Idaho Senator McConnel’s Western Rise to Power
Washington dispatch chronicles Alexander McConnel Idaho’s new senator, recounting his rough ascent from Michigan roots to Leavenworth, Salt Lake City, and California mining, then farming in Idaho while striking it rich. It notes his blunt, businesslike manner and steady push in Washington, alongside fellow Idaho Senator Shoup’s seasoned history and governance.
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Dispatch
Washington
Alexander McConnel
Idaho
Garfield
Michigan
Chicago
Leavenworth
Kan
Harnested
McVonnel
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
California
Patriotic West senator McConner and his Idaho garden tales
The article profiles William J. McConner and his rise from a traveling gardener near Boise City to a wealthy Western senator. It details his cabbage and potato profits, his influential status in Idaho, and his boastful claims about Panhandle wheat yields and the De Lamar Mine. He recounts a telling incident in a sleeping car about Western exaggerations.
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Boise City
West
Idaho
United States
Jnion
de Lamar
Senator McCoonelesys
Panhandle
Kapesas
Acre
Lam
The Book Caught Turpie in a Kansas City Visit
A multilingual visitor from Kansas, Turpie, explored the town on foot asking for the largest bookstore. He found a mysterious old volume, read for an hour, while the narrator admired his sudden education. Also notes Kansas figures like Hon Jerry Simpson and a Coleridge anecdote in Topeka.
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Kansas City
Turpie
Kansas
Coleridge
England
Chesterfield
Great Men at Cards Duel Over Boston Game
During the war Colonel McClure editor and General Steedman hero of Chickamauga were playing Boston at Morrisseys when Steedman challenged McClure to duel with pistols. Morrissey calmed the dispute and the game resumed without incident.
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Mejor Cramp
New York Sun
McClure
Steedman
Ohio
Chickamauga
Morrissey's
Hoffman House
McCluore
John Wanamaker
Boston
New Orleans
John Morrissey
Twenty-fourth Street
John
Colonel McClure
Morrissey
Edlitor
Moose Bird of the North
A sociable nomad of Maine forests, the moose bird appears nightly at camping sites. It lingers near breakfast remnants, then skirts the canoe as campers depart, embodying the quiet, unobtrusive presence of the northern woods.
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Maine
A Thousand on a Card at Saratoga Cuban Game
Major Crump recalls the Cuban Card game at Saratoga where Pierre Lorillard won $15,000 in 15 minutes. He notes bets rarely under $1,000 and warns that only players with substantial capital should attempt the game, suggesting the best bet is not to play.
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Missoula
Saratoga
Major Crump
Pierre Lorillard
Remarkable Polk City Woman Cites Wesleyan Baptism Tale
Mrs. Martha Haber of Polk City, blind and aged, visits Des Moines and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after advising a cough sufferer. She claims John Wesley baptized her grandmother in Epworth, England, a fact noted by local observers. The remedy helps a cough that had disturbed sleep, with testimonials from Mrs. C. H. McCauley.
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Mall
Times
Des Moines
Martha Haber
Polk City
Iows
John Wesley
Epworth
England
Twenty-sixth Street
Chamberlain
Stedman
C. H. McCauley
Des Moines Street
Crawford
Ually
Time on the road Bellamy on rapid transit and home life
The foremost electrical journal argues electric roads expand suburban living and real estate value. A well managed line at 15 to 20 miles per hour lets workers reach home for dinner, boosting social bonds and retail districts while enabling broader access to rural life.
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Charles Lamb
Municipal Ownership of Light Plants Debate Grows
A public argument in Washington rebuts government control of utilities and parallels New England talks on municipal electric plants. Governors and mayors push permissive laws while private electric ventures fear loss of profits as cities consider running their own stations and streetcars.
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Washington
House Committee On Post Offices
John Wanamaker
New England
Congress
Bellamy
Russell
Bay State
Massachusetts Gas Commission
New York City
Grant
Public rush for Columbia College electrical lecture tickets
Enthusiasts crowd the Columbia College course on electricity with all 100 seats snapped up at 10 dollars each. The audience includes lawyers capitalists students mechanicians and inventors seeking to grasp the era defining power of electricity through live demonstrations and expert instruction.
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Iteas
Columbia College
Low
Columbia
New Magneto Telephone Promises Wide English Use
A new magneto telephone for home use combines a telephone with a house bell-pull. It can be fitted without disturbing existing setups or needing a skilled craftsman. Any ordinary person can install it, enabling kitchen bell integration as well.
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England
Electric lighting and metering tales and notices
A collection of notes on magneto telephones avoiding battery use, a meter stopped by a spider web around its fan, and advice on protecting eyes from electric light. It also reports elevator motor updates in New York, self oiling bearings, and promotions for cough remedies and optician services.
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Hoglish
New York
Trade tensions between Canada and United States explored
Toronto dispatch notes the Empire asserts the Toronto Mail report about Imperial interference is false. It states the Dominion government has not been induced to concede to wide reciprocity and that Ottawa has been approached by Washington seeking to improve trade relations with Canada. The Canadian government reportedly has sought Her Majesty's guidance on the matter.
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Toronto
The
Empire
Toronto Mail
Canada
United States
Silent Appeal for Help Warns Kidney Health with Bitters
An old advertisement urges readers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to stimulate inactive kidneys and bladder. It claims danger from dyspepsia rheumatism constipation and nervous trouble and promises energy and zest before meals.
Polypoid Tumors In Nasal Cavity Common In Two Men From Wertexsere
Physician Dr Brees notes most polypoid tumors are gelatinous and oyster like filling the nostrils. Surgical removal is the only reliable treatment though recurrence is common. Authors suggest post operative care to prevent return after treatment.
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Brees
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