The Vindication of American Law and Electric Wires
Chicago jurors convict Cronin murder defendants amid fears of conspiracy within law enforcement. The piece argues the verdict upholds justice against secret societies and warns against ignoring lifesaving safety mandates after Judge Andrews’ wire ruling. It notes electric companies offered to remove dangerous lines only after court action, illustrating corporate reluctance to act without public pressure.
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Chicago
Cronin
Citadel of Justice
Dr. Cronin
United States
Star Chamber
Breme
Andrews
Stanley and European Powers Eye His African Future
Observers note England and Germany court the famed explorer. The piece suggests Stanley may resist serving any single power and could influence a policy of impartial protection and open trade. It views his career as potentially culminating in a neutral, world-serving legacy.
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England
Germany
Stanley
Lif
Public reading of the Presidents message surveyed
A New England town polls citizens on reading the Presidents message. Of 202 surveyed 86 read all or portions, 56 read parts, 87 read nothing or did not notice, and 17 did not engage with press comments, suggesting limited public attention to official documents.
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New England
Mark Twain
Reed
Melaages
Unrivaled Appetite in Cohors Prison Delivers Big Provisions
Reports from Cohors prison reveal inmates consuming large bread and coffee rations. Two prisoners reportedly received 14 loaves and 6 pounds of coffee daily, with per capita allowances rising as numbers dwindled. As crowds emptied, overall victuals usage spiked, prompting praise for the system’s appetite boosting efficiency.
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Cohors
Sew Tores Electrical Contest Sparks New NY Ruling
The dispute between New York electric lighting firms and author Yee over safety for the Sherts took a fresh turn with a weekly test and a New York Supreme Court decision, emphasizing regulatory safety.
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Sew
Electric Lighting Companies
New York
Yee
Sticking to Pledges in Washington on Post Office Patronage
Western Pennsylvania Congressmen press for office distributions before incumbents expire. The Harrison administration upholds civil service rules to keep Democratic postmasters in place, resisting partisan demands. It praises firmness over clamor while urging patience from Congressmen to protect Republican principles. The piece closes noting a nonessential foreign influenza epidemic is unnecessary amid our humidity.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Cleveland
Monopolist Iron Bosses Mock Southern Labor Bias
A Southern paper mocks Carnegie as a writer on iron production and wages, arguing monopolists write about American worker wages. It notes perceived contrasts between Pittsburg iron workers’ pay and the lower wages of Black labor in the South.
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Southern
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
South
StxatToR Wisdom’s Silver Scheme Faces Stumbles
A clipped note finds StxatToR Wisdom’s plan to balance competing aims faltering as it encounters the common obstacles and political tension that accompany such dual-track efforts.
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Stxattor Wisdom
High Court Ruling Sparks Party Retirement Debate
The Michigan Supreme Court decides there is nothing in the Constitution preventing the Republican party from sending a figure described as an idiot or xenoramus to Congress. The Philadelphia Record notes Republican members harmed by Silcott are securing tenure while Democratic members tied to Silcott’s incumbency avoid scrutiny, a point the Democratic Record neglects to mention.
President Cleveland Hints on Study Aid for Governor Hill
In a Boston speech President Cleveland suggests Governor Hill could gain from studying the encyclopedia and similar instructive works. The remark frames learning as beneficial to governance and public service.
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Cleveland
Boston
Hill
Women power claim cited in Civil War leadership shift
The circulation notes that Mrs Johnston allegedly said Mrs Davis dressed as an Indian squaw. The remark is said to have led to Johnston's removal and Mood's appointment, with commentary about gendered influence and foolishness of husbands for permitting female impact on politics.
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Joseph Johnston
Jefferson Davis
Mrs. Davis
Davie
General Johnston
Hhis
Central Traction Company Cable Cars Start Delayed
The Signal Service notes cold waves near foggy conditions as authorities fix several delays for the Central Traction Company's cable car start up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Traction Company
Bad luck misadventure with a black cat and broken window
Jonx Kerenax of New York watched a black cat cross his path twice and in anger hurled a stone at the animal. The stone struck a plate-glass window, causing damage he had to pay for. The episode is cited as an example of ill luck from a black cat encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonx Kerenax
New York
Black Cat
Hanging case moves to locality for maximum impact
The hanging case appears to have been shifted from the Cronin jury to a locality where it can do the most good, suggesting a strategic transfer aimed at greater public impact and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Bellamy Examines Servant Girl Question in Magazine
Mr Epward Bellamy of Looking Backward fame tackles the servant girl issue in a recent magazine article. If his solution reforms mistresses without government contracts he may push toward a millennium.
