Whe Dispatch. Vol 44 No 175 Pittsburg Postoffice entry
The Dispatch issue details a distributed advertising office network with locations in Pittsburg New York Paris and accompanying notes on mailing and business offices. It references foreign advertisers and emphasizes availability of complete files at the New York office.
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Pittsburg
Postofice
Smuithfield
Dismond Street
Diamond Street
Fastern
New York
Dispatch
Venience
Home Dispatch
Sirentane's
Cnion Square
Ave. de Opera
Paris
Pronce
Daily Dispatch rates and delivery details 1800
The notice lists newspaper subscription prices for various editions including daily and weekly Dispatch. It states delivery by carriers and weekly rates for Sunday editions. The item is dated Pittsburg Friday August 1, 1800.
The Dispatch for the Summer Subscription Rates
The notice lists subscription options for The Dispatch with mail rates and edition options. It specifies rates for daily and Sunday editions, mentions a three month and monthly plan, and notes that subscribers may change address by quoting both old and new locations.
Braddock Narrow Escape From Major Fire
Braddock escaped destruction by fire yesterday as a block of houses covering two acres and housing over four hundred residents, mostly Hungarians, burned completely. A strong wind shifted away, sparing the town. Property loss reached about one hundred thousand dollars, with no deaths. The blaze highlighted the need for improved water works and a reservoir to restore pressure for firefighting.
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Braddock
Modern guns needed for militia under secretary order
Secretary Proctor to issue an order abandoning the Springfield rifle for a 30 caliber magazine gun with smokeless powder. Militia to be armed progressively, funded by a four million dollar annual militia appropriation, with Springfield muskets returned or sold and Gatling, Hotchkiss and Maxim guns remodeled to .30 caliber.
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Toe Disratch
National Guard
Proctor
Ordenance Bureau
New York
War Department
The Foes of Canals and River Improvement Debate
The revival of canals as public highways gains traction across the country with ship canals tying rivers to lakes. Pittsburg supports a Ohio river to lakes link, New York eyes Harlem river as a canal to boost wharfage, while railroad opposition is pushed back in one case by Governor Hill but lingers in river and harbor funding debates. The New York World accuses the New York Central Railroad and President Depew of opposing canal projects to influence politics.
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Ohio River
Lakes
Pittsburg
New York
Harlem
Governor Hill
Senate Commerce Committee
Harlem River
New York World
New York Central Railroad
Depew
Harlem river canal debate shifts with pressure
The New York Press once backed a canal on the Harlem river as essential to New York’s future commerce. Now under railroad and political pressure it advocates filling the river, aligning canal projects with railroad interests Pittsburg is involved in, highlighting political influence.
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New York
Harlem River
Manhattan Island
Pittsburg
Arbitration as a remedy in Pittsburg labor disputes
Leaders of labor in Pittsburg praise arbitration as the best method to settle conflicts between capital and labor. Since 1883 the practice has been thoroughly trialed in Pittsburgh and its territories with the best results. Even when one side felt unfairly treated by the umpire, arbitration proved superior for both parties. Recently in railroad strikes and the National Tube Works case arbitration has eased tensions and led to fair agreements, reflecting the republican spirit in relations among nations capital and labor and individuals.
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Pittsburg
Dgvision
National Tube Works
Harmony After All Pushes Reciprocity In McKinley Bill Debates
The article discusses Republican tensions over reciprocity between Mr. Blaine and Mr. McKinley. Harper's Weekly notes the Senate may align with Blaine, Senate hearings could favor reciprocity, and the tariff bill may gain substantial recognition. Despite Democrat disappointment, broader markets could benefit nationally.
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Blaine
Harper's Weekly
McKinley
House
Senate
Mr. Blaine
Webster
The Senatorial Elephant Debates the McKinley Tariff
A Republican senator critiques Senate pace in the McKinley tariff debate likening the body to a slow elephant. Aims to finish by December 20 with long sessions and notes four pages of the chemical schedule were reviewed. Describes castor oil duties to appease Kansas Republicans and discusses national sentiment on the castor plant import.
