Benton of Missouri Aims for Union and Westward Growth
This profile recalls Thomas H. Benton born 1782 died 1858, a Missouri senator who shaped Union policy. It notes his stance against expanding slavery, support for state rights, efforts to admit Missouri, the Missouri Compromise, and his push for homestead laws and a transcontinental railroad. It also covers his duel with Lucas, his clash with Andrew Jackson, and his integrity in public service.
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Utside
Missouri
Thomas H. Benton
United States
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Benton
United States Senate
Ufe
University of North Carolina
Duda
St. Louis
Arosa
Charles=teass
Tris
Lucas
St Louis
Tke
Andrew Jackson
North Carolina
Tennessee
Jackson
Nashville
New Orleans
Jesse Benton
Thomas Benton
Scrupulons
Bis
West
Louisiana Purchase
South
North Renton
Monroe
Henry Clay
House of Representatives
Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Rockies
Erst
New Mexico
Pacific
Asia
China
Japan
Huttons
Renatora
Tower House
Congress
Kenton
Senate
Lfe
Union Democraty
Washington
Benton the Missouri Senator and Jackson ally remembered
A tribute to Thomas Hart Benton recounts his early defense of protective tariffs for Missouri, his battles against the U S Bank, and his steadfast stand on slavery and union. It notes his rise with Andrew Jackson, expunging a censure, and years of political dominance followed by defeat, ending with a reflection on his integrity and lifelong faith.
Caleb Powers A Kentucky figure's rise and prison years
From Kentucky forests to the secretary of state role in Frankfort to prison and back, Caleb Powers faced eight years jailed amid the Goebel murder intrigue. Trials, pardons, and a dramatic political rehabilitation shaped a contentious career in state and national politics.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
State Capitol
Congress
Washington
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Goebel
W. 3
Taylor
An Goebel
Hfe
Powers
Georgetown
Willson
Mystery of a Duel Leaves Editor Wounded
The editor of a Trench province paper survived a duel after firing into the air. He later found a bullet embedded in his thigh two inches deep, a mystery since neither combatant intended harm. Doctors and editors ponder how the bullet lodged there unseen at the time of the affair.
Harvest workers fill Esperantist congress turnout
Report notes low delegate attendance at the Esperantist congress held at Un Janaas with many delegates instead leaving to hire out as harvest hands.
Nessie and Pegsy Speak in Jumbled Conversation
A fragment shows Nessie asking about George attempting a kiss and Pegsy replying with evasive diction about eating in a hammock. The line hints at tension and awkward romance in a casual chat.
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Nessie
George
Pleasant Viborg Scenes Contrast dreary Russian Cities
The article notes a bright Finnish view from Viborg described by Harry de Windt. It contrasts Russia’s dreary capitals with Viborg’s sunny harbor, pine forests, red wood houses, old streets, and lively markets, praising clean air and cheerful, old-world charm.
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Viborg
Finland
Harry de Windt
Russia Proper
Petersburg
Spain
Italy
Apar Kling
Weather woes spark churchless mood in Elmer Ebner
Dorothy Corhelly laments miserable weather and Elmer Ebner plans to skip Sunday school. Ebner bursts out with a vow to be a heathen after seeing the torrenting rain. The scene captures small town gloom and neighborhood chatter.
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Dorothy Corhelly
Elmer
Ebner
Plente
Torrenta
Piagazino
Most Attractive After 30 Women Lure Men in Opinion
A 1920s style column argues that women between 30 and 40 become more attractive if not yet embittered by life. It praises maintained grooming, wit, and accomplishments while noting breadwinning can occur. The piece also hints at male opinions and flirtatious lines about style and appearance.
A Remedy for a Milliner's Bill Citing Salaries
A husband laments a milliner bill rivaling the combined salaries of two bookkeepers while the wife counters by asking whether any of them are to be discharged.
Queen of Silence Mrs. Isaac L. Rice Fights Noise Nuisance
Mrs. Isaac L. Rice a New York society figure known as the Queen of Silence led a campaign against excessive harbor noise. With Columbia students she documented thousands of deafening nightly shouts from boats and secured legal limits on whistle use, forming the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise.
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Isaac L. Rice
New York Society
Metropolia
Rice
Venetian Palace
Riverside Drives
Columbia University
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Martet
Engle
Dorothy
Marion
Marjory
Molly
Polly
Dolly
Lolly
Insurgent Victory Defeats Minnesota Rep Tawney in Primaries
The insurgent drive against Representative Janes A. Tawney of Minnesota in the first district succeeded in defeating his renomination. Tawney, longtime chairman of the appropriations committee and a leading figure among stand-patters, drew support from Roosevelt and Pinchot. Born near Gettysburg in 1855, he rose from blacksmith to lawyer and congressman and earned the nickname Man of Iron for his firmness.
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Janes A. Tawney
Minnesota
Tawney
Congress
Committee of Appropriations
Roosevelt
Pinchot
James J. Heney
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Wichona
Minn
State Senate
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
Nan
Appropriations
Treasury
House
Judge Landis Leads Beef Trust Probe Amid Oil Case Tie
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis of Chicago heads the new beef trust inquiry after previously imposing a $29 million oil fine. Seven of ten indicted meat packers post bonds totaling $210,000 as trials loom. Landis, a young, flamboyant judge with a distinctive drawl, is linked to Senate and civil war era figures through family history.
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Kenesaw Mountain
United States District Court
Chicago
Beef Trust
Standard Oil Company
Walter Q. Gresham
Cleveland
Kenesawa Mountain
Landis
Gresham
Chieago
Seccety “Ateward
Judge Landis
Wiling to Make a Bargain with Heaven Over a Lost Dog
A child, naturally religious, prays in distress after losing her dog. She asks God to forgive her and to restore the pet that evening, reflecting earnest prayer amid trouble.
