducati on his Dakotian. He publishes a charity paper priced at 32.50 yearly to help the needy, promising lower rates and renewed zeal against high interest charges next month.
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Woonsocket Times
Conklin
How Dakotans Are Interviewed Jamestown Capital
The St Paul newspapers hosted a Dakotan gathering in St Paul where Dakotans provided prewritten interviews and personal references. Reporters were pursued by Dakotans and cornered at the Ryan for initial questions. Editors now strike through opening lines to speed up exchanges.
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Jamestown
St. Paul
German Syrup touted to cure consumption and lung diseases
An appeal urges every user of Boschee’s German Syrup to spread the word about its claimed quick relief for consumption, severe coughs, croup, asthma, pneumonia, and other throat and lung ailments. It cites 80,000 dozen bottles sold last year with no reported failures, and calls on druggists to offer trials, noting sample bottles at 10 cents and regular size at 75 cents available nationwide.
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Boschee
United States
Cana
The Right Sort of Talk
Redfield Journal urges Spink county readers to vote next month on Dakota statehood. It warns Congress will not tolerate delay and that a large, decisive vote for division will push admission, claiming national support forDakota’s rights if residents stand firm.
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Redfield Journal
Spink County
South Dakota
Congress
Dakota
President and Dakota in a Corn Palace Vision
The Aberdeen News imagines President Cleveland touring Dakota from Sioux City to the state’s far north. It suggests vast corn fields, cattle, wheat, mills, and rail hubs, then contrasts political bondage faced by about 600,000 residents with constitutional rights. The piece mocks politicians and encyclopedias for mischaracterizing Dakota.
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Aberdeen News
Cleveland
Sioux City
Dakota
Makota
Grover Cleveland
Jenny Lind's New World Fame and Enduring Charity
A detailed Retrospective on Jenny Lind's 1850 New York arrival and rise to stardom, including Barnum’s salesmanship, Genin the hatter’s triumph, record concert audiences, and her charitable gifts. It traces her Stockholm origins, early life, rise to global fame, marriage to Otto Goldschmidt, and later life in England, highlighting public adulation and ongoing philanthropy. The piece also covers the Springfield meeting on the Andover controversy and key figures in the debate over missionary theology and scriptural authority.
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New York City
Atlantic
Lafayette
Europe
Jenny Lind
P. T. Barnum
Royal Opera
Stockholm
Castle Garden
Barnum
United States
Saturday Evening Post
Jenny-Sis
Genin
Genin’s
New York
New York Tribune
Costa Diva
Mr. Barnum
New World
Fire Department
Musical Fund Society
Otto Golischmidt
Boston
Ossian F. Dodge
Sweden
Crelius
Count Puke
Opera
Btockholm
Otto Goldschmidt
Claim of Mrs Kent on alleged Morganatic Albert Edward marriage
A London born claimant calling herself Sophia Adelaide and known as Mrs Kent surfaces in New York gossip claiming she is the legitimate eldest daughter of Queen Victoria. The tale traces a wandering life from Poissy France to Dayton Ohio and England, with ties to Count Lundi and Prince Albert, and notes inconsistencies and hidden papers while debating her true lineage.
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New York
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Countess Lundi
Germany
Prince Albert
Sophia Adelaide
Poissy
France
Dayton
Europe
Comtesse di Lundi
Kent
Anna Campbell
Count di Lundi
Anna
England
Edward
Suabia
Count de Lundi
Lady Anna
Italy
Isle of Bourbon
South America
New Orleans
Sophia-Adelaide
Albert
Comtesse de Lundi
John Brown
Brown
United States
Belford, Clark & Co
Rainbow
Pius IX
George III
Guelph
Jenny Lind Stricken by Paralysis at 67
The report notes Jenny Lind is paralyzed and near death, with a physician warning the life once filled with song and devotion may end. A postscript says she is 67, offering faint hope of recovery but implying the end of her active singing career.
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Jenny Lind
Ex Governor Washburn Portrait and Frigate Mackerel Trade
Obituary sketch of ex Governor William B Washburn detailing his birth in 1820 Winchester Mass service as a state senator congressman governor and senator plus his roles as bank president and trustee of multiple colleges Harvard LL D 1872 and Greenfield Mass noted. Also a brief report on frigate mackerel a coast fish cross between mackerel and porgy caught off Cape Cod and Block Island selling for 13 a barrel in Boston market.
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Massachusetts
William B. Washburn
Maine
Vermont
Wisconsin
Congress
Elihu B. Washburne
Galena
Ills
Gen
Grant
France
William Barrett Washburn
Winchenden
Mass
Groton Academy
Yale College
State Senate
Republican Party
W. B
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Smith College
Northampton
Amherst
Harvard College
Cape Cod
Block Island
Boston
New York Commercial Bulletin
Big Words Challenge Kids Read Circus Posters
A dialogue excerpt shows Dot and Dick-Well debating learning long words. Their mother asserts that mastering lengthy terms prevents ignorance and helps read circus posters, illustrating a child’s view on vocabulary and practical reading.
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Dot
Omaha
New Egg Freshness Test Promoted By Pioneer Press Gossip
The St Paul Pioneer Press gossiper claims a simple freshness test for eggs. Wipe the large end clean and touch the tongue to the center of that end. If the egg is good a warm spot will be felt inside the shell.
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St. Paul
Expedition to East Greenland Aims at Northeast Coast Map
Lieut Hovgaard Arctic traveler who crossed the northeast passage prepares for a East Greenland expedition next summer. He seeks to connect discoveries with Lockwood and map the great island outlines while testing a claimed north Greenland strait connecting Melville Bay.
