Campaign fund mismanagement rocks national committee
Washington reports a brewing scandal over how the Republican national committee spent over a million dollars raised for the campaign. Senators and representatives from Minnesota Nebraska Illinois and North Dakota charge neglect and call for full accounting of expenditures and tariff literature distribution. The probe centers on Chairman Carter and management of funds with claims of misallocation and requests for documents and speakers.
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Otta
Washington
Dec
National Republican Committee
National Committee
Minnesota
Illinois
North Dakota
Nebraska
Davis
National Committee For Tariff
Rosewater
Johnson
Gen. Clarkson
Carter
New Ricamonp Artesian Well Delivers 500 to 600 GPM
In New Ricamonp Wisconsin a test of the city water system shows the artesian well producing between 500 and 600 gallons per minute. The result marks a strong supply for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ricamonp
Wis
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted For Vitality
An advertisement urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla when feeling worn out or fatigued. It claims the product strengthens the body, purifies the blood, and protects against illness by maintaining overall health.
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Hood
Hood's Pills Cure Liver Ills and Jaundice
Hood's Pills claim to cure liver ills jaundice biliousness sick headache and constipation with a proprietary formula. The advertisement emphasizes quick relief and digestive benefits for suffering customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Patent Chemical Ink Erasing Pencil Offer
Advertises the Monroe Eraser Mfg Co offering agents to cover territory for a device that erases ink in two seconds promising 200 to 500 percent profit and weekly earnings of $50. Includes box 641 La Crosse Wisconsin and invitation to write for terms and samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Eraser Mfg. Co
la Cross
Wis
Holiday Round Trip Fare Notice by Burlington Line
The Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway offers a one fare round trip for all stations during Christmas and New Year holidays. Tickets on sale December 24 25 26 31 1892 and January 1 2 1893, valid to return by January 3 1893. Inquiries to ticket agents.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Holiday excursion fares announced for December 1892 and January 1893
The Chicago and North Western Railway Co announces very low excursion rates for December 24 25 26 31 1892 and January 1 2 1893. Tickets and information available from railroad agents and offices.
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Chicago & ‘North-Western R’y Co
Retaliation Tolls Collected From Canadian Freights
A federal retaliation measure on Canadian tolls at the Sault Ste. Marie canal has raised more than thirty-two thousand dollars. Collector T B Howard reports September tolls at 4 320 79 and October at 14 180 58 with November expected around 10 000. The August 20 proclamation set tolls at 2 dollars per ton and seasonally halted navigation. The issue of in bond transport across U S territory by Canadian railroads remains under review with possible congressional action.
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Washington
Welland Canal
Sault Ste. Marie
St. Mary’s Falls Canal
T. B. Howard
Marquette
Mich
United States
Treasury
Senate
House
FUEL FAMINE HITS WESTERN IOWA SOUTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA
Reports from Western Iowa South Dakota and Northern Nebraska detail coal shortages after a Northwest blizzard. Dealers blame railroads for confiscation of coal en route and engines fueling a grain rush. Alpena South Dakota residents seized thirty tons of coal from railroad sheds.
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Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Sioux City
Northwest
Alpena
S. D
Bi Metallists Push Bi-Metallic Union At Conference
Brussels December 12 The special committee of the international monetary conference again debated Sir William Houldsworth proposal for a bi metallic union with silver minted at an agreed rate and circulated as money. Danish delegate Tietgen and Belgian Allardt presented plans as a final report was readied for Tuesday. The bi metallists urge a modus vivendi to avert a financial catastrophe before adjournment.
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Brussels
International Monetary Conference
William Houldsworth
British Commission
Tietgen
Allardt
Ramsay Reports Confidence Amid Rock Island Strike
Cuivaco December 12 Grand Chief Ramsay of the Railway Telegraphers says the Rock Island strike is advancing. He notes defections but claims gains, with freight yards blockaded and the line’s freight business nearly at a standstill based on his advices.
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Ramsay
Cuivaco
Rock Island
Eln
Monetary conference failure seen harming American silver kings
Vienna reports the Australian press expects a monetary conference collapse but says it would hurt no one except the American silver interests, beyond that it strains to minimize broader damage.
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Vienna
Austraian
Pears Soap Advertisement Advice on Clear Hands
The ad promotes Pears Soap for soft white hands and a clear complexion, noting natural skin color and busy work habits affect results. It urges regular use in small amounts, claims widespread availability, especially at druggists, and targets all sorts of buyers.
Syrup of Figs Promotes Pleasant Gentle Kidney and Bowels Aid
A traditional advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting remedy that cleanses the system, treats colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation with gentle prompt action. It claims to be the sole remedy of its kind made from healthy substances and notes availability in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Wisville
New York
W.C
Century Magazine subscription offers premier reading value
The November issue announces new volume content including Mrs. Burton Harrison’s Sweet Bells Out of Tune and Gibson illustrations, plus essays on biblical scientific errors and religious belief shifts. It notes letters from Sherman and Senator Sherman, and previews Balestier’s forthcoming Benefits Forgot, with a Christmas-number December. Four dollars for a year.
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Century
Pall Mall Budgett
London
New York
Burton Harrison
Metropolitan Opera House
Countr House
Charles Dana Gibson
Shields
Princeton
General Sherman
John Sherman
Es Russel Lowell
Bishop Rotter
Colorado
Walcott Balestier
Naulahka
Rudyard Kipling
Century Co
17Th St
River Improvements and Local Disasters in Brief
Reports to the house outline river and harbor work from Secretary Elkins for the Mississippi from Iowa to Burlington and at Bellevue Iowa and the Kootenai from Fry Idaho to the boundary. A Missouri child dies after clothing catches fire in a Texas incident. Three men drink ammonia mistaken for whiskey. two may recover. A Sparta Wisconsin firm assigns. North Carolina backs Cleveland by 32 605 votes. A Milwaukee police report notes six burglars captured near Fair Creek. Wisconsin health improves. French deputies grant confidence to a new cabinet.
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Washington
Elkins
House
Mississippi River
Iowa River
Burlington
Kootenai River
Fry
Ida
International Boundary Line
Bellevue
L. J. Bowman & Co
Sparta
Wis
North Carolina
Cleveland
Fair Creek
French Chamber of Deputies
Limited Time Newspaper Offer Promises Liberal Terms
An offer from the Huronite urges readers to send their name to receive the newspaper on unusually liberal terms for a state publication, emphasizing time-limited availability.
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Ayer
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mites
Pitche
Castorlu
Pitcher
Castori
SyquidFitg
the Century Magazine
HiLissoro
Tex
David Whitbeck
John Mahoney
Edward Armstrong
Pitcher’s Castoria
Huronite
Htronite
Chicago
St. Paul
Shannon & Longstaff
Huron
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