Democratic National Convention Plans for Chicago Wigwam
The 1896 Democratic convention prepares in Chicago with a large Wigwam arena to house 2000 delegates and vast crowds. The building steps and arrangements aim to showcase the party’s platform and speakers including Grover Cleveland era references, with Daniel Manning directing the practicalities and delegates from Iowa and Wisconsin noted.
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Chaice
Tramedia
Hie
Jus Thom
Rowe Ny
Grover Cleveland
Lespite
Seotimont
Obicaga
Miasoori
Wisemley
Fae Desarai
New York
Daniel Manning
Cleveland
Tammany
Rowree Cockran
Mancini
Cockiran
eCurk
Prcor
Manning
Careago
Cochran
Wil Dimes
Horace Totes
Towa
Arang
Doda
Sonata J
Smeequey
Col le M. Martin
Das Milwus
Edward Campbell
Jef Tere
Duncowba
Hursen
Wallowa
Keokuk
Dow Maines
Oular Hopkin
Dodo the Monkey's Quiet, Love Torn Romance at Central Park
A young female Indonesian brown capuchin named Dodo at Central Park is described as forward and in love with her keeper Jake Cook. The piece portrays Dodo showing affection through gestures, smiles, and frantic actions at the cage bars as Jake tends the floor, highlighting a vivid, romanticized animal portrait.
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New York
Contral Park
Amazon
Hogarth
Taglient
Abe
Jake
Monkey Love Talkest His Keeper in Curious Scene
Dodo the brown monkey shows joy in a cage as she nestles with Jake the keeper and ignores other monkeys. Prof. Garner notes Dodo’s affection and describes a striking exchange using a phonograph record and a keeper’s responses. The piece ponders whether primate sounds express genuine emotion and hints at a broader theory of animal communication.
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Dole
Richard L. Garner
Pressend
New York
Dodo
Exposition grounds to sell liquor amid Hyde Park district
Report claims no intoxicating liquors would be sold on the exposition grounds, with Jackson Park lying in Hyde Park where prohibition prevails. The plan places stalls near State buildings and special exhibits. Officials expect over $1,000,000 in revenue from liquor sales and face confusion over district boundaries.
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Lucky
Jackson Park
Hyde Park
Allison
Jackson
Washington Parks
Hin
Snd
Mr. Allison
Megan
Chicago
Wiurty
Inter Oec
The Secret Societies In Wheeling Masonic Notes
A Wheeling news recounts Ohio Lodge No 1 and chapter activities with degrees conferred, candidates advanced, and social refreshment. It notes upcoming meetings at Wheeling Lodge No 5 Commandery No 1 Bates Lodge No 33 and Nelson No 80, plus Miriam Chapter No 1 Eastern Star progress and call for continued lodge support to bolster Masonic work in the city.
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Ohio Lodge No. 1
Wheeling Union Chapter No
Peter Boyd
Ziegenfelder
Adams
Wheeling Lodge No. 5
Wheeling Commandery No. 1
Red Cross
Malta
Bates Lodge No. 33
Nelson No. 80
Order Eastern Star
Miriam
Order of Eastern Star
Knights of Honor
Twelfth Street
Wheeling
Tragic Boone County Assault After Church Incident
In Spruce Fork Boone County Joe Stollings, drinking after church, struck Miss Susie Jeffrey for calling him a gentleman. Her brother mocked him and was stabbed in the back with a knife. Jeffrey is not expected to live and Stollings remains at large.
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Charleston
Crantxsroy
W. VA
Sundaay
Spruce Fork
Boone County
Joe Stollings
Susie Jeffrey
Stollings
Stoliin
Jeffrey
Swogs
Swift's Specific Recommended For Blood Purity Edict
An 19th century promotional note extols Swift's Specific as a bodily tonic to cleanse impurities and stimulate natural function. It cites Mr. Raure Exams of Mazionsville Missouri, a farmer, claiming long blood impurities caused stiffness and leg pain, but the product relieved him quickly.
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Swift
Raure
Mazionsville
Naturalist Tone on Arctic and Tropical Fauna in Cincinnati
The essayist, touring Cincinnati, discusses Arctic and tropical fauna with Professor Louis Agassiz’s framework, praising polar bears and penguins while critiquing subsistence in the north and malaria in the tropics. It also lampoons English humor and describes zoo exhibits including Mr. and Mrs. O Hoolihan, a tall giraffe, an elephant, and a mandrill, with humorous asides about society and public life.
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Bulgar W- Nye
Cincinnati
United States
Louis Agaselz
Aittle
Polar
Cincinnati Zoological Collection
Rembrandt
McDougall
Senate
O’hoorthan
O'Hoolihan
Thackersy
New York
Punch
America
Cincinnati Zoological Works
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company
No. 8
Keynote Struck Featured Medical Cure Claims and Trials
A fragmented news item reports on medical figures at the Copeland Medical in Main Street and St. Lewis Hall discussing cures for catarrh and debility. It cites patients praising treatments by physicians at the world famous Ib Medical College and Dr Janeen Dorewun.
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Amocber
Ed Smyerif
Pittebung
St. Lewis Hall
Byer
Copeland Medical Matual
Brey Jou
Couren
Ib Medical College
New York
Janeen Dorewun
Vieaasey
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Jake Cook
Col. Crowley
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Theorner
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Hook and Ladder
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