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Mills and Carlisle Letter Shift Speakership Debate
The article notes Mills emerging as a likely speaker candidate as Northern Democrats push for a homegrown choice. A Carlisle letter praising Mills aims to counter Texan aspirant Crisp and frames the fight over free trade versus silver, setting the stage for a Clinton era alignments as Congress heads to Washington.
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Messrs Mills
Crisp
Springer
Illinois
Musson and Dixon
Mills
Carlisle
J. D. Warner
Cleveland
Tate
Washington
Yale Tops Princeton In Classic Thanksgiving Football Battle
Yale defeated Princeton before nearly fifty thousand spectators in a clash celebrated as a display of brains courage and team spirit The win underscores football as a durable public favorite combining strategic play with athletic prowess and valor suggesting athletic qualities transfer to business success as well.
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Colece
Yale
Princeton
Princetons
Water supply peril in Pittsburg urged after Brooklyn outage
The Dispatch notes danger from a single aging conduit between Brilliant station and the Highland reservoir. Experts warn Pittsburg could face summer shortages if the main fails. Brooklyn suffered water cuts since last Saturday causing heavy production losses. improvement funding for water plants should be approved by Councils.
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Dispatch
Pitwburg
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Brilliant Station
Highland Reservoir
Water Department
Lucille and Owen Meredith Remembered by Readers
A tribute recalls Owen Meredith the poet behind the pseudonym and his popular work Lucille a novel in verse that caused a sensation upon publication and found a large English speaking audience with hundreds of thousands of copies sold.
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Lord Lytton
Owen Meredith
Bulwer
Lucille
Lucille Poems Prove Its Enduring Charm
The piece notes how the poem Lucille remains popular especially with women, describing human nature and gentle passion. It argues Meredith’s work is not top tier but widely cherished and frequently shelved, with women elevating its esteem beyond critical standards. Britain’s Protection Debate Highlights Birmingham Conference and Lord Salisbury Warns on Foreign Tariffs.
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America
Lucille
Meredith
Britain
England
National Union of Conservative Associations
Birmingham
Lord Salisbury
Women at Wellesley imitate male rush in college life
The piece notes a Wellesley College rush copying masculine custom, with hairpins lost and gowns torn instead of injuries. It argues this signals progress for women's rights and hints at broader college competition with male institutions, suggesting football as the next trend.
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Wellesley College
Yale
Princeton
Northern and Southern Democrats clash over flags at Grady speech
The piece notes a rift within the Democratic party over Confederate flags used at a Griffin event. It highlights Governor Hill as a possible removaI requester and questions the impact of such symbols on northern southern unity, urging clear stance for party comfort.
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Democratic Party
Richmond
Albany
N. Y
Journal
Hill
Atlanta
Governor Hill
Newspaper inducements amid wartime journalism trends
Extravagant enticements lure readers as New York dailies compete with chromes and insurance policies. Despite promotions, the best papers remain those delivering the most news in clear form and reach.
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New York
Double Murders in Illinois Highlight Family Marital Motives
On the same day in Illinois two men were killed over second marriages. An elderly Atterbury was shot by his sons after proposing to remarry, and John Norris was killed by his stepdaughters who opposed his new marriage. The piece notes legal limits on murder and jokes about “economy” in killings.
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Illinois
Atterbury
Ils
John Norris
New York Eyes Assembly to Promote Grant Monument
If New York fails to secure the Democratic National Convention venue it may turn to the Mound Builders' Assembly to aid in raising the Grant Monument from its current obscurity.
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New York
Mound Builders’ Assembly
Grant Monument
Mills Boom Sparks Carlisle Endorsement War Over Crisp Tariff
The piece notes Carlisle's strong letter backing Mills amid attacks on Crisp's tariff record. It recalls Crisp's past alignment with Randall, his refusal to back Randall on tariff issues, and characterizes the Speakership contest as a clash over protectionism.
