Portage Free in the United States Periodical Terms
Newspaper advertising fragment lists subscription options and pricing for various editions and delivery rhythms. It mentions daily and Sunday publications, weekly carriers, and rates per year or month, with unclear dates and spellings reflecting OCR errors.
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Darter
VaiLy Derarce
Dart Disratrcn
Dart Disrarca
Waily Isratch
Stepay MisraTon
Y Disratron
Heruts Per Werk
Sieents
Reform Urged After Aldermen Convictions For Misuse Of Power
The conviction of three city aldermen for fraudulent use of official power prompts calls for reform. Critics argue the current system breeds corruption, harms impartial justice, and reduces aldermen to a fees race. Debated remedies include shrinking the Aldermen and making positions staunchly nonpartisan.
Notions of Henry George land tax in Australia
The text discusses the Henry George single tax theory as a natural revolt against large landed estates in Australia. It notes California origins, urban acceptance, and the unpopularity among smallholders and peasants in Europe and the countryside.
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Henry George
Australia
Mr.George
California
West
France
Explanation of forged contract in Ohio campaign fallout
The piece criticizes Murat Halstead for publishing a forged contract by printing a facsimile and omitting signatures of allies. It argues the action misled readers, shielded his party leaders, and showed bias in reporting. It condemns Halstead as unreliable and shallow for selectively revealing facts.
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Murat Halstead
Ohio
Halstead
Mr. Halstead
Foraker
Campbell
Sherman
McKinley
Butterworth
Cox
Glasgow Mill Collapse Draws Mixed British Reactions
The British papers weigh in on Glasgow’s five story unfinished mill collapse and compare it to the Willey disaster in the city. Editorials, including the North British Mail, attribute the failure to a sudden gust of wind while questioning why the wind felled this building but not others leaving debris and blame unresolved.
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Glasgow
North British Mail
Messrs Templeton
Mso
Pitteburg
Eve
Miss Ruby
Thomas Nittaker
Ceats
Wind risk and unsafe construction blamed for disasters
The London Standard argues that high winds or gales expose dangers during construction and that both disasters share a cause: hastily built structures not solidly set to bear weather. It calls for immediate reform after two similar events in one year across different regions.
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London Standard
Carnegie Gift Prompts Free Allegheny Library Plan
Discussion over Mr Andrew Carnegie's gift to Allegheny City signals strong public interest in a free library. A nonpartisan board should oversee funding and operations, using the Allegheny Library as a nucleus and annual city support to maximize usefulness for schools and all readers.
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Free Library
Andrew Carnegie
Allegheny City
Allegheny
Carnegie
Lange
Cleveland Interests Dividing Democratic Ranks Warned
An Erie Herald critique argues the Democratic machine must serve Grover Cleveland only, urging exclusion of any official or delegate not pledged to him. It warns such loyalty risks wrecking the party and cites W L Scott as a problematic figure tied to corporate favors.
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W. L. Scott
The
Erie Herald
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Scott
Trenton Pottery Adopts Siemens Gas Process for Kilns
The Trenton potteries report success applying the Siemens gas process to kiln firing, making their fuel as economical as natural gas used locally. The note underscores the need for manufacturers to keep gas supplies affordable or to produce cheap fuel gas to offset shortages.
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Trenton
White Caps at Galesburg Resumed Brutal Attacks
Reported White Caps in Galesburg Illinois have renewed their old practices of beating and whipping isolated individuals. The incident underscores the need for a strong law enforcement response to identify and prosecute these assailants and restore public order.
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Galesburg
Knights of Labor Farmers Confederation Proposal
The speaker argues a Knights of Labor and Farmers confederation requires opposition to monopoly and special privileges. They question farmers support for a long term eight hour day goal.
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Knights of Labor
Farmers’ Organization
Moon Shines on Slump in Molasses Production
Internal Revenue report shows molasses production down by 65 percent prompting talk that consumers shift to smoother drinks or a boom in moonshine usage.
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Internal Revenue Report
New York backers pledge funds as Congress nears
New York raises three million dollars for a guarantee fund and one more million said to be in sight, aiming for a strong showing before Congress. Multi millionaires hold back, allowing the common people to show public spirit amid a wet year with widespread moisture.
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New Yor
Congres
Baltimore on Her Second Trial Surpasses Expectations
The public is informed that the Baltimore on her second trial surpassed requirements and showed herself to be a racer. Officials have yet to release formal returns, and the public should await official results.
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Agais
The
Baltimore
Foundry Trust Consideration Risks Printing Interests
The type founders weigh forming a trust but fear cautious moves are needed to avoid prompting rival printing interests to start their own type foundries and disrupt the entire type arrangement.
