Root Named Secretary of War in McKinley Era
Ewmv Roor succeeds Russell A. Alger as secretary of war chosen at Governor Rosevelt’s urging. The New York lawyer brings neutral reputation. Pennsylvanian Democrats warn against Croker-Harrity schemes, predicting Bryan renomination and a shift in national party control away from McKinley allies.
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Ewmv Roor
Congress
Env Root
New York
Russell A. Alger
Rosevelt
Platt
Elihu Root
Nsw
Black
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Croker-Harrity
McKinley
Chicago
Iniquity of the Trusts and Political Fight Over Regulation
The text argues trusts monopolize essential products, threaten workers and producers, and threaten wealth transmission to future generations. It asserts the president can appoint an attorney general to enforce anti trust laws, challenging the Republican stance and urging decisive action against trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Ohio
Hanna
Quote on trusts funding politics and power
A historic snippet quotes W. J. Buyan arguing trusts fund the Republican Party to keep it in power so the administration can extinguish trusts if desired. The fragment reflects early 20th century tensions over corporate influence in politics.
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Republican Party
W. J. Buyan
Word to Soreheads and Grumblers in Bollinger County
A resident for ten years defends local officials against continued grumbling. He credits a political shift from Democrat to Republican and praises Judge Conrad as honorable. He asserts misrepresentation of Bollinger county officers, urging readers to consider firsthand witnesses and avoid sharp criticisms.
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Bollinger County
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Conrad
Sea County
Community notes urge harmony and farming help in August Lane’s Grove
In debt and not our offeers the Provie's Prien encourages harmony to build good society and reduce county crime costs. The write up mentions warm weather, good crops, and plenty of rain. It calls for a thresher, notes visits by Caldwell to Huskey, and a plan for a Lane’s Grove picnic in August with many local updates and best wishes to the editor.
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Prien
C. P. Caldwell
Kennett
Thomas Huskey
Lane's Grove
Silas Durham
Illinois
Mrs. Cash
Thomas Hussey
Will P
Hailn Plowing and Protracted Meeting News
Local notes report plowing and rain after a rough period. Sold farm to an Illinois buyer with possession set for Tuesday. Protracted meeting at Palmore chapel failed due to the preacher's illness. Uncle Liram Pickett died last Tuesday, funeral near Clubb's church. Prof Charley Ford and G W Kowler went west seeking fortune. Blacksmith Li B Porkeins and several townsfolk traveled to Lattenville on Monday. Typhoid fever afflicts Biotta Fowler’s kin. Baker and nearby residents involved with farm life news.
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James Wiseman
Ilinois
Jim
Palmore Chapel
Fulke
Liram Pickett
Clubb
Charley Ford
G. W. Kowler
Li. B. Porkeins
Jof
Win
Nevinn
Green
Latenville
Mons
Biotta Fowler
Hiram Fowler
Ney Baker
Plain talk on Sunday sales and church deacons
A venting speaker attacks Sunday trading by a deacon and candy sellers, insisting neighbors know his facts. He vows to confront the deacon seen eating apple dumplings, challenging another man’s self claim versus his own.
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Plain
Jake
Buster
Tam
Busiren
Rain brings strain on corn as floodwaters threaten crops
Rain drenched fields and lowlands show poor corn prospects while well cultivated patches appear fair. Local notes report army enlistments, family visits, and a string of small urban incidents including moves, illnesses, and social visits.
Murphy's Light Artillery and the River Stream Fire
A first person recollection of hydraulic mining on the Sacramento River. Workers used a massive stream of water from Sierra Nevada to cut through dirt, striking laborers and dislodging cabins. The force was deadly, with one explosion sending a man into the river. The speaker’s crew earned the nickname Murphy's light artillery. The vivid scene echoes Mark Twain's Roughing It.
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Sacramento River
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Murphy
Saol
Ody
Murphy's Light
Mark Twain
A Man of Prudence
A fragmentary reminiscence in a Washington Star column as Mr. Bikkim recalls John Brant who lived ten years in a Kansas cyclone area seeking to raise corn and move on. Brant borrowed money to return to Maryland and took a farm job at twenty dollars a month before planning his own venture.
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Mr. Bikkim
Washington Str
John Brant
Cyclone Bell
Kansas
Maryland
John
Allen
Ubinas
Agents Wanted for The Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey
Advertisement by The Dominion Company offers a biography of Admiral Dewey praised as the world’s greatest naval hero. Claims a large value with over 300 pages, style hints at promotional language, and urges quick write-in to secure a copy at a dollar price.
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Admiral Dewey
Dy Murat
The
Dominion Company
Canton Midg
Chicago
Pope county missouri property suit notices 1899
The Missouri court in Mallinger County issues a notice in a civil suit by William B. Yount against J. W. N. Klinger. The petition seeks enforcement of a fee lien on 80 acres, east half of southeast quarter, section 15, town 28, range 1. The marble Hill district hearing occurred, with publication to notify the defendant of the action.
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Mhge Foe
William Iuker
Joseph Uaker
Recorder's Office
Joseph Baker
William Baker
Hook
Elisabeth Baker
William
Bircham
Dedl
Adolph Mayer
Mie
Lott
Tess Ne Sane
Said
Geo. E
Mallinger
Marble Hill
Bollinger
I. m
Shorebok P
I. CoanpLen
Truster
Missoni
Dullinger
Aminot Povick W. Toumin
WK. Chandler
Abdovit
Mawick W. Laurin
Nueth
Patrick W. Lantic
Marble
Sam J. McMinn
State OF Missouri
Cres Cott
Wiliam B. Yount
Cllseton
J. W.N. Klinger
Ke Chandler
Ji. N. Klinger
Missomel
Clark
Plaintill
Cork
Belyre
Mia
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