The Dispatch Advertising Office Seeks Advertisers
An OCR fragment describes advertising offices in New York City for the Dispatch with reference to offices at Smithfield and Diamond Streets and publishing rooms at Diamond Street. It invites foreign and home advertisers and friends to visit in person for full files.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Thikune Building
New York
Dispatch
THE
Willie
Local Newspaper Rates for Subscriptions and Delivery
The notice lists subscription options and rates including daily and weekly plans. It covers 908 dates per quarter, monthly, yearly terms, and Sunday-inclusive variants. Delivery by carriers at 25 cents per week is also specified.
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Pate
Ces Sennes
Lisraten
MusraTon
Wigeownninn
Library site decision settles Carnegie plan at park entrance
Pittsburg board of trustees decides the Carnegie Library main buildings will be at the Schenley Park entrance with a total project cost not to exceed 700000 and 300000 reserved for local libraries. The plan prioritizes district libraries and the central reference complex over a downtown site.
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Carnegie Library
Board of Trustees
Schenley Park
Carnegie
Requirements of Boureborosism in Southern Democratic Press
A Southern Democratic paper accuses President Cleveland of discouraging Democratic clubs by barring officeholders from joining and punishing those urging political activity. It condemns his 1885 New York stance against the regular party and favoring a Republican municipal ticket, arguing party above all. It ridicules the idea of judging beyond party lines and notes the paper’s fear of outside votes harming future nominations.
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Cleveland
New York City
Bellamyism and communal experiments examined
The piece critiques Bellamyism and communal colonies in California. It notes workers endure low wages and staged replacements to sustain schemes, while arguing cooperation can still work in new communities. It cautions against endorsing communism or state socialism as a universal remedy.
Reforming society without a total overhaul
The excerpt argues that legal status could create finite chances for clever rascals to burden workers while fools serve rascality voluntarily in cities or farms. It notes the Kawesh fible does not prove no reform is needed but supports the idea that the whole framework need not be rebuilt on an obsolete model to achieve necessary reforms.
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California
Europe
Italy
Austria
Germany
Regiand
Cambridge City
Ind
Sovelty
Merita
Prussia
Belgium
Ship canals eyed for canal project advantages
An engineering review compares canal options and highlights two promising routes the Hennepin Illinois and Lake Michigan Chicago line and the Beaver Pittsburgh and Lake Erie plan. It notes the Ohio and Lake Erie Canal would cover 130 miles with 56 already done and two long summit levels, predicting strong traffic growth and urging early construction.
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Hennepin
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Davis Island Dam
New Brighton
New York Telegram Questions Free Traders Role in Sugar Duty Cut
The piece argues free traders opposed a sugar duty reduction despite revenue reform aims, accusing them of inconsistency. It cites a New York Telegram explanation that protectionists acted to create a pretext for prohibitive duties while free traders claimed reform aligned with their principles only after public support emerged.
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New York Telegram
Cleveland
Minnesota apportionment bill sets example for fairness
The Minnesota Legislature passes a congressional apportionment bill praised as fair, with support from Democratic, Alliance, and Republican members. The piece argues that districts should reflect natural population division, reduce partisan bias, and that future votes will show how fair-minded readers view the plan.
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Minnesota
Alliance
Farmers’ Alliance Movement
Opening Day Hopes For Local Baseball Season
The article notes season excitement and rosy forecasts for the home team as fans prepare for the opening game. It cautions that such optimism often fades by autumn and urges readers to await actual results as players prove their success on the field.
Calm in Coke Regions After Two Days of Quiet
After forty eight hours of comparative order the coke regions see hope for lasting peace without further troop mobilization. Authorities express cautious optimism that stability may persist if the quiet is upheld.
Holland assumes Chancellorship of Western University
The transfer marks a new era at Western University as Dr Holland takes the helm. He succeeds the late Chancellor Gott whose policy elevated the school to unmatched national status and is praised for his erudition and executive skill.
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The
Western University
Holland
Gott
Iman
Political Rumors and International Tangles in Brief
The piece notes rumors about Alger and Clarkson in Republican circles and hints at internal party maneuvering. It mentions the cost of sending transatlantic missives, a jab at demagoguery across parties, and a quarrel between the German Emperor and Empress over authority. The tone suggests speculation rather than confirmed facts.
