Who's It in America A Few Bits of Information From Life
A Life magazine excerpt introduces Who's It in America a volume of brief biographies of notable Americans. It lists figures such as William Jennings Bryan Chauncey M Dewey Marcus Hanna William McKinley Nelson Miles Elwell Otis and William Shafter with birthdates notable roles and cited recreations and publications. The piece emphasizes accuracy of dates and claims biographies come from authoritative sources without influence or subscription pressure.
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America
McKinley
William
United States
Ohio
Congress
Miles
Nelson Appleton
Santiago
Notable notes mix from Atlanta and beyond
A scattered briefing lists a fiddling contest win for Mule Bonham, a dying Mrs Gladstone, a 71 year marriage in Ohio, and plans for the Masonic Home dedication in Fort Worth. It also notes Texas summer normals, a wife-killing case near St Jo, a Kansas City building trades strike, a bench warrant for Ex Gov Taylor, and Senate delay on a Nicaragua canal bill. The eclipse pictures delight scientists, UCVs adjourn in Memphis, and Bryan names W D Oldham as a convention speaker.
Unearthed New Jersey Bones To Be Sent To Smithsonian
A large animal skeleton estimated at 100 feet long was uncovered in New Jersey and will be sent to the Smithsonian Institute. Separately, the daughter of Montana Senator Clark recently wed in New York and received a $14 million marriage portion from her father. The Atlanta Journal projects electoral votes for Bryan at 207 to McKinley’s 142 with 97 uncertain, and Senator Clay of Georgia cites rising per capita government expenses from $4.04 under Cleveland to $7.97 last year under McKinley.
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New Jersey
Smithsonian Institute
Senator Clark
Montana
New York
The
Atlanta Journal
Bryan
McKinley
Clay
Georgia
Cleveland
Eliasville Scribe Reports Rainy Crops and Local Humor
A letter from BILL PERKINS notes heavy rain, fine crops, and a panther sighting near the town. He jokes about joining the Young County Sucker Club after a humorous encounter, mentions the Sucker Club barbecue, and warns of measles as a common problem while hoping to bring pear tomatoes for the upcoming event.
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Donnell's
Dallas
Young County
Brotherhood
Sucker Club
Bill Perkins
Maoris Use Page Type as Ammunition in New Zealand Fight
A wartime correspondent reports Maori fighters lacking gun ammo and raiding a newspaper office to load their weapons with type and stereotype blocks. The tactic yields surprising effect as a white attacker is badly wounded by patent medicine ads and another maims by a church bazaar notice. The editor, sheltering with British troops, narrowly escapes a blast from one of his poems.
Boer Envoys Invited to Texas Move After Ball
The Clarksville Times notes Boer envoys in the United States are invited to travel to Texas to select a new home after the ball. An ad copy urges that food is to the body as oil is to a machine, promoting G. King’s oil products of all kinds.
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United States
Texas
Clarksville
G. King
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BEE Hive
Aratam, Texas
William Jennings
Democratic Party
Nebraska Volunteers
Depew
Chauncey Mitchell
Yale
T. C. Platt
Dewey
George
United States Navy
Vermont
Manila
Hanna
Marcus Alonzo
Capitelier
Ber
Standard Oil Company
McKinley Syndicate
Atlanta
Bonham
Lake
Mrs. Gladstone
Masonic
Fort Worth
St. Jo
Sen. Hill
Croker
Building Trades Union of
Kansas City
Gov. Taylor
Gov. Goebel
Senate
Nicaragua
Memphis
Tenn
Mr. Bryan
W. D. Oldham
Nebraska
John Adams
Eliasville
Clear Forkers
Lyon & Matthews
Jacksboro, Texas
A. C. Anderson
J. E. Dowdle
T. G. Black
Graham, Texas
U.S. Mail and Stage Line
Graham
Jacksboro
J. J. Gallaher
D* Tabler
Buckeye
Cemre
James F. Ballard
Sola
Main Street
Louis
Graham Drug Co
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