Col Lamont Dies Suddenely Heart Failure Ends Ex‑Secretary of War
Col Daniel Scott Lamont former private secretary to Grover Cleveland and secretary of war during the second Cleveland administration died of heart failure at the Altamont home near Millbrook New York on July 23 He was born February 7 1852 in Cortlandville Cortland County NY and rose through state politics to become a trusted aide to Cleveland before entering private business in 1889.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Altamont
Millbrook
N. Y
Cortlandville
Cortland County
John B. Lamont
Elizabeth Scott
Rochester
Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden
Lamont
Daniel Manning
Albany Argus
Col. Lamont
Washington
Ancestry Claim Muddled Over New Secretary of the Navy
The article debunks claims of French blood in the new secretary Charles J. Bona parte, tracing lineage to Je rome Bonaparte who married Elizabeth Patterson and noting the Corsican-Italian, Scotch Irish ancestry. It credits his mother a forceful New England woman whose civil war stance shaped his views.
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the Navy
Charles J. Bonaparte
Jerome Bonaparte
Elizabeth Patterson
Westphalia
Pattersons
Union
Jerry Simpson Stricken By Serious Illness in Roswell
Former Kansas congressman Jerry Simpson known as Lockless Simpson and the Sage of Medicine Lodge is critically ill at Roswell New Mexico. The long-time political figure faced recurring health issues and is under medical care as his condition is reported as grave.
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Jerry Simpson
Congress
Kansas
Lockless Simpson
Sage ‘of
Medicine Lodge
Roswell, N. M
How He Lost a Bet
Two Wisconsin lake friends chase a fish counts derby. Edward nets twenty four fish day one and wins a wine bet with Adams challenging the tally. Next morning both crews fish fiercely. a boss swallows Adams hook, Edwards line catches it, leading to a disputed half fish split after arbitration.
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Edward
Adams
Pshaw
Edwards
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