Postal Delivery Rates and Varied Subscriptions
OCR shows names and inconsistent spellings for delivery options: one year, per quarter, one month, and weekly Sunday delivery. Mentions Darcy and Tracey with different spellings, and a carrier price of 60 cents per week or 75 cents with Sunday edition.
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Fostaqe
United States
Darcy Dieraton
Darcy Disraton
Darct Dyeravon
Doatey Imsravon
Wo Dacty Imsrares
Sundar
Tracey Deeratron
Seater Imeratch
The Kissing Starr and Republican 1892 Ticket Hint
A Topeka dispatch notes the Executive Committee of the Republican League aims to lead a 1892 ticket built around Bisine and McKinley. It marks rising support for these leaders and questions McKinley’s willingness to retire as vice president. The move signals aligning with rising Republican figures rather than immediate strength.
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Topeka
Kan
Oat
Revolutican League
Bisine
McKinley
Republican
Kansas
C Onmitttee
Emerson
Twenty-fifth anniversary of local YMCA celebrated in Pittsburg
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association was celebrated with services and a local report praising the organization. Rev Dr Cayler delivered an eloquent address noting rapid growth in membership, prosperity, and expanded facilities from humble beginnings to a modern building. The local YMCA is hailed as a successful Pittsburgh institution aided by the city’s wealth, delivering moral returns on investment.
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Cayler
Jocal Assometen
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Canital
The Keeley Cure Debate and a Journalist’s Fate
The article argues that a journalist’s death from drinking after claiming a cure by Dr Keeley does not invalidate the treatment. It compares alcohol to a poison and asserts that relapse does not prove failure, urging those cured to abstain and continue sobriety through willpower and caution.
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New York
John F. Mines
Causes of Enmity Over Chilean United States Ties
A historic notice discusses Chile's selection of Montt as president, U.S. sympathy with Balmaceda factions, and how the naval neutrality guidance to Admiral Graham during the Civil War shaped perceptions. It notes the ship seizure dispute and the court ruling casting doubt on its justification.
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President Montt
Chile
United States
Yeesel
Secretary of the Navy
Grown
Chilean tensions and U S government missteps cited
The text argues the United States misread by its diplomatic staff as an insurgent party, noting neutral outward actions while inward stance favored rebellion claims. It compares U S posture toward Chile to England after the Civil War and warns against inflaming hostility while seeking remedy for injuries. It questions the current minister's ability to exercise careful diplomacy.
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United States
Chile
England
Town Boomer Hoax Exposed by Labor Commissioner
Colorado Labor Commissioner warns Pennsylvania workers that an imagined industrial town 100 miles east of Denver is a fraud. The scheme to sell flat-town lots preys on savings and echoes classic con artists. He urges avoiding remote town investments unless you can personally visit.
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Colorado
Tre Dre- Patch
Pennsylvania
Denver
Martin Chuzzlewit
Uncle Jerry's tariff policy sparks debate on votes and protection
The piece criticizes Secretary Jeremiah Rusk for tying tariff actions to Massachusetts politics. It questions principle, policy, and practicality of reimposing the hides duty to please manufacturers and punish votes, while noting Congress remains a barrier and the story of Archduke Johann in Chile raises doubt about sensational reports.
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Jeremiah Rusk
Republican Weather
Massachusetts
Jerry
Hides
Per
Harrison
Uncle Jerry
Congress
Democratic House
Johann Orth
Johann
Imperial House of Hapsburg
Chile
Berlin
Inquiries About Office Appointments To Mr Pratt
An inquiry addressed to Mr Pratt from Washington questions the usefulness of offices in elections and asks what he has done with appointments granted by an expectant administration. The letter probes political influence and responsibilities in administering offices.
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Pratt
Washuington
Attorney General Hensel Clears Treasury Case Debate
The Attorney General spent five hours addressing the Senate to deflate defense arguments on the Treasury case. The speech is praised as aligning reason and justice with the outcome.
