Five Minute Chats About Our Presidents
A condensed timeline of William McKinley from birth in 1843 through his presidency and key events. Highlights include Civil War service, Ohio governorship, 1896 presidential nomination and election, 1898 Spanish American War milestones, annexation of Hawaii, the capture of Manila, the Treaty of Paris, and his assassination in 1901.
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William McKinley
Havana
Spain
Hawaii
Manila
Paris
Pekin
McKinley
Leon Czolgosz
McKinley The Man Behind A Nation’s Bold Rise
William McKinley rose from Canton lawyer and Civil War veteran to president amid tariff battles and adversity. His marriage to Ida Saxton, personal trials, and steady leadership shaped a era of expansion from Cuba to the Philippines and China open door policy under John Hay.
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William McKinley
Niles
Canton
Ida Saxton
Congress
Ohio
McKinley
St. Louis
Philippines
Ufe
Forbidden City
China
Peking
United States
John Hay
Call of the Woods Poem Echoes a Woodbound Lure
A nostalgic verse celebrates the woods invoking the call of the wild. The speaker recalls forty years living among streams and pine and longs to return, naming tents of laboring men and shared hardship as part of belonging to the woods.
Dream Cities in Night Visions and Freud’s Theories
An exploration of dream cities and their meanings suggests travel through sleep as a omen of wealth or misfortune. The piece notes Freud's view versus alternative theories and shares a tale of a dream where places like Fleisa Hearsing and Vlissingen emerge from names and wordplay.
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Lfe
The Fox Trot Origin and Popular Dance Rise
A 1914 vaudeville dancer named Fox introduced new steps to the one-step, billing it as The Vox-Trot. The dance gained rapid popularity across the country and two continents echoed his name, though he did not own a horse nor create the horse trot.
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Mr. Fox
Fox
Othello
Desdemona
Cassie
Inconsiderate Birds
A well behaved girl comments on country noise at breakfast. She notes the birds rise early and asks if they could be quieter, reflecting a gentle, humorous domestic scene.
Prolific Egg Producer and Shakespearean Othello Parody
An oyster produces 400000 eggs annually with fewer than 400 reaching maturity. A satirical piece retells Othello with exaggerated, humorous errors, portraying Desdemona’s supposed misstep and Othello’s jealous rage leading to tragedy.
Counterfeiter at 92 fears prison in San Jose jail
William Smith ninety two years old sits in San Jose county jail on counterfeiting charges. He recalls a life of hard labor since leaving England in 1866 and fears prison and institutions more than death. He says he once made small bills from ten dollar notes and slept rough after losing his mobility. He hopes for freedom rather than captivity.
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San Francisco
William Smith
San Jose
Eng
California
Ross
Bay Cities
McNeiil Island
Smith
Jalk
Mother's show cook book by Verece Mayweil
A column features a family kitchen recipe guide from Verece Mayweil with steps for yeast bread buns and a sweet bun topping. It includes yeast activation, dough preparation, rolling, buttered sugar filling, currant additions, baking directions, and a glazed upside down finish.
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Verece Mayweil
Madrid Public Kiss Inspector: Law Violator Warned
A visitor to Madrid received a severe reprimand after kissing his wife goodbye at the hotel door on Puerta del Sol. The officer told him that ignorance of the law is no excuse and that Madrid forbids a man to kiss any woman in the streets, with or without consent.
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Madrid
Puerta del Sol
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Illiam McKinley
Melhinley
Thomas B. Reed
Washington
Reed
Rutherford B. Hayes
Methodist Church
New York City
Europe
White House
Asia
Cuba
Maine
Havana Harbor
Dewey
Manila Bay
Santiago
William MccKinley
James Morgan
Douglas Malloch
Call OF the
WOODS
Dream Cities
Freund
Fleisa
Fleiss
Vienna
Vlissingen
Flushing
England
Mary
Rann Dom Reels
Otitello
Thello
W. Shakespeare
Turkey
Westarn Newananery Olen
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