Isaac B Allen born a slave in Hampton Virginia
Isaac B Allen, first colored man in a northern state elected councilor to a governor, was born a slave in Hampton Virginia about 52 years ago. He served in the navy early, moved to Boston over 25 years ago with his parents, and built a career in politics, real estate, and saloon work. He faced police court accusations but denied them, and he remains active in Republican politics and community service.
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Isaac B. Allen
Hampton
Massachusetts
Boston
Allen
Ile
Butler
General Butler
Mr. Allen
South End
Charles Hull
Eleventh Ward
Andrew B. Lattimore
E. Courtney
SE. Courtney
St. Louis
Dr. Courtney
A. B. Lattimore
Sullivan
Sullman Blanchard
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Kirk Literary Association
Hhis
Isaac Allen
House of Correction
Governor’s Council
Republican Party
Chelsea
America
Tremont Street
Governor's Council
Boston Globe
The Electoral Vote And The Elector System Reform
A 19th century critique recounts how the president was to be chosen by electors rather than direct popular vote. It cites Curtis on party discipline eroding original constitutional design, condemns education as blame for rural discontent, and laments imperial profits from India while urging practical progress in farming, industry, and technology. It ends with notes on steam rails, steel use, and a prototype high pressure engine.
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George Ticknor Curtis
The
United States
Curtis
Curtis Buys
Bishop Worthington
Episcopal Church
Nebraska
Ignoramus
Federation hopes dim in face of shared debts and vast lands
The article discusses slow progress toward a federation of British colonies in Australia, noting the $500,000,000 debt burden for Victoria and New South Wales. It outlines the six colonies, Tasmania, and contrasts with New Zealand, while forecasting limited water, large territory, and potential growth if federation advances. It also covers Canadian and British American mining prospects, Japanese land ownership policies, and notable philanthropic gifts to education and universities alongside other international notes and public notices.
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Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand
Canada
United States
London
Europe
Southern Australia
British America
British Columbia
Dominion
California
Montreal
Beggs Tropical Oil and One Minute Cough Cure Ad
Beggs Tropical Oil promises a positive guarantee and strong curative powers for deep seated diseases like rheumatism and neuralgia. The ad contrasts old postal message delivery with modern telephone therapy and touts One Minute Cough Cure as instant relief. It also promotes Beggs German salve and piles testimonials from customers such as Biedlwek and Wat Hogan.
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Wat, Hogan
First National Convention of Jewish Women Opens in New York
The New York Sun reports the first national convention of Jewish women convening in New York for a week. Delegates from local sections across the United States will discuss unity, social reform, and Jewish education while the council promotes science, Bible study, and philanthropy under president Hannah G. Solomon of Chicago. The annual due is set at $1 to include even the poorest woman.
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Judafein
New York
National Council of Jewish Women
Hannah G. Solomon
Chicago
United States
National Executive Board
New York Committee of
National Council
Sadie American
New York Sun
Rule as Sultan: Izzet’s Reach Threatens Turkey’s Future
A Pittsburg Dispatch corresp indicates the sultan is under Izzet’s ruthless influence, with Izzet described as sly and fanatical, plotting Armenian extermination. He rose to power a year ago, alienating pashas and palace elites, while locals in Constantinople fear his unchecked cruelties.
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Turkey
Izzet
Constantinople
Pittsburg
William K Vanderbilt Shows Signs of Aging at Park Races
William K Vanderbilt, though still dapper, displays time’s frost on hair and skin while attending Morris Park races. A New York Journal note recalls his former vivacity and suggests love or its absence as a possible cause. Separately, C. E. Milenz and Miss Ella Phillips eloped to Milwaukee and wed at the First German Methodist Church, tying the marriage to McKinley’s election.
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William K. Vanderbilt
Willie K. Vanderbilt
Morris Park
Willie K
Sheepshoail Bay
Cholly Knickerbocker
New York Journal
Republican
Chicago
C. E. Mielenz
Ella ©. Phillips
Memphis
Milwaukee
McKinley
Topeka
Alaska News
Fragmentary verse item from a historic page
A short damaged poem fragment with imagery of November marshes and quiet nature. Vague lines describe cattails, a stream, and leaves stirred by breeze, with unclear speaker and scattered phrases. The text is largely unintelligible due to OCR errors, preserving only scattered natural imagery.
Mildred Bevington Hunts Antelope Amid Wyoming Wilds
Mildred Bevington, a Rocky Mountain hunter from Wyoming near Jackson Hole, describes a dramatic antelope hunt and dozen-deer week using Sharples powder and soft nosed bullets. She recalls stalking from a pony to a distant rise, spotting a group of antelope, and delivering a precise shot that killed one beauty with a back head wound, while others fled.
