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Politicians and patrons mix at Oyster Bay and beyond
A playful scene at Oyster Bay rests on a Parker button gag as William Barnes pins on a political badge during a New York to Albany to West Virginia tale of Elkins family politics. Miss Katherine Elkins faces a voter’s dilemma while Sen. Daniel recalls war pasts and Judge Parker support. The piece also notes Col John Hay’s honor, Secretary Shaw’s widow payroll push, Reed Smoot’s vegetarian friend banter, and a Richmond coroner case involving Henry Rogers’ wealth.
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Mr. Black
Odell
Upstate
Barnes
Washington
Katherine Buins
United States
Stephen B. Elkins
Jeader
West Virginia
Henry G. Davis
Elkins
Elking
Miss Elkins
Senator Elkinson
Mike
Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Richmond
New York City
Fheman
Lighting Company
Standard Oil
Henry H. Hogera
Rogers
Fairhaven
Mass
Deaks
John Hay
McKinley
Roosevelt
Loubet
France
Panama
Isthmian Republic