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Hensel
Treasury
Senate
Money Lures in Politics From Treasury Deposits
The passage notes the recurring ease of profiting from government money schemes and compares it to the efficiency of E. W. Mackay and his successors in similar ventures. It underscores the predictable pattern of financial gain derived from political systems.
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Sawyer
Treasury Deposit
E. W. Mackay
East Feliciana School Pupils Barred From Carrying Pistols
The Superintendent of Schools in East Feliciana Parish recommends banning pupils from carrying pistols on school grounds and proposes dismissal for teachers who approve such conduct. The text endorses strict educational reforms and links shooting instruction to out of school activity. It also notes a Treasury silver purchase last week at Upgd.bc.
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East Feliciamn
Louisana
Treasury Department
Upgd.bc
Political squabbles and market mentions ripple through letters
The piece derides silver price support by Treasury purchases, notes post election clarity on the Chilean situation, questions Sherman’s replacement, and mocks Brother Shepard as a possible professional opponent to ambitious leaders.
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Brother Shepard
Flower
Briggs
Jumbled Verse and Varying Views in 19th Century Note
A mosaic of satirical lines and political quips touches on religion, voting, labor, entertainers, and national policy. It jabs at Cork elections, reform ideas, and foreign affairs while poking fun at performers, workers, and bee culture.
The Boundary Blunder That Could Split Ohio and Indiana
Evening Wisconsin reports a discovered error in the Ohio Indiana boundary survey. A corrected line might add 1 200 square miles to Ohio and place Chicago in two states triggering complex governance and municipal division. The piece warns of statewide disruption if the Illinois Indiana line is also altered.
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Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
Tilinoia
Chicago
Illinois
Tharets
Night Train Robbery Sparks Quiet Omaha Debate
In Omaha a train was robbed within city limits the night after the election. Authorities say many candidates might seek revenge, but the incident should not be seen as a police clue.
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Omaha World-Herald
Omaha
Notable Figures and Opinions From World and US Leaders
A collection of short notes places Minister Lincoln in Milan en route to Venice while Laurence Gronlund is profiled as a leading American socialist. Mary E. Spencer weighs reforms for women and comments on conservatism. The Emperor William and a Russian potentate figure in a light anecdote. Cleveland aims to author a constitutional history. George Kennan reportedly earned 75000 from writings and lectures. David Swing praises the heresy trial outcome and recalls Patton. Labouchere comments on Parnell. Mrs. William Henry Smith’s title may pass to her son Frederick as the English press notes the widow’s role in the House of Commons.
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Laurence Gronlund
American Socialista
Bureau of Labor
Washington
Mary E. Spencer
William
Cleveland
United States
George Kennan
Briggs
David Swing
Chicago
Patton
Princeton
Labouchere
Parnell
William Henry Smith
Frederick
Eas
House of Commons
The Sermon on the Mount in Pittsburg Mill Ethics
A private pamphlet reports a committee on competition praising its effects and presenting a code of ethics for employers. It condemns nine evils of competitive bidding and urges truth, justice, and mutual aid among rivals, with a millennium future where such conduct becomes standard.
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Coleridge
Lamb
Convention of Employers of Labor
English Conservatives Bid for Working Class Votes
The Boston Traveller reports that English Conservatives plan a post-election platform paralleling Liberal aims. They pledge greater local government, district councils, liquor licensing via county councils, small holdings for laborers, arbitration for strikes, a low tea tax within tariff bounds, tobacco duties, and old age insurance, while opposing disestablishment and the eight-hour day and defending denominational schools.
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Boston
England
Opinion excerpts reflect political and social tensions
The clipping compiles brief snatches from multiple papers noting Ohio campbell odds, Masonic joining rumors in Chicago, Iowa results, prohibition popularity in the West, Chicago snow, tariff debates, Michigan jury intelligence ruling, Omaha lynching, and a train robbery eight miles from town. It hints at national conventions influencing Omaha.
