Weather and tariff talk mix in early 20th century notes
Weather forecasts for Kansas and surrounding regions indicate thunderstorms and shifting winds on Friday. A political column discusses the Dingley tariff, its passage by Republicans, opposition by Democrats and Populists, and prospects for Senate action. Various small notices from papers like the Clay Center Times and Whiting Eagle accompany the roundup.
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Senate
Striet
B MecKintey
McKinter
Uber
Free
Jewish Ambition in Delancey Street District
The Cor Pittsture Dispatch notes Delancey Street area residents, especially children, show intense reading interest. Public library ward tenure reveals every book in stock read ten times, totaling 34 frequent readers. Readers favor United States history, then fairy tales and character books, while shelves often empty.
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Pittsture Dispatch
Delancey Street
Publi Library
Irory
United States
Crosby of New York War Reporter Killed in Cuba Front
Crosby a New York war correspondent for the Chicago Reward is reported killed in action with insurgents near Arenal Blanca while accompanying Cuban forces. He arrived Jan 30 and had studied at St Cyr France. He leaves a widow and two children at New Salem New York.
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Corres
Chicago
New Salem
N.Y
Cooshy
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Military Academy
St. Cyr
France
Havana
Yee
Gomes
Don Carlos
Santa Clara
Mottard
New York Italians Celebrate Easter in Suburban Merriment
A New York Post feature describes suburban Italians marking Easter with communal song and open-air gatherings. Men sing in the evenings near an old orchard in a newly annexed district, sometimes until early morning on Saturdays, blending Neapolitan tunes with the local workaday rhythm.
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New York
Bay of
Naples
Lialiane Mon
Trborer
Thallan
Erpiong
Xu- Harbwnite
Life Behind Footlights Warns Girls Against Stage Life
An article from the Pittsbore Dispatch critiques young women pursuing theater careers. It condemns glamour and urges parents to place ambitious daughters in boardinghouse rooms to dissuade them. It argues the stage breeds temptations and recommends a long, harsh apprenticeship to curb ambitions.
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Pittsbore Dispatch
Angens
Fanny Davenport
Vinta Allen
Ohio
Indiana
Oliver Optic and pen name influence on fame noted
The Boston Herald discusses how Oliver Optic may owe part of his popularity to his pen name. It argues Thackeray’s view that literature and business can hinge on names, and suggests Optic valued his nom de plume for social gain and connections. Also mentions Primwest and Rose’s Minstrels at 74 and 76 Kansas Avenue with tickets at 36 cents.
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Boston Herald
Oliver Optic
Thackeray Han
Man must emigrate and learn to live together
The excerpt argues for migration to escape persecution and crowding, urging the world to move from division to mutual understanding. It reflects on language barriers, the search for food and shelter, and the idea that humans must adjust to shared spaces while maintaining practical needs and faith.
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Myron Reed
Tie Hume
Marnel
Schiller
Great & Scotchman
Carlyle
Emerson
Charles River
Eliah
Ravena Sind
Aruba
Advent of Spring in quotes from papers
A collage of newspaper snippets celebrates spring with scenes of a boy in City Hall Park and a policeman's futile chase, notes on moving day, and forecasts of prosperity. It quotes remarks on seasonable weather, crops, and poetry from sources including the New Orleans Picayune, New York Express, Cleveland Leader, St. Louis Post Dispatch, and Baltimore American.
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New Orleans Picayune
New York Mal
Express
City Hall Park
New York
Cleveland Leader
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Dennison Visitors and Civic Notes Echo Local Talk
Mrs Mary E Least spoke to about thirty in Dennison Texas amid remarks about garden seeds. Ike Lambert plans Emporia residence renovation to a new coat of paint. Richards of Wellington eyes a Washington post office visiting his native town. Bernard Ketly delivered 243 sermons past year and lectured for Epworth leagues G A R and Relief Corps. Chief Justice Doster to be joined by wife this week. Judge Cunningham long superintendent of Emporia Methodist Sunday school entering twenty year. Brown of Pratt buys Nuron store for general mercantile trade. Tim McCarthy exits politics briefly then returns. Mayor candidate of Larned seeks office.
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Ike Lambert
Emporia
Richards
Wellington
Washinton
Joseph Bristow
Bernard Ketly
Epworth Leagues
G. A. Brposta
Relief Corps
Theatrical Fads and Managerial Bets in Stage Trends
A critique notes that American managers chase fads by producing novelty works such as Daniel Frohmanns The Prisoner of Zenda and Palmer Tritby plays. It argues that romantic dramas melodramas and problem plays dominate past seasons despite the risk of overpaying for talent and the threat to New York managers.