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East Greenland
Lieut
Hovgaard
Nordenskiold
Lockwood
Great
Greenland
Melville Bay
New York Sun
Deadly poisoning linked to lunch wrap in Dakota report
A man living about twelve miles from town died Monday afternoon after eating a lunch wrapped in a disliked contemporary newspaper. The poisoning appears to have resulted from that wrap. The report warns others to take caution.
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Dakota
Dakota Bell
Robber Meets Calm Victim In Odd Seaside Standoff
A seaside resident confronted by a robber tells him he has no money and mentions moving his family. The thief allows him to pass, and the encounter ends with the pair parting. No injuries reported. authorities not cited.
A Trick of Speech and Its Blunders
A Berry of Maine tale shows how tricks of speech turn into odd mannerisms and blunders. A visitor, seeing a dead host, replies he would like to see the remains if they are handy, another comical line cited by the Boston Courier.
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Maine
Boston Courier
Witness speaks of Mr Smith's wealth in police court
A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a lawyer questioning a witness about Mr Smith's finances. The witness replies that Smith is not rich, not even worth two thousand dollars, yet notes he has a wife who supports the whole family. The exchange casts light on perceived wealth and family strain.
Rotation in Office in Omaha Summer Hotel
An Omaha World snippet describes a summer hotel rotation with the landlord announcing continued presence and a new head waiter as lessee for next season. The exchange implies the head waiter from this season becomes the lessee, while the landlord takes a job elsewhere.
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Omaha
Mournin’ Funds Dearth Fears for Family Native Aid
A speakerly exchange at Springfield Homestead reveals worry over limited cash for funeral expenses as the colored doctor assures hope the old man will recover. Aunty curses the lack of money and expresses fear and relief mixed with prayer.
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Enny
Springfield
Anarchists hall inquiry leads to asylum search
A dialogue quoted by the Omaha World features a caller asking directions to an anarchist meeting and a guard admitting he is a lunatic asylum superintendent seeking an escaped patient. The exchange preserves language while noting the odd meeting.
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Reid
Tam
Omaha
President to Tour Western Cities Visited Chicago
Dialogue notes the president planning a trip through the United States, with Chicago as a notable stop. An exchange mentions a chance to honor the president, and a humorous remark about sending a boiler iron shirt as a token of appreciation.
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Chicago
Omaha
Salt Mackerel Demand Confuses Store Clerk
A grocer scolds a new clerk over a customer’s order for salt mackerel. The boy explains no salt stocks were available, while the grocer insists a dozen fresh kits had arrived that morning. The exchange highlights a mismatch between fresh inventory and customer expectations.
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James
Scott
On the Afghanistan Frontier and Mortgage News
An Outing magazine excerpt notes regional water pipe smoking customs with playful analysis of methods by Afghan Indian and Turk groups. Fort Worth reports a fifteen million dollar mortgage on the St. Louis Arkansas Texas railway covering Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, securing extensions from Sulphur Springs to Fort Worth and a 120 mile branch from Chandler to Fort Worth, with First and Second mortgages held by Central and Mercantile Trust companies of New York. Cedar Rapids notes Dr Carver breaking glass balls in a record time.
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Tabbas
Thomas Stevens
Fort Worth
Tex
St. Louis,Arkansas& Texas Railway
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Cleb
Hera
Central Trust Company of New York
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
Notable U.S. Senators and officials describe smoking habits
A humorous roster profiles Don Cameron Dan Vorlices and other senators, ex-officials, and notable figures like Eugene Field James Blaine and Ulysses Grant, detailing their cigar use from mild to extravagant. It notes varied habits from heavy puffing to giving up smoking due to illness, with remarks on social smoking across eras and places.
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Don Cameron
Dan Vorlices
Senator Gorman
Maryland
Havana
Eugene Field
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Col. Ingersoll
Dwight M. Sabin
Phil Sheridan
Mahone
Virginia
the Treasury
Daniel Manning
James G. Blaine
Nelson W. Aldrich
Blade Island
George D. West
Missouri
Frank Hiscock
5. M. Cullom
Gen. W. T. Sherman
Frank Hatton
William L. Scott
Pennsylvania
Col
Thomas Porterhouse Ochiltree
Prince of Wales
Gambetta
Gravy
Grant
Bismarck
William
Prince
Monaco
Kalakaua
Portugal
Belgium
Tewtix Pasha
Europe
Vast array of curiosities from science to history
The excerpt surveys diverse facts from population imbalances in Manitoba to a Philadelphia man measuring a life’s jaw use. It notes ivory yields from elephants, England’s ivory consumption, Belgian glassmaking, a colossal locomotive, Beecher’s pulpit fire, Russian periodicals, windmill energy for beacons, and the origin of signatures from hand impressions and seals.
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Manitoba
Philadelphia
England
Sheffield
Nyack
Northern
Jersey City
Henry Ward Beecher
Dwight’s Crossing
Mass
Russian Empire
United States
Seine
Daily paper vs weeklies and magazines in debate
In The Epoch Oswald Ottencorfer argues Sundays remain literary while weeklies and magazines inform on topics. changes to daily papers would be needed to rival weeklies. A dramatic aside notes friends of a failed Alpine ascent measured a man at 560 feet, concluding likely death in Detroit Free Press.
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Oswald Ottencorfer
Epoch
Alps
Altorncy
Detroit
Free Ig
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Board OF Foreign Missions
Andover
American Board of Foreign Missions
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N. G. Clark
Christ
E.W. Blatchford
Smith
Andover Theological Institution
William J. Tucker
John W. Churchill
George Harris
Edward J. Hinks
Supreme Court
American Board
Des Moines
Albert Edward
Prince Consort
Mes
Victoria
Jenks
Washburn
Arabella
Mr. Whitechoker
North American
Algernon
Miss Golddust
New York Mercury
He Meant
Czar
Afghanistan Frontier
Cedar Rapids
Carver
Aires
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