Congressional Report on Chinese Emigration Debates
A House Committee report examines Chinese immigration to the Pacific States, citing about 150,000 present and severe overcrowding. It argues Chinese traits and habits render them undesirable, asserting they cannot assimilate and should be restricted. The panel recommends pressuring China and Great Britain to revise treaties allowing unrestricted emigration.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Pacific States
America
Committed
China
Britain
United States
Soldier cards in church case shocks garrison town
Sergeant Fred Lee faces police court after a card playing incident during divine service. Richard Lee, defending himself, argued the cards aided his devout contemplation, recounting biblical associations with each card and prompting scrutiny of conduct at the local garrison church.
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Fred ‘Nick
Sth Cavalry
Sual
Richard Lee
Richard
Leo
Lee
God
Father
Son
Heaven
Earth
Noah
Sone
Jesus
The Knave Among The Cards And The Mayor
The king orders water then commands the youths to wash. Maidens wash to the elbows. The puzzle resolves with a total of 805 from the cards. The mayor says one card remains the knave. The soldier declares the biggest knave is the man who brought him here. He glares at the constable.
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Knave
Inside Life at the White House Reveals Tense Ties
Uneasy relations surface as a Senator jokes about vetoes while the President answers with sharp irony. A silver man senator defends Congress against executive overreach, noting two thirds demanded a bill's passage. The exchange turns to accusations of dishonesty and editorial-style framing, ending in a pointed chat about respect and opinion.
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White House
Inter Ocean
Congress
Congrdasp
Cox
House
Wall Street
Miners Endure Furnace Heat Deep in Savage Shaft
Virginia City Enterprise describes workers in the Savage mine enduring extreme heat at the shaft top and below. Men toil shirtless in overalls, dripping with steam and sweat, while underground foremen note little rheumatism among the crew despite blistering conditions. The piece highlights immense ice water consumption and the extreme environment the miners brave daily.
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Virginia City Enterprise
Savage
Cerstuck
Steamboat Springs
Old 1852 mining shafts found near Dendwonl battle site
An aged mining complex dated to 1852 is unearthed near Dendwonl with rifle pits and redoubts visible. The discoverer, a reliable man, notes a quartz lead showing free gold and suspects Indian conflict decimated the miners. He will not reveal the location pending further prospecting. A growing tree at tunnel mouth confirms long abandonment.
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Dendwonl
Earl Granville Quote on English Language Use
Earl Granville reportedly stated that educated Americans surpass the English in the use and pronunciation of the English language, noting a national superiority in speech and diction.
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Earl Granville
New Eldorado Rising Ten Miles From Custer City
The town of New Eldorado is laid out ten miles from Custer City and rapidly being built. Crook City fades from memory as the newspaper left there. Local merchants tend to late starts with breakfast or cocktails scarce before 7 or 8. Grass in sunny Bald mountain dells grows several inches due to melting snows. Forbes patent quartz mill at Gayville steamed March 1 but no ore was crushed amid speculation about the patent crushing process.
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New Eldorado
Custer City
Crook City
Bald Mountain
Forbes
Gayville
B. H. Times
Bob
Cole
Alleghanies
New York
Intellect
Englishmen and the silver dollar design debate
The Omaha Herald quotes a Courier Journal piece praising English influence on American foundations. It argues English heritage shaped liberty, common law, and representative government and questions why Americans object to an English designer for the new silver dollar.
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Omaha Herald
Courier-Journal
Union Pacific Invests In Other Roads And Aids Black Hills Rail Line
The Interior Secretary reported to the Senate that Union Pacific has $3,000,000 invested in other lines and plans to aid construction toward the Black Hills. Directors caution that the company could have returned more to the government and warn about potential misallocation of funds. Other items note a fatal bridge accident on the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw line, a world Methodist congress in New York, Freemason stance on God in ritual, Hadley Bros. financial trouble in Chicago, and various political and international notes.
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Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Union Pacific Railway Company
Union Pacific
Black Hills
Jackson
Lansing and
Simpson
Crand Lodge of Freemasons of
England
Lord Carnarvon
Grand Orient of
France
Hadley Bros
Chicago
New York
William Cullen Bryant
Bayard Taylor
America
Taylor
Pennsylvania
Greenback Labor Party
Shenandoah
Scranton
Bellefonte
Titusville
Meadville
Philadelpha Times
Greenback-Labor Party
Elleville
Ont
Institute For Deaf and Dumb
Ontario
Lings
Pearson
Pittsburgh
Scissors and Handkerchief Flirtations Across Odd Tales
A collage of whimsical exchanges and jokes, including a flirtatious handkerchief tease, comic dialogues about fools and setting, a New Jersey child’s growth question, and a romantic verse about hearts. It closes with La Clappe France where a hillside plot sank, forming a funnel shaped gulf.
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la Clappe
France
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