High School Notes and Will of Seniors 1900
Essie Maher of 1902 owns a new bicycle given by a brother. Marie Snyder visited May Whitten’s country home. Senior class ponders flower color while recalling Junior and Freshman transitions. Seniors draft a last will and testament assigning the Senior room items and property to Juniors and Mr. Spiker’s tack collection.
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Essie Maher
Marie Snyder
May Whitten
Jolly
B. H
Peoria
Tilinnis
Spiker
Mar A. 1
Queen Amelie of Portugal Heralded as Accomplished European Queen
The passage praises Queen Amelie of Portugal as a leading European queen aside from Car men Sylva. It notes her literary heritage from the late Comte de Paris and her M D degree. It states she is chief physician to her husband and children and mentions her marriage in Lisbon thirteen years ago to the crown prince, now King Carlos.
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Carmen Sylva
Roumania
Amelie
Portugal
Comte de Paris
Lisbon
Duke of
Charlestown Navy Yard Expansion Under Way and Staffing
The Charlestown Navy Yard employs nearly 2,000 workers with ten times as many applicants awaiting calls. The yard is largest and most valuable, expanding by twenty acres, adding a new drydock and a large wet basin. Over 1,000,000 dollars has been spent on machinery and facilities in recent years, with total appropriations near 2,500,000 dollars including power plants, cranes, and wharves. Rear Admiral Sampson serves as commandant overseeing all yard, station, and related naval operations.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Fitchburg
Sampson
Naval Hospital and Magasine
Chelsea
Malden
South Boston
Weymouth
Boaton
Naval recruiting office in Philadelphia praised as nation’s foremost
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the naval recruiting office in Philadelphia, open since January 15, has become the leading one in the United States. Under Lt Cmdr Charles Laird, it drew over 400 applicants in five weeks, with 311 passing exams and awaiting muster. Recruits start as landsmen at 16 dollars monthly, with Americans preferred for advancement. potential petty officers earn 69 dollars monthly and a 40 dollar monthly pension after 30 years.
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Naval Recruiting Office
Philadelphia
United States
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
United States Navy
Charles Laird
U. S
Naval Service
Congress
Death on Cockroaches and Edison Young Geniuses Pranks
The piece recalls a young Thomas Edison at 17 in Cincinnati where he earned the nickname Lung. A prank causing cockroaches to be electrocuted by two parallel wires around a sink is described, illustrating his early experiments and the spark of inventive genius that later defined his career.
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Edison
Cincinnati
Collier's Weekly
Telegraph
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Repairing Severed Arteries in a Rich Farmer Incident
A North of St Petersburg stockman with a thigh wound from a sleigh accident survived after Kamisky the surgeon devised an improvised hollow tube to bridge a damaged femoral artery. The procedure involved inserting the tube into the vessel ends, restoring blood flow, with the patient returning to work two months later.
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Poitinkosh
St. Petersburg
Kamisky
Wars Waged for Centuries Across Continents
The article chronicles long running conflicts from Sumatra where Achinese resist Dutch control to Armenia’s歴 Turkish suzerainty since 1604, and the French occupation of Algiers with a standing army of 54,000 troops guarding against Arab raiders. It highlights ongoing struggles across eras and regions.
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Sumatra
Holland
Solldiers
Armenia
Turkey
Algiers
France
Twin Naming Puzzle Brings Max and Climax
A Down East man faced a naming riddle for his third set of twins. After naming the first pair Peter and Repeater and the second Kate and Duplicate, he chose Max for the boy and Climax for the girl, happy with the amusing result.
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Peter
Repeater
Kate
Max
Freeport Journal
Detective O'Neil and His Identical-Looking Sons
Noted Detroit detective Pat O'Neil proudly walks with his two sons, who appear twins in dress. Friends joke about telling them apart until Pat explains one is five and the other six, sparking light laughter among the group.
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Detroit
Pat O'Neil
Pat
Mr. O'Neil
George
Landmark Willard Hotel Torn Down For New Virginia Structure
The historic Willard’s hotel in Washington has been demolished to make way for a modern multi million dollar Virginia hotel. Once among the world’s greatest hotels, Willard’s stood as a landmark for half a century.
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Virginia
Washington
New York
American Poultry Mixture touted to curb cholera in flocks
An advertisement claims the American Poultry Mixture can cure cholera and roup in poultry flocks, prevents spread, and offers a $50 guarantee. It urges immediate use, warns against unreliable remedies, and promotes broad breeder endorsements and a $100 sample offer from Terre Haute Indiana.
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Connectien
fg-Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Lord Methuen’s Lineage Linked to Historic Methuen Family
The article traces English general Lord Methuen’s lineage to the Methuen family. Ancestor John Methuen served as lord chancellor of Ireland from 1697 to 1701 and later played a key role in diplomacy. He was Portugal’s ambassador and drafted the Methuen Treaty between Portugal and England.
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Lord Methuen
Belmont
Transvaal
Legs
John Methuen
Methuen
Ireland
Portugal
England
Cambridge Students Convicted For Bonfire Theft
Cambridge England students celebrated Ladysmith relief by burning town property in a bonfire. Several were arrested and convicted of theft by the mayor and fined. They allege the sentences bar them from church law and other professions, but the mayor will not rescind.
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Cambridge
England
Ladysmith
Chicago Tribune
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