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Mildred Revington
Mildred Bevington
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Jackson's Hole
New York
Staal
New York Sun
Ohio romance ends with leap from courthouse steeple
A man named Wallace in Upper Sandusky raised funds from local merchants to jump from the courthouse steeple for prosperity. A tank burst soaking spectators before he married a wealthy Mansfield girl and then completed the leap unharmed. The marriage, arranged days earlier, involved a foster mother unaware of the union.
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Wallace
Upper
Sandusky
Mansfield
Pittsburg Dispatch
American Benevolent association aims hospital network in Chicago
A new society named the American Benevolent association plans to establish a central hospital in Chicago for cripples and then expand to state capitals with local institutions funded by their legislatures. Dr. H. R. Allen promotes modern treatment and job placement for rehabilitated individuals.
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American Bermvolent Association
United States
Chicago
H. R. Allen
National Lurgies Institution of
Indianapolis
American Benevolent Association
Masonic Temple
Allen
Chiccago
Ench
Harrison
Uniteates
Pallina
Chicago Tribune
Premonition of Death From Child in Creofield
A Cincinnati Enquirer report notes four year old Jimmie Wickersham of Creofield who warned his father he would die days before illness. He died Monday after a brief decline following a severe cold, with the child’s prophecy seen as a remarkable early premonition.
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Jimmie Wickersham
Creofield
Bia Papa
Cincinnati Enquirer
Verdicts by random draw stain Pottsville trial
A Pottsville case Booth & Co versus George J tun trustee ended with a verdict for the defendant after a drawn ballot method. Juries, tired and wanting to catch the last train, drew six slips from a hat to determine the verdict, five of which favored the defendant and plaintiff alike. The method prompted calls for a new trial.
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Pottsville
Booth & Co
George J. Tun
Cnter
Aame
Philadelphia
Wanderland editorial on travel routes and scenic journeys
The piece praises the Burlington route for travelers seeking comfort and highlights a rewritten Wonder book by Mr. Clie S Fee and Mr. Wheeley. It notes a railroad company funding explorations to showcase American landscapes like Mt Rainier and the Bitter Root Range. It mentions sending six cents for Wanderland and promises richer travel lore and new places.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Geo
Lyman
Gen
Pass
St. Maul
Minn
Burlington
Dinwig Corse
Clie
Wheeley
Gstanee
Mt. Rainier
Montana
Benvien
Mer
S. Kee
Wanderland
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Bowery
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Hogas
Lehi Wraypet
Hidlack
Caldwell
Hogan
Beges
Foo
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DeWitt
Hood
England
India
Mr. Gladstone
Britain
Emmons
Washington
Japan
School of Economists
Julia Bradley
Peoria, Ills
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Hearst
Senator Hearst
University of California
Paris
Cuba
Culia
Chicago University
Barlington
Illinois
State Convention
Catholic Knights of America
Decatur
Lil
Rock River
Epworth League
Ilinois State Grange
Springfield
Gro. P. Lyman
Gen. Pass
Cabstoria
Andi
Heggs
Ws. Hogan
Josh Bidluck
Hennes
Ll. A. Manby
Wa. Hogan
Postooys
Wat. Hogan
Kaler
Dali
Argostes
K. K. Munkittrick
Lizzie Hendricks
Calhoun County
Ala
Southern Railway Company
Rome
Annixton
Chicago, Burlington & Northern Ror
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Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
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Leta
Iit
May
Win
Tidlack
Bidtack
Leon
Ray
Wim Hoven
Ald
Sir Joseph Lister
Briting Association For the Advancement of Science
Sir Joseph
Lister
Cecil Rhodesia
Bulawayo
Rhodesia
Cape of Good Hope
Beira
Fort Salisbury
Mashonaland
Johannesburg
Professor Enrico Morselli
Union
Spain
Central
South America
Mexico
North
Henry Ramm
Haa
the Guild of Good
Pell
Madison Square Gaurden
Commercial Travelers
Binghamton
N. Y
Drommoera
Pittsbury
Astoria
Samuel Putcher
Castoria la
Inter Ocean
MAIL
Teparea
Eee Rt
Inter Oceans
Went
Eddar
FFT
Perr
Tongst Ae
ingZy
Roy Ie
Aka
Et Honers Oo
Wea
City Drug Store
Fon Sane By
Castoria
Hud
Litdon
Demorest
Packere
Free Art
Deroneer
Maine
Sangrele
Demorest Publishing Co
Pitth Avenue
Lanark Gazette
Lerwt
Tranveling
Phordake
Meedarinn
AL. Paul
Mina
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