Captain Alexander MacLean Faces Indictment At San Francisco
A Chicago era pirates tale unfolds as Captain Alexander MacLean known as Big Alec faces an indictment in San Francisco for conspiracy with thirty reckless crew mates aboard the Carmencita later renamed Acapulco. authorities press case over illegal sealing and pelagic poaching during a northern cruise.
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Alexander MacLean
United States
Big Alec
Revenue
Carmencita
Copper Islands
Revenue Patrol
Seattle
Wash
Mexico
MacLean
Acapulco
Drake Bay
Arctic
Victoria
British Columbia
Department of State
Captain Kida
Captain MacLean
Jenny Thelin
Department of Justice
Wilkie
Secret Service
San Francisco
Freedom for Russia promised a constitutional liberty regime
The article lauds the Czar’s abdication and promise of reform in Russia. It highlights Count Witte as a probable leader, contrasts old autocracy with planned reforms, and notes widespread celebrations in St Petersburg and Moscow as crowds praise guarantees of habeas corpus, press freedom, and a representative parliament.
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Russia
Count Witte
United States
Romanoff House
England
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Dress Reform Advocate Promotes Comfortable Women Wear
Dr. Cora Smith Eaton of Minneapolis argues many female ailments stem from clothing. She advocates modern dress reform emphasizing unrestricted movement, lighter confinement, and practical, single piece gowns tested by the physician herself.
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Cora Smith Eaton
Minneapolis
Minn
Shoshone Canyon Dam Aims At Desert Reclamation
The government builds a high Shoshone canyon dam in Wyoming to store flood water for irrigation of 150000 acres, forming a 5000 acre lake and a 1250 square mile watershed. Engineers under Jeremiah Ahern work seven miles of tunnels to serve settlers and boost western prosperity.
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Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Shoshone
General Miles
Great Rocks
Hitchcock
Jeremiah Ahern
West
India
America
Marvelous Japanese Dwarf Trees In Count Okuma’s Garden
The article highlights century old dwarf trees in Japan, with pines from the seventeenth century kept small enough to fit a hand. It notes other tiny trees in a tea cup and a plum grove with gnarled forms, praising Japanese art of dwarfing through careful root pruning and minimal soil.
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Japan
Okuma
Tokio
America
Cleveland
Will Wed for Love Only Princess Victoria Declares
Princess Victoria of England, the king's only unmarried daughter, states she will marry only for love. At thirty-seven and after twenty years of refusals to marry, she asserts no royal or governmental match should be chosen for her. Her bold stance shocks Europe but pleases English and American readers.
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Victoria
England
Edward
Europe
The Aromatic Havana
Cawthorne narrates a scene from The Tallahasse Girl about cigars and a refined, slow burning Havana. A traveler describes the luxury and subtle pleasure of open air chats enhanced by fine tobacco. The dialogue contrasts frequent smoking with selective indulgence and appreciation of quality.
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Cawthorne
Papa
Havana
Huge Precious Stones Across Empires and Eras
A survey of famed gems notes the largest world diamond once shown in Paris valued at about one million dollars, the finest ruby in London valued at fifty thousand, and a cat's eye and emerald of extraordinary sizes housed in imperial or royal collections in St Petersburg and Vienna.
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Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Imperial Jewel Office
Vienna
Most costly church in America sits in St Augustine
A quaint old town in Florida houses the most costly church of its size in the United States, reflecting the architecture and investment of its era. The landmark attracts visitors and stands as a notable religious and historical site in St Augustine.
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America
St. Augustine, Fla
Bismarck’s Cigar Fame Through Fifty Years
The longtime statesman Bismarck was famed for smoking more than 100000 cigars in fifty years and later rarely parting from his immense meerschaum.
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Bismarck
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Canada
Beck and Cail
Islands
Bering Sea
Stars and Stripes
the Pirate's Schooner
Alex. Maclean
Freedom For
Czar
Mountains
Ress
Missouri
Arrow
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