Volume 14 , Issue 42

Duchess of Weaselskin

Let us hope that the radical followers of the 2012 presidential campaigns does nothing like what happened to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, 14 October 1912, when Roosevelt was wounded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by a New York assassin, because the radical did not believe in presidents running for third terms [more]...   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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100 Years Ago Today - 15 October 1912

One hundreds years ago, 14 October 1912, the political heat that was rising when a New York assassin in Milwaukee fired a bullet at close range, entering the breast, creating serious wound for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, candidate on the Bull Moose (Progressive) party. Although Col. Roosevelt was injured, he delivered his speech while flowing blood diminished his vitality.

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NW Okie's Corner

One hundred years ago today, 15 October 1912, we find that the New York Giants Win 6th Game in the World Series, with one more win it will tie, 3 all. The score was 5 to 2. This was three days after the Boston (Red Sox) Jumped one on New York (Giants), with the superb pitching of Wood pulling out odd game, although New York Giants secured most of the hits. Read about that is this week's Issue of the OkieLegacy Ezine.

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Pendleton County, (West) Virginia - 1910-1912

The inhabitants of Pendleton county, West Virginia were/are the posterity of its pioneer settlers. This was said back in 1912 for this reason: that Pendleton is not an unbroken expanse of smooth, fertile land. It was also written the rural community is always the feeder of the city and the town, and Pendleton will remain predominantly rural.

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Timeline Of Women's Rights Movement In U.S.

The following are the key events of women's rights movement in the United States. It covers the years of 1848 to 2009, includes the famed women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. It also includes the formation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the passage of the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution, which gave the women the right to vote.

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October 12, 1912 - Boston Jumps One On New York

According to The Bemidji Daily Pioneer, Bemidji, MN, dated Saturday, 12 October 1912, tells us that the World Series was being played as "Boston (Red Sox) Jumps One On New York (Giants)," with the superb pitching of Wood pulling out odd game, although New York Giants secured most of the hits.

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1912 - Business Boomers

In the 12 October 1912, The Bemidji Daily Pioneer we ran across this tidbit concerning "Business Boomers." It was the first of a series of articles prepared for the merchant who wanted a better business, and written by Geo. E. Patterson. It appeared as follows:

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Suffrage Movement & Hearst's Examiner Special Edition

Remember Mary O'Reilly when she refused to take a hand in Suffrage edition of Hearst's Examiner?

Mary O'Reilly, besides being an earnest suffragist, was one of Chicago's really best citizens because of her intelligent public spirit and interest in the human beings who made Chicago.

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If The Women Voted Alone

Have you heard about the Woman, Jane Addams, famous head of Hull House and leader in the Suffrage Movement, in 1912, who wrote of a hypothetical Society where the men were asking for the ballot and Jane Addams gave the arguments the women could very properly use against the men? Would that same"Hyporthetical Society" and the questions be asked of the men today?

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