Brave Gen Lawton Dies in Philippines Battle
A tribute to General Henry W. Lawton, famed Civil War volunteer and Indian fighter, killed near San Mateo during an expedition in the Manila area. He exposed himself to fire, leading his troops and dying instantly after a shot punctured his breast. His death shocks troops and crowds at Manila as they carry his body back.
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Henry W. Tatwhuou
Beriet
Lawton
San Mateo
Manila
Mariquina
Fng
War Department
Harvard University
Sheridan
Sherman
Fourth Cavalry
Geronimo
San Carlos
Miles
Gen
Inspector General
Santiago
al Caney
Philippines
Anderson
Santa Cruz
San Rafael
San Isidro
Kinley
Luzon
Young
Aguinaldo
Tayug
California
House
Senate
Courageous Indian fighter and Lawton Biography
The article extols General Lawton as a towering leader and brave commander who rose from private to brigadier general and led Indian tactics against the Filipinos. It covers his height and character, exploits against Geronimo, and his death near San Mateo while pursuing insurgents. It notes his birthplace Manhattan and his undocumented estate, plus pension efforts for his widow.
How Hyde Park Named the Prohibited District Blind Pig
In Hyde Park Chicago a prohibited district bans liquor sales yet illegal outlets exist called blind pigs by police. The term allegedly arose after a raid on a frame house with a faded sign reading ape, leading an officer to quip that the place was kept by a pig that had its sign knocked out.
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Chicago
Hyde Park
Indignation as Man Brings Nonkin to Family Reunion Dinner
A large group of women expresses strong disapproval after a man brings someone not related by blood to a family reunion dinner, triggering social tension and critiques of propriety within the gathering.
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings of Cute Children
A children's column shares early adventures of Eva and cousins Elsie and Ethel, illustrating friendships formed over toys and shared play. It also highlights role models like Abraham Lincoln and John D. Rockefeller, arguing that ambition, virtue, and character shape success more than wealth, and introduces a word play game, Composing Sentences, plus a temper lesson about turning one’s temper right side out.
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Elsie
Ethel
Eva
Maggie
California
Mother
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
James A. Garfield
Andrew Johnson
William Dean Howells
George M. Pullman
John D. Rockefeller
John Roach
Alaska
New York
Elias Howe
Quaint Old Curacao Island Legend and Hard Realities
Curacao, a small Dutch colony, has 40 000 inhabitants and a storied history. The island changed hands among England Spain and Holland and hosted exiles, piracy, and Bolivar's tower era. Narrow Dutch houses surround a harbor guarded by old cannons and a lagoon. Its economy centers on phosphates with $500 000 in revenue from offshore firms. No fresh water exists. rain or imported supplies sustain residents, making a glass of imported beverage as valuable as wine or beer.
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Curacao
District of Columbia
America
England
Spain
Holland
Caribbean Sea
Bolivar
Santa Ana
Hyes
Skattegat
Venezuelan
How He Got His Clock and a Congressman's Mother
A Philadelphia doctor saved a dying man with a pinch of snuff and received a grandfather clock from Maryland as thanks. The tale sits with a tale of a determined mother in the U S House, insisting she see her son sworn in after losing his ticket.
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Philadelphia
Ile
New England
Delaware
Maryland
Tale of Admiral Bobstay and the Soap Boat
A whimsical verse tale features Admiral Bobstay at sea on a soap boat with a toothbrush mast as suds fly and a perilous reef looms. The vessel wrecks but he survives and returns home afloat.
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Admiral Bobstay Yardarm Hope
Admiral Bobstay
Admiral Bobstay Yardarm Lope
Felix Leigh
Good Looking Men Wanted and the Weight of Work
A Chicago Inter Ocean item laments bias toward handsome or large men for top jobs. It recounts James Gregory, skilled but slight, who loses a superintendent position because the factory boss doubts a small pale man can lead, despite Gregory’s expertise.
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Chicago
James Gregory
Tie
Gregory
Tom James Gregory
Inter Ocean
Early Dictionaries and Ancient Language Ventures
A survey of early lexicography notes Pa-out-she around 1100 B C with a 40000 character dictionary, antedating Western writing. It traces Anticlides and a Greek dictionary from ancient writings, Varro and Bullokar with Latin and English glossaries, and mentions later English word lists. It also cites English capital in Cuban railways and a travel cost of 2 cents per mile equating to over 1.8 million dollars, with no cut-rate excursions this season.
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Anticlides
Alexander the Great
Varro
Bullokar
Cockerham
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Henry W. Lawton
Centsville
C. A. Roberts
Maggie Shipp
Robert
Salt Lake City
Denver News
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Armand
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Ned
James
British Enterprise
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