Tribute to McKinley and Roosevelt by Elihu Root
A condensed paraphrase of Elihu Root’s address at the 1904 Republican national convention in Chicago praising McKinley’s legacy and urging continued support for Theodore Roosevelt. It honors McKinley’s policies, recalls his assassination, and extols Roosevelt’s virtues including truth, courage, domestic virtue, and leadership for the nation’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Chicago
William McKinley
Canton
Hanna
United States
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Yankee Turkish admiral rises from American ships
Captain R D Buckman, once master of whaleback steamers to Norfolk, is now a Turkish vice admiral earning 10000 annually. Selected by the Cramp shipyard to move the cruiser Medjidia to Constantinople, he won the sultan’s favor and serves as personal aide and navy reformer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Buckman
Norfolk
Buckman
Cramps
Hampton Roads
Constantinople
Navy
Soap in the Gingerbread and Odd News Bits
An Old West camp cook boasts of making soap infused gingerbread with molasses and rum, praising the dish as essential and fit to live or die. The item blends quirky quotes from workers and editors, plus a Vermont reader cured by Dr. King’s New Life Pills and a quip about discretion with a polecat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
West Branch
New York Sun
le Quinn
Cavendish
Dr. King
Bowlegs Barred From Army Recruitment
Major Galbraith and Colonel Thomas announce a War Department order barring bowlegged men from the army, citing insufficient endurance for hard marches. The rule shifts from previous cavalry acceptance, based on lessons from the American-Spanish War and dismounted service demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galbraith
United States Army
Thomas
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
War Department
Divorce suit filed in Socorro District Court
The District Court in Socorro County opens divorce proceedings against Carolina S. Valine, with appearance by November 7, 1904, and court costs advised. Separate notice lists a civil execution in the Arthur Donnelly vs Silver Creek Mining case, with sale of defendant’s office and mining equipment scheduled for October 24, 1904 at the Old Sheridan Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina S. Valine
Socorre County
New Mex
Michelle Vatine
Carolina 8
Valine
Arthur Donnelly
Plaintif
Silver Creek Mining Company
Sheridan Mill
Cooney
Socorro County
Wblic
Laafe
Ald Mill
Disny
Little Fannie
Monster fish hook tale and misread lines jumble papers
Fragmented excerpts from Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Detroit Prep Press and Brooklyn Life depict playful banter about Emeline's time and a fisherman's boast. The passages blend domestic dialogue with mock headlines and a joke about using an anchor as a hook.
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Mack
Emeline
Kate—Tuess
Mother
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Eph
Cannel
Detroit Prep Press
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DR. Swisher
University of Aeenay
Socorro, New Mexico
C. G. Duncan
California Street
Socorro
New Mexico
A Kornitzer, M. D., A. M
Ellis MacDougall
Henson House
Crown
Avroxsey
San
H M. Dougherty
Attorney AT Law
James G. Fitch
Terry Block
W. A. Fleming Jones
Elfego Baca
James
Fielder
E. Kelley
Carthage Coal Mining CO
M. L. Hilton
Givane Luera
Proprietors
Hine
Co.t. Brown
A. H. Hilton
San Antonio
National Life Insurance Co
U. Sof A
Buss
C. Severns
E. E. Burlingame & CO
Mallor Ree
Lawrence St
Denver
Colo
H. Chambon
Mr. McKinley
Mr. Roosevelt
Jnc
Cox
Wake, Ark
Soc
Tommy
Philadelphia Ledger
Jo Ar Fontso Beetting Remedy Co
Maine
Bragley
Spacelyte
The
Howler
Addison
Spectator
Atlanta Constitution
Washington Star
Uncle Sam
Dewitt’s
Hazel
DeWitt's
Dewitt
Replanney &. C. Dewitt 4 CO
Socorro Drug and Supply Co
Third Judicial District
Carolina S
J. P. Miron
District Court
M. J. Teeny
H. M. Dowenberg
Plaintiff
N. M
Truthful
Brooklyn
Plaza
J.H. Hilton
Carnesses
Kansas City
P. H. Kamm
E. L. Smart
ST. Louis
Faiaco
Encessissippi
Alabama
Oklahoma
Tex
Ing
Indiana
Kansas
Soret Limited
Fring Mangaseema
Jor
Martin
Denven
Com
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