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Senate
Blair
Congress
Kansas
Weather and political chatter from a cold Catskills week
Snow lay in the Catskills as temperatures hovered near seasonal lows. The piece notes Farmers Alliance activity in the South drawing strength from Republicans, plus chatter about school desks and seat design for children. Pittsburgers face a busy off-season with many away and false reports in circulation while a strong breeze and frigid air dominate the day.
Invention Lets Signing Checks From Distance
From the Somerville Journal a note says Mr Edizon's latest invention allows a man to sign a check for any amount at hundreds of miles distance. The likely trouble arises when the holder seeks to cash the check.
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Somerville Journal
Edizon
Prominent People Across Nations and Circles
A roundup of notable figures including Mrs Gladstone’s Parliament attendance with husband or son Ferbert, stamp-collecting Bakon BorescuHip, ex-Empress Eugenio gifting a gemmed gold medallion to ex-Empress Frederick, and attorney Youse Thurman of Columbus. Also Stambouloff of Bulgaria, the Lanier bust dedication in Macon, Hearst family travels, Carrais EANE commanding a British battleship, Burns song manuscript sale, and ex-Treasurer Strixnen battling cancer at Pablo Beach.
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Gladstoxe
Ferbert
Bakon BorescuHip
Eugenio
Frederick
Youse
Mr. Thurman
Allen G. Thurman
Columbus
M. Stambouloff
Bulgaria
Sidney Lanier
Charles Lanier
New York
Macon
Bleckley
Georgia Supreme Court
Hearst
California
William Hearst
Washington
Monta Clara County
Cal
Carrais Eane
Calliope
Apia
Samoa
Burns
John 8. Kennedy
Edinburgh
F. E. Strixnen
United States
Treasury
Pablo Beach
Fila
Death of George L. Schuyler, New York Yacht Club donor
George L. Schuyler, aged 80, longtime founder and donor of the America’s Cup, died today in his cabin in New London, Conn. He was a New York native and descendant of the notable Schuyler family. In 1888 he was the sole surviving owner of the cup and sent back the deed of gift to the New York Yacht Club. His death ends hopes for a return of the cup to him and complicates debates over the prize amid English race discussions.
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New Lorper
Con
George Ll. Schuyler
New York Yacht Club
Schuyler
New York
Merchants Of Youngtown Outing At Woodland Beach
The merchants of Youngtown and surrounding towns gathered for their annual outing at Woodland Beach. Banks and stores closed as employers and employees joined the excursion, with about five thousand people traveling by heavily laden trains in the early hours.
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Youngtown
Scial TR Youngstows
Woodland Beach
Beaux Snow Authors Population Decline Questioned
A Washington Post note questions changes in the Beautiful Snow authors over the past decade. It suggests Porter will publish figures on whether the group has grown or shrunk as the authors face increasing mortality.
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Washington Post
Porter
Timely Topics and Political Quips Chronicle
A jumble of editorials and gossip notes on recent politics and society. Postmasters resigning over stamp prices, New York religious papers, a Pittsburg Democratic picnic, and jokes about Mrs Astor. Mention of Mr Bowers, Atlantic City, and varied commentary on parties, conventions, and public figures.
Public Opinion Divided Over Louisiana Lottery Swindle
The Baltimore American notes that national opinion condemns the lottery fraud yet individuals risk money for a slim chance at wealth. It argues the public supports the swindle despite widespread recognition of its wrongs and the urge to earn money without genuine work.
Good Crops In the Northwest
Minneapolis dispatch reports that authorities estimate the wheat crop at 7,000,000 bushes with the Northwest’s value around 90,000,000 dollars.
