Kicked Off Train to Fortune in Old Ohio Tale
A factory magnate recalls a starving mechanic kicked from an accommodation train in southern Ohio during the 606 era. After a bridge collapse, the man’s timely risk saved work worth about 20,000. Years later the conductor reappears, and the president recalls the event with humor and life lessons.
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Ohio
Wine Tor
Aouthern
Dayton
Poaltlan
Istdeapedi Btress
Papera
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Proesek
Howard Aa
Adam House
Perhapa
Apples a rarity in the fruit trade of New York
A shopkeeper laments high apple prices and scarce stock noting Oregon apples keep best in boxes while barrel storage risks loss. He recalls past abundance with fair pricing and bids for orchard improvements to curb sickness and boost children’s health through better fruit access.
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Merlona
Reotail
New Yorks
Lyeryong
Hla
Mir Ible
Oregon
Europe
Odil
Irish Language Lose and Monument Plans Spark Near 19th Century Revival
The article recounts the decline of the Irish language from a 19th century perspective, noting migration to the United States and Europe. It describes attempts to revive Irish through national schools and commemorative monuments, including a proposed large steamship project and veteran associations in Tennessee as part of broader cultural memory and nationalist efforts. It mentions plans to fund a monument to heroic women and a ship project that would become the largest vessel, reflecting era-wide ambitions.
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Trelan Lin
Ireland
United States
Teay
Morgan S Greag and Canal Scheme
In a fragmentary report Morgan S Greag advocates a Panama Canal plan to President McKinley, detailing projected costs of thirty thousand dollars first year and twenty million annually for up to ten years. The text outlines canal length about 482 miles, initial work, and an array of figures on expenditures, termini, and implicated groups like the Atlantic and Pacific routes, with references to a steel trust and a colorful upper Fifth Avenue nickname Panama.
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Pierpont Morgar Winta
Panama Canal
Mckinley
Morgan
Nicarsana Canal
Congress
Morgan Haa
Canale Jeannine Canal
Terminia
Atlantic Coast
Pacide Coast
Lenath Cinelli
Nicorgua
Rai Raliex
Groptowr
Gost
Atlantic
Pacifie Count Britz Steel Trust Alley
Upper Fifth Avenue
Louisiana Purchase Exposition commissions announced in 1898
The Big Fair Commission announces a centenary Louisiana Purchase Exposition with large appropriations from city state and federal government. President McKinley appointed a nine member commission including Thurston Carter Lindsay Mebride Batts Allen Glynn Scott Miller and others. Each commissioner earns 6000 annually for about three years. The panel is five Republicans and four Democrats amid vast display plans and rainfall data noting historical wool clip figures.
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Purchase
Louisiana
Jefferson
Ealr
Chicago
St Louis
Missouri
United States
Sims
Wise
McKinley
John M Thurston
Nebtraska
Thomas II Carter
Montana
William Tindsay
Kentucky
George W MebBride
Oregon
Frederick A Batts
Connecticut
John M Allen
Mississipplex
Martin H Glynn
New York
Philip D Scott
Arkansas
John I Miller
Indiana
Snake Charmers of India and the cobra spectacle
The article details Hindu snake charmers at a roadside display with hooded cobras, feeding and subduing them to music as locals watch. It notes beliefs about cobras, the dangers of bites, and mentions Professor Joseph Ibory laser who earned a Harvard affiliation and Andover Theological seminary degree in 1857.
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India
Joseph Ibory
Harvard di. Vinkty
Wayarl
Tand
Andover Theolosical Seminary
Snake Charmprs
WINRD
Andover Seminary
Harvard Divinity Echoe
Controversial Journalist Josiah Flint Willard Exposed
A New Souk paper writer using Josiah Flynt is identified as Josiah Flint Willard. The piece links sensational yellow journalism to the temperance reformer Frances Willard and cites his alleged press crimes and later historical notorieties. It references Jay Cooke and 1873 financial crash context and notes Willard’s later life ambitions and autobiography. It also mentions foreign legislative privileges for Daniah WoPs in Copenhagen and Norway.
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Slandcovers
New Souk
Hia
Josiah Tlyut
Aecoune
Joslih Flynt
Ani
Lifa
Lan
Ife
Jay Cooke
Mornt
Ibel
Union
Dole Lara
Treasury
Elena
Daniah
Royal Theater
Copenhagen
Tha Lawmakera of
Norway
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Bing
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Chattanooga
Tenthiveerin
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Turing
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Fargeat
Ovean Tt
Army
Ismay
Morgan S Greag & To Canal
Panama
Warner Leeds
Ty Phipps
Andrew Carnegie
Paradise Alley
Uah Dyl Worte
Aragua
Taal “RowTe
J, Pierpont Morgan
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Big Fair Commission
Continents
South America
Africa
North America
Australia
Australia P
ST Louis Fair
Martin
Glynn John M Allen
George Wo McBride
Thomas
Carter John Mo Thurston
Exposition
Buffalo
St Louie
Snake Charmers of
Ashley
General Merchandise
Derweey
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Novi Creations
Fort Dugheane
Vernal
Riltcan Toonde
Fort Duchesne
Samuel Morris
East End
A. B. Pessronnet, Proprietor
William Winn
Rastean
Utah
Vernal Ave
Narke
Denver Rid Grande Railroad
Glenwood Springs
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Pueblo
Denver
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Price
Utah of Hom
Salt Lake City
F Nevins General
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Selewales City
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