Roosevelt Reaches Chicago Amid Bribery Row
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Chicago with his party and denial of candidacy claims. A Taft delegate from Mississippi sends back money, insisting he will not be bought. A train collision near Tarrytown injures none of the Roosevelt party.
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Chicago
Theodore Roose Welt
Roosevelt Diason Kermit
W. P. Heowinand
Regis H. Post
Ito Rico
Theodore Douglas Robaon
Cearee Tr Ranevelt
Harper
Lake Shore
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Party
Lale Street
H Rider
Te E Blackstone Hotel
Taft Colored
Mississippi
McKinley
Taft Bureau
Senai Dixon
cKinley Diariel
Roosevelt Burton
Charles Banks
Beyou
Banks
Art National
T. Banks
Roosevelt Headquarters
Stubbs
Dixon
Manks
Albany
N. Y
Lake Shore Limited
New York Central Railroad
Tarrytown
New York
Boone
Rockefeller Arrives in Cleveland for Summer Visit
John D Rockefeller and his wife and sister arrived in Cleveland from Pocantico Hills to spend the summer at Forest Hill. Reporters greeted the arrival but Rockefeller refused to discuss the presidential campaign.
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Ol King
Forest Hill
Cleveland, O
Rockefeller
Lucy Spelman
John Dkefeller
Pocance Hills
N. Y
Cleveland
Forest Hill Wing
How Prison Release Failed at Cahaba Prison
An excerpt records Linneus Q. Jeffries recounting a 1865 Union prison escape attempt at Cahaba Alabama. About 1 000 prisoners faced a chaotic revolt near a vented cotton warehouse as leaders urged a fall in while guards and cannons threatened. High water flooding delayed escape and ten alleged ringleaders were confined with one prisoner tied to a cannon before being released.
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Cahaba
Ala
Linneus Q. Jeffries
Chicago
Fort Dodge
Athens
Jeffries
Maj. Carlin
Ohio
Jones
U. 8
Reggy
Regnas
Farm life then and now contrasts value and labor on Michigan land
A memoir recounting 19th and early 20th century farming in Michigan. It traces a farmer born 1865 expanding from 80 to 106 acres, adopting silos and silage to boost output, doubling land value and product while labor stays similar. The author argues for more stock, better soil fertility, and widespread silo use.
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Saginaw Courier- Herald
Michigan
Farm Work Pauses Amid Nervous Strain and Shifted Roles
Fragments describe boys delaying farm tasks due to nervous strain and excitement. The piece suggests staying content and following proper channels, with fathers guiding the next steps, aiming to ease the burden and maintain steadier progress on the land.
Longfellows Grandson Weds in Simple Cambridge Ceremony
Cambridge, June. Edmund Trowbridge Dana, grandson of the poet Longfellow and Harvard philosophy assistant instructor, married Miss Jeesie Holliday, an English portrait painter, by a justice of the peace with minimal witnesses. The couple plans a Cragie Mouse reception following a plain ceremony.
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Cambridge
Mass
Edmund Trowbridge Dana
Grandeson
Longfellow
Harvard
Jeesie Holliday
Dana
Harvard ‘09
Richard Henry Dana
Edith Longfellow
British Royal Academy
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as women's remedy
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the most successful medicine for women's ailments. It cites testimonials from women over 30 years, claims to restore health and spare surgery, and notes the product is made from roots and herbs and is harmless.
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Lydia i
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia F. Pinkham
Train Schedules and Arrivals for Mw. & ST. P. Westhound Route
The document lists train numbers, arrival and departure times, and service notes for Mw. & ST. P. Westhound and related lines. It indicates daily operation with exceptions on Sundays, includes local freight and passenger services, and names agents H. W. Russel and J. b. Amath.
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H. W. Russel
Merital Eczema Remedy Offers Instant Relief
Advertisement claims Merital Eczema Remedy provides instant relief and permanent results for eczema and other skin diseases. It asserts the remedy is unmatched by any competing product and warns of danger if not treated promptly.
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Col. Roosevelt
Blackstone Hotel
Waft
Linneus Q
Cahaba, Ala
Longfellows
J. F. McNamara & Son
Dakota
Peck & Office
Masonic Block
Thomas
Owen McGovern
Casen Bros
Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Washington
Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
Lawyer
Notaly Public Offices
Washington County Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Ficher & Livingston
LAW Abstract Department
Edmund D. Morrison
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
Washiington
Fasthound
Cian Westhound
Lim
Washington Branch
J. B. Amath
Lo West Lim
Tects S
Milwaukee
Pasenger
Broadgate
J.D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
Washington County
W. M. Keeley
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crall
J. Hanley
Klein Klo
Towa
E. J. Perry
Washington Street
DR. Ray
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
Fenton & Fenton
Chiropractors
Palmer School
Macon
Edigreed
Austin Sutherland
Harry H. Ross
Alpine Aerle
Wi. G. Fox
W. P.R. C. Dubois
Seey
Noi
Valley Forge Camp
Hall
North Side Square
Moriarty
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. A. Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
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Marbourg
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J. —. Kunath
Myrtle Bragg
Sec. Vialting Fraters
Chichester
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