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Carlisle
Crisp
Randall
Randall's
Law's Reach Strikes Louisiana Lottery Suspects
Indictments from the United States grand jury at Sioux Falls SD charge violators of the antilottery mail law. The long arm of federal enforcement reaches from the freezing north to the semi tropical south impacting local lottery prosecutions. Russia's halt on horse exports and grain to Austria and Germany stirs war talk amid food fears. Governor Hunt shows bold stance, risking political backlash from the Jones family.
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New Orleans
Sioux Falls
United States Grand Jury
Evacuation Day Recalled Amid Turbulent Times
The article notes Evacuation Day in New York as a historic observance while accusing Tammany and rival thieves of ignoring the occasion. It suggests some criminals faced punishment behind bars and hints at lingering tensions, with old grievances resurfacing as a form of revenge.
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New York
Tammany
Thanksgiving Jokes and Protection Policy Revisited
The writer mocks reuse of Thanksgiving humor and rates protectionism as the best policy, calling anyone who supports it a MacKinleyite. The piece critiques political and industrial protection views with a satirical tone.
Campbell Seen as Presidential Possibility in West
Free trade journals in the West discuss Campbell as a potential president while noting Ohio has an election and Cleveland aims to secure the nomination. The piece highlights regional interest and strategic positioning in the contest.
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Free Trade
Campbell
Ohio
Cleveland
People and Personalities Across the Globe and Nation
A collage notes various figures: Coast Herbert BisMARCK eyes an American visit. Empress Eugenie plans a Riviera villa. the Princess of Wales birthday debated for Sandringham. James Clarkson returns from Washington. OsbORNEs mark their 72nd wedding anniversary in Knoxville. Also mentions editorials by Sir Epwin Arnold, Lewis Carroll at Oxford, Elihakp Harprye Davis under 25, and Rev. Arthur Nicholls. General Peixotto described. Mrs. Philippine Overstolz linked to President Grant.
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Herbert Bismarck
America
Eugenie
Riviera
Princess of Wales
Sandringham
James & Clarkson
New York
Washington
Stephen Osborne
Knoxville
Tenn
Epwix Arnold
Lewis Carroll
Christ Church College
Oxford
EliHakp Harprye Davis
Harper's Weekly
Rebecca Harding Davis
Philadelphia Press
Florences Fortune: Widow Receives Modest Comprise
Special report notes W. J. Florence left a modest fortune to his widow with profits from The Mighty Pagan possibly reaching $900 600 though not all saved. He lived well and invested in Wall Street, often drawing on his purse. recent years saw heavy stock losses and increasing estate value despite debts.
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New Yeak
W. J. Florence
Florence
Wall Street
Minnesota farmer strikes electricity source from water well
Redwing farmer Charles J. Hollywell and two well diggers reportedly hit a powerful electric vein while drilling for water. An air force from the hole knocked a man down and rods vanished down the seemingly bottomless shaft. Hollywell likens the find to a vast natural storehouse of electricity.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Charles J. Hollywell
Redwing
Minn
Neal Dow
Hollywell
Supreme Court Vacancy Laboring Over Nominees
The death of Judge Clark prompts a list of possible nominees from across Pennsylvania. Governor Patti son could consider Furman Sheppard Joseph C. Bucher Edward Harvey William J. Baer D T Watson John W Wetzel John McMichaels Medard Charlies Heydrick Hugh M North John H Orvis J J Metsgar and others from additional counties. Many named are experienced jurists.
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Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Clark
Pattison
Furman Sheppard
Joseph C. Bucher
Union County
Edward Harvey
Allentown
William J. Baer
Somerset County
D. T. Watson
Allegheny County
John W. Wetzel
Cumberland County
John McMichaels
Lawrence County
Medard
Mercer County
Charlies Heydrick
Venango County
Hugh M. North
Lancaster County
John H. Orvis
Venter County
J. J. Metsgar
Lycoming County
Max O Rell In Sewickley Delights Large Audience
Max O Rell lectured last night at the Presbyterian Church in Sewickley to the valley’s largest audience in years. The witty Frenchman kept listeners laughing for nearly two hours with American experiences and humorous observations from his books.
