Speakership Contenders Surface in Washington Headquarters
Report from Washington describes shifting support among New England Democrats and others as they converge on party leaders. Missouri and Georgia allies clash over second-ballot hopes while Mills, Springer, and Crisp vie for the first ballot advantage amid confidential pledges and public expectations.
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Armor Hatch
Hatch
Missouri
Mills
Mr. Crisp
Nore
New York
Springer
Mr. Mills
Crisp
New England
Isp
Beringer
Kentucky Blood Line Sale At Leaington Ky
Edmonson combination sale drew a large crowd with fifty five head sold for 14 475 averaging 808. Two day totals reached 111 head at 61 620 averaging 557. Top prices included Camilla 2100 Doncaster 4000 Dickerson 2600 and Doncaster 4000 among others, presented by L P Tarlton and S J Armstrong with Clay Woodford and Eugene Leigh.
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Lexixutos
Dee
Tue Bruce
Edmonson
Jaya
Pretec
Glenelg-Pride, Clay & Woodford
Acacia
Glenelg- Acoustice
L. P Tarlton
Madge
Sensation-Ferida
S. $. Brown
Fay
Sensation-Fenda
Clay & Woodford
Shoot
Prince Charley Short
J Saget
Viri-Masada
LFP Tarlton
Flight
Alarm-China
S. Jones
Conondaga-Seraban
Armstrong
Lizzie M
Baden
Deceiver-Willett
G. B. Morris
Fraudulent tree orders leave Brower missing with $300
Daniel Brower, agent for Snyder Bros of Cridersville, collected about $300 in commissions for fictitious customer orders, many names from tombstones. he disappeared. Sheriff O Neill tracked him to Indianapolis where arrest was pending. Ninth Toledo wreck victim Mrs Nelson dies, coroner probes with limited progress. conductor Hall testifies about tail lights and failure to see the other train.
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Lota, O
Daniel Brower
Snyder Bros
Cridersville
Brower
O'Neill
Indianepeli
Toledo
Epo
Perso
Nelson
Opmaudies Huanter
Flint
Pere Marquette
Hall
Lake Shore
Sinking fund drops as bonds bought under Boyer plan
Harrisatra reports at month end the sinking fund stands at 1,259,132.75 with 28 banks under bond, while the general fund holds 5,720,721.80 across 22 banks. October sinking fund was 2,780,58.75 and over 1.5 million was spent on bonds in November.
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Harrisatra
Boyer
Wheat glut blocks shipments in Gaylord and towns
It is estimated that 80 000 bushels of wheat are stored in elevators and empty buildings at Gaylord Kansas with no cars to haul it away. Buyers refuse grain for lack of storage and similar conditions exist in several Western Kansas towns.
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Cbison
Kas
Gaylord
Kansas
A Railroader's Awful Death in Jersey City
Thomas Lewis of Easton Pa a Lehigh Valley conductor died in Jersey City last night his mutilated body found at the bottom of an areaway of the Academy Music Building investigation shows he fell or was driven from the roof a distance of 70 feet
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New York
Thomas Lewis
Easton
Jersey City
Academy Music
Turner & Hoyt Dry Goods Firm Hit by Nearly Forty Thousand in Judgments
Two judgments amounting to almost forty thousand dollars were entered yesterday against the Philadelphia dry goods firm of Turner and Hoyt. Ephraim Turner, a partner, has ties to the Spring Garden National Bank, which recently closed due to its precarious finances.
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Philadelphia
Der
Turner & Hoyt
Ephriam Turner
Spring Garden National Bank
Gome
Legislator on Trial for Murder in Stillwater
Ira M Teller, Oklahoma legislator, stands trial in Stillwater for the murder of George Embree who testified against him in a land suit. Jurors were being selected after a change of venue from the home area. It took the entire last week to empanel a jury.
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Quermiz
Ira M Teller
Oklahoma
George Embree
Still Water
Major George W. McKee Dead
Major George W. McKee died at Frankfort arsenal from heart disease. Born in Kentucky in 1842, he served in various capacities since the Civil War and had led the Frort arsenal about ten months.
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Philadelphia
George W. McKee
Frankfort Arsenal
Kentucky
Frort Arsenal
Mistake of Jury Foreman Changes Counterfeiting Verdict
In Indianapolis on December 4 a jury in a U S district court wrongly acquitted M F McLand of counterfeiting due to a foreman's mistake. The jury protested the verdict, the foreman admitted error, and Judge Woods held a lecture on sealed verdicts. The sentence was then changed to eighteen months in prison.