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Epward Bellamy
Brice Reports Purchase of Columbus Paper Organ
Dayton political figure John A. McMahon verifies Cairvin Brice arranged purchase of a Port of Mi partonal organ. The move prompts concern among Democratic leaders as details remain unsettled and partisan tensions rise in Colum bus.
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Columbus
CoLtwnts
John A. McMahon
Dayton
Cairvin &. Brice
Influenza Epidemic and News Highlights Across Europe
The issue reports rapidly spreading influenza in Europe with officials unable to identify the cause, affecting royalty and commoners alike. It notes labor strikes, political shifts, legal cases, and a packed literary section with contributions from various authors and editors.
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Europe
Balfour
Franklin B. Gowen
Reading Railroad
Washington
K. of L
All Trades
KE. of L
Philadelphia
J. G. Ditman
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Utah
Para
Esteemed Weller Receives Gift Upon Leaving Rail Line
Clayton L. Wilson, eight years with the Pennsylvania Railroad in the west bound department, resigns to join Carnegie Phipps & Co. Fellow clerks present a gold pen and stand as a farewell token, while Thomas F Jelly cites Wilson’s fine qualities and wishes success. W. W. McElheney presents the gift on behalf of colleagues, and a warm handshake closes the gathering.
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Clayton L. Wilson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Thomas F Jelly
W. W. McEheney
McElheney
Wilson
Sas Teenie Bis Pew
Prominent Figures in Milan Washington and London Circles
Verdi sketches notes for four new operas in Milan. Ex speakers Banks Grow Blaine Handall Carlisle entertain in Washington. Firearms from Erie city arrives home in poor health. Mant Texas rep. smokes cigars daily. Oxford professor Moe rnatt, age 24, weds Lady Mary Howard. Daughters of Sir Henry Tsaaca deaf but lip read in Holland theater. Boston society woman gifts Whittier a embroidered cushion.
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Verdi
Milan
Trafalgar
GaviHa A. Grow
Washington
Banks
Grow
Blaine
Handall
Carlisle
Hox. W. B. Firearms
Erie
Washington, D. C
Quitman
Georgia
William Mant
Texas
Congress
MoeRnatt
Oxford
England
Mary Howard
Margoliouth
University of Oxford
Henry Aaron Tsaaca
London
Holland
Boston
Whittier
Mr. Whittier
Beart and Hand Concert Benefit for Heart and Hand Society
A concert for the Heart and Hand Society of the Third Presbyterian Church will be held in the chapel next Thursday evening. Mins M G Irwin leads the event with many prominent musicians taking part including Mrs Jean W, Miss Mamie Reock, Caroine Evans, and Annie are eaten.
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Heart and Hand Society
Third Presbyterian Church
M G. Irwin
Mra Jean
Mamie Reock
Caroine Niet Eras Evans
Annie
Deaths of a Day Mrs Margaret Medill
Special telegraph item reports the death of Mrs Margaret Medill mother of Joseph Medill editor of the Chicago Tribune. The notice notes her death in this city and identifies her as the prominent figure in the Medill family with ties to the newspaper.
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Margaret Medill
Cantor
Stre
Joseph Medill
Ber Imeringines
Aquarelles and Color Lithography Review in 1900s Prints
A critics' survey of Frederick A. Stokes books and chromos in watercolor and color lithography. The piece highlights Arandel Society chromos, Water-Color Society aims, and extensive notices of Ferris Moran, Gibson, Hitchcock, and Humprey works, with descriptions of Prang cards and various color books from Lee & Shepard, Weldin, and others.
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Frederick A. Stokes
Bro. J. R. Weldin & Co
Arandel Society
New York Crystal Palace
Soaiety
Percy Moran
Symington
Paul Moran
Humphrey
William Hamilton Gibson
Ripley Hitchcock
Frederick A. Stokes & Hro
J. R. Weldon & Co
Bridge of Sighs
Charles Yriante
Lee & Shepard
J. R. Weldin & Co
Ciana
Notable Books and Illustrations Featured in Current Volumes
A review notes Kate Tannatt Woods’s The Wooing of Grandmother Grey told in verse with Copeland drawings. Rab and His Friends from Lippincott features Hermann Simon frontispiece and vivid character portraits. The Good Things of Life by Frederick A. Stokes includes 138 full page etchings by Gauguin. publishers praise the French romance in a fine edition.