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Jean
Turkish hotel offer in Boomburg sparks local exchange
A young traveler questions the Eagle Hotel's services in Boomburg noting no Turkish bath exists. He offers to supply a Turkish towel rug cigarettes and a traditional Sunday dinner instead, illustrating local humor and a playful mix of hospitality chatter.
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Boomburg
Wong
Rey Tod
Eagle Hotel
Record corn crop indicated by report
Washington reports a record crop with a 1910 yield near 3.06 billion bushels for all crops, including corn at 2.027 billion and wheat around 601 million. Oats yield about 1.097 billion bushels, spring wheat down, barley ~158 million, with various conditions and ten-year averages noted. New York projections set output around 3.046 billion bushels, the largest on record, exceeding last year.
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Washington
New York
Local Produce Exchange
Hughes Sworn In As Associate Justice Of Supreme Court
Charles Hughes of New York dons the robes as associate justice. The court adjourns for a day in memory of the late Chief Justice Melvin W. Puller, with homage voiced by senior associate justice John Marshall Harlan.
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Washington
States
Charles—#Hughes
New York
John Marshall Harlan
Melvin W. Puller
Union Mills Consolidates 34 Mills Across States
Joseph H Reaney of St Johnsville N Y president of Union Mills corporation bought Mark knitting mill at Herkimer Fort Plain N Y. The 400 worker mill had been due for a year. Union Mills consolidates 34 cotton yarn and knitting mills from Toronton to Herkimer including Kingston Hudson Mechanicville St Johnsville and other places. It is a 30 million dollar corporation.
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Fort Plain
N. Y
Joseph H Reaney
St. Johnsville
Union Mills Corporation
Mark
Herkimer
Union Mills
Torinton
Mass
Kingston, Hudson
Mechanicville
R. E. Lindsay Dies by Own Hand in Philadelphia
Robert E. Lindsay formerly a U S government engineer who supervised work in Panama is reported to have killed himself by inhaling gas. He had previously received $20,000 from the government for a patent on a trench digging device.
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Panama
Philadelphia
Robert E. Lindsau
United States
Torrey Plans Outsider Work After NY Assay Post
Werbert G. Torrey chief assayer of the New York assay office resigns to take effect November 1. He said he intended to pursue outside professional work after retirement. no further details about his retirement were available.
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Mr. Torrey
New York
Werbert G.torrey
Chicago Church Census Reveals Large Catholic Presence
Chicago survey reports 2 000 000 reached by the census. Regular church attendees number 900 000 and irregular attendees 175 000. A further 475 000 hold membership letters but have no church contact. 450 000 refused data. The report notes 1 000 unaccounted. In Havana the sugar crop outlook is excellent, and in Boston George S. Haurenhau is sentenced to seven months for shoplifting a two cent whistle.
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Chicago
Havana
Oriente
Boston
Mass
George 5
Haurenhau
House of Correction
New Jersey State News Highlights Banking and Local Court Rulings
Commissioner Vivian M. Lewis reports 127 institutions under supervision with resources of 250.95 million and deposits of 283.55 million as of September 1, with trusts up 12.24 million in resources and 8.28 million in deposits. Zealand Kirk wins 42 for lamplighting. Maine Granite & Paving loses 18,140 for a late notice claim. A Newark incident describes a man who drowns after leaping from a bridge while six bystanders hesitate.
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New Jersey
Trenton
Vivian M. Lewis
Department of Banking and Insurance
Atlantic City
Zealand
Kirk
Maine Granite & Paving Company
Learning Here
Murray Paving Company
Big Corporation
Oysters Flourish Dredging News in Maurice River Cove
Reports to the Bureau of Shell Fisheries say dredging in Maurice River Cove yields large fat oysters abundant this season. The modified pure food order allows New Jersey planters to fatten oysters in brackish water and eases concerns about contamination. Chief Bacon notes no real need for the original ban. Burlington considers a 60 year franchise for the Burlington Electric Light and Power Co after a public hearing.
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Trenton
Great Maurice River Cove
Bureau of Shell Fisheries
Pure Food Commission
New Jersey
Bacon
Burlington
Burlington Electric Light & Power Company
Committee On Law and Ordnance
Oyster season opens with no arrests as tension rises
In Mays Landing, despite daily patrols since opening, no arrests have been reported. Oystermen, angry over leases to capitalists of their beds, plan to seek repeal or modification of the law by the next legislature.
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Mays Landing
To Rebuild Shore Bridges at Mays Landing Bonds Sold
Bonds totaling 40000 dollars for county building improvements were sold at a meeting of the county board of freeholders. An additional 60000 dollars was authorized to cover the cost of rebuilding three large bridges across the meadows from Pleasantville to Atlantic City.
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Mays Landing
County Board of Freeholders
Pleasantville
Atlantic City
County to Make Head Safe on Meadow Boulevard
Atlantic City officials announced measures to abolish death trap bridges on meadow boulevard and Dead Man's Curve near Port Republic. Contracts totaling 54 000 dollars cover widening and concrete plank pathways, with land purchases to straighten the curve before spring. The Millville sewer system will be dug up for root removal, schools ordered vaccination amid smallpox cases, and Neptune township voters will decide on selling the Shark River poor farm.
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Atlantic City
Dead Man's Curve
Port Republic
Shark River
Neptune Township
Ocean County
Recipe for Happiness Quote
A pithy Life quote notes happiness comes from not longing for things that would bring joy. It contrasts desire with contentment and frames happiness as a state of acceptance rather than pursuit.
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Odessa
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Brittany
Gotham
Queen OF Silence
J. A. Tawney
Hughes
Herkimer Knitting Mills
R. E. Lindsay
U. S. Assayer
Chicago Church Census
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