Twelve Pages Challenging Brice’s Senate Seat
Ohio Republican leaders discuss contesting Senator-elect Brice on residency grounds. The issue, fueled by Sherman King correspondence, could strengthen the GOP Senate majority and ease pressure on the election. Brice’s tax records and New York listing spur the challenge while corporate ties loom over the partisan balance.
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Ohio Republican Committee
Brice
Senate
Sherman
King
Ohio
Vnie
Calvin S. Brice
New York
Stock Gambling Debate Across New Orleans and Wall Street
A Southwestern paper criticizes stock gambling arguments from the New Orleans gambling comparison and the New York Advertiser responds. The exchange questions constitutional sanction for trading practices and whether legislation favors manipulators, highlighting cross state scrutiny of financial speculation and moral accounting.
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New Orleans
Wall Street
Southwestern
New York
Southwestern Journal
Bankers’ Convention
Stock Exchange
Legislative views on gambling laws contrast across states
The article argues that New York broad-gauge charters enable stock gambling while Illinois and Louisiana focus differently on grain and lottery formats. It contends that legislation consistently favors vested business gambling interests, calling for a sharp shift in policy. It also rejects moral equivalence between stock and lottery gambling as improper.
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Empire State
New York
New Orleans
Wallace interview on ballot reform and literacy suffrage
The Democratic Watchman challenges a Crerates interview with Hon. William A. Wallace alleging he favors excluding illiterate foreigners from voting. The piece argues the report may misstate his stance and notes constitutional and legislative route considerations while defending Wallace’s apparent aim for a targeted reform.
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William A. Wallace
Bellefonte
Wallace
Hill scheme would extend Hill Senate governorship combo
Commentary argues Governor Hill could hold both New York offices for a four year term. It mocks Lieutenant Governor Jones, noting the impossibility of bending politics to fit personal ambitions. The piece praises Hill's bold move and laments its unrealized potential.
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Hill
New York
Jones
Congress
Dr. Sampson
David Bennett
Empire State
David Bennett Hill
Secretary Foster's Bond Plan for Silver Certificates Faces Challenge
The New York Chamber of Commerce address and the Secretary's claim of power to issue bonds to redeem silver certificates draw sharp criticism. Eastern papers question authority, while critics argue the plan creates a costly, ineffective cycle: the government buys silver, issues certificates, redeems them with bonds, increasing debt without usable asset.
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Foster
New York Chamber of Commerce
United States
Treasury
Silver policy critique on bond sales and debt burden
A writer argues that Secretary Foster’s plan to sell bonds to support silver certificates would raise public debt and impose interest costs on taxpayers. The piece condemns bond buys to prop up silver prices and calls for coinage reform rather than expansion of the Treasury’s silver stock.
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Foster
Partisan illusions on Democratic split in Speakership race
A Washington telegram suggests a split in Democratic ranks may follow the Speakership contest with Mills or Crisp defeated. The piece notes such splits are often exaggerated by Republicans and unlikely to survive into practical party action, arguing the loyalty of Democrats will prevail.
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Washington
Mills
Crisp
Tammany
New York
New York court voids Ogden charitable bequest over lack of beneficiary
Commentary notes THF declaration voids William B. Ogden bequest as a charitable trust with no enforceable beneficiary, comparing it to the Tilden case. It contrasts charitable and monopolistic trust rulings and questions sensational powder mill ads after a Sumneytown explosion.
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New York
William B. Ogden
Rio Janeiro Revolutions Mirror US Electoral Calm
The text contrasts Brazil and Chile with Brazil’s revolutions, noting how the people topple monarchies and establish provisional governments, republics, dictatorships, and restorations with little violence, likening it to U.S. congressional elections. It highlights bloodless transitions and political upheaval across cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Janiero
Chile
Brasil
Evacuation Day Observances Noted By New York Papers
The newspapers clash over whether Wednesday marked the 108th or the 7th anniversary of British evacuation of New York City. Editors urged non partisan unity on the commemorative date.
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New York
New York Politicians Accuse Opponents of Stealing Legislature
The New York press portrays both parties as attempting to steal the Legislature, suggesting the leaders on both sides are a very rascally lot.
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New York
Speculator withdraws NY Produce Exchange membership
A XOTED speculator withdrew his application after the committee sought to inquire into his character and reputation, an action deemed an infringement on personal liberties that makes further proceedings impossible.
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New York Produce Exchange
Calculated relapse casts doubt on bi chlorid or gold cure
Two cases cited by the Cincinnati Com goette show relapse after cure by bi chloride or gold. The report says relapse is "calculated to stagger faith" in the treatment and the belief that recovered alcoholics can safely resume drinking, a notion common sense should forbid.
