Inter Ocean office tour and notices amid Horace Greeley kin
Postal orders payable to Journal Printing Co. and a tour of The Chicago Inter Ocean building are offered for readers at 106-110 West Man Street. Horace Greeley descendants, including Col. Nicholas Smith and Ida Greeley, faced eviction in New York over $62 rent, as reported by the New York Sun.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Chiago
Inter
Horace Greeley
Col
Nicholas Smith
Ida
Greeley
New York
New York Sun
The Tariff Question and Public Memory
The Muscatine Journal warns against delaying tariff reform, arguing memory of past Democratic adjustments fades slowly and that the public will not soon trust the party again. The Keokuk Gate City notes immediate trials push for action, contrasting with the last reform era under Cleveland and stressing urgency over present distress.
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Muscatine Journal
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Cleveland
Judge Prouty Accused of Impropriety in Campaign Push
The Sioux City Journal and Tribune warn that Judge Prouty acted improperly by appealing directly to Des Moines lawyers for support in his bid for the congressional seat held by Capt. Hull. They say a sitting judge should resign before entering politics and condemn using the bench as a stepping stone.
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The
Sioux City Journal
Prouty
Des Moines
Capt. Hull
District Court
Tribune
John J. Hamilton
Des Moines Daily News
Washington
Hamilton
Frank J. Stillman
Craven stance on Sunday liquor sales from District Attorney
District Attorney Jerome, elected on a reform ticket in New York, appeals to the legislature for a Sunday liquor sale law and warns Rochester Buffalo and New York will combine against rural districts if denied. He argues for local self-government, saying enforcement should follow local will, likening it to the Civil War era stakes.
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Jerome
Law Reform
New York
Rochester
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans 50 Million Investment in New York
The Pennsylvania railroad will invest 50 million dollars in new cars locomotives and terminal facilities at New York. The St Louis Globe Democrat notes this sum could nearly fund an 8 foot channel between the Mississippi at St Louis and the lakes at Chicago. Exports of American manufactures rose to 34 412 992 in January from 32 654 035 year ago, with iron and steel the sole major decline while domestic demand remains strong.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Mississippi
St. Louis
Chicago
Dubuque Mayor Berg Defies Iowa Law On Saloons
Dubuque openly rebels against state law as Mayor Berg issues an order allowing city saloons to stay open until 11 pm on weekdays and after 2 pm on Sundays. The move conflicts with state closing times of 10 pm and Sunday hours and includes orders to close wine room attachments.
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Dubuque
State of
Iowa
Berg
Bryan and Hill Trade Barbs Over Backyard Politics
William Jennings Bryan and David Bennett Hill exchange sharp lines accusing each other of political gamesmanship. Bryan taunts Hill about sulking in 1896 and 1900, while Hill retorts that Bryan has no backyard to play in any longer.
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The
New York Tribune
William Jennings Bryan
David Bennett Hill
Chivalrous Return Complicates Boer War Narrative
Ds La Rey returns wounded prisoners Lord Methuen and Col Townsend, challenging British press claims of Boer atrocities and contrasting with Lord Kitchener’s harsher method of executing Boer officers as rebels.
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Ds la Rey
Lord Methuen
Col. Townsend
Lord Kitchener
Penrose’s amendment would boost big states in senate
The clearest answer to the proposal for direct popular election of U S senators is Senator Penrose’s resolution to amend the constitution to give the great states more senators than the small ones. It is presented as inevitable.
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U U. S
Penrose
Editorial Sidelights and Local Rail Merger Rumors
The piece notes Cuba’s sugar concession plan favored by House Republicans with a 29 percent Dingley duty cut limited to 1908, plus musings on Iowa politics and a new Gene va Golf and Country Club in Muscatine. It discusses potential rail mergers involving Rock Island, Northwestern, Milwaukee, and Illinois Central, and warns Muscatine to watch for consolidation.
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Cuba
Washington
House
Congress
Rock Island
Northwestern
Muscatine
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
North & South
Iowa Central
Linois Central
Great
Not Yet Decided on Best Canal Route
Washington dispatch notes Panama and Nicaragua routes face opposition and doubts about selection. Hanna opposes Nicaragua and favors Panama, while a compromise may push the Darien or San Blas straight line route as a preferred option. Dolliver speaks at Army Corps reunion praising republic and civil liberty. Art show notes praise Miss Kirkup and portraits by Annie Weaver Jones. Des Moines writer Hamilton weighs Hull Prouty race dynamics.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Senate
Panama
San Blas
Madingo
Government of Columbia
Hanna
Morgan
Darien
Mandingo
Dolliver
Senator Dolliver
Second Army Corps
Shoreham Hotel
Washington
McKinley
M. A. Kirkup
Geo. E. Roberts
The
Mint
Corcorane Art Gallery
Holland Village Street
Annie Weaver Jones
Chicago
Iowa
Hepburn praised for Nicaragua canal bill progress
Keokuk Gate City lauds Congressman Hepburn for the Nicaragua route measure advancement. The bill has passed the house and is recommended for passage in the senate, marking a significant triumph attributed to Hepburn's persistent efforts and merit.
