Mr Dooley on trusts in a blistering frontier of prices
In a dialect soaked Chicago Journal piece Mr Dooley argues trusts form a fiscal conspiracy to curb prices and protect the poor, while Fiennessy rails at reformers and railroads. The dialogue frames a populist fear of consolidated power, with nods to merchants, politics, and wage life.
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The
Chicago Journal
Mr. Fiennessy
Mr. Dooley
Mondie
Franny Yaere
Henefarther
McKenns
Rayjocces
Th’ Mills
Halind
Deerin
Women and Menstrual Health Claims in 19th Century Ad
An excerpt describes menstrual irregularities as the real secret behind aging in women, noting effects like dark circles, sallow skin, and facial blotches. It touts a patent remedy claimed to cure a wide range of “womanly” ills, including backache and headaches, sold by druggists nationwide.
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Dregelsts
Aseue
Isabela Mine Bosses Fight Ore Thieves as Shipments Tarnish
Managers of the Isabella Mine confront a four-man gang besieging the mine to steal ore. Attempts to deter theft include sealing samples, altering sampling, and discussing future operations and possible dividend decisions. Police actions and prosecutions are referenced as some suspects were tried and convicted, with others at large.
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Isabella
Dipple Creak
Col
Weh
Tawbella
Aianagers
du Fae
Rome
Laren
Will Organ Grinder Inherit Earl Poulett Estates
London report suggests strong evidence favors the organ grinder inheriting the Poulett title after the earl's death. Records show two sons born to the earl and his wife, with questions over paternity and divorce. The grinder has sold his street organ for £69 to Madame Tussauds for a wax likeness, while the estate's remainders remain unsettled and unclear.
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Earl of Poulett
London
Poulett
Ftuther
Frederick Poulett
Charles Poulett
Crinder
Dublin
Erinder
Tussaud
Pr Veta
Empress' War on Reform Orders Arrests at Pekin College
A Shanghai despatch reports the Dowager Empress has ordered the arrest of all teachers and students at the Pekin college for sympathy with reformer Kang Yu Wei. Most were warned, then executed after the order.
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College of Pekin
London
Fed 4
Shanghai
Kang Yu Wei
ITS EFFECT. By the Republican House May Defeat The Republican Ticket
A political analysis notes that the Republican House could impact the next election by challenging or reshaping support for the incumbent party ticket, signaling intra party tensions and potential shifts in campaign dynamics.
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House
Anti oleomargarine bill riles Kansas dairy farms
A Kansas Reflector report details a 68 to 36 House vote against an anti oleomargarine bill. It notes Republicans, Populists, and dairy interests clash over packing houses in Missouri and Kansas, urging lawmakers to support a measure protecting dairy products and farmer incomes.
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Abliene Daily Reflector
Kansas
Saga
House
Grosanr
Ube Wether
Tie Bi
Eatieee City
Kan
Kansas Mort
Omareanioy
Mixaourk
BP & Creamery
Ube
Dickinson County
Basner
Lou Tate
Bills Passed By The Senate Mostly Of Local Character
The Senate yesterday passed items including abolishing school district 26 in Harper county and annexing surrounding territory. Also to amend law fixing rail road charges for transport by the Kansas national guard and reserve militia. Another item authorizes paying without a petition from taxpayers. Also creates a new judicial district by detaching Leavenworth from the Jackson Jefferson Leavenworth district. Finally authorizes first class cities to maintain parks.
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Senate
Titus
Harper County
Helmick
Kansas National Guard
Kansas Reserve
Anderson—Authorlaing
Stone
Leavenworth
Jackson
Jefferson
Anderson
Kansas Legislature Bond and Public Works Proposals
A series of acts and amendments are proposed by lawmakers including Farrelly Zimmer Johnson and others. Items cover bond limits for park commissioners private corporations mortgage restrictions and voiding notes issued beyond limits. Also acts on assignment of choses and rights, civil procedure for Justices of the Peace, crimes and punishments amendments, township land purchases public buildings and road bridge construction across the Kaw and Arkansas rivers with tax and levy provisions in Sumner Wyandotte Kaw and Jefferson counties.
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Farrelly
Kansas
Tsat
Emil Bowertnir
Zimmer
Wyandotte
Board of County Commissioners
Sumner County
Arkansas River
Said
Johnson
Kaw Township
Jefferson County
Waron Road
Kaw River
Family of Five in Charleston Declared Lunatics
In Charleston on February 8, the family of 5 H. Ellinwood including his wife and two daughters was found to be afflicted with a peculiar lunacy. Authorities may commit the four adults to an asylum after county jail examinations by Dr F S Thames and J Davis.
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Charleston
W. Va
H. Ellinwood
Ellinwood
Jall
Dre
No Coffins Left In Panic Stricken Kentucky Town
A letter from Murguntowan, Hutler county, Kentucky, reports a rampant outbreak of spotted fever or spinal meningitis. Old and young are dying, coffins are gone, residents flee in panic, schools closed, nurses scarce, and court terms postponed as officials rush to Morgantown for relief amid fears the town’s sawdust rot may have sparked the disease.
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Lexington
Daily Leader
Murguntowan
Hutler County
Kentucky
Taylor
Morgantown
Settles
Frankfort
Typeless Brussels Newspaper Produces Typewriter Printed Pages
A typeless Brussels paper of sixteen illustrated pages was produced after a printers strike. Articles and pictures were typewritten, pasted onto cardboard sheets, photographed to reduce size, and etched with nitric acid to create a complete form ready for press.
