Members of Congress show many eastern born reps in west seats
The Washington Post notes a pattern of congress members born in eastern states representing western constituencies while few northerners are elected from the South. It cites Fowler, Greene, Perkins, Hearst, and others as eastern natives now in western or northern seats, with commentary on state origins and border states. The piece adds that West Virginia is not always southern and Ohio-born senators are common but not the rule.
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Washington Post
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Fowler
New Jersey
Greene
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Newlands
Nevada
Mississippi
Cannon
Illinois
Dixon
Montana
Shober
New York
North Carolina
Marshall
North Dakota
Missouri
West Virginia
Ohio
South
The Catching of Crabs in Chesapeake Waters
The Chesapeake softshell crab trade grows with May to September season. Some 1,500 boats operate, about 500 from Crisfield Maryland, using drag nets to harvest crabs. Each boat with two men averages 209 to 1000 crabs daily. hard shells are kept in crab yards for daily shed checks and packing for market.
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Atlantic
Denver
Chesapeake Bay
Jersey
Crisfield
New Use of Phonograph Impresses Scottish Secretary of State
The London Graphic reports Graham Murray, Scotland's secretary of state, uses a phonograph for vast daily correspondence and office tasks. With records in London and Scotland, he issues viva voce instructions remotely, a rare practice among ministers in Mr. Balfour's cabinet. Rumor and moral inquiry follow about pottery towns life and life-insurance speculation, as a doctor’s supposed illness becomes basis for a fiancé nurse’s gamble that ends in surprise.
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Graham Murray
Scotland
Saga
London Graphic
London
Whitehall
Staffordshire
Potteries
Maid's evasive answer in Philadelphia tale
A Philadelphia Telegraph item recounts a conscientious employer who hates lying even in small matters. To skirt visits, he tells a maid to give evasive replies. When pressed, the Irish maid notes she answered by asking whether the boss’s grandmother was a monkey, illustrating the lack of truth in her excuse.
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Bridgton
Lina
Kennebec Journal
Philadelphia Telegraph
Mary
Margy
Japan Progress and Eastern Sea Power in 1860s Context
A London era overview cites Lord Wolseley on Japan in 1860 61 noting subjugation under nobility and limited seafaring. It contrasts Japan's then stagnation with China, and recalls recent reforms creating a rising eastern power. It also includes Turkish domestic life descriptions and a remark from The Drum Major about a drum major in a band.
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Yeddo
Japan
Lord Wolseley
Cosmopolitan
China
The Result. A quiet wedding is a prelude to divorce
A concise note suggests a calm marriage may unfold into a subsequent divorce. The remark hints at unsettled personal outcomes and social observations without detailing individuals or places.
Trustworthy manager wanted in county and adjoining territory
Classified notices offer permanent positions with weekly salary and expenses paid. Advertisements state trusted individuals are sought in multiple counties to manage business for established financial houses based in Chicago. Enclosed contact details reference Caxton Building and headquarters staff.
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Como
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Herdawriters
Caxton Ltde
Chicago
House of Seli
Monor Hidg
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St. Louis Republic
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Salmon River
Loon Creek
Sheep Mountain
Stanley Basin
Custer
Clayton
Bayhorse
Thunder Mountain
Medical Hot Springs
Robinson Bar
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Superior
Medical Properties
K. D. Williams
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