Dark Carter dispute shapes 1900s Montana campaign
A Helena citizen recalls the Clark Carter contest and Commissioner Sparks ruling that no trees under eight inches diameter be cut for farming or mining in U S territory. The issue sparked protests and became a campaign focal point with a Bozeman speech ending in a farmer’s taunt about splitting trees.
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Montana
Helena
Sparks
General Land Office
United States
Bozeman
New York Tribune
Reporters Force Session Adjournment in Illinois Senate
Two Illinois senators plus chair Dave Littler left a dull session. Reporters staged an adjournment joke by voting “aye” and declaring the meeting adjourned. The exchange satirized reporters guiding legislative action.
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Illinois Senate
Dave Littler
Littler
Reed Exchanges Seats as Farm Hands Provoke Banter
Speaker Reed briefly sits beside a western Democrat to observe a large, calloused hand from years of farm work. The exchange features a sharp dig about farming and a claim Reed might run for president, ending with a toast to truth from the farmer and a challenge to branding.
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Reed
Mr. Reed
Ulster Woman’s Death Tale of Whisky Trade
A dying Ulster woman who profited from whisky sales at village fairs tells a visiting minister she valued her wealth. The minister questions the source of her fortune and she replies she earned most by not filling the noggin, implying restraint or temperance in her later life.
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Molly
Mol
Force on the Piano from finger pressure to key strike
A calculation shows a minimum finger pressure of a quarter of a pound needed to sound a piano note and about five pounds to depress a key for a single sound. Chopin's last study in C minor includes a passage that lasts over two minutes and requires an estimated total pressure of three tons.
In a Bad Fix Gadzooks Refuses Seating
A New York Tribune joke sketches a restaurateur duo arguing over seating and tips. Gadzooks refuses to seat the speaker at a favored table while the other urges a tip, highlighting social quirks in dining etiquette.
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New York Tribune
Quotable Lines From 19th Century Newspapers
The Philadelphia Record, Chicago News and Indianapolis Journal offer wry observations on marriage ambition and human nature. Highlights: a boarding house gout remark, a bridal ring joke, and a note on learning by failure.
Parsons College Founding and Early Fight for Fairfield
A historical account explains how Parsons College arose from Lewis B. Parsons Jr and his heirs efforts after 1869. It details the selection of Des Moines, Keokuk, and Fairfield as sites, the 1874 to 1875 organization of trustees, endowment sources, and key figures including Rev. Willis G. Craig Rev. John Armstrong and Col. Charles Parsons. It notes early construction, faculty, student body, and the 1899 endowment totaling about 150000 dollars as the college established its foundation.
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Des Moines
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George Parsons
Lewisa B. Parsons
Lewis B. Parsons
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Lucian Hour
Charles
Keokuk
Iowa
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Detroit
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Muscatine
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the College
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Yeats
Council Bluffs
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Carson Reed
Pairfeld
Negus
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Fairfield
Leggett House
William Elliott
General Parsons
Jefferson County
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Cosas
Willis G. Craig
Keokuk Charlies
St. Louis
Muscatine RT Ee
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Careen Reed
James M. Robertson
George B. Smythe
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Samuel M. Osmond
Iowa City
E. L. P. Hill
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Genesee County
N. Y
Yale College
Harvard Law School
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Ill
Ohio Mississippi Railroad
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Halleck
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Sherman
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State Bank of St. Louis
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Armstrong
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Thos. L. Sexton
New London
Joseph M. Batehelder
Albia
Samuel Sharpless
Town City
A.G. Wilson
Albert McCailla
C. Stevens
Henry G. Behoteguy
R. J. Mohr
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Kossuth
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H. B. Knight
Col. Chas. Parsons
E. B. Ringland
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Ewing
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T. D. Foster
Ottumwa
W. R. Ankeney
Geo. W. Cable
Davenport
Mary Huffman
W. ©. Howell
Helen Lodge
Alethean Society
George W. Axline
Urio Society
Mary Jamison
Elzevir
Join Kenedy
Aldine Society
Smith
Daniel E. Jenkins
Thos. H. Skinner
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Calvin Ballard
Winterset
Courge
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