Wasteful water use in Pittsburg prompts public concern
The report from the Water Bureau shows Pittsburg with one quarter the population using more water than Boston. It urges charging for waste and shielding domestic needs, noting mills likely waste most water and suggesting mills pump their own water to free up supply. The piece calls for balanced pricing and restraint to ensure ample, clean water for all segments of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Water Bureau
Pittsburg
Boston
Chicago's Duty in World’s Fair Funding
The piece argues Chicago must not seek federal aid for the World’s Fair beyond its Government exhibit costs. It says such a move would breach pledges and risk the fair’s success, noting Chicago promised private funds if placed elsewhere and urging adherence to the original agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Congress
Chieweo
Thej
New York
Fifty Million Water Trust Doubt Casts On Export Scheme
An article criticizes Newark manufacturers plan for a $50,000,000 exporting trust as impractical and distorts market realities. It argues no single trust can monopolize overseas markets or shipping, values paper stock to speculators, and suggests abandoning the delusion to save resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
United States
Doubtful Justice in Navassa Rioter Sentences
The Boston Transcript attacks a US court for sentencing fourteen men to prison and three to death for crimes on Navassa Island, a thousand miles from US territory. It questions the authority and rights violations by the island masters and Maryland employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navassa
Boston Transcript
United States
Lsw
Maryland Corporation
Ear pulling and pistol practice in Kentucky response
A historical note contrasts the Kentucky method of ear pulling being prominent at the National Capitol with the Kentucky reaction of shooting the puller, describing the conflict and its emergence in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
National Capitol
Kentucky Ear Pulling and Pistol Practice Satire
In a satirical column, the writer critiques Kentucky honor codes by contrasting ear pulling with pistol and popgun remedies, mocking the idea that in politics a shotgun or eight inch artillery might resolve disputes and urging an end to oratory gunplay at Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Washington
Breathitt County
Capitol
A Dishonorable Step in Ute Relocation Policy
A proposal to remove the Southern Utes from Colorado to arid lands is opposed by the Indian Rights Association. The piece argues the plan exploits the tribe’s land, forces relocation to unwatered territory, and repeats government dishonor after the Southern Utes helped secure peace during earlier conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Indian Rights Association
United States
Trucky Ear Pulling and Kentucky Pistol Practice Noted
A readers note observes both ear pulling by Trucky and pistol practice in Kentucky marked by indiscriminate, superfluous qualities, reflecting uneven standards and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Alaska seal monopoly debated by eastern Republican paper
An eastern Republican organ questions the Alaska Commercial Company's influence on the federal government and contrasts it with the North American Company's reach led by Platt Alger and D Mills. The piece expects public agitation to compel a government pull of fifteen to twenty million from the winning monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Commercial Company
United States
Alaska Company
North American
Platt, Alger and
D. ©. Mills
Russia stamps debt claim after Bulgarian payment
The report notes Russia’s anger over Bulgaria clearing its debt to the Czar with Austrian assistance, characterizing the move as a demand based on perceived nonpayment and subsequent frustration when the debt is discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Becaue
Bulgaria
Arrangements Close Debt of Mercantile Library Hall
The debt refunding completes safeguards for a property founded for public purposes. The Library Association will keep the public library open until Mr. Carnegie's gift is operational and, when it arrives, the library may become a foundation for a new institution or an independent, useful public organization.
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Mercantile Library Hall Company
Library Association
Carnegie
Cincinnati Cools Off After Flood Drench
Cincinnati endured a rare cold spell as heavy rains receded. The city shifted from flood alerts to relief, using limited water supplies while awaiting normal service, signaling a temporary pause in water strain.
Transit troubles at Central Traction and political note
The Central Traction Company faces broken trips as gripmen struggle to move between cables and passengers face long delays. The incident is described as an early-stage transit problem common to new systems, with a call to announce delays and offer walking options. Bismarck’s elección to stay in office is linked to a belief that aiding the employer along the safety valve will lift both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Traction Company
Bismarck
Germany
Sultan frees prisoners after eighteen years’ confinement
The Sultan of Zanzibar releases prisoners held for eighteen years without trial, praised as a humane example to the Czar of Shussia. The piece warns against judging by leniency, contrasting with New York justice that frees offenders without trial or imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
Shussia
New York
Senators Learn From Press on Secrets in Session
Washington press correspondents do not hold executive sessions to hide business from the Senate. The remark suggests Senators might take a cue from the press on openness and access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
World’s Fair squabbling and March weather line up
A New York paper accuses Chicago of arguing over the World’s Fair while New York itself was feuding and losing the event. The piece also notes March’s lionine march toward milder spring weather as the month ends, echoing traditional weather proverbs.