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Brussels
Petit Bleu
Oil Strike Expands in Ohio With New Field at Scio
Big oil strike reported in Ohio with a new field at Scio producing 2100 barrels daily. Wells also active near Bolo and Lima district prospects show extensive fields. Gibson well in southwest district yields about 100 barrels daily. Selo grows from 500 to over 3000 as wells spread in backyards and wild land. total Selo output reaches 100 barrels per day.
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Scio
Cleveland
Bolo
Lima
Gibson
Pew
Selo
Dramatic Opera House Week with MacDowell Alliance
The Grand Opera House hosts MacLean Tyler Hanford productions with Blanche Walsh and Melbourne Mac Powell. Friday to Saturday shows price one dollar, matinees at varying prices. Revisions include swapping Othello with Julius Caesar and moving Romeo and Juliet to a Saturday matinee.
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MacDowell
Crawfor Theater
Mav Leanttyler-hamford
Grand Opera House
Blanche Walsh
Melbourne
Mac Powell
Crawford Theater
Pridey
Saturdaht
Panny Daven- Peres
Lok
Padora
MacLean
yler-Hanford Alliance
Grand Opera
Dullus
Ieesne
Hanford
Waldorf Waiters Out Forty-Six Let Go In Planned Strike
New York February report says forty-six Waldorf Astoria waiters and omnibusmen were dismissed after wage cut plans. Head waiter Oscar led resistance, but new hires replaced them as management posted notices. Some emphasis on preserving municipal income and rights concerns among staff.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Walters
Walter Oscar
Bubletin
Heidt
Nosternes
English judge rebuked in case of ex-convict sentence
London officials report a high court judge rebuked for harsh behavior during a trial. Judge hiding reportedly berated a prisoner who was permitted to testify in his own defense and sentenced him to five years, later acknowledged as a possible error and canceled by a relative who is the home secretary. The incident highlights judicial conduct and potential misuse of prior convictions in sentencing.
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London
High Court
Durie
Hidtey
Bean
Navine
Roth the Borth
England
Ips
Wamen
Werry
Fudiey
Home Secretary
Attempt to Kill an Actor in Dutch Stage Version
Amsterdam dispatch reports Holland's famed actor Louis Bouwmeister nearly died during a Dutch Don Quixote scene. He drank four goblets of wine and a baked spring chicken, then collapsed from wine poisoning after the cup seemed filled with fine needles. He recovered after retreating backstage.
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Amsterdam
Rep. S
New York Journal
Lous Bouw- Meester
Holland
Tim Ed
Chicago Medical Institute Promises Modern Cure via Electricity
An advertisement for the Chicago Medical Institute in Topeka Kansas touts modern electricity as a universal remedy. It claims free consultations and rapid cures for nervous disorders, rheumatism, dyspepsia, hydrocele, piles, skin diseases, and cancers. The offer appeals to private confidential treatment and office hours at 606 Kansas Ave.
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Paris
London
Berlin
Johnston
Walsh
Kansas Ave
Chicago Medical Institute
Topeka
Kansas
Gomez in the lead as Cuban settlement tests support
A Havana dispatch says Gomez plans a trip to Washington and has urged Senator Proctor to await him. Indications favor Gomez over insurgent commanders who oppose accepting 3 million dollars from the United States. Popular support appears to back his policy, while debates continue in Cuban provinces and among Spanish observers.
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New York
the Tribune
Havana
Gomez
Washington
Proctor
United States
Gotier
Ulin
Flavana
Gomes
Calbarien
Mr. Quesada
Matingas
Pinar del Rio
Red Tape Gone To Seed in Local Legislation Push
A state constitution rule requiring reading each bill slows routine business. The house, short on members, rushed 45 local bills through committee and the floor by having nine clerks read them simultaneously, enabling one roll call passage. The tactic aims to quicken passage without extra time, despite the constitutional flaw.
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Lobdell
Bedlam
Clark Is Frenchy House Planned For New York
A. Clark, newly elected United States senator from Montana, plans a landmark New York home on the southeast corner of Seventieth Street and Fifth Avenue facing Central Park. The exterior will reportedly be white granite with a Louis XIII style modified toward modern design, reflecting Clark's Parisian study.
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New York
A. Clark
United States
Brontana
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Paris
Ambiguous French Project Hints At Five Story Building
A fragment in French suggests a design plan with six dimensions near S0x100 and a height likely five stories. The text is incomplete but implies architectural speculation or inquiry about a future construction.
Genuine Velasquez Found by Gaston de Birmingham
Paria Ecuador reports a young artist Gaston de Birmingham discovered a genuine Velasquez during a Spain tour. The portrait, in excellent condition, is said to be the master’s best style with vigorous head drawing and true flesh tones. Eminent judges including Gustave Colin endorse its authenticity.
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Paria
Ecu. O
Gaston de Birmingham
Kenuine Velasquez
Spain
Gustave Colin
Unfinished Daudet Novel to Be Published Soon
The Observer reports that the late Alphonse Daudet left an unfinished work titled La Caravans. Only about a hundred pages exist, but the documents and story plan survive, and publication of the manuscript and completed chapters will reveal the author's method.
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Daudet
London
Paria
The
Observer
Alphonse Daudet
Czar Presents Paintings to President Faure in Paris
In Paris on February 8 the Russian ambassador delivered two paintings to President Faure. One depicts the czar's arrival at Cherbourg on October 1, 1536 and the other shows Faure's arrival at Kronstadt on August 28, 1897, during a reception with special services at the Hotel Oxford.
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Faure
Paris
Hotel
Oxford
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