Speck of Premier Salisbury at St George's banquet
Mr Gooch, representing that district in parliament, hosted a banquet where Salisbury presided. He said the government enjoyed support from all sides and argued it was a Unionist ministry not Conservative. He warned of parliament's degeneracy and urged unity on imperial matters.
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Salisbury
St. George's, Square
Gooch
Ireland
Maj. Bell
Seventh Cavalry
Bismarck
Fort Buford
Manitoba
Sarah Elizabeth McClelland
Robert McClelland
Michigan
Rene
Interior
Pierce
Detroit
T. M. Healy
House of Commons
Patrick
Old Land League
Dublin
Col. King-Harman
Dakota ii
Congress
Sherman
Tragedy on Kentucky Farm Ends in Fatal Gun Accident
In Spring Station near Lexington a gun accident on Capt. James Blackburne's farm kills Henrietta Hempstead, 19, as she and cousins Henrietta Blackburn and Samuel Blackburn compete over a rifle. Hempstead dies instantly. the others are shocked by the sudden calamity.
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Lexington
Spring Station
James Blackburne
Joe Blackburn
Henrietta Blackburn
Henrietta Hempstead
Samuel Blackburn
Miss Hempstead
Mayor Hewitt and the Knights of Labor
New York Special reports rumors that Mayor Hewitt offered to let his cooper company run the Trenton iron works for 6 percent return. He denied a formal offer saying the idea was a general proposition and warned a wage cut of 20 percent would be needed if workers took over.
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New York
Hewitt
Trenton Iron Works
Cooper, Hewitt & Co
Knights of Labor
Fire sweeps half of Minot Dakota in massive blaze
The Monday blaze destroyed lower Main street from Kenkle's cigar store to the depot, burning thirty buildings and the livery stable where it started. Loss estimated at 50000 with no insurance. Upper town saved, rebuilding to begin at once. Coleman Bakewell blamed for the fire’s origin remains unknown despite efforts to contain flames spanning Main to Second.
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Coleman
Main Street
Kenkle
Coleman & Bakewell
Horpe Bros
Manitoba
Quirky Washington Gossip Echoes Beecher Family Tale
A column braids international finance fraud rumors with political moves and social updates. Notables include Senator Stanford’s ranch gift, a New York minister’s rising post, and Mrs Jackson’s unexpected union with Dr Lyman Beecher as recounted in a long Boston anecdote.
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New York
Halgarten & Co
International Bank of London
Speyer Bros
Spyer Bros
London
Dupate
Herert
Stark
Pesth
Trieste
Banque Generale
Milan
Stanford
Jossah
Cleveland
Farwell
Illinois
Daniel Manning
Washington
Alex. Lawton
Austria
Billy Welch
Levi P. Morton
Rhine Cliff
Hudson River
W.C. de Pauw
New Albany
Ind
John Waldron
Chicago
St. John’s Parish
Senator Palmer
Washington House
Sam Randall
Paoli
Dakota
Gov. Church
South Dakota
J. L. Kreychie
Iroquois
H. L. Warne
Mitchell
D. A. White
Flandreau
North Dakota
H. L. Haussaman
Grafton
Frank Frisby
Bismarck
E. C. Maxcey
Fargo
Why He Wanted To Laugh at a Prayer Moment
Dr. Talmage recalled a service when he nearly laughed during the opening prayer. A city couple entered with a debonair escort, the bench collapsed under them, and the embarrassed scene forced him to hide a laugh with a handkerchief.
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White House
Dr. Talmage
Fambler
Brooklyn Eagle
Giving and Taking a Light
A New York Sun column compares cigar light exchanges across nationalities. It notes Spaniards bow and pass the light with grace, Spaniards smoke through the nose, Germans polite yet reluctant, English cautious and proud, Americans evolving manners, and Irish warmly helpful even in a gale. It concludes light sharing reveals character and should be cheerful and polite.
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New York Sun
Advice To Young Men On Social Grace And Charm
The piece urges young men to invest time in sociable polish over pure money making. It extols suave speech, graceful bows, and light airs as keys to winning women, noting charm can be learned though easy at first and harder with age. It argues patience and self-improvement lead to future success and admiration.
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Adamant
Jusbourg St. Germin
Faubough St. Germain
A Fast Train
A traveling man challenges the conductor about the train being fast. The conductor insists this is one of the fastest on the road. The passenger asks to move to the rear platform to see what the “fast” thing really is.
Stars as People and Myths Across Cultures
The text surveys how diverse cultures personify stars and the heavens, from Esquimaux and Australians to American Indians and Addamanese, describing stars as men, animals, or parts of a folk world. It notes European folklore parallels and the Balder myth where auspicious oaths fail to protect all beings.
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Egede
Esquimaux
South Pacific Islands
Thingala
America
Seneca
Balder
Freja
Gentleman’s Magazine
Modest newspaper man and a stagecoach miscue
A Philadelphia Record reporter named Macfarland, aboard an open stage to a country town, endures a farcical exchange. An overtalkative aunt tries to explain city life and hose to a curious child, prompting a comical slip that causes the journalist to lose consciousness briefly. Washington Critic.
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Republic of Ours
Macfarland
Philadelphia Record
Mac
Fannie
Riewp
Washington
General Harrison Declines Wine at Public Dinner
At a public dinner General Harrison refused wine despite urging from peers. He explained a lifelong vow to avoid strong drink and cited his college classmate’s fate, saying none of the seventeen who drank afterward survived. He urged peers to respect his resolution and toast with water.
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Harrison
Rometas
Graves
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