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Cincinnati
Com- Goette
Chicago proposes pool by trunk line vote marks shift in rail policy
In Chicago a plan to form a tonnage pool via vote of trunk lines signals a broader move away from showing respect for interstate commerce provisions. Rail managers acknowledge the change as time passes beyond such formalities.
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Chicago
Bismarck to skip Reichstag unless needed in crisis
The article notes that Bismarck will not appear in the Reichstag unless absolutely necessary after a recent honor demonstration. It suggests possibilities the Imperial Government may be placating his wounded vanity and hints at political maneuvering surrounding his stance. General Buse l and A Alger reaffirm support for Blaine, signalling alignment of key figures with the Blaine faction.
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Bismarck
Reichstag
General Bussel
A. Alger
Blaine
Michigan
Alger
National Republican Committee
United States
Maine
Hyde
Massachusetts
Columbia
Dispatch
Trade surplus signals strong October exports growth
The October foreign trade shows exports exceeding imports by 36 million dollars with a two month balance of 57 million in our favor. The piece warns of prosperity bubbles and urges continued Republican weather policy by Jerry Bush to avoid new cyclones.
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Uoele
Jerry Bush
Clarkson ties subsidies to GOP press independence issues
Chairman Clarkson solidifies a plan to back the independent press to boost Republican chances but critics argue subsidies destroy independence by making the paper dependent on funds. The debate centers on whether financing walls off true editorial autonomy or compromises it.
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Clarkson
Independent Press
Gossip of the Town on Max O'Rell in Pittsburgh
The piece recounts Max O'Rell, aka Manx O Reill, touring American cities with manager Major Pond, noting his travel pace and accent. It discusses his personality, attire, and reception, plus a Chicago visit and local color from Jake Murray and a tailor anecdote about gold buttons.
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Paul Blouet
Manx O'Reill
America
Sewickley
Presbyterian Church
Major Pond
Washington, D. C
Ladmire Major Pond
Brooklyn
Chicago
Minneapolis
Detroit
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Max O'Nell
Max O'Rell
London
Leetaorer
Pittsbore
Jake B. Murray
Windy City
Masonic
Electric locomotion faces financial hurdle before adoption
An electrician explains that even with a perfect electric substitute for steam locomotives within a year or two the main obstacle will be capital. He notes railroads are conservative and/ or resistant to wholesale rolling stock changes, despite strong funding for electrical research.
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Edison
Man Sat Longest On Rail Fence In Novice Contest
Curverano November 27. John Springer and William Noble camped on a fence rail from Thursday night into Friday morning with families bringing hot coffee. Noble weighed 110 pounds. Springer was heavy, yet Noble appeared fresher after 12 hours on the rail. The town watched the odd contest with community interest.
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Curverano
John Springer
William Noble
Bottum
Springer
Noble
Restoring Mental Powers With Skull Trephining Case
A Cincinnati patient Emma Schwerman, nearly five, paralytic since infancy, gained arm control and speech after skull trephining at Cincinnati Hospital. Doctors plan further skull removal while aiming to fully develop brain function. two Texas patients are to be operated on.
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Texas
Political rumors and Republican prospects in 1895
A montage of editorials and comments from various papers discussing tax and political strategy. Notes on Chairman Clarkson and Republican hopes for McKinley, Blaine, and Sherman, with mentions of Brice and Foraker and central figures in party factions.
Five Generations In Her Family At Widow Frost’s Death
Mrs Anna Hoag Frost of Someret New York died leaving sixty eight descendants. She saw five generations with 5 sons 3 daughters 26 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Born Nine Partners New York she moved to Rensselaer Albany County and later Niagara County where she was one of the oldest pioneers. Six grandsons bore her funeral.
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Renssalear
Alban County
Solomon Frost
Niagara County
New York Anglomania Criticized In Ether of Cities
A compilation of editorials from Baltimore and Chicago papers criticizing New York’s lingering British influence in Gotham. It jokes about Hutchinson’s withdrawal from the New York Produce Exchange and mocks New York’s provincialism and rivalries with Minneapolis.
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New York
Gotham
Baltimore
Notable 19th Century Figures and Events Noted in Brief
Notes mention Mrs Humbreeer Warp as a famed china painter and author of Robert Elsmere, Erxe Oscar of Sweden as a poetry autograph collector, General Benjamin F Butler’s slow recovery, and the prodigy Bimp Tom in an asylum. Also reported are Secretary Foster’s gradual improved condition, a Brightlingsea banquet for Edward Bulwer-Lytton, and Dom Pipero’s Brasil concerns. General Casement in New York to visit family and football game. he cites Moon Run coal mine investments.