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Omaha
Washington
Speculative Bankers Should Be Bankers Only
The article argues that bank officers, especially presidents, should devote their time solely to the bank. It warns that private business ties tempt loans and biased decisions, making a banker who runs a private enterprise an expensive and risky luxury for the public. It stresses that a president must act impartially and not be a merchant with control of large sums.
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New York
PLC
Man Without a Party in Kansas Victory Debate
The Kansas Republican win forces Senator Peffer to face a future as a man without a party. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes the political shift and its impact on his position and plans.
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St. Louis
Kansas
Peffer
Death of Hon. Alexander P. Moore in New Wilmington
Hon. Alexander P. Moore, longtime New Wilmington resident and former Pennsylvania legislator, died Saturday night after a period of illness. Born February 1812 in Huntingdon County, he moved to New Wilmington about six years ago, served as a National Bank of Lawrence County director, and left a wife and six children.
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Alexander P. Moore
New Wilmington
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania
National Bank
Lawrence County
Obituary notices and deaths across several locales
Mrs Catharine Walsh dies at her son Richards home in Cast ton aged 85 born in Wexford Ireland migrated to the United States in 18xx and lived at Fifth Avenue and High Street before 1857 five of her 12 children survive including Mrs Catharine Kennedy and Richard E Walsh also noted are the death of Rev Henry J Fox D D a Methodist clergyman and writer from Brights disease captured with details of his ministry and abolitionist ties plus other obituaries mentioning Senor Herreras one of Cubas wealthiest men and Capt Selwick N Molhvenny a veteran sea captain died in Portland Maine at 60 years old.
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Catharine Walsh
Richard E. Walsh
Crafton
Walsh
County Wexford
Ireland
Fifth Avenue
High Street
Richard
Casa
Mra. Walsh
Catharine Kennedy
Moses P
Ricard FE. Walsh
Eegentroes
Thomas F
Joseph B
Henry J. Fox
Bright
Fairhaven
Minss
America
Ashland Collegiate Institute
Ashland
N.Y
South Carolina University of Columbia
Stars Clusters Show New Details From Lick Observatory
A San Francisco Chronicle summary notes Prof Holden’s praise for the Hercules star cluster seen with the 8 inch telescope at Lick. It explains how clusters vary from bright cores to dispersed groups, and how spectroscopy now distinguishes nebulae from star clusters. It highlights observer access at Berkeley and the need to see such sights firsthand.
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Lick
Mos
Ick Observatory
Holden
Hercules
Messier
San Francisco Chronicle
Pleiades
Great Lick Telescope
Lick Observatory
Sestatanta
Mr. Proctor
Orion
Lord Ross
Orion Nebula
Andromeda
Perseus
Smyth
Koppe Crucis
John Herschel
Berkeley
New York Times On Comptroller of the Currency Probe
The piece argues that among forthcoming House investigations the Comptroller of the Currency inquiry stands out for its potential impact. It praises Mr Lacey’s integrity while criticizing the current Comptroller’s laxness in oversight of banks including the Keystone Bank in Philadelphia and the Maverick Bank in Boston.
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New York Times
House of Representatives
Lacey
Harrison
English Newspapers Respond to U.S. Election Result
The Washington Post notes English papers show few correspondents in the field, as commentary on the recent U.S. elections highlights limited foreign coverage and mixed reactions from press outlets abroad.
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Washington Post
United States
Feild
Jefferson’s Slavery Attitude Defended by Correspondent
A reader argues Thomas Jefferson opposed slavery and cites legislative, wartime, and drafting actions to defend his reputation. The letter notes Jefferson’s efforts to limit servitude in the Northwest Ordinance, his wartime losses including slaves, and his advocacy against slavery in principle, while acknowledging legal constraints of his era. East Brandy, Pa. 5.
