Jubilee Festoon of London Illuminations Attracts Crown Cheers
A vivid account of London's 60th jubilee pageantry and imperial illumination. Depew observers witness royal procession, the Queen's homage, and the Whittenham displays across Bank of England, Mansion House, and Westminster townscapes. Beacons, bridges, and embassies glow as telegraphic beacons link Britain to distant colonies and the empire.
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London
Wington
Bank of England
Ford
Splendid Star of India
Princess Street
Bartholomew Lane
Land
Inet Noel
Bank
Liverpool
Globe
Corn Hall
Combard Street
Paris
Thames
London Illuminated by Beacon Fires and Night Procession
Foggy London scene described with beacon fires lighting streets and elaborate decorations. The narrative notes crowds, artistic nominations over daytime displays, and streets glinting with lamps and crystals as banners and draperies glow across the capital, with a standout bachelor’s club crown centerpiece.
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Westminster Bridge
Horse Guarda
Gore Son & Northwestern Railway Company
Brides and
Par Mament Streets
Métrypolis
Ermuter Tandon
United States
Donald Smithy
Canada
Whittglass
Cartton House Terrace
Emgland
Wales
Sunthind
Treland
Greenwich Observatory
Great Malvern
Agale Cay
Berwick-on-Tweed
Cornwall
Litchfield
Worcester
Ripon
Lincoln
Durhem
Siddiiaw
St. Hebbe
Hiestines
Cuderiris
Thir Water
Dontaal
Goblin
Hebrides
Lenion
Penin
Tenter
Ayettes
Ells
Sfeurer
Mane
Evers
Bachelors’ Club
Cenier Bering
Hood's Sarsaparilla Endorsed by Lowell Reader
From Lowell Massachusetts a reader praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a wonderful cure for a swelling under the tongue described as a semi transparent tumor. The testimonial claims the swelling diminished and disappeared after using Hood's Syrup and Hood's Pills are recommended for headaches and general health.
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Hood
H. M.comran
Union Bt
Lowell
Mass
Fragments Trace The Empire's Radiance Across Lands
The text travels from India to China Australia Canada and the West Indies. It depicts the empire’s torch shedding radiance over the universe as it moves through the Himalayas and beyond.
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India
Himalayas
China
Australia
Canada
Ws Indies
Black Flag In Ireland Sparks Counter Demonstration In Dublin
Jubilee celebrations in Britain Ireland and colonies spark enthusiastic public events with bonfires and illuminations. Parnellite counter demonstrations in Dublin march with a black flag and a COM labeled The British Empire while windows are smashed. Cork and Limerick see black flags removed and police interference. John Daly speaks at a hostile Dublin meeting as torchlight processions occur. The Times notes US troops at Ottawa Jubilee review and the empire’s shared heritage.
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London
Ire
Dublin
Ince
Cork
New Initial Society
Limerick
John Daly
Royal Trish Regiment
United Kingdom
Times
United States
Ottawa
Empire
Joe Jefferson's Wheel Brings Actors Toward New Arts
Burtard's Bay residents coaxed veteran actor Joe Jefferson to learn cycling for his son. Despite a stumble he shows effort, while his son Joe Joseph Warren Jefferson pursues theater, and Will Jefferson tours the South with McDenough's plays. The Jefferson family appears drawn to stage careers across generations.
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Burtard’s Bay
Mass
Joe Jefferson
Buttermilk Bay
Joe
Joseph Warren Jefferson
Doe
Will Jefferson
Will
Monument to Nancy Hanks in Spencer County
Governor Mouth announced a Wednesday meeting of GA. R. Laval Legion and W. RC. representatives to plan erection of a monument and care for the Nancy Hanks Lincoln mother grave site in Spencer County Indiana. Leaders set the meeting for June 30.
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Tidianopolis
Ind
Mouth
GA. R. Laval Legion
W. RC
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln
Spencer County
Republicans Elect State Central Committee Chairman
Vic H. Stith of Margavine argues that Republicans should elect the state central committee chair in the convention, not leave it to the governor’s nominee or other state ticket candidates. Mr. Smith was chosen by four men aligned with the governor candidate, who feared the chair’s bid to govern more efficiently might hurt other contenders.
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Vic H. Stith
Margavine
State Central Committee
Mr. Smith
Bryan at Ottawa Goes To Chautauqua Special Train
On Beyan Day at Ottawa Chautauqua a Missouri Pacific special train runs from Topeka Friday the 26th leaving at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost 1.00 for round trip good both ways on the special train only.
