Men Who Declined Presidency Twice In Nineteenth Century
Historical note highlights Silas Wright and Daniel Dickinson who refused both the presidency and the vice presidency in 1844 and 1852. Wright declined the ticket, later won New York governor’s race. Dickinson rejected Cass’s nomination in 1852, leading to Pierce’s victory. Martha Lincoln era reflections on self denial in politics.
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United States
Washington
Jefferson
Mr. Whitney
Martin van Buren
South
Texas
Baltimore
van Buren
Silas Wright
New York
Wright
Mr. van Buren
James K. Polk
National Committee
George M. Dallas
Polk
Dallas
Senate
Cass
Taylor
Daniel 8
Dickinson
Virginia
General Cass
Franklin Pierce
Chicago Times-Herald
Intercity Trolley Lines Between Baltimore and Washington
Announcement of a Baltimore to Washington electric trolley line with connections to a Baltimore Ellicott City branch. Baldwin Locomotive Works and Westinghouse to supply electric locomotives for high speed, with two power stations at Patapsco River and Laurel and a $5,000,000 construction plan. Widener and Elkins aim for through service and rival to steam lines, with heavy masonry bridges and express speeds.
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Baltvoore
Washington
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Westinghouse Company
Columbia and Maryland Electric Railway
Baltimore
Ellicott City
Patapsco River
Laurel
Widener and Elkins
New York Sun
Five Million Stamps and a Notable Letter Chain
Edna R. Brown Garman of Kaneville still receives hundreds of letters daily about her stamp chain to gather canceled postage stamps to fund her crippled sister-in-law Mattie Garman’s hospital care. A Kansas City, Aurora report notes a 500 dollar check from Henry Clancy of San Diego amid widespread enthusiasm. the scheme began with a goal of 1,000,000 stamps, spreading through a network of three friends each. In Nagasaki a U.S. sailor with a razor bested a Japanese swordsman, resulting in a fatality and an appeal for a new trial. separate items mention grasshoppers damaging farm gear and footwear in New York.
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Edna Garman
Edna R. Brown Garman
Kaneville
Henry Clancy
San Diego
Cal
Brown Garman
Mattie Garman
Shorter campaigns and political business interests
A collection of editorial opinions and quips from various papers advocating shorter political campaigns to lessen business disruption. Cites Wheeling Register Seattle Times New Orleans Times-Democrat and Chicago Times-Herald with remarks on political fatigue and economic impact, plus assorted humorous notes and quotes.
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Wheeling Register
of Washington
Seattle Times
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Working model cruiser with double propulsion system unveiled in New York
Richard Painton exhibited a 696 foot vessel model at the Maritime Exchange claiming a fleet of 14 to 20 independent propellers powered by separate motors. He says the ship would reach 88 knots per hour and cut coal needs by about 60 percent, with a goal to form a 3 million dollar stock company and seek congressional funding for a cruiser.
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Maritime Exchange
New York
Richard Painton
Stedham & Marceron
United States Navy
Board of Naval Constructors and Engineers
Philadelphia
Melville
Navy
House of Representatives
Senate
Congrese
Cnal
la Gascogne
Cushing
New York Journal
Canaries for Convicts at Michigan Prison
Convicts at Jackson state prison keep and raise canaries for comfort and profit. About 600 birds inhabit cells and shops, cared for by inmates. Birds light and air improve conditions, humanize criminals, and earnings go to the prison bank until discharge.
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Michigan State Prison
United States
Jackson
Michigan
Chicago
Bears a Charmed Life and Fortunes of Mr Willard Belding
Belchertown resident Willard Belding, 76, recounts a long history of accidents and injuries from childhood to age over 60, including finger loss, ankle and leg fractures, a cider mill incident, a mouth injury, a broken rib, a sandbank burial, and a kneepan shatter.
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Mr. Belding
Willard Belding
Belchertown
Springfield Republican
Governor Greenhalge Publishes Poem in Teachers’ Journal
Lowell based Rehoolteachers guild prints a verse by Frederic T. Greenhalge in the Lowell Guild Courier. The poem, centered on love and time, draws mixed reviews with critics citing bathing naiads and moral sentiment. Democrats favor it for the next campaign.
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Monor
Massachusetts
Lowell
Rehoolteachers’ Guild
Lowell Guild Courier
Shakespeare
Longfellow
Holmes
Tennyson
Shelley
Frederic T. Greenhalge
New York Sun
Gravity Powered Passenger Cable Crossing Planned for Paris Exposition
French exhibit planners will install a gravity powered passenger cable system between the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero for the Paris Exposition. Riders will be lifted in baskets like cash carriers, travel across the Seine, and descend by gravity, offering a novel ride and a physics showcase.
