Glen Sanders Scotia House Reveals Fulton Relics and Mohawk Roots
A historic Schenectady manor, Scotia, linked to Alexander Lindsay Glen and the Glen Sanders line, preserves Ionic stonework, timbered interiors, and relics including Robert Fulton’s furnishings. The home sits across the Mohawk from the evolving city, with a legacy of Mohawk land patents, Dutch stouts, and royal-era papers.
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New York
Glen-Suanders
Scotia
Schenectady
Charles P. Sanders
Alexander Lindsay Glen
America
Pater Stuyvesant
Priviledged
West India Company
Fort Orange
Beverwyk
Albany
Mohawk Valley
Sieur Arent van Curler
Schonawa
Alexander Lindsey Glen
Shonawa
Federal Job for Mitchell on Panama Labor Conditions
President Roosevelt pondered appointing John Mitchell former UMW head to Panama to report on labor conditions. A White House conference with Taft and Goethals weighed the labor issue and other Panama matters. James Bronson Reynolds was also considered for the role. no decision was reached.
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Washington
John Mitchell
Anthracite Coal Mineral Union
Roosevelt
Panama
White House
Taft
Col. Goethals
Mitchell
James Bronson Reynolds
Chicago
Miss Betts
Lloyd Named Democratic Campaign Chief for Missouri Honor
Washington reports James Tightman Lloyd elected chairman of the Democratic congressional campaign committee despite opposition from John Sharp Williams. A Bryan and free silver advocate, Lloyd previously served as Shelby county prosecutor, won Missouri First district seat, re-elected five times, born in Lewis county, educated at Christian University Canton, taught and practiced law before moving to Shelbyville in 1885.
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Washington
James Tightman Lloyd
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
John Sharp Williams
Shelby County
Missouri
Lewis County
Christian University
Canton
Shelbyville
Lighthouse on Ushant Reef Construction Slow Progress
The Ar-Gaveck reef lighthouse project on the French coast near Ushant advances slowly. In 1904 currents limited work to 52 hours on the foundation, 206 hours in 1895, and 162 hours in 1906. Across three years only 51 eighthour days were available for construction.
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Ar-Gaveck Reef
Ushant
A Funny Giant Social Card Game
A humorous guide for hosting a party stunt titled A Funny Giant. It describes one guest riding another on the shoulder with a cloak and hat, disguising the helper, and a showman to drive laughter while keeping the gag brief out of consideration for the participant.
Susie the Farm Pig Becomes Uncle Hezekiah’s Loyal Shadow
In a Detroit Free Press tale by Martha D. Taylor, Susie the pig is rescued as an abandoned baby and cared for by Uncle Hezekiah. She proves unusually smart, tag-along loyal, and follows him to town before a heartwarming reunion at dusk.
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Susie
Hezekiah
Uncle Hezekiah
Sam
Court House
Uncle Hezekine
Martha D. Taylor
Detroit Free Press
A New Gut Out Cut Out White Space Around the Head
A brief note discusses a design approach focusing on removing white space around the head area. The piece emphasizes a compact visual layout and tighter typography to create a stronger front presentation.
Toys Out of Egg Shells Clever Chicken Toy
Simple handmade toy from a cracked egg shell uses bread head eyes beak and feathers to resemble a bird. Iron wires wax supports a sugar perch allowing the chicken to balance perch and swing on a finger.
Willing Fingers sewing kit gives practical gift idea
Make a useful ornamental sewing aid with a pin cushion needlebook and scissors case from small fabric scraps. Create emery bays as a strawberry or acorn, fill with emery, and attach a half yard ribbon with a bow and safety pin to fasten the set to a dress.
Teacher reading aloud scene with weary sentinel
A fragments filled exchange shows a weary sentinel taking a brief nap while a student cues about the source of the snooze. Dialogue reveals a playful misdirection around the word nap and a joke about its origin as a “nap-gack.”
