Statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory Likely
Legislative outlook favors admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory to statehood, with debate over whether as one or two states. Congress may shift from Arizona and New Mexico plans, aiming to end delays and move forward on territorial admission amid new congressional makeup and public support.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
House
Senate
Southwest Territories
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizomaa
The Royal Crown of England Worth Nearly Half a Million
A description of the crown details its twenty diamonds at 7500 each, two center diamonds at 10000 each, fifty four smaller stones at 500 each, four crosses with twenty five diamonds totaling 60000, top crosses diamonds 20000, fleur de lis stones 50000 and 10000, arches and crosses pears and diamonds 50000, one hundred forty one small diamonds 25000, upper cross diamonds 15000 and rim circles 15000. The stones alone total about half a million dollars.
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England
Poem Fragment Expresses Grief and Loss
The speaker laments a spouse and mourns the absence of a wife’s relative. Tears are shed in deep sorrow, acknowledging the finality of death and the enduring ache of separation.
Miss Liang the Chinese Minister’s Daughter Charms Washington Society
Visitors to the Chinese Legation in Washington note the minister’s daughter Miss Liang as a vivid social presence. She speaks English well, frequents theatres, shops, and is a popular figure in Washington society known for her cheerful independence and social ease.
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Mhington
Oang
Miss Liang
Washington
Mark Twain at Seventy Turns Life Lesson into Humor
Mark Twain observes turning seventy as a new dignity and explains his life rule book. He details nightly bedtimes, early rising, coffee first, strict diet limits, smoking habits, and a hard earned moral code learned since childhood. He notes his public smoking since his father’s era and shares wit about aging and self discipline.
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Mark Twain
New York
Mr. Clemens
Costly Teamsters Strike Forces Chicago Busin ess Turmoil
The piece estimates the strike’s cost to Chicago could exceed millions, noting $365,000 for extra police, plus county deputy sheriff expenses, merchant and rail losses, lost wages for strikers, and numerous untold costs. It criticizes redirected bond funds and violence during the labor war in a major city.
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Teamsters
Chicago
Teamatera
Ring with Bourbon king keeps a secret of a throne
Miss Josephine Strong, former private secretary to Congressman Hawley in Washington, owns a diamond ring once worn by Louis Philippe of France. The ring’s history traces to Philippe’s exile in the United States, including a winter in Zanesville, Ohio, and a loan from Gen. Neville that helped Philippe regain the Bourbon throne.
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Josephine Strong
Washington
Hawley
Louis Phillipe
France
Phillipe
Zanesville
Ohio
Morgan Neville
Paris
Gen. Neville
Miss Strong
New
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Rene Soars
Ireland
Free
America
Uncle Sam
Colorado
West
President
Public Lands Commission
Frederick H. Newell
Enebece
U.S. Reclamation Service
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