Primary election rules in Fourth Congressional District
The Democratic committee adopts rules for the district primary election detailing polling, voter eligibility, and commissioner duties. Provisions specify open polling from 6 AM to 6 PM, white Democrat qualification, voter sign-in, duplicate returns, and appointment of polling-place commissioners. If no candidate wins majority, a second primary is set for October 1598 with top two, limited to qualified white Democrats.
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Daring Electrical Trap Ends With Lovers' Narrow Escape
A teenage couple faced a dangerous ruse when a scheme used a hidden circuit and lamp to signal lovers in a home. The man fled after being caught by the guardian, while the girl faced punishment and isolation, left to endure bread and water.
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Wis Weekly
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Vic Tell
Mexico and the Philippines link on Manila’s founding to 1819
The article explains that from 1371 to 1819 the Philippine Islands were economically dependent on Mexico. It outlines zero direct intercourse with Spain, the route via Acapulco to Manila, and the later shift after American independence. It notes clashes over trade freedom with Mexico and China and the galleon trade controlled by Spanish merchants.
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Philippine Islands
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Philippines
Spain
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China
Elizabeth
Acapulco
Jackpot Pot In Still in the Game
A Canadian exchange reports an Indian of the Crook nation known as Jack Dot living in relative peace with his four wives. He appears content after the loss of a family member. The tale notes his age as 108 and mentions strange dental lore.
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Jack Dot
Funerals of Senators and Public Funeral Costs
Report notes the funeral expenses for deceased senators from 1836 to 1894, with totals and averages. John Gaillard and two other senators died in 1836, and the North American Review cites rising public burial costs. Over the period 1826 to 1894, 54 senate burials occurred with a total public outlay of 100,234.18 dollars and an average of 1,886.17.
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John Gaillard
South Carolina
Nicholas van Dyke
Delaware
Josephs Melivaine
New Jersey
The
North American Review
Senate
World's oldest engine preserved by canal company
The world’s oldest steam engine, built by Boulton and Watt in 1777, has been moved from Smeth to the canal company station at Tipton for preservation as a relic of engineering quality. The engine, dating to 1777, operated for about 120 years, and its relocation honors Birmingham canal navigations and early industrial founders.
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Navlson & Watt
London
Canal Company
Rolfe Street
Smeth
Ocker Till
Tipton
Tate
Birmingham Canal
Boulton d& Watt
Incomplete OCR Describes Turbine Project at Walsall Station
Fragmentary text notes a proposed modern triple expansion vertical engine to be erected at the Walsall pumping station. It mentions 140 horsepower and a pumping capacity of 1 712 600 gallons per day. Names and context are unclear due to unreadable segments.
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James Watt
Fijian Love Customs Seen Through Ocean Island Letters
The piece cites the Chicago Times-Herald on Fiji customs, noting courtship atop breadfruit trees and strict etiquette requiring couples to stay on separate branches. It describes maternal discipline by biting and hair-pulling rather than rod punishment, leaving marks on children and a record of long-suffering learning wounds.
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South Sea Island
South Sea Islanders
Jubilee Celebrations Of Austro-Hungarian Empire
Readable fragments describe a December jubilee under the Austro-Hungarian emperor with a grand procession from the Hofburg to the Prater where Te Deum will be sung and a dinner for the army is planned followed by a route performance at the imperial opera.
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