Stanley's feat as first to cross unknown African regions
The text credits Stanley with crossing unknown African regions and taking away $100,000 from his lecturing tour, suggesting others seek fame in exploration but cannot match his historic accomplishment.
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Stanley
Morewood Riot Verdict Deemed Compromise without Harm
A recent verdict on the Morewood riot victims is described as a compromise that avoids harming anyone, reflecting a restrained settlement stance within the case.
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Morewood
Georgia Governor Gracious Toward President Amid Press Debate
The governor of Georgia touts his talk with the President over Jay Gould and inspires debate in Republican papers over Blaine triumph or Indiana grit. The piece notes shifting moods as winter loosens its grip and hints at an heirloom image replacing the anchor as a symbol of hope.
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Georgia
The
United States
Jay Gould
North
South Carolina
Blaine
Indiana
Quarrels in Democratic Family Endangering Presidential Cake
Mr. Hexsert Wattexson warns Cleveland and Hill to stop infighting or lose their share of the presidential prize. The note frames a factional dispute within the Democratic camp and cautions about internal divisions.
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Hexsert Wattexson
Cleveland
Hill
Personal notes mix of figures and rumors across society
A wide array of social items includes Bwewent, Irish leader, and his brother Jobo H. in West Point. Lourse MicHex opens a London school for 40 poor children. Emma Eaves rumored engaged to Julian Swory. Rothschild loss of 40 million in speculation. Earl of Lonsdale sells driving horses for 1380 guineas. Nesbaker new US Treasurer noted. Sousa directs Marine Band as composer. Bourne Cochran praised. Grant Allens described. Kino Cantos highlighted. Mrs. Strickland rules on addressing a chairperson and women’s titles.
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Bwewent
Jobo H
West Point
Lourse MicHex
London
Emma Eaves
Julian Swory
Bazox Rothschild
Earl of Lonsdale
Earl of Shrewsbury
Nebeker
United States
John Philip Sousa
United States Marine Band
W. Bourne Cochran
Tammany Hall
A. T. Stewart
Grant Allens
Canada
England
Kino Cantos
Portugal
Martna Strickland
American Beef Abroad: Germany Opens to U S Cattle
Berlin Vossische Zeitung reports three hundred American oxen landed at Hamburg after Ambassador Phelps secured government permission to import American beef. The process remained quiet, with officials and customs aware, while Berlin and Hamburg hostels showcased the beef to invitees, veterinarians examined stock, and direct-to-butchers sales were arranged to ensure quality.
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Germany
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Hamburg
Phelps
Hus
Paris
Rale
People Who Come and Go in City Hotels
A string of visitors and travelers arrive and depart local hotels and offices. Notables include Irish of New Case and his son at the Anderson, Rev George B Van Waters of Portland stopping there, and W P Cooley of the Chica St Paul and Kansas City road leaving for Philadelphia. J H Logan of Philadelphia arrives on the limited, with prospects in Minard noted. Other guests include C O Scull of Baltimore and O road, J F P Asley of Philadelphia, W R Day of Canton, J M Warner of Philadelphia, Andrew H New York, Mr Thornton of California en route to New York with colts, M W Hazelton of Chicago Prison Boiler, Alonzo Loring of Benwood Iron Works, Herman Berghoff of Ft Wayne, and Senator Medard of New Castle returning to Harrisburg.
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C. Irish
New Case
Irish
Anderson
Penn
Danziger’s
George B. van Waters
Portland
Ore
W. P. Cooley
Chica
St. Paul
Kansas City Road
Philadelphia
J. H. Logan
Minard
C. O. Scull
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Pocrecy
J. F P. Asley
Birmingham Electric Road
W.R Day
Canton
Duquesne
J. M. Warner
Andrew H
New York
Monongahela Ouse
Mr. Thornton
M. W. Hazelton
Chicago Prison Boiler Company
Alonzo Loring
Benwood Iron Works
Herman Berghoff
Ft. Wayne
Seventh Avenue
Senator Medard
New Castle
Harrisburg
Mexico
Deming
New Mexico
Gulf of California
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. Joan W. Young
Brigham Young
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Private Dalzell Urges Radini to Seek Direct Talks
In a brief note from a St. Louis tobe-Democrat column the writer scolds Fremier Radini for exchanging letters with Secretary Blaine and suggests he open correspondence with someone of his own size, citing Private Dalzell as an example.