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Jefferson
The
Dispatch
New Brighton
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Caer
Tarieton
Monticello
Onaa
Northwestern Territory
Washington
Spaight
North Carolina
Reed
Minster
Lincoln
Wills Too Easily Broker
A Washington Post discussion critiques how testators struggle to dispose of property via wills without the risk of court invalidation. It notes trusts as a workaround but warns that even carefully drafted provisions face technical and interpretive challenges from courts and evolving rules.
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Washington Post
New York Court of Appeals
Tilden
Deer gift to Paterson Park ends up with city approval
Joseph Allen recalls Joseph Jefferson's gift of four elegant pet deer to Paterson New Jersey Park Commission residents. Allen said Jefferson offered the deer to him who then brought them to Paterson where the commission accepted the gift. Allen helps arrange fencing to protect the deer and nearby children.
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Boston
Joseph Allen
Joseph Jefferson
Crow's Neat
Buttermilk Bay
Park Commissioners
Paterson
N. J
Ile
Jefferson
Allen
Superiority of American Armor Revealed in Trials
The New York Press reports American nickel steel armor proved superior to ill steel in Indian Head trials. Navy orders domestic nickel steel for all armor belts on warships. Ships like Miantonomoh Monterey Maine Texas New York will feature nickel steel armor, strengthening defenses against foreign rivals.
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New York Press
Indian Head
Navy Department
Shedfield
Monterey
Maine
Texas
New York
Trade tariff dominates 1890s political sentiment
A collection of editorial excerpts from Texas and Pennsylvania papers argues tariff policy as the main influence in the election while reciprocity and protection debates shape voter understanding. The McKinley bill is cited as beneficial despite some dissent.
Oddities and curiosities fill a curious decade
A mosaic of brief notes spans science marvels from a 2,500 foot Mediterranean volcano to a petrified cemetery body in Marian Ohio. It includes a Hawaii tale of Charleston haunting royalty sightings, black rain in Montreal 1919, and strange fish caught off La Have Banks with needlelike bones.
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Marian
Mildred V. Lee
Beasie M. Wells
Jumbled Humour Fragments Gathered From Papers
A collage of quips and cartoons from New York Weekly Puck and other papers. Jokes touch wife relations college football veterans and elections with witty one liners and cross references. The short gags mix misheard phrases and light social satire across multiple sources.
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Smestenketon
Smithfield and
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
New Dispatch
Asters
Za Bone
New Torr
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Union
Pramee
Ppelstad
Cinectar
Kissing Starr
Hiscock
Fassett
United States Senate
Sherman
Yoraker
Buncombe
Braina
Cork
Delsarte
Russell Harrison
North
South America
New York Herald
Fitteburg
Grant
Buarxe
Boom
Lars
Forxtr
Milan
Venice
Siber
Russia
Paradise
Talk OF the Times
Campbell
Nashville
Iowa
Detroit News
West
Chicago Times
Supreme Court of Michigan
Kansas City Star
Man
Mrs. Catharine Walsh
Sevon Dow Coss Herrera
Iihland
Cubs
Senor Herrers
Selwix N. Mothlvenny
Semraport
Henry Norwell
Cubeau
Clusters OF
Norrisown Herald
Lancaster Hira
Democratic
Harrisburg Star- Independent
Sharpaburg Herald
Trie Times
Missouri
Dickens
Minneotts
University of the Great Mosque of
el Aga
Cairo
British Foreign Bible Society
Tos Angeles
Cal
Chamber of Commerce
Levi
Brazil
India
Holland
Dutch East India A
Germany
St. Charles
South Africa
St. Orlando's
Giamin Castle
Mediterranean
Panpellaria
Sicily
Africa
Kennebec Journal
Washington County
C I
Charleston
Kalakaua
Honolulu
San Francisco
Montreal
New York Weekly
Jimmie
Papa
Mama
Puck
Jersey
New Fork
Satan
Weill
York Press
Wildman
Deve
Smith, Gray & Co
Mr. Staver
Shorthorn Bull
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