Senate Victory Delays Seneca Oil Lease Ratification
In the House a lively fight over ratifying the Seneca Oil Co lease of the Indian reservation ended with a 70 to 40 defeat of the Senate action. The dispute centers on alleged corruption and the lease's securing, prompting a conference committee. The piece also notes constable fee confusion and Saylor’s bill to mandate County Commissioners to fund required returns and travel.
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Seneca Oil Co
Senator Quay
Senate
Sherman and
Hooker
C. W. Stone
Warren
Quay
Stone
Washington monument dedication in Fairmount Park May 15
The Washington monument by the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati in Fairmount Park Philadelphia will be unveiled May 15 with national significance. Subscriptions began in 1811 by Continental Army veterans. Attending dignitaries include the President Vice President Cabinet diplomats and state governors. A grand military and naval display is planned and a large parade of Federal and State troops is expected.
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Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Washington
United States
Commonwealth
Albert Lewis Offers Free Wilkes-Barre Road Rebuild
A practical generous man known as the lumber king of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Albert Lewis, proposes to rebuild one mile of road in Wilkes-Barre at his own expense. He will pay workers daily to provide employment and improve the road, serving both relief and municipal benefit.
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Albert Lewis
Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre
Charles Burton
Mail
Kentucky
Uncle Sam
Burton
English Hospitality As Told By Smalley In Harper’s
An excerpt from George W. Smalley’s May Harper’s Magazine offers amusing anecdotes about Americans in English country houses. It provides guidance to foreign visitors on grasping and enjoying the blunt sincerity of English hospitality.
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England
George W. Smalley
Harper’s Magazine
McKinley appoints three women Postmasters
President McKinley named three women Postmasters and has consistently pursued a liberal, gender inclusive patronage policy. His stance on the issue is described as broad and progressive.
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McKinley
Gladstone Attacks Six Powers Over Incomparable Bungling
Mr. Gladstone criticizes six European powers for what he calls incomprehensible bungling and sacrifices of honor and humanity in a sharp rebuke that lauds him as the Grand Old Man.
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Mr. Gladstone
McKinley Sees Political Success In New York Run
The Buffalo Enquirer praises President William McKinley for strong political handling in the White House and his smooth navigation of the New York state predicament.
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The
Buffalo Enquirer
William McKinley
White House
New York State
Grant Day Parades Highlight New York Memorial
Last Tuesday marked Grant day in New York with a monumental military procession praised for safety and scale. The ceremony at the tomb featured the Grant family President McKinley Vice President Hobart and Cabinet members Mayor Strong and several officials while a Hudson parade drew thousands in varied service dress from regiments including the Ninth Thirteenth Fourteenth Sixteenth and Eighteenth Infantry and Battery B.
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A. 8. Grant
U. S
National Guard of
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McKinley
Hobart
Strong
America
Newman
Horace Porter
Hudson
Army
Pennsylvania
Glenn
Smith
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Fourty-fourth Street
Lexington Avenue
Col. Coursen
Col. Price
Col
Hulings
Keystone State
Gov. Hastings
Holland House
Gen. Gobin
Pennsylvania Brigade
Birds on Hats In May Ladies' Home Journal Urges Reform
Edward W Bok argues the anti plumage movement is overzealous and urges practical reform. He notes crops suffer without birds, insects rise, and three million birds' plumage entered New York in 1896. He calls on women to curb hat bird purchases to reduce slaughter.
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Edward W. Bok
May Ladies’ Home Journal
Wom
New York
Appointment of Harold Sewall as Minister to Hawaii
The Buffalo Courier objects to the appointment of Harold Sewall, son of the late Democratic vice presidential candidate, to Hawaii. It notes he was Republican in the last election and helped defeat his father and the ticket head, calling the move a deserved reward.
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Sewall
Harold Sewall
Hawaii
Buffalo Courier
Sibley Seen as Likely Congressman Candidate
Conneautville Courier reports that despite saying he is out of politics Hon. J. C. Sibley is repeatedly described as likely to seek Congress in the district next year after his Pittsburg visit.
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J. C. Sibley
Congress
Pittsburg
Conneautville
Quaker Politician Calls Mr Quay a Napoleon in Politics
Rudolph Blankenburg, long an unsuccessful Republican kicker in Clearfield, finally concedes that Mr. Quay is undoubtedly a Napoleon in politics.
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Rudolph Blankenburg
Quaker City
Quay
Clearfield
Hard Times Then and Now Echo in Clinton Eye
The Clinton Eye recalls 1840 prices with a quip that corn cost 50 cents a barrel dressed pork 1.50 a hundred and a postage stamp required a bushel of potatoes, illustrating how times have changed.
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Clinton
Iowa
Patent Surplus Bicycles Yet No Idiot-Proof Device Found
The author notes that about half of patents pertain to bicycles yet laments no patent exists to prevent the embarrassment of a fall from a bicycle. The quip suggests a humorous gap between invention trends and social mishaps.
Ex Gov Hoa predicts free silver party win in 1900
Ex Governor Hoa of Texas forecasts the free silver party carrying thirty five states in the 1900 election. Corroborating quotes from Mr. Hogg are noted as preemptive counts before the party's rise.
