FIRST JEWISH GOVERNOR MOSES ALEXANDER STORY
A historical sketch highlights Moses Alexander Idaho’s first Jewish governor, noting his perseverance and political ascent from Chillicothe to Boise. It details early work at Jacob Berg & Co, marriage in 1876, first vote choices, and service on Chillicothe’s city council and as mayor, plus roles assisting school and railroad projects.
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Moses Alexander
Idaho
United States
Mr. Alexander
Chillicothe
Jacob Berg & Co
Wallbruon & Alexander
Boise
St. Joseph
Samuel J. Tilden
Phelps
Milwaukee Railroad
Livingstone County
Most Beloved Child Princess Marie Jose of Belgium
A report praises Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, exiled in England, as a symbol of sweet childhood. Postal cards, plaster busts, and souvenirs depict her as a bright, magical figure inspiring sympathy worldwide. Lars Anderson recalls her fairy-tale charm and hopeful, innocent image.
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Europe
Princess Marie Jose
Belgium
England
Lars Anderson
Maria Jose
Marie
Jose de Belgique
Safety First Exponent Charles McChord Leads Rail Safety Drive
Charles Caldwell McChord, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is portrayed as the nation's leading advocate for rail safety. With twelve years on the Kentucky railway commission and over four on the ICC, he reorganized the safety division to become a broad, effective government arm overseeing safety appliances hours of continuous employment engine inspections and wreck investigations. Personal attention built the program into a far reaching agency.
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Charles Caldwell McChord
Interstate Commerce Commission
McChord
United States
Kentucky Railway Commission
Mia
Division of Safety
Maharanee of Kapurthala Tour With Maharajah
The Maharajah Jagat Jit of Kapurthala and his favorite wife travel in the United States, including a visit to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Once a poor Spanish dancer, she became a favored consort after a formal contract and a $6,000 payment to her parents.
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Jagat Jit 7Bingh Behadur
Maharajah
Rage-T Ragan
Kapurthala
United States
India
Punjab
Memorial Week Reunites Veterans With Quiet Dignity
Shelby helps Ripton, a withdrawn veteran, attend a Memorial Day reunion. Across a spring backdrop, Ripton's quiet dignity returns as he joins former colleagues and a proud granddaughter witnesses the moment, the flag and lineage bridging past and present.
Petra's Lost City Petra and its wonders
American travel lecturer BH. M. Newman longed to see El Kazaeh at Petra a city carved from pink rock in the Arabian desert. He notes Petra’s vast temples tombs and an amphitheater for 3 000 carved from solid stone amid legends of forgotten history and treasure guarded by time and weather.
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Nile
Baalbek
Petra
BH. M. Newman
Arabian Desert
Holy Land
el Malan
el Kazaeh
Arabian
Israel
Egypt
Promised Land
Europe
Jerusalem
Burkhardt
Rome
Athens
Turkey
Hadrian
Persia
India
Syria
Greece
Kazaeb
Pharaoh's Treasure House
Ugtt
Kazael
Newman
Patra
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Maharanee
Spirit
Ripto
Shelby
Ripton
Bill
Billy
Vearn
Bull
George
Riptov
Dilla
Perry
Lexington Common
Mother
Bim
Pharaon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!