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New York
Chicago
Ems Pasua Declines Governor Post of Suakim
Ems Pasua declares refusal of the Suakim governorship as a pledge to return to Wadelai. His prior stay at Wadelai as a prisoner raises questions about how he can reach that remote locale again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ems Pasua
Suakim
Wadelai
Boulanger Sees Backing in Opposition to Carnot Government
A French political note reveals Boulanger’s telegram thanking Constans on retirement, asserting that all opponents of the Carnot Government are his allies. The text suggests Boulanger remains convinced he still wields influence despite the political shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulanger
Constans
Carnot
Prominence Notes From An Early 20th Century Ledger
A string of brief items cites Robert Browning estate value, Mrs. Dike on woman suffrage, a Paris Salon portrait of Minister Reid by G P A Healy, Dom Pedro visiting Hiteendorf, Thurston Wright backing Granger bid in 1992, General Mannose in retirement, ex Governor Bovr TweE u speaking ten hours to the Supreme Court, Charles Exony Sarre as sixth Pennsylvanian to Russian mission, Paunceforte possibly replaced over codfish policy, Edison in Charlotte chasing North Carolina mining leads, Miss Mary Moness launching embroidery business with workers' orders.
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Robert Browning
Granger
Thurston
Wright
General Mannose
Washington
Chamberlain's
Grover S. Bovr Twee U
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Charles Exony Sarre
Wen Messrs
Baker
Curtin
Cameron
Dallas
Wilkins
Julian Pauncefote
United States
Thomas A. Epison
Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Edison
Mary Moness
William Morris
Final Adjournment Expected for Pan American Delegates
Washington March 2 delegates at the International American Conference anticipate final adjournment around April 1. Most committees have reported or been adopted. Reports cover customs union postal and cable relations railway and sanitary matters and monetary conventions with plans for a silver dollar and US certificate issuance pending final action.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Caribbean Sea
Committee On Customs Regulations
Committee On
Committee On Arbitration
Committee On Monetary Convention
Cukridge
United States
South American
Born Blind A Simple Remedy May Save Sight
The London Figaro notes about 7000 people born blind in the country due to infant eye inflammation. It urges guardians to wash inflamed infant eyes with warm water and apply a 2 percent nitrate of silver solution, a practice adopted by German midwives, to prevent blindness.
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Germany
Plenty of Office Seekers Ahead After Mayoral Vote
Reapine and Mayor-elect Merritt left for Old Point Comfort to rest before the new municipal bill brings a flood of office seekers. Hundreds circulate petitions from applicants for positions as industries run full and employment remains high. Merritt will return soon and choose appointees, though he has given no names yet.
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Reapine
Merritt
Old Point Comfort
Retaliation on His Own Hook From the Boston Herald
Mr Taylor of Gananoque a Canadian MP issues a proclamation of retaliation on his own book against the people of the United States. He belongs to the famous tailors of Tooley street who signed themselves We, the People.
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Boston Herald
Taylor
Gananoque
United States
Tooley Street
Mass meeting denounces the Czar at Cooper Union
The New York Herald notes the chairman of the Cooper Union mass meeting denouncing the Czar was Mr. Stoletehnikoff. The piece jokes that if the name ever explodes under the Czar’s windows Alexander will think he has become an astronomer watching asteroids strike him.
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The
New York Herald
Cooper Union
Stoletehnikoff
Alexander
Pension for Soldier’s Mother Over Pie Death
The New York Telegram notes a widow’s pension for a mother whose son died in the war after eating a pie. The piece recalls dangers after payday when sutlers opened stores and mentions pie related deaths as an unestimated wartime mortality factor.
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New York Telegram
Deaths of a Day Sir Edward Baines
The death notices Sir Edward Baines proprietor of the Leeds Mercury, influential Liberal organ in the North of England. Born 1789, he served as MP for Leeds from 1826 to 1841 and was later knighted. He authored works on industrial progress and national commerce.
