Holly Springs Route to Florida via St Louis and connections
Advertisement announces a new Holly Springs Route from St Louis via I C railroad to Holly Springs and connections through K M B Southern and P O P to Jacksonville and other Florida points. Claims fastest line to Birmingham and direct to Atlanta Macon Charleston Savannah with through Pullman buffet sleeping cars. Offers Florida Folder and agent contact Genera te Lang Passenger Agent St Louis Mo.
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Florida
St. Louis & Carte
5S. Louis
Ilindia Central
Holly Springs
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Macon
Charleston
Savannah
St. Louis
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Genernate E. Lang
Rock Island route and Union Pacific rail offers
Advertisements announce Rock Island Homeseekers Excursion on February 12 offering round trips to Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and more with 20 days stay overs. Union Pacific sells Nebraska and Kansas to multiple western states at a special round trip rate with two day return validity and stopovers. Also promoted are patent pills buyers keep in mind, German salve, a Topeka laundry and classified want ads reaching readers daily.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
EL Lomax
G. P
Dicerxses
Direct Vote Drive for U.S. Senators Gains Backing
Washington Feb 11 The Senate and House agreed to amendments on city building and coinage measures while moves toward direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote gain momentum. Minnesota and Kansas legislatures back direct election aims. The Senate also adopts a report on the removal and settlement of the southern Ute Indians.
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Senate
Chicago
Denver
Bland
Pence
Pup
Cola
Dingley
Maing
Carson City
Nevada
Somers
Dem
Wia
Committee of Public Lands
Caminett
Cal
House
Wasnixeton
Hoar
Lodge
Davis
Kansas
Minnesota
U. & Senators
Formal Proposition to Settle Pacific Debt by Principal Payment
The house committee on Pacific railroads heard FE Ellery Anderson and other Union Pacific and Central Pacific representatives who proposed paying the principal of government debts. Union Pacific would pay the United States about 54.5 million dollars and Central Pacific about 27 million, with security via government liens if needed. Prominent New York interests and J P Morgan indicated support for a treasury payment bill in full settlement.
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United States
New York City
Reilly
Pitzgerald
Mercantile Trust Company
J. P. Morgan
Secretary of the Treasury
Union Pacific
Roisevain
Union Pabfic
Mc. Anderson
House
Congress
Central Pacific
Tweed
India
Sunday Closing Law Sparks Hunger and Protests in Detroit
In Dernott Michigan on February 11, civic federation efforts to close saloons on Sundays led to half of Detroit’s restaurants shutting and public inconvenience. The state law forces rooms opening to saloons to follow bar hours, provoking calls to amend so restaurants may stay open Sundays. Extra items promote a Europe trip, Kinetscope showings, and upcoming Plombeau club benefit with Marshall’s band and the Lotus quartet.
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Detroit
Dernott
Mich
Civic Federation
Federation
Log Cabin College Settlement Planned in North Carolina Mountains
A New York driven philanthropic plan targets the isolated uplands near a Vanderbilt landmark. Miss Chester proposes building a large log cabin academy to educate and elevate mountain women through books, pictures, and refined domestic roles. She envisions friendly teaching and moral uplift, using mountaineers’ strong duty and American character as entry points.
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Log Cabin College
North Carolina
Vanderbilt Castle
Chester
St. George's Church
North Carolina Wilds
New York
Miss Chester
Compressed wood as cheaper substitute for hard woods
An article details a Manchester firm's hydraulic press to compress cheaper timber, notably teak, into dense, uniform shuttles matching boxwood for loom work. It notes high finish potential and broader industrial applications, plus a digression on hop beds and a light speculation about hair straighteners as future inventions.
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Manchester
A Sudden Rise to Prices in Mountain Sale
Maurice Thompson narrates a mountain encounter in Eastern Kentucky where a buyer bargains over a single ewe. The exchange escalates as the mountaineer draws a pistol while the buyer asserts the ewe is worth about seven dollars, with the pursed estimate near seven dollars.
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Maurice Thompson
Kentucky
Colonel Gilder Relives Old Bordentown Tales and Wit
A faded column recounts Colonel W. E. H. Gilder recalling his Bordentown homestead exploits. It weaves in a humorous anecdote about buying wood, a wife’s bank checks, domestic quirks, and light vignettes from New York World and New York Sun style humor columns.
New York Lightleys Rise in Society Circles
Harlem Life remarks on the Lightleys becoming prominent in New York society. A playful exchange contrasts origins from New York via London, highlighting social ascent and local chatter. The scene includes Maggie praised for cooking as a local compliment.
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Lightleys
New York
London
Harlem
Hairy Senator in Cockfighting Hint Shocks New York
A New York correspondent reports Senator Morply of New York favors cockfighting and shows enthusiasm for a Washington stables loft as a potential main cooking site. The agent escorts him through Stanford's house and a real estate tour ends with Murphy asking the price and declaring a bargain struck.
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Kansas
New York
Marply
Lam
Stanford
Murphy
Washington
Rotary plows fail to clear Western New York drifts
Osweep New York February 11 The week long blizzard continues as temperatures run about 10 below zero with 30 to 40 mph winds. Streets are blocked and traffic on the Ontario and Western railroad is halted since Thursday. Only two New York trains have run on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western in three days. Rome and Watertown divisions are tied up along with the Canandaigua Syracuse lines. Rotary plows break down unable to force through the drifts. Batavia reports trains arriving late after snowbound sections east of here finally loosened their hold. Over 20 passengers were aboard the first two trains to reach the city after the storm.
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New York
Osweep
N. Y
Ontario & Western
Rome
Watertown
Central
Cawego
Syracuse
Batavia
Here
Adventuress Impersonator Kate Field Plot Leader Exposed
Ismena T. Martin, a 25 year old adventuress, rose to notoriety with blackmail schemes in her hometown Dereroft Michigan and later Cleveland New York. She forged bills while impersonating Mrs Frank Leslie and Kate Field to raise funds. After a prison stint she was pardoned and returned home to publish a weekly paper and continue schemes before fleeing toward the west.
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Washington
Cleveland
Mra Frank Leslie
Kate Field
New York
Woman Pronounces Paneral Oratio Over Dead Husband
A Granp Ramps Michigan funeral for Isaac M Latter drew a large crowd. Mrs Turner spoke at the coffin, praising the deceased’s virtues as tears filled the room and the service concluded. The event followed his death in Washington after a political and legal career.
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Granp
Isaac M
Turner
Washington
Allen W. Gould
Chicago
Campbell Fair
Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup Ad Urges Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup promising instant relief and a permanent cure, priced 25 cents with a 100 cent guarantee. The copy credits W. R. Kennedy and promotes woolen laundry services by Peerless Steam Laundry at 114 West Eighth Street and Woolverton's at 703 Kansay Avenue.
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Begg
W. R. Kennedy
Peerless Steam Laundry
West Eighth Street
Market report from Torcago and Kansas City shows weak wheat and steady hogs
Wheat and corn prices slipped amid lower cables while seaboard selling provided some support. May wheat opened at a loss and rallied, hog receipts rose with prices weak, and cattle and sugar markets showed mixed moves. The report also notes New York sugar and oats steady to weak with slight regional variations.
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Associated Press
Torcago
Seaboard
Pepe
Kansas City
Texas
Colorado
Wallatt
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