The Dispatch Postal Notice and Carrier Details in Nov 2182
A period newspaper page explains one year subscriptions per quarter and Sunday editions, with rates for Dispatch issues delivered by carriers. It notes the frequency of Sunday and extra copies, requests patrons report missing issues, and mentions postage and stamps. The notice urges carriers and newsboys to supply complete numbers and keep copies for accounts.
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Darcy Disravet
Ccseeseeesess
ECNDA
Toor Farm Withdraws Offer to City on Alexander Property
The Alexander farm owner has withdrawn the option to sell to the city citing a better offer and fatigue over criticism. City officials see no obstacle to withdrawal and question paying 75 percent more than private buyers. The city may explore an inquiry into why owners block sales to the city.
The Right War Against Malfeasance in Allegheny City
The editorial calls for criminal proceedings against the mayor on extortion and embezzlement charges, arguing the Criminal Court offers the clearest venue to prove guilt or innocence and uphold public honesty, while noting trial will vindicate the accused if unfounded.
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Allegheny
Reserve differences in European banks and U S Treasury notes
Director of the Mint reports European banks average 55 percent reserve on circulation, with Greece at 3 percent and France at 79 percent. He notes the Treasury issues and reserves vary by instrument, complicating comparisons. Silver reserves, gold certificates, and legal tender reserves are debated amid Treasury policy and Secretary Toomer concerns.
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Mint
Europe
European Onka
Eee
Bank of
Greece
Bank of France
Treasury
Tooter
Reserve Practices in National Bank Notes and Coin Certificates
The discussion weighs reserve requirements for legal tenders at 30 percent versus coin certificates at 100 percent. It notes the smaller reserve suffices even when serving as indirect backing for bank-note issues and questions why the 100 percent coin-certificate reserve is not reduced. It proposes using half of the excessive reserve to purchase U S bonds, saving interest for the government.
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United States
The High Standing Firm’s Failure and Pedigree of Securities
A New York broking firm of high standing collapses amid allegations of "criminal borrowing" through hypothecated securities. The disaster is linked to corn gambling and alleged misuse of securities, prompting questions about the prevalence of dishonest acts behind successful firms and the systemic incentives of Wall Street.
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New York
Menm and
Fuch
Wall Street
Gould
Explosive shipments by chance travelers prompt safer baggage checks
The article notes some affluent individuals shipped giant powder through the city in trunks as baggage to cut transport costs. It frames the risk as a flawed belief in public luck and warns that continued use would require remedial steps. The piece even suggests personal baggage inspections at stations akin to cross border checks.
Gerrymander Fears Amid New York Democrat Victory
Ohio’s Republican Columbus State Journal calls the NY Democratic win a serious blow to Republican power. It warns of gerrymandering to tilt Congressional and legislative maps, predicts the retirement of Senator Hiscock, and equates such moves with partisan recklessness and legal vengeance.
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Ohio
Columbus State Journal
New York
Onur Cotemy
Hiscock
Congress
Repubicans
Doomsday airships threaten U.S. cities say experts
Prof. Carl E. Myers headed the balloon department in Dyrenforth’s rainmaking project and warns that European powers possess powerful airships capable of flying over New York and other seaboard cities. He urges caution about potential foreign threats and calls for prudent, restrained policy to avoid fueling jingoism.
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Carl E. Myers
Dyrenforth
Myers
United States
New York
Seaboard
Atlantic
Pittsburg
Chicago
Justice and fairness in foreign relations questioned
The piece argues that no power should have even a slight excuse to trigger a quarrel and notes that Myers’ disclosure will sow doubt about rain making reports from the same source of strikingly novel statements.
Wall Street urged to wait for outside demand to return
New York Telegram argues that Wall Street must see external buying resume before confidence returns. It cites from splendid crops and European orders failing to boost broker commissions and ease hardship. The paper notes a need for guarantees against repeated squeezing of small investors.
