Electric railways displace 276000 horses in U S say
Vienna Progress reports that the New York Advertiser notes the shift to electric transit has displaced at least 276,000 horses. From the late D T Mills of Boston the Museum of Ping Arts will receive about 750000 on demand of his nearest kin. The national debt stood at 1.8 billion in 1885 under Cleveland era.
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D. T Afills
Boston
Museum of Ping Arts
United Sentes
Andrew Jackon
Silver Knight On Foreign Ownership Of Public Lands
The Silver Knight reports that seven companies and individuals with allegiance to other countries have gobbled up 1,000,000 acres of public lands, expanding land holdings across New Mexico Texas and California.
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Silver Knight
New Mexico
Texas
California
Paderewski Donation Praised By Star For Musicians
The Wallington Star notes Paderewski’s ten thousand dollar donation to encourage American musicians will be fondly remembered by the artistic public. It adds the pianist could gain greater gratitude by discouraging the American song writer.
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Paderewski
Wallington Star
Convicted Group of Prisoners in New York Police Court
In a New York police court nine prisoners were brought before the Bloyds squad on Monday morning. The group included bicyclists, two drivers, and two pedestrians, all observed by officers. The tireful incidents and bicycle uses have been notably documented in recent weeks.
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Onn
New York
Diyo
English newspaper account of Imota force battles grows larger
Fragmented report notes Imota forces intensifying struggle described by the New Orleans Pidaynuc with casualties cited as fifteen killed and fifty wounded. The passage references Jameson oise and a comparison to Bours force, all in a postbattle context.
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Imota
Flotion
Jameson Oise
Lanred
Bours
Ffteen
England
Iaureate
New Orleans
Public banquet condemned for tedious ritual bore
A critic cites a public banquet as tiresome, noting long seating, poorly prepared food, cheap wine, and overlong speeches, describing the event as a wearisome minor misery of life. The author laments the forced reliance on ritual and the lack of genuine elegance.
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HE. Y. Smalley
Ho Baye
Riding toward urban progress through the bicycle boom
The piece argues that bicycles spur road improvements and civic awareness. It notes growing public knowledge of country byways, views riding as a public educator, and cites about three million bicycles produced in 1896 with an estimated twenty percent of the population riding.
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Away
Heyor
New York Dispatch
Law to curb lynching in Ohio outlined by Tribune tone
A New York Tribune view lauds Ohio's recent lynching suppression law as carefully crafted and effective. It allows damages from 500 to 5000 dollars for mob assaults, and 5000 dollars for deaths by lynching, with funds first support for the victim’s family and minor children. Recovered sums may be sought from county authorities, with potential reimbursement from mob members or other counties. The law also aims to deter illegal assemblies by funding enforcement and dispersal.
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Ohio
New York Tribune
Mancy
Free Coinage Debates Roil Across States In 1896 Clash
Kentucky congressmen back free coinage as Nevada Ohio and West Virginia tilt toward it. Brice hints at state at large delegation. Administration insiders concede defeat as gold Democrats bolt and Harrity warns against bulldozing southern and western delegations. Cleveland seeks a third term vindication amid renewed literary push.
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Wilson
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
Bonator
Brice
Cleveland
Olavaland
Washington
Alabama
Carlisle
Kentucky
Harmon
Morton
Nebraska
Hokesmith
Georgia
House
Harrity
Chicago
South Carolina
Timois
Ted
Cleveland Literary Bureau
Carlisle's 1896 stance contrasts with 1878 views
The Atlanta Constitution analyzes Secretary Carlisle's letter explaining his current financial position. It notes his 1878 opposition to free coinage and contrasts it with his 1896 support for Republican financial policies, including questions about his gubernatorial vote for Wat Hardin.
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Carlisle
Atlanta Constitution
John G. Carlisle
Wat Hardin
Ita
Debates on Silver Standards and Political Critique
The piece quotes editorials and letters debating bimetallism and the gold standard. It cites New York papers and figures such as John Sherman, Judge Lawson, Stephens, Toombs, and Sherman allies while urging readers to choose between free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 or the gold standard. It argues monetary policy impacts debt, wages, and the value of labor across the South and nation.
