Songs of Old Times Remembrance of Lady Scott Spottiswoode
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the death of Lady John Scott Spottiswoode at 91, composer of Annie Laurie and other songs. Her passing recalls beloved old melodies like Highland Mary and We’ll Ride a Wee, with references to Burns and Moore and to Marylands, My Maryland and Campbells Are Coming, among many others. The piece links her era’s sentiment with lasting tunes that charmed generations.
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John Scott Spottiswoode
Annie Laurie
Philadelphia Ledger
Lady Scotts
Robert Burns
Robin Grey
Douglas
Robie
Maggie
Burns
Too Moore
Tara
Nellie
Marie
Glenne
Arthur Hil
Tod
Elizabeth Morton
Juanita
Scott Guttie
Maryland
Newell Martin
Baltimore
Ann Lindsay
Fitzgerald
Nairne
Horror of War and the Big Long-Distance Shell
A vivid account describes the terrifying impact of a Creu sot gun shell as it travels five miles across a valley. The report outruns the shell at long range, then the shell slows, the sound overtakes the projectile, and a distant scream builds to a crushing crash, scattering fear through the landscape.
Edinburgh Doctor hires boy as ventriloquist skeleton helper
In Edinburgh Dr McTavish used a grinning skeleton to test nerves for surgery. Boys were recruited to feed the skull with hot gruel while the skeleton spoke muffled phrases. A small lad finally impressed the doctor, who hired him after the comic trial.
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McTavish
Edinburgh
Motherly discretion in supper talk
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a mother denying strawberries to a young man, citing his seven hundred dollar annual salary. She opts for canned prunes and doughnuts to avoid giving false hopes of culinary happiness on a modest income.
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Simkins
Boxers Grow Bold Threatening China and Foreign Influence
Chinese rebels known as the Boxers surge toward Beijing after recent successes. They attack stations, massacre converts, and threaten foreign presence as Dowager Empress sympathy fuels the uprising. Foreign powers order troops and warships to Pekin to protect legations while tensions rise.
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China
Liuliao
Peking
Pekin
Tientsite
Pobin
Tsung-Lyamen
Teku
Rieu
Taku
Rebels Attack San Miguel in Bulacan Province
Rebels raided San Miguel, Bulacan, killing five Americans and wounding seven locals. A detachment escorting troops to Silang was attacked by bandits, with several insurgents killed or captured and arms seized. Memorial Day ceremonies occurred at Manila area stations and at Manila and Santiago forts.
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San Vagnel
Bulacan
Tuven
Lhdery Ttth Volunteer Infantry
San Miguel de Miarguingis
Manila
Forty-sixth Infantry
Thins
Silang
Ladrones
Jens I
Stedje
Albany
Yobi
Mannin Ag
Forteart Santiago
Manily
Malitte
Confederate Veterans Hold Louisville Reunion in Grand Style
The 20 000 Confederate veterans gathered in Louisville for the annual reunion. A grand ball and concerts accompanied tours to regional historic sites. A vast hall with capacity for 10 000 hosted the events as prominent veterans and national figures attended, and the city embraced the celebration of the gray.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Church and clergy notes span faiths missions and wealth
Church and clergy items report Protestants in Mexico and church finance. Highlights include Baptist Seminary’s 50th anniversary in Rochester, Rockefeller Jr. leading a large Sunday class in New York, US state funds for mission protection, and YMCA funds to a Jubilee endowment. Also mentions clergy travel by automobile and endowment plans in Oklahoma. Archbishops Canterbury York contest ritualism evokes possible church divisions.
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Baptist Theological Seminary
Rochester
John PD Rockefeller, Jr
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York
State Department
United States
International Committee of the Y. M. G. A
Jubilee Meeting of American Associations
Minot J. Savage
Europe
T. H. James
Oakley
Kan
England
Oklahoma
Canterbury
York
Desperate Boer Stand Fears Near Pretoria as Roberts Advances
Reports from London confirm Kruger and cabinet's departure with a provisional Pretoria committee. Johannesburg remains in British hands though Magog’s forces retreat toward Lydenburg. guerrilla resistance possible but unlikely to halt the advance.