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Lowpox
Sir Edward Baines
Leeds Mercury
England
Leeds
Ex-Governor James Edward English Dies in New Haven
Ex Governor James Edward English dies at his New Haven home after a weeklong cold that worsened into pneumonia. He was eight and leaves a widow. He was president or director in several prominent banks and multiple manufacturing firms.
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James Edward English
New Haven
Con
Opeson
Thomas Coleman Jacksom County Pioneer Dies at 89
Special telegram from Wheeling reports Thomas Coleman oldest resident of Jackson County died near Ravenswood at age 89. He was born July 2 180? at Start Falls VR.
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Wheeling
Thomas Coleman
Jackson
County
Ravenswood
Bre
Igtart Falls
Bancroft Utah History Review and George Sand Bagpipers
A sharp critique of Bancroft's History of Utah noting its balanced treatment of polygamy and theocracy, with praise for its research and caution about sensational claims. Also a survey of George Sand’s The Bagpipers and other novels, highlighting translations, character dynamics, and literary charm.
Separate use trusts shield married women’s estates in PA
Letter to the editor argues the Supreme Court misapprehends the long standing separate use trust. It explains the trust protects a wife from a spendthrift or brutal spouse, can be executed on the husband’s death, and allows sale of encumbered real estate with proceeds invested for the widow’s benefit. The writer cites Chief Justice Parson and the 1655 act. Lex, February 23, 1600.
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Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Deei
Parson
Law Student Defends Citizenship and Voting Rights
A letter to the editor argues that the Fourteenth Amendment makes all born or naturalized United States citizens, and notes a state court ruling that a minor reaches voting age the day before a 21st birthday. The writer cites Peterson’s Federal Restraint to support broader suffrage implications. Pittsburg, March J.
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Ij, C
The
United States
Peterson
Pittsburg
The Skies in March Amateur Astronomer Notes
The article explains the vernal equinox approaching on March 20 as Earth crosses the sun’s apparent northern path. It discusses daylight length, sunrise and sunset times, time discrepancies with local clocks, and a sun dial in Allegheny Park showing daily solar offset.
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Wand Seta
Gud
Pv. U
Allegheny Park
Greenhouse
Solar Activity and Planetary Positions Preview for March
The article notes a low sunspot count despite an approaching 11 year maximum expected in 18M days. It discusses sunspot cycles and Earth electrical disturbances. It then lists Mercury Venus Mars and Jupiter rise and visibility, with Mars near Scorpius and Ophiuchus and Jupiter rising in the southeast around 1 a.m. showing gradual daily shift.
Saturns Wonderful Rings In Night Sky Discourse
GATUrEN is the evening star rising about six and visible all night in Leo near Regulus. Saturns rings fascinate astronomers as a flat disk about 165000 miles across with a central 100000 mile hole, divided into several rings including the nebulous inner crape ring. The rings cannot be solid and may contain many tiny satellites. some theorize the inner ring could close in and fall onto Saturn, producing a giant hail storm unseen by Saturnians.
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Gaturen
Leo
Regulus
Saturn
la Place
Uranus and Neptune as Evening Stars from Allegheny
In this brief sky note Bert EL V. Luty reports Uranus visible at 9:30 p.m. in Virgo near Spica with coordinates RA 13h 3m Dec 0 34' S, and Neptune in Taurus midway between the Pleiades and Hyades, not naked eye but detectable with a telescope at HK. A. 4h 0m Dec 15 57' N. Observations dated March 1 from Allegheny.
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Uranus
Virgo
Spica
R. A
Neptune
Taurus
Pleiades
Hyades
HK. A
Bert
EL V. Luty
Theatrical Inquiries On Philadelphia Stage Sizes
Inquiries ask for stage sizes at the Academy of Music Philadelphia and Bijou Theater Duttsburg and the cost and size of the Bijou front curtain. The note adds they have not measured stages nor examined curtain bills and suggest managers may provide details.
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the Dispatch
Academy of Music
Philadelphia
Duttsburg
Leecunene
Request for West Point admission examination timing
A reader asks the Congressman for the schedule to apply for examination for admittance to West Point from the district. The query notes a vacancy and references a March 1 date and a newspaper mention of the Congressman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Meas
West Point
Hoard Letter Asks Why Noncitizen Youth Face Duty
A reader letter from Pittsburg March 1 questions why four youths aged 18 to 21 are subjected to military duties despite not being citizens until age 21. The writer to the Dispatch urges clarification of citizen status and conscription rules.
