Reliverea and the Gold Standard Debate in Topeka
The Topeka State Journal criticizes government debt and the gold standard, arguing 100 million borrowed would help pay Pacific railroads but is blocked by the administration. It denounces treasury practices as illegal, notes bond repudiations, and discusses Hutchinson, Cy Leland, and Topeka’s political standing in the upcoming Republican state convention.
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Pacific
Chland
Carliale
Treasury Department
Western
Topeka
Jouxvac
Tate
Hutchinson
Shawnee Bee
Newton Hersid
Cy Leland
Hatchinson
Fragmented political column with civic service debate
A fragmentary dispatch from a Kansas region discusses civil service in police and postal work, public expenditures, and political rhetoric. It references Topeka, Valley Falls, and local figures, criticizing practical politics and noting concerns about crime, prison reform, and fiscal policy. The tone remains opinionated and partisan, with broad critique of government actions.
Life Not Worth Ten Cents A Drowning Rescue Story
A dramatic San Francisco Post tale recalls a fat man saved from drowning after attempting to catch a ferry. He rewards a young boy who rescued him with a 10 cent piece, but the boy declines, saying life isn’t worth twenty cents. The scene lampoons misplaced value on life.
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San Francisco Post
Market Street
Oukland
Lin
Pay of Russian Ambassadors and Old English Mayoral Pick
An 1880s survey notes ambassadors in European capitals receive ruble salaries up to 50 000 and lower tiers at 5 000 rubles with a strong pay gap versus a cheeky remark about English mayors. It recalls Leicester’s early election by beans and a sow choosing the mayor by who’s hat is emptied first.
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House
Senate
Twuper
Eapens
Alaska
Berlin
Vienna
Constantinople
London
Paris
Rome
Washington
Tokio
Madrid
Pekin
Teheran
Athens
Brussels
the Hague
Copenhagen
Mexico
Munich
Stockholm
Bucharest
Belgrade
Rio de Janeiro
Lisbon
Stuttgart
Vatican
Dresden
Cettinje
Weimar
Darmstadt
Leicester
England
California
Florida
Golden State
Conres
Ruhlman
New
Ae Profit Exchange
Hunters Report Rich Game in Okefenokee Swamp Georgia
Hunters returning from the Okefenokee swamp in Georgia say the area abounds with game including deer bears alligator turkeys wild fowl and more. They traveled Wichita via the Santa Fe Route with round trip fare from February 15 to 19 valid through February 24. No car changes along the Santa Fe and the address given is 015 East Fourth Street for service and notices.
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Okefenokee Swamp
Georgia
Wichita
Senta Fe
Our orange supply. Where we get the 20 million boxes we eat
A concise account tracing the orange supply chain to meet yearly demand of about 20 million boxes. It highlights key producers, distribution channels, and seasonal sourcing, noting major regions and firms involved in supplying the fruit to consumers.
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New York
Orange District
Manites
Lee
California
Messina
Valencia
Florida
Bahamas
Cuba
Key West
Pacific
Cynus Sylvester
California Orange Boom Ousts Florida Amid Frost Loss
Florida orange crops crippled by a severe freeze shift demand to California and imports. California's irrigation schemes turn arid land into vast groves in Riverside Pomona and Pasadena, boosting output while Florida recovers. Local markets see Mystic imports from Jamaica Bahamas and Cuba filling gaps as growers scan future yields.
Russian Chess Tourney Fifth Round Defeats for Pillsbury and Stetnits
In St Petersburg, during the international tournament, Pillsbury and Stetnits were beaten in the fifth round. The two games ended with losses to Tsobigorin and Lerkov in the first sitting of round five. The report notes scores appended for the two games played on January 1.
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Mon Pillsbury
Stetnits
Pillsbury
Stelnitz
Tsobigorin
Lerkov
St. Petersburg
Interesting cabinet dinner shows teetotal policy at Cleveland era
William E. Curtis reports that at a cabinet dinner for President and Mrs. Cleveland the entire wines and liquors from the table were removed. Several cabinet ladies abstain from alcohol, with Mrs. Carlisle notably saying no wine or liquor has entered her home since the inauguration.
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Carlisle
Cleveland
Lamont
Morton
Wilson
William E. Curtis
Chicago
Curious eye saving watch crystal implant reported
Medical students study Dr Fleming Carrow’s eye method at the University of Michigan. He inserted a thin watch crystal under the good eye to revive sight in a blinded patient. Early results look promising as tissue may knit around the implant to seal it. Governor Morton age error spotted in congressional directory. The Fifty Fourth Congress directory lists birth dates and inauguration ages for Vice Presidents, marking Morton as 68 instead of 64 in 1880.
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Fleming Carrow
University of Michigan
Carrow
Morton
Albany
St. Louis
Fifty-fourth Congress
United States
Where Was Poo Born and the Boston Connection
The Boston Journal notes the mystery of Poo birthplace while planning a Baltimore monument. It recalls his parents living in Boston for three years, and Edgar being urged to love Boston as the place where his father found sympathetic friends. The excerpt frames a cryptic birth origin amid a commemorative impulse.
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Gutenberg
Corporation of Mainz
Johann Gutenberg
Poo
Baltimore
Boston
Gnyers
Edgar
Boston Journal
Anson
Host & Mehiee
New Yoas
Iricode Hoyt & McKee
A. C. Anson
Commcade of Baseball
Hoyt & Nokes
Chicago
Frank” McKee
McKee
Chicago Colts
New York
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ODD Fellows Building
Quincy Street
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