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St. Louis
tobe-Democrat
Fremier Radini
Blaine
Dalzell
Fraud Detector Collar Con a Jewelry Trickster Tale
A New York Sun piece describes a man offering a fake “Fraud Detector” in a crowded waiting room. He tests bogus diamonds and stolen watches, selling for 33 cents, but the crowd recoils as a cold coffee bottle is revealed to expose swindlers.
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New York Sun
Thomas Jefferson
Maine
California
The Glove Counter Job That Was Not Given
A Chicago glove counter story recalls a young woman rejected for a glove counter position after the manager judged her hand beauty. A drummer notes the reason was the belief her small hands would deter customers and affect glove sales.
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Chicago Herald
State Street
Eaory
Encounter with Schliemann on a Gulf steamer
C K Tuckerman recalls meeting Heinrich Schliemann aboard a Gulf of Corinth steamer. The archaeologist reads an account of a naval engagement, praises Themistocles, and enthusiastically analyzes the Battle of Salamis in Greek, revealing deep familiarity and vivid excitement.
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Schliemann
Gulf of Corinth
C.K. Tuckerman
New England Magazine
Traffigar
Ministers Sneak Mild Cigars Behind Prescription Counter
A Washington correspondent reports two Methodist ministers, during dusk, sought mild cigars from a drugstore. Each asked to smoke away from their hosts and streets, claiming the bishop’s anti smoking sermon. Both were directed behind the prescription counter, provoking laughter at their exchanged phrases.
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Washington
Boston Gacetts
No.2
No. L
A dutiful hugband buys lace scarf for Amelia
The Grand Almanack Francais recounts a husband asking his wife to select a lace scarf as a present for Amelia. He pretends to buy for a friend, but she chooses a plain piece after considering finer laces. He praises the choice, claiming the gift was for her.
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Madame
Amelia
Hutchinson’s Bank Trick Highlights Cheeky Business Principles
Benjamin Peters Hutchinson devises a playful scheme during a poker night to extract a loan and coins from a nickel plated savings bank. After swapping a $2 debt for 29 dimes and tearing up a rolled payment, he feigns memory of returning the lender’s $3, closing with a quip about “business principles.”
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Benjamin Peters Hutchinson
Chicago Fest
Board of Trade
Mr. Hutchinson
Mr.Hutchinson
Bola
Mr. Hutch
Watbou’ Security
Bear Bees and Wagon Clash in Locust Ridge Chase
April W-George Phillips of Locust Ridge tied a beehive to a light wagon, was chased by a persistent bear up a hill on the Sullivan road, toppled by the hive wheel, bees swarmed, and Phillips and Horace Woods later tracked and killed the bear in a swamp with rifles.
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George Phillips
Locust Ridge
Sullivan Road
Spencer Woods
Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Usg
Horace Woods
Mr. Woods
UN Swamp
Farewell flesh and welcome flesh at Hamburg banquet
Berliner Tageblatt notes the American minister's banquet left a mixed impression. It questions whether the 300 U S cattle imported for the event represent all American beef, while praising the guests' reception and the social debate over meat quality and affordability.
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Windthorst
Mr. Phelps
Burg
Boetticher
Jerry's Sad Mistake at a New York Hotel
A Kansas farmer, Jeremiah Bimpson, visits a New York hotel and mistakes a daily rate for a weekly charge. He asks about laundry costs, discovers the room rate is thirty six a day, and leaves puzzled by the billing. Bellhops escort him as he realizes the error and departs poorer.
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New York Recorder
Jeremiah Bimpson
New Eingland
New York
Jerry
Kansas
Alliance Songsters
Golden Eagle Captured After Ferocious Backyard Battle
In Williamsport on April 2 G A Sheets of Quigelville witnessed a death struggle between a seven foot golden eagle and a four foot hawk. Sheets captured the birds, kept the eagle at home, and described the hawk’s talons embedded in the hawk’s flesh. The eagle is a rare sight in the area, the first in many years.
