Notable Lives and Milestones Span Diverse Realms
A diverse survey mentions Charles John Cautcliffe Wright Hyne born May 11 1866 in Gloucestershire a Cambridge oarsman author of The New Eden 1892 and Adventures of Captain Kettle 1898. the first New York World under Joseph Pulitzer began May 16 1883. Rogation days origin in St Mammertus Vienna. tributes to James Bryce and James Gordon Bennett on birthday anniversaries. Bryce a Belfast born diplomat and author of The American Commonwealth. Bennett of New York Herald fame with Paris residence and strict desk ritual.
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Congo Free State
Gold Coast
Arctic Sea
Russian Lapland
Algeria
Morocco
Asia
Australia
Charles John Cautcliffe Wright Hyne
Gloucestershire
Cambridge
Captain Kettle
New York World
Joseph Pulitzer
the World
Mr. Pulitzer
Jay Gould
New York
Pulitzer
Mammertus
Vienna
Dauphine
James Bryce
United States
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Downing Street
Bryce
Washington
Belfast
Arran
Holy Roman Empire
America
Canada
Dominion
Switzerland
Cecil Arthur Spring Rice
Far East
Hague
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Paris
The
Herald
Evening Telegram
Bennett
Human procession of notable births deaths and events
Public notices recount the cost of Japan and Russia wars, birth anniversaries of Blair and Fairbanks, deaths of Carl Schurz and Kohler, the Japanese royal wedding and Hirohito birth, Confederates Memorial Day in the Carolinas, Roumania's Charles and Elizabeth, and New Thought leader Elizabeth Towne. Also notes on C J Cutcliffe Hyne’s birthday and Captain Kettridge adventures.
Hartford Lobby Activity Mirrors Old-Time Capitol Struggle
Saturday May 10 1913 Hartford notes a flood of lobbyists in the Capitol as direct primaries loom. Bridgeport water and bond interests push to defeat measures while a private citizen may control major bridges if bonds pass. The piece labels lobbying as a state-wide cancer threatening governance.
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Capitol
Percy
The
Hartford Times
House
Healy
Senate
J. Henry Roraback
Republican State Committee
Internal Revenue
Robert O. Eaton
United States
Fred A. Scott
Washington
Wilson
New Jersey
Art
Bridgeport
Committee On Cities and Boroughs
State Street Wridge
Fairfield
Cities
General Assembly
Clifford B. Wilson
Bridgeport Lobby
Texas Auto Growth Spurs New Warning Signal Law
Texas sees a sharp rise in automobile use with a 65 percent registration increase, ranking third nationally. Dallas passes a new warning signal ordinance to curb accidents, requiring loud audible signals only when danger is present, following Houston and a wave of similar measures in major cities nationwide.
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Dallas
Texas
West Virginia
Maine
Tate
Houston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Tesaark
Jersey City
Sioux City
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Diego
Memphis
Louisville
Atlanta
Denver
St. Paul
Philadelphia
Des Moines
Dubuque
Portland
Clergy Asked to Aid in City Vice Crusade
Philadelphia May 10 Mayor Blank enberg urges clergy to cooperate with city authorities in enforcing the vice quarantine placed on the tenderloin district by the police last Tuesday night. He calls on ministers to help place women driven from unlawful habitats in respectable employment to meet the situation.
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Philadelphia
Blankenberg
Mothers Day observance and Swedenborgian centenary noted
Florists report high demand for white carnations as Mothers Day movements gain strength in the city with Miss Anna Jarvis’s plan to honor motherhood. The article traces the modern observance to 1910, its international spread, and official recognition by Congress. It also notes Swedenborgian Dr. Gilegg’s centenary celebration and his influential works.
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United States
Canada
Great Britain
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Miss Jarvis
England
Mothers’ Day International Association
United States Congress
Uncle Sam
Congress
Sir Percy Girouard Enters Private Shipbuilding Firm
London May 10 Sir Percy Girouard retires from Imperial service to join the board of Armstrong Whitworth & Co a great shipbuilding firm He will advise on Canadian port docks and dry docks at Halifax Quebec and Esquimault He also consults with Dominion ministers about future works in Canada His career spans railways Egypt South Africa and Transvaal administration.