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New York Financial News
Daily Financial News
Republic
Oitivona
New York Journal
Hearst
New York
Anya
Map
Bayue
South
Jeff
Layeon
United States
Italy
Spain
Turkey
Egypt
Lawson
Judge Lawson
Tudge Lawaon
Ina. H. Stephens
John Sherman
Patrick Henry
Sherman
Stephens
Toombe
Joe Brown
Colquitt
Washington
Toombs
Congress
Tiek
J. W. Gonosstra
Atlanta Constitution
Let Us Reason Together vote for the gold standard
Fragmentary historical plea urging support for the single gold standard. It ties prosperity in trade profits, farming, wages, and loans to backing by gold. Mentions mints closed to silver, two cent cotton, and various economic conditions as reasons to vote gold. Ends mid-sentence with a real estate agent reference.
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Peppy
Lannon
United States
Lawson
Smith
Chicago Postpones Southern Cotton States Exposition
A Chicago special reports the Southern Cotton States exposition planned for Chicago has been indefinitely postponed after southern states failed to assure participation by the May 25 deadline. Money was raised, but managers require firm cooperative assurances before proceeding. Chairman Patrick Walsh denounces the postponement as unauthorized.
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Ohteoago
Chicnago
Patrick Walsh
The Chincoteague Pony of Assateague Island
Wild horses inhabit the long inland stretches from Delaware to Virginia and along the Carolinas. They are a small, hardy breed with origins likely tied to English stock aboard ships wrecked near Jamestown in 1645. The ponies drift in herds, face harsh winters, forage in marshes, and reproduce at about thirty three percent annually, with many later improved by crossbreeding on the beach and mainland farms.
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Atlantic
Delawnia
Virginia
Carolinas
Commonwealth of Virginia
England
London Company
Jamestown
Assatesque Shoals
Chesapeake
Bay
Anand
Plaine
Hese
Navada
Hia Ranch
Misfortune Beekeeper’s Misstep Ends With Buzzing Debacle
Washington Star recounts a Western North Carolina bee honey hunt where a hunter attempted to climb a tree with a homemade ladder of nailed strips. Bees swarmed, he plunged to the ground, and bystanders fought the swarm with sacks, leaving him humorously pelted in honeyed chaos and the rescue scene unforgettable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Lynch
Metropolitan
North Carolina
Bnox
Lia Lend
Bes Hunter
Washington Star
Railroad Smashup At Vail Station Wrecks Gravel Train
A prearranged runaway gravel train shattered near Vail station thirty miles from Tucson. Thirteen loaded cars leaped down the grade at high speed, struck a side track, and tore up the yard, scattering gravel car wheels and splinters. Crowds lined the scene as news spread and emergency crews prepared.
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Tucson
Arizona
Vail
Para
New York Sun
The Cost of Religion and Church Finances in 1890s
Dr. H. K. Carroll cites church expenditure and assets, noting annual sums for Protestant Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian (northern), Regular Baptists, and Congregational bodies totaling about 88 million dollars with 10.8 million members. He estimates total denominational giving near 150 million dollars and church property valued around 800 million dollars in the era.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Methodiat Episcospal
H. K. Carroll
Coppox Autocrat of Broadway Police Force
New York correspondent for the Detroit Free Press describes a Broadway policeman as king of the road. He commands stops and starts with a raised hand, halting traffic for blocks while pedestrians cross and drivers scramble to obey or risk a ten dollar bill. The officer rarely smiles or jokes.
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New York
Detroit Free Pros
John
Only One Mechanic Honoured in Westminster Abbey
Despite Britain’s vast debt to mechanics, only Graham the clock maker has been honored with burial in Westminster Abbey. His improvements enabled exact astronomy through timepiece innovations and inventions.
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Great Britain
Westminster Abbey
London
Graham
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