Kansas Governors Through Statehood and Beyond
The piece surveys Kansas governors from territorial rule to statehood, noting terms served, resignations, and few who pursued higher office. It highlights how several governors served short periods, with Anthony the only one defeated for a second term, and St. John the only one renominated for a third before defeat by Glick.
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Kansas
Charles Robinson
Samuel J. Crawford
Nehemiah Green
Crawford
James M. Harvey
Thomas A. Osborn
George ,T. Anthony
John P. St
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Harvey
United States Senate
Senator Caldwell
Green
Anthony
Robinson
Carney
St. John
Glick
Kansas City Journal
Wearied Secondhand Grips Stir Youthful Ridicule Tales
A Chicago Tribune style piece narrates a leather goods shop selling two kinds of dress-suitcases: brand new and worn lookalikes to spare buyers from ridicule. A stylish young man prefers an old-looking case, fearing the glare of a bright new one. The shop notes demand for worn appearances, especially for top hats, and points to broader social vanity in luggage choices. The item also includes a Scottish lodging quip about home comforts and a Glasgow landlady.
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Chicago Tribune
Glasgow
Kirk
London
Aristocrat Learns New Rule From American Coal Baron
A Washington Star quip narrates an English lord’s pretensions being checked by an American coal baron, illustrating what the speaker calls genuine aristocracy. A brief, witty clash of social classes underscores touristic and industrial power dynamics.
Whting to Dd Her Part. He after the engagement
The dialogue features a comic exchange about marriage and wife duties. A suitor jokes that his idea of a wife is a woman who has a husband, while the fiancée reassures him with playful banter. The item captures light, period tone and witty wordplay.
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Chicago Daily News
What Is Success in Life
John D. Rockefeller Jr argues that wealth alone is not success. True success lies in usefulness and how one uses money, power, and status to benefit others. The measure of a life is the good it yields when its outcomes are revealed.
Unity plea at new Tilden club echoes Democratic repair
In New York on June 20 former President Cleveland David B. Hill A J Montague and Col Gaston spoke at the opening of the Tilden club with William J Bryan invited but not replying. Cleveland urged party unity and cautioned against proscription and name calling while calling for a restored, solvent Democratic strength through adherence to its traditional doctrines.
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New York
Cleveland
David B. Hill
A. J. Montague
Virginia
Col. Gaston
Boston
New Tilden Club
William J. Bryan
Samuel J. Tilden
Nean
Democrat
Party Peace and Harmony
Democratic Party
Tilden
Ac Ae Popular
Great Britain retaliates over Louisiana cattle ban
Baton Rouge June 20 Gov Heard says Britain will bar Louisiana cattle from South Africa in apparent retaliation for US action against male shipments and the British Port Chalmette military camp operations. The consul notified the governor of the restriction impacting Louisiana producers and trade.
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Heard
Britain
Louisiana
South Africa
Ars Coe Oe Department
Port Chalmette
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