Grant's tomb terrace plan approved for grand dedication
A New York meeting approved laying out terraces around Grant's tomb with $120,000 allotted to acquire grounds. Work aims for completion by Grant's birthday with a grand civic and military ceremony presided by the president, cabinet, and international dignitaries. The effort follows donations from many backers, shaping a national tribute to the Civil War hero.
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New York
Grant
Porter
Helena
North Atlantic
Washinton
McKinley Victory Forecast From Dick In Ohio
Maj Charles P F Dick, in charge of Hanons office, leaves Cleveland for western HQ to monitor election results. He predicts McKinley will win in Indiana Kentucky Minnesota Texas Wisconsin Nebraska Michigan California and several eastern states, with strong support in New York Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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Charles PF. Dick
Hanon
New York
McKintey
Iilingia
Indiana
Kentucky
Minnesota
Tawi
Wisoubain
Nebraska
Tennigeee
McKinley
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio Republicans in Lebanon County Full of Free Silver Support
In Lebanon county the free silver party is rising with Republicans split over Bryan and Sewall. Sam Woodward, a leading Republican, fights for free silver and expects Frank township to lean free silver. W C Thompson, W H Carney, J M Barnhart, and many local Republicans advocate white metal amid weekly farm discussions on the college question.
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Althevieh
Bryan
Sewall
Sam Woondward
Frannk
Township
W. C. Thompson
W. H. Carney
J. M. Barnhart
Hanna Visits Employers in Chicago for Republican Unity
Chicago August 12 Chairman Hanna of the Republican National Committee spent little time at headquarters, meeting moneyed men, manufacturers and employers to educate workers on current issues. He plans meetings at factories and offices to inform employees, and arranged long distance communications between headquarters and New York. Mek of Akron will be Hanna's chief secretary with Haskell of Cleveland as sergeant at arms. Senator Brown and other prominent figures visited the HQ with encouraging reports.
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Hanna
Republican National
New York
FO. Mek
Akron
We. C Haskell
Cleveland
United States
Brown
Foreclosure on San Jose Home in August Court Action
Foreclosure proceedings were filed in the municipal court of San Jose. The owner O. 28. per faced loss on a building loan of $15102. The structure, raised four years earlier by public contributions, could not be funded to clear the debt as the subscription failed to cover construction costs.
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San Jose
Cal
Aries
Committee Fifteen Plans Meeting Tonight With Bryan Date Fray
The Committee of Fifteen meets in the council chamber to finalize the program, aiming to schedule Mr. Bryan's address as late in the week as possible with a preference for Saturday. If McKinley is unavailable, a rearrangement may move his talk earlier or out of town to avoid clashing with G A R encampment.
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Council Chamber
Was &9
Bryan
A. J. Arnold
D.C. Iletkon
B. Bradford
John Marti
David Goermyer
McKinley
Bre
Hobart
Breen
Np Town
Mil
Thirty Business Floats Planned for Festival Parade
Merchants and business men prepared floats for the big parade. A dragon float is being built in a hidden Fifth Street workshop with Prof Worrall supervising. The Don Quixote float and about 30 other firms and groups will showcase illuminated displays during the night pageant.
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Fifth Street
Worrallhin
Giubor’s Clever Idea For Topeka Window Tiumination
Topeka residents may see a new festival display as Pr Guler proposes a window illumination plan for Kansas avenue during festival week. Upper window halves would be covered with black paper or lath and decorated with figures or words chosen by owners, illuminated by colored paper highlights. Sheets would be mounted to window edges to create a glowing, shared street display along the avenue.
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Guler
Kans Avenue
Kansas Ave
Topeera Club Plans Dazzling Fall Festival Display
The Topeera Club plans a spectacular festival display with $600 raised and over 100 arc lights planned. A large intricate street decoration is promised, with designs to be judged from several contestants and colors planned by Edison’s Munsell. Frank Lewis Dave Mulgane and Dr Gulbor lead the committee as they seek the latest ideas from the Edison company.
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Topeka
Frank Lewis
Dave Mulgane
Gulbor
Munsell
The
Edison Company
Ladies Plan For Fall Festival Parade At Court House
The flower committees meet at the courthouse this afternoon to discuss the Topeka and Kandas fuse, and a moving American de Troth. 200 girls in costume are proposed for March 25. Emma Ranke invites all participants to 72 Buchanan Street Monday at 7 20 PM for equestrian parade arrangements.
