Death of Gen Benjamin Harrison Ends Ahn Era In Indiana
Gen Benjamin Harrison twenty third US president died at his Indianapolis home at 4 30 p m after a cold developed into grip and pneumonia. The death followed hours of frail breathing with Mrs Harrison and others at the bedside as doctors offered bulletins and prayers. Harrison joins a notable Indiana line of statesmen and politicians including Hendricks Voorhees Morton and English in the great beyond.
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Benjamin Harrison
United States
Indianapolis
Mr. Jameson
Dr. Jameson
Dr. Haines
Tie
Jameson
Gen. Harrison
Mrs. Harrison
Hadley
Dorsey
Harrison
Rudyard Kipling
State Senate
Indiana
Richard Thompson
Thomas A. Hendricks
Daniel W. Voorhees
Thomas English
Oliver P. Morton
Timeline of an Indiana figure's life and career
Born 1833 in North Bend Ohio he pursued law from 1852 married Carrie Scott in 1853. He served as Supreme Court reporter of Indiana in 1860, became colonel in 1862 and brigadier general in 1864. He was Governor nominee in 1875, a presidential candidate in 1880, elected U S Senator in 1891, and president in 1888. His first wife died in 1892, remarried 1896 to Mary Dimmick. He joined the international arbitration board in 1900 and died in 1901 at age 67.
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North Bend
Ohio
Carrie Scott
Supreme Court
Indiana
United States
Mary Dimmick
International Arbitration Board
Benjamin Harrison
Willian Henry Harrison
Virginia
John Scott Harrison
Ite
Benjamin
College Hill School
Cincinnati
Miami University
Oxford
Oho
Indianapolis
Harrison
Jonathan W. Gordon
Young Harrison
Court House
William Wallace
Wallace
Marion County
Supreme Court of
Indiana Volunteers
Morton
Bowling Green
Ward
Nashville
Warrison
Halarrison
Garfield
Gen. Harrison
John Sherman
Russell A. Alger
Grover Cleveland
England
Russia
Alaskan
Washington
James 4. Blaine
Morrison
Paris
Venezuela
Caroline Scott
Sussell B
James P. McKee
White House
Mary Lord Dimmick
Elizabeth
Nation in Mourning for Harrson McKinley Death Proclaimed
President McKinley issued a proclamation announcing the death of Benjamin Harrison, ordering thirty days of national mourning. Flags at half mast on public buildings, army posts, ships worldwide, and naval honors to be observed on the funeral day. Harrison served as president 1889 to 1893 and died at his Indianapolis home.
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Harrson
McKnley
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Wawaii
Philippines
Globe
Mel Ninley
Benjamin Warrison
Ilsus
Indianapolis
Senate
Navy
Washington
United States of America
William M'Kinley
Bryan Praise for Ex President Harrison Upon Death
W. J. Bryan lauds the late ex President General Harrison as a respected, conscientious, and capable statesman. He notes opponents could only differ on policies, not motives, and says Harrison's conduct post retirement strengthens public esteem. The death is a distinct national loss.
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Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Gen
Harrison
Bhem
Tribute to Benjamin Harrison from ex President
Cleveland's tribute lauds Benjamin Harrison as a patriot in office and a model of decency in private life. The ex President emphasizes duty over popularity and hopes his career leaves lasting impact on the nation.
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Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Notable Sage Sayings Attributed To General Harrison
A collection presents utterances attributed to Gen. Skarvison including warnings on honesty in finances, restraint in world power, criticism of divine decree rhetoric, scrutiny of motto morality, wartime intolerance, centennial math humor, respect for soldiers, value of local school funding, railroad expertise skepticism, and a question contrasting politicians and statesmen.
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Harrison
Gen
Skarvison
United States
Dakota
Treasury
Estate of Gen Harrison Valued Between Vast Figures
The text notes varied estimates of General Harrison wealth from public opinion and informed circles. Sources suggest a net worth around $250,000 to $300,000 with early fortune of about $125,000 from law practice, now likely doubled. Real estate in Indianapolis and about $100,000 in personal property form the core.
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Harrison
Indianapolis
Man Dies From Blood Poisoning After Mad Hare Bite
A man infected by a bite from a March hare died of blood poisoning. The incident highlights potential risks from seemingly harmless wildlife and urges caution around bites in rural areas.
Sketch of Benjamin Harrison A celebrated lawyer and soldier
Benjamin Harrison rose from modest beginnings in Cincinnati and Indianapolis to become a renowned lawyer and Civil War brigadier general. He led the Seventieth Indiana, earned praise from Gen. Hooker, and later served as United States Senator before winning the Presidency in 1888. He helped push pan Americanism and the Behring Sea arbitration, and after leaving office returned to law, later marrying twice and having children.
Miscellaneous 1900s Notes Cover Crops and Civic Topics
The note highlights Australia wheat at 14 million bushels, absence of Black legislators in North Carolina postwar, New York City social services interest in model tenements, Salvation Army collections in England totaling £11,900, electromobile assisting a horse in Boston, Florida orange shipments rising to 1.25 million boxes, a stained glass window in Burton Church honoring Chief Justice Marshall, and a boast about Queen Victoria era empire vastness.
