The Ticket in His Boot and a Jockey’s Truth
A poor boy Jimmie, raised by a widowed mother, becomes a stock farm jockey. He nearly wins a race on Mark Tapley with a rigged bet, refuses to defraud, and when paid for honesty, earns $5000 and a new business. His integrity helps his family rise as Wheelock & Co. grows. SFRENCER TROWHEDGE
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Be Wan Afreen
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Jimmie Mr. Wheelock
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Mr. Wheelock
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Taft Leading in Electoral Vote Forecast by The Herald
The Herald canvass predicts Taft with 280 electoral votes, Bryan at 156 with 20 doubtful, and 77 votes separating them. New York appears neck and neck for governor, with Hughes likely to win a close race, while the overall analysis notes possible Bryan landslide risk but emphasizes Republican strength in the House.
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Bryan
New York
Cy Bese
Neck and Neck
House of Representatives Republican
The
Herald
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Anvans
National Committee
Chicago Record-Herald
Middle West
Northwest
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio
Indiana
Aten
St. Louis Republic
Kansas
Bryne
Cure-all claim for Rexall Mucu-Tone advertised medicine
A vintage advertisement promotes Rexall Mucu-Tone as a universal cure for colds coughs and catarrhal conditions. It asserts the remedy cleans disinfects and heals the mucous membranes via the bloodstream and offers a money back guarantee if not cured. The ad cites a renowned physician and notes prices from 80 cents to $1.00 with typical cures requiring about three bottles. Rickert Welle Red Cross Pharmacy Miles granite block is listed.
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Rickert & Welle
Red Cross Pharmacy
Miles Granite Block
Hearst Rewards Political Swirl as Oil Link Draws Fire
William Randolph Hearst spoke at an Independence League event in Carnegie Hall and read Archbold letters aimed at ex Governor William A. Stone and Attorney General John P. Elkin. The letters discuss Standard Oil ties and pressure on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointment amid political maneuvering and regional interests.
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New York
William R. Hearst
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Independence League
Carnegie Hall
William A. Stone
John P. Elkin
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
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Hearer
New York State Could Decide Bryan Victory in 1896 Election
New York papers summarize the race nine days before voters go to the polls. Bryan’s path hinges on New York’s 39 electoral votes, while Taft could win with Ohio and other states. The dispatch notes party splits and cites quotes on gas and air from Judge Henderson and associates from a 1899 correspondence.
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New York World
Bryan
United States
Taft
Ohio
Tridiana
West Virginia
Nebraska
Maryland
Indiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Floride
Kenturk
Lowninna
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
Inca
Nia
Wyammis Total
Massachusetts
New North
Wirconsin
Tod Wet Fingal
Feta
Henderson
Superior Court of
Pennsylvania
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Fragmented 1900 Telegram miscellany on personal notes and ads
Article fragment compiles a patient mix of social anecdotes and personal letters from 1900. It mentions President Hadley’s son Arthur, telegraph communications from John D. Archbold and John P. Ellin, and a Christian Work and Evangelist discussion praising Scott's Emulsion as a remedy amid medical claims.
Fragmentary Kansas City Passage on A High Award
A fragmented Kansas City excerpt shows garbled dialogue about an award and a request for more from an examiner figure. The text is damaged with unclear names, places, and context, offering limited readable facts about a supposed high award and related interrogation.
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Kansas City
Letter from John D Archbald to John P Elkin in Harrisbun
A fragmentary letter discusses tenure and opinion on John P Elkin who is identified as a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice. The correspondence aims to inform US citizens and seeks readers to form their own conclusions.
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John D. Archbald
John P. Elkin
Harrivbung
United States
Supreme Court
State of
Pennsylvania
Two Cents The Value He Set Upon His Wife
A Chicago divorce decree grants Mrs Anna Hartne alimony from Herman Hartos who deserted her on July 6 1900 to Panama. He wrote a letter claiming he was worth two cents and expressed intent to stay abroad, sending a cruel note about his estranged wife and children from the Panama canal machine shop job.
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Herman Hartos
Tartos
Panama
Anna Ty
Panama Canal
Czar's Foreign Minister Iavolaky Seeks German Support for Conference
Berlin dispatch notes Baron Iavolaky and Isvolsky pressing for a European conference with England France Russia, while Austria and Germany weigh conditions. Berlin fears Turkish and Balkan moves, with Isvolsky’s fate tied to Germany's stance and Austria’s Balkans plan.
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Baron Iavolaky
von Szogyeny-Marich
Austria
Bostia
Herzegovi
M. Cambon
Germany
Baron Isvolsky
Dr. Milanovitch
Morr von Schon
von Bulow
Prince von Buelow
St. Petersburg
the Sun
von Buelow
Mlevolsky
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Acquinsen
Turkey
Lavolsky
England
France
Russia
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Prine von Huphen
Russians invade Persia march on Tabriz
News reports six Russian infantry battalions with artillery and cavalry crossed the Persian frontier into Aserbian province aiming to occupy Tabriz. A great panic grips Tabriz as the force is expected to reach the city at any moment.
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Constantinople
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Tabrix
Snowbound party feared lost in Colorado mountains
Denver residents report three hunters, including three women, may be dead after a blizzard hit western Colorado. No word since last weekend from parties near Rifle and Routt county, with rescue teams from Yampa already searching on snowshoes.
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Colorado
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Routt
Fiat Top
Yampa
A Scissors Artist Joanne Koetren of Amsterdam
A nineteenth century tale recounts Joanne Koetren born in Amsterdam who carved delicate light and shade in wax and black paper cuttings. Her landscapes and portraits earned gifts from Peter the Great and the German empress. Her husband Adrian Block erected a monument after her sixty five years.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Europa
Cear
Peter the Great
Germany
Leopold
Royal Art Gallery
Vienna
Adrian Block
Satyr Origins and Cochineal Insects Life Span
A fragmented century style note discusses a satyr story about half human halves and gates to heaven, then shifts to Cochineal insects. It claims satyrs and cherubs origins from myth and notes uncertainty in how long cochineal insects live, with estimates from hours to days.
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Superior Banch
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Deanne
Wyoming
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Arthur
Hadley
Yale College
Success Magazine
John P. Ellin
John D, Archbold
John BP
Wida
Soves
John J. Archbom
Myer
William Ae Foller
J. W. Weaver
the Christian Wirk and Evangelist
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Scott
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