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Neapolis
Chicago fashions and odd wardrobe tricks noted
The text comments on Chicago beef dressing for games, suspender buttons affected by a shoestring and a safety match, a long wooden BEAT tie, shirt remakes for Benjamin Harrison, a revival of the batband, Brasilia bags for hotel clerks, and practises for timetable trousers showing train stations.
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Chicago
Benjamin Harrison
McKee
Hoboken
Brasilia
The Tomb of Juliet and Veronese Tomb Mystery
A London correspondent visits Verona to inspect Juliet’s tomb near the ruined monastery and the tomb’s shrine. He finds the site poorly maintained with a half-filled red marble sarcophagus and cards from visitors, doubting the legend while a local guide insists the tomb is authentic, citing a Friar Laurene portrait as proof.
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Dante
Verona
Florence
Juliet
France
London Illustrated World
Italy
Smith
Bayswater
J. William Johnson
Chicago
B. Hercules Thompson
New York City
Jemima Browne
Putney
Michigan Union Labor Greenback Farmers' Alliance Convention Opens
More than 200 delegates gathered when James Winney of Grand Ledge called the Union Labor Greenback Farmers' Alliance Convention to order. Dr. D. Deming of Tucola was named chairman and Winney selected the first standing committees, after which the convention adjourned until afternoon.
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Lawesise
Union Labor- Greenback Farmers’ Alliance
James Winney
Grand Ledge
D. E Deming
Tucola
Winney
Deaths and Obituaries From Allegheny Area
Death notices report Inez H. Snamon died at home of George W. Snamon in Allegheny. Interment planned at 4 PM at the parents’ residence 1 Oblo Street. Beulah Pyle, daughter of William H. and Catharine B. Gurellus, died yesterday at Foreial hospital from diphtheria. William Bale, editor of the Jimes, and William Bain, 79, longtime Allegheny resident, died yesterday evening at his son-in-law Cyrus Hatpin’s residence No 90 Me? He leaves three years of friends mourning his death.
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George W. Snamap
Allegheny
Inez H
Oblo Street
Beulah Pyle
William H. and
Catharine B.gurellus
Sluf Otreet
Foreial
Wiliam Bain
Tle Sot-Le-Law
Cyrus Hatehin
Mercavente
Eight Hour Days at the Exposition Stir Labor Talks
Chicago delegation battles for park bonds and eight hour labor clause in World’s Fair bill. Sub-committee rejects $3 million park bond cut, adopts $1 million cap and a vote by park district residents. Judiciary panel backs eight hour rule enforcement with fines. Senate opposes as special legislation. Kerr of Chicago cited as real estate speculator. Bill advances to third reading, adjournment set for tomorrow.
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Sihingfi
Lun
Chicago
Lake Front
Jackson Park Alto
Judiciary Committee
The
Park District
United States
Quinn
Senate
Kerr
Two Boys Catch An Alligator In PuilaPetpara
In PuilaPetpara on July 9 a young alligator about 21 inches long was captured by John Leary and Albert Abbott after they spotted a snout near the Bainbridge street wharf. The boys wrestled the creature ashore, lashed it with string to keep it calm, and planned to present the specimen to the local zoo. The unusual catch highlights the Schuylkill River as a surprising habitat for a saurian youth.
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Puilapetpara
Schuylkill Tiver
Old Boreas
John Leary
Albert Abbott
Bainbridge Street
Great Northern Plans Coastward Railroad Reach
The Great Northern Railway acts to complete an overland line to the Pacific coast beginning near Fort Assiniboine and moving along the northern Rockies. Seattle will be a terminus on Puget Sound with extensions south to Portland. The 800 mile southern leg, largely through Montrose County, is expected to take two years.
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St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Pacific Coast
Fort Assinaboine
Rockies
Mega
Seattle
Puget Sound
Portland
Montrose County
Pennsylvania completes purchase of main line railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company paid the final installment of 625654.04 dollars including interest for the main line acquired from the State of Pennsylvania. The deal originally priced at just over 7 million dollars was to be paid in annual installments of 460000 dollars. The last payment settles the balance and gives clear title.
