The Fighting Ninth Regiment’s Century of Battle Valor
A historical overview of the Ninth Infantry’s long service from its 1810s origins through the Mexican War, Civil War, Indian campaigns, and its famed actions in Cuba, the Philippines, and China. It highlights colonels Liscum and Ewers, El Caney and Santiago, Balangiga and Gandara massacres, and continued readiness.
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Island
Samar
West Indies
Orient
Col
Liscum
St Tamps
Fix
Cuba
el Caney
Ninth
Santiago
Wikoff
el Pozo
Mar Tin
E. P. Ewers
War Department
Philippines
China
Freigners
Pekin
Company C
Connett
Balangiga
Bolomen
Connell
Bumpus
Maj
Griswald
St Gandara
Tts
Lundy's Lane
Niagara Falls
Oregon
Washington
San Francisco
Rise of James Oliver from chore boy to plow empire founder
A Scotch immigrant, James Oliver rose from a 50 cent weekly chore boy to founder of the Oliver Chilled Plow works. Born on a farm in Geneva County, he saved $5 in 11 weeks to send home, later invested $75 in a house, and by relentless effort built a worldwide plow business from a South Bend foundry, pioneering the chilling process that launched a global brand.
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James Oliver
Oliver
Geneva
le Grande County
Ind
Mishawaka
South Bend
Labor's Paradise: An American Tour Narrates High Wages
A returning American after five months in Europe says the United States is a paradise for workers with wages in agriculture and industry reportedly twice Europe’s. He notes cheaper living costs in Europe but higher meat and bread prices here, and contrasts Germany and Austria wage scales for soldiers with U S pay.
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Unites States
United States
Europe
Germany
Awatria
Hungary
England
Austria
Relay dogs and horse trains across Alaska and Canada
The 1880 miles between Skagway and St Michaels Alaska are covered by 00 dogs working in relays of 36 miles to four and one half days Between White Horse and Dawson 148 horses are kept going day and night in relays Twelve thousand emigrants from the British islands and over 1700 from the United States went into Canada last year
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Skagwas
St. Michaels
Alaska
White Horse
Dawson
British Islands
United States
Canada
Color Line Failure and an Embarrassing Train Dinner
Excerpt from Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery recounts a conductor train ride where a mixed party faced Southern white passengers. Washington describes initial discomfort, forced dining with the group, a meddling hostess preparing tea, and later warm acknowledgments from Georgia citizens thanking him for his work.
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Booker T. Washington
South
Georgia
Roosevelt Dinner Guest Praises Booker Washington Work
The Philadelphia Times lauds Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee program as a practical benefit to whites in the South, noting Washington’s leadership, Harvard degree, and reception by Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. It argues Roosevelt honors genius regardless of race or origin, viewing Washington as a national figure.
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Booker
Washington
Tuskegee
South
Tuskegee Institute
Europe
McKinley
Atlanta
Georgia
Harvard University
Roosevelt
Booker Washington
Philadelphia Times
John Bright and Cobden in Gladstone's View
The Hon Mrs Goodheart relays Gladstone remarks on John Bright noting Bright lacked a thorough grasp of free trade’s arguments while Cobden supplied the reasoning. Gladstone recalls Bright’s depth, reverence for Cobden, and service as a cabinet minister. A later quip from Gladstone about Bright’s joining the cabinet ends the excerpt.
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Gladstone
Beets and Beets: A Farmer's Plea to End the Sugar Tax
A farmer-speaker rails against the sugar tariff arguing free raw sugar would lower prices for beet growers and consumers. He cites a 50 million annual duty, urges Congress to repeal the tax, and calls farmers nationwide to back cheaper sugar for improved profits and household budgets.
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Sam
Jerusha
Tim
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promise
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female ailments including uterine displacement, spinal weakness, and backache. It claims to relieve symptoms of menopause, nervousness, bloating, and irregular menses, and asserts uniqueness with widespread endorsements and cures. Sold by druggists everywhere with a warning to refuse substitutes.
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Han Treublen
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