The Dispatch Advertising and Office Directory
The Dispatch lists addresses for business offices and publishing houses at Smithfield and Diamond Streets, Diamond Street, and New York bureaus. It notes foreign advertisers' convenience and sale points in Brewerton New York and other locations, with travel mentions and hotel news references.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
NOVOM
Trimune
Brewteno
Caton Square
New York
France
Hotel News
Newspaper Subscription Rates in Reading OCR Fragment
The readable portion lists postage free rates in the United States for various editions. It includes daily and weekly delivery options with terms such as one year, six months, or three months, and prices per year or per week.
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The
United States
Ccc
iMeraren
Lisraten
Distaren
Ator
Iteraton
Allegheny County Plans in State Legislature Debate
Pittsburg editorial questions Allegheny county plans for selecting a Speaker and organizing the Legislature. It argues against pledges or caucuses and favors a candidate who will side with industrial and labor interests, urging Mr. Jones to seek a principled Speaker aligned with public interests over political deals.
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Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Evertheless
Abezheoy
Mer. Jones
Chicago Promises Airship Venture To New York
A Chicago capital group touts a revolutionary airship with a $20,000,000 capitalization as a rapid transit link to New York. The piece urges caution, warns against conflating the project with the World’s Fair, and notes the venture’s publicity could mislead the public until the airship actually launches.
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Chicago
New York
Teasts
Airship Corporation
Independent policy pushes oil firms toward competing pipelines
The Independent Policy argues for multiple refineries and pipelines to end Standard Oil’s grip by enabling diverse buyers for crude. It envisions local ventures growing into nationwide networks converging at a central point like Pittsboro for refined product distribution and export access, reducing railroad discrimination and reliance on a single buyer.
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Pittsboro
Oil industry competition and Standard Oil control
Producers move to build and sell oil ventures for profit. A loaded corporation increases property, inviting multiple buyers to push prices through free competition. The market rise accompanies plans for independent refineries, signaling Standard Oil’s fear of losing crude market dominance to rising competition.
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Creat Corporation
Ballot Reform Measure Urged With Simple Provisions
The circular from the Pennsylvania Ballot Reform Association outlines a straightforward reform to be presented to the Legislature. It favors public expense printing of official ballots, voter secrecy, open counting, and independent nominations to curb corrupt influence and equalize campaign costs. The article warns of possible political opposition but argues the measure meets ballot reform goals without constitutional changes.
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Pennsylvania Ballot Reform Association
Cnccinet
The List of Flyers Shows Trotting Records Progress
The Tor Dispatch presents a list of horses with 2 20 or faster miles, highlighting rapid progress in American trotting. It notes earlier eras had few 2 50 records and predicts future records dropping below two minutes, driven by breeding and training advances.
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Tor Dispatch
Foreclosure case spat over Farmers Alliance power
The column rails at arousing politics and law in New York and Pittsburgh amid foreclosures, evictions, and imagined railroad influence. It mocks judgments and nominations while contrasting French and American justice as flawed. The piece lampoons street cleaning displays and judges, arguing impunity harms liberty.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Personal Peculiarities From Unnamed Notables and Writers
A jumble of portraits: Mayor Cxrece n of Chicago recovers from lallerippe. Senator Ingalls’ family to gather at Atchigon on Christmas. Wyoming senator Carey, newly seated, as the largest man in the Senate. Governor Booru, tall with Roman nose. Russell Sage described as gaunt and keen. General Terry praised by West Pointers. writer Howells explains plot development. Rupuramp Kheksa, Indian-born youth with cynical gaze and self-styled outsider claim. Justis McCarthy, nine and fifty, a versatile writer with shy manners and a ferocious work ethic.
