McKinley Uses Jolly Tactics With Office Seekers
President McKinley's diplomatic tact in handling office seekers is highlighted in a cabinet anecdote. A group of African Methodist bishops sought more jobs for colored men, only to be impressed by the president’s recall of a long list of placements and his deft deflection from broader entitlements. The tale ends with bishops realizing they had been politely outmaneuvered at the gate.
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Washington
McKinley
African Methodist Church
Republican Party
the Treasury
Methodist Church
Unclear Recipe Fragments Mention Butter and Baking
Fragmentary notes describe sprinkling with su place a hale and adding a teaspoonful of butter on each apple. Instructions mention arranging and dripping near half inch while baking and a hot bake. The text is incomplete with unclear quantities and steps.
Wealth as Disease: Bliss Claims Millionaires Are Symptoms
Rev. W. P. D. Bliss tells the Nineteenth Century Club that wealth is a disease and that Carnegie and Rockefeller merely symbolize it. He argues wealth arises from environment and urges limits on private income while envisioning a government run of industry.
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Bliss
John D. Rockefeller
United States Railroad Department
William Jennings Bryan
Abraham Lincoln
John D. Clark
Columbia University
McKinley Faces Church Pressure Over Chaplain Additions
The article reports President McKinley weighing church influence in the push to appoint 25 new army chaplains. The position offers an annual $1,800 salary with allowances, attracting clerical hopefuls. McKinley says he will heed church recommendations rather than political pulls.
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McKinley
Oil strike makes former brakeman a California millionaire
San Francisco Feb 18 Oil strikes in California are creating new millionaires like in Pennsylvania. John A Bunting once a freight brakeman ordered a $20000 private car from Pullman. He lent $170 to a friend, held a watch and a mortgage on 40 acres in Kern County as collateral, the loan defaulted and Bunting foreclosed. He struck oil and is now rated a millionaire.
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San Francisco
California
Pennsylvania
John
A. Bunting
Pullman Company
Bunting
Kern County
Crown Prince Frederick William to Visit European Courts in April
Berlin reports Crown Prince Frederick William will depart around April 1 aboard the battleship Kaiser Wilhelm II to visit the courts of St. Petersburg and Stockholm and possibly Lisbon.
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Berlin
Frederick Wilhelm
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Lisbon
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Train Wrecks Kill Four in Nevada and New York
A Southern Pacific eastbound express derailed near Mills City Nevada killing Adolph Bissinger his wife and C R Coulter of San Francisco and fireman Whittaker. Five people are seriously injured. Separately three New York Central trainmen died in a wreck at Amsterdam New York on Monday.
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Southern Pacific
Mills City
Nev
Adolph Bissinger
C. R. Coulter
San Francisco
Whittaker
New York Central
Amsterdam
N. Y
Hoosier Bowling Team Wins Inter-City Championship
The Indianapolis bowlers won the required game in Cincinnati to secure the inter-city championship for both the five and two-man events. The five-man team Knox Brown McColl Gardner and Jay led Indianapolis with scores across three games. Cincinnati kept pace in two and three-man formats, but Indianapolis prevailed overall despite a side bet proposal.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Knox
Brown
McColl
Gardner
Jay
Mueller
City Moves Block on Football and Bouts
Gov Van Sant informed Mayor Ames that attorney general opinion deems the six round bouts illegal and he expects action to stop the fight. Mayor Ames cancels permit and declares no more football games will be allowed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
van Sant
Ames
San Francisco Offer For Heavyweight World Title Bout
Ed Homan and Alex Greggains of the San Francisco athletic club bid to stage a two of 25 round heavyweight championship fight between Jef fries and Ruhlin on May Day between 10 am and 2 pm.
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San Francisco
Ed Homan
Alex Greggains
San Francisco Athletic Club
Jeffries
Ruhlin
Sharkey Arrested After Altercation in Cincinnati Show
In Cincinnati on Saturday night Tom Sharkey faced a disturbance as horse trader William Costello repeatedly challenged him. Costello rushed the stage and claimed past boxing fame, sparking a scuffle. Sharkey restrained Costello and both were arrested, then released by the police chief.
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Cincinnati
Tom Sharkey
William Costello
Jeffries
Corbett
Sharkey
Costello
Mecca for boxers shift to Louisville amid Memphis Meccaship buzz
The article notes the expansion to 16 inches and describes his powerful chest able to break an inch leather strap while supporting 97 pounds. It contrasts Louisville as the new boxers Mecca with Memphis crowing over the Meccaship.
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Louisville
Memphis
Charges Arise Over Indiana Reformatory Inquiry
The Indiana reformatory investigation continued with few witnesses testifying. Farmer Dillinger said Jenner asked him to buy gear from Hartman a Jenner friend. Ryan said he was discharged for talking too much and rumors about a boy named Icx said to be murdered. Hudspeth testified of gambling and saw Deputy Warden Aley drunk around prisoners.
