Great Pacific Fleet Cruise Launches Historic Navy Pride
Rear Admiral Robley D Evans leads sixteen battleships from Hampton Roads on December 16 in a Pacific cruise. The United States denies hostile aims toward Japan as the fleet sails with cruisers and additional ships. A grand presidential review at Hampton Roads will outshine previous naval parades, with Connecticut and four other battleships nearing readiness at major yards.
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Robley D. Evans
Hampton Roads
Pacific
United States
Japan
Globe
Pacific Coast
Long Island Sound
Oyster Bay
Connecticut
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Norfolk
Boston
League Island Navy Yards
Evans
Charles M. Thomas
William H. Emory
Charles 8. Sperry
American Fleet at Hampton Roads Readies for Pacific Cruise
The fleet showcases captains from multiple states ready for a long voyage around Cape Horn to Magdalena Bay. Rear Admirals Emory Sperry and others bring extensive service since 1861. Coal and supply ships will support 15,000 officers and men, with projected coal needs exceeding 300,000 tons and a total cost over half a million dollars.
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Charles I E. Vreeland
Vermont
William P. Potter
Georgia
Henry McCrea
Virginia
Seaton Schroeder
New Jersey
W. H. H. Southerland
Rhode Island
Joseph B. Murdock
Minnesota
John Hubbard
Ohio
Lewis C. Hellner
Maine
Giles B. Harber
Missouri
Greenleaf A. Merriam
Alabama
Ten Eyck D. W. Veeder
Illinois
J. M. Bowyer
Kearsarge
H. Hutchins
Kentucky
W. C. Cowles
Hampton Roads
Emory
Navy
General Greely
North Pole
Thomas
Oregon
Sperry
Hague
Magdalena Bay
California
Mexico
Root
Department
Cape Llora
Americas
Pacific Coast
New York Harbor
Uncle Joe Cannon Off Duty Portrait and Jokes
The article recalls Uncle Joe Cannon as speaker yet to preside in the Sixtieth Congress, praised for democratic, unpretentious ways and a cigarsome habit. It notes his fondness for pie, recounts a Depew jab at his appearance, and mentions his stance on the presidential nomination with a possible duty to accept if chosen.
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Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe Cannon
Illinois Statesman
Thepew
Depew
Cannon
Senate
House of Representatives
Miss Jean Reid and Viscount Acheson Engagement
Miss Jean Reid daughter of Whitelaw Reid American ambassador to the court of St James is engaged to Viscount Acheson heir of the Earl of Gosford. The couple are deeply in love and he has repeatedly proposed since a Dorchester House ball in honor of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, but parental consent has been a hurdle as ambassador Beird favored an American match.
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Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
Court of St James
Viscount Acheson
Earl of Gosford
Miss Reid
Lord Acheson
Dorchester House
Nicholas Longworth
Jean
Beird
England
Miss Shonts and Duc de Chaulnes Face Parental Approval
The French noble Emmanuel de Chaulnes seeks widow Queen Theodora Shonts in a match with Miss Theodora Shonts. President Theodore P. Shonts of the Interborough traction system initially withholds consent citing American fortune and national preference. The 30 year old duke has a Paris house and has pursued Miss Shonts since meeting in Paris two years ago.
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Traction
Emmanuel Theodore Bernard Marie d’Albert de
Theodora Shonts
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Traction System
New York
Miss Shonts
Paris
Reid’s Suit Weighs In On English Nobility Romance
Miss Reid, twenty four, entertains a British nobleman praised for Boer War service and steadier than many peers. Rumors say accepting him would disappoint Lord Brooke, son of the Socialist Countess of Warwick, who recently visited Ophir Farm in New York.
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Miss Reid
Lord Brooke
Countess of Warwick
Ophir Farm
Reid
New York State
How to Make Teeth Glisten and Stay Clean
A 1910s style guide explains brushing teeth each morning with warm water a stiff brush and a good dentifrice to keep teeth pure. After cleaning rinse with water and peroxide if not unhealthy, use two brushes and carbolic water for sanitation, throw away discolored backs, and use dental floss for close teeth.
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Cleveland
East Indies
How to Arrange a Family Towel System
A simple method to prevent towel mixups is to label each towel with the family member’s name or initials using a lead pencil in the towel end and outline stitch with red marking cotton. This ensures everyone uses their own towel and avoids cross contamination.
How to Clean Wall Paper
A dated guide recommends dusting walls with a long handled broom covered by a duster then wiping with clean cloths. It suggests using a stale loaf cut into four pieces to lightly wipe the paper by its crust.
How to Regulate a Clock With Pendulum
Instructions to speed a slow pendulum clock by adjusting the thumbscrew. If slow after full rise, remove the screw add a washer and reattach to regulate the timing.
Sowing Seeds In Open Ground For Late Flowers
Sowings may occur at two and three week intervals from early May to mid June for late flowers. Use rich, crumbled soil with wood ashes soot or lime dust to prevent disease. Thin muslin on stakes protects soil from baking. Keep ground stirred shallowly to avoid surface root damage.
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Rear Admiral
C. M. Thomas
W. P. Potter
Speaker Cannon
Uncle Joe
Duc DE
Chaulnes
Hal
Gorner Market
Oswald Bell
Roy Ellis
Bell & Ellis
Bicycle and General Repair Shop
Tel
Hume St
Aberdeen Livery & Transfer Co
J. F. Bennett
John Hanson
South
Aberdeen
Shelley Brothers, Grocers
Market Street
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