George Cortelyou A Force Behind Reformed Government
James A. Edgerton profiles George Bruce Cortelyou, tracing his rise from a government clerk to a White House aide and cabinet official. The piece highlights his breaking of red tape, organizational skill, and influence on Theodore Roosevelt, McKinley, and Cleveland, noting his impact on White House and party operations.
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White House
Cleveland
Miro McKinley
Cortelyou and
Lamont
Government service drags down the spirit, says critic
A critic laments the effect of long government service in the Capital City noting it saps vitality and individuality. He urges would be exam takers to seek manual labor or other work that preserves independence, praising George Cortelyou s rise from clerk to secretary and the presidency’s wartime leadership.
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Cortelyou
Walt Whitman
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George B. Cortelyou
Cortelyou Described As Competent Yet Silent Automator
The text extols Cartel you as competency and calls him the secretary of silences and work. It portrays him as a creator of system and an organizer of method who works long hours, delivers results quietly, and becomes indispensable to his chief as right hand shield and memory. Cortelyou is noted for making good across many roles from stenographer to secretary of the treasury.
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White House
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
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Quay
George Bruce Cortelyou
New York
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State Normal School
Massachusetts
Hinds
American medicinal roots touted by Dr Pierce
The article extols American forests for valuable medicinal roots and credits Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo with developing cures in Golden Medical Discovery and another remedy. It notes alcohol free formulations, unique manufacturing processes, and promises a free book explaining the extracts and their uses for dyspepsia, liver issues, heart conditions, and women's ailments.
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R. V. Pierce
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Specia
Cortelyou Career Highlights and Controversial Indirect Power
A portrait of George B. Cortelyou tracing a career from private secretary roles under multiple administrations to secretary positions and postmaster general. The piece notes his influence in forming a major political machine, his taciturn style, and a famed wagons-to-horseless-carriages purchase that allegedly saved the mail system five million dollars, sparking congressional debate.
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Cortelyou
Youne
George B. Cortelyou
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