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Indianapolis
United States District Court
M. F McLand
Woods
Trial postponed for Pat Elliott in Osborn murder case
The Pat Elliott murder trial for A C Osborn in Osborn is rescheduled to January 4. Oscar Gordon, a New York counterfeiter, was arrested in Wichita but escaped from city jail within an hour of booking after officers seized 4000 counterfeit dollars. In Antoona Pennsylvania, Robert McFarlane 61, chief engineer of Hollidayasburg Nail works, was killed on the railroad yesterday.
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Wichita Kan
Oscar Gordon
New Yor City
Gordon
Antoona
Robert McFarlane
Hollidayasburg ‘Nail Works
Pennsylvania State Railroad
Unknown intruder in West Pleasantstro troubles residents
Jack te Peeper has appeared in SpRinaFIELD Ohio and is terrorizing women by peering into windows and embracing them. He attacked a young girl, then two married women fought him off with clubs. Police report several outrages by a suspected tramp gang that recently invaded the city.
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Sprinafield
Jack Te Peeper
West Pleasantstro
Takcal
Young
Jury Adjourns in Graves Barnaby Murder Trial
A jury was secured yesterday in the murder trial of Dr. Graves for Mrs. Barnaby's death but the court adjourned as the judge is ill with la grippe. The prosecuting attorney's speech is expected to begin today.
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Dr. Graves
Unclear historical note on Cyrus we Fieya Gett progress
Fragmentary OCR text references Cyrus and an unnamed person facing afflictions. The report notes some improvement for a period and a physician’s statement, but the meaning is garbled and many words are unreadable.
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Cyrus
Hess
Russell Defends Earls Cruelty Allegations In Court
The Earl Russell testifies his wife Countess Russell accused him of cruelty. he denies forcing her to give up money and rejects claims of brutality. Professor Roberts corroborates friendly ties with the couple, while the court hears details of a quarrel at Maidenhead and a disputed letter. The case draws a packed courtroom and tense exchanges as Sir Charles Russell questions witnesses. Later, a Harriman Tennessee note reports a Prohibition movement aimed at holding the 1892 National Convention with 4000 attendees and no local saloons.
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Russell
Great Britain
Sir Charles Russell
Eail
Sir Charles
Countess Russell
Fortward
Charles
Earl Raggell
Albemarle
London
Ascot
Professor Roberts
Bath College
Earl Russell
Earl Tss
Lady Salisbury
Amberly Cottage
Maidenhead
Berkshire
Professor Berts
Harriman
Tenn
Harnman
Sons of the Revolution elect officers in Frances Tavern meet
The Sons of the Revolution gathered in Frances Tavern in New York on December 4 to elect officers for the coming year. Daniel Frederick Tallmadge was chosen president with James M. Montgomery as secretary and Arthur M. Hatch as treasurer, Charles Isham as registrar, and a board of managers also elected.
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New York
Sons of the Revolution
Frances Tavern
George Washington
Daniel Frederick Tallmadge
James M. Montgomery
Arthur M Hatch
Charles Isham
Disappearance of Edward Brady in Scranton raises elopement rumors
Edward Brady a machinist at the Dickson works vanished from Scranton pa. A mysterious absence of a young woman nearby fuels elopement speculation. Brady left a note to his wife saying she would never see him again.
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Scrantox
Edward Brady
Dickson Works
Bray
Harrisburg
Mother's tragedy as house fire claims two children
In Lurta O district on December 4 Mrs. Kitts left two young children alone as a house burned. The elder four year old died from injuries while the younger perished shortly after, both unattended in the blaze. Meanwhile a World’s Fair proposal features Cree Indians from the Canadian Pacific frontier.
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Lurta
Kitts
Letellier
Storbert
Ana Ay
Daniel M
Boundary dispute over Ohio western line with Harris survey
The Canal Commission disputes Professor Mendenhall on Ohio's western boundary. They favor the Harris line from 1817, starting at the eighty ninth mile from the Ohio river, with a three degree variation and witness trees marking the north west corner. Changing the line would disrupt titles and trigger widespread land claims.
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Aceneg
Canal Commission
Piffore
Lendenhall Cotemprs
Mendenhall
Ohios
Harris Line
Auditor of State
Ohio River
Ludlow
Edward Tiffin
United States
Readiness for Execution of Martin D Loppy at Sing Sing
Warden Brown of Sing Sing says the execution of murderer Martin D Loppy is set for next week. The apparatus remains in ready condition after prior executions. He will conduct required preliminary tests and limit reporters access, inviting witnesses without naming them.