Party Cleavage Rumors In Pennelyvanis Vote
The notice targets Democrats who did not vote for Bigter, implying the party is too large. The author says the recent vote suggested the opposite, claiming a misread impression from party messaging.
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Bigter
Cronin Trial Defense Plans Monster Stroke Strategy
The defense in the Cronin case signals a plan to rely on a controversial legal maneuver nicknamed Tony Weller's monster stroke, aiming to avoid further amplification of the dispute. This tactical suggestion appears as the latest argument in the ongoing proceedings.
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Cronin
Tony Weller
Imperial federation proposal noted in Homeuls question
Lorp Barissery discusses imperial federation as a potential solution to the Homeuls issue, signaling a consideration within the Tory Government. The remark suggests a broader debate on constitutional reform amid ongoing political pressure.
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Lorp Barissery
Homeuls
Fragmented political commentary on theft and government machinery
The text notes a suspect seeking a method to steal a liberal policy without detection. It cites a department head claiming that before Congress convenes, officials assure the public that the government machinery continues to function.
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Turgrist
Department
Wisconsin's Richest Woman Mrs Alexander Mitchell
Noted social column highlights wealth in Wisconsin and interviews with Jesse Grant in Chicago. Verdi marks fiftieth opera anniversary with messages from King Humbert Crispi and Italian cities. Pere Pamphile de Veasser tours world raising funds to aid leper outreach. Oliver Ames, Massachusetts governor, described as affluent and experienced. Mrs Carliss’s wife receives Paris mouchoir-case gift. Grant cabin at Fairmount Park nearing ruin. public sentiment rising to preserve. George W. Childs pledges to fund restoration if needed.
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Wisconsin
Alexander Mitchell
Milwaukee and St Paul
Chicago
Jesse Grant
California
Verdi
Italy
Humbert
Crispi
Pere Pamphile DE Veasser
Damien
Oliver Ames
Massachusetts
Ufe
Oakes
Congress
New England
Commonwealth Avenue
Carliss
Covington
Paris
France
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
General Grant Aa
George W. Childs
Too Mean for Anything
A lively scene unfolds at a Valparaiso social gathering where a young foreigner uses a misheard compliment that shocks Miss G- and prompts her to seek her chaperone. The exchange leaves onlookers divided, with one observer claiming the pair are “too mean for anything.”
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Senor X
Valparaiso
Ju G
Senor Forte
Miss G
Apa
American Heiress to Wed German Nobleman in Berlin
The Berlin society column notes Count von Khurst proposes to Miss Elina Thompson daughter of Mr Thompson of Standard Oil and former Detroit mayor. The couple's wealth and status frame the match described as a love match with the bride a young blonde and the groom a high ranking army officer.
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Man Neobleman
New York Herald
Berlin
Cabie
Prince Hatzfeldt
Europe
Atlantic
Count von Khurst
Elina Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Standard Oil Compan
Detroit
Manten
Kaisereim
Thuringian Hussars
Hoe
Germany
Oooostentatious Magnate Who Married His Way Into Wealth
A New York Star profile portrays Mr. DeBardeleban of Alabama as a self-made magnate, once a farmer, who built wealth into four to forty million dollars and controlled much of Birmingham’s iron industry. It recounts elopement tales and family scandals tied to Pratt mines and a dramatic elopement with his wife and later his eldest daughter’s marriage to a lawyer.
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New York Star
DeBardeleban
Andrew Carnecio
Alabama
Birmingham
Pratt Coal Mines
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Couiny
J Pratt
Brittie
Sister Jean’s Green Wedding at the Gallery Corner
A grateful scene unfolds as sister Jean wed in a church bright with greenery and flowers. Guests recall her beauty while mournful notes from the organ mingle with prayers from a heartful crowd at gallery corner. The piece notes neighbors’ praise and the poignant contrast of joy and sorrow.
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Jean
Slater Jean
Sister Jean
Eviil
Samrger Raees
Alsser Jean
Alster Jean
L. Barker
Inter Ocean
Century Dictionary praised as full inventory of language
A critical notice extols the Century Dictionary as a comprehensive inventory of English, noting its completeness across sciences and arts. It lauds its bound volumes from The Century Company, highlights St. Nicholas and The Century Magazine, and praises illustrations, essays, and children’s literature as part of a broad cultural offering.
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Century Company
New York
H. Watts & Co
Century Dictionary
Archbishop Trench
The
Philological Society
Webster
Worcester
An Englishman's Impressions in Pittsburgh Letters
A reader from Allegheny defends English workers against a Drs. PATCH article claiming wage cuts for new owners of borass and fine clothes. He praises industrious artisans, notes Burns, and recalls travel through the United States with admiration for American labor and attire.
