McKinley Chooses John Addison Porter as Private Secretary
John Addison Porter, editor of the Hartford Post, named private secretary to William McKinley. Porter, born 1856 in New Haven, son of Yale professor Porter, has long been active in Connecticut politics and Republican campaigns, including backing McKinley early in 1896. He married Amy Betts in 1883 and resides in Hartford as a social leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
John Addison Porter
Hartford Post
Professor Porter
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
New Haven
Cleveland
Blackstone
William Walter Phelps
Senate
Connecticut
Porter
O. Vincent Coffin
Congress
Canton
Reed
New England
Mr. Porter
Amy Betts
Judge Betts
Washington
Hartford
Chivalry and Matrimony in Old Romantic Tales
A New York Herald analysis argues chivalry distorted love and marriage by mercenary bargaining. It contrasts aristocratic control with rustic romance, noting Chaucer’s portrayal of lust and the era’s social diplomacy. The piece asserts modern views restore genuine affection over old notions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Chaucer
New York Herald
Western Senators Turner and Rawlins Meet in Senate Race
George F. Turner of Washington and Joseph L. Rawlins of Utah, both free silver advocates, headline the new Senate representants. Turner, born 1850 in Edina Missouri, switched from Republican to Populist, while Rawlins, born 1850 in Salt Lake County Utah, is a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Turner
Washington
Joseph L. Rawlins
Utah
United States Senate
Elect Turner
Edina
Knox County
Grant
Alabama
Arthur
Washington Territory
Great Northwestern Commonwealth
Mr. Rawlins
Salt Lake County
University of Indiana
University of Deseret
Salt Lake City
Frank J. Cannon
Rawlins
Moses Thatcher
Jackson and the clerk’s note settles a treasury bill
A treasury department clerk avoided paying his board bill during Andrew Jacksons era. The landlady sought help at the White House. Jackson reviewed the note and signed the back directing payment, prompting the clerk to settle the debt and vow to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Treasury Department
White House
Jackson
Woman Gossips Spark Private Affairs Debate
A Washington Star quip contrasts a sociable woman with Miss Cayenne noting gossip thrives on friends. The exchange questions how private matters can be discussed without a social circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Peace to Its Ashes
A brief exchange between Bridget and Pat on a cougar that was once good but is now dead. They remark on its mortality and question how long it has been so. This compact fragment from the New York Sunday Journal conveys a somber tone about a long-deceased animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Smyrna
England
Brixton Hill
Bridget
Pat
New York Sunday Journal
Reticules Return as Fashion Accessory Across Borders
Fashion notes suggest a revival of reticules or small arm bags. A silversmith shop showed an opera‑glasses bag with early nineteenth century beadings and silver mounts. Paris reports women carrying reticules hung over the arm, though styles vary from rich brocade and elaborate mountings to ribbon drawstrings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Boston
The Dis honesty of Professional Women
A Boston Budget note discusses a college essay on professional women, arguing the issue is not theft but misjudging limits. It links overextension to irritability and lower work quality, noting women shift duties to others who already have their tasks. It urges better burden estimation and restraint for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F
Boston
Disappointment Over Women Artists Spurned by Royal Academy
The Boston Advertiser notes that three women and a fourth eminent painter remain unvoted for associate status by the Royal Academy. It recalls Lady Butler nearly winning with two votes shy, defeated by Hubert Herkomer, while Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser are cited as earlier examples of women who gained seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Academy
Angelica Kauffman
Mary Moser
Lady Butler
Hubert Herkomer
Boston Advertiser
Arctic Christmas Among Eskimo Children
A crew of Arctic explorers teaches Eskimo children about an American Christmas. With no real tree, they form a makeshift one from bones of hunted animals and decorate it with whale fat candies, beads, buttons, and tacks. Candles add a festive glow as homesick sailors cheer the children’s delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Women Buy Soda Water to Prove Rights
A witty exchange among a group of progressive women ends with one narrator buying soda water for two men to assert her independence. The tale elicits admiration and a cheeky prediction that her sex will someday earn a monument in her honor, as reported by the Chicago Times Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times- Herald
Beatrice Montgomery Meets Harold Bentley Amid Dreamy Gaze
A Boston girl Beatrice Montgomery encounters Harold Bentley a Cleveland aristocrat and they share dreamy exchanges about families in Europe and distant travels. He reveals his mother is a widow and she, amused, reacts with a sharp farewell as doctors revive the narrator from a swoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Harold Bentley
Cleveland
Europe
Beatrice Montgomery
Wellesley
Far East
Great men and their drinking habits across history
The Pittsburg Dispatch surveys famous figures from Cato to Byron and Porson, noting that many great minds were drinkers. It cites Ben Jonson, Savage, Rogers, Byron, Porson, and others as having periods of heavy drinking, sometimes extended, across ancient and modern eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cato
Ben Jonson
Savage
Rogers
Byron
Porson
Kaats
Horace
Plato
Aristophanes
Euripides
Alcwus
Socrates
Tasso
Goethe
Schiller
Addison
Pitt
Fox
Blackstone
Fielding
Sterne
Steele
Pittsburg Dispatch
Evening plans tangled in school party debate
A fragment from the Chicago Record shows Henry and Agnes debating their plans for the night. Henry wrestles with memory of whether to attend a progressive public party or the Browning class, hinting at local social concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Agnes
Pubrc
Chicago
Horace’ Tuttle
W. A.cunningham
Wealth Estimates Show Britain Tops Global Riches
An American authority values Great Britain's total wealth at 40 billion dollars, with France at 37.5 billion and the six largest nations together at 165 billion. The figures underline Britain's leading economic position in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Puritana touted by 35 year old carpenter from South Northfield
The letter by George H. Denny from Dog River area recounts kidney trouble and diabetes relief after using Puritana since April. He reports improved digestion, restored normal bladder function, and overall health gains, noting he stopped using Puritana in June yet remained well. The ad attributes Puritana to Prof. Dixie Crosby of Dartmouth College and claims broad cures for blood, nerves, heart, liver, kidneys and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. George H. Denny Fas
South Northfield
Dog River
Connecticut
Winooski
George H. Denny
Dixi Crosby
Dartmouth College
Also Mentioned on This Page
M’kinley
John Adison Porter
Western
Women and
The
St. Louis Republic
Wealth of Nations
F. Odo
Cilmore
Maynard
Renest Hosmer
D. D
Acton
Hapgood
Stow
Enterprise Office
H. P. N. Dahl
Riverside Block
Maynard, Mass
N.raymond Pratt
P. O
Sudbury, Mass
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester
Probate Court
Mary Foley
Concordia
County of Middlesex
D. Goodwin Lang
Lowell
Middlesex
Concord Enterprise
Concord
Charles J. McIntire
S.H. Folsom
Register
Prescott Keyes
Tremont Street
Tucy Keyes
Samuel A. Guilford
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
H. Folsom
N. B
C.d.holmes
Lj Amilton
H. P.N. Dahl
Coati
William F.litchfield
Monumental
Darling's Elk, Cor. Summer and Nason Sts
Quincy
Oo. S. Fowler
Box
H. S. Richardson
Er, H. Maker
Concord Mass
Carriag
Moses H. Garfield
Chas.a. Smith
East Acton
Mase
Harriet Stewart
Harriet B. Stewart
Renselear
Stewart
Sennen
S.H. Forson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!