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Williamsport
G. A. Sheets
Quigelville
Sheets Amcee
Owl Perches on Officer During River Patrol
In Atlanta on Peters Street this morning an enormous owl landed on Officer Watts shoulder while Officers Powell and Watts patrolled by boat. Powell captured the owl and placed it in a sack then transported the “prisoner” to the station house.
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Atlanta
Powell
Watts
Peters Strees
Pennsylvania Soldiers Unreliable for War, Journal Warns
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes that Pennsylvania militia units could not be trusted in a foreign war and would be needed at home to suppress labor riots. The commentary highlights doubts about militia reliability and readiness.
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Pennsylvania
Louisville Courier-Journal
Notable Deaths and Robbed of Life in Early Braddock
Daniel McCaine long time Braddock resident and bridge builder dies at Braddock aged about 1? years after a week with grip. He directed bridges on Beaver river New Brighton and Allegheny and led other major works. Anna Magdalena Gerst widow of Col George Gerst dies at 72 in Allegheny. Congressmen Ford dies of apoplexy in Grand Rapids. Yale physiology professor Dr James Thacker dies of pneumonia in New Haven.
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Daniel McCaine
Braddock
New Brighton
Beaver River
Emlenton
Allegheny
Sixteenth Street
Fittsbore
Forty-Third Street
Anna Magdalena Gerst
George Es
Madizovenue
Aherssee
Beth
Caan Ees
T. Galton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Howard Street
Baltimore
M. H. Ford
Grand Rapids
James K. Thaacneer
Yale University
Pneumonis
Fanaa Coke Ras Ie
Besia
Academy Nominates Officers for May Meeting
The Academy of Sciences and Arts recommended re election of officers at a May annual meeting including President Dr W J Holland and First Vice President George A Macbeth Other officers listed along with Councillors forming a three year term A committee was appointed to work with the Carnegie Library Commission on accommodations for academy societies. John A Brashear lectured on Diffraction Gratings and Prof Very spoke on color photography.
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Academy of Sciences and Arts
Ofice
Carnegie Library
The
W. J. Holland
George A. Macbeth
John A. Brashear
George H. Clapp
W. 5. Bell
Messia
Carnegie Library Commission
Academy
Messrs
W. L. Scaife
George B. Clapp
C. C. Mellor
George S. Orth
Very
Lippman
Prof. Speer
Prof
Local Social and Church Notices Roundup
The Zone W C T U of Wilkinsburg enjoyed a social at Dr Stephens’s Wood Street home. Rev J A Ballantyne will speak on Glimpses Abroad at Bingham Street M E Church Southside. Mr and Mrs James W Drapes of Arch Street Allegheny marked their 20th wedding anniversary with friends. Ladies Health Protective Association meets at the Mercantile Library. Idlewood Methodist Protestant Church plans a supper bazaar and literary program. E A Knox of the Carnegie Library leaves for an eastern business trip. Twelfth Night Euchro club hosts Miss Agnew’s residence gathering. Librarian Stevenson spent the Sabbath in Washington, PA.
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Zone Women's Christian Temperance Union
Wilkinsburg
Dr. Stephens
Wood Street
J. A. Ballantyne
Bingham Street
M. E
Thirteenth
Bingham Streets
Southside
James W. Drapes
Arch Street
Allegheny
Ladies’ Health Protective Association
Mercantile Library
Idlewood Methodist Protestant Church
E. A. Knox
Carnegie Library Committee
Euchro Club
Agnew
Stevenson
Washington
Not Even Comic Opera Says Higher Class of Drama
Digby Bell in New York Morning Journal derides comic opera as a musical extravaganza masquerading as opera. He argues it is a hybrid of farce and burlesque, not true opera, yet reflects the public’s desire to laugh and be entertained with light melodies.
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Boston Herald
Senator Peffer
Massachusetts House
Digby Bell
New York Morning Journal
Huri
Love of Choctaw Nation Points to 110 Year Life
Desison Texas April 2 J A Love a full blood Choctaw Nation resident of Jack Fork county is visiting the city. He is years old and enjoys perfect health. A tribal medicine man prophesied in youth that Love would live to 110, dying while seated in a chair.
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Desison
Tex
J. A. Love
Jack Fork County
Love
Republicans Debate Convention Versus Nomination Stand
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Republicans weigh an early National Convention against a strong nomination and clear policy guidance, urging focus on a compelling platform to inspire voters.