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Keokuk Gate City
Hepburn
Nicaragua
House
Senate
Black Hill club mourns death and sets sorrow resolutions
The club announces the death of Brudder Jayson in a quiet ritual. Presidents and officers present heartfelt resolutions to his widow and family, praising his honesty, poker skill, and loyalty while urging members to honor his memory with a solemn meeting and careful conduct.
A Much Dreaded Fly of Central America
A naturalist describes Lucilia hominivora the feared Central American land fly. It measures about a third of an inch with a large head yellow cheeks blue abdomen and purple bands. It causes myiasis leading to nose swelling ulcers meningitis and death.
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Central America
Lemain
Ten Years Ago and Now in American Life
A passage from World's Work argues that comparing a community from ten years ago to today shows improvements in roads railroads postal and telegraph services housing schooling and living standards. The author asserts rising well being, longer and safer life, and greater ambition across the United States.
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Telegraph
United States
Derbyshire Squire Hosts London Guests For Shoot
A Derbyshire squire invites London friends for a shooting day. After three hours without a hit a keeper heckles with I cant be mistaken. The sporting tale ends with a punchline about blank cartridges and a peppered hat.
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London Answers
Lehigh Valley Rail Lines Offer Seamless Chicago to New York Trips
The Lehigh Valley Railroad runs superb vestibule trains between Chicago and New York or Philadelphia with no changes. A stopover at Niagara Falls is possible, enhancing the travel option.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Royal Mascots of European Monarchies
European royal houses keep relic mascots from great rulers. Bonapartes guard Napoleon I boots and a small hat, Hohenzollerns preserve gray breeches of Frederick William II, Sans Souci houses Frederick the Greats walking cane, Romanoffs hold Peter the Greats carpenter tools, and Hapsburgs keep the shoe from Rudolph’s horse at his election.
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Europe
Bonaparte
Napoleon I
Hohenzollerns
Frederic
Margraviate
Brandenburg
Sans Souci
Frederick the Great
Rosbach
Peter the Great
Hapsburgs
Rudolph
Reichstag
Soapends Prove Valuable in Gardening Use
Soapends are valuable for gardens, boosting vigor and rapid growth in vines fruit trees and roses. Keep a large tub of soapsuds and oil water to use as a ready manure.
Conversation Between Cartrie and Blackie in Public
A speaker notes how Carlyle’s genius was admired yet silencing others, citing a night when Professor Blackie dominated discussion. The observer recalls intervening to urge Carlyle’s wife to speak, but his efforts were to little avail.
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Blackie
Carlyle
Property Wills and a Lawyerly Escape Plan
A humorous quip from New York Weekly about an ailing old man bequeathing all to his companion while fearing a court contest by his children. The young wife promises to wed one of the lawyers to secure the will and outmaneuver potential disputes.
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New York Weekly
Man's Conscience Awry from Tobacco Shop Quip
A Syracuse Herald blurb quotes a tobacconist musing that the average man's conscience is influenced by the notion of being less cruel than his wife's relatives. The remark suggests the small inner voice guiding moral choices remains linked to family contrasts.
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Syracuse Herald
Bride, Groom Hospitalized After Wedding Horseshoe Toss
Report notes a wedding mishap when guests hurled old horseshoes as a prank. The couple suffered injuries requiring hospital care soon after the ceremony.
When Fortune Turns a Man Down We Turn Up Their Noses
A compact aphorism from New York eraid expressing a sharp social stance on luck and perception. The line mocks disdain for failed ambitions and flips fortune’s favor into scorn.
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New York
Scott County Prohibition Question Raised in Davenport
Davenport Republican Representative Kendall argues in a debate that prohibition is not observed in Scott county and asks where it is better observed. He challenges the gentleman to rise and indicate where less drunkenness exists than in Scott, claiming misperceptions about Scott county.
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Davenport
Kendall
Scott County
Scott
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J. P. Dolliver
Washington Bureau Journal
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Shaw
David R. Francis
Varied Industries
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