Cortelyou the Man of Silence and Civic Reformer
James A. Edgerton profiles George Bruce Cortelyou, tracing a rise from a Washington clerk to three cabinet posts and a treasury secretary, noting his reforming methods, silence, and influence in Roosevelt era politics. The piece calls him a model of initiative that challenged the old bureaucratic system and reshaped government practice.
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James A. Edgerton
George Bruce Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Washington
Cortelyou praised for competency and steady leadership
An editorial lauds Charles Cortelyou as a model of competence and method in government service. It contrasts his disciplined, quiet impact with the draining effects of clerical life, recounts his rise from stenographer to secretary, and notes his trusted role under McKinley, Roosevelt, and Cleveland.
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Cortelyou
Ol Cortelyou
Urer
Grover Cleveland
McKinley
John Addison Porter
White House
North's Colts Ready for Opening Baseball in Gate City
North's Colts, a new Pocatello amateur baseball team organized by Lee Harper Walker of George H. North clothing, will debut Sunday afternoon against Jolly Jack Neve's Hamburgers from Idaho Falls. Eleven players from Twilight league stars form the lineup, with royal purple uniforms and a planned signings to strengthen the squad.
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Jolly Jack Neve
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Miller
Francesco
Gordon
Carmack
O’connell
North
Read
Price
Graff
Sorelle
Condon
Center Garden
Walker
Academy
Allen
Claude Bistline
Shorilift
Colts
Gate City
Jack Neve
Foley's Kidney Remedy Advised For Kids Health
An advice notice urges parents to use Foley's Kidney Cure for children showing kidney issues to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes, warning against delay and promoting Temple Pharmacy as the source.
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Foley
Bright
Temple Pharmacy
Kodol Adverts Urge Use For Nausea Relief
An advertisement promotes Kodol as a remedy for digestive discomfort urging readers to take it now and persist for weeks to verify the stated benefits. It claims universal availability through local druggists and asserts certainty of results.
Ways of the Law and the Court’s Narrow Scope
A Toledo lawyer notes that law excludes side issues and a new Ohio judge interrupts a defendant’s case remark about the prisoner’s ability to write his own name, clarifying the charge concerns another person’s signature.
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Toledo
Ohio
Dr Pierce Publishes Full List of Ingredients for Medicines
Buffalo physician Dr. R V Pierce releases a full English list of every ingredient in his medicines to show they are free of alcohol narcotics or minerals. He notes the remedies use native medicinal roots and cites traditional Indian knowledge in developing formulas for nervous debility and female complaints.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Paper Boat To Row From St Augustine To New York
Captain George W. Johnson, a veteran Harlem oarsman, built a 20 foot boat from world newspapers with 27 paper hull layers and 18 deck layers. The craft, adorned with headlines, will sail inland to New York with ocean segments near Beaufort and Moorehead City, reaching in late June. Johnson, about sixty, plans stops at towns and clubs for exhibition and guest invitations from Severn Boat Club and others.
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George W. Johnson
Harlem River
St. Augustine
Fla
New York
Florida
New York Herald
New York City
New York State
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Seattle
Wash
California
Casino
Johnson
Allen
Beaufort
D. C
Moorehead City
N. C
Severn Boat Club
Annapolis
Middle Village
N. Y
Counry
Harlem
Staten Island
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Goose disrupts wedding plans in Elwood fete
A twelve pound wild goose, drawn to electric lights during a windstorm in Elwood Indiana, crashed into Fred Farnshell and was captured for fattening. It will star as the main feature of an Easter wedding feast after the couple wed Miss Jun Callaway, per prior cards.
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Elwood
Ind
Fred Farnshell
Jun Callaway
Tidal Power Plant Proposed for Portland Maine
Cassler's Magazine reports a Maine project to harness tides in Back Bay Portland with land bonds on both sides. The plan envisions a tidal power plant of at least 25 000 horsepower to power electric cars lights and engines in the area.
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Cassler’s
Maine
Back Bay
Portland
Snakes as Vermin Destroyers in Illinois Melon Fields
A Carmi Illinois dispatch reports melon growers in the southern Illinois watermelon belt adhered to an spring agreement to spare nonpoisonous snakes. The plan reduces mice damage by not killing snakes, leading to fewer losses from mice burrowing and consuming planted seed this year.
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Illinois
Woman follows fire instruction until rug on blaze fails
Mrs Wilcox, trusting her husband’s guidance, covers a blazing gas flame with a Persian rug and runs for help. The maid extinguishes the fire after turning off the gas, revealing the hazard of the stored advice.
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Estelle
Jack
Nelson's wax seal pledge amid Nelson letter to Danish crown prince
Captain Mahan recounts Lord Nelson writing a truce proposal on deck with an officer copying it. After sealing the original letter with wax, Nelson rejects wafers, insisting on wax to ensure the seal shows no haste and conveys calm deliberation despite battle turmoil.
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Mahan
Lord Nelson
Crown Prince of
Denmark
Nelson
Stewart
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Distress Says Mrs Forman
Mrs George Forman of 8387 No Main Street Pocatello Idaho testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her kidney backache dizzy spells headaches swollen feet and general poor health after a cold settled in her kidneys. She bought a box at A L Cook's drug store and notes the pills regulated kidney action and quickly removed symptoms. For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for United States Remember the name Doan's and no other.
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George Forman
No. Main Street
Pocatello
Idaho
Dean
A. L. Cook
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Toby's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Colds
A pharmacy advertises Toby's Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughs and colds and claims it prevents serious outcomes. Temple Pharmacy urges readers to refuse substitutes.
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Toby
Temple Pharmacy
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Man of
Silence
Cleveland
Cortelyou and
Lamont
Certelyou
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Hanna and
Quay
Hempstead Institute
State Normal School
Hinds
Public Service
Harrison
Department of Commerce and Labor
Republican Na
Conta
the Treasury
Charles Emory Smith
George B. Cortelyou
Congress
Government Service
Walt Whitman
Whitman
George B. Cartelyou
President McKinley
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Post Office
Treasury Departments
Daily Tribune
G. W. Johnson
Chamberlain
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