Sunshine Society Sees Growth Across Nations and States
The Sunshine Society, founded by Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, expands from a New York club to branches in England Japan India France and Germany. Members use kind acts as dues to fund aid, foster libraries and nurseries, and plan memorial projects while facing a rise in counterfeit sunshines. The Beggar Trust in New York exposes organized mendicancy with a one legged youth leading a network of beggars, pooling funds for legal defense and enforcement, and eventually being dismantled by police.
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Sunshine” Society
Desireus
Lfe
United States
England
Japan
India
France
Germany
Henry Burton
Lytham
Burton
Sunshine Society
Lytham Episcopal Church
Sunshine Societies
Cynthia Westover Alden
International Sunshine Society
New York
Park Row
Colonel Tests Bullet Proof Army Coat in Odd Visit
A lionized military authority in his barracks room meets a wild-eyed inventor with a bullet proof coat. The colonel jokes for a quick test and orders a sergeant to load a rifle as the eccentric visitor bolts away in a hunted panic.
Fire at J Pierpont Morgan home sparked by chimney blaze
A dramatic call from Herbert L Satterlee alerted fire headquarters to a blaze at 219 Madison Avenue the Morgan residence. Firefighters arrived to find only a chimney flame and, under Satterlees instruction, used hand grenades instead of water. Policeman Daniel Kelleher helped by throwing salt down the shaft. No damage was reported.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Herbert L. Satterlee
Mr. Morgan
Madison Avenue
Mr. Satterlee
Daniel Kelleher
China to Build Great Military Rifle Factory
Arrangements are underway for construction of a large military rifle factory in China. Officials confirm plans to establish new production facilities and accelerate arms manufacturing capacity.
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China
Eye spacing rule states distance equals one eye width
The guideline asserts that the proper distance between the eyes equals the width of one eye. This rule informs facial proportion in artistic and anatomical contexts.
Bull Run Bridge and Civil War History Highway Crossing
The Bull Run bridge on the Warrenton turnpike marks a Civil War chapter. Tyler's Union division stood east of the bridge while Evans's Confederate brigade lined the opposite bank as battles raged along Northern Virginia roads. The site evokes years of gunfire and military marches linked to the era.
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United States
Bull Run
Bull Creek
Warrenton
Virginia
Potomac
Rappahannock
Tyler
Evan
National Soldiers' Home in Washington A Historic Institution
The National Soldiers' Home in Washington DC, founded March 3, 1851, funded by 12.5 cents monthly from enlisted personnel and court martial fines, houses about 1,200 veterans including Civil War era and later conflicts. Scott Hall anchors grounds of five hundred acres with recent admin and hospital expansions and plans for a marble new mess hall.
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National Soldiers’ Home
District of Columbia
United States
Winfield Scott
Mexico
Scott
Congress
Washington
Navy
Army
Treasury of
The
West Indies
Philippines
Scott Hall
Hair as a Profitable Crop Shipped to London and Paris
The text states five tons of human hair are imported annually by London merchants and the Parisian harvest exceeds 200000 pounds, valued at about 400000 dollars per year.
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London
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W. H. Chase
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Sunshine
Sunshine Bulletin
Alden
the Beggar Trust
Egypt
Italy
Austria
Bull Run Bridge
Pur Boa
OLD Veterans’ Home
Sears
Ring
True Blue Co
Boston
Mass
N. P.C.C
Metol-Hydro
National Photographic Chemical Company
Pa. Ave
Washington, D. C
H. D. Hemenway
Hartford School of Horticulture
Doubleday, Page & Co
America
Hartford
Connecticut
Success Magazine
Great Home Magazine of America
Encyclopedia Express
Charles Leoward-Stewart
Panama
Map Seenee
Wwe
Matual
Conticlopedia
Vols
Washington Square
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