Depew Odell and Black Shape New York Senate Clash
Chauncey M Depew is expected to win a Senate seat in Albany this week amid Republican party factional strife. The piece contrasts Depew with Gov Odell and Frank S Black, noting Depew's popular appeal, Black’s strength and potential national reach, and Odell’s firm but unmagnetic leadership.
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NW York
Chauncey Mitchell Depew
Albany
Gov
Odell
Republican State Committee
Frank S. Black
Depew
Statesman
London
New York
Platt
Conkling
Political Intrigue in New York Railroads and Governors
A sprawling analysis traces a political plot amid Odell Higgs era tensions over Depew, Brackett, Harriman, and railroad influence. It weighs Higgins independence, Odell’s leadership, and Brackett’s revolt while noting Hill’s retirement as a genuine, solitary figure in a shifting Albany landscape.
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Depew
Gov
Odell
Devew
Platt
Washington
Saratoga
Higgins
Brackett
Black
New York
Bracketts
Not Quite Content Quote From Washington Star
A brief exchange notes a father praising his son as a budding Greek scholar while another man prioritizes football over language study. The Washington Star captures a contrast between academic aspiration and athletic focus in a casual exchange.
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Washington Star
Looking Ahead in Courtroom Banter
In a brief exchange the judge comments on generosity, noting New Yorker Mr. Nurox might be generous to some of Mabel’s acquaintances while the dialogue hints at social expectations in a courtroom setting.
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Mabel
George
Papa
Mr. Nurox
A Long Chase
A Kansas City Star remark depicts a humorous pursuit where a man has chased a girl for six months, fearing she might reverse the chase if he stops. The quip highlights the entangled playful chase between lovers.
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Kansas City Star
Notable Illinois Leaders From Prairie origins
The article discusses Illinois as the nursery of great men citing Clark E. Carr and his book Illini. It highlights how many prominent figures including Nicolais and Hay rose from rural Illinois. It traces Hay’s career from Lincoln aide to ambassador and secretary.
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Lochinvar
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Prairie Lands
Illinis
McClurg
Illini
Illinois
Hennepin
Clark KE. Carr
Hanes
Lincoln
Nicolay
Hay
Springfield
Washington
Hunter
Gillmore
Col. Hay
United States
England
The First Among Them
A reflective portrait of Abraham Lincoln tracing his humble Illinois beginnings from New Salem and Pigeon Creek to a national stage. The piece notes childhood hardship, formative failures, and the early life that shaped his later achievements. It includes a Clark retrospective recounting Lincoln’s journey before inauguration.
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Lincoln
Illinois
Abe Linkern
Ilinois
New Salem
Springfield
Clark
Kentucky
Pigeon Creek
Indiana
John Hanks
Clary Grove
John Hay and Nicolay Early Illinois Printing Work
John Hay from Indiana moved west after Brown University and studied law in Springfield. He and John G. Nicolay worked together in a small Illinois printing office where Nicolay served as editor and Hay assisted.
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John Hay
West
Indiana
Brown University
Springfield
John G. Nicolay
Illinois
Nicolay
Hay
Illinois' Little Giant Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois statesman Stephen A. Douglas, famed for his short stature and long influence, rose from poverty to become a U.S. senator. The piece notes his state rights stance, legal and political ascent, and high regard as a master debater likened to Clay and Webster.
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Tephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Illini
Douglas
Hickory
Jes
Dan’l Webster
Henry Clay
Tom Benton
United States
State Capitol
Ilinois
Supreme Court of
Congress
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Two Prairie Soldiers and the Rise of Ulysses Grant
Katherine Pope recounts Grant’s unassuming beginnings in Galena Illinois where locals ignored a West Point background until the Civil War. The piece tracks his rise from captain to colonel of the Twenty first Illinois Volunteers and his return amid public ovation, alongside praise for General Logan.
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Galena
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Grant
West Point
Springfield
Twenty-first Regiment
Illinois
Logan
Cairo
Jack Logan
Katherine Pope
Indiana Governor Hanly Urges Fiscal Tightening and Reforms
Gov. Hanly’s message to Indiana lawmakers calls for strict economy with necessary improvements. He backs new hospitals for the insane and epileptics, a tuberculosis treatment center, and a village farm colony plan. Proposes debt relief, prison reform, a railroad commission with rate power, bank supervision, and liquor law tweaks to curb licenses by remonstrance.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hanly
Ays
Indiana University Founding Celebration Marks 84th Anniversary
Bloomington Indiana January 10 The eighty fourth anniversary of Indiana university founding will be celebrated from January nineteenth to twentieth with an elaborate program The observance is tied to the January 20 1820 act authorizing a state seminary and traces the institution through 1824 1828 and 1836 when it became a university Sues Woman for 20000 Damages in Vincennes Indiana Hulda F Taylor wife of councilman Ayers J Taylor sues Ida A Emmons for 20000 alleging alienation of her husband the complainant claims Emmons caused his financial ruin illness poverty and loss of office
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Vincennes
Hulda F. Taylor
Col
Ayers J. Taylor
First Ward
Ida A. Emmons
Emmons
Taylor
City Faces Levy After Injury Claim In Michigan City
Sheriff Smutzer reports unable to find attachable property in Michigan City to satisfy an $11 000 judgment in favor of Agnes Phillips for injuries from a defective sidewalk. City treasury is empty and a special levy may be ordered by the city council.
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Laporte
Ind
Smutzer
Michigan City
Agnes Phillips
Miss Phillips
Jest and Jollity in a City Laugh Scene
In a witty exchange, a Chicago girl and her Boston cousin trade quips about cooking, gastronomy, and diets. A vain suitor presses a “No” that may become a yes, while a landlady taunts, a young man boasts of romance, and a weary hobo requests discharge papers.
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Chicago
Boston
The Only Kind She Had
A Chicago Record-Herald remark notes a woman’s chilly reception due to her striking waist and a ballroom scene likened to an icehouse, illustrating social conduct and style in a past era.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Grape-Nuts Credited With Healing Eight-Year-Old
A doctor fed an undernourished eight year old Grape-Nuts after appendicitis. The boy reportedly gained strength, weighed 62 pounds, and slept well two months later. The ad touts Grape-Nuts as easy to digest, claims undigested foods cause appendicitis, and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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