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St. Louis
The Bear Tamer Dance Lesson Remembered
A nostalgic reminiscence describes a bear tamer’s act with a dancer bear in a caldron. A wheezy hand organ plays as fire warms the cauldron and the bear dances unwillingly. The writer recalls his own shock and lasting memory of that painful episode.
Opium Trade Not the India Rebellion Cause
A reader from Allegheny City argues the opium traffic fuels none of the uprising in India. The real cause is educated natives seeking self government after 25 years of schooling and official control by foreigners, a spirit likened to the American struggle for liberty in 1776.
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India
Re.g. Allegheny Crry
Second avenue cleaning complaint to city works
A Citizen of Pittsburgh complains to the Department of Public Works about street cleaning on Second Avenue. He says the sweeper did not use the sprinkler, raised excessive dust, and leaves the street no better than before. He urges action on the sweeper and electric light.
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Dispatch
Second Avenue
Pitttsevra
Question on First and Second Papers for Minors
A reader asks whether the papers required for a foreigner under age apply to those under 18 or under 21. The letter notes that persons under years of age entering America may avoid flat papers and notice, while all others must comply.
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Iepaten
Pittsburg
America
Question on King James L of Ep and Scotland death date
A letter requests the time of King James VI and I's death. It notes he died March 31, 1835, at age 59, asking for clarification through the paper's columns.
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Scotland
Magnificent Tapestries Owned by a Washington Collector
The rarest U.S. tapestry collection belongs to Charles M. Ffoulke, housed in his Massachusetts Avenue gallery. Two large works valued at $4000 feature landscapes of Roman themes, made in Rome at the Pontifical manufactory by Barberini patrons. Cartouche motifs display Bacchus, Barberini bees, and Caryatides with flowers atop pedestals.
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America
Charles M. Ffoulke
Alassachusetts Avenue
Pontifical Manufactory
Francois Barberini
Rome
Nicholas Poussin
Neece
Jacques Della Riviera
Bacchus
Barberini
Artemis
Apollo
Double Moon Shadow Reported By Mount Hamilton Observers
Observers at Mount Hamilton report a shadow from Jupiter's tiny moon appearing double, suggesting the moon is itself double. Since the discovery hint, Lick Observatory observations support the initial impression of a paired satellite orbiting the main moon.
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Mount Hamilton
Jupiter
Photographing a Man With Unflattering Ears Spark Debate
The Chicago Tribune notes Jay Gould may dislike his pictures but a factory method to shrink ears by photo manipulation has not yet been found to improve appearance.
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Chicago Tribune
Jay Gould
Progress in Science and Inventions Across Europe and France
A summary of recent scientific notes reports that the fifty second parallel study suggests earth's surface is not a perfect ellipsoid. It mentions a lactorite oil separation method, a new house wiring tube system, a French magic mirror, safer mine explosives, and a mislinked barometer earthquake theory disproved. It covers lubrication, locomotive cylinder cleaning, and hydraulic riveting on ship hulls.
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Valentia
Ireland
Orsk
Russia
Prussia
Miene
Japan
France
Curious Condensations From The Era Of Oddities
A selection of brief notes spans emetics, convicts in Missouri, water use in Philadelphia, world silver value, State Department costs, a Chicago ad for an Ohio product, Chinese headgear, a falling aerolite near Macon Georgia, Model Coffee House in Philadelphia, and a hit parade of sensational statistics. Facts touch crime, industry, science, and transport with a global, curio driven voice.
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Philadelphia
London
State Department
Italy
Chicago
Ohio
China
Macon
United States
Belton
Tex
Brazil
Connecticut
Henry County
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Republican Club
Clarkson
National League of Republican Clubs
American Beef Abroad
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Salamis
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Old Hatch
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Emsworth
Allegheny Fresh Air Society
Mrs. Karns
Shousetown
Einsworth
Harry Darlington
Atlantic City
W. B. Scott
Nellia Cuthburt
Scott
Harold McDonald
Laffin & Rand Powder Company
Peoria
Billie M
Circles of Freedom
Frank Mc.Donald
Penn Avenue
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Allegheny North Presbyterian Church
General Thomas Circle
Grand Army of the Republic
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Southaine
Mr Okin
Henrik Losen
King James
Washingtonian
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Treasury
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Siam
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