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Siso
Dee
Warden Brown
Sing Sing
Martin D Loppy
Smiler
Slocum
Wood
Jugbo
Loppy
Sacramento Widow and Two Wives Claim Carter Estate
Joel R Carter alias Cramer died in Sacramento leaving a widow, a son, and a second wife with two children all claiming shares of a large estate. He had an English wife with two children, then remarried in 1870 and eloped two years ago with a different woman, leaving his second wife with two children. The claimants, living together, plan to divide the property without a contest.
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Sacramento
Joel R Carter
Cramer
Carter
Engand
America
Wif
English investor buys Etowah iron property in Georgia
Tyndale Palmer, now in London, has closed 4 percent of the Etowah Iron company in Bartow and Cherokee counties Georgia. The sale covers 17 000 acres of iron and manganese ore to an English syndicate which plans to build large scale steel works. Expenditure is expected to exceed 5 000 000 dollars and to boost Georgia mineral and industrial development.
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Georgia
United Mine Workers Urge Support For Indiana Strike
The national executive board of the United Mine Workers circularly backs the Indiana strike calling miners to contribute 25 cents per week and to organize at every mine to fund and support the breaching miners, emphasizing the need for a structured financial aid system.
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National Executive
United Mine Workers
Miners of
America
Indiana
Why the Reports Are Delayed
Harrissona December 4 the bridge electric Bent telephone oil turnpike manufacturing and natural gas firms are sending in annual financial condition reports. They were due November 1 and grace of sixty days applies. Smaller firms filed. larger corporations in Pittsburg and Philadelphia delay to gain two months extra interest on tax money.
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Electric Bent
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Democrats Nominate Clerk of House at State Meeting
At a Pennsylvania Democratic state central committee gathering in Washington on December 4, an unnamed candidate was unanimously entered for the clerk of the house of representatives and designated to represent poor rank at the national Democratic executive committee meeting to be held in Washington on December 8.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Pension Office
Noble
Atlantic Building
Washingson
Democratic State Central Committee of
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
National Democratic Executive Committee
House Speakership Factions Contend for Fifty-Second Congress
The 1891 caucus sees nominees Crisp Mills Springer McMillin Hatch contending for the house speakership. Indiana's Judge Holman arrived, with votes projected around 182 for Crisp and 75 for Mills, while Iowa and Missouri factions shift.
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House of Representatives
House
Henman
Crisp
Mills
Springer
McMillin
Hatch
Malis Proble
Fan
Tha
Grover Cleveland Tariff Reform Anniversary Observed in Canton
The Canton Young Men’s Democratic club celebrated the fourth anniversary of Grover Cleveland’s tariff reform message with a banquet. A read letter from Cleveland expressed regret at missing the event and urged active, principled tariff reform. Attendees nearly unanimously favored Cleveland heading the party in 1892.
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Cantor
Young Men's Democratic Club
Canton
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Races and Affairs Trigger San Francisco Call Embezzlement Case
John White former business manager of the San Francisco Call admitted stealing about $50,000. He and the cashier siphoned funds to bet on horse racing and speculate. White squandered $10,000 in weeks at the track and lost $7,000 on a patent medicine venture and $10,000 in a Death Valley land deal. The office cash was unbalanced for six years and the proprietor remained unaware until an employee exposed the scheme.
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San Francisco
Tnal
John White
San Francisco Call
White
Death Valley
New Presidential Post Offices Listing for 1892
Washington December 4 The list includes Montpelier Ohio Elizabethtown Elizabethtown Hamburg Knox in Pennsylvania as new presidential post offices effective January 1 1892 Salaries range from 1000 to 1800 per year The president will not appoint postmasters until after the new year Flat text notes pending appointment.
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Washington
Montpelier
Elizabethtown
Elkland
Hamburg
Knox
Bloom township farmer seeks sidewalk law petition
O. Tirrin reports A Seitz a Bloom township farmer circulates a petition asking the legislature to enact a law requiring sidewalks on all public s ichways under the supervision of the red supervisors. It is being numerously signed.
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Tirrin
Pronounced Hopeless Yet Saved By Dr King’s Discovery
Ada E. Hurd of Groton writes she suffered a severe lung illness with cough and feared consumption. After doctors gave up, she used Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, took eight bottles and recovered fully. Trial bottles free at Laubach and Boyd’s Drug Store, regular size 50 cents.
