News Notes From A Turbulent Era
In a collage of 19th century prompts and snippets the text touches on bread from sawdust experiments, Irish politics, reformers in the South, and a sweeping Ohio governor race. It references public debates, tariff fights, and a flurry of partisan rhetoric around Gov. Campbell and Maj. McKinley with frequent mentions of newspapers and political maneuvers.
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Maj. McKinley
Gov. Campbell
Ohio
Republican State Committee
Hardin County
Campbell
DSSS
America
Ohios
Weather Flags to Foretell Weather by Secretary Rusk Plan
Washtherox Oct 15 Secretary Rusk proposes local weather flags and whistle signals. A responsible town or village contact will receive forecasts by telegraph and display tin flags to warn of clear weather, rain, local showers, temperature drops, or stationary conditions.
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Washtherox
Rusk
Weather Signaling System Forecast for 1892
A historical proposal describes a complex weather signaling scheme using flags on poles and train whistles to warn farmers. Signals indicate fair weather, rain, or snow with temperature readings. trains and factories would broadcast the forecast daily.
Open Switch Tragedy Kills Four in Crete Roundhouse
Four Chicago newspaper men, a Danville engineer, and fireman died when a switch left open at Crete Illinois caused Chicago and Eastern Illinois freight train No 6 to derail and crash into the roundhouse. Injured include Frank Lafferty and Edward Booth. Coroner will empanel a jury as investigators seek who left the switch open.
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Carcano
Chicago
Crete
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
James Clark
Frank Lafferty
Roundhouse
Leonard Washburne
Inter Ocean
Frank M'Cafferty
Fred Henry
Danville
Til
Ireman
Edward Booth
Jake Parr
R. G
Oliver A. Smith
J.T. Meehan
F. Showles
William Cloyd
Vas
Thera
Myrick
Engineer Clark
Jordan
Terre Hanig
Ind
Frederick W. ‘Henry
Kentucky
Iuter Ocean
Louisville
Courier-Journal Star
Frank A. McCafferty
Philadelphia
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ilinois
Curiaco
Clark
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Company
Crete Station
Postmaster General Wanamaker Pushes Postal Reforms
The Postmaster General Wanamaker plans to present arguments for a postal telegraph, postal savings banks, and extended free delivery. He reports experiments in select branches and aims to study these ideas in Congress next session. He expects savings banks to meet demand in rural areas and promises no more than one bank per ten miles with interest set below private banks. He seeks funds to expand free delivery and believes revenue gains will cover costs.
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Tracy
Congress
aSee Tris
Wanamaker
Postal Savings Bank
Sch
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Mr. Wanamaker
Forgeries Tarnish Wisconsin Cash Tale and Bank Robbery
A forged document implicates George Hiles, a Milwaukee area magnate, in a nearly $50,000 hold using M R Hensen of Hansen Wood County as a middleman who vanished. Across the Midwest and Northeast a string of brief items report a bank holdup in Enterprise Nebraska, Central American peace, a Madison murder confession, a piano firm failure, a lost schooner with crew, record typesetting, Sicilian immigrant paupers, vast wheat losses in Minnesota and North Dakota, New Mexico statehood push, Allerton's victory in Lexington race.
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Edwin Flint
Munson City
California
Nashville
Tenn
Helens
Ark
Indiana
Brownsville
Mississippi
Michigan
Kentucky
Texas
Commodore Nathaniel Duncan
Rraham
United States
Pross- Paecoines
Ee Bros
Fort Wayne
Ind
Sturgis
Mich
Mre
L. HL. Field
Jackson
Michigan Young Women’s Christian Association
Lady Macdonald
Sears Macdonald
Cleaver & Letcher, Cabine
Gainesville
Tex
Peer
Amoskesg Cotton Works
Manchester
Ni Gov
J. M. Forbes
Boeton
Ludwig von Arco Valley
Berlin
Hijo Gonzales
Cevetano Subanos
Mexico
Garza
Charles Spurgeon
London
Sabina
James Little
Philadelphi
Rome
Port Townsend
Wash
Bubner
Oliver Walcott
Fred E. Scrimser
M. Dawson
Wyoming National’bank
Laramie
Wyo
Sutton'’s Lake
Wild River Reservation
Wyoming
Indiana Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Indianapolis
W. H. F. Lee
Gen. B . Lee
Ravensworth
Wisconsin
George Hiles
M. R. Hensen
Hansen
Wood County
Babcock
Tariff battles and silver debates swirl in press echo
The fragmentary text critiques tariff policies and silver demonetization, citing European labor conditions and Chicago wages. It references figures like McKinley and Sherman, discusses political newspaper stances, and mentions tariffs on clothing and other goods. The piece notes Democratic tickets and electoral strategy amid economic clashes.
