War Talk in Congress sparks pension clash
The Senate revisits the dependent pension bill as Senator Ingalls and Blackburn trade barbed remarks. Ingalls accuses Missouri and Kentucky senators of pro Confederacy and pension bias while Blackburn defends their records and denounces the attack on the President and Union soldiers.
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Blackburn
United States Senate
Berry
Manderson
Sherman
Teller
Beck
Platt
Senate
Hoe
Missouri
District of Columbia
Republic
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
Kentucky
Confederate Congress
South
Confederacy
Union
North
Lee
Sooomatior
Morgan
General Hancock
Horace Greeley
George LB. McClellan
Atlanta
Grady
Hill
Travis
Davis
Senator Hill
Florence
Crady
New York
New England
Tie
Congress
House
West
France
Kansas
Ila
Blacburn
Ife
Brooklyn
Kinens
Senate of the
United States
Senanto
Pants by mail offer from New York standards co
A letter urges male readers to order pants by mail from the N Y Standard Pants Co of 66 University Place New York city for 3 dollars plus six cents postage. Buyers receive 25 cloth samples a linen tape measure and measurement blanks by mail. The firm is described as reliable and ships via the U S mails with a brief note signed William Vanderile.
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Mr. Bprvor
N. Y. Standard Pants Co
University Place
New York City
U. S
Witliam Vanderiile
New York Court Rules Testamentary Mass Fund Invalid
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that a gift of five thousand dollars to fund masses for the souls of friends and the donor cannot stand in law. The decision ends the bequest as a legally enforceable fund.
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Court of Appeals of
New York
Thomas Gunning
Libby Prison to Chicago Sparks Southern Protests
Objections erupt across the South and among Union veterans to removing Libby prison as a museum in Chicago. Critics warn it would reopen old wounds, commercialize suffering, and distort history, while some insist the building should remain a symbol of the Lost Cause rather than a traveling exhibit.
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Stewart
Chicago News
Libby Prison
Chicago
Richmond
W. Ulnes
Gray
Richmond State
Libby
Point Jiookout
Johnston’s Island
North
South State
Rebbles
Bop
Lost Cause
Jlere
Shewch
Phousanads
Chisago
Ielumond
Steware Eloo
James River
Belle Isle
Womberton
Castle
Lee Mayer
St. Simon & Co
Monroe Street
Mayer
Veteran Union League
Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Winchester
Columbia
D. C
Sherman
Daily News
Andersonville
New York Republican in Atlanta Comment on Cleveland
Gen Stewart S Woodford a prominent New York Republican says he is dedicating his time to his profession and cannot judge internal Democratic rifts or opposition to President Cleveland. He praises Cleveland’s honesty and integrity while noting purely political opposition exists. Town Republicans and Prohibitionists near dissolution, with dual daytime ties to Prohibitionists and whiskey men after dark.
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Stewart Sn. Woodford
New York
Atlanta
Cleveland
Senator Pratt cites dog damage to sheep across states
The New York World quotes Harr of Michigan claiming 11,000,000 dogs in the country and cites state reports of 10,000 sheep killed in Ohio and 4,000 in Georgia. Vermont losses rose earlier, with 1,014 in 1850 and 87k in 1851. The editor argues annihilating dogs would boost sheep numbers and lower meat and wool costs.
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Harr
Michigan
Ohio
Cieorgia
Vermont
Iss
New Magland
New York State
Pratt
New York World
St Patrick's Day Demonstration for Home Rule in London
Report notes a London parade on St Patrick's Day aimed at promoting home rule with a broader representation than previous observances. In the U.S. a Western protectionist alliance plans to challenge liquor traffic licensing laws, launching test cases in New York and New Jersey to reach the Supreme Court.
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St. Patrick's Day
London
New York
New Jersey
United States
Causes of Nervous Headache in Indoor Life
A Casgell's Family Magazine piece explains nervous headache affects indoor workers like seamstresses and shop clerks more than outdoor laborers. It links symptoms such as dullness, low mood, restlessness, and sleepless nights to abnormal habits and cramped indoor workspaces, urging outdoor activity and proper routines as remedies.
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Casgell
Darby
Plowman
Jarver
Busman
Greatfoot
Gauger
Mattie
Jeannie
Ind Bonhomme
Brain weight and intellect spark curious debate in 19th century piece
The article argues average brain weights differ by sex and questions whether brain mass measures intelligence. It cites examples like Cuvier and Cimbetta, discusses minimum weights linked to idiocy, and notes perceived female brain quality. It also mentions Portland politics and contemporary trusts in watch cases and thread.
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Cuvier
Cimbetta
Taan
Joan
Talmage Urges Mothers to Sing for Children’s Good
In a Tabernacle sermon Dr. Talmage warns that what parents sing to their kids shapes their souls more than formal teaching. He cites songs as a sacred tool to counter street temptations and to guide children toward Christ, even in sickness and poverty.
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Jesus
Justin
Christ
Cirele
Methodist Trustees Ponder 180000 Gift for Colored Education
Secret conference of Methodist Church trustees discusses a windfall of 180000 for a new theological seminary near Atlanta for educating colored preachers. Dr J L Gammon, financier of agricultural implements, planned the bequest through the Freedman's Aid Society and named Rev Wilkfield as dean. Judges and lawyers involved caution about wills while trustees prepare formal arrangements within ten days.
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Methodist Church
J. L. Gammon
South
Ireedman's Aid Society
Atlanta
Gammon ‘Theological Seminary
Wiikield
Gilbert D. Haven
Gammon
University
M. B. Hagens
Viby
Board of
Church
Irecedman’s Aid Society
Cincinnati Inquirer
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