Immigration and railroad debates mark Jan congressional session
Jan 24 Washington dispatches recount Senate debates on immigration restrictions and Pacific railroad matters. Mr Palmer argues against immigrant influx and proposes selective exclusion. debate includes railroad bills and a vote on referral to foreign relations. House considers printing resolution and military post at Fort. Inter-State Commerce Commission opens car rate hearings.
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Snot Wasitind
Board of Control
Utah
Voorhees
Montana
Hoar
F.ioorman
Senate
Pacific Railroad
Ees
Fallowa
Berry
Cockrell
Wis
Ae Gibson
Jones
Arkansas
Mna
McPherson
Rapsom
Bin
Saulsbury
Spooner
Waltham
Seana
Orurlington
Iowa
Palmer
Amer‘ican
Europe
Committee On Foreign Relations
Mouse
Washineton
Richardson
Tennessee
Committee On Printing
Heme
Texas
Needham and Griffin Fight Ends In Struggle At Norwoon
The January 24 bout in Norwoon, Minnesota drew twenty five spectators from St Paul. Needham and Griffin exchanged hard blows with Needham gaining the early advantage and delivering multiple knockdowns. Griffin stayed in, suffering cuts and a bloody lip as the rounds wore on, with both men trading heavy blows until time expired.
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Needham
Griffin
Norwoon
Minn
Daniel
St. Paul
Pang
Gri
Needham Ni
Bothy Griffin
Hambaund
Baeawuatt
Anthony Comstock Opposes Philadelphia Art Dealer Case
Parapenpiia January 24. Anthony Comstock of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice arrived in Philadelphia and bought from five dealers pictures alleged obscene. The grand jury indicted the dealers. the District Attorney Kerr declined to prosecute, deeming the images not obscene. The judge suggested punishment only for intended corruption of public morals.
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Anthony Comstock
Philadelphia
Parapenpiia
Anthony Comatin
New York Society For the Suppression of Vice
Comstock
Kerr
Explosion in Victoria Mine Raises Hope for Survivors
An explosion rocked Now 5 shaft at Wellington collier in Victona B C early today. Fifteen men rescued by ropes and hoists by 11 50 am and crews search for others. Officials report some workers remain inside as authorities fight to ensure safety of the mine.
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Victoria
Victonrta
B. C
Wellington
Weasel Skin tribe threatens violence near Victoria
In British Columbia the Weasel Skin tribe, based near a reservation north of Victoria, threatens to plunder government lands if provisions are not supplied. Todian agent Mr. Mitchell cites the crisis as they promise action rather than concede. Authorities note food aid is limited while tensions rise among the band and provincial officials.
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Pia Town
Romaxtor
B.C
Victoria
Saskalchewan
Victorias
Mitchell
Ory. de Hasea
Indiana
A Kempis
J. F. Goucher
Baltimore Woman's College
Athens
Alexandria
Poultryiraiser
Berreis
Paris
New Mausoleum for the Dead Promises Preservation Plan
G Meyers of Washington proposes a sealed mausoleum with air ducts and a central furnace to preserve or dry corpses. A receiving room will trigger alarms on coffin movement, allowing transfer or exhibition of entombed bodies. The project aims to prevent body snatching and reduce cemetery interment costs.
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New York Tribune
G. Meyers
Washington
Pyramids
Ot Gizeh
Meyer
Simon Cameron's Story and the Bread on Waters Tale
A historical column recounts General Simon Cameron's pledge to aid a young lumberman by backing his debt with a bank loan after a bleak financial moment. It weaves in anecdotes of early Washington politics, a memory of Hahnemann and a Senate scene with snuff boxes near the presiding officer, illustrating governance and personal aid in a bygone era.
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Paxton
Washington
Simon Cameron
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Habremann
Leistor
Bat Neal
United States
Hahnemann
Bat Ak
Science and Industry in Agriculture and Fertility
Discussion on science aiding practical living, with notes on farming practices. Discusses fertilizer use, pig pen odor control, cow and hen management, egg preservation, orchard handling, and crop timing. Includes scattered tips on feed, stock health, and storage without a single cohesive narrative.
Buttery batch and improvised sauces in Barrax period cookery
The fragment outlines simple kitchen preparations and substitutions for scarce ingredients. It mentions a light batter mix with flour and milk baked slowly without boiling, mashed potatoes with sugar as an egg substitute, pumpkin preparations with citrus and cabbage wine, and a custard-like dressing for vegetables.
Fragmented sketchy notes mix race class and travel in a 19th century column
Disjointed excerpts mention Mr George K and travels in Liberia with a U.S. minister, Sen Cameron, a drunken posse, and a colored servant amid a broader rambling exchange. Includes brief musings on marriage, a poet contest, and a clergyman in mission work.
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Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
London
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Russia
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Henry Ward Beecher
Southwestern Methodist
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Oess
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Science and Industry
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Weiter
Rus
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Maud
Captare
Soner
Pavy
Charles Henry Jones Taylor
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Avery
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Ontman
de Hobson
Hobson
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