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New York Telegram
Wall Street
Europe
Disratcn
Stock Exchange
Europe’s Peace Paradox in Global Diplomacy Observed
The piece surveys European power dynamics from M de Giers to Caprivi, noting a history of pacific alliances and the perpetual danger of war. It comments on British diplomacy, Rainmaking remarks, and public office ethics while mingling satire about politics, pensions, and education through football as a symbol of strength.
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Pacific
Europe
M. de Giers
Abe
Caprivi
Louis Napoleon
Italy
Free coinage doubts in Congress questions party stance
BexaToR Plums of Kansas argues there is no hope for a free coinage bill in the next Congress and that chances improve only if Republicans control the House. He questions whether Republicans are truly anti free coinage, citing Senator Pilumb’s longitude.
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Bexator Plums
Kansas
House
Pilumb
Critics Say New Coinry Designs Dishonor Taste
Critics of the new coinage argue the subsidiary designs mock good taste and set a precedent for trivial insult, suggesting the public may swallow the slight as the issue progresses.
Park Commissioners Endorse Battery Park Rail Takeover
The New York Park Commissioners ruled the elevated railroad occupation of Battery Park as public use. The decision reflects the era’s corporate view that railroads serve the public when taking property, yet fail to protect public interests in their use.
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New York Park Commissioners
Battery Park
Russia proposes lottery to relieve famine
A proposal for a grand lottery to ease famine in Russia is described as a sign of half civilization. The plan risks primarily benefiting Russian officials with ready cash, rather than aiding the general populace.
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Russia
Secret ballot may reveal voter locations in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Times contemplates that secret ballots could expose Democratic voters on election day. Yet it notes missing Democrats remain a harder puzzle than the secret ballot, with practical politicians unlikely to illuminate the deeper mystery.
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Philadelphia Times
Memoir plans and society notices in 19th century press
A patchwork of society briefings and misprints notes an array of figures: Siexor Cerrar drafting posthumous memoirs, Joan Sherman’s portrait in the Bank of England directors’ room, Victoria paying Sir Henry Ponsonby $10,000 yearly plus rent for a private secretary, Mrs Evans as London’s Lady Mayoress formerly a Kent hotel chambermaid, Epmusp Yates ill in Brighton, Dr Amos Lusk a late Zelienople physician lauded nationally, and a Shelley monument committee in Rome including Swinburne Gladstone and Garibaldi aides. Also listed are long-haired men exemplars and Kenxax’s nervous collapse after Siberian exile efforts and a Siberia-net book tour inducing insomnia.
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Siexor Cerrar
Joan Sherman
Bank of England
Quzees Victoria
Henry Ponsonby
London
Evans
Kent
Epmusp Yates
The
Worla
Brighton
England
Amos Lusk
Zelienople
Hugulat
Pennsylvania
United States
Swing
Alphonse Dandet
Liszt
Edward Eggleston
Roger A. Pryor
Rome
Signor Cavalotti
Swinburne
Gladstone
Signor Amici
Signor Bonghi
Signor Menotti Garibaldi
Percey Shelley
Gronce Kennxax
San Francisco
Riberia
University extension gains strong support and aims
Proponents defend university extension as an expansion of education linking professors, labor, and business. It fosters independent judgment through lectures, essays, and class discussion, and it is seen as a social force for civic engagement, public health, and improved citizenry.
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Education
Ee Pome University Extension
Unlene
Iabers Ree
England
Lfe
Bacon
Rovussean
Pope
College Professors Form Board for Extension Courses
A Western educators conference at the Newberry library discussed university extension and special education for those unable to attend universities. It formed a prototyped board with a president and a professor from each college to select lecturers for various courses.
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Curiaco
Newberry
Local Researchers Discuss Credits System At Indiana Event
A fragment from a Northwest Indiana report notes Roberts and Coulter of Indiana presenting a system of credits. The discussion covers active involvement and extension plans, mentioning Lee and unified methods, with unclear surrounding context.
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Eeann Oy
Northwesterg Roberts T and Coulter
Indiana
Beeroon
Boston forgery scandal taints French critic deception
A Boston piece condemns M de Soissons a Montreal French Canadian who posed as a nobleman and art critic. He charmed Boston’s high society with letters to the Tynnscript and lavish hospitality then revealed himself as a forger, causing widespread humiliation as he ends behind bars.