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Daniel Frohmann
Zenda
A “ Palmer
Fares
Protlem
New York
Whe & Deca
Pittsburg
Delicate balance of gratitude amid city’s violent shocks
The passage laments that despite pleas for gratitude, local managers deny residents full acknowledgment of Gotham’s violent, spasmodic events, showing a preference for preserving calm immunity rather than facing harsh facts in New York.
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New York
Gotham
Protect Inventors From Deceptive Patent Attacks
Washington April 1 Senator Hansbrough of Northxee seeks to curb fraud by patent attorneys. The act would bar gifts to clients by firms procuring patents, impose fines from 500 to 1000 dollars, and require affidavits. It also calls for refunds of evasive fees and authorizes rules for attorney admission and disbarment before the patent office.
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Washington
Hansbrough
Northxee Spenmacetm
Sch
United States
Commissioners of Patents
Secretary of the Interior
State of Manhattan Bills Before Legislature
Assemblyman Trainer introduced two bills to establish Manhattan as a separate state within New York. The move, not entirely new, echoes earlier proposals by William M Tweed era leaders who warned that New York City’s tax burden could spur secession. A major hearing is set for Thursday before the assembly committee with notable supporters set to testify.
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Altary
Manhattan
New York
Trainer
Willam M
Tweed
Assembly
Governor to appoint Southern Bi Cane Asylum trustees
Governor Mount announced plans to appoint trustees for the Southern Bi Cane Asylum hospital. He cited Superintendent A J Thomas and a protest against hospital management while noting a push to remove drinkers from office. The statement warns against allowing continued drinking behavior among officials.
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Thad
Mount
Bicane Asylum
A. J. Thomas Auiding
Agalnet
Glent Melliurion
Strengthening the Law Affects 6000 Chicago Officials
A legislative bill in Springfield aims to strengthen law affecting about 6,000 city officials in Chicago amid mayoralty election activity. The surge of charges and filings is noted as part of a broader push, with related railway notices, patent statistics, and public health advocacy interspersed in the fragmentary report.
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Chicago
Springfield
Morrison
Moody Opens Four City Revival At Auditorium
Chicago audience floods the Auditorium as Dwight Moody begins a four camp revival. A 900 voice chorus adds to the event while Moody, once a Chicago shoe clerk, leads efforts likely to boost evangelism across denominations. The meetings include a morning and evening service with one afternoon session planned, aiming to rejuvenate faith activity in the area.
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Chicago
Dwight J. Moody
Moody
East End
London
Charles Spurgeon
Home for Girls Opens Summer School and Chaperonage
Mrs. Lyman G. Trumbull, widow of the senator, will run a summer home school near Saybrook Conn for daughters whose parents are abroad. Instructors from Hartford and New York will teach music, drawing, painting, crafts, and languages, with outdoor sketching and excursions until fall when private tutors resume.
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Lyman G. Trumbull
Chicago
Lyman G. ‘Trumbull
Senator
Tartet
Saybrook
Conn
Mra .Trumbull
W. G. Mason
New York City
Hartford
New York
Mckinley Receives Expensive Cigars From Havana
President McKinley and cabinet members sampled eight inch cigars sent from Havana for an imperial gift. The cigars, valued at 32 per box, were part of a Loeb invitation and praised for quality. Transfer of boxes occurred via a friend who delivered them from Cuba.
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Washington
Gage
Hanns
Col Herrick
Cleveland
Ha- Fai
Austria
Cuba
Venezuelan cable concession seeds South American system
Henry Clews and partners secured a Venezuelan government concession enabling a syndicate to build cable telegraph and telephone links across the country and to establish a new cable system to South America. Jacob Scimed reportedly secured the concession, paving the way for rapid communications in the region.
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Caracas
Tacob Solmed
Henry Clews
New York
Hay
Neterats
American Fanders ii Pony Irolite
Jacob Scimed
Mr. Clows
South Americas
Loss of Col Tyler’s Home in Fire at New London
Fire destroyed Col Tyler’s residence on Pequot avenue in New London early today, burning six valuable paintings and silverware, musical instruments, and family records. Loss estimated over 30,000 dollars. insurance coverage cited as 31a. Many items from Tiffany’s were damaged or saved.
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Cal
Tyler
Wim
Oh Pequot Avenue
Carnihe & Lone
Osgoode
Mim
Tylers
Joany Neliooma
Tiffany's
Wwe
Burnham attacks White House repairs and costs
World’s fair architect Burnham condemns the executive mansion as a unsafe dwelling unfit for life and declares the heating system antiquated. He warns a catastrophic failure could occur, plans a formal report will be released soon, and estimates $60,000 needed for immediate repairs and improvements. California Limited train and home-seekers excurs ions noted.
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Governors Home
Aelia
D. AW. Burnwar
Burnham
Bursham
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