The Men Who Have Been Defeated for the Presidency
A survey of 109 defeated presidential candidates traces how many men contended for the White House, the elections in which they fell short, and how some later found victory or vice presidency. The piece notes cycles of defeat and occasional comebacks, with examples like Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland, and Bryan, and ends with reflections on the personal toll of political defeat.
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United States
House of Representatives
Salt River
Adams
Washington
Hiaty
Presi
Jefferson
George Clinton
Thomas A. Hendricks
Gen. Grant
Cleveland
Pickney
South Carolina
Henry Clay
Kentucky
William J. Bryan
Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
van Buren
Rufus King
Tilden
Hayes
Horace Greenley
Electoral College
Greeley
Winfield Scott
Horace Greeley
Willis
Edson
Lost Cabin Mine Found After 50 Year Hunt Near Alturas
F C Hess of Canby located the Lost Cabin mine 12 miles north of Alturas Cal in a remote mountainside. The eight foot vein rests near the surface and includes virgin gold samples. The discovery ends decades of myth and costly efforts amid harsh wilderness and hostile times.
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Cabin
Mondoe County
Cal
F. C. Hess
Canby
Alturas
Velvet Dominates Winter Fashions In Directoire Style
Ellen Osmonde notes velvet as the season’s premier winter fabric for afternoon and evening wear. velvet coats vary from cutaway to Louis XVI, with velvet trims on faced cloths and chic headpieces in velvet and Terry. green and tomato red hues pair with chinchilla, while costlier lace trims rise. velveteen offers affordable alternatives.
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Directoire
Couturieres
Paris
Ellen Osmonde
Charge of the Light Brigade remembered in Balaklava tale
A detailed reminiscence of the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava highlights the heroic blunder and its romantic fame. Eyewitness accounts from staff officers and Capt Nolan, Lord Raglan, Lord Lucan, and Lord Cardigan frame the doomed advance, its heavy losses, and the brigade’s final retreat with 195 mounted veterans and 247 killed or wounded among 475 horses killed or wounded.
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Balaklava
Denver
Alexander Sutherland
Tennyson
Lord Raglan
Lord Lucan
Nolan
Lord Cardigan
Light Brigade
Notington Star
Tchernaya
Shewell
Eighth Hussars
Chasseurs d'Afrique
Anl
Modes in Paris and Vienna Fashion Notes of the Day
Fashion commentary surveys Paris and Vienna styles, noting short plaid skirts, velvet coats, directoire cuts, and Viennese touches. It highlights velvet collars, braids, fur trims, chinchilla, and long redingotes, with references to black silk trims, riding hats, and eighteenth century influences. A wartime aside mentions a war correspondent dialogue.
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Vienna
Directoire
Rare Lost Orchid Allegedly Found By Steward At Dinner Shelter
Abergeldie in New York returns with a famed orchid seedling believed to be a long lost bloom. H Dedekind keeps the plant in a cocoa husk gravel seedling from Macassar while a Sourabaya native provides parasitic pieces from a tree. The steward predicts a $500 value when it blooms white in five years.
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Abergeldie
Cape of Good Hope
New York
Keith
England
Macassar
Celebes
H. Dedekind
Sourabaya
Dedekind
Mother's Little Girl Poem Recalls a Helper Child
A verse from Good Housekeeping by Carolyn Bailey highlights a young girl who assists with household tasks. The poem describes chores like ironing, dusting, and setting the table, illustrating a child’s quiet competence and the mystery of which girl helps the mother.
Impersonation to Shield Mother's Grief in Philadelphia
An elderly blind Philadelphia mother, Katherine Kelly, 82, is kept ignorant of her son Lawrence's death. To spare her, another son impersonates Lawrence, entering the house and soothing her. The imposter, Michael Kelly, succeeds in deceiving the mother as she sleeps.
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Katherine Kelly
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Kelly
Michael Kelly
Michael
Boy Telegraph Manager Triumphs At Madison Office
Julius Diel a 14 year old boy becomes manager of the Western Union telegraph office at Madison New Jersey. He has grown up with the sounds of telegraph and learned to spell and operate early. His father disappeared last spring leaving his mother and baby brother. He previously worked as a messenger and convinced New York officials of his skill in minutes.
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Julius Diel
Western Union Telegraph Office
Madison
N. J
Julius
Postal Telegraph Company
Morristown
W. H. Linder
Western Union
Linder
New York
N. Y. Tribune
Town of Vin ta I T thrives on bathing parties and swimming
The Kansas City Journal notes Vin ta I T residents, especially women, are adept at swimming and diving. Public pools built by Hassell and others attract nearly every resident at times. Pools' changing water chemistry is said to aid health and enjoyment.
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Vinta
I. T
Kansas City Journal
W. E. Hassell
J. O. Hal Preston Davis
W. H. Kornegay
W. B. Depue
A Boy Lets Water Speak Its Many Ways
A brief excerpt from Ram's Horn quotes a child's playful essay classifying water into rain soda holy brine. The boy notes water aids sailors in going to sea and even saves people by pulling them from drowning, humorously linking pins to lifesaving in another note.
Parachute Gun for Balloonists and Backyard Experiments
A method to launch a simple parachute using a light stick and rubber band. Readers construct a tube to shoot the folded parachute upward, then release it to descend slowly as the parachute opens. The design uses tissue paper or thin cloth and aims for easy assembly and safe play.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
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Horatio Seymour
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
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Hess
Smith’s Weekly
Charge of the Light Brigade
Fourth Light Dragoons
Chicago Chronicle
Grandma
Grandpa
Carolyn
Bailey
Reginald van Sappwood
Miss Dashing
Chicago News
New Jersey
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