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Ottawa
Missouri Pacific Wall Eun Specias
Topeka
Referendum in Omaha Pushes Initiative Plan for City
Omaha ready to vote on adoption of initiative and referendum as a Swiss style city governance model. Authorized to propose ordinances with full text, require signatures, and trigger elections, with protections against improper implementation and penalties for false certification. Bryan to urge support. details include petition thresholds and timing for special vs regular elections.
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Bryan
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Republic
Tess
Ine
Wealth Concentration in America Reported in Shearman Figures
An 1897 New York World article discusses Thomas G. Shearman’s revision of wealth ownership estimates. It argues that fewer than 0.1 percent may hold half the nation’s wealth, with 4 percent owning about 75 percent. The piece lists prominent names and estates and notes ongoing debates about total national wealth. It also mentions an Ottawa Chautauqua address and a Santa Fe round-trip ticket offer.
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New York
ot—The World
Thomas G. Shearman
Senator Mills
Shearman
British Vice Consul in Kansas City Faces Vatican Row
British vice consul Philip Burrough stirs trouble in Kansas City by asking Catholic bishops Hogan and Glennon to order prayers for Queen Victoria. After refusals and sharp replies, Catholics and Protestants clash, protests flood in, and Burrough debates flying the Union Jack while threats and American ire intensify.
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Kansas City
Philip BE. Burrough
Mr. Burrough
Hogan and
Glennon
Queen Victoria
Dean Dutty
Hpiscopal Church
Mvorites
Episcopal Church
Burrough
Surucht
Dale
Hurrougt
Treasury agents question incoming transatlantic travelers
In New York on June 23 two treasury inspectors were dispatched to interview travelers entering the country about the personal effects they carried free of duty. Notable among those questioned was banker J Pierpont Morgan who reportedly said it was none of the government business. The agents favor imposing duties on imported personal effects. A. Hi Potter touts Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a household staple. For sale by druggists.
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New York
The
Treasury
Gage
Senate
J. Pierpont Morgan
Pda
Chamberlain
A. Hi
Potter
B.C. Atkins & Co
Tadianapolis
Ind
On account of ee Day at Mito wa Chautauqua Pacife trains spectacle event
Spectators will ride from Ottawa to Mito wa Chautauqua on Friday June 25 leaving 7 am and returning 7 pm. Tickets cost 31 60 for round trip good on the special train only. Spectacle frames repaired promptly at Chas Bennetts Optical store 730 Kan ave.
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Mitowa Chautauqua
Pacife
Ottawa
Chas Bennett
Kan, Ave
Hottest Week Drives Kansas Crop Bulletin Outlook
Weekly crop bulletin reports a 100 degree peak across the state with warm, dry conditions stressing pastures and meadows. Eastern division notes good harvest progress. middle division reports strong corn growth and wheat harvest underway. western division sees alfalfa first crop secured and ongoing wheat harvest, despite drought effects.
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Corthna
Corts Ia
Onyx Mines Near Phoenix Expand Under New Tariff Law
An eastern company led by Congressman Chis N Fowler of New Jersey, which recently acquired the O Neil onyx mines 80 miles north of Phoenix, has mobilized workers to expand operations in response to a new tariff act restricting Mexican onyx. A broad, exceptionally beautiful onyx layer has been recovered to an unprecedented depth, and officials are negotiating with The Santa Fe railway for a Prescott branch line to facilitate freight and transport.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Chis N. Fowler
New Jersey
Tarpeed O'Neil Onyx
Santa Fe Railway
Prescott
National Educational Association Meeting at Milwaukee
National Educational Association gathering described with travel details for members west of the Missouri river. Highlights praise Union Pacific service via Omaha to Kansas City, noting Pullman cars and various comfortable accommodations. One fare plus $2.00 round trip from western points, with requests for illustrated matter.
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Ea Urational Association
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Wis
Missouri River
Union Pacifice
Union -Pacific
Chautauqua Assembly Fare to Ottawa in 1897
Tickets cost 1.00 for Ottawa and return via Santa Fe Route on June 26 1897. Final day features addresses by Hon W J Bryan and Gov J W Leedy. Event near Santa Fe station Forest Park with special trains from Topeka at 7:80 AM and Missouri Pacific train to Ottawa arriving at the park. Round trip price listed as dollars.
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Ottawa Chautaugus
Missouri Pacific
Ottawa
Topeka
A. Om
Santa Fe
Neshville
Tenn
Ton. W. J. Bryan
Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly
Park 9
Beecham
Chautauaqua Assembly
W. J. Bryan
J. W.leedy
Forest Pari
Ottawa Fria A. mm
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