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the Dispatch
Drs. Patch
England
Cawehehn
Robert Burns
Joux Cassidy
Allegheny
Presidents Born on Farms and Notable Farmer Sons
A letter to the editor catalogs presidents and prominent men as farm or country born. It lists Washington, Adams, Monroe, Jackson, Van Buren, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Buchanan, Lincoln, Garfield and others like Jay Gould, Henry Ward Beecher, Chauncey Depew, Russell Sage, Whitelaw Reid, De Witt Talmage, Sunset Cox, Abram Hewitt, Thomas Platt, L M Bates, Addison Cammack and Tom Ochiltres as having farm or rural roots and ties to agricultural life.
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Dispatch
L Venoxa
Washington
Adams
Monroe
Andrew Jackson
van Buren
Tylor
Polk
Taylor
Buchanan
Lincoln
Garfield
Jay Gould
Henry Ward Heecher
William M. Evarta
Vermont
Chauncey M. Depew
Peekskill
Vanderbilt
Russell Sage
Whitelaw Reid
Ohio
de Witt Talmage
Sunset Cox
Soman
C. Abram S. Hewitt
New York
Thomas C. Platt
L. M. Bates
Addison Cammack
Tom Ochiltres
Letter to the Editor on Railroads and Canals
G W Scott, a Pittsburg native now in Chicago, advocates a freight line to New York using 100 ton cars to avoid grain storage delays. He asks The Disaptch to publish a public notice, noting his son David Scott and Jummings Itz applauded the idea in a November 15 note.
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James
G. W. Scott
David Scorr
Tissue ballots and fraud claims in elections
A historical note discusses tissue ballots and alleged fraud in elections, describing ballots printed on thin paper inserted into boxes. It mentions an Australian voting method where names of all candidates appear on one ballot and voters mark crosses beside their choices.
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Fernelis
Theaaias Saan
A Reader Question on Poker Hand Disclosure
In a letter to the editor dated November 14 the writer asks what should have been stated about a hand in poker. The author argues that the failure to reveal one’s hand leads to the other player’s win and requests guidance for readers.
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Asrostows
Ohio Governor Election Question Puzzles Readers
The Dizpatch reader asks editor if the present Ohio governor has been defeated twice. The brief inquiry is dated Pax Monnog November 1 and notes no further details.
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Ohio
Monnog
Pax
President's annual message to be released simultaneously nationwide
Washington reports that no arrangements exist for early or pre publication of the President's message. Private Secretary Halford confirms there is no advance distribution plan. The aim is universal, synchronized publication to prevent neglect or discrimination by publishers amid growing newspaper competition.
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Washington
Halford
Congress
United States
Pledge Effect on President's Message Distribution
The piece describes how newspapers once received the President's Message under a pledge to await telegraphic release. It notes advantages of immediate access for editors to summarize and comment in the same edition. It contrasts direct release by press associations with later telegrams and the ensuing rapid editorial race.
Secret Treasury Printing in 1877 Revealed
A historical note describes a hidden Treasury Printing Office in the basement where John Sherman’s Treasury report and President Hagen’s message were secretly produced and distributed. The facility produced bonds and reports, circulated widely, and operated with strict security and secrecy despite its high news value.
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Hagen
John Sherman
Remore
Printer’s bid to sell confidential message toppled
A Treasury Department printer attempted to profit by selling the presidents message and report to a newspaper via intermediaries. Arrangements involved the Western Union Company and extra night operators. The seized documents were recovered and returned to the Treasury vault.
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Treasury Department
United States Senate
Western Union Company
Western Union Talph Company
Treasury
Message leak story reaches White House and press
Walter P Phillips, new United Press head, learns a confidential message is circulating among special correspondents. President Hayes refuses an early release, insisting the document be read to Congress first, while newspapers eventually receive it hours later. The Washington bureau chief’s plan to speed the release fails in one key detail.
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Washington
Associated Press
Walter P.phillips
United Press
Banas
Executive Mansion
Hayes
Mr. Phillips
Congress
Phillips
Nell Sonam
Neawspapers
Asso_ Press
Ciine
Tiaphemes
Report Theft Leads to Reform After Secretary Sherman Inaction
The secretary’s report was stolen and sold to a syndicate. Sherman refused to believe it, and the Press Association failed to assist. The next day the report appeared, prompting a thorough investigation that identified the thief and resulted in discharge. Hayes then enacted a new system sending copies to Internal Revenue collectors for delivery in towns.
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Sherman
Press Association
Hayes
Internal Revenue
Messand da Setaee
Conreas
Baltimore
New York
One of Sherman’s Traits Admired for Silence
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports Senator Sherman declines to discuss the Ohio election. The eminent statesman is praised for never speaking when there is nothing to say, a trait admired by his admirers.
