Orlando Jay Smith Major Journalist and Pioneer Syndicator
James A. Edgerton profiles Orlando Jay Smith, Civil War veteran and founder of the American Press Association. Smith built the largest U S newspaper syndicate, mentored writers like O Henry and Jack London, and advanced open country conservation and democracy. He valued education, religion, and scientific method, leaving a widow and three children.
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Orlando Jay Smith
The
American Press Association
James A. Edgerton
Chicago Express
United States
India
England
Robert G. Ingersoll
William J. Bryan
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Major Smith
Shaw
Indiana
Express
Chicago
America
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Eugene Field
John Clark Ridpath
Tom Masson
Life
Sewell Ford
Frederick A. Ober
Jack London
Booth Tarkington
Dexter Marshall
John H. Beadle
Howard Fielding
Joseph R. Buchanan
New York Journal
Eliza Archard Conner
H. Addington Bruce
F. A. Mitchel
Richard Lloyd Jones
Lincoln Farm Association
Courtland Smith
Wes
Quiet Farm Reflections on Peace and Selflessness
James A. Edgerton reflects from his rural retreat on how true peace and progress come through spirituality and selfless action. He argues democracy is a spiritual ideal, criticizes material bondage, and suggests personal renunciation for the greater good.
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Jesus
Major Orlando J. Smith A Southward Crossroads Figure
Hollow New York figure Orlando Jay Smith born near Terre Haute 1842 linked to Union Army service and varied interests. He led Mississippi cotton farming during the Civil War era, built a press career in Terre Haute, and supported major political causes like greenbacks.
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Orlando Jay Smith
New England
Joneer
Terre Haute
Ind
Asbury College
de Pauw University
Regi ‘Ment
Shenandoah Valley
Kentucky
Rich
Mississippi
Major Smith
the Mail
Terre Haute Express
Forty as a turning point toward shared progress
The author, approaching forty, reflects on youthful visions of fame and the common good. Personal aims faded, while dreams benefiting the country and humanity thrived. The Golden Rule guides progress, with two prime dreams cited: restoring genuine Christianity and improving the environment through better towns, homes, roads, and streets.
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Congress
Tam Frank
Visionary Sleep Dream and America’s Moral Call
The poem ponders awakening and insight beyond mere appearances, praising inner sight and the soul’s purity. It links cosmic dream imagery to a later speech urging America to lead in democracy and disinterested service, with a signature from James A. Edgerton of Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, New York.
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James A. Edgerton
Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, N. Y
Black Hand at Work Targets Cleveland Italian Family
A Black Hand assassination attempt occurred in Cleveland on December 29 after a $1,000 demand was refused. Dynamite exploded at a corner of Joseph Cacolici’s home causing property damage but injuring no one.
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Cleveland
Black Hand
Joseph Cacolici
Dr Cyrus Teed Buried Amid Koreshan Vault Remains Interred
Tampa reports Dr Cyrus Teed was laid to rest in Estero in a vault prepared for his burial per a telegram from Victoria Gratia Pre-eminent Koreshan Unity. His followers abandoned hopes of his immediate resurrection.
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Tampa
Fla
Cyrus Hk. Teed
Estero
Victoria Gratia
Boston Merger Creates Largest Chamber of Commerce
Announcement of consolidation between the Boston Merchants' association and the Boston Chamber of Commerce forms a new body to be known as the Boston Chamber of Commerce. It will unite nearly 2,000 leading individuals firms and corporations across mercantile manufacturing and professional interests.
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Boston
Boston Merchants’ Association
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England
United States
Markets Roundup Chicago Wheat Corn and Live Stock Prices
Chicago market notes show winter and spring wheat by sample with varied prices from No. 2 red to No. 1 northern. Corn and oats per sample list several grades. Livestock reports: hogs strong with mixed prices, cattle and calves varied, sheep and lambs quoted with ranges, plus regional buffalo and Elgin butter prices.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Earlings
Wethers
Elgin
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Charleston
Smith
Camp Chase
Columbus
Wilson
Cavalry Corps
Authority
Loyal Legion
Kotow
DR. Teed
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Association
Cash Grain Market
Foley
Seley & Company
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
GITY
Frank Rogers
Dr. King
Price
Lemmen’sharmacy
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