Memorial Oration For Sunset Cox In Congress
A memorial in the House honors Sunset Cox of New York with a solemn eulogy on his life as a lawyer scholar orator and diplomat. The speaker laments his passing, celebrates his thirty years atop fame, and evokes enduring memory beyond death.
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S. S. Cox
North
Carolina
Nice
Horace
Earth
Mr. Speaker
Abraham
Macpelah
Gorious
Sunset Cox
Kev
York
North Carolina
Erty
Niobe
American Union
American Liberty
Moore
Creek
Ki ' Ountain
Gulford Court House
Mixed News Briefs From An Early Evening Page
Strikes continue in Europe as shipbuilding in Scotland declines. Notable figures include Russell Sage at 75, Adelina Patti aged 47 on April 9, Chauncey Depew at 56, Ben Butler valued at 5 million dollars, Prince Bismarck composing memoirs, and Thomas A Edison smoking almost constantly.
Train in Tacoma tops world tour with 67 day run
The world renowned George Francis Train completes a global circuit in 67 days 13 hours 3 minutes 3 seconds arriving in Tacoma. A parade honors him as he touches the sidewalk brass plate near the Tacoma Ledger office. He has reportedly outpaced Nellie Bly who circled the world in 72 days 7 hours 11 minutes and 6 seconds.
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George Francis
Nellie Bly
Tacoma
Tacoma Ledger
Great world bridge estimates and railway notes mix
A long list of bridge lengths and spans includes the Susquehanna at 3500 feet with 250 foot main span, the Brooklyn Bridge at 3475 feet with 1555 foot clear span, and the Hudson river bridge proposed over two miles. Other items note opera plans in Naples, bank savings in Cleveland, German strikes, and various global social and economic updates.
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Susquehanna Railway
Brooklyn
East River
Cincinnati
Hudson River
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Oxford Day favors Mr. Jule Carr for governor
State vote chatter mentions Mr Jule Carr as a favored governor candidate while other items note a gold mine near Sanford, railroad projects, and industrial plans across the region in a broad state update.
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Oxford Day
Mr. Jule Carr
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W. McClanwy
SS. Cox
New
Euphoni
Ously Elucidated
Europe
Russell Sage
Adelina Patti
Chauncey Depew
Scotland
Ben Butler
Prince Bismarck
Thomas A. Edisor
Indiana
Paris
Egardeless
Aesis Cayyiai
Rhea
The
West
Mr. Gladstone
New York
Chicago
Nicaragua Canal
George W. Childs
Congressman Randall
Buffalo Bill
Che
Hungary
Japan
Tokio
Missouri
Jefferson City
Sedalia
Irwin Gordon
Nevada
J. K. Emmet
Working Girls’ Convention
Los Angeles
Cal
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
California
America
Wilson Barret
London
England
Signal Service Bureau
Cleveland
Ohio
Russia
Jeannette M. Thurber
Washington
United States
Lewis
Tangier
Morocco
Crispi
Italy
New Mexico
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Oklahoma
Emperor William
Sweden
Germany
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New England
Kansas
Mildred Lee
Robert E. Lee
General Mahone
Virginia
Reading Railroad Company
Temple, Penn
Boggs
Georgia State University
Prince of Wales
Colorado
Nebraska
Jay Gould
Fanny Davenport
Taggart
New Hampshire
Census Bureau
Austria
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
English Board of Trade
Northumberland
Forth Bridge
Twentr
de Binks
State News
Relue Sea
Grand Old Mountain
Sanford
Winston
Scotland Neck
Kernersville
Lanier
Salisbury
Raleigh
Smithfield
Jonas Chappel
W. H. King
Burlington
J. D. Arnold
Reidsville
Asheville Female College
Durham
Farmer’s Alliance
Knights of Labor
Mir
Vanderbilt
Asheville
F .Ilmore
Concord
Western North
Doe
Wrights A
George H. Vanderbilt
Beaumont Ridge
Durham Sea
W. Duke, Sons & Co
American Tobacco Company
Asia
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
West Indies
State Medical Society
Bain
Cabarrus County
Nash County
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