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Sherman
St. Louis
Deaths of a Day in Ottawa and New York
The Ottawa community mourns the sudden death of Dr. Wilson, a Law Clerk at the Dominion House of Commons, reported from New York. The notice notes his respected standing and the shock to locals and officials, while a garbled line references Mrs. Alice J. Bruner and a Philadelphia event on Saturday.
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Ottawa
Ont
New York
Wilson
Dominion House of Commons
Great Triple Number of Dispatches Sparks Broad News Issue
The latest issue proclaims a vast reading matter with Brazil news of a republican government and officers chosen. It notes Emperor William and the Empress returning home, civil unrest in Glasgow and rising Cleveland iron prices.
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Chelco
Taz Distarca
Brazil
William
Glasgow
Cleveland
London
Bibmarck
Bulgaria
Charles Stewart Parnell
Fedoral Steel Company
Blaine
Waterville
Glassware by Machinery Introduced at Ellenville
Reports from Ellenville describe a new machinery blowers system used by the Ellenville Glass Works to manufacture glassware. An American trial followed a favorable European report, with a full machine running at Ellenville and operated by water power.
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Ellenville Glass Works
Cvis
Glass Man Waa
Introda
Ork T
Ellenville Ging Works
Bottis Oly
Sat
Walt Ee Wong
German Oxen Pining for a Driver at Greenfield Hill Farm
A team of German oxen at Miss Agnes Murray’s Greenfield Hill farm in Greenwich Cons. near Lady Agnes are restless for a Tenronte driver. The owner visited the labor bureau at Caatic seeking guidance as the oxen struggle with dialect and direction.
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New York
Greenfield Hill
Greenwich
Cons
Agnes Murray
Lady Agnes
Labor Bureau
Caatic
God
Godda
Tristate Tales Of Bears Ghosts And A Puzzling Road Vigil
A hunter near Addison hammock southwest of Landisburg Pa. shoots and kills one bear as two others vanish in dense growth. In Nevada Ohio Martin Weidemire allegedly commits self death by hanging in November. A man in Norristown misreads a ticket case and a Lancaster bound rider is arrested on a stray railroad ticket.
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J. F. Lows
Addison Hammock
Landisburg
Nevada
Martin Weidemire
Fragmentary Dialogue Bits From A 19th Century Page
A garbled OCR fragment shows a string of quips and exchanges from a printed page. Names and lines include references to a dog anecdote, a clerk, wives, and a mention of Molcini the actor, with partial dialogue and unclear context.
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Pittsberg Postofice
Fifth Avenue
Diamond Street
Eastern Advertisingfice
Hoom
Tribune Building
Disratcy
VisraTcy
Pittsburg
Allegheny's Free Library
Pennsylvania
Ment
New York Tribunal
the Critic's Review
Niagara
New Zealand
Century Magazine
St. Nicholas
Ste. Aene
Harris
Jake
Young Folker
Siberia
Stillman
Cole
van Reyeselaer
Pennell
Rambler
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
H. Watts &Co
Bradford Torrey
New England Hill
Mr. Torrey
Miss Yonge
Cheddar
Hannah More
Thomas Whittaker
Misa Hannah More
Old Lake
Goody Lake
Edward H. Jewett
Babylonia
Jewett
Miz
Julia Ditts Young
J. B. Lippincots Co
Wattws & Co
Marcy Mornster
Jerome
Diana
Stephen
Bella
William Dean Howells
Daudet
Conta
Weldin
Enland
Craina
Edward Wakefield
Carsall & Co
H. Watts & 2
Mr. Warren
Frederick R. Sanford
Miss Wade
Sonbenten
Warren
Ashanptttel
White & Allen
J.B. Weldin & Go
Pittsburger’s
the Disputch
Pat
Malied
Dr. Wilson
Alice J. Bruner
Ron Schmidery
al Carlisle
W. G. Johnston
William Pitt
Callen
Maneesa
Doughty
Baseball Brotherhood
Peter Priddy
E. C. McClelland
Sporting News
the Review
Ebers’ “Joshua
Julia Ward Howe
George W. Williams
Africa
James A. Wakefield
Sam Houston
Wales
Brena
Henry la Loberns
Dr. Brown-Sequard
Frank G. Carpenter
M. Hungerford
Ireland
Henry Haynie
Heinrichs
Bright Papers
Ellenville
New York Times
Als
Gueaue
Cotlees
Becausn
Ciminosti
Dragian
Paterson, N. J
Rea
Ian
Cineiansti
Mattapuisets Mass
Bolles
John Benson
Rice County
Mimn
Farmanl Resantly
Henry Caby
Ives
Arenac County
Mich
Bay
Cincinnati
Berton
Teon
Anid
America
John Thomas Heslop
Hans
Oxen
Norristown
Lancaster
SSS
Kearney Benks
Molcini
Dobsan
Benks
Xeorney Anderepris
Mons
Plate
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