Pioneer's Curse Fulfilled as Oklahoma Pioneer Leaves
Oklahoma City recounts J. Adams final vow after 19 years of conflict over a 160 acre claim. His fight against Captain Couch ended in Couch's death, Adams was jailed then pardoned. he later faced legal battles, poverty, and isolation while writing a reflective memoir about early Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
J. ©. Adams
Santa Fe
Agus
Oklahoma City Court House
Winchester
Adams
W.L. Couch
David L. Payne
Couch
Jin Wu
Kansas
Grover Cleveland
United States
Dignity at Table in Montreal Over Full Names
A Montreal boarding house dinner exposes the manners of Cave-Brown-Cave insisting on his full name while Englishman Leonard Holme asks for his own surname. The exchange causes a rift between the two men as amused guests react to the formalities.
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Toronto Globe
Cave-Brown-Cave
America
Montreal
Leonard Holme
Roosevelt Family Leaves White House for Oyster Bay Home
Washington dispatch outlines the Roosevelt departure from the White House to Oyster Bay New York as his personal effects were packed. The piece notes gifts received, including animals and medals, and highlights books autographed by Roosevelt, his museum like collections, and the close ties with European royalty. It mentions possible future lectures abroad and Africa trip plans, with figures like J S Leigh Hunt associated with African cotton experiments and royal admiration for the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Jimperor Menelik
Abyssinia
Africa
Europe
England
Germany
United States
Menelik
Solomon
J. S. Leigh Hunt
Korea
Soudan
Hunt
Egypt
Upper Nile
President Roosevelts Tribute to Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt writes on Lincoln's deeds and words as formative for citizenship. He quotes Lincoln's November 21 letter to Mrs Baldwin and cites Gettysburg and the second inaugural as great speeches. He praises Lincoln’s admin effort during war and notes the mother of five fallen sons embodies national virtue.
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Review of Reviews
White House
Washington
Jan
Republic
Lincoln
Executive Mansion
Po Alis
Bixby
Boston
Mass
Macain
War Department
Adjutant General of
Massachusetts
A. Lincoln
Union
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Titles That Count Only The Man Not The Title
Judge Gray of Delaware quips that American girls prize no foreign titles and argues that in the United States titles mean little. He recounts a hotel dining room moment showing a local judge who judged at a horse race last week was still simply “the gentleman.” He concludes that titles at home and abroad amount to the same thing, and only the man counts.
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Judge Gray
Delaware
United States
DC Government Board of Commissioners Established
The District of Columbia is set with an area of 69 245 square miles and a three member board. The government includes two civilian commissioners appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and one army engineer officer detailed by the secretary of war for a three year term.
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District of Columbia
Senate
Army
Secretary of War
Board of Commissioners
The Coronation Pageant of Anne Boleyn
Glorious pageant scene with a white chariot and coronation imagery cites Anne Boleyn as the queen of England. The piece reflects on power and danger, noting Katharine’s death two years later and the fragile line between glory and downfall.
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Fortune
England
Antick
Anne Boleyn
Tower of London
Price
Katharine
United States Boots and Shoes Exports Rise Through 1908
The Bureau of Statistics notes US exports of boots and shoes climbed from 351,000 pairs in 1878 to 6,552,000 in 1908, with values rising from 468000 dollars to 11470000. The UK shipped more pairs, 9,442,296, last year but at a lower value per pair than US exports.
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Bureau of Statistics
United States
United Kingdom
Jefferson inauguration myth debunked as myth not fact
A Indianapolis News piece refutes the popular claim that Thomas Jefferson rode unattended to the Capitol on his inauguration day. It cites contemporary reports from the Aurora of March 11 1801 describing Jefferson arriving with fellow citizens and artillery discharges, contradicting the unattended horseback tale.
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Indianapolis News
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Capitol Hill
Senate Chamber
Aurora
Phiadelphia
National Intelligencer
Washington
Company of
Washington Artillery
Alexandria
Artillery
Congress
Capitol
The
United States
City of
Philadelphia
Mystery Dish Chop Suey Causes Culinary Debate
In the Grand Rapids Press piece a humorous tale traces chop suey from obscurity to American menus. It recounts Li Hung Chang's New York banquet reaction and notes the dish’s simple core of pork beef or chicken with vegetables, wrapped in mystery and demand.
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Grand Rapids Press
Hash
China
Li Hung Chang
New York
America
Washington and Lincoln centennial musings from an old Boston echo
The Nebraska State Journal notes Boston’s interest in past celebrations, comparing Washington’s centenary in 1832 to Lincoln’s approaching centennial. It contrasts parades, reading fervor, and public expression then with today’s emphasis on literature and civic events.
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Washington
Lincoln
Nebraska State Journal
Boston
Philadelphia
National Intelligencer
Baltimore
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
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