Idaho State Delegation List From Challis County
Official paper of Custer County prints the Idaho Legislature delegations by county. It lists senator and up to several representatives for Ada Canyon Elmore Nez Perce Owyhee Bear Lake Bingham Washington Boise Lincoln Kootenai Custer Oneida Lemhi Cassia Shoshone Blaine Idaho Fremont Bannock and more, with party affiliations fusion and republican.
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Ada
C. M. Hays
M. ©. Reynolds
Clara Campbell
J. H. Murray
Fusion
M. A. Bates
Roscoe. Madden
Elmore
J. W. Bailey
James Nicholson
Nez Perce
J. N. Stacy
W. D. Hardwick
O. T. Hanlon
Owy
W. Edward Adams
Charles 8. Lynes
Boise
J. A. Lippincott
Hattie F. Noble
B. T. Morgan
Lincoln
Frank R. Gooding
Chas. N. Dilatush
Kootenai
Ains- Me
Mary A. Wright
Edwin McBee
John Glade
Ccuster
James Hooper
Ralph W. Osborn
Oneida
J. L. McMurrin
E. Peterson
D. L. Evans
Lemh
Senator West Eulogizes a Dog in Jury Address
Missouri senator West is credited by a newspaper writer with delivering a long eulogy on a dog during a bar address to a jury. The tribute extols a dog's fidelity in prosperity and poverty, health and sickness, and vows to guard and accompany a master even unto death.
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Senator West
Missouri
Teddy Roosevelt Wins New York Nomination Prospects
The late election landslide signals Teddy Roosevelt will be the Republican nominee in 1900. Roosevelt’s victory in New York makes him unbeatable for the nomination, while McKinley, Hanna and Alger suffer a sweeping defeat. The Empire State’s support locks in the party’s path to the White House.
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McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
New York
Empire State
Teddy
Hanna
Alger
Swift files bankruptcy petition with assets far below debts
J. O. Swift has filed a bankruptcy petition. Liabilities amount to about $64,000 while assets are estimated at $9,000, indicating a large deficit and potential insolvency proceedings.
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J. O. Swift
Philippine Marriage Fees Prompt Common Law Marriages
The Rev M Parkhurst notes couples must pay £6 or $80 to marry in the Philippines or be barred by the priest. With native incomes rarely exceeding five a month, many opt for common law marriage. Baptismal fee runs to $25 and death fees are $60 for adults and $10 for infants. Poll tax stands at $25 per man and $15 per woman.
Politics and religion do not mix well together
A Moscow Standard letter criticizes electioneering by self-styled Christians and notes that 88,000 votes were cast in the Idaho election. The writer condemns church members who prioritize politics over spiritual duties and warns such hypocrisy disgusts honest people seeking truth.
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Moscow Standard
Idaho Legislature party seats and composition summary
The record lists the next Idaho Legislature with Senate seats by party: Republicans nine straight, Democrats three straight, Populists two, fusion Democrats two, fusion Silver Republicans five, total twenty one. House seats: Republicans fourteen, Democrats fifteen straight, Populists six, fusion Democrats six, Silver Republicans six, fusion Populists two.
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Idaho
Senate
House
Hicks Almanac and Word and Works Reach Broad Audience
The 1899 Hicks Almanac is a 116 page illustrated forecast and science volume priced at 25 cents. Word and Works monthly journal, praised as a top literary and scientific magazine with storm forecasts, costs 1.00 per year, with a yearly subscription premium of the almanac. Single copies of Word and Works are 10 cents, almanac alone 25 cents. Send orders to Word and Works Pub. Co. 2201 Locust Street St. Louis Mo.
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Srl R. Hicks
Word and Works
Word and Works Pub. Co
Locust Street
St. Louis
Estray Law Cited On Animal Seizure Notice Practice
A local excerpt explains the Estray Law requiring publication within ten days when owner is unknown, sending notice to the county Auditor, and sale by sheriff if no owner appears within two months. It notes charges including printing fees must be settled from sale proceeds and limits pre notice keeping to five days.
Governor-elect’s witty reply to Hog Meadow precinct vote
C O Brown, chairman of Latah county Republican central committee, wired Governor-elect Steuvenberg reporting only one vote from Hog Meadow precinct. The governor’s brisk reply: I did not expect hogs to vote for me.
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C. O. Brown
Latah County
Republican Central Committee
Steuvenberg
Hog Meadow
Pat
San Francisco Girl Swims Four Miles Each Morning
A San Francisco girl now swims four miles in the Pacific each morning. Yet another girl may charter a tug to kiss Dewey first, a likely playful rival in a coastal competition.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Dewey
Jamaica Native Population Tensions Rise At Coba
Inflammatory claims describe Jamaica negroes as vicious lazy and shiftless and accuse them of increasing destitution fed by America. The text presents biased stereotypes without verifiable facts.
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Jamaica
America
New Inventions About Household and Office Devices
A sponge cup and paperweight combo uses a bottom bulb to draw water away when squeezed, keeping the sponge moist. A patent for a paper-hanging machine combines table, hangers, rollers, and paste pans to prepare sheets for cutting. Time lamplighters pair with alarms to ignite matches via a released hammer. A Hungarian ice bicycle uses a front fork roller and chain drive to propel the bike. A new writing desk features a floor base, single pillar, sliding back, and clamps to hold books, with a second pillar and copy holder for extra support.
Personal notes zesting society and art circles
The column cites Hall Caine allegedly rejecting a $50,000 check for his latest novel. It notes Mosso’s brain blood flow experiments tied to thought, the duchess of Cleveland’s India trip, Tottingdean church windows by Burne-Jones, Kipling at North End House, Sarasate’s gift to Pampeluna museum, and a collection of royal and noble jewels donated by Queen Victoria, Wilhelm I, Napoleon III, Dom Pedro, and others.
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Eaid
Hall Caine
Mosso
Duchess of Cleveland
India
Queen Victoria
Tottingdean
Bil J Burne-Jones
North End House
Rudyard Kipling
the Elms
Jacob's Ladder
England
Senor Sarasate
Pampeluna
Wilhelm I
Napoleon III
Dom Pedro
Empress Augusta
Alphonso XIV
Housewifery and Industry in Domestic Life
A Victorian essay extols daily duties in the home teaching young women to manage households efficiently. It argues that practical kitchen knowledge and housekeeping economies earn respect from both family and suitors, and that regular service in the house brings happiness and usefulness for a well ordered life.
Odd farm tasks for spring field work notes
The entry lists tasks for spring farming including mapping fields to cultivate, inspecting seed potatoes in the cellar, screening seed grain, overhauling tools, painting, oiling harness, mending gear, preparing a log for a stoneboat, and ensuring sugar making gear is ordered and stocked. It also cites historical endowments by Samuel J. Tilden, George Washington, Peter Cooper, Johns Hopkins, James Lenox, and Stephen Girard.
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William Teastor
Peter Cooper
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
James Lenox
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Stephen Girard
Girard College
Philadelphia
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