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accused the committee members of losing the bid because they were drunk. It was said that when Hyde returned to St. Louis, "he found that the alleged disgrace attached to the asserted
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Pulitzer was struck again in the face; he fell to the sidewalk with Hyde on top of him, then they grappled in a gutter "full of mud and slush." Bystanders stopped the combat, and Hyde walked away. Pulitzer was helped into a
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In August 1918, the name of the Bremen branch post office at 2510 North
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895:. March 3, 1880. p. 2
887:"Editorial Eccentricities"
833:. March 2, 1880. p. 3
610:The Marion County Standard
399:whose managing editor was
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257:candidate for president.
1038:. May 25, 1870. p. 4
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634:"Death of Colonel Hyde,"
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301:and Vermont businessman
203:ruled accidental death.
197:Jefferson City, Missouri
188:and Confederate General
175:registered for the draft
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312:, Hyde was promoted to
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726:"William Hyde is Dead"
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1002:"That Editorial Mill"
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573:History of St. Louis,
918:"A Jug-Handle Joust"
358:. Hyde then went to
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364:The Herald
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348:postmaster
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