12 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
1
The article notes Admiral Dewey enjoys a festive Yule season with a triple celebration. His Christmas and New Year holidays coincide with the birthday anniversary of the Manila Bay hero, December 26, adding a special personal celebration that friends also mark with similar fanfare.
Adults recall Admiral Dewey’s birthday routines featuring a long carriage ride and daily walks to the Navy Department. A prestigious dinner party at his home gathered notable figures and included the U.S. president as a guest, with his longtime Chinese chef preparing the menu. His son joined him for the holiday walk, while many Dewey friends used Washington to visit during Christmas week, reflecting enduring friendships formed during his service in Manila Bay and beyond.
The piece traces naval uniforms from Nelson era Britain to the US Navy. It notes royal influence on color choices, epaulets spread in continental navies, and early American prescriptions, with anecdotes from Nelson and Dewey era settings and a portrait of naval life and dress lore.
Montreal's Grand Trunk Railway seeks to condemn the old St. Etienne cemetery for its expansion, angering Irish communities across eastern Canada. They cite necessary site access while opponents preserve the resting place of about 6,000 famine victims from 1847-48, marked by a Victoria bridge workers' monument. Lawyers have been engaged to contest the Railway Commission proceeding.
Paris sculptor Paris-Cadorin completes a marble plaque for the Palace on Venice Grand Canal honoring Richard Wagner. Gabriel d Annunzio wrote the dedication beneath the Wagner bust, invoking the music master’s last breath and the tide of memory in marble.
An Italian army officer returning from Morocco reports that camels in Rome respond to tobacco. A three cornered wooden mouthpiece holds a cigar at its end. when lit, the camel rises and walks calmly while inhaling smoke. Once the cigar is finished, the camel returns to fierce behavior and must be bribed with another.
A centuries old Westminster School rite will name the first to cry God save the king at King George V’s coronation. The pupil captain traditionally leads the chant at Westminster Abbey, followed by peers and finally the entire congregation outside.
On Beaver Island near Mackinac the hamlet of St James became a monarchy under James Jesse Strang. He proclaimed himself king, ruled harshly from a Royal Press, took multiple wives, banned tea coffee and liquor, and was shot by two followers who had been whipped. Curwood evokes King Strang in The Courage of Captain Plum.
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