Alabama's New Senator John Bankhead Wins Senate Seat
John Hollis Bankhead, a sixty five year old Alabama native and veteran, succeeds John T Morgan as U S senator after an eighteen year House career. A Confederate captain wounded twice, he served on public buildings and rivers and harbors committees. A political clash with Richmond Hobson marked his rise and Hobson’s fall from congress to the Senate.
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Pen Picture of Richard Croker Near Dublin
An illustrated sketch portrays Richard Croker, once Boss Croker, living near Dublin in a dreamlike house rebuilt by an American. He is described with white beard and calm voice, visiting stables filled with prize horses, and possessing a firm will that once dominated New York politics.
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Richard Croker
Dublin
Boss Croker
Mr. Croker
New York
Detective James McParland's storied career in policing
The text chronicles James McParland born in Ireland, his rise with the Pinkertons in Chicago, and his pivotal role in ending the Molly Maguires terror in Pennsylvania. It notes his 1878 mission, testimony sentencing eleven murderers, and later work exposing Robert Orchard’s confessions, framing his enduring impact on modern detection.
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Harry Orchard
Steugenberg
Idaho
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Chicago
Molly Maguires
Pennsylvania
Mar
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Denver
Notable figures named as dull boys in school lore
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt lists famous individuals deemed dunces in childhood. Nathaniel Hawthorne Walter Scott Napoleon Wellington Clive Chal mers Chatterton Leigh Hunt Isaac Newton William Jones Robert Morrison are cited as examples of early dullness viewed by teachers.
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Walter Scott
Napoleon
Wellington
Clive
Chalmers
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Leigh Hunt
Isaac Newton
William Jones
Robert Morrison
Minneapolis Journal
Doctors Differ In Diagnosis Of Healthy Infant
A physician recounts five students diagnosing a six month old child in a lecture. Each declares pneumonia diphtheria peritonitis marasmus or malaria, but the lecturer reveals the infant has never been ill and is perfectly healthy.
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London
Theodore Roosevelt Biography Highlights and Career
The twenty six president born in New York City in 1858 rose from a failed mayoral bid in 1886 to ranch life in the west. He led Rough Riders in the Spanish War and became New York governor, vice president, and president after McKinley’s assassination in 1901.
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The White House Historic Build Began in 1792 and Rebuilt
The home of the presidents began in 1792 and first housed Adams in 1800. It was burned by the British in 1814 and rebuilt four years later. The original two story freestone house is painted white and spans 170 feet in length with an Ionic portico. Executive offices were erected in 1903, as shown in the upper picture, with the main entrance depicted in the lower cut.
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Adams
White House
Capitol Construction and Key Milestones Highlighted
The capitol began in 1793 with Washington laying the central cornerstone in September. British forces burned public buildings on August 24, 1814. Wings cornerstone laid July 4, 1851 by Fillmore with Daniel Webster as orator. Wings completed in 1859. Total cost about $14,000,000.
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Fillmore
Daniel Webster
Unknown fragments from a Denver Post exchange
The text presents a shuffled dialogue style note with phrases about spending, a quote attributed to Franklin, a mention of a boy and a man, and a reference to sho rs. It appears as a damaged OCR snippet rather than a coherent news item or clear event.
Plays and Players In London Stage News
Mr and Mrs Kendal appear in a three act farce A Tight Corner by Herbert Swears. Edward Mackay leads the juvenile cast with Henrietta Crosman in The Christian Pilgrim next season. Miss Katherine Kavanaugh works on a new musical comedy. Louis James will stay with Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor and revive The Comedy of Errors.
Dr Shoop Restorative Ad by J H Stewart
An advertisement for Dr Shoop s Restorative claims to treat stomach heart and kidney nerves as the underlying cause of ailments. It offers samples and a free book and lists Racine Wisconsin as the address and J H Stewart as the seller.
Ten Years in Red Into Bed With Disease of the Kidney
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana writes that ten years in bed with a kidney disease left him nearly immobilized. After exhausting medical care Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and he reports it a God send. It was sold by all druggists.
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J. Pp
Oakville
Ind
Foley
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