Obadiah Gardner and the G O P bid for Maine voters
Obadiah Gardner of Rookland Maine drew strong Republican backing in a bid to win the state for the party. Report notes Gardner’s persistent appeal and his near miss in pushing the GOP to victory, with emphasis on his plain speech and practical approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obadiah Gardner
Rookland
Juan
Gardner
Avedon
Ofidieh
Malia
Obadiah
Tate Maloe
Bartte
Ihn
Rev Peter J Mattoon Named New Rockford Diocese Leader
The Vatican appoints Rev Peter J Mattoon of Chicago as the first bishop of the Rockford diocese created amid church reforms. Muldoon, long a force in Chicago education and church administration, receives an honorary see as part of the transition.
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Peter J. Mattoon
Chicago
Rockford
Hiltiew
Mer
Muldoon
Adhem
Ferther
Tammon
Diocese of
Rock
Middle West
California
Kentucky
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Peehan
Hishop Muldoon
SS. Charles Borromeo
Gira
Archdiocede
England's oldest admiral recalls a life at sea and Maori visits
England's oldest admiral Richard Moorman, celebrating his ninety eighth birthday, recounts a career starting in 1623 and highlights rare experiences. He sailed the Rattler, witnessed early steam propulsion, and recalls meeting a Maori queen who had interacted with Captain Cook. He notes education of a Maori boy and naval reforms shaped by merit over favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hichard Moorman
Phyland
Hae
Frith Davy
Epin
Roany
Cook
New Zealand
George Grey
Jirboe
Moorman
Baying
Admiral Te
Tin Hieu
Lee
Former Mississippi senator tied to lynching era lurks back
William Van Amberg Sullivan once a United Buttes senator from Miketeppl reappears in political life after years out of the public eye. He faced a public row in Oxford over a breach of protégé, a colored Pullman porter assault, and threats while returning to Washington. Sullivan later fled Memphis after a gun incident with a newspaper editor and retired from public life in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam van Amberg Sullivan
United Buttes
Miketeppl
Blowelf
Mente
Senate
Melaurin
Mra
Marie Atkin
Lucy Loetin
Oxford
Filer Stull
Thoren
Washington
Wook & Dodgguard
Eee Connolly
Bulligan
Memphis
Yarecirederm
Segalar Walthall
Sutilvas
Aeone
Ibot
Hyde & IM Wyer
Father of the Auto Oliver Evans and his steam propulsion work
Oliver Evans of Philadelphia and Boston milieu pioneered steam propulsion as early as 1773. He built a steam carriage demonstrator in 1804 and imagined steam powered land travel speeds well over expected norms. He died in New York in 1810 after a career spanning millstone manufacture and early locomotive ideas.
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Oliver Evans
Boston
Invant
Fey
Dane
James Street
Evans
Philadelphia
Vane
Oliver
Newport
Dod
Milla
Ud Ty
Evane
Potson
Daily Advertiser
Sebaytkitl
Sebuytkil
Delaware
Carringer
St James Street
Evan
South Second Street
St. James Street
Custom Home Ten
Vine Street
Midge Road
New York
Busy Vermont Woman Handles Parish Duties Besides School Work
Mrs A G Enright of East Concord Vi la county superintendent of schools is described as one of the busiest women in the state. She manages duties for two large parishes while balancing her school work and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Mra. A. G, Enright
East Concord
Sohaale
Polar research plan proposed by Evelyn Baldwin at Harvard
The article reports Evelyn Origen Baldwin proposing a novel polar expedition plan to Harvard Union in Cambridge. The strategy uses a balloon aided by a ship to traverse from the Bering Strait across the Arctic Ocean with portable labs and windlass fueled logistics. Admiral Melville and Schley comment on the feasibility and past balloon drift comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wxperte
Evelyn Origen Baldwin
Tan
Bering
Pote
Arctic Ocean
Mel Ville
Tome
Baldwin-Zeigler
Admiral Schley
Powderly Likely To Be Appointed Immigration Commissioner
Washington reports T. W. Powderly, longtime Knights of Labor leader, may be named commissioner of immigration after Frank P. Sargent’s retirement. Powderly heads the immigration information bureau and previously served as commissioner. Born 1849 in Carbondale PA, he became a machinist and later a lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Sargent
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Information Bureau
Immigration Office
Sargent, Ho
Lyman J. Gage
Knighte of Labor
Branton
Carbondale
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
Swedish Writer Minn Selvme Lageriof Receives Honorary Degree
Swedish woman Minn Selvme Lageriof, Sweden’s most popular writer, was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Upsala. She becomes the first Swedish woman to receive such a distinction, with rumors she may soon win the Nobel Prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minn Selvme Lageriof
Sweden
University of
Upsala
Friendly visit reshapes Tiburon legends from the Gulf
Capt Thompson recounts nine months in the Gulf of California aboard Estrella with eight Yaqui crew. He met Chief Francisco of the Seris at Freshwater Bay on Tiburon Island, exchanged gifts, and observed a peaceful encounter contradicting cannibal lore. He describes island life, artifacts, and potential pearl oyster wealth at Pearl Point.
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Ple. Thana
School of Extrel
San Francieco
Thompson
Canibala
Thompann
Francisco
Tengues
Capt. Thompson & Handsome
Ponchita
L'Hasen
Tiburon
Gulf of Southren California
Gulf of California
Guaymas
Estrell
Gulf
Freshwater Bay
Ponchite
Pearl Point
Ture
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America
Oliver Evane
Explorer Baldwin
Portebie
Evelyn
Baldwin
Bargent
T. W. Powderly
Terence V. Pewderly
Kit Dehis
Staniel
Becau
Land of the Living
Dewey
Tnferno
Thoron
Thompson Ie
Serly
Cie
Atid
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