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Chicago
Boston
M. de Soissons
Montreal
Ells
Max Elliot
Back Bay
de Ndent
Jim
Two Sets of Triplets Reported in Reading Nov 28
Mrs Daniel Trout of Reading gave birth to triplet girls on Thanksgiving night weighing eight, nine, and seven pounds with black and golden hair and blue eyes. Husband Daniel Trent, 59, is an ice driver. The community has raised subscriptions and a bank account for the newborns. Mrs Sam Sports of Mt Carmel followed with her own triplets.
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Reading
Daniel Trout
Daniel Trent
Sam Sports
Mt. Carmel
Yesterda
Trent
A Train Load of Carpets Bids East to West
A ten car train carrying 5,000 carpet rolls departed Hoboken at noon bound for San Francisco. Route via W. & J. Sloane & Co. to its San Francisco branch. Trip expected in ten days, half the usual time. Route uses Great Eastern Freight Line via Lackawanna, Chicago, Santa Fe, and Colorado Midland networks.
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New Youk
Nov. S
Delaware, Lackawanna
Great Eastern
Cawanna
Chicago
Santa Fe
Colorado Midland
Golden Gate
Thanksgiving Humor Across Papers
A set of satirical quips from several papers on Thanksgiving lore. Lines joke about turkeys, self control, timing of opinions, and a runaway bird, hinting at a season of feasting and future demand for a Christmas turkey. Notable puns reference Philadelphia Record Bowen Globe Boston Herald Erie Times.
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Philadelphia
Bowen Globe
Boston Herald
Eria Times
Ohio voters and the 1896 era trade debate
The New York Press asserts Ohio favored Cleveland and free trade, noting a perceived McKinley protection plurality of about 21,000 in the last election, while dismissing such margins as negligible to the rainbow chasers.
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New York
Ohio
Cleveland
Four New Bank Examiners
Washmeter November 24 report states the Comptroller of the Currency appointed four new national bank examiners to improve service. Hugh Young from Pennsylvania transfers to the Pittsburg district. Charles W. Dengler from Pottsville moves to the Eastern district of Pennsylvania excluding Philadelphia. J. S. Aiden from Pennsylvania shifts to the North Carolina district. George A. Stone from Iowa assigned to the Town district.
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Washmeter
Hugh Young
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Charles WH. Dengler
Pottsville
Philadelphia
Aiden
Senor Guarez Leaves for New York on Short Leave
Senor Guarez the Spanish minister departed with his children for New York to proceed to Spain on an extended leave. His return is doubtful and Felipe Gayrario secretary of state will act as chargé d affaires until spring. Madame Guarez and her baby had sailed to Madrid a fortnight earlier to visit her mother.
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Wasumetoxs
Senor Guarez
New York
Spain
Felipe Gayrario
Iion
Madame Guarer
Madrid
Not Convention Cities Across the Nation
Chicago Tribune notes that many cities including New York, Chattanooga, San Francisco, Detroit, Pittsburg, St. Louis, Omaha, Cincinnati, Planketville, Franklin, Furnace, Haverhill, Olney, Millsville, Hackett's, Mills, Pecatonica and Yazoo are not convention cities. The piece reflects on the spread of convention activity and lists a broad set of locations as exceptions.
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Chicago Tribune
New York
Chattanooga
San Francisco
Detroit
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Omaha
Cincinnati
Planketville
Franklin, Furnace
Haverhill
Olney
Millsville
Hackett’s
Mills, Pecatonica
Yazoo
Found My Love at Last the Window Song
A lyrical account of a lover serenading under a beloved’s window with the refrain I have found her found my love at last while a watchman and city street scenes reflect on enduring romance across time and memory.
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Steings
Houwerle Way
Dunner
Murray's Musings on Emigration and Gastric Stoves
A Gotham correspondent surveys immigrant pauper flows in steerage, critiques New York handling of emigration laws, and lampoons officials. The piece shifts to a humorous anecdote about a public chop-house melee over a drunken patron, then a monomaniac tale about gas stoves and faulty installations ending with a doctor warning that the stove resembles evidence of attempted suicide.
