Second Administration of Grover Cleveland Review
A concise portrait of Grover Cleveland's second term detailing currency policy debates, silver and gold standards, tariff issues, and diplomatic challenges from 1893 onward. The piece surveys Congress, the Monroe Doctrine, international arbitration efforts, Hawaii annexation, and notable fiscal battles shaping the era.
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Philadelphia
Grover -Cleveland
United States
Jackson
Buchanan
Grant
Charleston
Monroe
Sebastopal
Hastings
Winterloo
No Lower Strata From the New York Run
The piece denies social credence for the poor and questions Lincoln’s humble origins. It notes he was the son of a Kentucky carpenter and describes the Indiana neighborhood as lacking notable status.
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Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Indiana
Triumph of Justice Over Misplaced Luggage in Ottawa
A Kansas City style tale from the Kinsan Oly Journal recounts Cotton station agent Tom in Ottawa mishandling his wife’s trunk. A smashed trunk leads to spilled fruit jars and a blue silk wrist, prompting a corrective moment as the wife warns the baggage handler to treat her possessions with care.
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Cotton
Missouri Pachic
Ottawa
Tom
Genius and madness in history as foil for greatness
The piece argues that genius and insanity are not allied and that many great minds were misunderstood in life. It cites Goethe and others, claiming later recognition for flawed geniuses, while noting contemporaries often failed to grasp their true talents.
Solar Eclipse To Occur On February First
A Philadelphia Ledger item describes an annular solar eclipse on February 1. The path crosses South America and the South Pacific, with the northern tip of New Zealand to the island of Australia as the track. The sun will appear as a golden ring around the moon for a brief period.
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Herventon
Philiadedshia
South America
Aid Jual
New Zealand
Sun
Australia
Nassau Dinner Honors Judge Holmes and Nassau Leaders
The Nassau society held a dinner featuring Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes remarks and tributes to the new era. Speeches by Patten, Woodrow Wilson, Fuller, Plumley, and Welles praised leadership, virtue, and scholarly progress, with songs and reunion reflections on Princeton and Wilkes-Barre ties.
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Peters
Lonzor
McCormick
Asco
Woodrow Wilton
Pin Dyal
Patten
Mnech
W. EE. Plumley
New
Nassau
Tia Ceaning
A. Weiles, Jr
Sof Wilkes-larre
Uliberae
Alutant
W. E. Gunster
BH. Im. Welles
Wilkes- Barre
Princeton Seminary
John MacLean
L Weloek
Industrious Lackawanna Lads at Reformatory
County commissioners reviewed the Lackawanna boys from the Tunting reform school detailing a $651 maintenance claim covering 173 days at a rate of 10 cents daily. Eight inmates are named Albert Gard William Joyce Joseph Soller John Monrton August Schultz Jacob Smith John Green George Trauh with Charles Burke noted separately.
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Lackawanna
Tuntingdon Reformatory
Samuel McCamant
A. G. Mortis
Alexander Post
Lackawanna Himatis
Charles Burke
Vine Little
Albert Gard
William Joyce
Joseph Soller
John Monrton
August Schultz
Jacob Smith
John Green
George Trauh
Directors of Young Men's Institute Hold Meeting in Scranton
A formal session of the Iran Young Men's Institute board was held in Scranton yesterday to consider rescheduling the upcoming national convention. Directors and officers from Scranton and nearby cities discussed moving the event from May in Philadelphia to September, citing customary timing and requests for reconsideration.
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Iran
Young Men's Institute of the
Pennsylvania
John Hoyle O'Reilly
AON
Crn
W. EL Chilveple
Phiten
Arand
Directurake
Alo. Donatas
Scranmica
Dsident
Kreevel
New York
Dish
Mefiveahd
Warbondale
Stet Orinick
Prorest
Kolert Fh
Oost
Scrantoni
T. A Carroll
Scranton
Gine Ehalr- Manouf
Donohoe
Piradelphia
Philadelphia
Athens
Compulsory Education Law Debate in Pennsylvania Legislature
A Milladelphia Ledger report discusses speeding a revised compulsory education statute to enforce attendance. It compares Pennsylvania’s lenient penalties with stricter rules in states like New York Vermont and Massachusetts and notes Europe’s broader mandates.
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Pennsylvania
Vermont
Maassachusetts
Nevada
New York
New Mexico
Mountana
Imi
Picked Pockets On The Road To Dalton And Scranton
A tavern keeper from Pae torevile alleges two strangers robbed him of fifteen dollars after luring him along for a ride toward Dalton. He describes one man as 0 feet tall with dark hair and a brown overcoat, and the other as 5 feet 5 inches tall, heavy set, light complexion, clean shaven in brown overcoat and dark trousers. He traced the suspects to Scranton hoping to recover the wallet and pocketbook missing from his pockets.
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D. Yo Plawell
Dalton
Wro
Miles
Tan
Baltist
Scranton
Anwinian Struggle and Cuban Tension Report
Fragmentary report outlines Anwinian reaction to Cuban events and rising tensions with external forces. The text references unrest, calls for patience, and mentions weapons or defense measures, suggesting a volatile political climate.
Dr Humphreys 77 Cure Promoted for Grippe Epidemic
An 1890s advertisement touts Humphreys 77 as a universal preventive and cure for grippe. It claims early use shortens illness and that the remedy relieves and cures cold symptoms in hours to days. The ad directs readers to druggists or to mail orders from Humphreys Medicine Company New York.
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America
Humphreys
California and Pacific Coast Tours From New York and Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad offers personally conducted tours to California and the Pacific coast departing New York and Philadelphia on March 27 with return within nine months. Pullman berth meals and other features are included on a special train with routes via New York Philadelphia Murri gourg Altoona to San Francisco. Also a Jacksonville coast excursion departs March 1 offering round trip by special train with three day Washington hotel stays. Prices range from 40.4 to 250.00, with varying dates in 1897 for three and two day stays.
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Treasury
Congress
Senate
House
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Benton
Wriglit
Walker
Evans
House of Representatives
Finance Committee
Caliornia
New York
Philadelphia
Philadelphi
Murrigourg
Altoona
San Francisco
Uecker
Jacksonville
Thain
Maron Mim
Revirnie
Reedlier Triine
Baie
Transportation Bath
Pullman
Old Point Comfort Tours to Richmond and Washington
Old Point Comfort tours to Richmond and Washington will leave New York and Philadelphia on March 18 and April 16, 1807. For detailed itineraries supply at ticket offices or address George W. Boyd assistant general Pass Agent Brow Street Station Philadelphia.
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OLD Point Comfort
Richmond
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
George W. Boyd
Brow Street
Philadelphi
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Committee On Rules
Ways and Means
Supreme Court
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Isis
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Goorin
Meveland
Don Albert
Fonlula
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Ise
Paris Tribunal
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Behring Spa
Maritime Company
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Carl Acrese Central Americ
Rusala
Universal Postal Union
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Newfoundland
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Venezuela
Briteh Guiana
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Ibwue
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Lincoln
Alatam Lincoln
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Kinsan
Fibin
Popular Science Monthly
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Stoner
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Canhrige
Oliver Wendellholmes
Massachusette
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Grand Council of Young Men
Milladelphia Ledger
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Factoryville
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Homeopathic Manual
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Cor William and John Ste
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Mansfield State Normal School
Tans Corps
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Sarah Dernhard
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