Hazing at West Point Recounted as Chronic Problem and Past Abuses
An extended piece traces hazing at West Point from 1814 through 1901, detailing cruel rituals, wax punishments, and the 1901 congressionally investigated abuses. It cites Gen. Schofield and officers like Grant and Sheridan, noting expulsions of cadets and ongoing tolerance despite laws and pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point Military Academy
Stott
Congress
Ramsey
Col. Scott
West Point
Secretary of War
Lee
Grant
Sheridan
Plebes
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert EB
Phil
Stonewall Jackson
Dovelus MacArthur
Pegram
Virginia
Oscar Booz
Pennsylvania
Congressional Investigating Committee
Booz
Congressional Committee
Brooke Board
Hat Iasson
West Poin
Qarat
Phil Sheridan
J. M. Hobson, Jr
Santiago
Curious Russian law sparks theft premium in crime market
A historic Russian law allegedly rewards thieves who hold stolen goods for over five years by transferring ownership to the thief. The licensed thieves market openly sells long-stolen items, drawing light-fingered buyers and some honest bargain hunters, creating a notorious hub for crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Remarkable Cow Yields 77 Pounds Milk in 24 Hours
A cow owned by Messrs Green Bros of Goring won both the open milking trial and the butter test at the Tunbridge Wells and Southeast Counties Society show. The animal produced 77 pounds 12 ounces of milk in 24 hours, more than 744 gallons, with fat content yielding 3 pounds 9¾ ounces of butter after separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunbridge Wells and
Southeastern Counties Society
Eng
Messrs
Green Bros
Goring
Birds Killed for Fashion in Atlantic Millinery Fight
Edward B. Clark recounts the Bird Protectors of the Atlantic coast who ward off market hunters harming gulls and terns. Wardens funded by the Thayer fund oppose the slaughter, revealing brutal methods and the shift to protection across lakes and California coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Atlantic
Gil
Thayer Fund
William Dutcher
Amer
Mississippi
Jess
Sam
Beamers
United States
Bongparte
Larus Philatelphia
Dean Ornithologists’ Union
North America
Small
Great Lakes
California
Lake Michigan
Huron
Superior
Lac
Simple Lives Behind The Stage Lights
The article portrays leading actors as modest and solitary offstage figures. Maude Adams and Eleanore Duse lead secluded lives, while Ellen Yerry and Julia Marlowe endure demanding schedules. Olga Nethersole sticks to a disciplined routine, and Billie Burke emphasizes study over social gaiety. David Warfield arrives early and avoids lavish meals, exemplifying the simple life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Adams
Maj. Pond
Eleanore Duse
Pat Campbell
Winchelsea
Ellen Yerry
Lady
Miss Terry
Bea
Julia Marlowe
Frances Story
Olga Nethersole
Billie Burke
John Drew
Miss Burke
David Warfield
Mr. Warfield
Pair of Spectacles hailed as London's hit play
Sir John Hare recalls reviving A Pair of Spectacles in London from a French original. Syd ney Grundy adapted it, rehearsals began after his reading, and despite initial doubts the piece opened February 22, 1890. The audience praised it and it ran a full year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hare
London
Strand Magazine
Sydney Grundy
France
Garrick
Brighton
Herbert Waring
Tiue
Gossip of the Stage Awakens 1908 Season Moves
Walker Whiteside is engaged to impersonate the chief character in The Melting Pot by Israel Zangwill. De Wolf Hopper opens in Ottawa with And What Happened Then. The Roger brothers start in New York with Jastico's Panama skit. Collins and Hart star in the spectacle Little Nenny, among soon produced novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Whiteside
Israel Zangwill
de Wolf Hopper
Ottawa
Roger Brothers
New York
Jastico
Panama
Collins and Hart
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Wright Secretary OF War
Tres West Paine
Edward B. Clark
American Ornithologists! Union
Joseph B. Bowles
Colonial Theater
Chicago
Miss Harris
Lew Fields
Hare
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