Man of Convictions Lemuel Russell Shaped Cleveland Railways
The 19th century figure Lemuel A Russell, born 1842 in Westfield Ohio, built a vast Cleveland law practice focused on railroad matters. He opposed Andrew Carnegie's Chamber of Commerce bid, defended wage earners, and helped steer street railroad policy while advising Tom L Johnson. He joined Otis Adams firm, later led Atlantic & Great Western cases, and became a key Cleveland legal personality.
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Johnson
Emuel A. Russell
Andrew Carnegie
Cleveland Chambers of Commerce
Pittsburg Iron King
Carnegie
Russell
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Westfield
Medina County
Lemuel A. Russell
Ohio
Cleveland
Department of Military Railroads
Mississippi
Chattanooga
Nashville
Tenn
Tom L. Johnson
United States
Cranks’ Club
Atlantic & Great Western Railroad
Dico
Mr. I
Noted temperance worker Zeraida Wallace honored
Sketch profiles Zeralda Q. Wallace mother of General Lew Wallace’s story figure in Ben Hur. It highlights her temperance work with the W C T U and her role as “Mother” Wallace. Her lecture A Whole Humanity, advocacy for equal suffrage, and Indiana legislature petition in 1875 are noted. She lives in Cataract, Indiana at seventy nine.
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Zeraida Wallace
Ben Hur
Lew Wallace
Zeralda Q. Wallace
Wallace
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Indiana
Steel Hullets Painless Bullets Stir French Riots
Dr Delorme, Surgeon-in-Chief of the French army, says steel coated rifle bullets used in new magazines cause little pain. During Fourmies riots one man was paralyzed after a severe wound, another barely felt a shot, and others had minor reactions at 100 to 150 yards as bullets may explode and cause serious harm.
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Dr. Delorme
Fourmies
Geologist Traces Ancient Ohio River Bed and Glacial Finds
A prominent geologist studying the Ohio River bed forty three miles below Pittsburgh reports the old river bed lies about 300 feet above current water level. He finds Canadian granite fragments whose source is near Lake Ontario and a rough arrowhead in glacial gravel he dates to the glacial period, roughly 300000 years ago.
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Ohio
Med
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Lake
Ontario
Tillman Portrait and Public Image in Political Arena
A side view portrays Senator Tillman as aristocratic in appearance despite barnyard rhetoric. His black suit and hat convey formality, while a missing eye from an injury dulls his full facial appeal. The piece notes his use of pine knot glare to study while pursuing knowledge.
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Tillman
Salvation Army cycle brigade to tour five states this spring
Rigadier Sully of the Salvation Army in the Southwest has organized a cycle brigade of ten men and ten women to tour Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Indian Territories starting from Kansas City. The group will resemble a brass band on wheels with planned costumes and a route including Lawerence Topeka Emporia Newton Wichita Wellington Enid Kingfisher El Reno Hennessey and other towns. The brigade will visit posts where they exist and work to establish new ones, pausing in Oklahoma City and returning to Kansas City by late fall.
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Rigadier Sully
Southwest Division
Salvation Army
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Sully
Lawrence
Kan
Topeka
Emporia
Newton
Wichita
Wellington
Enid
Kingfisher
el Reno
Hennessey
Paola
Ottawa
Pittsburg
Independence
Winfield
Arkansas City
Perry
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Liquefaction of Gases Highlighted in 1887 Milestone
The Scottish Review notes the simultaneous 1887 liquefaction of oxygen by M. Pictet and M. Cailletet under extreme pressure and cold, followed by nitrogen. It credits Prof. Dewar with perfecting liquid gas production and recounts a Edinburgh Review description of liquid oxygen boiling at 328 degrees below freezing.
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M. Pictet
Geneva
M. Cailletet
Paris
Priestley
Scheele
Dewar
Royal Institution
London
Faraday
Edinburgh Review
Average Farm Flock Practices and Poultry Breeding
W P Burbank shares his experience from starting with the dunghill chicken in 1847 to Brahma, Plymouth Rock, Buff Cochin, and Brown Leghorn. He praises Plymouth Rock for general use and Leghorns for egg production, notes simple housing and mixed feeding, markets, winter egg yield, occasional cholera remedies, and advises modest breed mixing for the average farmer.
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Plymouth Rock
W. P. Burbank
Farmers’ Review
Deed of D S Stanley at Franklin Battle
At the Franklin battle Major-General D S Stanley rode at the front of Updike's brigade to restore confidence and lead a fierce assault. His leadership inspired men to drive the enemy back, reestablish the line, and save the day in a critical moment.
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Franklin
D. S. Stanley
Updike
Stanley
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Motherhood as Woman’s Highest Glory Proclaimed
Rev Leon Senfield urges a revival of motherhood as the noblest role for women, arguing it surpasses other rights and grants lasting luster to womanhood in a spiritual appeal to readers.
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Leon Senfield
Equality in God’s eyes and eternal salvation
Rev. Joseph Keelty states that all men are created equal before God and share an equal path to eternal salvation, underscoring universal spiritual parity.
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Joseph Keelty
Bell Telephone Stock Rises on Long Distance Expansion
The Electric Review notes Boston market gains for Bell Telephone stock from 201 to 204 as the company plans to issue 5,000 new shares to fund long distance service improvements. The stock has climbed from about 165 to 204 in the past year, with capital rising from 20 million to 50 million, signaling strong growth potential in telephone expansion.
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Electric Review
Boston
Bell Telephone
Sled Dream Highlights Frugal Father and Clever Boy
A boy crafts a fine sled unseen by a stingy father who misses the value of effort. The tale contrasts parental thrift with child ingenuity and resourcefulness as a lesson in practical creativity.
Half a Century of Progress and Agricultural Notes
A reflective essay lauds 50 years of progress and global connectivity, noting reduced crime and improved living standards. It then reports Italian dairy production declines since 1893 due to drought, plus regional cattle mortality, and highlights agricultural tips on plowing under cow peas for nitrogen, pork yields from corn and clover, and the value of growing peas for feed, with Canadian farmers emphasized.
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Italy
Mone. de Clercq
France
Florence
Italian
Piemont
Lombardy
Venetie
Sicile
Sardigne
Sardaigne
Alabama Station
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AML
Angels ON Wheels
Salvation Lassies Brigade
Salvation Army Lass ON Wheels
Greenland
Africa
Australia
London News
Omaha
Chas. M. Skinner
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