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Kinley Organs
Chicago
Paris
Vienna
Rome
Europe
Campbell
Bill McKinley
Ashtabula
Santinel
Newcomer
Delaware Democratic Herald
Sherman
McKinley
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BRS
Wees Printing CO
Pula & Frey's
Paexext
Boston Globe
Providence
Aire
Joan Port
Parnell
Arizona
England
Grapsroye
Smith
Gladstone
New England States
Boston
Yarieky
Cetows Tetows
St Loni
Iso
Luzury
Baptist Minietats
Africa
East Indies
Bear
Siberia
Aleske
Bower Core
Delgware
Shenandoah Val
Ieys
Rhcago Horste
Austell
Miss O'Shields
Germany
Hornig
Hoe
Artenrian
St. Louis Republic
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Ada
Wilkinson
Weessss
Gor. Campbell
McKin
Wall Street
Blus
Ads
Fish
People's Party
Roger Q Milla
The
Commercial Gazette
Franks
Campbell Stone
Lara
John Seitz
Maj McKinley
Seitz
Gov
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Weather Reports
Mass
Bay City
Alexander Neveau
Neveau
New York
Sepauia
W. J. McCord
John Burress
Burress
Quincy
Ill
J. B. Stevenson
Murphy
Agriculture Department
Wasmixaron
Charles J. Murphy
United States Agricultural Department
Agricultural Department
Uceless
Defiance, CO
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hicksville
Here
Defiance
King
Marine Cove
St. Mary's Bay
St. Johns
N. F
John Brennan
Blige
Ireland
Trepassey
Peters River
St Mary's Bay
Nelly
Mont
Vincennes
Washington
James H. Lavelle
L B. Hawes
Curcaco
Argentine Republic
Bolivia
Brazil
British Honduras
Costa Rica
Eew
Spain
Denmark
Dutch Guiana
Chili
China
Colombia
Ecuador
France
Great Britain
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Japan
Nicaragua
Peru
Porto Rico
Russia
San Domingo
Salvador
Siam
Trinidad
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezula
Norfotx
W. Va
Fannie Fadden
Cape Charles City
George Dyer
Dyer
Eastville
Woman's Congress
Grand Eapms
Association For the Advancement of Women
Julia Ward Howe
Rhode Island
Elizabeth Lord Tifft
Buffalo
Henrietta L. T. Wolcott
Dedham
H. L. T. Wolcott
Massachusetts
L. H. Stone
Kalamazoo
Mapisoz
Aleck Morris
Morris
Morgan County
Pullman Palace Car Company
Mosyeapolis
Minn
St. Vincent
Minnesota
North Dakota
Washieton
Steele
Oklahoma
Hargissure
Senate
McCamant
Boyer
Chicago & Eastern Struets
Nassyville
Columbia
Bank of Columbia
Columbia Banking Company
Gen. Grant
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington, D. C
Fort Recovery
Butler
Samuel Hunt
Cincinnati
St. Paul
South Park
John Clancy
James Dickson
John May
Direct
Lexbetox
Phillips Brooks
Trinity Church
Ewe Labodirs
Tworanapucis
William Bause
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis
South Street
Qwirke
Bause
Lonpos
James Dredge
Sir Henry Wood
Royal Commission
Loxpon
William O’brien
Boulogne
O'Brien
Dillon
Darton
Samuel Reems
Mr. Reems
Pennsylvania
Joey
Adams Express Company
John Hoey
East Dusvalle
Miller
Peddlety
Benton
Wis
Josie Mansfield
Losnon
Jim Fiske
Stokes
Robert L. Read
Cotumara
D. C
Fred Kempson
Rebecca Thomas
Brooxtus
Samuel W. Hale
New Hampshire
H. A. Hale
the Postal Service
Bank Rosbehy
Nebraska
First National of Enterprise
Enreereme
Neb
First National Bank
Central America
San Salvador
Seiba
Davner
David McHale
Madison
Seaffie
Burmeister
McHale
Pisse
Cuncase
Ayres & Wygant Company
Wabash Avenue
George L. Webb
Rebecca A. Taulane
Alfira Nickerson
South Chatham
Toxeco
F. J. Smith
Stura
Palermo
Sr. Paw, Minn
New Mexico
Interior Department
Allerton
Lexineton, Xy
Delmarch
Masaie Koto