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[X104S-F] Newspaper Clippings

Edison-Miller Family Papers

Title: [X104S-F] Newspaper Clippings
Description: [Four clippings from 1926-1933, pertaining to the Edison family's relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, were added in July 2010.]
These documents, which cover the years 1885-1910, consist of photocopies of newspaper articles and interviews, primarily from the Fort Myers News-Press, relating to Edison's activities and winter home in Florida. Included are numerous articles concerning the arrival and departure of Edison, his family, and associates such as Ezra T. Gilliland, Walter S. Mallory, and Robert H. Thompson. There are also items pertaining to Edison's fishing trips, health, and recovery from ear surgery; the social activities of Mina Miller Edison; various renovations to his property, including the construction of a dock and the installation of an irrigation system; and Edison's donation of royal palm trees to the town of Fort Myers. Other articles mention local exhibitions of the kinetoscope; Edison's interest in the extraction of oils from grapefruits and oranges; and his ideas regarding the presence of potash in water from the Caloosahatchee River and local artesian wells. Some of the items relate to Edison's electric launch; his membership in the Fort Myers Yachting and Country Club; and a river steamer named in his honor, in which the inventor apparently had no interest. The clippings also contain information about other part-time residents, visitors, and individuals of local significance in the Fort Myers community; the social and economic life of the town; improvements in railroad service; early electrification projects; and the erection of a sea wall, which Edison favored. A few articles concern Ambrose M. McGregor, president of the Standard Oil Co., who owned property adjacent to Edison's. McGregor's property was sold to a local interest after his death in 1900 and was purchased by Edison in 1906.
Identifier: X104S-F
uri: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/X104S-F
Alternative Title: Newspaper Clippings
Is Part Of: Edison-Miller Family Papers
Rights: Edison-Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, Fla.

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[X104S071D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 10th, 1902
1902-04-10
[X104S078A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 17th, 1902
1902-04-17
[X104S078B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 1st, 1902
1902-05-01
[X104S078C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 22nd, 1902
1902-05-22
[X104S078d], Interview, Thomas Alva Edison, May 29th, 1902
1902-05-29
[X104S078E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, June 19th, 1902
1902-06-19
[X104S080A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 5th, 1903
1903-02-05
[X104S080B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 19th, 1903
1903-02-19
[X104S081A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 26th, 1903
1903-02-26
[X104S081B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 19th, 1903
1903-03-19
[X104S082A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 12th, 1903
1903-03-12
[X104S084A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 19th, 1903
1903-03-19
[X104S085A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 26th, 1903
1903-03-26
[X104S085B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 2nd, 1903
1903-04-02
[X104S086A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 26th, 1903
1903-03-26
[X104S089A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 2nd, 1903
1903-04-02
[X104S089B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 7th, 1903
1903-05-07
[X104S089C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 14th, 1903
1903-05-14
[X104S089D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 21st, 1903
1903-05-21
[X104S089E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, June 4th, 1903
1903-06-04
[X104S089F], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, June 11th, 1903
1903-06-11
[X104S089G], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, June 25th, 1903
1903-06-25
[X104S090A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, September 24th, 1903
1903-09-24
[X104S092A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 7th, 1904
1904-01-07
[X104S092B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 28th, 1904
1904-01-28
[X104S092C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 4th, 1904
1904-02-04
[X104S092D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 18th, 1904
1904-02-18
[X104S092E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 25th, 1904
1904-02-25
[X104S092F], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 17th, 1904
1904-03-17
[X104S092G], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 3rd, 1904
1904-03-03
[X104S093A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 11th, 1904
1904-02-11
[X104S094A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 18th, 1904
1904-02-18
[X104S095A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 25th, 1904
1904-02-25
[X104S097A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 17th, 1904
1904-03-17
[X104S097B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 31st, 1904
1904-03-31
[X104S098A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 7th, 1904
1904-04-07
[X104S098B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 14th, 1904
1904-04-14
[X104S099A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 14th, 1904
1904-04-14
[X104S100A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 26th, 1904
1904-05-26
[X104S102A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 30th, 1905
1905-03-30
[X104S105A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 15th, 1906
1906-02-15
[X104S105B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 22nd, 1906
1906-02-22
[X104S106A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 1st, 1906
1906-03-01
[X104S106B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 8th, 1906
1906-03-08
[X104S107A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 15th, 1906
1906-03-15
[X104S107B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 22nd, 1906
1906-03-22
[X104S108A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 29th, 1906
1906-03-29
[X104S110A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 29th, 1906
1906-03-29
[X104S111A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 5th, 1906
1906-04-05
[X104S001A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 28th, 1885
1885-03-28
[X104S002A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, September 12th, 1885
1885-09-12
[X104S002B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, October 17th, 1885
1885-10-17
[X104S002C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, October 24th, 1885
1885-10-24
[X104S002D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, October 17th, 1885
1885-10-17
[X104S003A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, October 31st, 1885
1885-10-31
[X104S003B], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Huelsenkamp and Cranford, October 23rd, 1885
1885-10-23
[X104S003C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, November 14th, 1885
1885-11-14
[X104S003D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, November 21st, 1885
1885-11-21
[X104S003E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, December 5th, 1885
1885-12-05
[X104S004A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, December 26th, 1885
1885-12-26
[X104S004B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, December 12th, 1885
1885-12-12
[X104S004C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 9th, 1886
1886-01-09
[X104S005A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 16th, 1886
1886-01-16
[X104S005B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 23rd, 1886
1886-01-23
[X104S005C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 13th, 1886
1886-02-13
[X104S005D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 20th, 1886
1886-02-20
[X104S006A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 1886
1886-02-00
[X104S006A1], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 27th, 1886
1886-02-27
[X104S006B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 20th, 1886
1886-03-20
[X104S007A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 20th, 1886
1886-03-20
[X104S007B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 3rd, 1886
1886-04-03
[X104S007C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 10th, 1886
1886-04-10
[X104S007D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 1st, 1886
1886-05-01
[X104S007E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, August 7th, 1886
1886-08-07
[X104S008A], Clipping, Sea Breeze, June 15th, 1886
1886-06-15
[X104S009A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, August 7th, 1886
1886-08-07
[X104S010A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, August 21st, 1886
1886-08-21
[X104S010B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, August 28th, 1886
1886-08-28
[X104S010C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, September 11th, 1886
1886-09-11
[X104S010D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, October 30th, 1886
1886-10-30
[X104S010E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, November 20th, 1886
1886-11-20
[X104S011A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 29th, 1887
1887-01-29
[X104S011B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 3rd, 1887
1887-03-03
[X104S011C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 10th, 1887
1887-03-10
[X104S011D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 17th, 1887
1887-03-17
[X104S011E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, March 24th, 1887
1887-03-24
[X104S012A], Interview, Thomas Alva Edison, March 28th, 1887
1887-03-28
[X104S013A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 21st, 1887
1887-04-21
[X104S013B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 5th, 1887
1887-05-05
[X104S013C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, May 26th, 1887
1887-05-26
[X104S013D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, June 16th, 1887
1887-06-16
[X104S013E], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, July 14th, 1887
1887-07-14
[X104S014A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, February 16th, 1888
1888-02-16
[X104S014B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, April 12th, 1888
1888-04-12
[X104S014C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 17th, 1889
1889-01-17
[X104S014D], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 17th, 1889
1889-01-17
[X104S015A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, January 31st, 1889
1889-01-31
[X104S016A], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, June 20th, 1889
1889-06-20
[X104S016B], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, July 4th, 1889
1889-07-04
[X104S016C], Clipping, Fort Myers Press, August 22nd, 1889
1889-08-22