Possible Presidents and Notable Early Political Figures
The piece catalogues potential U.S. leaders including Governor Alger of Michigan and Gov. McKinley of Ohio, outlining careers in law, rail and lumber business, Civil War service, and political advancement. It notes Hoar of Massachusetts and Bear of Massachusetts among others, with brief biographical touches and military laurels.
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Governor Alger
Michigan
Senator Bear
Massachusetts
McKinley
Ohio
Senater Frye
Maine
Akron
Cleveland
Grand Rapids
Mich
Company C
Second Michigan Cavalry
Sheridan
Custer
Detroit
George Frisbie Hoar
Concord
Mass
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Worcester
Massachusetts House of Representatives
State Senate
National Congress
Eastern Legend of the Door and The Beloved
A lyric scene depicts a lover at his beloved’s door calling out in longing. The voice within rejects walls as confinement and promises reunion. The door opens at last, releasing a vivid, transformative splendor as the lovers meet.
Stringfellow Double Wedding in Log Cabin Court
An odd wedding unfolds at Stringfellow's one room log cabin as neighbors gather for a double ceremony. The judge misreads the scene while the couple Nancy and Merier Stringfeller resist, guests drink, and rustic hospitality contrasts with legal formality. The event is portrayed with humorous country detail and a sense of independent, rough-hewn family life.
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Old Man Stringfellow
Stringfellow
Mrs. Stringfellow
Nancy
Gin
Jane
Merier
Bill
Ben
Jim
Stringfellow Mansion
King
Kaiser
Kingdom of
Jedge
Stringfesiow
Merier Stringfeller
Dick Dander
Pete Pringle
Nance
Hidden Factory Interior Described in Fragment
A distorted OCR fragment describes a Cooper's Gine Factory interior with a conspicuous sign and rough surface details. The text mentions rooms and an orderly layout, but no clear events or dates are recorded.
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Cooper's Gine Factory
Pepe Lulla the Moos Expert Master of Arms in New Orleans
The article profiles Pepe Lulla known as Pepe or Jose Lalla a fencer and master of arms in New Orleans. A Spanish knight and American citizen he earned the Cross of the Order of Charles III from Madrid for defending Spain and led a tumultuous life including duels on Barataria Bay island Fort Livingston and two men killed in single combat one while acting as a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pepea
Lulla
New Orleans
Pepe
Jose Lalla
Don Francisco Serrano
Spain
Charles III
Havana
Madrid
Third
Vitali
Snel Gari
Minorca
John Conkling
Baltimore
America
William Tell
West Point
Grands Terre
Barataria Bay
Fort Livingston
Union
Tas Sullian
Wealth and Love Test a Young Couple in New York
A young man Ernest Vance and Celestine Orman navigate class barriers in New York society. Ernest vows to build wealth in the West to win Celestine from her father’s favored match Spencer Drake, while Celestine clings to hope and defies an arranged marriage. Years pass as Celestine endures poverty and separation until a reunion resolves the romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Papa
Celestine Orman
Celestine
Spencer Lrake
Ernest Vance
Celestine Orcaan
New York
Spencer Drake
Drake
West
Vance
Mrs. Orman
Mr. Orman
Was
Vanial
Mr. Vance
Yatetindie Snd
Ronere
Seyek le Ae
New York Evening Sun
Sheridan Sword and Easy Man's Day's Work
The article notes Gen. Philip Sheridan always wore a single light dragoon saber, a sword linked to a Confederate shipment captured in Charleston harbor and redistributed to Union officers. It also profiles Erastus Wiman's diligent work routine, rising at six, dictating letters, riding, and overseeing daily tasks on Staten Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Sheridan
Sheridan
Spain
Charleston
St. Louis
Erastus Wiman
Dun, Barlow & Co
New York
Harper's Bazar
Water power proposal noted by New York and Detroit press
A garbled report references a proposed electric water wheel project described by French inventor Marcel Deprez. It mentions water power, distances from a point, and a comparison in outputs, with citations to the Detroit Free Press and New York sources.
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Nisgara
Franklin
New York
Eeeton Srate
Marcel Deprez
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
William M'Kinley
Georgia
Vasa
Nelson A. Miles
New Mexico
Bowo
Jose
Pepey Lulla
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