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Parapstrnia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Isir
Post encampment draws crowd at Ellsworth Park reunion
A crowded gathering marked the third annual encampment at Ellsworth Park in Scottdale under Colonel Ellsworth Post No. 209 of the Grand Army of the Republic. Addresses were delivered, a sham battle is slated for tomorrow, and tents cover the grounds as several posts plan to attend in a body. A separate Deal Beach incident reports fishermen catching a ten foot monster shark weighing over 700 pounds, killed with a spear after an hour struggle.
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ScoTpae
Ellsworth Park
Ellsworth Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Deal Beach
N. J
A Well Paid Dictator From the Philadelphia Ledger
London correspondent Mr Sala earns 10000 dollars a year for dictating four editorials weekly to theLondon edition. This pay is double what Mr Heed receives for dictating a full congressional session.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Sala
London
The
Mr. Heed
Congress
Republican League Clubs plan Saratoga convention
The Executive Committee of Republican League Clubs of New York issued a call for the annual convention at Saratoga Springs on September 4.
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Republican League Clubs
New York
Republican League Clubs of
Saratoga Springs
FIGS AND THISTLES. A rambling religious reflection piece
A rambling, sermon like clipping urges believers to live by faith and witness, criticizing dry religion and spiritual stagnation. It casts preachers and congregations as tied to past blessings and urges generosity, witness, and living faith. The voice derides spiritual chewing gum and calls for action before judgment.
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God
Christ
Danger in the Desk Spurs Call for Hygienic Reform
J Coamocron of Ohio urges The Dispatch readers to pursue schoolroom seating reform. He argues misfitting desks harm posture and vision, advocates adjustable desks, properly curved seats, and an optical top to reduce strain. He calls for a philanthropist to visit schools and push universal implementation.
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Gers
the Dispatch
Howard
Kennan
J. Coamocron, O
Investor urges home building and loan trust safety at stake
A reader replies to a Dispatch report defending local and international building and loan associations. He stresses investors should research officers, standing, and by laws before buying stock, noting many shareholders are working and saving class citizens and that reputable firms are subject to thorough investigation. The letter ends with a claim that most stockholders are prudent, not desperate, and cites personal experience with foreign and domestic concerns.
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The
Dispatch
Building and Loan Association
Chicago
Spector
McAleese
Agenta
Joannn
Siegcory
Rich and Poor Treated Alike
Veteran reader Sewiceley asks how the late pension law should apply to A and B, enlisted in the war and discharged honorably. A is unemployed with no property while B owns real estate and has built a home. both now cannot work full days. What is the pension eligibility in their unequal circumstances?
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Sewiceley
New Oil Town Emerges at Launcelot Near Pittsburg
In EAST BRADY July 1 report notes Launcelot on the Pittsburg and Western Railroad about 14 miles from Pittsburg, starting as a station for the Wildwood oil field. Supplies are shipped here and bids indicate town growth with a store under construction and talk of machine shops.
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Ealtor
East Brady
Launcelot
Pittsburg
Shooting for Glory in Fort Wixcote Cavalry Trials
The second day of Pacific Division cavalry competition at Fort Wixcote New Mexico saw cloudy conditions and windless 200 and 300 yard ranges. Captain J B Kerr Sixth Cavalry and Corporal J C Thornton Troop A Sixth Cavalry led with high scores while Sergeant H Heiser Second Cavalry and Lieutenant A Gray Sixth Cavalry posted near top marks. Private Mitch of Sixth Cavalry excelled at 60 yard range, achieving an outstanding total of 174 points for the day, with Thornton a close second overall.