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Dispatch
Wil J. C. P
Eye
SD Ittsburg
Dreamed Death Date Fails to Halt Woman’s Life
Mrs. Cyrus Gaston of Finleyville, once forecast to die on February 11 1890, remains alive despite repeated dreams of a coffin and a fatal date. The warning, received since childhood, reappeared at婚 last week with farewell letters but she continues in ordinary life.
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WasHiIsdon
Cyrus Gaston
Finleyville
McVey
Squire Harper
Scranton Free Library movement to equip Albright Memorial
Citizens of Scranton rally to fund equipment for the Albright Memorial Library. The plan includes transferring the Albright homestead to the city and replacing it with a $75,000 library building by Joseph Albright Jr. of Buffalo. A public meeting featured Melvil Dewey and other notable speakers, with $10,800 in subscriptions and pledges boosting the book fund toward a substantial total.
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Scranton
Albright Memorial Library
Joseph Albright
Buffalo
Melvil Dewey
State of
New York
Alfred Hand
H. M. Boies
T. W. Powderly
John HE. Barrett
The
Truth
Board of Trade
Saloonkeeper bondsmen value under Brooks law asked
March 1 Pirrspure asks readers to inform the paper how much a saloonkeeper’s bondsmen must be worth under the Brooks law, noting a minimum of at least 2000 dollars.
County Committees Fix Date for Republican Primary
A meeting of county chairmen from Venango McKean and Warren in Warren set Saturday May 10 as the date for the Twenty seventh district Republican primary elections. Delegates from all counties will attend the State Convention pledged to Senator Delamater for governor. Other items note convalescent rumors about Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and a light column of unrelated items.
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Franklin
E. W. Smiley
Republican County Committee
Venango
McKean
Warren
Twenty-seventh
Delamater
Decree Imposes Coffee Export Duty for Palace Reconstruction
San Salvador reports Congresa issued a decree effective from the 2th ult imposing a duty of 1 per quintal on all coffee exported during one year. Proceeds will fund reconstruction of the National Palace.
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San Salvador
Congresa
March the coquettish muse of winds and woe
Poem verse describes March as a lively flirtatious maid influencing all ages with laughter and tears. It invokes April’s arrival and the lingering chill of winter, noting lovers wooing then blown cold. The piece cites Louis Chandler Moulton in a periodical.
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Bilhe
March
Louist Chandler Moulton
Ladica’ Home Journal
Contents of The Sunday Dispatch Highlight Reading on Snowday
Readers enjoyed a belated winter respite with The Sunday Dispatch featuring wide-ranging content. Articles covered world events in England, Germany, France and the United States, plus essays by Casement and Haggard and notes on local politics, education, and culture.
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the DisPatch
Sunday Dispatch
The Pittsburg Dispatch a Leader Among Papers
A Jeffersonian Democrat clipping praises The Pittsburg Dispatch as second to none in daily news coverage. It notes its extensive gathering network and bureaus, a popular Sunday edition, and plans to expand presses to stay ahead.
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Jeffersonian Democrat
Pennsylvania
Pittsuvne Dispatch
The
Dispatch
Times
Planting White Fish In State Lakes Initiative
State Commissioners hatch ten million white fish at Erie facility and ship one hundred thousand fry to small mountain lakes near Scranton. Inland lake stocking plans include wall-eyed and blue pike with roe sourced from Sandusky.
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Erie
Scranton
Sandusky
Pennsylvania murderer objects to immersion before hanging
A Pennsylvania man convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged insists on immersion before his execution. The sheriff has no warrant to remove the prisoner or facilities for immersion in the jail, leaving him in a quandary. Such scrupulousness is described as rare.
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BR. BaNcRorr
Hias
Utah
Bancroft
Akron
Pennsylvania
Paterson
N. J
Saginaw
Mich
Sbi
Asirgarh
India
Editorial Roundup On World’s Fair Chicago Costs And Politics
A compilation notes editorials from multiple papers on Chicago’s bid for the World’s Fair, praising Tom Pratt, criticizing politics in the selection, and questioning government backing. It cites endorsements from Atlanta Constitution and Providence Journal, plus St. Louis and Boston papers debating site choice and costs.