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North Carolina
New York City
Boston
Florida
Burton Church
Williamsburg
Marshall
William and Mary College
H Edward’s
Iron Courage of Bismarck Faces Death With Calm
A 1866 Berlin assassination attempt on Otto von Bismarck shows his composure as he seized the gunman, endured wounds, and reassured the Countess he was unharmed. Earlier, in 1850, he warned a heckler in a tavern, smashing a glass if needed, then paid for the damage and left.
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Bismarck
Unter den Linden
Hoedel
Nobeling
William
Berlin
A Strong Man's Secret Revealed For Perfect Digestion
A noted strong man cites perfect digestion as the secret of his power. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised to perfect digestion and cure indigestion biliousness and kidney ailments. Promoted as a blood purifier and nerve tonic, it is claimed to be recommended by physicians and sold by druggists nationwide. Also suggested for malaria fever and ague.
Question ob de Lungs and the cause of death
A humorous dialogue explains the phrase question ob de lungs as a serious medical mystery. Mr Johnson tells his wife that Sam’s death, to be noted in the evening paper, was caused by this lung trouble. The exchange satirizes medical uncertainty with dialect speech.
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Sam
Mr. Johnson
Madame Bavers Testifies On Kidney Pills Cure
Madam Isabelle Ellen Baveas Life Governor of the Free Masons Grand Lodge of England credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her diabetes linked illness after years of travel and health decline. She purchased seven boxes here at 50 cents each six for 2.50 and urges others to try the remedy through local druggists or the Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Isabelle Ellen Baveas
Free Masons Grand Lodge of
England
Madam Baveas
Tere
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Catarah Thirty Years A Statesman Story
Prominent Ohio politician Hon. David Meekison, long mayor then congressman, credited Peruna for his thirty year battle with catarrh. The letter to Dr. Hartman praises Peruna as his eventual remedy and cites support from public speakers and Carrie Thomas about the tonic’s benefits to performers. Dr. Hartman offers free advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbia, Ohio.
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David Meekison
America
Meekison
Napoleon
Ohio
Peruna
Hartman
Carri Thomas
Carrie Thomas
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbia
Utahn at dinner snacks become humorous miscue
Tod Goodwin in the Salt Lake Tribune recalls a tale of a well dressed Utahan dining in the East who bites into nuts at the end of a meal. A bystander hints that Algernon will bring the crackers, prompting a sharp remark about already having had enough with soup.
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United States
East
Algernon
Hisself
Tod Goodwin
Salt Lake Tribune
Wonderful Yield of Speltz From Salzer Seed
Blanchard Bros in Chaffee County Colorado report threshing 182 bushels from 100 pounds of Salzer's Speltz seed sent last spring. Neighbors praise it as marvelous and nearly all 182 bushels sold at 2 dollars per seed. Speltz and Alfalfa considered money makers. farmers urged to try a few acres and write to Salzer Seed Co.
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Blanchard Bros
Chaffee Co
Colo
John A. Salgr
Salzer
Definition of faith in boasted old ladies feeding us
A clipped quotation presents a discussion on faith with Spooner wordplay and a reply about well meaning old ladies feeding others. The piece uses humor and irony to question charity and belief. It frames feigned virtue through domestic acts and social perception.
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Puck
Lane’s Family Medicine Promotes Daily Gentle Health
Advertises a medicine that claims to move the bowels daily and support liver and kidneys for health. Cures sick headaches with a price of 25 and 0c. The text ends with a mustard seed parable about worth and abundance.
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Lane
Stamps and Printing Outfits Offered in Fort Wayne
Local supplier advertises air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits including daters. Readers are invited to write their needs for pricing from LockBox 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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LockBox
Fort Wayne
Ind
Poster Girl Reacts To Bizarre Art Display
The poster girl recoiled asking if the object was a pump or a cow. The piece features an art cow that resembles a pump, a curiosity noted in the Detroit Journal.
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Detroit Journal
Grain-O touted as coffee substitute in old ad
An advertisement claims Grain-O, a grain based drink, avoids coffee’s ill effects on digestion nerves and sleep. It is described as healthful, nourishing and palatable, comparable to finest coffees, priced about 4 4 cents per serving and available from grocers for 15 and 25 cents.
Ugly weapon unearthed in New Orleans a revolver dirk brass knuckles
A sensational item described as the most vicious looking weapon on record was found in New Orleans. The piece combines a revolver, a row of brass knuckles, and a dirk knife, all in one for deadly use. The ad cites Pise's Cure and a Minneapolis address for purchase inquiries dated January 6, 1900.
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New Orleans
Shilling’s Worth and Fractions of a Day’s News
A collage of items from notices and ads. A humor snippet from Tit-Bits contrasts a young woman’s view on marriage with a gypsy joke. Also promotes Putnam face less dyes and Mrs. Austins pancake flour. Travel setler rates to Northwest through April 30 via Nickel Plate Road. Fort Wayne agent contact.
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Nickel Plate Road
Oregon
Montana
Washington
Northwest
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
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