New Pension Chief Eugene F Ware Poker Seat in Congress
Washington World reports Eugene F Ware of Kansas who will succeed H Clay Evans as commissioner of pensions is an accomplished poker player and lawyer. A game of freezeout in Topeka decided the redistricting bill outcome with Ware winning, framing the bill, though Funston later altered it to include his county and won a congressional seat.
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Eugene F. Ware
Kansas
H. Clay Evans
Washington
New York World
Congress
Ware
E. H. Funston
Fred Funston
Topeka
State Senate
Mr. Funston
W. J. Buehan
W. P. Hackney
Buchan
Funston
Hampton's Iron Nerve Story of a Famous General Hunter
Friends recount General Wade Hampton's iron nerve during a hunting trip. Surviving a leg wound from a misfired gun, he lay concealed for hours to avoid starvation, firing to signal rescuers and consistently hitting a distant scarred tree when aiming.
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Wade Hampton
Brooklyn Eagle
Fad of Artistic Hair Clipping Grips High Society Dogs
Society embraces the vogue of clipping canine coats into designs. A Norfolk terrier named Sir Robert, owned by Mrs. A. B. M. Green of New York, sparked a trend now widespread among aristocratic dogs. An inventor markets a clipper to etch eagle and other figures on backs, as owners pursue novel, eye catching patterns.
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Robert
A. B. M. Green
New York
New York Evening Journal
Uncle Sam
Wires Overboard Fail to Interrupt Cunard Marconi Link
Operator Brook er of the Cunarder Umbria tells how wireless messages continued after the ship’s transmission wires fell overboard near the topmast. He says eight messages from the east bound Cunarder Campaign were received at 6 pm Saturday March 29 before the officer confirmed the loss. The bamboo spreader kept the ends out of the sea, but both wires were trailing in the water.
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Marconi
Brooker
Umbria
New York
Liverpool
New York Times
Campania
President Roosevelt Demonstrates Jumping Mount at Club Grounds
A Washington Post account recalls President Theodore Roosevelt riding into a club, jumping his horse over fields with Rob Curran guiding the way. Onlookers, including waiters and car conductors, cheered as the president easily cleared the fences, impressing the onlookers with his riding.
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Roosevelt
Chevy Chass
Washington Post
T. R
Theodore Roosevelt
Bradley Lane
Rob Curran
Rob
President
Tomb of Cecil Rhodes Chosen For Matoppo Grave
The Empire Builder Cecil Rhodes selected his tomb in Matopo mountains during a London shareholders meeting. He faced heart disease and years of lung trouble, with alcohol use noted. Rhodes indicated the grave site from the summit near Bulawayo, where his remains would lie among rugged peaks.
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Cecil Rhodes
New York
Chartered Company
London
Natal
Umtali
Jameson
Matabeleland
Bulawayo
One Picture of Delarey
A London Chronicle war correspondent recalls General Delarey, a gray bearded Boer in rusted black, famed for capturing Lord Methuen. A vivid anecdote tells of Delarey peeling potatoes while seated on the ground, as Australian reporters entered Boer lines to find their wounded comrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delarey
Lord Methuen
London Chronicle
Delaney
Rhodes Vision of Empire Amid Courage and Charity
A Kimberley letter portrays Cecil Rhodes dreaming of British South Africa linked by rail and steam lines to Cairo. He comforts a wounded English soldier boy, promising to provide for the mother, then reflects on the cost of empire with tears.
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Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
Rhodes
British South Africa
England
Cairo
New York Times
Pioneer Press Sunny South Excursion 1902 Vacation Trek
The Pioneer Press announces a grand midwinter excursion through Florida Cuba and the Bahamas for January and February 1902. Thirty days of sights and winter resorts with side trips and meals included for 298 dollars. Conducted by a special train and palatial steamers, offered exclusively by the Northwest.
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Pioneer Press
Florida
Cuba
Bahama Islands
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Petersburg
Palmetto
Ellentown
Bradentown
Port Tampa
Key West
Havana
Matanzas
Miami
Nassau
Palm Beach
St. Augustine
Palatka
Thomasville
Montgomery
Birmingham
Evansville
Nashville
Chicago
Northwest
South
The Glory of Man Is Strength Promoted Tablets Sold
A vintage ad touts Virtuma Improved Tablets claiming to cure nervous diseases and vitality loss. It promises mailed delivery, a trial offer with free medicine if needed, and lists multiple druggists and stores across several towns as suppliers. The copy urges readers to regain youth and health through the product.
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Owen, Frost & Co
Washburn
Bayfield Pharmacy
H. G. Gielle
Ashland
A. H. Miles
Iron River
Signel &Sodergren
W. Superior
Max Worth
Duluth
J. W. Woodcock
Portland Inn
Tie Pregs
M. A. Birdsall
Watkins
N. Y
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Royal Medicine CO
Local Syrup Guarantee Promises Refunds on Tar Based Remedy
The agreement pledges refunds for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure cough or cold and a 25 cent bottle as a proof of satisfaction or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Bros
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Hampton
Matoppo Mountains
Brazelton
Conservatory
Wis
Postoffice
W.F. Young
C. L. Willey
Insurance
Fox Bros. Pharmacy
Johnson
Wofee Zeeheebee Seots
Tooker
Hoek
B. Ungrodt
International Detective Agency
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Radiant
C.C.C
Lstorishirg
Club Bai Yi
ORLY
U. 8S. Distiller’s Distributing CO
Depit
Cizars
Galeriond
Theo Civars
North
Clark St
Cross
The
St K
Nathaniel Wheeler
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg
Paris
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg.co
Wabash Ave
Washbury
W. H. Lemke Wisconsin
Chase de
A. Werman
Broadway
Baltimore
International Rural Clinic
LA Salle Ave
Ill
Owen, Prost & Co
Sec
Stafford Press
Church St
New Haven
Conn
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