Heitfeld of Idaho A Kansan Pivot to Senate Service
Henry Heitfeld of Lewiston Idaho a Kansas born farmer turned legislator and six term United States senator reveals a lifetime of work from grasshopper plagued Kansas fields to leading Palouse elevators. He rose through agriculture to Idaho politics and helped end a legislative deadlock by aligning with Populists and Democrats.
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Henry Heitfeld
Lewiston
Idaho
United States Senate
W. J. Bailey
Heitfeld
Bailey
Baileyville
Kansas
Washington
Farmers Alliance
Senator Heitfeld
Senate
Mason
Illinois
St. Louis
Roosevelt's Embarrassing New Year Dinner Moment
A reminiscence recalls President Roosevelt as civil service commissioner in Washington. On New Year’s Day 1900 he accidentally knocked a cup of chocolate into Mrs. La Follette’s white wedding gown, causing an awkward scene. He offered no direct remedy and sent cut flowers from Theodore Roosevelt as compensation.
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Wisconsin
Gov. la Follette
Roosevelt
Washington
la Follette
Congress
Roose
Velt
Mrs. la Follette
Chicago Journal
Ben T. Cable to Lead Democratic Campaign Push in 1896
The Chicago Chronicle reports Ben T. Cable, Rock Island native and head of the Democratic National Congressional Committee’s executive committee, will promote party aims in a busy summer and fall. He cites reforms on tariffs to combat trusts, island reciprocity, and Filipino rights voiced by Senator Hoar, with Cable aligning with the wealthy, experienced campaigners of the so-called silk stocking element. Cable will spend much time in Chicago, though his home remains Rock Island.
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Ben T. Cable
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Cable
Chicago Chronicle
Can
Hoar
Illinois Democracy
Rock Island
Chicago
Tom Johnson’s rise from foundry office boy to transit chief
The article narrates how a 14 year old Louisville office boy named Tom Johnson joined a Du Pont run streetcar company in Cleveland. He kept the money safe by following strict rules, ultimately becoming chief drawer at 17 and later superintendent of the road. The tale highlights Johnson’s honesty, quick rise, and loyalty to employers.
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Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Louisville
du Pont
Young Johnson
Chicago
Daily Sun
Fourth Avenue
Walnut Street
Eighteenth
Walnut Streets
Main Street
Johnson
Mr. du Pont
Mr. du Ont
Fort Wayne Woman’s Finger Caught by Teeth During Gum Treatment
Mrs. Kidd of Fort Wayne Indiana rubbed camphor on a sore gum when her teeth suddenly clenched on her finger. They held fast, requiring a doctor to pry open her jaws to free the lacerated finger. the incident ends without further details.
Berlin Regulation Doctors in White Hats Named
Berlin issues a regulation requiring doctors to wear white hats in carriages to help the public quickly identify a physician's vehicle when services are needed suddenly.
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Berlin
Klondike To Americas Population Share From U.S.
An estimate notes that about 70 percent of Klondike residents originate from the United States. The figure highlights strong migration links between Klondike and American regions, shaping local demographics and cultural ties.
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Klondike
Americas
The
United States
Navy seeks forty thousand enlisted men to arm future ships
Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor plans to urge raising the enlistment limit from 25,500 to 40,000 in his next annual report. He will propose gradual increases over years to provide crews for battleships, armored cruisers, monitors, cruisers, gunboats, torpedo craft, and auxiliaries, aligning with presidential and Moody recommendations.
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Navy
Henry C. Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Taylor
Congress
United States
Renr
Moody
Charles R. Van Hise for Wisconsin University Presidency
Charles Richard Van Hise of Wisconsin, a noted American geologist and educator, is expected to become president of the University of Wisconsin. At 45, he would be among the youngest college presidents, native to Wisconsin and a classmate of Gov. La Follette. He joined the university staff after graduation, became geology chair, and since 1883 has led the Lake Superior division of the U S Geological Survey. He has written monographs with wide acclaim and is popular at the university.
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van Hise
Colege
Wisconsin
State University of
Gov. la Follette
Lake Superior
United States Geological Survey
Boston Sympathies Attract Philippine Princess Visitor
A Filipino noblewoman Clemencia Lopez travels in Boston seeking release for her brothers Cipriano Lorenzo Manuel Lopez from Philippine military detention. She meets Americans, studies English, and weighs appeals to President McKinley while her family disputes restitution terms and awaits official adjudication.
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Fiske Warren
Boston
Kansas City Sur
Sixte
Manila
Belilf
Amerian
Clemencin
Maria
Hong-Kong
Talim
Cipriano
Lopez
Lorenzo
Manuel
Clemencia
Hong Kong
Sixta
Spain's new minister arrives with keen interest
Senor Don Emilio Ojeda, Spain's new minister to the United States, is an unusually engaging diplomat who will assume his post in Washington soon. He has won friendships with Senator Frye and former Secretary of State Day, and will join the Spanish legation in Newport until credentials are presented. His family includes Senora Ojeda, a 20 year old daughter, a son expected to be an attaché, and a notably lovely senorita. The diplomatic corps already features Countess Margarite de Cassini, who may find new rivalry in the Spanish minister's daughter.
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Senorita Clemencia Lopez
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
McKinley
Philipipnes
United States
Philippines
Lopes
Senor
Don Emilio Ojeda
Pew
Spain
Senor Ojeda
Tan
Duke of Arcos
Frye
Maine
William KR. Day
Paris
Washington
State Department
Legation
Newport
Senora Ojeda
Senorita Ojeda
Margarite de Cassini
Will Leave Chicago Dr Frank Crane Leaves for Worcester Pastorate
Dr Frank Crane will resign as pastor of the People's church Chicago and accept a unanimous call from Union Congregational church Worcester Mass after a two year search. He was born in Urbana Illinois in 1861 and educated at Wesleyan University Bloomington and Lincoln Nebraska. He earned a doctor of philosophy and a doctor of divinity. His Worcester pastorate will pay nearly $9 000 for the same period. Decorated by Fool Friends Two newly married couples in Mount Vernon New York endured playful pranks with trunks tied and cards declaring they are newly hitched as they ride the train.
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Frank Crane
People’s Church
Chicago
Union Congregational Church
Worcester
Mass
Crane
Minois
Urbana
Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Lincoln
Neb
Foo
Mount Vernon
N. Y
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Benjamin T. Cable
Joseph B. Graham
Dubuque
New Melleray
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Istory
Grayer
Charles R. van Bise
University of Wisconsin
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University of Wisconsi
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America
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Emilio Ojeda
Arcos
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