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Uncle Sam
Fort Wixcote
N. M
Division of the Pacific
Dany
J. B. Kerr
Sixth Cavalry
J. C. Thornton
H. Heiser
Second Cavalry
Aslleheef
Kern
A. Gray
Mitch Troop K
Mitchell
A. C. Thornton
Ronsee
Hornton
Kaiser
Ae Ae Nee
New Patents Issued July 20 1890 to Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia Inventors
Patent attorney O D Levis lists new patents issued July 20 1890 to inventors in PA OH and WV. Names include Alfred Barron Tiffin for nubular lantern Andrew Brant Scranton for hod Edgar Bullard Wheeling for camera Wealey Coulter Pittsburg for sash fastener George Ellsworth York for potato digger Epuram Foster Port Clinton for paplin supporter Frederick Gandy Fern Basak Ohio for sand molding apparatus Austin Hanks Wilmington for vehicle wheel Noah Indy Circleville for saddle bags Abraham Kline Manheim for currycomb John Kurtz Canal Fulton for bill coupling William Lohr Johnstown for whiffleties attachment Jared Maris Lebanon for cap and lining bands and hubs J J McCarthy Doddsville for Branch Philip Miller for fence building machine Thomas Niles Meadville for coined head rest and walking cane Archibald Reading for car coupler Abraham Lancaster for cigar bunching machine Perr Sprenkie York for scalping reel and flour bolt John Stoll Lancaster for device for ing wood Charles Tanner Painsville for weather strip Emil Tabach for curtain fixture James Turner Pittsburg for shoe Alexander Wurtz O Baldwin assigners to Westinghouse Electric Company Pitt baile arrester William Winfield and J P McNutt newwers to Winfield Manufacturing Company Warren lantern Henry Woodbridge Newark for bag holder J D Scribner Allentown Scribner's Tonic label George Ober Chagrin Falls lathe for turning wood
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O. D. Levis
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Alfred L. Barron
Andrew G. Brant
Scranton
Edgar J. Bullard
Wheeling
Wealey Coulter
George A. Ellsworth
York
Epuram A. Foster
Port Clinton
Paplin
Frederick Gandy
Fern Basak
Austin J. Hanks
Wilmington
Noah H. Indy
Circleville
W. Va
Abraham Kline
Manheim
Currycomb
John C. Kurtz
Canal Fulton
Bill Coupling
William J. Lohr
Johnstown
Whiffleties
Jared Maris
Lancaster
Charles F. Tanner
Painsville
Emil F. Tabach
James J. Turner
Alexander Wurtz
O. H. Baldwin
Westinghouse Electric Company
Pittba
William C. Winfield
J. P. McNutt
Asnewers
Winfield Manufacturing Company
Warren, O
Butler Firemen's Tournament Sets Grand County Event
Butler July 30 Special Telegram says the fire department will host a major tournament on an August date with 16 fire companies including Pittsburg's Guest and 11 brass bands. Two parades at 11 am and 9 pm feature a 900 yard race course with contests. a free for all at 2 pm for a prize. a home company race for a six banner gift. gold and silver trompest to best showing. Numerous sponsors, from Bolivar to Duquesne, Meadvill, and Bradford, will attend along with rural lines. Railroads offer special rates for the immense crowd anticipated.
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Butler
Fre
Pittsburg
Great Western
Bolivar
Luthers
Olean
N. Y
The
Central
Whitney
Bradford
First Ward
Franklin
L. E. W. Warren
B. Dick
L. E. Taylor
Meadville
Packard
Greenville
Duquesne
Apollo
Eaeis Silt Pastrony John Oaks
Rin
Jo W Pate
Birth of albino lion cubs at Robinsons circus
A special telegram from Deer Lodge Montana reports a white lion cub born during Robinsons circus with two tawny cubs. The white cub attracts attention as a Washington scientist travels west to study the remarkable birth while the show promises a notable act.
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Deen Lopes Ment
Robinson
Neilis
Washington
West
Portland indignant at false city population report
Portland residents rebuke Eastern papers that claim the city has 31,000 inhabitants. The note cites Pennsylvania Militia success as a notable achievement amid broader national coverage.