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Bimp Tom
Foster
Thomas Wiltshire Summersum
Brightlingsea
England
Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton
Earl of Lytton
Owen Meredith
Dom Pipero
Paris
Brasil
The
Madeleine
Jack Casement
Painesville, O
New York
Pree
Princeton
Pittsburg
Moon Runcoal
Caterers Clash With Clubs Over Refreshments At Socials
The week’s notes reveal caterers and clubs in dispute over catering at events. A New York wedding catering defamation sparks debate on imported versus domestic quality. The Academy of Medicine plans its annual dinner at the Kenmawr Hotel with Dr. Eaton delivering the address. The Heart and Hand Society of Third Presbyterian to host its annual fair and supper December 1, with funds aiding hospitals and charities. Miss Agnes Young’s wedding next week features Lieutenant Palmer E. Pierce in regimental dress and a West Point wedding at W. J. Young residence on Shady Lane.
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Sherrey
New York
The
Academy of Medicine
Kenmawr Hotel
R. W. Stewart
Percival J. Eaton
Holland
Gohring
James McCann
Murdock
T. D. Davis
Theodore Diller
Brockerhof
Edsall
Eaton
Goulding
Henderson
Day
Diller
Ward
Stewart
Smul
Patterson
Pettitt
Myers
Litchfield
Mercur
Lincoln
Scott
Moyer
Dravo
Taylor
Donthett
George Hodgen
McCann
Murdoch
B. King
McKelvey
Chancellor Holland
T. D. Doris
McNeil
Williams
Daly
le Moyne
Joseph Dickson
Werder
McKennan
Nelan
Messrs
Goehring
Knox
Phelen
Drs. George
Foster
English
Lange
Hope
Koenig
Shaw
Heart and Hand Society
Third Presbyterian Church
E. P. Cowan
Fhve
West Penn and Homeopathic
Working Girls’ Home
Biddle
Scotia and
Mary Allen
China
Pittsb
Allegheny Fresh Air Fund
McAll Mission
Mary Ewine
Frank E. Moore
Diam
W. ¥. McKelvey
McClelland
Swartz
Grace Williams
Elinor McEllroy
Agnes Young
Palmer E. Pierce
West Point
Weat Point
W. J. Young
Shady Jane
Fitzhavenne
JT. McGunnegie
Oil City Presbyterian Church
Lieutenant Fierce
Buffalo
Social chatter on Petersport social scene and upcoming events
Old City Hall hosts Iohans Home fair next Thursday and Friday. Mrs Elizabeth Barton wed Mr Robert Carson in a small ceremony. Carson couple to winter in the East. Invitations issued for many gatherings at Schoonmaker and others. National Pageant deferred. Thanksgiving travel and society notes fill the Pittsburgh scene.
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Asireo
Iohans
Old City Hall
Elizabeth Barton
Robert Carson
Pittsburg
CoLowan
J. M
Schoonmaker
Moorewood Avenue
Washington
Vassar Students and Society
Pittburg
University Club
Plenny
Misa Lawre
Miss Jordan
Cincinnati
Shadyside
Hewat Botlin Paneer
Duquesne
Paul Brover
Max O'Rell
Patt Brover
Esterday
Bewickley
Evita Sraaim
Carrie Schmert
British Troop Move Aims for Fast Ocean Route
The New York Sun reports on a rapid military transport plan from Vancouver to Halifax by rail and ship, moving British troops across the continent and then to Liverpool. Experiments test quickest England to India routes via the Pacific line, with wide global interest across Europe Asia Africa and Australia.
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New York Sun
Vancouver
Pacific Ocean
Halifax
Atlantic Ocean
Continent
Atlantic
Liverpool
England
India
Pacific
Europe
Asia
North America
Egypt
North Africa
South Africa
Australia
Republican convention predictions and 1802 note
The St Louis Globe Democrat discusses the upcoming Republican convention on June 7, 1802, and notes the 154 convention outcome. It mentions three states New Jersey Delaware and Kentucky voting against the ticket while Missouri was carried by Republicans in 1564, implying high political stakes.
