Congressional News Sparks Battle Over Blair Educational Bill
The week in Congress features a Republican counterblast to Mr. Lamar with opposition to the Blair educational bill. In the Senate debates, proposals favoring federal influence on education clash with states rights, as Wilson and Voorhees spar over constitutional bounds and surplus taxes. Executive confirmations, nominations, and postmaster appointments fill the afternoon, while a Jackson, Mississippi voting suppression inquiry sparks further dispute.
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Nicaragua Canal Company
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Indian Territory
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Cooper
Gilead
Ohio
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John W. Vandervoort
Wellston
B. ¥. Myers
Harriburg
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Sherman
Teller
Brown
West
House of Congress
Lutthers
Public Building Board and Civil Service Reform Bills
A proposal to create a board for public building projects and a bureau of civil appointments, plus a commission to revise pension laws. House adjourned at 5 p m after many other bills were introduced without passage.
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Reading Strike a Confidence for Arbitration Chance
Knights of Labor officials say no general meeting occurred and leaders expect arbitration. Readers note that Barry and Aylesworth are missing, while Migur Carlston and Bailey have not replied. Miners aim to settle with railroads, press for parallel railroad strike resolution, with Readings seeking fair settlement.
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Terrible railroad wreck near Haverwini Massachusetts
Boston bound Fore land express derailed on Haverlin bridge over the Merrimac river. Eight cars and the engine left the track. two killed outright, many injured, some mortally. Passengers included Mayor Chalman of Portland and Attorney General Baker of Augusta. Later reports list multiple fatalities and dozens injured.
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E. P. Geopway
Kennebee
Willliam Taylor
Harrison
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Clarence Hazlewoop
The Man in the Moon and M D Aspirations
A playful verse on the Man in the Moon by James Whitcomb Riley contrasts whimsy with doctoring. The piece on M D s in Boston critiques medical graduates oversaturation, salary, and career choices, noting many MBM MDs crowding the city while cooks and other trades speak to economic realities.
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Insurance, health ads and notices in Warren Pa
An early 20th century page item blends a hopeful sale pitch for life and fire insurance with medical hints. It promotes numerous policies from established firms, outlines protection for families against ruin, and notes office contact in Exchange Block Warren Pennsylvania. Also promotes Dr Lloyds family medicine with price and guarantee.
Buzzards Find Food by Scent Said at Meeting
At a Washington Biologists Society session on December 17, C L Hopkins presented observations from Florida arguing buzzards locate carrion by scent. They hunt after ground dries, drift wind to scent, and may find hogs and offal unseen, while still possibly using sight for some meals.
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Biologics] Society of Washington
C. L. Hopkins
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Florida
Hats and the solid terms with hatters in New York
A Broad way headgear dealer reports rising hat orders including silk hats and seal skins. Young men favor high hats with glossy new tiles, while unfamiliar customers pay deposits then seek friends to place more orders, creating a web of trusted hatter credits in the bustling New York market.
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Fela
New York Evening Sun
The Star Eyed Goddess of Reform Concludes Year 1887
The Star Eyed goddess of reform finishes 1887 in better health and a calmer temper than in many years. The goddess is certain to advance her work in the coming year, the St. Louis Republican notes.
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Street of High Taxes Trenry George Law Doubled Rent and Taxes
In this sentence fragment from the Omaha World, Trenry George references a new law after which rent and taxes have doubled. The dialogue implies government policy or taxation changes impacting housing costs and living expenses.
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