Dominion Parliament Dissolved as Elections Ordered
The Dominion parliament has been dissolved and elections ordered. Nominations occur February 15 with polling on February 22. The contest is expected to be bitter and outcome doubtful. Sir Thomas May, once a Louisiana sugar planter and Unionist, has died in London. He supported Secretary Chase for the 1863 presidency and started the New Orleans Times.
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Louisiana
London
Secretary Chase
New Orleans Times
Michael Davitt
New York
Salisbury
Land League
Gladstone
Government Weather Bureau
Army
Cain
M. E. Church
Washington
Carolina
Gen. E. F. Beale
Commodore Truxton
Hetty Greene
Far SC
Bud Greenshaw
Oo B. McKinney
Lasalle
Schmit
McKinney
Michael M. Connors
Soilertie Fi Howard
English Writer Urges Daily Five Mile Walk Rule
An English writer declares that adopting a daily five mile walk as a rule leads to a strong, wholesome old age. He reiterates the enduring belief that outdoor exercise builds strength and health over time.
Tremendous Oil Burst at Baku Fields Douses Town
A massive petroleum eruption in the Russian oil fields near Baku sends 1,084,000 pounds of oil per hour 224 feet into the air, flooding streets and buildings despite the well being three miles from the town.
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Baku
West Cities Show Faster Westward Growth in 19th Century
The Philadelphia Press notes annual reviews from Western city papers highlight uninterrupted progress from the Missouri valley to the upper Mississippi. Minneapolis St Paul and Duluth are cited as rising rapidly, suggesting the West recovered from the business downturn earlier and is entering a new era of prosperity.
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Philadelphia Press
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Cooperative building societies transform housing in Philadelphia and beyond
The article notes that in Philadelphia fifty thousand buildings were opened by cooperative societies. Most owners are workers with modest incomes who save through these institutes. Forty building associations have raised over 10 million dollars, mainly from laboring families, and similar impacts are reported in St. Paul with rationed loans and thousands of homes secured to owners.
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Philadelphia
St. Paul
Danish king clings to cabinet amid constitutional storm
The Danish constitutional conflict pits King Christian I against a hostile Folketing. For twelve years he has resisted reform by dissolving the assembly and denying passage to any ministry approved by the people, drawing increasing opposition from the majority in the popular chamber.
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Denmark
Europe
Christian Ias
Folkething
Fire at Vesey Street store in New York city
Fire in a Vesey Street store caused extensive damage estimated at 37 000 dollars. Fireman Frederick Simmons from the electric light company cut the wires, received a shock, and was paralyzed before collapsing. He died ten minutes later.
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New York
Vesey Street
Oc. A
Frederick Simmons
Eletric Light Company
Death of Prof Edward Youmans Prominent American Scientist
Prof Edward L Youmans died in New York on the 18th. He was born June 3, 1821 in Coermans New York. A writer and lecturer on science he popularized Darwin and Spencer and founded Popular Science Monthly in 1872. He served as chemistry chair at Antioch College and authored works on chemistry household science and science education.
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Edward L. Youmans
New York
Earles. Youmans
Winona
Minn
Coermans
N. Y
Darwin
Spencer
Antioch College
Handbook of
Popular Science Monthly
Getting Even With Canada Washington Special
Congress panels converge on a hard line against Canada over fisheries policy. Reports from the House and Senate foreign affairs committees accuse Canada of coercing U S policy with selfish aims. The administration publically supports a united, aggressive stance, praising Secretary Manning's firm letter as aligned with executive policy.
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House
Senate Committees On Foreign Affairs
Canada
Gorman
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
United States
Congress
New England
Manning
Senator Hiscock Nomination Amid Ballot Battles in New York
Senator Frank Hiscock of Syracuse won the Republican nomination for United States Senate after eighteen ballots against Warner Miller. Born in Pompey in 1834, Hiscock served as Onondaga County district attorney and played a role in 1872 Liberal movements before long involvement in New York politics.
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Syracuse
N. Y
House
United States Senate
Warner Miller
Tlaséckenes
Morton
Miller
Hiscock
Pompeo
Tully
New York
Onondaga County
Assembly
Albany
L.H. Hiscock
Frank
Stanwix Hall
Cole
Aes
Ryot
Aiskriet
House Debates on Local and Pension Bills in Fragmented Session
The house debated a $500 000 request for Charleston construction and a $1 250 000 bid for Milwaukee public buildings amid southern opposition. Senatorial pressure and a sundry bill proposal surfaced for payments to M O Laraway, ex postmaster at Minneapolis, following a July robbery. Pension bills for Mrs Logan and Mrs Blair’s widow were defeated in committee amid party lines with seven Democrats against and five Republicans in favor.
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Milwaukee
Sone McMillan Ose
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Bryant
Laraway
Bia
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Blair
House
Senate
United States
Sawyer
Hoar
Conference
Ingalls
Messrs. West and
Butler
Cockrell
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Prohibition push and county embezzler headline sweep
A report covers Capt. Lemon on Logan fund receipts and mortgage debts, Vincennes embezzler Hollingsworth, and Missouri prohibition momentum. It notes political shifts, a Kentucky cattle car incident, and various Senate House actions on pensions, ferried laws, and civil service reforms.
Congress debates interstate commerce bill and related actions
The house debated the conference report on the interstate commerce bill with several members expressing mixed views, while others supported the measure and urged confidence in reform. The senate advanced Washington Territory statehood with Montana amendment, and a new patent law, banking, and district liquor regulations were discussed with petitions from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union prompting committee action. Private business followed with bills including a widow’s pension.
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Manderson
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Gorman
Ray
Belmont
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Baton Roicksburg Railroad Company
Backbone Railroad
Mississippi
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Bonstur
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Montana
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Iice
Colquitt
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Liquor Dealers’ Association
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Committee On the
Johnson
N. Y
Fond
Ida
Yevanzetl
Ee Rice
Dibble
Libbey
Sreeworth
I Weaver
Towa
Vans
Markham
Pindla
Thomas Neis Meagher
Worth Trying Phrase in a 19th Century Era
A fragment from a Philadelphia source ponders frugal living and social schemes as a young man aims to prove two people can live on one budget. A girl is courted to assist in the experiment, highlighting gender roles of the period.
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Philadelphia
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