American Wife Shapes Lord Randolph Churchill Career
Miss Jennie Jerome, daughter of Leonard Jerome, met Lord Randolph Churchill at a Paris dinner and sparked a quick engagement and marriage. The American wife influenced his politics, funding, and rise, while the pair became prominent in New York and Irish circles, with her wealth and wit aiding his career.
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Sr. Louis
England
Jenaie Jerome
Leonard Jerome
Paris
Mandolph Churchid
Lord Randolph
Miss Jerome
Youpger
Duke of
Marlhborough
Lady Randolph
Helmand
Ireland
Fories
Sir Stafford Northcote
House of Lords
Sue
Duchess of Marlborough
Marquis of
Blandford
Lady Randolph Churchill
Clara
Moreton Frewen
University Club
Cattlemen clash over Cherokee Strip passages case
National attention centers on the Cherokee Strip dispute between lease holders and Texas cattlemen. Secretary Lamar has ruled against disease claims and seeks to curb court interference while the North Indian Territory passes Trails.
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Lamar
St. Louis
Texas
Interior
J. W. Hamilton
Wellington
Kan
Cherokee Strip
Laclede Hotel
Cherokee Strip Cattle Association
Cherokee Strip Association
Kansas
Cheroke
Cherokee Association
Flamar
Orier
Wasninwros
Indiana
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Territory
Mormon insult sparks Utah controversy over war funds
July 6 report describes a Taylor and Canyon circular demanding 25 per Mormon head to fund temple work and alleged aims to push polygamy surrender, Utah statehood, and federal political shifts. Cabinet planned discussion of flag desecration at Salt Lake City with potential treason charges and punishment.
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Sainte
Saur Lane City
Taylor and Canyon
Salt Lake Temple
Africa
Utah
St. John
Washington
St Pugeeny
Congress
Justice Field
United States
nixeTos
Salt Lake City
Cabinet Council
Mixed Miscellany of Odd Facts From 19th Century Press
A collage of brief notes from various papers cites a New York dressmaker’s arrest over a wedding gown misfit, a Montana cattle case about branding, a plan to honor ex President Pierce in Concord New Hampshire, and a witty gnats remedy in an Arizona farming paper. Additional items cover population shifts in Newland, a New Haven cyclist finishing a race with a broken wrist, and miscellaneous curios from Philadelphia, Calcutta, Paris, and New York society.
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Montana
Pierce
Capitol Park
Concord
N. H
Daniel Webster
Boston Post
Arizona
Tribune
Newmondland
New Haven
New Haven Register
Asia
Philailphia Press
Indiana
Indianapolis
Bank of Spain
Calcutta
Foochow
Calcuutta
N. ¥. Herald
Paris
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Christian
New Yorker
N.fl
Congress
Houston
Chicago Herald
George Law
Willionaire
General interest items from an old newspaper page
A miscellany notes linguistic curiosities bridge signs in Maryland and a French travel remark. a Russian predicts gold in Tibet. Biddeford adverts mock bath rooms. China coal fields span 400000 square miles. a 50000-candlepower light lit Seneca Falls to illuminate the village. locust sightings in Massachusetts across years. pneumatic Paris London mail tubes for letters parcels. Russian army offenses 1879 to 1883 total 66000 with specifics. telescope plan public buildings with hydrostatic lifting to ground for fire access.
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California
Biddeford
Biddeford Times
China
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Re-Ly
Mion
Luffalo Express
Scientific American
Massachusetts
Paris
London
Chicago
Russia
Family poisoned at dinner with liniment wine
A Baker family dinner in Scott County ends in poisoning after wine from a bottle once containing liniment made from jimson weed roots. Eyeballs swollen, frothing, and self biting mark the scene. Mrs Hardesty dies within an hour. five others die or near death, with Samuel Baker possibly dying.
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Brerayeros
Scott County
Baker
Dr. Bell
Anves
Mra Hardesty
Samuel Baker
Mob Lynches Black Youth After Girard Assault
A colored boy named John Lawrence, accused of assaulting a white girl near Baxter Springs, was taken from the county jail by a mob and hanged from a rafter. The lynching occurred as tensions rose after a previous shooting death of a white man named Wolf near Columbus. Authorities convened a coroner's inquest, concluding the death was by hanging, with several local men implicated.
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Girard
Baxter Springs
Cherokee County
John Lawrence
Columbus
Wolf
Artha Sharyn
Heckmer Found After Embezzlement Fugitive Case
John Le Heckmer once Grand Treasurer of the Catholic Knights of America has been located after two years away. He faces six indictments including embezzlement and forgery and will be prosecuted. He traveled from San Antonio to West Virginia and is under surveillance, not in custody.
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Heckmer
Louisville
John le Heckmer
Catholic Knights of America
Grafton
W. Va
Russell
Lebanon
West Virginia
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Heckner
Victor Hugo on public instruction and the vision of a better world
A fragmentary 1850 speech by Victor Hugo stresses the role of education in guiding humanity toward a nobler future. He asserts dignity comes from seeing a brighter world and living to uplift others, expressing personal commitment to the epic task of shaping society.
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Victor Hugo
Market Reports Grain and Provisions from St Louis and Chicago
Grain and provisions markets show mixed activity with firm oats and steady butter, while pork and lard hold near current levels. Cattle supplies remain heavy with steady shipping steers and steady cow prices. hogs show improved firmness amid strong receipts at Kansas City and Chicago markets.
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Colorado
Amt
Texas
Pat Ia Cette
New York
Kansas City
Ana
Pate Ae
Ofenn
Kansas
Crrr
Chicago
St. Laws
Sears
Joly
Haven
Eto
Marley
Butte
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Maine Central
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Saar County
Howard County
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Williams
Gissgow
Market Reports
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