Uncle Sam Draws a Line on Reimbursing Feeding Furloughed Soldiers
Albany dispatch reports Captain Haran of the U S Army argues against reimbursing citizens who fed furloughed soldiers. He says soldiers on sixty day furloughs were paid and should not burden civilians, noting many could return home with transportation paid upon muster out. The piece includes unrelated Har lemite dialogue and a Harlem life item.
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Albany
Haram
New York
Serbohere
Bissoush
Fong
Charity
Citizena” Committee
San Francisco
Stern
Ris Stern
Judent
Harlem Lite
State Poultry Show Opens in Topeka With Record Entries
The tenth Kansas State Poultry Association exhibition begins Monday in Hamilton Hall Topeka and runs six days. It claims the largest ever showing with birds from the West including many prize sweepstakes and incubator awards. Officers and judges are listed with numerous breed classes and a long roster of sponsors and exhibitors.
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Kansas State Poultry Association
Hamilton Hall
United States
J. W. F. Hughes
West
Hamilton Fall
Owen , Co
Topeka
Kan
Vane
Moodus
Conn
Bound Hyrook
Weepatike
Miuscotte Pacu- Datoran Lumber Company
Bedford
Sweenstake No
B. C. Fowler
Kin
Dlamburg
Mascotte Hruodor and Laimber Company
I Stahl
Excelsior Incubstor
Broeder
Quilcy
Weepstake
SeThe Gites Printing Company
Toykan
Gilles
Poultry West, Company
Emporia
Garten City
Semiler
Gary Siimits
Gifies Printing Company
Poultry West
Central National Park
Kansas
Perton
Ae Satoweind
Association
Judice A. M. Story
Arte
W. BY. Lluphes
LOWER
Freninger
C.H. Rhodes
Fudge
Plymouth Rocks
Minoross
Claes &Toudens
Cheveconum Binky Ta
Banat
Aylesbury
Rouen
Geene-Cigan
Toulouse
Canada
New Submarine Boat To Be Built In Milwaukee
Milwaukee January 7 Inventor Richard Raddate of the submarine boat projects a larger craft ready for trial next July The proposed vessel will exceed 100 feet in length eight feet in diameter and about 80 horsepower The boat aims to locate shipwrecks including a 1861 Lake Michigan wreck whose exact location remains unknown with Raddate confident in success
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Milwaukee
Richard Raddate
Raddatz
Lake Michigan
Raddate
Young Chicago student weds laundry worker's daughter in New Haven
Mary Lynch's daughter Mollie marries Yale law student Louis Agassiz Fisk amid paternal outrage. Chicago finisher Eugene D Fisk pays for a three month Southern tour and Europe trip, with Neva yacht and Lettes Island summer retreat arranged. Nellie Wrinn brides maid Alfred Wood best man Father Coyle officiates.
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Ouis Agassiz
Chicago
New Haven
Mary Lynch
Louis Agassiz Fisk
Yale
Eugene D. Fisk
Fisk
Nellie Wrinn
Mollie Iyneh
Alfred B. Wood
Hartford
Father Coyle
Europe
Eugene Fisk
Lettes Island
Jules Verne's Antarctic Adventure and Pole Pursuit
Excerpts discuss Jules Verne's Antarctic Mystery and the perilous voyage of the Halbrane. Captain Len Guy asserts strict command and responsibility for general safety while sailors kneel to pray. The dialogue contrasts command with the loss of a ship, underscoring danger at sea.
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Jules Verne
South Pole
Halbrane
Len Guy
Haibrane
Nie
Verne
Cost of a swell ball in New York
The New York Press notes that fashionable entertainments require extensive spending. Supper costs $4 to $5 per head with wine extra, good champagne $3.50 to $4 per bottle, rugs decor cost about $10,000, palms and towers vary, and total ball costs easily reach $2,000 to $3,000 plus $400 for rental per night.
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New York
New York Press
Woman Rescues Child By Looping Ring Over Button Hook
Mrs John Meyers of Green Valley New London saved her 3 year old baby from choking on a long button hook by threading a small ring of twine over the hook and drawing it out. The mother fainted but a doctor later revived both child and mother.
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John Meyers
Green Valley
New One Dollar Notes Feature White Paper and Bold Figures
New four thousand one dollar silver certificates with a redesigned, lighter background and bold denomination figures arrived at the U S sub treasury. The notes display an eagle guarding the flag, Capitol view, and portraits of Lincoln and Grant. Denominations and seals appear in blue and a distinctive color for each note type. Officials say the design improves counterfeit resistance.
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New York
Gage
Treasury
United States
United States Sub-Treasury
Capitol
Lincoln
Grant
Treasury Department
Sharkey vs McCoy Prize Fight Weigh-In Report
Asbury Park New Jersey January 7 Tom Sharkey declares he weighs 172 pounds and aims to be 170 for the Lenox Athletic Club bout next Tuesday. Kid McCoy tips the scales at 158 pounds weighing schedule to stay near that weight and prepares at the Hotel Cadillac. O Rourke states Sharkey can end the fight in fewer than ten rounds despite McCoy's confidence in his own chances.
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McCoy
Asbury Park
N. J
Kid
Preto
New York
Tom Sharkey
Kai” McCoy
Lenox Athletic
Aliehe
Tom O'Rourke
Sharkey
New York Taxes Rise as Valuations Jump in New Year
New York taxes rise with increased assessments. Early estimates show valuations exceeding 800 million across the city with municipal bonds boosted by about 30 million. The report notes the larger valuation and bond issuance will affect property holders and city finances.
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Wwew
York
New York
City Real Estate Valuation and Tax Reporting Details
The total assessed value of real estate in the city stands at 2 377 277 720 dollars. Deputy tax commissioners must transmit a report to the board of taxes and assessments before the second Monday of January each year. The exact increase remains unknown until then. Before consolidation New York City was valued at about 16 percent of property values. Brooklyn at about 80 percent. The charter aimed to equalize assessments, but Brooklyn’s remained high to avoid deficits, affecting Manhattan and other boroughs.
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Board of Taxes
New York City
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bronx
Richmond
Queens
Judges in silk gowns on New York Supreme Court
New York judges debuted elaborate black silk gowns today, a style that sparked mixed reactions. Three newly elected justices Leventritt Fitzgerald and Andrews were among those venturing into hallways in robes, while Justice McLean appeared without a gown.
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New York
Justice McLean
Beggs German Salva Hailed in Local Homes
A local rider touts Beggs German Salva as a remedy for piles cuts burns and skin diseases with neighbors sharing word of its cures. The ad also promotes Lehigh Valley coal supply and fast furnace coal delivery by Southwestern Fuel Co along with One Minute Cough Cure claims and druggist listing.
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Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Southwestern Fuel CO
Depew Receives Peculiar Spectacles From Michigan
A New York belated New Year gift arrived via mail to Chauncey M. Depew. He opened a box to find a strange pair of spectacles glow red in one eye and green in the other, initially alarming him. He tried them, finding no harm, as doubt about arsenic or copper dissolved. The item was anonymous and puzzling to the veteran senator.
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New York
Chauncey
M. Depew
Michigan
Grand Central Staton
Mr. Depew
Depew
de Val
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