Monument to Montgomery Sparks Quebec Ontario Ties
The Massachusetts branch of the Sons of the Revolution won permission to erect a Montgomery monument in Quebec. French Canadians largely approved, while Ontario's United Empire Loyalists fiercely opposed, appealing to Parliament and seeking to bar the monument. Sir Wilfred Laurier says the federal government cannot block Quebec's property decisions.
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Quebec
United Empire Loyalist Association
Ontario
Itagwa
Massachusetts Sons of the Hovelution
Reed the Dictator Passes From Memory
A commentary on Thomas B Reed former Republican Speaker of the House whose dictatorial rulings drew ire. The piece notes Reed’s once mighty prominence waning with time and reflects on the fleeting nature of political fate as seen in a St Louis Globe Democrat excerpt.
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Ing
Thomas B. Reed
Republica
Congress
The
St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Reeds Speakership Power Shaping U S Governance
The passage notes Thomas B. Reed transformed the role of Speaker, equating its power with the Presidency and reshaping legislative procedure to align power with responsibility. It also references Clay and early 19th century politics, contrasting Reed’s era with that of Clay. A Birmingham Ledger attack and a Civil War veteran’s testimonial about Dr. King's New Life Pills conclude the excerpt.
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Clay
Thomas B. Reed
Oftener
United States
Birmingham Ledger
Sheffield Reaper
Reaper
M. M. Austin
Winchester
Tod
Dr. King
Flam Drag Co
Fast Queen and Crescent Line Opens Texas Connection
The Queen and Crescent system extends from Meridian to Shreveport with links to Texas lines, offering faster routes to Texas points. Southern Railway train No. 37 joins the service, promising the quickest westbound travel. A reader testimonial touts Foley's Kidney Cure after kidney disease.
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Queen & Crescent
Meridian
Shreveport
Texas
Southern Railway
Special Fares Anniston Trip and June 26 Oratorical Event
Tickets for Anniston rail travel priced at one and one third fare round trip with validity to July 6th and special rates on June 20th 25th 20th and July 1st. Pickets valid three days. An oratorical contest is set for 10 am June 26th featuring Howard College University of Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Southern University. Call W E B Knox Supt Anniston or L Storek G PEA Louisville for details. There is a testimonial about Banner Salve curing a breast sore.
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Anniston Chautaug Oa
Anniston
Howard College
University of Alabama
Polytechnic Teatuate
Southern University
W. EB
Knox
Ala
Oo L. Storek
G. Pea
Louisville
Foley's Kidney Cure Endorsed by Wisconsin Reader
A reader from Wis confirms Foley's Kidney Cure helped his father. The letter appears in a New York paper's cotton futures context and cites McElreath Drug Co as the supplier.
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Geo
Hickock
Curtiss, Wis
McElreath Drug Co
Pension Examiners to Meet in Anniston July 1901
The Calhoun county Board of Pension Examiners will convene in Anniston first Monday in July 1901 for a ten day session to review applications. Under the amended law proof of service may be an honorable discharge or parole, and former applicants rejected by the State board may reapply with grounds of prior refusal stated. Widows must prove widowhood with two witnesses if the pensioner died while on the roll.
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Board of Pension Examiners
Calhoun County
Anniston
Wikle
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Star Daily
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Massachusetts
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Henry RK. Richards
Willseyville
N. Y
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New York
Gotton Futures
G. B. Pilot
Murphy & Co
J. F. Walker
M. T. Lepeerter
Pension Examiners
McBhreath Drag Co
Hb B. Swit
JN Muntoch
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wis
Kennett
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Peruna
J. H. Bankhead
Alabama
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Banke Head
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Washington
Senor Quesda
Legation
Outlook
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Quesada
Esteban Theatre
Matanzas
Cuba
Marti
Perana Medicine Company
Washington, D.C
Senor Quesada
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