Iowa Victory Leads Stock Judging at International Exposition
Chicago reports the International Live Stock Exposition closing with 350000 in attendance. Iowa wins the Spoor trophy for best aggregate stock judging, with top scores by Charles Gray 857 1-3, W A Linkater 787 1-3, and Wayne Dinsmore 767 1-3. Clay & Sander prize winners include Gray, Guilford, Gaumitz and others from Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Ontario Michigan.
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Chicago
Agricultural Colleges
Farmers’ Sons
Agricultal
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ontario
Michigan
Charles Gray
W. S. Guilford
D. A. Gaumitz
Clay & Sanger
W. A. Linkater
A. P. Ketcham
8. B. Johns
W. B. Richards
Earl Cleveland
Rochelle
Wayne Dinsmore
Notable Graduates and Legal Cases Highlight 19th Century Briefs
Rhode Island Governor Garvin is an Amherst and Harvard Medical School graduate. Dr Billinkin of Epernay showcases high frequency currents causing insensibility in operations. Stephen Decatur Jr of Portsmouth NH passes naval academy exam. Mrs U S Grant receives a Japanese autograph letter and crown prince son picture. On Miss Hassetts Philadelphia murder, Barry Johnstone not given death penalty. Robert B Gentry convicted of first degree murder but not hanged. Brooke and Munce cited in other cases.
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Governor Garvin
Rhode Island
Amherst College
Harvard Medical School
U. S. Grant
Japan
Miss Hassett
Philadelphia
Barry Johnstone
Robert B. Gentry
Medze Yorke
Charles W. Brooke
America
George F. Munce
Gentry
Two Wisconsin granddaughters design Badger calendar
Milwaukee Downer College features an annual calendar designed by two granddaughters of governors, Miss Alice Rusk of Chippewa Falls and Miss Alice Ludington of Wauwatosa, reflecting regional political lineage. Ex-Congressman L M Miller of Oshkosh, noted as the only native Greek in the national legislature, is reported dead with a life story tracing to Greece and turbulent 19th century events.
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Milwaukee-Downer College
Wisconsin
Alice Rusk
Chippewa Falls
Alice Ludington
Wauwatosa
Col. L. J. Rusk
Jeremiah Rusk
Ludington
Harrison Ludington
William R. Taylor
L. M. Miller
Oshkosh
Lindia
Greece
Solferino
Boon
Goldin of Janesville Seen as Likely State Senate Chief Clerk
Theodore W. Goldin of Janesville, a lawyer and former Rock County circuit clerk, is expected to be elected chief clerk of the state senate. A veteran who served under Gen. Custer, he earned a Medal of Honor and holds the 33d degree in Masonry. He is described as energetic, popular with senators, and a sought speaker in memorial and patriotic events. He and his wife have one son.
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Theodore W. Goldin
Janesville
Rock County
Custer
Reno
Goldin
Knights Templar
Wealth To Old Vermont Through Rural Trough Tale
A Washington Post anecdote from Vermont tells how wealth perceptions differ between city dwellers and rural residents. A reporter stops at a shady water trough between Bethel and Randolph and chats with a farmer about local families including Sue, now married to a very wealthy man.
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White River Valley
Vermont
Bethel
Randolph
Washington
Jim Jones
Hem Slack
S Rogers
Sue
Washington Post
St Louis editor elected to Missouri Republican Press group
Captain Henry King editor of the St. Louis Globe Democrat is chosen president of the Republican Press Association of Missouri. Post office begins issuing Martha Washington stamps replacing eight cent issue. House considers war reports on anti-canteen law. A gulf storm brings first snow across New England. James B. Hii, a St. Louis capitalist, killed by a streetcar. Rome dispatches report cruisers ordered to active service for Venezuela. William W Bristol found guilty of fraudulent use of mails in Philadelphia court.
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Henry King
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Republican Press Association of Missouri
Post Office Department
Martha Washington
House
Secretary of War
War Department
Gulf
New England
James B. Hii
St. Louis
Rome
Venezuela
William W
Bristol
United States
Chi
Fig Delphia
Nigat
Bus
Deer Hound Confiscated Amid Threats After Hunt Dispute
A large deer hound owned by E H McCrossen of Wausau was seized by Deputy Warden James Oberholtzer in Vilas County for illegal deer hunting with dogs. The dog was chased and shot during the incident, prompting anonymous threats against the deputy. No arrests have been made.
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Oberholtzer
Mr. McCrossen
H. Warner
Overbeck
McCrossen
Mr. Warner
Vilas Courty
Glass Drinking Vessels and Glassware Health Effects
The article notes glass largely replaces metal and horn for bottles and cups, but questions whether glass may affect health. It explains water can attack glass, leaving indelible marks and causing silica to dissolve into pure water kept sealed in a glass bottle, with a silica deposit forming at the end.
One Great American Idea
A Brooklyn Eagle note chronicles how a visiting dignitary sparks rival plans for hospitality across the nation. Officials, clubs, and society groups debate breakfasts luncheons and dinners each vying to honor the guest, revealing a feverish culture of display and competition.
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Secon
Brooklyn Eagle
Secretary Wilson Reports Agricultural Progress and Expansion
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson outlines U S progress in tea rice and almonds with new seed introductions and forest work across forty two states. He cites farm counts land use and farm employment, notes crop values and calls for forestry reserves irrigation improvements and better fruit markets. He also recounts land acquisitions and Danish West Indies context in a broad national economic outlook.
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Washington, D. C
James Wilson
Congress
America
United States
Connecticut
Wilson
Ohio
Texas
California
San Jose
Weather Bureau
Denmark and Iceland Trade Talk Sparks Real Estate Debate
Fragmentary dialogue suggests Denmark refuses to sell islands to the United States and hints at questions about entering the real estate business. Key speakers named include James Henry and a grandfather figure discussing national asset transfers.
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James
Henry
Denmark
American
United States
Haussmann’s Misread Farewell Hallucination in Constantinople
Baron Haussmann visiting Abdul Aziz in Constantinople delivers a long French speech to a vizier who speaks no French. The vizier signals for a relighting of a pipe, Haussmann misreads the gesture as applause and moves to shake hands. The vizier, thinking the gesture a farewell, bids good bye and leaves.
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Baron Haussmann
Constantnople
Abdul Aziz
Haussman
Houseman
Master Lawyer Read Aloud To Calm Nervous Wife
A New York attorney, devoted to his wife, is portrayed reading the Bible aloud to ease her nervous headache while a maid and Aunt Phyllis bustle about the room. The scene reveals class and race tones as observations note the attorney’s profession and domestic tension.
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New York
Phyllis
Ming Alice
Phyl
Alex
William Henry Welsh Named Traveling Passenger Agent
William Henry Welsh is identified as a traveling passenger agent for the New York Central. The brief notice notes his role and affiliation with the railroad company and places emphasis on his position within the transportation service.
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William Henry Welsh
The
New York Cen
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Epernay
France
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Florida
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New Mexico
Arizona
Gadsden
Alaska
Spain
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Portoftico
Guam
Hawaii
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Carribbean Sea
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St. Thomas
St. John
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