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St Leuis Globe- Democrat
Staves
New Jersey
Delaware
Kentucky
Missouri
Modest Chicago seeks five million for Exposition financing
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes Chicago asks Uncle Sam for five million dollars to back the Columbian Exposition while claiming it can raise fifteen to twenty million privately. It warns that if the government does not help, the fair may fail and stain Columbia with disgrace.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Chicago
United States
Lake Michigan
Uncle Sams Strongbox
Lake City
Washington
Knt Filand
Columbus
Columbia
Millet returns from Rome on City of Berlin voyage
Aboard the City of Berlin Mrs. Annie Besant and artist journalist F. D. Millet arrive from Rome. Millet recounts in A Faded Scapular how a ghost, a secret wall niche, a crucifix, and a hidden triangular relic tied to a dead artist landlord frame a haunting memory from twenty years past.
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Berlin
Annie Besant
F. D. Millet
Rome
Millet
Apted
Mr. Millet
Christ
Speakership Debate Split Among Southern Democrats
The discussion centers on who will become Speaker with Crisp of Georgia Mills of Texas and Mc Millin of Tennessee leading, while Mille remains a long shot. Randall is cited as a model for a Democratic speaker and party unity could hinge on the choice amid looming presidential campaign issues.
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Crisp
Georgia
Mills
Texas
McMillin
Tennessee
K. Q Mille
Milla
St. Louis Globe. Democrat
Chris
Rands
The
Fort Worth Gazette
Samuel J. Randall
Congress
Democratic Party
Washington
Randall Democrat
Chicago
Inter Ceedn
Ilouse
St Louis Republic
Local Idioms and the Life of Language Across Regions
The Boston Transcript notes that phrases like I don't seem to remember Not much of any and comfort ally sick reveal regional usage. It praises linguistic variety across America while urging restraint in forcing one standard speech.
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New York Tribune
Boston Transcript
New York
Dismois
New England
Boston
South Dakota
Governor Hill Accused of Steering Legislature Theft Plot
The New York Tribune condemns David B. Hill as a disreputable, reactionary figure. It states his governorship degraded public service and aligned with rum, canal, and ballot theft rings, crowning a scandalous career by leading a plot to steal the Legislature.
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New York Tribune
David B. Hill
Albany
Cullings on Collegiates and Theatre Fares
A fragment from U S college life quotes slang at Wellesley and mocks students for rowdy behavior at theaters. It notes college men shout through performances yet are urged to conduct themselves with civility or be removed. The piece contrasts campus culture with European learning.
Curious Condensations From a Storied Archive
A collage of brief notes covers finance, geography, industry, and notable achievements. It cites bank stability in Maine, aging municipal status in Portland and Deering, French military odds, wages for a famous wrestler, and a lay of pearls of world wealth and innovation from sharks to diamonds, with public figures and early life feats.
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Baltimore
Maine
Portland
Deering
Charles Dilke
Germany
France
United States
Fragmented Life Scene with Unclear Dream Interlude
Dreamlike vignettes unfold with mixed dialogue and prankish banter. Characters include Elijah Higginbotham and Morrison figures, as the piece shifts between rumor and quirky street talk. The disjointed piece hints at theater like absurdity and a fading sense of time.
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Sir Edwin Arnold
Prof. Ruseeli
Mount ST. Elias
Ble Dispatch
Smithfield and
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
New Dispatch
Fastern
Feune Reiding
Srescherly Ecole
Ener
Anne Stad
Darcy Dusraton
Ee BO Pearcy
Sundar
Damy
Dusraton
Fusrateen
Erspay Disraten
Pittsbburg
the Wallace
Sumneytown
Sixth Street
General Jones
Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
McKinley
Loule Globe-Democrat
Graive
Philadelhia
Mr. Brice
Price
Vernon
John Sherman
Foraker
Chicago Times
Losa
Chcaco
B. P. Hutchinson
T’roduce Exchange
Eugene Meld
Chicago News
Rainsford
Chicago Herald
Benjamin F. Butter
Modest
Wellesley
Erih
Lahouchere
Borneo
Globe
Ernest and Rehm
Herman Waxner
Geographical Institute of
Gotha
Oldtown
Russia
Caucasus
Ireland
Great Britain
Alabama
Swiss
Italy
Brazil
Portugal
Loneseeeaons
Junee
Pullman Company
Wort
Raleigh
Africa
Charles Jaroes Fox
Great Cromwel
Cambidge
John Bright
Gladstone
Lord
Cambridge
Peel
Palmerston
Admiralty
Henry Clay
Washfindon
Koalantaroo
Mich
Kalamazoo
Mattam
Sik
Queen Victoria
Victoria
A Crown Jewels
Pitt
Fort St. George
Elijah Higginbotham
Riser Vaca
Barry
Coberin
Sir John Lubbock
Morrison
Stivey
Prince
Jansen
Darling
Bank Acromat
Ethel
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