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Dottie
Beacher
Dot
Morning Sun Delights Child With Moonlight Mixup
A child awakens at dawn exclaiming the sun is rising but laments that God forgot to turn off the moon. The Judge notes are filled with folks chatting about rare, lighthearted moments and simple joys.
Gladys Spares Bir Daughter’s Hand with Pocket Una
A playful line in a domestic exchange shows Bir asking for Gladys to grant his daughter’s hand. Gladys replies with humor, proposing the marriage if he accepts the una always in her pocket. The exchange highlights lighthearted family banter and witty bargaining.
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Gladys
Many Star Pitchers Have Hoodoo Towns
A look at how many top American League pitchers avoid certain cities, treating them as hoodoo towns. Names like Addie Joss, Jack Powell, Billy Hogg, Fred Glade, George Mullen, Hughey Jennings, Tom Hughes, Case Patten, Eddie Walsh, and Cy Young appear as veterans who perform best or seek to pitch in preferred venues, with Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, and St. Louis named as notable hoodoo cities.
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Addie
Naps
Philadelphia
Athletics
Beddie
Mack
Duty
Joss
Philly
Jack Powell
Browns
Chicago
Jack
White Sox
McAleer
Powell
Billy Hogg
Highlanders
Cleveland
New York
Hogg
Griff
Detroit
Fred Glade
Jimmy Dygart
Tom Hughes
Case Patten
St. Louis
Eddie Walsh
Cy Young
Ball Player a Real Hero in Richmond
Richmond academy baseball captain Harry Quarles earned a Carnegie medal for two dramatic rescues at Forest Hill pond near Richmond Virginia. In a single incident he saved Miss Dietrick after she broke through ice and sank 16 feet. Quarles repeatedly plunged beneath the ice to reach her, finally bringing both to safety. The tale ends with hints of an engagement between Quarles and the rescued, completing a local romance.
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Harry Quarles
Richmond Academy
Richmond
Quarles
Forest Hill Pond
Miss Dietrick
Princeton Football Players Lead Religious Work On Campus
Many Princeton gridiron stars in the past five years engaged in religious activity, leading prayer meetings and serving on religious committees. Notable players like Tooker, Cooney, Herring, Galley, Dillon, and others headed Christian groups and Rhodes scholars pursued scholarship and moral service, illustrating a strong ethical influence among athletes at Princeton.
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Princeton University
Philadelphia Society
Donald Herring
Oxford
Robert R. Galley
Cen Ter
Princeton
Peking
Chana
E. A. Dillon
Yale
Tiger
Bulldog
Booth
Phillips
Wister
Dillon
MacFadyen
Harlan
Hic
Date Set for Football Games Wisconsin Chicago in Madison and Minneapolis
Wisconsin will host Chicago on November 14 in Madison. Badgers face Minnesota on November 2 at Northrop Field in a Minneapolis venue. The schedule hints at dropping Illinois and Indiana to keep to seven conference games, with possible Indiana replacement.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
Madison
Minneapolis
Badgers
Gophers
Northrop Field
Timnois
Idwa
Indiana
Two Naps Release Players in Spring Dispersal Sale
The Cleveland club released outfielder Billy Lush and infielder Breen as part of its annual spring dispersal of players. Lush heads to Nashville Tenn after coaching at Yale in 1902 while Breen is sold to Akron Ohio. Breen had been with Youngstown prior to the deal.
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Cleveland
Billy Lush
Breen
Lush
Yale Gines
Nashville
Tenn
Akron
Bernhard
Youngstown
Eeasod
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Historig Building
York State
Robert Fulton
John Alexander Glen
Maj. Condre
Anna Peek
Peekskill
John Alexander
Condre
Jacob Glen
Deborah Glen
John Sanders
Glen
Sanders
Beatee Og Ftereetnes Ee
Miners’ Union
John Mitchel
Congressional Committee
James T. Lloyd
Musie
Rudoldt
Confholz
Battling Nelson
George Nelson
Pigskin Warriors
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