Controversy Over Sherman Statue Design and Art Purchases
Washington letter critiques government art purchases and favoritism in commissions. It notes Carl Roh Smith’s selection for the Sherman statue, alleged overrules by a funding committee, and protests by artists. The piece cites abuses, lobby influence, and a special press train aiding correspondents to the St. Louis convention.
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Carl Roh Smith
Sherman
Smith
Partridge
New York
War Department
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Washington
Capitol
Congress
John ©. Breckinridge
Senate Chamber
Jam
St. Louis
Chicago
Minneapolis
House
Senate
Pennsylvania Road
Corps of Carvets
George Pullman
George W. Boyd
Boyd
George
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Jokes of the Jesters and a New Minister
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a new minister meeting a village elite and the Sunday school youth. The pastor invites the young men to view gymnasium equipment and they end up in mischief, leaving with bruises and plaster on ears as a wary warning about college graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blige
Detroit Free Press
Ten Hatched Henry Chickens Startle Boy Visitor
Little George visits a country farm and witnesses incubation for the first time. He excitedly rushes to tell his mother that Uncle John has set a hen and hatched ten little Henrys, a moment of wonder at the barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A
John
Henrys
New York World
Aged Caller Claims He Backed McKinley First
The aged caller insists he was the first to suggest William McKinley for president and says he can prove it by being the former family doctor of McKinley’s father. The office boy disputes his claim, noting others heard of him.
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Hanna
William McKinley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Squaring Things in the Plain Dealer Cartoon Exchange
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer panel Bixby, mis identifying a passerby, jokes about a “grand guy with the bologna bloomers” as Stinchcomb’s wife. The quip hinges on mistaken observation and humorous mis identification in a light cartoon context.
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Bixby
Stinchcomb
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Clothes and the Men Golf Cap Chats on Bicycles
A fragmentary dialogue notes Van Arndt buying a golf cap yesterday and Fenilworth asking about links while plans include bicycling and fishing. The exchange captures casual chatter between two men about leisure activities and gear.
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van Arndt
Fenilworth
Railway Crossing Safety Gates Demanded Sunk
Wiggins argues that the railway tracks at the crossing must be sunk below street level immediately. Briggs notes three wheelmen protested delays caused by the safety gates, prompting the call for swift action in Cleveland.
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Wiggins
Briggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hoax-Egley’s Money Maker Stirs Philadelphia Record
Dialogue notes Hoax-Egley as a well fixed hoaxer who earns more money than he can spend. The exchange mentions he is a coiner in the mint, with Philadelphia Record cited.
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Egley
Joax
Mint
Philadelphia Record
The Very First Kiss Question in Comic Exchange
A brief humorous exchange from the New York Herald quotes a man asking if he is the first he has kissed. She responds that he is indeed the first and adds a witty remark about men always asking.
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New York Herald
There goes Kerchew the snuff man
A pungent remark about Kerchew the snuff manufacturer sparks talk of his wealth and a fortune not to be sneezed at as noted by the New York Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerchew
New York Press
West Lochinvar Echoes in Ohio Identity Debate
A short exchange recalls a legendary figure with a claim of origin in Ohio, underscoring regional memory and literary reference. The dialogue frames identity through a Western archetype linked to Ohio.
Old Grumbler Reflects On A Cyclist Girl
A nostalgic verse laments a girl cycling past on hard streets. The speaker envies a newspaper boy and butcher lad whose work pace brings pay, while a graceful girl on Alla-crouch loses her chance for a tender moment. The poem hints at fleeting youth and lost opportunity.
Chauncey M Depew Expected as Republican Convention Chair
Chauncey M Depew is slated to chair the Republican convention in St Louis. The urbane elder statesman is noted for composure discipline and political experience. He remains active delivering after dinner speeches and ready wit adaptable to large gatherings despite advancing age.
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Chauncey M. Depew
St. Louis
Mr. Depew
Depew
Inspector Pearson's georgetown steps trick tale endures
Roosevelt anecdotes recount Inspector Pearson's noisiest foes and a Georgetown prank. Two officers nabbed for neglect of duty faced a trial board which allowed a house step swap to shift blame. The clever ruse drew praise from Pearson years later.
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Roosevelt
New York
Inspector Pearson
Washington
Georgetown
Pearson
Washington Post
Kentucky Senator Blackburn Profile in Democratic Victory
Senator J. C. S. Blackburn, hailed as the political sensation of the Kentucky Democratic convention, has spent 21 of his 58 years in Congress. He served 10 years in the house and will begin his third Senate term next March. Blackburn, a true Kentuckian, blends Plainspoken oratory with polished sentences and enjoys horse racing, earning broad public regard.
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J. C. S. Blackburn
Kentucky
J. C
Blackburn Hour
Congress
House
Senate
Blackburn
General Grosvenor Proves Right In Presidential Delegates
General Charles H. Grosvenor once mocked by scoffers for his delegate figures now sits confident as returns come in. Born in Connecticut, raised near Marietta Ohio, he rose from schoolteacher to lawyer, then to political speechmaking for Fremont, and from private to brigade commander in the Civil War before serving in the state legislature and Congress for 12 years.
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Grosvenor
Charles H. Grosvenor
Connecticut
Marietta
Fremont
Congress
Wool From Marys Little Lamb Yarn Sells Aid for Old South Church
A New York woman possesses four strands of yarn spun from Mary's little lamb fleece. The tale says the poet’s Mary, after the lamb’s death, spun the fleece into yarn and kept it as a treasure before selling portions to help fund preservation of Boston’s Old South Church.
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Mary
New York
Old South Church
Boston
A Joke on the Minister’s Petition Prank
A. B. Carlton recalls a tale from Ohio where a minister signs a petition for charity. The document is endorsed by many citizens and approved by the county court as a matter of form. The minister learns his signature aided a joke granting a saloon license and uses it as a sermon about careful petition signing.
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A. B. Carlton
Indianapolis
Cochran
Ohio
Washington Star
Broiled fiddler remark ends orchestra in Parker House dining room
A New York man laments dining in seven of ten restaurants to music as Judge Charles Levi Woodbury recalls the Parker House episode. The judge asked for a broiled fiddler when an orchestra played near his table, and soon after the orchestra was permanently dispensed.
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New York
Dion
Charles Levi Woodbury
Parker House
Judge Woodbury
Man
Husband-in-law seeks counsel after wife runs off
A rough man bursts into the office of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Johnson claiming to be a husband-in-law, insisting on the relation exists. The attorney disputes it, and the man storms out in frustration.
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Johnson
Torney
Mr. Johnson
St. Louis Republic
Senator Hill Receives Odd Souvenir Button Request
A Republican admirer asked Senator Hill for a keepsake button from a recent presidential contender. The senator's private secretary humorously cut a button from an old trousers and sent it to the admirer. No acknowledgment has arrived.
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Hill
Washington Post
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