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Grandmother Grey
Leo & Shepard
J. BR. Weldin & Co
Kate Tannatt Woods
Charles Copeland
Rab
B. Lippincott Co
J. BR. Weidin & Co
Hermann Simon
Edmund H. Warrett
Hera
John Brown
Hab
Frederick A. Stokes & Bro
Cing Mara
Gaujese
Congress to Adjourn for Christmas Week
Washington December 15 Congress will adjourn for Christmas week likely from next Friday December 2 to Monday January 4. Early this week measures to permit immediate introduction of bills in the House and progress on committee organization are expected with several appointments and reports due.
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Washington
Congress
Poeta
Iere
Sen
House of
Pnrty
Appropriations
Census Bureau
Silcott
Jedemaute
Remarkable L M Barlow Library Auction in New York
The 8. L. M. Barlow Americana collection will be sold at American Art Galleries during a February flat week. It includes first printed copies of Columbus letters and Cortez letters valued at about 3000 and 2000 dollars respectively. About 6000 volumes, mostly three to four pages, will be arranged in one small room for viewing with European lenders expected to attend.
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L. M. Barlow
New York World
Columbus
Italy
Cortez
M Baron Rothschild
Europe
Delaving Milk Through Pipes Sweeps Toward New York
In Mippletown New York a milk piping scheme aims to move milk via conduits to New York within months. A company plans to raise funds to build the system and deliver half frozen milk to prevent souring at a rate of one cent per unit, with wide regional reach within 100 miles of the city.
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Mippletown
N. Y
New York
Four Storytellers in Congress Greeted in Seeeee rere
A Washington correspondent reports that there are four good storytellers in Congress and that many who believed the majority would be relieved now await further developments the Chicago Times notes.
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Hicago Times
Washington
Congress
Go bay sweethert go bay Christmas ballad adaptation
The Syracuse Herald reflects on the line go bay sweethert go bay as a Christmas variant of a traditional song. The note connects the lyric fragment to seasonal tunes and cultural whimsy of the era.
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Syracuse Herald
Go Bay
New York and Washington in a playful contest
A satirical verse asks which city Miss Columbia should favor amid political clamor. It mocks millionaires in New York and cautious statecraft in Washington, hinting at the looming World’s Fair and wary lobbies shaping public opinion.
Congressman Smithkins and the Car Seat Comedy
In Washington, December 15, Congressman Smithkins humorously challenged a crowded street car scene. A large foreign lady and her dog refused to yield two seats. Smithkins sat on the dog to gain a seat, provoking protests and laughter as he quipped about his deafness and winning a bizarre, public moment.
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Wasnutoron
Smithkins
Avery
Smi
Smithkina
Eamaasiee
When Stahinecker Was Abroad
Stahinecker recounts summer abroad meeting Prince Thingumbob in Vienna and a Scheizerhof dinner where the prince asked about America. The tale, told with humor, includes jokes about Chicago’s location and domestic travel, plus a Chicago livery-stable aside from Billy Mason.
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Stahinecker
Prince Thingumbob
America
Yonkers
Adonis
Vienna
Stally
Schweizerhof
Chicago
New York
Mr. Brahinecker
Foreign Minister Stewards Auctioned Relics Sell High
A Congress observer recalls a Paris legation steward who, with the Minister’s consent, sold not worth keeping items from a foreign dignitary. The plunder netted him large profits as he shipped to Paris to start his own business.
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Washington
Legation
Paris
E.W. L
No Winter in Washington and Western Climate Claims
The Tacoma letter to the New York World argues there is practically no winter west of the Cascade Mountains with ice factories in large towns and ice from factories for smaller towns. It notes a typical misty rainy day, heavy industry, and widespread work as carpenters and stonedressers labor on new construction despite weather. It also discusses farming, forestry, and land use as a path to profit, contrasting river valley and forest lands with potential yields and costs.
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Tacoma
New York World
Cascade Mountains
Mississippi Valley
Letter to the editor questions river coal supply and shipping figures
A reader replies to a Dispatch article on river coal by challenging the claimed supply rate. The writer questions strike timing, barges shipping to Southern ports, and coal per boat. He asks for clarity on when operators refused discussion and on coal consumption timelines.
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Snaedinde
Monongahels
Minera
Memphis
Proposed Miners Conference Calls for Wage Settlement
A December 14 letter from Fayutt Crry Fayutt City notes that most diggers favor resuming work at the old rate but demand the miners and operators on the Monongahela river settle wages. The Kanawha rate dispute should be addressed, with past efforts failing to unify wages, to bring prosperity to both miners and operators.
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Dispatch
Monongahela
Kanawha
Minera
Jons W. Havowansm
Fayutts Crry
Johnstown Relief Fund questioned over distribution
A letter to the editor questions the allocation of relief funds sent to Johnstown after the flood. The writer, Nora from Johnstown, cites Miller of the State Committee and asks where the money went, noting many residents received only a tenth of losses. She thanks Pittsburgh donors but demands explanations.
