Foraker the Fighter and the 1880s Ohio Scene
James A. Edgerton portrays Marcus A. Foraker as a combative, energetic politician who mixed rhetoric and confrontation. The piece recalls his campaigns against Governor Hoadly and Governor Jim Campbell, highlighting joint debates, campaign battles, and the dramatic 1885 convention clash led by McKinley and Mark Hanna.
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Zanesville
McKinley
Hanna
Foraker
Cincinnati
Jim Campbell
Shelley
Foraker’s Rise and Roosevelts Booming in Ohio Politics
The narrative tracks Joseph B. Foraker’s political ascent in Ohio from his misattributed Lincoln death remark to his gubernatorial victories and stand against Confederate flags. It covers his near presidential nomination, 1888 convention dynamics, clashes with Hanna, Roosevelt support and the 1904 boom, plus his Civil War service as a lieutenant and brevet captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foraker
Cleveland
Ohio
John Sherman
Garfield
Wiliam McKinley
Campbell
Hanna-McKinley
Zanesville
Hanna
Roosevelt
Foraker the Magnificent Faces Long Senate Fight
Ohio senator Joseph B. Foraker, veteran of war and law, pursues a difficult re election bid as Taft supporters push to eliminate him. Critics accuse him of lobbying for corporations while friends defend legal work on behalf of clients. Foraker, famed on the stump, has built a broad career from judge to governor and senator.
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Foraker
Ohio
Hoadly
Joseph Benson Foraker
Cornell University
Cincinnati
United States Senate
Taft
Hanna
McKinley
Chicago Times-Herald
Grover Cleveland
Senator Foraker
Washington
Walnut Hills
Joseph B. Foraker
John Sherman
William McKinley
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Brownsville
Ufe
Tillman
Tornker
Multistate Brief of Local Deaths and Notable Tragedies
Pittsburg reports mayoral messenger John H. Jones dies at seventy three. Osborn Trumb of Larne dies while aiding his ailing wife. John Nolan, 69, jailed for theft of six pallets. Mrs Mary Augustine, 32, hangs herself after husband separation. Walter Hobson run over in Bay City. Mrs Tillie Hartenstein murdered by housekeeper killer George W Miller starving in hospital. Abner Bosworth drowns after leaping from Broad Street bridge with goodbye note to Miss Mattie Carney. Aggie letter hints at Chicago trip and $800. William F Reiss shoots wife then attempts suicide. Salvatore Cira shot by partner Demar. Mrs Oliver Klee fined for slander. Marceles Brewer’s husband prepares to surrender after duel. Destructive storms damage Bargerstock and Drub farms. Lee Watson dies from gunshot after arrest attempt. Wheeling miners prepared to strike for conference scale. City hall bell toll marks Pittsburg fire anniversary. William Boppell shoots at burglars. one inmate dies. Boppell held.
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Alliance O
George W. Miller
Tillie Hartenstein
Columbus
Broad Street
Abner Bosworth
Hazelwood
Scioto
Mattie Carney
Glenwood
Beals Hybrid Pink Promises World Fame in Floriculture
Mrs Edward B Beals of Springfield Massachusetts reports five years of hybridization work combining Prosperity and Lawson pinks. The resulting pink features long stiff stems, full calyx, firm towers, and rich fragrance, with colors ranging from white to deep pink and crimson. The flower is being distributed across New England amid rising demand.
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Edward B Beals
Eastern Avenue
Springfield Mass
Lawson
Beals
Luther Burbank
New England
Remarkable Mining Feat at Iron Mountain Mine
After two years of work the station at the 000 foot level was topped by a tunnel over a mile long at the exact spot. The mine once paid a million in dividends but was abandoned due to pumping costs. A gravity-powered tunnel now returns production and avoids high water pressure fears. Owned by Helena New York Missouri and Philadelphia capitalists.
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Iron Mountain
Helena
Mont
New York
Missouri
Philadelphia
Freak In Vases Frogs Charm London Society
London fashion centers on vases adorned with live green tree frogs. The frogs cling to rounded vases using their suction feet and roam until tired, then rest. Thousands are shipped to England each year to serve as pets, with the creatures steadfast in their vase positions.
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Society
London
England
Ceylon Exports Tea Jump in 1907 Volumes
Ceylon ended 1907 with tea exports totaling about 112,000,000 pounds, up from 107,000,000 pounds in 1906, marking a 5,000,000 pound rise for the year.
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Ceylon
National Language Debate Sparks Hebrew Revival Push
Jewish societies in London agitate to restore ancient Hebrew as the national language for the Jewish people, aiming to revive its use in daily life and scholarship.
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London
Roosevelt Not Seeking Third Term Compared To Augustus Caesar
Colonel George Harvey cites a Washington article claiming President Roosevelt will not run again. The piece argues his desire for reform could threaten the republic, likening his ambitions to Rome's Caesar and urging preservation of free institutions over another party nomination.
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Roosevelt
Harvey
Bromley Foundation
Yale University
George Harvey
Harper's Weekly
Bromley Morning News
Washington
Taft
Republic
Augustus Caesar
A Vision of a Perfectly Reformed Nation
A satirical excerpt from Harper's Weekly imagines a utopian America where saloons close, stockbrokers attend meetings, races are for horse lovers only, unions stop blocking work, intercollegiate fees vanish, church and reform leaders share power, trusts die, railroads give free rides, families prosper, taxes vanish, and famous figures hold office. The piece mocks drastic social changes as impossible.
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Methodist Church
United States Army
Jack London
Bryan
Congress
Arthur Brisbane
Upton Sioclair
Supreme Court
Harper’s Weekly
Honesty Then Poorhouse Speech by William Allen White
William Allen White of Emporia Kan told the City club of Chicago that honesty leads to the poorhouse under present conditions. He criticized lax charity and argued that millionaires have not returned wealth to the poor, urging support for efforts to improve social conditions.
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City Club of
Chicago
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Mr. White
Immigration officials bottle fleas from newcomers at Long Wharf
Long Wharf in Boston receives orders to capture fleas from immigrants for microscopic examination. Each flea will be placed in a separate bottle labeled with the host name, home, and the captor.
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Long Wharf
Boston
Snoring Snails Found By French Naturalist
A French naturalist reports snails awore snoring behavior. Dr Long falls to second in the class standings after the discovery.
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Dr. Long
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Mark Hanna
Senator
Mrs
B. Foraker
Salmon P. Chase
Horace Greeley
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Eral Slocum
Sherman
Buckeye
Schuylkill Arsenal
Cuba
Gray's Ferry
Washington Avenues
J. R. R. Hannay
Arsenal
War Department
Hannay
State National Guard
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Tri-State News
Pittsburg
John H. Jones
Guthrie
Colored Messenger
Maron, O
Osborne Trumb
Larne
John Nolan
Canton
Mary Augustine
Toledo
Walter Hobson
Bay City
Itc
Austin Leckleider
Fred J. Stalberg
Women's Missionary Association of the First United Brethren Church
Warrick Brooks
William T. Jones
Brooks
Mercer
G. W. Richards
Marion
Aggie
W. P. Williams
Wi. Name
Economy
William F Reiss
Bellefontaine
Salvatore Cira
Charles Demar
Demar
Dayton
Oliver Klee
Klee
Norah P. Shrove
Youngstown, O
Marceles Brewer
Nina Jackson
Punzentawney
Clarence Bargerstock
Daniel Drub
Bargerstock
Drub
Bridgeport
Lee Watson
Wheeling
Luman
Watson
W. Va
William E. Boppell
Bell Telephone
Boppell
Martin Ward
City
Burke
Woman Florist
Caesar
Chicago Club
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