Ohio Women as Political Influencers in McKinley Era
A feature profiles Wives of Ohio statesmen like Campbell, Foraker, McKinley, Brice, Strong and Bushnell. It portrays their savvy diplomacy, social skill, and strategic influence in campaigns, noting Mrs Campbell as especially adept and Mrs McKinley’s quiet support aiding national ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Foraker
Brice
Strong
Campbell
Bushnell
Mrs. Campbell
Napoleon
J. B. Pomker
W. L. Strong
James B. Campbell
Eha
Job E. Owens
Hamilton
Ohio
Mark Hanba
Wellington
Ag Zinby Owens
Vassar College
Congress
Washington
Eur
Whitney
Obla
Major McKinley
Major
Columybus
Columbus
Unclear line about future office careers for U S babies
Fragmentary quote notes a dreary outlook for other states as the current generation of infants reaches the age to seek employment. No specific names, places, or events are identifiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Paid an Odd Wager Echoes Through Chestnut Street
Ten years ago a boy and a girl made a playful bet who would marry first and parade in the other’s wedding garb. Last Monday a tall man appeared in comic attire on Chestnut Street, followed by a pretty young woman in vintage dress, revealing the wager’s curious outcome as a family call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tage
Chucra
Foraker
Campbell
Olle
Executive Mansion
Senator Foraker
Wes
Chestnut Street
Lord Harborough
St. James
Piccadilly
Harborough
Avd Harborough
Magainger
Mountford
Rome
Dudley
Jett
Bogland
Mansinger
Lasid
Mr. Massinger
Loni Harborough
Woes of a Heavy Villain in a Theatrical Company
A Philadelphia Record note discusses the plight of a regular heavy in a stock company who endures audience ire and frequent hissings for playing villainous roles. An angry admirer once mailed a threatening letter warning him to stop his harsh treatment of a young actress, implying violence if his behavior continued.
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Matt
Renilemad
Hela
Philadelphia Record
Edison Storytelling Origin From Telegraph Humor
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls Thomas Edison recounting how he learned to tell stories. As a young telegraph operator in wartime St Louis he and other operators shared and wired entertaining anecdotes to keep amused during long waits, eventually turning storytelling into a lifelong habit.
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Edison
Norwalk
Ohio
St. Louis
Chicago
Louisville
New York
Cincinnati
Cleveland Plain Dealer
How Some Women Live In The City A Glimpse Of Professions
An array of women in business and trades is described from dress shop windows to a female broker on Wall Street. A funeral director, a skilled watchmaker and jeweler, a top diamond expert, and two sign painters in Petticoats are noted. Up-town a woman runs a flea repair shop. Brooklyn includes barbers. Some palatial rooms have ceilings decorated by women sextons and clerks. The piece cites a New York Advertiser quote about fair field and no favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mia
Asa Bushnell
Bushnell
Wall Strest
Brooklyn
New York Advertiser
Tragedy of a Week Deepens in London Night
Lord Harborough departs his club at ten thirty with a hidden burden. Massinger, a rich cynical politician and confidant, presses him to disclose the Havesdean money loss and bad debt tied to an American financier. Massinger guides him toward a dangerous private meeting, promising answers in a sealed, secret space.
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Massinger
California
Mexico
Japan
San Francisco
New York
Boston
Havesdean
Lord Harborough
Iis
Mr. Massinger
Rex
Mr. Havesdean
Liliroot
Harborough
States
Lori Harborough
America
Umbria
Liverpool
Oreard
Mr. Hovesdean
England
Scotlands Yard
Hayesdean
Tord Harborough
Todd
Magsinger
Tuleh
Club Des Etrangers
Homburg
Tyo
Reader recalls false rumour of a rich passenger on train
A New York World report recounts a late evening train tale where fellow passengers spread word of a passenger worth 20,000,000 dollars who boarded at Buffalo. The porter later exposes the rumor as false, noting the man’s actual value was only 2 or 20 cents, illustrating how gossip inflates wealth.
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Buffalo
Getty
New York World
Fragmented Exchange Leads to Name Change Rumor
A garbled dialogue from a local page features characters discussing shifting names and distant moods. The scene includes references to Sunday, Thursday changes, and a character named Charlie Masher. The text presents a clipped era feel with a Texas setting and social intrigue among girls and a sitter.
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Charlie Masher
Abe
Charle—O
Charles
Texas
German Nativity Population in 1840 Census
The 1840 census shows Germans made up about 11 percent of the nation’s population, totaling over 2,000,000 in the northern states and more than 4,000,000 in Ohio, Indiana, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic States
Ohio
Indiana
Traois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansaa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oature
Whiother
Calvin Brice
Major McXin Jey
Mark Henna
James BE. Campbell
Julia Bundy
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Steadtuet
William McKinley
Ere Talvin Brice
Willa Ta Bahay
E. Phillips
Dover
Mr. Maasinger
Mr. Masainger
Lord Harmorough
Lord Herbovergs
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