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Onors
Max O'Rell
Sewickley
Hepburn Johns
Max O’rell
America
Pa Blonet
Edward A. Woods
Invitations Issued for K T Drillips Reception in New Turner Hall
The Tears Commandery No 1 K T Drillips awards invites for a reception and musicale at New Turner Hall tonight. Floor and Reception committees list many local men, with detailed names. The item notes white themed dinners and attire, plus a Roselia Foundling Home opening, and mentions weddings and social events in Pittsburgh.
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Commandery No. 1
K. T. Drillips
New Turner Hall
Messrs
John Bevan
L. L. Davis
W. H. Barnes
John Dimling
Algernon B. Dickson
Henry W. Dunlap
George W. Giles
C. C. Ganter
William H. Kammerer
Harry Lydick
Robert Lockhart
George F. McDonald
Samuel J
David M. Kinzer
Alexander M. Murdoch
Herman F. Olnhausen
J. P. McCleary
John Mechain
Henry Belameyer
William T. Reiter
Jacob Spats
Samue Steele
David RB. Torrence
W. C. Wright
Harry J. Weimer
Wurre
Roselia Foundling Home
Pittsburg
Euna Herty
William Peters, Jr
Allegheny English Lutheran Church
William Fink
Howard Morton
Marchand Street
Denniston Avenue
Levi Brap Derr
Money Scarce in Cuba Hits Trades and Sugar
Havasa reports monetary difficulties as silver and copper coins from Spain circulate slowly. Employers pay workers in bank bills at a gold rate, while smaller bills vanish and the Treasury refunds at a high rate. Planters face higher financing costs, threatening sugar production.
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Spain
Havasa
Comnates
Treasury
Massachusetts Prohibitory Party Absorbed by Election Loss
The official vote count in Boston on election day shows Governor Russell winning with 157,983 votes and Colonel Allen receiving 151,515. The Prohibitory party gathered only 1,958 votes, 680 under the 3 percent threshold, leaving no official party status in Massachusetts.
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Boston
Russell
Allen
Halles
Cochrane
Olin
Last of the Buffalo Exhibit Draws Buffalo Bill Visit
A New York Tribune note on Bierstadt’s The Last of the Buffalo exhibition in London recalls Buffalo Bill’s Indian troupe visiting and Sitting Bull being mentioned. A London paper quips that Americans captured vast landscapes in a small painting and jokes about Yankee geography and Alaska.
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New York Tribune
Bierstadt
London
Buffalo Bill
Sitting Bull
Rocky Mountains
Alaska
Not an Early Convention
The article discusses national party conventions and dates in past years. It notes July dates for Democrats in some years and earlier June dates for Republicans, highlighting that the June 7 date for the National Republican Convention is not unusually early by historical standards. It references conventions from 1800, 1840, 1884, and 1888 with shifts in scheduling.
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New York Post
Warning to conspirators to steal New York Legislature
A political editorial warns that Democrats led by Governor Hill aim to seize the New York State Senate, threaten ballot reform, and corrupt the judiciary. It pledges to prevent any fraudulent legislature and defend the republican form of government against anarchy and dictatorship.
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New York
State Senate of
Empire State
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party
Hill
Supreme Court
Total Solar Eclipse To Aid Sun Studies
Commodore Dewey reports the Navy Bureau of Equipment spent labor and materials on 53 vessels last year. The Naval Observatory and Nautical Almanac foresee a rare total eclipse on April 13, 1893, study of the sun’s constitution during the brief eclipse, with lines crossing Brazil and Senegambia. Two parties may be sent to Ceara and Bathurst to observe.
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Secretary of the Navy
Commodore Dewey
Naval Observatory
Nautical Almanac Office
Naval Inspector of
Observatory
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Ceara
Brazil
Bathurst
Senegambia
Cearn
Governor Hovey Funeral Held In Mount Vernon
Remains moved from Hovey homestead to Court House corridor at 9 AM with bells ringing. About 10,000 viewed the corpse as services began at 2:30 PM with Governor Ira J. Chase delivering a simple sermon on the afterlife. Interment followed at the cemetery.