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Cxrece
Chicago
la Erippe
Ingalls
Atchigon
Sixaton Joserhe NM. Carey
Wyoming
Senate
Booru
Russell Sage
Terry
West Pointers
William D. Howells
Rupuramp Kheksa
A Woman's Idea on Magic from Mrs Hermano of the Prof Herrmann shows
Mrs Hermano recounts witnessing Prof Herrmann in London and her long stage role in tricks like The Mystery of the Inquisition The Vanishing Lady Black Art and La Crematien She praises modern magic and hints at a new intricate illusion under rehearsal likely to create a sensation
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Europe
Prof. Herrmann
London
Tom
Calhoun Favored to Succeed Colquitt in Senate
A Georgia Farmers Alliance source says Mc Pat Calhoun is to be the Alliance’s chosen successor to Alfred H. Colquitt in the United States Senate. The plan envisions an Alliance candidate in every county with pledges to vote for Calhoun, leveraging Calhoun’s farmer support and past alliance efforts.
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AvavstTa
Pat Calhoun
Georgia
Farmers’ Alliance
Alfred H. Colquitt
United States Senate
Gordon
Canent
Alliance
Colquit
Calhoun
Atme
Congress
Colquitt
International marriages prove costly for aristocratic ties
The divorce of Mrs. Burke Roche from her British husband is cited as evidence that marriages for aristocratic connections fail. The piece argues the arrangement still grants her fame and relief from the burden, and that a failure to obtain a divorce would have worsened the penalty of the contract.
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Burke Roche
Snap Shots In Season Carnival Bright Shop Windows
A vivid scene of New Year shopping shows cheerful crowds, bright shop windows, and gift goods. The piece notes happy faces amid busy clerks, bargain rituals, and the festive mood, while reflecting on luck, morality, and seasonal customs.
Realism on stage yields hope for real actors to debut
A description of a patent that creates real lightning on stage sparks hope that realism in theater will progress to the point where authentic actors can appear in live performances. The notion imagines a future where stage effects evolve into genuine personae through technological artistry.
Inmate Accuses Detroit Convent of Cruelty at Good Shepherd
A tru nt inmate secretly left the House of the Good Shepherd and was found with friends in Detroit. She charged excessive tasks, whipping by a machine, and deadly consequences from meals. The Mother Superior denies the accusations as the bishop declines to rely on the story. The piece ties to Christmas charity commentary.
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Detroit
House of the Good Shepherd
Mishop Vet
Ineligibility Doubt Clouds Nebraska Governor Elect
The discovery that Governor elect Boyd of Nebraska may not be a citizen and thus ineligible for office sparks critique of lax naturalization enforcement. The case, noting voting and office holding by Boyd and his father without proper naturalization, is seen as strong evidence of political laxity. The piece also argues that mud throwing in campaigns serves to defend current practices.
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Boyd
Nebraska
United States
Parnell
Mansfeld News
Cal Brice
Railroad accord endures amid speculation and farewells
The article notes uncertainty about how long the new railroad agreement will hold as past deals faded when corporate interests or managers profit. It mentions Senator Ingalls taking a two week leave to tend to Kansas fences, framing it as a farewell tour sentiment.
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Tuk
Ingalls
Senate
Kansas
Ghost Dance in Ireland From the Leadville Herald
Dispatches indicate escalating conflict in Ireland with stronger signs of war than in the Broux country, suggesting deeper unrest and suspicions of renewed hostilities.
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Ireland
Leadville
Broux
Mrs Mulholland Dies at 48 in East End Home
Mrs Mary L Mulholland wife of contractor Robert Mulholland died at age 48. Funeral from Susquehanna Street residence East End today. Also noted Mrs Betty Robinson aged 74 passed away yesterday at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Union Avenue Allegheny.
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Mary L. Mulholland
Mary L. Siulholland
Robert Mulholland
Susquehanna Street
East End
Betty Robinson
Damm Christ Protestant Episcopal Arch
Union Avenue
Allegheny
Farmers Alliance Forces Return of Homestead in Kansas
In Kansas a county Farmers Alliance enforces the return of a farmer who lost his home, using force to reinstate him amid ongoing local tensions and conflicts over property and debt.