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Johnstown
Pittsburg
Ita
Nora Johnstown
Only Millionaires Should Prevail in House Elections
From the Louisville Courier-Journal the item argues that only wealthier individuals should be elected to the House while the Sergeant-at-Arms keeps three cashiers. The piece notes the Senate ignored the Eilcott defalcation as a minor issue, likening it to a mosquito bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
House
Senate
Eilcott
Secluding Sullivan, of Course in the Blue Book Note
The Boston Herald notes the new Blue Book records place Sullivan ahead of New York by about 12.60 units. It highlights the unnamed measure and implies a regional lead over New York.
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Sullivan
Boston Herald
New York
Meadville man cites wandbones in roasted rooster claim
A Meadville man asserts a rooster served at his home possessed two fully developed windbones. The West Virginia Mountains are said to teem with game after deer drives near Randolph County and Greenbrier River. The Calhoun Ohio paper notes Conn as legal tender for Va Chronicle subs. A thrift-minded Ohio girl sold old love letters for two cents. A Lancaster woman, seen with crutches, drew sympathy in Chambersburg. The arrestee stole a book claiming it was a prayerbook.
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Meadville
West Virginia
Middle Mountain
Randolph County
Greenbrier River
Chambersburg
Curious Condensations From A Rural Notebook
A mosaic of clipped items notes a Georgia village jug tavern. an eccentric Indy buys her voda and insists she cans longer. A Brooklyn tabernacle organ contract goes to the prior builder with 119 stops. Reports cover mercantile service color tests, carnation prices post election, and local curios from Crete Nebraska to Danielsonville.
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Indy
Talmage’s
New Tabernacle
Brooklyn
English Mercantile Service
Fancies of Funny Men Read in Humorous Snippets
A collage of comic lines from various sources mocks social aims and gender quirks. Snippets mention Harper's Bazaar, Kate Field, and San Francisco humor pieces, reflecting light social satire from a vintage periodical.
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Fittsburg
Fifth Avenues
Diamond Street
Tribune Building
Drerarcn
Insratcr
Derarcn
Morty Literatch
Uesratch
Dae Lerarca
Vrerest Distatca
Dart Pisratca
Brice
Parta
J. M. Kelly
Trades Council
Fort Wayne
Allegheny
Conway
Johnson
The
Brotherhood
Pringles Review
Sporting News
Henry Hall
Frank Jenks
Thorne Branch
Allan Boyd Jardine
Dom Pedro
Frank Carpenter
Capital
Brenan
Pittsboro
Wong Hatska Foo
Albert Dayton
Heinrichs
Joshua
Belva A. Lockwood
Clara Belle
Able Bates
George Hodges
George Goldie
James ©. Purdy
Searight
Jessie Fothergill
Bumbalo
Young
Bessie Bramble
P. E.R
the Critic's Review
Hildesheiner and
Faulkner
George C. Whitney
J. R. Weldin &Co
Alice Havera
Robert Burns
Thomas Moore
F. EK. Wetherly
M. Ellen Edwards
Michael Drayton
House of Prang &Co
Louis E. Harlow
Emerson
Sally
White & Allen
H. Watts & Co
Joseph Lauber
Abe
Ing Fair Country
Leo & Shepara
Irene E. Jerome
Colonel Higginson
Feneon
J. B
Mr. Swords
Gilrayh
Middietows, MN
Columbia
Alster
Wlcher
Sonla
Jay Gould
Desory
HON. M. C.’S
Smithkiza
Tolle Stabinecker
Correr
Billy Mason
Cape Gishmen
Towanda
Watford
Ben- Edidt
Henderson Brown
Henderson
Sinaies
OUS Mail
Conn
Calhoun OW. Va. Chronicle
Ohio
Lancaster
Pletetomn
Paria
Charrles Bond
Crete
Neb
Mra Anna
Bond
Lincoln
Bood Iee Weletor
Elzhorn
Fremont
Salt Creek
Davy
Woodeae
Nan the Cary
Conley
Georgia Pacific Railroad
Betty Emmons
Enger
Alee
G. A. BR
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Henry Morris
Wm. Morris
Ohio Valley
Bill
Tecumseh
Lion's Hall
Stevens
Joseph
Mich
Danielsonville
Lewis Worden
Connecticut
Mra Worden
Harper's Bazar
Jones
Kate Field
Gazeam
Psyche
Cupid
Starney Enterprise
Watte
Watts
Posis— Bare Olan
Terre Haute
Charlies
Nannie
Katie
Charles
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