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Hoa
Texas
Free Silver Party
Hogg
Thoteland
Quay reform bills to pass, Harrrisburg report claims
Harrisburg April 27 1897 officials say reform measures led by Senator Quay and endorsed by the Republican State Committee will be enacted by the Legislature. A county bureau of trouble spread misinfo about Quay allies while bills on state money deposits civil service and poll tax receipts move forward. The Merrick school fund bill passes Senate 33 to 9 and heads to the House as party delegates lean Quay.
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Harrisburg
Quay
Quay Men
House
Senate
Stewart
Snyder
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Dauphin Counties
Merrick
Senator Quay
Lawrence County
Beacom
Westmoreland
Lawrence
Mercer
New York
Artistic Repair Work by Mrs Casemere
Mrs Casemere offers clothing repairs at 305 Second St next to the Mail Office. Prices are low and work is described as first class with rips sewn and patches placed to make garments look better than when first bought. She can be reached by calling.
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Mrs. Casemere’s
Second St
Moody and Ingersoll Clash Over Religion
Evangelist Moody and Col. Ingersoll trade compliments and sharp jabs about belief. Moody says Ingersoll is a better man than Saul of Tarsus and prays for his conversion, while Ingersoll doubts Christian reform and mocks talking about unseen truths.
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Col. Ingersoll
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Tarsus
Stephen
Ingersoll
Demorest's May Magazine Showcases McKinley Portraits and Fashion
Demorest's May issue features 209 graphic illustrations and a photography heavy section on "McKinley's Administration" with vivid pageantry. The fashion department doubles space with practical guidance for women's and children's dress and pattern orders offer all designs for four cents each.
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Demorest
For May
McKinley
Senator Quay Helps Cattaraugus Indians Preserve Lands
The Corry Telegraph reports Senator Quay blocked a lease of Cattaraugus reservation lands alleged to have been arranged while those involved were intoxicated. The move preserves tribal ownership and rights against questionable encumbrance.
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Senator Quay
Senate
Cattaraugus Reservation
Mam You Reading Date Check and Subscription Offer
A notice urges readers to verify the date on their Mam publication and urges subscription payment if mismatched. It promises to issue a receipt upon sending in a subscription. The item rests as a small reading-room advertisement for subscription services.
From agitator to home first this man of affairs declares
A former socialist explains his shift from mass crusades to domestic duty. He recalls neglecting his family for grand projects, then describes seeing a wife and child in need, prompting a focus on making his own home a haven before aiding the broader world.
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New York Sun
Heaven On Earth
Depew on Money Its Wings and Flight From Wealth
Chauncey M Depew notes money’s tendency to vanish and recalls Daniel Drew who died in debt. He cites a man who once held 3 000 000 in cash and investments now earning about 1200 yearly, and mentions a dozen New Yorkers who once were rich yet now ask small loans from him.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Daniel Drew
New York
Spring Poem Sparks Tennessee Centenary Glee
A Chicago Tribune note praises a Tennessee poet who crafted a spring verse for a state centennial gathering. The quatrain imagines grass, blossoms, and farm life with a playful warning about the bay mare shedding. Separate item recalls a Maine voter who initially refused to name himself at a poll but later registered as required.
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Chicago Tribune
Tennessee
Arden
French Visitor's Book Accuses Boston Pews Business
A French traveler visiting the United States returned home and wrote a book about the country. He claims a prominent Boston figure profits by subletting pews in three churches, a detail that provokes irritation among Bostonians.
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Boston
Western paper blasts starving Indian children fundraiser
An western newspaper vehemently criticizes a subscriptions solicitation for starving Indian children. It argues the United States government already furnishes adequate rations for Native peoples and claims there are no starvation cases at any reservations.
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United States
Boil the Dentist to Cure Germ Claims?
A medical paper asserts dentists carry disease germs in their fingers and suggests boiling the dentist as a remedy. The remark reflects dated sensational critique of medical ethics rather than actionable guidance.
Wreck of a Bright American Woman and Odd Notices
A lengthy column discusses a prominent American woman ill in California with rheumatism and worsening mobility, noting friends aiding her and faint hope of recovery. It includes quotes from Miss Cousins on women in public life, a whaling voyage anecdote by Rev. W. E. Crampton, a theater prank by local girls, a lightning incident near Utica injuring a feather bed, and profiles of Hattie K. Miller the Santa Barbara motorman, plus opinions on stage life and a Kentucky mail route tale.
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Max Nordau
W.E. Crampton
Plainfield
N. J
Y.M.C. A
Hattie K. Miller
Santa Barbara
Cal
Rheumatism Relief Comes After Pain Balm Trial
Mrs Samuel Stamm of Loganton Pennsylvania endures years of rheumatic knee pain until Chamberlain Pain Balm grants instant relief and restores mobility. Her husband a merchant invested effort and money to help. the remedy is sold by Morris & Mullen in Warren and P B Canfield in Corydon.
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W. W. Brewer
Mt. Jewett
Chamberlain
Morris & Mullen, Warren
P. Banfield
Corydon
Samuel Stamm
Loganton
Mr.Stamm
P. B. Canfield
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by a new remedy. It quickly eases pain in the bladder, kidneys, back, and urinary passages in males and females. It relieves water retention and pain in passing urine almost immediately. Sold by Noyes Drug Store in Warren, Pennsylvania.
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Warren
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