Notable Legal Figures and Unusual Personal Histories
James M. Beck, allied with a New York firm, credited with securing the Northern Security merger for the government and long service since 1900, formerly U.S. attorney for eastern Pennsylvania. Burton L. French, Idaho’s lone congressman at 27, rose from Idaho State University to House service, defeating an older candidate. Mary McKnight, tied to multiple murders by poisoning, implicated in 15-year crimes. William Crooks, labor leader, now in British Parliament after early life in a London suburb poorhouse. Robert J. Wynne, ex-Post Office fraud investigator and First Assistant Postmaster General, a Washington journalist by background. George Ollie, 108, lively and sharp, native of England, now in the United States. J. C. Porter, former sheriff of Perry County, Missouri, shot himself in court amid alleged mental strain. Alaska boundary note follows.
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James M. Beck
Hilmself
New York City
Northen Security
United States
Uncle Sam
Tamer M. Beck. Neely
Beck
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Burton L. French
Idaho
Tower House
French
Indiana
Idaho State University
State House of Representatives
Robert J. Wynne
Postafice Department
Senate
Mr. Wynne
Hosert J. Wynne
Washington
Joe Charles Foster
The
Treasury
Postal Scandal Grows in Bristow's Corruption Expose
Bristow's expose triggers dismissal of James T. Metcalf after twenty one years in the money order division. Roosevelt consulted Payne who ordered the summary firing amid a broader probe into Tulloch charges and irregularities at the Washington post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Capitan
Payne
James T. Metcalf
Mectcalf
Department
Metcalf
Roosevelt
Paul Herman
Rutherford
N. J
Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Company of
New York
Tulloch
Beavers
Heath
MANY MILLIONS INVOLVED New York City to Sue Tenement Owners
New York plans to sue at least 1,000 tenement owners over alleged violations of the sanitary clause of the tenement house law. Expenditures could reach about 10 million dollars, with estimates of affected houses ranging from 8,000 to 9,000. Owners argue remedies are costly and unnecessary.
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New York City
New York
Corporation Counsel's
Tenement House Commission
Rail and railways plan consolidation and expansion in midwest
President Ramsey of the Wabash is quoted announcing consolidation of Gould lines east of Toledo within the year. The Big Four will double-track the Terre Haute to Indianapolis St Louis division and Soo Line will replace light rails west of Minneapolis. A Railway Association committee bans per diem charges if cars are delivered without a way bill. East coast rail centers seek young stenographers for future management roles as a talent shortage emerges.
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Ramsey
The
Wabash
Gould
Toledo
Big Four
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Soo Line
Minneavallo
American Railway Association
Cincinnati
Missouri
Robert H. Kern
Macon County
Kern
Charlton Bottoms
Kansas City Journal
A Mechanical Milker and Farm Science Notes
This excerpt discusses a simple mechanical milker using a vacuum system fed by a central air pump, with milk buckets hung on a ceiling pipe and rubber tubing to cow cups. It then covers practical farming science, drainage, summer egg profits, Bird insect control, hay field preparation, soil leveling, and equipment construction tips from the Orange Judd Farmer and Live Stock Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Kim
Live Stock Journal
Farm notes and garden care from a 19th century issue
The article gives practical tips on land leveling tools for light soils, feeding horses with regular exercise, and general stock care. It covers garden timing after harvest, weed seed eradication in autumn, and farm labor shortages. It also suggests feeding mixes for pigs and hens, Denmark's dairy co operatives, extending bean harvests, and notes on the 37 acre live stock section at the St. Louis fair with oat is a dominant crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
St. Louis
Alaska to Lead World in Fish and Mines Promise
Alaska is depicted as a vast untapped powerhouse of resources. The piece touts salmon and herring fleets, vast cod and halibut potential, and abundant game wildlife. It highlights forests, farming prospects along Yukon valleys, and rich mineral wealth including copper, gold, iron, coal, and oil, portraying Alaska as a future global supplier and fair exhibit prospect.
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Laska
Pacific
Arctic
Great Lakes
Yukon
Hering Sea
Alaska
Alaskan
Norway
Niversbody
Newfoundland
Dogger Banks
Lofoden
Atlantic
Tivera
Skagway
Dawson
Eagle City
Holy Cross Mission
Tanaka
Copper River
St. Louis
Lodes
Placera
Cook Inlet
Lincoln Revered by English Workers Amid War Hard Times
English workingmen stood with Abraham Lincoln during Civil War shortages as Lancashire communities embraced emancipation. James B. Holden notes how Lincoln became the greatest living Englishman in Lancashire, where a bale of 1805 free cotton from West Virginia sparked a national display in Manchester. A 20,000-strong crowd heard the Bishop of Manchester preach civil liberty lessons at St George’s Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
James B. Holden
Abraham Lincoln
Outlook
Lancashire
England
Bright
Gladstone
Thomas Hughes
Cotton Exchange
Manchester
West Virginia
Liverpool
America
St. George's Square
Philippine life details and prices from an American teacher
An American teacher's letter from Negros outlines day to day life in the Philippines with prices for foods and goods, rent, schooling, and staff. It notes the cholera status, school enrollment, and cautious impressions of locals while highlighting hospitality and challenges for a missionary teacher. It also recalls President Harrison and anecdotes about a streetcar lawsuit scare over fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Colgate University
Madisonests
Bacolod
Negros
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary McKnight
William Crooks
London
Crooks
Stlltam Crooks
Nme & Cooper
George Ollie
Carthage
N. Y
J.C. Porter
Pertia County
Hedalig
Boundary de Fort
Og River
Mrs. Mirnight
Chicago
Philippine Daily Life
Harrison Waa
Indianapol
L Harrison
Daliana
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