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Mount Vernon, Inc
Hovey
Court House
Ira J. Chase
Job
Many Prelates Gathering for Archbishop Kendrick Jubilee
Cardinal Gibbons arrives in St. Louis for Archbishop Kendrick jubilee along with Archbishops Salponte and Chapelle and bishops Kain Mangien and Riordan. They are welcomed at Union Station and proceed to the Archbishopric as ceremonies begin with a pontifical Mass and over 500 dignitaries expected.
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St. Louis
Kendrick
Cardinal Gibbons
Salponte
Chapelle
Santa Fe
Kain
Wheeling
Mangien
Washington University
Mark Gross
Charlotte
N. C
Gibbons
Derivation of the worn dollar from Joachimsthaler tale
The article traces the dollar’s origin to the German thal valley and the Joach imsthal mining district in Bohemia. A 16th century duke authorized a Joachimsthaler silver coin, later shortened to thaler, then daler, and finally anglicized as dollar.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Thal
Bohemia
Joachimsthal
Joachim's Valley
Joachim
Germany
Denmark
Reciprocity with Canada and annexation prospects
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette argues that reciprocity with Canada would align their products with Canada under a joint tariff against Europe. It suggests Canada would struggle to cooperate with England in such a treaty, as implied by the periodical.
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Cincinnat! Commercial Gazette
Canada
Europe
England
Depositions Rise Across States After Da Fonseca Abdication
Several states have deposed their governors following the abdication of Da Fonseca. In Bahia the governor has been removed amid post conflict unrest as Marshal Fonseca reportedly flees to Paquetá Island in Guanabara Bay.
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Rio Janemo
da Fonseca
Bahia
Marshal Fonseca
Paquetu Island
Bay of Rio Semaine
Reach for the Second Cake in Democratic Convention Push
The Commercial Gazette urges actions to secure the Democratic National Convention in Brooklyn. It calls for vigorous, concerted effort using New York hotels, Coney Island facilities, and venues like the Rink or Academy of Music to host a large gathering.
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Commercial Gazette
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Coney Island
New York
Rink
Academy of Music
Brooklyn Leadord Union
Thanksgiving Observed In Pittsburg Amid Festive Crowds
The city marked Thanksgiving with prayers and feasts as hospitals served large dinners to hundreds of patients. Hotels drew bustling crowds with elaborate menus and value for money while police fleet inspections impressed officials. Private families favored hotels for ease and economy as Wells Fargo gave turkeys to staff.
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Tron
Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Allegheny
West Penn
Cowan
Mercy Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital
Anderson
Frank Crosby
Wtal
McKinley Leads Ohio Vote With Hancock County Yet To Report
The Ohio official vote shows McKinley at 892 024 votes, Campbell 360 732, Ashenhurst 19 859, Seitz 397. Hancock county is expected to be close and unlikely to alter McKinley’s large plurality. If Hancock votes as in prior years, McKinley’s total rises to 357 024 and Campbell to 365 406. Total Ohio votes about 796 000, up from prior years.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Ohio
Hancock County
McKinley
Campbell
Ashenhurst
Prohibition
Seitz
People’s Party
Hancock
Harrison
Foraker
Ryan
A Little Fortune in Coffee Pot
A farmer Abner Wilson while seining in a creek on his Platte county property found a smashed coffee pot containing a coin dated 1837. The find suggests a vintage treasure tale as the district notes no later coins surfaced, hinting at historical loss and hidden wealth.
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ST. Josuru
Abner Wilson
Platte County
Miners Strike Endorsed by National Union Officials
National officers of the United Mine Workers formally endorsed the Indiana miners strike and authorized aid from the National Miners' treasury. President Rae and Vice President Penna led the investigation and urged financial support from all US miners. The convention urged a cents per ton assessment to fund striker aid and pledged continued action until May 1.
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United Mine Workers
Tene Havre, Inc
United Mine Workers Today
Minera
Indiana
National Miners’ Treasury
Rae
Penna
United States
Umuois
Illinois
Grape Creek
Danville
Pana
Coming Convention Constituted With 803 Delegates
Article outlines the Republican National Convention to be held in Minneapolis on June 7 1992. It explains delegate allocation by state and territory, adds two delegates per territory and DC, and notes 76 more delegates than the previous nomination body. A majority of 450 is required to nominate, unlike the Democrats two thirds rule.