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Ada E. Hurd
Groton
Electric Bitters Promises Health via Vital Organs
Good looks depend on healthy liver stomach and kidneys. Electric Bitters billed as a tonic acts on these organs to cure pimples blotches boils and improve complexion. Sold at Laubach and Boyd's drug store for 50 cents per bottle.
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Laubach & Boyd
Tottle
Salve claims universal cure and local cures cited
Patent salve advertised for cuts sores and piles with money back guarantee. Local druggists Laubach Boyd Koller Wilson sell various Chamberlain remedies including cough and stomach remedies. Milan labor exchange noted and a Gibraltar merchant's son cured of rheumatism by Chamberlains Pain Ale.
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Laubach & Boyd
Mr Pusser
Gibralter
N.C
Schoo
Chamberlains Painale
Keller & Watson
Sae Vy Koller & Wilson
Bec
A New York cloak firm trims wages and remedies offered
An 1885 notice lists wage cuts at a New York cloak manufacturer and promotes Allen's Discovery for piles with a patient letter from Albany praising its cure. The ad also touts various medicines, a 50 cent price, and notes sales by druggists. It mentions a Worcester druggist and a Cumberland street address. A separate item notes 208 France street railway workers planning a national convention.
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ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
B. Belding
Myrtle Avenue
Albany
Allen
Aislen
Fall Into Line With Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
A historical testimonial ad proclaims Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a world conquering remedy for blood disorders liver and kidneys and general weakness. It cites user experiences including Joan H Anderson of Baltimore and praises Salvation Oil for rheumatic foot relief. It also promotes Bull’s Cough Syrup at 25 cents.
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Dr. Pierce
Joan H. Anderson
Baltimore
Unclear fragmentary medical ad text from navy era
A fragmentary notice discusses cleansing the system of impurities with a blood purifier and mentions physicians patients and various product names in a dated medical advertisement style.
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women and Families
The ad touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a simple, universal aid for women of all ages. It claims modern doctors overmedicate and praise the remedy for strengthening young girls, supporting matronly women, and reviving aging ladies.
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Dr. Pierce
Allcock's Plaster Holds Unique Curative Merit
Allcock's Porous Plaster remains unmatched in curative properties and speed of relief after over thirty years of public use. Imitations with holes claim parity but lack proven efficacy. Seek Allcock's and beware substitutes or misleading sales pitches.
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Allcock
Alloock’s
Alleock
Never leave vegetables in water after cooking
A brief reminder to avoid wasting flavor by leaving vegetables in hot water after they are cooked. This can cause sogginess and nutrient loss. Keep vegetables warm or drain promptly for best texture.
Old Physician Recommends Tonics For Frail Youth
A fragment notes an elixir regimen for a young man ruined by excesses and ill health. The text promotes nature's tonic and Ffervine Sulphur Bitterk to restore strength, claiming improved brain function and nerve support with high success.
Ely's Cream and Dream Dust Featured in Claims
A reader from Arcota Illinois touts Ely's Cream Lalm for nasal catarrh relief noting removal of a disagreeable odor after one bottle and improved health. Another Joliet druggist, K W Willard, endorses Ely's Dream Dust as the sole remedy providing lasting relief from chronic catarrh after many products failed.
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Ely
J C. Almatead
Arcota
Ill
K.W Willard
Joliet
Frantic Claims Tie Pimples to Unproven Potions
An ad-like passage touts Sulphur Buyers as a cure for pimples and skin flaws. It claims the product clears the face after over a year of other remedies and cites supposed testimonials. It also promotes Dr Ilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver bladder remedy with a physician endorsement.
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Coleanser
McCormick
Penn
Argyle
Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy Promoted In Advert
An old advertisement touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy for catarrh and offensive breath. It claims cures for worst cases with thousands of testimonials and offers $600 reward for incurable cases by the World's Dispensary Medical Association proprietors.
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Jemima
Dr Sage
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Jr. Sage
Scotch Little Liver Pills and Sarsaparilla for sale
Advertises Scotch Little Liver Pills as a cure for headaches biliousness vertigo and constipation priced 25 cents per box and Scotch Sarsaparilla at 50 cents per bottle sold by Laubach and Boyd noting daily use for bowels and common need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laubach & Boyd
Better Than Sarsaparilla Purifies the Blood Claim
An advertisement for Better Than Sarsaparilla claims to purify blood by expelling impurities through proper channels and prevent skin eruptions. It pledges to regulate the bowels cure dyspepsia and liver and kidney troubles and restore appetite. Sold by Laubach Boyd in Wooster Ohio.
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Laubach & Boyd, Wooster, O
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