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Old news from
February 15, 1897
EVENING EDITION
Old and Discredited.
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TO BELITTLE INAUGURATION.; An Alleged Plot to Make the Ceremonies Less Imposing than They Have Usually Been.
Platt and Quay's Influence to Belittle
The Jack Rabbit's Doom.
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GENTLEMEN'S EVENING DRESS.; Agitation of the Question Elicits a Woman's Views.
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A PREACHER FROM CUBA.; The Rev. A.J. Diaz Tells of His Experiences and Expulsion.
Cuban Revolution Address
MRS. M'KINLEY'S GOWNS.
Gowns from Imported Silks
Corn and Income Taxes.
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UNIQUE BOWERY MISSION.; WORK OF "VAL" STARK, A YOUNG SOUTHERN MAN. He Allows Anybody to Ask Him Questions on Religion, and Exciting Discussions Often Take Place.
Bowery Mission Work
HORSEMEN AND THEIR DOINGS.; News of the Riding Academies -- Turnouts in the Park.
Coaching and Hunting; Times's Notes
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT CANEA.; Foreign Warships Asked to Land Their Men and Occupy the City.
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Today's Olds delivers news articles from the past.
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We've done our best to filter out antiquated terms and descriptions but some will still appear.
Typos are due to incorrect scans of old newspapers.
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