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Pittsburg Hospital For
Peice
Minneapolis
Congress
District of Columbia
Wastin West
Hes
Wisconsin
Utah
Arizona
Aptee
District of Colombia
New Mexico
Harrison
Morton
Spooky Apparition Haunts Providence and Worcester Line
A Massachusetts ghost tale reports a phantom at Farnumsville near the Providence and Worcester Railroad. Each night the late Providence to Worcester train encounters a glowing figure at a spot along the track, causing the engine to halt before the specter vanishes into the forest shadows.
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Bracnstone
Mass
Providence and Worcester Railroad
Farnumsville
Providence
Worcester
Hantom
World’s Columbian Exposition Board Awards Report
The Board of Awards at the World's Columbian Exposition has finished its session after days of work. It approved a report recommending a specific appropriation from Congress to fund award provisions and to carry out the law’s aims. The report will be sent to President Palmer for presentation to President Harrison.
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Wasuinotos
Congress
Exis
Palmer
Harrison
Asubeve
Gadien
Labor group backs eight hour law push in Topeka
Robert Tompkins, president of the Kansas Federation of Labor, attended a federation meeting in Topeka yesterday. The group resolved to enforce the eight hour law passed last winter, targeting the State Printer's office and other sites. Funds have been raised to support the effort.
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Atcaisey
Kax
Robert Tompkins
Kansas Federation of Labor
Topeka
Cleveland Minstrel Leader Dies From Pneumonia
Cleveland's Minstrel Company leader W. Cleveland fell ill with pneumonia after an opening performance at the Grand Opera House. He was reported dying at the Hoffman House, with physicians initially hopeful for recovery for a younger man helping manage the troupe.
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Cleveland
New York
Grand Opera House
Hoffman House
Hawaii appoints 19 honorary commissioners for world fair
Samuel Parker, Hawaii foreign minister, named president of a 19 member board to arrange the Hawaii exhibit at the World's Fair. The commission will act until the government passes needed laws to provide representation.
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Hawaii
San Faaxcisco
Samuel Parker
Political pot bubbles in speakership and neutrality lines
A collection of newspaper snippets argues over neutrality in the Speakership race. It notes CLevatano abstaining and praises Clarkson of the Republican National Committee as a capable organizer. Other items discuss figures like Springer and Mills amid party dynamics and duties under the constitution.
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Clevatano
Clarkson
Republican National Committee
Indianapolis Journal
Messrs
Srummoen
Mitia
Springer
Chicago News
Joan Laxmay
Ohio
Salmon P. Chase
Benjamin F. Wade
Joshua KR. Giddings
Senate
Louis Globe- Democrat
Curious Condensations From Across the World
A collage of brief items notes New York unemployment, a costly Thames tunnel, Rhode Island eight hour law push, Alaska exports, New York hotel unions, Swiss banks, North Dakota barley, California Bellamy colony failure, Irish foreign merchants, New Mexico meerschaum, Baron Hirsch fortune, French anarchists and Socialists, improved electric motors, Sugar River pearls, Pike Peak air limits, China earthquakes, London Paris telegraph test, papier mache oil cans, aluminum beer mugs, Heidelberg theatre bans, Calcutta hymns, declining horse power, Cork election claims, moon distances, Australian colonization, stagecoach robbery anecdote, moonshine dangers, lovers tokens, Japan graduates employment, Australian size comparisons, West Indies death superstitions and omens, and a series of biographical birth and death notes.
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Heidelburg University
Hindoos
Calcutta
Moody and Sankey
Cork Corporation
Wiggins
Australia
California
Europe
Asia
Thanksgiving Day Football Firelight Farce
A fragmented dialogue scene on Thanksgiving Day features Miss Asheast and Miss Divernon arguing about art versus time. A doctor praises football’s invention as a timely remedy while a patient and family discuss injuries from a game, including broken ribs, amid chaotic chatter.
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Asheast
Art Students’ League
Scramble
Troe—troe
Divernon
Colt
Gnowital
Fellah
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