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Jenner
Louis Hartman
W. S. Ryan
I¢x
Ryan
G. H. Hudspeth
John H. Aley
Boxing match bust blocked at Olive pool hall
About 35 youths gathered at the Olive pool room near College and Massachusetts Avenues for a Sunday bout between Lorin Greene and Kia Metzger. Police tipped off the scene and six officers and detectives patrolled the venue all day to prevent the event.
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Olive Pool Room
College
Massachusett S Aves
Lorin Greene
Kia” Metzger
Cincinnati fight row strains Saengerfest leaders and rivals
The injunction suit over the Cincinnati Jeffries Ruhlin bout sparks schism among Saengerfest directors and related groups. May festival officials Freischmann and Hobart resign. bets, training moves, and sports results flood a wide-range city bulletin.
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Saengerfest Society
Tottering
Freischmann
W. N. Hobart
May Festival Association
Dan Stuart
Jeffries
Ruhlin
Billy Burt
Kid’’ Carter
Louisville
Charlie Miller
Europe
Pierce Chiles
el Paso
Phillie’ McGovern
Terry
John L. Sullivan
Charlie Mitchell
Youngsters Arrested In $1000 Trunk Heist
Detective Lancaster brings Charles Rice and Clarence Catt to the station after a theft from Fred Buechert totaling about $1000. The pair describe a breezy western trip via St Louis and Kansas City, claim travel pampered by officers, and face rewards and expenses allocations as KC officials receive 10 percent of the recovered 865 dollars.
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Kansas City
Charles Rice
Henry St
Clarence Catt
S. Missouri St
Fred Buechert
St. Louis
Tinton, Mo
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Buechert
Actress May Hosmer in White Duck Suit Flight to Chicago
A slender actress May Hosmer dressed in a white duck suit and sealskin coat fled a train station in Chicago to the Normandie hotel after health officials suspected smallpox in Des Moines. The supposed smallpox patient turned out to have chickenpox.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Normandie
May Hosmer
Des Moines
Miss Hosmer
Carrie Nation Leads Topeka Saloon Assaults
Carrie Nation heads about 500 protesters armed with hatchets and axes in Topeka as they smash Ed Murphy’s saloon and raid Moser’s cold storage plant in a wave of arrests and releases. She vows more disruption Monday.
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Topeka
Kas
Carrie Nation
Ed Murphy
Carrie
Moser
Huntington Estate Tax Deposit Reveals Higher Value
Executors of Collis P. Huntington deposited with the New York Comptroller a certified check for 700000 to cover inheritance tax. The move indicates the estate’s worth about 70000000, more than double the prior estimate at the time of Huntington’s death.
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Collis P. Huntington
Coler
Hidden Cure Promised for Nervous Prostration in Ohio Patient
Five years of nervous prostration described by James F Hoover of Ficneer Ohio led to a physician recommending Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer. Hoover claims the remedy prevented epileptic fits and offered strong support for its use in nervous disorders.
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Wheeler
James F. Hoover
Ficneer, O
Hoover
Deadly Cigarettes Alarm at Epworth League Assembly
The Epworth League of Roberts Park Church formed an anti cigarette league with officers President Harry Robinson Vice President James L Nimal Secretary Fred Dicks Treasurer Forrest Long Ser GT at arms Charles Walker All members are over 15 and pledge to abstain from smoking until 21 years old The pledge emblem bears the league monogram and aims to enforce cigarette laws and extend the effort to other youths Next meeting is Sunday at the church
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Epworth
League
Crusade Against Street Offenders Reported Successful
Police say weekend arrests stayed under 20 as they raid Mary Smiths 519 N Capitol Ave immoral house. Six inmates and six other women arrested with two male visitors. officers plan more drive to clear streets amid mixed street-walker comments.
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Sergt. Lowe
Om-Cers Hanelon
McCarty
Mary Smith
N. Capitolave
Bicycle thief in Southport sparks pitched mob scene
Eli Henry Blank of 870 West Tenth Street faces trouble after a wheel sale led to detectives contacting the marshal A J Roe. Blank resisted with violence as a crowd of farmers armed with pitchforks and clubs joined in, aiding in subduing him after the last wheel was reportedly stolen from Mr. Taylor.
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Eli Henry Blank
Tenth St
Eli
Southport
Asch
A. J. Roe
Blank
Jas. Franklin
Ed Sanders
Sherman Bratton
Taylor
Elmer Pfifer Eats 24 Sandwiches in 48 Minutes
In Arcola on February 18 Elmer Pfifer a farmer's son consumed 24 ham sandwiches in 48 minutes on a wager. Pfifer vows to meet challengers in the gastronomics championship of America.
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Elmer Pfifer
Arcola, I
Tis
Pfifer
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