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Portland, Obe
Portland
Peraseg
Cuton
Ous Oy
Pope
Fever Epidemic Probed by Bethlehem Board of Health
The Bethlehem Board of Health is investigating a fever outbreak in the town. Bucks County’s Ringing Rocks draws many visitors this summer. In the state half year filings show 157 divorce applications. Migratory birds have appeared in local marshes. An elderly horse from a Franklin County farmer died after attempting to throw off a frieght. Temperance speaker Wim. J. McComwell lectures on the drink demon. Reading man Charles Syrpen drank ice water then collapsed with a blackened skin eruption. Lebanon County’s John Hurst may have blood poisoning from wheat stubble scratch. Turtle fishing yields nine turtles, largest 3 pounds, near Kitanning. A Towanda bulldog attacked a runaway horse, gripping the horse’s nose before both moved on. A prisoner in Constable Linn’s custody at Lansdale briefly separated from the officer and searched for him.
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Bethlehem Board of Health
Bucks County
Franklin
Chester County
Wim. J. McComwell
Charles Sxrpen
Reading
John Hurst
Londonderry Township
Lebanon County
W. B. Hastines
Scott Furnes
Kittanning
Towanda
Constable Linn
Lansdale
Constabia
No young men on the beach this summer at all
Fragmentary verses mock summer seaside life noting the Atlantic Ocean as passable yet lacking a man to satisfy a girl. The speaker complains waves and sky are pleasant but empty of companionship, calling the scene lugubrious and foolishly advertised.
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Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Fankes Blade
Curious Condensations Across Oddities and News Bits
A miscellany of curiosities and reports from 19th century sources touches on animal facts, social notes, technology, weather, and strange events. Snippets cover giraffe tongues, rail schedules, telegraph advances, stamp debates, bone-washed rituals, and a white mockingbird. A meteor strikes a wagon in Kentucky, while British tax figures reveal incomes above £50.
Untold Jokes and Fragments From a Noisy Day
A flooded set of comic exchanges and street vignettes unfolds in a chaotic row. A drover clashes over weather and dogs while a night watchman questions disturbances. A peddler, a young playwright, a broker and a Dublin porter all appear in fragmentary scenes revealing humor and idle talk from city life.
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Omrarce
Carrieraat
Catskills
Farnore’ Alliance
Democratic Party
South
Farmers’ Alliance
Southern
Republican Party
Drs- Patch
Argentine Republic
George L. Schuyler
Wyoming
Pittsbore
Newport
Mr. Bowers
Atlantic City
Mississorri
Mississippi
Speaker Hood
Maine
Cenotes H. Ham
Harrison
Iowa
Ekomeo
Capuletti
Alpe
Adige
Girolamo de la Corte
Arthur Brooke
England
Romeus
Fryer
William Shakespeare
Cavalli
Tribana
Byron
Moore
Indy Juliet
America
Signor
Laurenes
Michigan
Inez H. Snamon
William Bale
Schuylkill
Pacific
Great Northern
Scondale
Indianapolis
Saboo! Desks
Dan
Shooting For Glory
Pittsburgers
DIRP
Feeak
Lodge, Mont
Penssivania
Delle
Richard Carmichael
Queen Anne County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
Philadelphr Sondayn
Bene Igs
Oe 6
Yeondonia
Sindee
Lahore
Hardwar
Jhelum
Hal Martin
Broomtown Valley
He Wapanenaarskt
Great Britain
B. Dean
Jonesboro, Ga
Baldwin County
Dean
Hotel Lanier
Zoological Gardens
Nagemura Sakucahburo
Hikone
Omi
Japan
Tote
Oxford Street
Pall Mall
John Whittaker
le Bend
Singhs
Taker
Thev
Jack
Smithfield
Pat
Sipes
Ming
Thas
Dublin
Patrick
Saya Pat
Fondle
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