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Kansas
Farmers’ Alliance
Succi Ends 45 Day Fast Amid Mixed Reactions
The piece notes Signor Succi ending a 45 day fast in New York with little flesh left and some notoriety gained. It compares his endurance to political analogies and mentions plans to partake in Christmas fare, while papers remark on rising macaroni prices and Succi's speed as a horse compared to Jay-Eye-See.
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New York
Signor Succi
Philadelphia
Succi
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Invaders of Siberia and the British Chinese Drive into Trade
The New York Tribune essay notes that two nations the English and the Chinese seek Siberia not for rule but for trade and resources. Baron Nordenskjold cites vast cultivable land forests and minerals while English engineers plan irrigation to boost cotton yields and a Trans Siberian Railroad with duty free trade incentives for British pioneers.
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Siberia
Russia
Baron Nordenskjold
Yenise
Ural Range
Siberian
Our Arctic Paradise Alaska Promises Hard Work and Adventure
A vivid New York World piece extols Alaska as a frontier of cheap land and hard work. It notes sparse population aside from wildlife, extreme days and nights, harsh climate with malaria in lowlands, and dramatic landscapes with long toboggan runs and abundant fish. It suggests settlers can grow potatoes if they endure the conditions.
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Rome
Alaska
New York World
Jersey
Largest Kite in the World Pioneers in Terryville
Four Terryville youths led by Lyn T. Bunnell and Arthur C. Bunnell built a kite claimed to be the largest in the United States with a 1634 foot upright, 1234 foot cross, 149 foot tail, about 200 square feet canvas, and a 1200 foot string. During a strong wind, it rose to near 1000 feet, dragging the builders across swamp and brush before the tail proved too short and a sheet had to be added.
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Ford
Hant
Terryville
Lyn T. Bunnell
Arthur C. Bunnell
A. Andrus
Wallace T. Cook
United States
Andrus
Lincoln Cathedral and the four conquering peoples
A personal essay traces Lincoln Cathedral from Remigius’s eleventh century church to its Norman, Saxon, Danish and Roman influences. It recalls the 1012 consecration, medieval sieges, the 13th century front with grooved panels, and the statue pair of Norman bishop and Saxon cowherd symbolizing England’s mixed heritage.
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William
Remigius
England
Dorchester
Cona
Lenka
Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral
Robert of Hereford
Hubert
Stephen
Matiida
Crown of
Matilda
Hurch
Avalon
Basel
Hugh
Thes
Saint Hugh and Bishop Grosseteste in Lincoln's Cathedral Tale
The narrative describes Hugh of Lincoln praised posthumously as a saint amid a reforming era, his shrine and the “angel choir” within Lincoln Cathedral. It contrasts him with a popular, corrupt image of clergy and recounts Little Hugh’s tragic tale against Jewish neighbors. It then highlights Robert Grosseteste as Lincoln’s greatest bishop, noting his swift reforms of monasteries and the clash with the Cathedral, while correcting the view of a bishop as a parish priest rather than cathedral head.
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Lincoln
Deb- UN
Cologne
Lindom Colonia
Lin
Pool
Syria
Paulinus
William
Ugh
Goliath
Linco
Hugh
Histom
St. Hughs
Little St Hugh
St. Hugh
Ain
Mather
Ansbody
Robert Grosseteste
Hie
Grosseteste
Diocese of
Hercules
Robert
England
Stones That Cry Out and the Lincoln Cathedral Saga
Narrative recounts medieval church struggles at Lincoln Cathedral with a precentor’s sermon claiming the stones would cry out, a tower collapse, and later restoration efforts. Describes English piety, bishops, and the Archbishop of Canterbury pursuing the old beauty amid conflict between truth and beauty.
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Thay
Eveland
Lincoln
Archbishop of Canterbury
G. H
A New Occupation for Students in Boston
The Boston Gas Light Company hires schoolboys and college students to read meters and deliver bills at month end. Beginning last October, these workers gather meter readings and return with statements, earning two dollars a day. Participants come from English High, Somerville High, commercial schools, Boston University, and Harvard. MIT students are unavailable due to class schedules.