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France
Seine
Eiffel Tower
Trocadero
Ales
New York World
Chinese War Forecast Sees Revolution Amid Prophetic Texts
Hong Kong banker Ho Tung, visiting San Francisco, cites Li Hung Chang wealth and court factions as China nears potential upheaval. He notes a 450 year old book by Lon Pak Wong prophesies dynastic end this century and claims Foster was paid $100,000 by Li Hong Chang for treaty talks with Japan.
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Hongkong
England
San Francisco
Orient
Pekin
LA Hong Chang
China
Lon Pak Wong
C Aphet
Hiv
Li Hang Chang
Li Hung Chang
Ho Tong
John W. Foster
Japan
Li Hong Chang
Making a Newspaper Featured at Cotton States Exposition
The Cotton States and International Exposition will feature a dedicated building showcasing American journalism. The exhibit aims to illustrate news gathering, classification, and production, highlighting the newspaper industry’s energy and hustling spirit as central to modern communications.
Voting by electricity could reach Congress
A Cincinnati Gazette report says electricity may replace roll calls in both chambers. Buttons at each desk would register votes, with a visible board tallying the results. The plan would save time but hinder filibuster opponents of measures.
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House
Senate
Washington
Meaghers
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Fashion Waist Dilemma Sparks Humorous Domestic Tale
A long comical anecdote recounts Maude’s waist fastener crisis during a social misadventure. A divinity student helps unhook the intricate garment, leading to awkward near mishaps and gossip about propriety, with broader notes on suitors and social duties. Nearby camp life and regional travel lore close the piece.
Words and Warnings Echo Through Historic Public Notices
A rambling column blends reflections on the power of words with historic quotations and public notices. It references travel lines, medical cures, and era advertisements for Dr King’s Discovery, Chamberlain remedies, Electric Mute and local druggists, plus a Minnesota North Dakota game law section and notes on prairie chicken season.
Literary notes from Harper's Weekly preview items
Harper's Weekly will feature Lamorons papers by John Kendrick Mangс es and edited by Peter Newell about adventures in the lower world. Also slated are August issues with outdoor light content, plus Anna Wentworth Sears story Sub urban Episode and an illustrated aero piece. A Navy meet description and police case remarks appear in the same issue.
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Harper's Weekly
Lamorons
Styx
John Kendrick Manges
Peter Newell
Harper's Movor
Anna Wentworth Sears
Harpe
Anjostith
Riel
Beware Mercury Ointments for Catarrh and Fake Cures
Warning against mercury contained in catarrh treatments and their harm to smell and the body. Warns readers to use only physician prescribed remedies. Mentions Dhall's Catarrh Cure and toledo Ohio seller Ed Cheney & Co with price four and a half cents per bottle.
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Dhall
Pod Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Ed. Cheney & Co
Driggelsts
Three Crops a Year on Castern Mississippian Lands
The notice promotes farming on Castern Mississippi and Southern Alabama lands along the Mobile and Ohio line. It touts cooler summers and milder winters, lower bath rate, and improved farms yielding $10 to $15 per net with land near railways at $3 to $5 an acre. Excursions monthly, two daily trains St Louis to Mobile, and a free illustrated pamphlet via I W Hireone or KB Vesey, general agents.
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Castern
Mobile & Ohio
St. Louis
Mobile
Uenorath
North Brawsway
KB. Vesey
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Ala
Convention Excursion Rates Listed for August Meetings
Excursion rates announced for the American Pharmaceutical Association annual meeting in Denver August 14 to 24. Also listed are the Knights Templar Triennial Conclave in Boston August 20 to 10 and the National Encampment of the Grand Army of Knights in Louisville September 10 to 14. Details, sale dates, and further particulars available from M. M. Obty, agent.
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American Phamaceutical Association
Denver
Colo
Knights Templar
Toston
Mass
G. A
Louisville
M. M. Obty
Bucklens Arnica Salve Ad For Various Ailments
An old advertisement touts Bucklens Arnica Salve as ideal for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It promises perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Priced at 2 cents per tax and sold by HS Puterbaugh.
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HS. Puterbaugh
Chamberlains Friction Balm Endorsed For Rheumatism
A local reader touts Chamberlain's Frain Balm as the best rheumatic medicine, claiming long Fos family use and urging purchase at the City Drug Store. The message also promotes Oregon fruit lands and offers pamphlets by sending four cents to Charles Vee, pass agent, Northern Pacific Railroad, St Paul.
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Pee
Northern Pacific B
St. Paul Minn
MH. & Materbangh
Chamberlain
Lina
Slinton
Grahamaville
Marion Co
Florida
Hogan
City Drug Store
Jacob Eabensen
Chicago Lumber Co
Des Moines
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Oregon
Northern Pacific Railroad
St. Paul
Minn
Colli Tobacco ANnTipoTR Cures Tobacco Habit
An advertisement claims Colli tobacco tonic is a herb and root based cure for nicotine addiction. It urges readers to ask their druggist to stock Colli or order a box for a pound to be mailed postpaid, promising a cure in many cases with a three box guarantee.
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Colli
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