Memnon’s swift round trip voyage completes profitable world tour
One hundred years ago the Memnon, a New York ship, completed a rapid voyage around the world. Departing April 12, 1849, from New York with passengers and cargo for San Francisco, she reached there in 127 days. After delivering freight she sailed to the Sandwich Islands and China, loading teas and silks at Canton and returning to New York by January 8, taking eighty six days.
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Memnon
New York
San Francisco
Sandwich Islands
China
Canton
Dealers Press McCowen Opponent Nomination Claim
The text suggests Dealers seek McCowen's opponent nomination for a distant contest, arguing this could lead to an easy fall victory for New Dealers. Veteran perspectives appear briefly in the fragment.
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McCowen
Republcan
Passage Around the World in Four Days Less Than a Year
A brief item notes an extraordinary travel claim that a voyage around the world could be completed in four days in under twelve months. The snippet emphasizes rapid progression and a record-setting pace without detailing the vessel or route.
Milford to Get Pearl and Water Button Factory
Fifty people will gain work as Charles B. Melish and Co. of Cincinnati convert the old Kugler distillery building in Milford into a factory for pearl and water buttons.
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Milford
Charles B. Melish
Slow Green Wind Poem and Gentle Remembering
Poet Sheila Stinson and Edna R Slow Green Wind recalls April landscapes with apple petals and birch trees, praising gentle remembering over time and loss. The piece weaves nature imagery with nostalgic mood, contrasting youth and present life. The excerpt references memory as seashell and starlight in the eye.
Who May Vote Primary Election Eligibility Rules
The passage outlines voter eligibility for a party primary election. It states any elector aged twenty-one or older, or turning twenty-one by the next general election, who is affiliated with the party on whose ballot they wish to vote, may participate. It also grants witnesses, challengers, judges, clerks, and electors the right to challenge a voter's eligibility and requires sworn statements to determine party affiliation for those who voted in a prior state election.
Political party affiliation rules for state elections
The text outlines that during state elections a voter may be deemed a member of and affiliated with a political party based on statements under oath. It details that voting for a majority of a party's candidates at the previous regular state election, or declaring no prior vote but seeking affiliation, results in official party membership.
Candidate profile outlines Hutson county race background
W O Hutson seeks the Republican nomination for county commissioner detailing work in general store and post office, Army Engineers, inspection roles, and veteran housing projects. He aims for November victory and asks readers to consider his background in a brief space submission.
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Amelia
Army Engineers
Cincinnati
Vermont
Youngest and oldest U.S. Presidents by age at inauguration
The youngest president to take office was Theodore Roosevelt at 42, while the oldest was William Henry Harrison at 68.
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Theodore Roosevelt
William
Harrison
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ABC Network
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