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Lyndenburg
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Pretoria
London
Kruger
Orange River Colony
Ans
Rundle
Transvaal
Lourenzo Marquez
Smuts
Skrnger
Lydenburg
Laing
Meir Posi
Long Neglected Grave of John Tyler to Be Marked
A pending joint resolution before the United States Senate aims to erect a suitable shaft over John Tyler's unmarked grave in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia, honoring his long public service from the Virginia General Assembly to the presidency. The piece notes his daughter Mrs Semple and her later life tied to the Louise Home in Washington.
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United States Senate
John Tyler
Hollywood
Richmond
Leslie
General Assembly
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Virginia
Washington
Mary College
United States
Republic
Louise Lome
War News in Brief From the Front
Rundle holds Ladybrand while Boers entrench along the Vaal river and regroup near Heidelburg hills. Gen Brabant reportedly captures 1,500 prisoners at Clocolan. Boer civilians flee Pretoria toward Lydenburg. Boers fortify at Rhenoster river between Kroonstad and Vaal river. A locomotive double wreck attempt at Laing's Nek fails. Special prayers of thanksgiving for Mafeking relief. England plans to ship 3,869 officers and 2,285 horses to South Africa in thirty days.
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Lydenburg
Lord Roberts
Frennehamd
Hamilton
Pretoria
Kroger
Waterfallhaven
Lourenzo Marques
Hildyard
Lyttleton
Weyheld
Laing
Nek
Bloemfontein
Heidelburg
Gen. Brabant
Clocolan
Rhenoster River
Kroonstadt
Vaal
Pers
Ned
Mafeking
United Kingdom
England
South Africa
Battle over Chicago land pits Captain Streeter facing police
News describes Captain George W. Streeter and armed followers patrolling a disputed lakefront tract in Chicago with rifles and a Gatling gun. Police, militia and a fire boat armed with Gatling guns confronted the group. some surrendered while others fled as authorities sought to reclaim the land Streeter claims as his.
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George W. Streeter
Lake Front
Chicago
Ripley
Magerstadt
Tfe East
Streeter
Park
Superior Street
Supreme Court of the United States
Ilinois
District of
Michigan
Tank
Creed Revision Dominates Presbyterian Assembly Proceedings
Unusual interest marked the general assembly in St Louis as creed revision dominated the session. Heated debates rose on Tuesday and Wednesday before a fifteen member committee plus the moderator was appointed to report action. Presbytery suggestions will shape a final report to the assembly next year.
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General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Methodists Keep Ban on Amusements in Conference Vote
The Chicago general conference upheld the no change stance on amusements such as dancing and theater going. A minority report was adopted 63 to 200 but later tabled by 256 to 255, leaving the discipline intact. The session adjourned amid a quiet closing with delegates dispersing worldwide.
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Methodist General Conference
Chicago
Ea Iur
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Starig
Ex& Poretinse
TOU
United States
Dynamiters Sentenced to Life in Kingston Penitentiary
At Welland Ont the dynamiters Dullman Nolin and Walsh were found guilty and Judge Boyd sentenced them to life imprisonment in Kingston penitentiary for attempting to wreck lock 24 of the Welland canal with dynamite. Walsh and Nolin planted two cases with fuses. Dushman aided from Niagara Falls. The jury deliberated five minutes and the defendants made no remark on sentencing.
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Welland Canal
Welland
Ont
Dullman
Nolin
Walsh
Boyd
Kingston Penitentiary
Canada
Dushman
Niagara Falls
Floods claim five lives near New York waters
Five men drown in floodwaters near New York inome day recently. Thomas Murray of Joplin Missouri tried to escape officers and was fatally shot. A duel at Beckville Texas left C A Baxter dead Malcom Ju ner.
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New York
Thomas Murray
Joplin
Beckville
Texas
C. A. Baxter
Malcom Juner
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Old Mexico
Preto
Lord Ruokberts
Ona Oavier
Ladybrand
Vaal River
Benjamin Tap~pan
Raleigh
Manila Bay
Helena
Ark
The
Indian Territory
Buffalo
N. Y
Dallmax
Austin
Wissouri
Columbus
Ohio
Eport
Hamina
Republian
McKinley
Canton
José
Germania Yard
Berlin
Ted Brockman
Fort Worth
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