Famous Beauty Kate Chase Sprague Dies After Dramatic Life
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague widow of Rhode Island Governor William Sprague dies near Washington at Edgewood after a life of political influence and scandal. Daughter of Salmon P. Chase she rose as Washington society’s queen, aided her father’s Republican ambitions, and endured a fiery divorce and later obscurity. She survived by three daughters, including Ethel who recently retired from public life after a stage briefly.
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Salmon PL Chase
Oho
Treasury
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Chase
Cincinnati
Free Soilers
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Ohio
Kate
Tim
Lincoln
Alexander Hamilton
Kate Chase
Rhode Islind
Unecle
Commodore Perry
Cleveland
Miss Chase
Sprague
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Salmon P. Chase
Democratic Party
New York
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William Sprague Jr
Virginia
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Seattle
Ethel
Foolish Crabs and Clever Lobsters From the Sound
A Philadelphia Inquirer story recalls an oyster shucker finding a baby crab in a Long Island oyster. The man shares lore on Virginia crabs and lobsters, joking about crabs thinking and lobsters backing into holes as he critiques sea life with humor.
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Long Island
Sid
Pye
Virginia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sultan of Morocco Cycles Reclined on Couch Rigged Between Wheels
An imperial Moroccan pastime shows the sultan using a couch strapped to bicycle wheels while attendants pedal. He studies the cyclometer and compass as he leisurely travels, while noting that dull children fare better in life than the impudently smart.
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Morocco
Zella Nicolaus Ends Her Meteoric Career in Indiana Village
The famed Zella Nicolaus returns to a quiet Indiana village to spend her remaining years far from the crowds. She sparked gossip after a New York stint and a disputed $10,000 check to George Gould, which he refused to sign or discuss a settlement over, with no court action pursued.
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Zella
Howard Geud
Cincinnati
New York
George Gould
Goulds
Zella Nicolaus
Iloward Gould
Zelia
Remembering a Presbyterian Wit of a D D
A famed Presbyterian divine once shut down a budding minister in a church meeting by joking that he smelled a young doctor trying to resuscitate an old subject. The anecdote recalls the deceased wife's sister question and the moderator's witty rebuke.
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If a man dislikes ten persons he would blush at seven reasons
A reflective thought recalls that when a man dislikes ten people his reasons for disliking seven are so trivial that he would be ashamed to see them written clearly in black and white.
Empress Seeks Abolition of Knout in Russia
The Czarina vows to abolish corporal punishment and pressures reform through a traveling commission led by Tolstoi and Dosiejewski. They document brutal canings in villages and prisons, exposing systemic abuse and protected privilege for nobles while peasants and Jews suffer.
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Holy Russia
Czarina
Ibankov
Buschujew
Lobes
St. Petersburg
Tolstoi
Dostojewski
Alexandra Feodorovna
Mme Tschechow
Lutoga
Siberia
Count Tolstoi
Dosiejewski
Tolsto
Empire
Bankow
Siepeinski
Jusan
Lobus
Sachalia
Woman's Rights Maintained. Train wreck on Arizona railway.
A fast express on the Yavapai and Tombstone Railroad derailed near a sandy riverbed in Arizona. The train left the track and slid into water, dumping passengers cushions baggage and shoe boxes into three feet of water during the collision.
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Yavapai and
Tombstone
Arizona Plains
English merchants face censorship over Turkish trademarks
In Constantinople a censor cracks down on imported goods and ads harming Turkish authorities. An English soap ad translated as “Soapmakers to her mal Queen” triggers removal or return of the goods. Merchants are warned to avoid any labels or circulars linked to Turkey or the Sultan.
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Constantinople
England
Turkey
Isla
Sultan
Riding Bicycles With Age and Limits Highlighted
The article cautions that older riders should recognize physical limits and avoid high speeds or strenuous climbs. It notes ageing parts, including heart and brain, may fail under stress and stresses cautious pacing in crowded areas and long rides.
A Method of One Paint from Watts Creations
G F Watts, aged eighty eight, described as pursuing painting with full light exposure and durable results. He favors large brushes and stippling over delicate detail, uses wax and clay for parts of figures, and often avoids direct study from a model. Sleeping in Corsets notes changing fashion and posture among English youths, linking discomfort to social customs.
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FE. Watts
Watts
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