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Court House
Hudson
Marshall
Garfield Park
Emma Ranke
Buchanan Street
To Make Floral Floats Bontractions on How to Decorate Hack With Flowers
A Santa Rosa reminiscence describes a floral float hack with a carroose top, body cambric covering, peony decorations, and wheels concealed by peony clusters. A red and white striped pole center bears a violet wreath and a panel of white purple and ribbed roses, with four dancers in white and lavender beside the carriage.
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Whees Rae Aourna
Santa Rosa
California
Ero
Ceies
Fragmentary Procidaon Note On Sights And Decorations
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions securing a sight a process denoting decorational concealment. It hints at aging bodies and the role of decorations, but the text is garbled with unclear names or events and lacks concrete details.
Icebound Vessels Tread Narrow Treacherous Route
Ice packed seas held ships in peril north of Cape Farewell for six days. The Iodine under Capt Bartlett sailed from Bouton May 20 to Iorebot and reached port with light cargo. The Kerk Fluorine and Todins faced heavy floes. Todins crew walked decks as they drifted, finally breaking free on July 4 after a north wind cleared the last ice obstruction.
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Cape Farewell
Bartlett
Bouton
Iorebot
Danisi
Todins
Astor's Aspirations Becomes Royal Tie Rumor
A London World correspondent notes William Waldorf Astor may marry Victoria, Princess of Wales, in a potential alliance that would shock English society. The piece discusses court reaction, the diamond gift, and rumors of Astor seeking royal connection amid American and British interplay.
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William Waldorf
Prince of Wales
New York
London
the World
William Waldorf Astor
England
Mary
Maud
Mr. Astor
Lady Randolph Churchill
W. W. Astor
Vicstoria
Prince and Princess of Wales
Little Girls Form Salvation Army Brass Band
Chicago report from August tenth describes a Youth Brass Band at Salvation Army Princess rink. Girls in red caps and jackets perform on brass, drums, and wind instruments, youngest dancers, all under the Little Girls Division banner. An accompanying ad touts De Witts Colic and Cholera Cure for dysentery and diarrhea.
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Chicago
Tnx
Salvation * Army
Princess Rink
Mus
Moyers
Little Girts
The
Salvation Army
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription touted as feminine cure
Fragmented ad style prose claims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription strengthens a woman’s health to ensure strong, healthy children and smooth parturition. It features testimonial fragments praising the product as infallible for diseases of female organs, with dubious claims of universal wellbeing through womanly care.
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Angels of
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Pierce
WB. Duncan
Artington
Jim Crow Cars Ordered in Georgia Railways
Judge Andrew Calhoun in Atlanta ruled the Jim Crow law applies to Georgia railways and street cars, requiring separate white and black coaches. The decision followed a Negro passenger’s refusal to sit in the rear Negro-only area on an Atlanta Electric Railway car, amid company rules to seat blacks in the rear to satisfy white passengers.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Andrew Calhoun
Atlanta Electric ~Railway Company
Tees
Farewell to Sully in Kansas City
Kansas City news reports Brigadier and Mrs. Sully will likely spend the upcoming Sunday in the city, then depart to Ocean Grove New Jersey with their family for a seaside respite. They head to Buffalo New York to resume duties with the Salvation Army, as five local corps unite for a farewell demonstration and a final fresh air excursion at Fairmount Park.
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Kansas City
Sully
Ocean Grove
N. J
New York State
Salvation Army
Buffalo
Rabid Pastor Attacks Free Silver Sermon
In Calvary Baptist Church West Fifty seventh Street New York Aug 12 Rev Dr Robert S McArthur labels speeches on free silver as lunacy larceny and lunges at Chicago platform supporters. He cites Provide Things Honestly in the Sight of All Men as the sermon text.
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New York
Calvary Baptist Church
West Fifty Seventh Street
Robert S. McArthur
Chicago
United Stats
Hammond's Big Salary in London Cable
A London dispatch reports Hammond, the American reformer on Transvaal matters, will renew as consulting engineer for the Goldfield Co. for three years at a salary of 50000 dollars annually plus a share of profits. Last year his profits from the venture reportedly reached a substantial sum.
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New York
London
Hammond
Transvaal Reformers
Goldfield Company
Senator Shoup Sees Idaho in McKinley Victory Odds
Senator Shoup of Idaho says discreet management and hard work give Republicans a strong chance to carry Idaho for McKinley. He supports the ticket but questions the St Louis currency plank, defending bimetallism within the party. He plans to brief leaders and source materials for Idaho voters, including Scandinavian-language outreach.
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Washington
Aus
Idehio
Idaho
St. Louis
Danho
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