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Atlanta Constitution
Tom Pratt
Chicago
Hoston Herald
Providence Journal
Washington
Boston Herald
Hingaton Post
Pendleton
Windy City
St. Louis Globe Dispatch
Missouri
Jones
St. Louis
United States
Man of
Curious Condensations From a Winding World News
A miscellany of curiosities and short notes touching the Civil War pensions totals, peculiar animal traits, notable people and places, long journeys, engineering feats, and distant lands. Highlights include a Califormia calf with extra horns, a mobile lunatic asylum tale, a multi-national letter to Canterbury, and a new cantilever bridge across the Colorado River.
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Ceylon
Canterbury
Zrecting
Christ
Agalia
Colorado River
Needles
Cal
Seber
Witty Fragments From Comedy Pages On Daily Life
A collage of light verse and quips from various publications parodies social scenes and manners. Jokes touch salon talk, marriage, bills, and household foibles with names and places hinted in the style of late nineteenth and early twentieth century humor.
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Fifth Avenue
Diamond Street
Fastern
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Portage Free
Insraton
Daily Dispatch
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Cincinnati
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Reading
the Gritic’s
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Oregon
Idaho
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Hancroft
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Godil
Mr. Bancroft
Annals of America
Pilgrim Fathers
New World
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Great Salt Lake
Joseph Smith
Martin Harris
Oliver Cowdry
Heneyforth
Strong
Mormon Church
Brigham Young
Heber C. Kimball
Herald of Peace
Parley B. Pratt
Paradise
Oreon Hyde
Olive Branch of
Israel
Willard Hichards
Rolls
John Taylor
William Smith
Jaco
Wilford Woodruff
George A. Smith
Green Pratt
John E. Page
Sun-Dial
Lyman Wright
Wilfordds Woodruff
Pere Etienne Vepardieu
George Sands
Roberts Bros
H. Watts & Co
George Sand
Eugene Lambert
Homer
Messrs
Christopher Orchardson
Sunbury
Middlesex
Mr. Blackmore
Harper & Bros
J. R. Weldin & Co
Winttas Buack
Prince Fortunatus
Harper Bros. J.R. Weldin & Co
Mr. Black
Fortunatus
Edna Lyall
Ringer
Rom
Ercury
Venus
Mars
Constellation
Scorpio
Ophiuchus
Hera Scorpii
Antares
Orga
M. Mara
Jupiter
Allegheny
Scranton's
Albright Memorial Institution
County Committed Meeting
Washington Post
Clarkson
Washington Star
Joeman
Labouchere
House of Commons
International Labor Congress
France
Brown, Theese & Clark
John Griscom
Martin
Baltimore and Ohio
New Orleans
Pringle
Peter Priddy
Wizard Schaefer
Slosson
John Stricker
al Johnson
Edward S. Stuart
National League of Republican
E. C. Beardsley
Allegheny County
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Westinghouse
Roger Casement
Stanley
Central Africa
W. A. Boyce
Claud Stanford
Erin
Brenan
Julius A. Truesdell
Oliver Optic
Edward Sellamy
Wilf. P. Pond
Inspector Byrnes
Gold
Africa
Claire A. Orr
Hill Nye
Delsarte
Theodore Stanton
Fannie D. Ward
George Hodges
Hepburn Jotine
Bessie Bramble
Frank G. Carpenter
Miss Grundy, Jr
B. P. Shillaker
Shirley Dare
Paysie
Clara Belle
Henry Norman
Beatrice
H. Rider Haggard
Elizabeth Stuart Phoeips
Santa Monica
Ontio Re
Fenres
T. Johnson
Englewood
Humbold County
Caldwell
Richardson
Maryland
Baltimore
Russell Sage
Cremona
Uruguay
Brescia
Italy
Homily
Daatilia Reservation
Sacramento River Bridge
Anderson
Chickamangs
Georgia
D. W. Felshfield
C. Dent
Caucasus
Donkin
Fox
Mount
Dyehtall
Royal Botanic Society
London Phonetic Shorthand Writers’ Association
Bernard Deans
Metropolitan School of Shorthand
Vienna
Bohemia
Moravia
Styria
New York Sun
Puck
le Figaro
Mr. Scheinstein
Moses
Dade Moses
Lowell Ilizen
Yorkstown Herald
Brophy
Jerre Haute
Harper's
Bosten
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