Tribute Poems for William Jennings Bryan and Personal Verses
A Virginia poet shares two poems by Fannie Havener Noblitt of Asheville praising William Jennings Bryan and a second verse about a beloved friend. The letter notes refined emotion, sincerity, and admiration, with lines about sacrifice, honor, and inner devotion.
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Mason Wiley Jones
Virginia
Fannie Havener Noblitt
Asheville
Citizen
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Jesse James Still Seen as Hero in Missouri
Jim Cummings the last surviving James gang figure in Higginsville claims to have written a complete history of the outlaws to be published after his death. Missouri visitors recount local admiration and legends of Jesse and Frank James, noting a Confederate home ties and tales of robberies, rescues, and a secret tunnel from a hilltop house.
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Jim Cummings
Missouri
James Gang
G. Wright Lankford
Statesville
Jesse James
Higginville
Charles
Gale Gladish
Higginsville
Chas Blackwelder
Union
Wople
James Boys
James
Gladish
Frank James
Cummings
Harmony
Old Cummings
Harmony Party
Kansas
Jesse James Jr
Kansas City
Frank
Wamer
Chas. Blackwelder
Miss Mae Blackwelder
Bright Lankford
Fisherman Turns Author After Death and War Stories
A deceased man who lived as a peaceful fisherman is remembered for a past incident where he struck a Confederate veteran, who died from the blow. He witnessed robberies, bandit clashes, and battlefield bloodshed, yet people flock to hear his yarns about Jesse James and his gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Jesse James
Jesse
Cummings
Greatest crops and human worth in Idaho Wyoming tale
In a rambling broadside from Rigby Idaho the Call family is extolled with large numbers of children and a stance against birth control. It criticizes disease poverty and slums while praising real estate gains and bold anecdotes on punishment in India and philosophy about the body and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Rigby Idaho
Call
Idaho
Wyoming
Hatch
Far Rockaway
New York
Wader
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Most Divine
Jollas
Nour
Edward McCullough
Kright
Arthur Brisbane
Samuel
David
Goliath
Escenas
Rad
Ins
M Island
Indias
Voltaire
Zadig
India
Ast
Uncle John
Webow
Ford
Atunavou
Deasu
Detroit
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