Farragut’s Mobile Bay victory and naval rise recount
A historical sketch chronicles Admiral David Glasgow Farragut born 1801 near Knoxville. It details his early entry into the U S Navy, service aboard the Essex, mutiny prevention, Civil War actions at New Orleans and Mobile Bay, the famous ramming defense, and his later promotions to vice admiral then admiral before his death in 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut
Campbell’s Station
Knoxville
Tenn
Minorca
Commodore Porter
New Orleans
Farragut
David
Navy
Jim
Washington
Chester
United States
Capt. Porter
Newport
R. I
Cape Horn
Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk
Porter
Hartford
Nw Orleans
Mander
Vicksburg
Fapragit
Mississippi
Hattford
New York Navy Yard
Warragut
New York
Gulf
Union League Club of
Mobile Bay
Brooklyn
Octarara
Bee
Meta
Comet
Richmond
Port Royal
Lackawanna
Seminole
Monongahela
Kennebec
Ossipes
Itasca
Davila
Tennessee
Trent. Watson
Admiral Watson
Manilla
Buchanan
Merrimac
Morgan
Gaines
Batle
U States
Tagut
Europe
King Leopold II of Belgium and his fortunes
A historical profile detailing Leopold II of Belgium, his ambitions abroad, Congo development interest, and personal life. It notes his patronage of science and sport, desire to open the Congo River, succession concerns, marital ties to Archduchess Marie of Austria, and royal connections to France, with emphasis on his troubled domestic relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold II
Belgium
Leopold I
Congo
International Association
Congo River
Leopold
Marie
Austria
Brabant
Dred Agghetr
Comte de Mandre
Isu
Albert
Prince Win
Woman Pinds Wentth at Atlin Mine Discovery
Miss Frankie Flowman of Black Hills South Dakota finds what Atlin mining men call a vast quartz vein. Width from 100 to 600 feet, traced three quarters of a mile, with ore values from 8 to 27 dollars per ton. Frank Baker and William Partridge bond the property for 200000. Partridge to London for appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacoma
Wash
Chicago
Frankie Florman
Black Hills
S. D
Atlin
Atlin City
Flowman
Frank Baker
William Partridge
Partridge
London
Admirals nicknames and new ice breaker plans noted
A long report cites Admiral Dewey approving school name choices for a sunken Spanish cruiser and a Russian admiral predicting a 20000 ton ice breaker to reach the North Pole. It also details December 1898 army enlistments, city and post station tallies, and Gen Greelys plan for a 2004 word military code to cut cable costs in the Philippines and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Admiral Dewey
Séthe
Ral Dewey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vermont Normal College For
Makerof
North Pole
Philadelphia
New York
Columbus Barracks
Gresly
United States Signal Service
P Lelpher
Army
Philippines
Porto Rico
Cubs
Navy Journal
Manila
Gen. Greely
Department
United States
Notable Men and Women Gathered Facts and Figures
A collection of brief biographical notes mentions Mrs. Colling P. Huntington giving 10000 for a Tuskegee girls dormitory. Hymn writer E S Ufford and evangelist Moody are noted. Czar of Russia admired for tenor, Zola’s early hardship and aspiration, Queen Wilhelmina’s Salvation Army support, Pope Leo XIII composing libretto for Clovis oratorio performed at Reims with 120 musicians and 200 singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colling P. Huntington
New York
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
E. 8. Ufford
Baptist Church
Wil- Hameett
Mays
D. L. Moody
Colorado Springs
Denver
Paul Dwight
Yale College
Zola
Academy
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Salvation Army
Leo XIII
Clovis
Cathedral of
Reims
Unexplained facts span glow worms to mines and words
Glow worms glow brighter before storms than at other times. The richest gold mine is in Ballarat Victoria and has yielded 150 million dollars in 60 years. The word spread originated at Cambridge University. The propeller wheel mimics a fish tail in motion. Gelatoid gelatin formaldehyde blends are used for unbreakable goggles for workers exposed to flying particles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Australia
Ballarat
Cambridge University
Pointed Paragraphs From Frayed Aphorisms
A fragmentary collection of aphoristic lines on invention, justice, self, family, and social norms. The writer riffs on gender, aging, love, and cautionary sayings with quirky phrasing and misspelled words, conveying a humorous, self deprecating tone.
Gems for lean pocketbooks fromimes of tw Abindames
From the New York Evening Post report that imitation jewelry making is thriving in major capitals. Manufacturers plan to produce life like imitations of real stones mounted in 14 carat gold with platinum tips, selling about 80 percent cheaper than genuine gems. Venetian pearls, glass diamonds, and other imitations are discussed, with prices and market notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
France
England
Paris
The Library of a Man of Note
A Harper’s Magazine passage extols the untidy yet practical charm of a large book collection. It argues that readers arrange by reference, not ornament, praising visible volumes, varied bindings, and the beauty of a cluttered book-room regardless of outside expense or artistic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
The Limitations of the Filipinos analyzed
The piece notes the revolt hinges on Tagalog leadership with allied natives between Manila and Dagupan and southward. It describes insurgent ranks as hill clans unaccustomed to regular life, drawn from Manila and northern and southern towns, while the farming and trading population bear the war’s main impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Dagupan
Mourad for Three Wives in Dover Cemetery
In a Dover Delaware Presbyterian cemetery a distant plot reveals the graves of three young women, all wives of former assemblyman Alexander McClyment. Sarah died 1811 at 21 with a mourner’s line, Elizabeth died 1816 at 22 with a biting epitaph, and the third wife died 1825 at 25, each inscribing sorrowful verses about Archer and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mourad
Presbyterian
Dover
Del
Alexander McClyment
Sarah
Elizabeth
The End of the Seam Practical Thread Fastening
A sewing tip explains finishing a seam by turning back and stitching a half inch to avoid unthreading. The piece notes this saves time and prevents thread ripping. An aside then references a murky line about pursuit of pleasure and a pearl of great price.
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Mobile
the Dewey
David Glasgow
Ione
Louis Philippe
Army and Navy
Cupid
Wayder
Gentral Town
Frudden
Butte Ina
Ackley
Jowa
Mme Vo Bim
Tom Frudsden
the Bank.of
Aiven
Tention
Bills
Promenent
Ancing
Lusca
Martin
Feccrer
Ceive
John Rath
Roosevelt Brothers
Knickerbocker Roller Mills
Aut Iwan
Endews & Company
Adong
Wes
Nain Street
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