Political figures headlined in a mixed 19th century column
The Commoner reports James Marshall Head of Nashville as a prominent Democratic figure and municipal reformer. It details his Tennessee birth in Sumner County in 1885, legal career, editorship of the Nashville American, and tenure as mayor advancing municipal ownership and public utilities. It also covers related pieces on silver, riot cartridges, and political shifts in Chicago and Kansas City.
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Marshall Ndan
James Marshall Head
Nashville
Tenn
Sumner County
Tennessee
James M
Gallatin
James J. Vetvees
Harvard University
Head
Champion & Head
Champion, Head & Brown
Chancery Court
Mr. Heath
Nashville American
the American
Mr. Head
Democratic National Committee
Pary
National Committee
Streat
Hiv. Head
Harrison
Carter Harrison
United States
Darrow
Chicago Democracy
Hopkins
Illnois
Kansas City Platform Democrats
Johnson's Victory in Cleveland Sparks Democratic Pride
The piece lauds Tom Johnson's Cleveland victory amid hostile business and Republican forces. It portrays Johnson as a popular reformer and brave Democratic leader, noting his impact on party strength in Ohio and his challenge to Hanna's influence. It contrasts rural free delivery politics and mentions Manila conflicts and trust issues in a broad political commentary tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Toledo
Johnson
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Mark Hanne
Hanna
Ohio
Tom Watson
An Ideal Father and His System for Raising Boys
The piece recalls a so called ideal father who treats parenting as a business, detailing allowances for a boy’s wear and tear and moral missteps as investments and depreciation. It contrasts with his own father’s strict upbringing and notes a White House sighting of a 100 year old man named Barney Hughes amid Friday “cranks’ day” chatter at the residence.
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Lueies
Heran
Farmers Tribune
Elias
Ray Banee
Ie Gentienan
Ray
Nantonia
Yvill
Nik Ib
Lcrewys Mat Bay
Biel
Farmera Tribune
Varniere Tribune
THE
Courier
Algona
Iowa
White House
Barney Hughes
Secret Service
New York Times
There and Didn't Know It Priceburg in Monroe County
A visitor asked the way to Priceburg and found the town in the heart of the city. Priceburg, named after the man with the lone house, was small fifty years ago and now has five scattered homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priceburg
Monroe County
Price
The Whalers of New Bedford and the sea's perilous calls
The New Bedford Mercury extols whalemen for facing extreme danger on long voyages. It compares their ordeals to famous Arctic explorers and recounts a recent remarkable voyage where a crew endured five weeks in a small whaleboat amid threatening seas.
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New Bedford Mercury
Desdemona
Dr. Kane
Nansen
Fudson Bay
Arctic
Civilization
Friendly Repartee and a Trotting Return
An undertaker and a doctor exchange a joke about luck in hunting. Budd Doble, famed trotting driver and trainer nicknamed the catarrhal name, plans a comeback season with Kinney Lou, hoping the horse becomes the entering wedge to fortune on the trotting track.
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Gud Doble
Budd Doble
Kinney Lou
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