Proposals for a Ber ing Sea sealers modus vivendi 1891
Communications among United States and British officials discuss a potential modus vivendi during the 1891 sealing season in the Ber ing Sea. The plan would suspend land and open-water sealing during arbitration, with quotas and protections for natives and treaty-guaranteed non-killing zones.
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Washington
Congress
Pribyloff Islands
Lord Salisbury
Bering Sea
State Department
Pacific States
British Columbia
Kbyloff
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Percen
Lord Salibury
North American Company
Rees
United States
Government
Great Britain
Ames G. Blaine
Julian
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Julian Princeforte
James G. Blaine
Adee
President Harrison Addresses Memorial Day at Laurel Hill Cemetery
President Harrison delivers a Memorial Day address at Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia. He honors Union soldiers, recalls Civil War scenes, praises the flag, and urges obedience to the law and equal rights under liberty. He reflects on the flag’s display in schools and public scenes, and closes with comradeship and farewell.
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Harrison
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philadelphina
Grand Army OF the Republic
Gettyb Urg
Newport
Heaven
Nion
Died Together: Foster and Townsend Take Strychnine
In Galena Illinois on Sunday night Elmer Foster a farm laborer and Ada Townsend daughter of a Rich township farmer took strychnine to end their lives after planning to die together. Ada Townsend died an hour after being found, Foster lay dead on the bed. Townsend's mother found her daughter after no response at the usual hour.
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Galena
Ill
Elmer Foster
Ada Townsend
Rich Township
Foster
Miss Townsend
Letter Boxes Selection To Be Made From World Samples
Washington June 2 The postmaster general requests six to eight hundred house letter box samples from all parts of the world received at the post office department. A commission led by J B Harlow will meet June 12 to examine and report on the best box submitted with members Van Cott Harnt Sherwood Bell and W B Smith.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Schweinfurth Receives Faithful at Kansas City Reception
Jacob Schweinfurth known as the Rockford Messiah held a Sunday reception in Kansas City Missouri. Attendees, described as faithful, sat in silent contemplation as Schweinfurth proclaimed I am the only true Christ. Several female congregation members affirmed the claim. The event lasted about two hours without a speech from the reverend figure.
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Schweinfurth
Rockford
Kansas City
Jacob Schweinfurth
Christ
Rockford Wonder
Benjamin Fish Says Barnum Body to Be Exhumed and Cremated
Bridgeport report quotes Benjamin Fish treasurer of the Barnum and Bailey show and cousin of Mrs Barnum saying he consulted Mrs Barnum and they decided that Barnum's body should be exhumed and cremated, a disposition he would have made if not for family opposition.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Benjamin Fish
Barnum & Bailey Show
Striking workers in Lisbon Spain threaten city in siege
The attitude of the striking work men in Lisbon has become so threatening that the city has been declared in a state of siege. Police and military measures tighten control amid tensions and potential disruptions to public order.
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Lisbon
Spain
Household BREVITIES Recipes and kitchen tips from 19th century periodicals
A compendium of simple domestic guidance with recipes for Everton Taffy and Maccaroni Soup, a sturdy cement mix of litharge and glycerine, lard heat tests, home hearth rug ideas, a baked omelet method, dried Lima beans prep, and a refined chicken broth technique noting fat removal and gentle simmer for delicate flavor.
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Boston Herald
Ladies’ Home Journal
Detroit Tree Press
Boston
Pig Herdsman and Poultry Pig in Church Tale
A Spring City Tennessee pig named Bolter, owned by Harrison Black, disrupts Sunday service. The pig refuses breakfast, escapes a servant, enters a mission church, roots at Black in the pew, and causes laughter as ministers join in before being escorted out.
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Piggie
Harrison Black
Spring City
Tenn
Mr. Black
Bolter
Balter
American Liberty and the Blessings of Free Institutions
From the New York Ledger reflection on global turmoil, the piece extols American liberty as a beacon. It contrasts troubled nations with the United States, praising a government of the people and urging responsibility for good governance.
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N. Y Ledger
Insects at Sea and Quirky Sidelights From a Sea Voyage
A sea voyage notes insects crossing wide waters with purposeful flight. Flies swarm aboard thirty miles from land near Chusan Islands while dragonflies and a dark butterfly head toward land. Butterflies leap shoreside to shore and rarely rest on ships, a reminder of insects’ persistence at sea.
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Collingwood
Chusan Islands
Kelung
Small Talk and Scoldings Spark Comic Exchange
A Cincinnati wife bungles a cake with machine oil while a sharp exchange unfolds over silk matching and fit. Hicks threatens firing, Tape resolves the order as jokes about pills and cures mingle with a sly ad line about Piso’s Cure for Consumption.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure
Advertises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for torpid liver and impure blood. Claims to purify and enrich blood, sharpen appetite, aid digestion, and restore strength. Says it treats dyspepsia, liver complaint, scrofula, and any blood taint with guaranteed benefit or money back.
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Dr. Pierce
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