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London
Sir Percy Girouard
Imperial Service
Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth & Company
Percy
Dominion
Halifax
Quebec
Esquimault
Montreal
Royal Engineers
Great Britain
Egypt
South Africa
Kitchener
Khartoum
Iran
Transvaal
Orange River
Nigeria
East Africa
Imperial Gavment
Navy
Army
D M Read Co Trunk Prices From 19th Century Ad
An 1857 established advertisement lists motor and hand trunks, hat and steamer trunks, visiting and week end cases in black enameled duck, with prices from 7.50 to 21.50. Trunk and suit rooms on the second floor offer assorted sizes and features.
Amethyst and Topaz Brooches Sale Notice
Jewelry section advertises solid gold brooches with genuine stones Amethyst and Topaz in pleasing designs priced from $2.00 to $10.00 Also offered decorated plates in four sizes breakfast dinner tea dessert and six of each Miami suitings light weight summer fabric 58 inches wide priced at $1.00 value $1.25 Desra Gooda
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Miami
Radford B. Smith dollar tennis rackets sale
We offer a large stock of tennis rackets before moving. Our store is the headquarters for Reach and other baseball supplies. Tennis balls are 25 cents and Reach baseballs range from 5 cents to 1 dollar and 25 cents.
Romance of the Mines and a Wealthy Heiress Controversy
An advertised romance of mining in Australasia contrasts with the tale of a U.S. heiress linked to a fortune. A letter in England defends a wife claimed to bring wealth, while the Mount Morgan Gold Mines in Queensland are recounted as the source of vast fortunes. The Morgan saga follows Donald Gordon and the Hall family, detailing early discoveries, dividends, and later rebirth in 1906 as copper and gold production continues. Sun times note high and low tides and sunset times.
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America
England
Mount Morgan
Queensland
Australasia
Morgan
Walter Hall
Australia
Hall
Thomas
Queensland National Bank
Morgans
Donald Gordon
Gordon
Sandy
Morgan Brothers
Gordon Brothers
Donald
Thomas Hall
Uniform dress for rich and poor pupils
Fort Wayne Indiana May 10. To prevent shame among poorer pupils in classrooms with better dressed children, the Mothers’ club and the Teachers club have begun a movement toward schoolgirl uniform dress. Merchants promise to stock uniforms at affordable prices. The clubs say disparity in dress fuels discontent among daughters of poor parents.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Mothers’ Club
Teachers Club
Merchante
Mothera’ Ploh
Variety of Rubber Soled Canvas Shoes for Tennis and More
A great variety of rubber soled canvas shoes suitable for tennis Vecetign or yachting and other uses, offering a light flexible shoe desirable for multiple activities.
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Japan
China
Russia
Montgomery Blair
Lincoln
Kentucky
West Point
Maryland
Carl Schurz
Yoshito
Sadako
Mikado
Nippon
Hirohito
North
South Carolina
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall
Chancelorsville
Carolinas
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Ohio
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Col. Roosevelt
Kaufmann Kohler
Bavaria
Munich
Berlin
Leipzig
Beth el
Detroit
Kohler
Hebrew Union College
Charles
Roumania
Balkan States
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Bucharest
Turkey
Plevna
Elizabeth
Carmen Sylva
Elizabeth of
Holyoke
Elizabeth Towne
Ella
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ore
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
Mr. Hyne
Captain Ket
Hns
Kettle
Seven Seas
Mexico
Central America
Hartford
Main Street
Atlantic Pharmacy
Chauncey Giles
Gilegg
Urbana University
Gate of Pearl
New Jerusalem
Percy Girouard
D. M. Read Co
Jewelry
Dresa Gooda
Main St
Romance OF the Mines
Alling Rubber Co
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