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Gotham
York
United States
James R. O'Biorne
Adultels
Europe
New York
Newark
Stace
Neil
Pitteburg
Sexton
Ann
Known New Yorker Bemoans Begging Letters From Charities
A New Yorker laments an influx of begging letters from English charitable institutions and private fundraisers. He recalls similar experiences after living in London and notes persistent appeals from across Europe. A French observer critiques American dining room restraint as funeral like and decorum driven.
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New Yorker
London
Europe
Albany Journal skips Hill proclamation amid politicking
The Albany Evening Journal declines to print Governor Hill’s Thanksgiving proclamation, citing disrespect to the President and U S Government authority and deeming the document political in nature. The Chicago Tribune notes the newspaper’s explanation as satisfactory and labels Hill a whisky politician with a peanut view of public sentiment.
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Chicago Tribune
Albany Evening Journal
Governor Hill
United States
New York
Political Potpourri on Speakership and 1890s politics
A compilation of newspaper quips and editorial snips on the Speakership race and national figures. It quotes notables including Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and William Harrison style remarks, plus mentions to Tammany Hall tactics and party strategies.
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Georgia
S. Lowia Globe Democrat
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Harrison
Haine
Louisville Courier- Journal
Ohto's Teachers Meet Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Session
A notable session of the Ohio Teachers' Association met in Cosnocros with 20 teachers in attendance. Welcomes were given by Dr. Pope and responses offered by L. E. Baughman. President K. Mardis spoke on unity at Athens, and Dr. Gordy discussed the Quadricentennial of American History in schools. A plan to hold next year’s session after Thanksgiving was noted.
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J. P. Gordy
Athena
Shawan
Columbus
Philadelphia
Charles New Spain
Good Guessing In Post Office
A St. Louis Globe Democrat note highlights that five million more errors were made by patrons than by postal service employees last year. The comparison underscores the department's creditable performance under Mr Wanamaker.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Postal Service
Wanamaker
Caught and Commented On in 400 Club Feud and Whisky Trade
A Baltimore American note mocks Ward McAllister’s 400 fences and notes New England’s liquor shift as Chicago ships barrels of American whiskey to Europe. It cites New York Sun on John Sherman and Democrat Republican divides, and recalls Bismarck dining with wary journalists. The New York World and 4era Constitu tion comment on temperance and German policy.
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New York
Social Register
Ward McAllister
Governnon Huntt
Baltimore
New England
Curious Condensations From a Bygone Era
A collage of short curious items noting long sleep lifespans, electric roads rising from 1 to 400, high costs for new electrical outfits, antique spectacles, Hell's Half Acre in Arkansas, large steam shovels in Charleston area, and tips on green tinted manuscript paper. Mentions Nelson’s flagship, polar night in Norway with electric vine, world city populations, Mexican settlers near Sierra Madre, mushrooms versus toadstools, Shah of Persia’s habits, whaling in the South Pacific, John Jacob Astor’s will, electric road heaters, silver dollar coinage law, a preserved Benedict Arnold relic horn, the potato’s European spread, and a Siberian railway project with Vladivostock as fortress port.
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Hell's Half Acre
Ozark Mountains
Arkansas
Mot Springs
John's Island
Charleston
Thebes
Hammerstein
Norway
London
Paris
Berlin
New York
Canton
Chins
I Jenne
Mexico
Sierra Madre Mountains
Casas Grandes
Persia
South Pacific
Tasmania
Auugust
John Jacob Astor
Elan
Canada
Benedict Arnold
Dead River
Reston
Maine
John Shannan
Ticonderago
Fragmented Verse Echoes From A Distant Debate
The excerpt presents garbled dialogue and stray lines about gratitude and conventions, mentioning Minneapolis and St Paul. It hints at political rivalries and social proprieties, with a fragmentary exchange between Bell and Harry praising mutual respect and associations.
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