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Boston
Boston Gas Light Company
Chicago
English High School
Somerville High School
Commercial Schools
Hoston University
Harvard
Institute of Technology
Auction of Dolls in Judge Building Features Noted Auctioneers
The New York doll show at the Judge Building nears close with a sale of dolls dressed by famous actresses and others. Chauncey M. Depew Marshall P. Wilder Joseph Polk Lewis Harrison William H. Crane Neil Burgers Denman Thompson J De Angelis Russell B Harrison Tony Pastor and W J Arkell will auction. The sale starts promptly at 2 o clock with prize dolls earlier displayed on a separate table for a visit by poor children photographed on the building steps. The rooms filled through the afternoon and evening and the phonograph on the second floor drew ongoing interest.
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New York
Judge
Harrison
Mra Cleveland
Morton
Chauncey M. Depew
Marshall P. Wilder
Joseph Polk
Lewis Harrison
William H. Crane
Neil Burgers
Denman Thompson
J. de Angelis
Russell B. Harrison
Deaf and Dumb Rooster Baffles Burrato Residents
A Burrato resident keeps a full grown brown Leghorn that has lost its voice and hearing after a barbed wire accident. The deaf and dumb rooster no longer crow or cluck yet remains lord of the chicken yard, using keen eyes to “speak” and observe all.
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Burrato
Black Hook
Barnum
Lone Star Lonesomeness and Jayhawker Senators
A collage of satirical items from multiple papers. The Pawtucket Telegram lampoons Sitting Bull, while the Chicago Tribune notes 1081 Prohibition votes in Texas and mocks lone Prohibitionists. The St Louis Globe-Democrat quips Kansas needs Plumb, not Incalls, in its Senate race. The Lewisville Courier-Journal cites weather prophets predicting a harsh winter for a third time.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Texas
Lewisville Courier-Journal
Raw Material Duty Free Sparks Trade Debate
A Chicago News brief hints at duties on raw materials and questions about free entry for English studies and titled cads, suggesting policy debates over import rules and cultural goods.
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The
Chicago News
Mistletoe Mistakes and a Cincinnati Wedding
Under the mistletoe on Christmas Eve Lav hesitates to impress. Genevieve and Leanne join a dance as I kiss Leanne beneath the chandelier. Genevieve scowls and rebukes the scene, while I marry Leanne the next day, leaving a mistletoe scandal behind.
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Lav
Leanne
Genevieve
Curious Condensations From an Anxious Era
A long string of curiosities and oddities from around the world. Items include an Atchison woman drying pumpkins, a 106‑volume Japanese novel, massive drowned dogs in Detroit, Swiss rail ascents, and Paris gas versus electric lighting trends. Reports touch mortgage strains on farmers, Siam's monarchy, Berlin land prices, Chicago annexations, a $200 Vassar scholarship, and Kouchberg’s angle. Also noted are Eiffel Tower experiments, Iroquois legends, Ghent Salvation Army, rapid penmen, readers in tobacco mills, a Michigan horse on a bridge, a Walla Walla military cargo, fungal edibility myths, and various oddities from Canada to Florida.
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Atchison
Kloyt Bakin
Detroit
Atchison Dry
Switzerland
Kouchberg
Michigan
Government of
Siam
Dvarchy
Rulor
Paris
Berlin
Chicago
Vassar Students’ Aid Society
Studen
Ty Head
Ballet dancer so gay in Youth's Companion feature
A compilation of fragmented quotes from various papers notes a ballet dancer described as joyful. It includes aside remarks about tramps petitions to Kansas Railroad Commissioners, a quip about a dress, a punning exchange about nails and hammers, and an auction result for Dom Pedro's throne. The tidbits illustrate old newspaper humor and social chatter from multiple outlets.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Kansas Railroad Commissioners
Topeka Journal
New York Dramatic Mirror
Chicago
Dom Pedro
Speaker Reed
Louis Courier-Journal
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Standard Oil Company
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American Advertising Reporter
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Jay-Eye-See
New York Tribune
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Sitting Bull
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Lone Star Lonesomeness
Jayhawker Senators
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Plumb
Senator Incalls
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