Admiral Sidney Smith in daring prison escape and Acre saga
Gronce L. Kuen recounts Admiral Sidney Smith a British hero who was captured and escaped from the Temple at Paris after a daring forgery aided by royalists. He then rose to command the Diamond and Tiger, fought Napoleon at Acre, and played a key role in naval sorties against French coastal forces and in defending against Napoleon's siege attempt.
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Jean Bart
Paul Jones
Great Britain
Sidney Smith
Smith
England
Republic of
France
St. Jean d’Acre
Napoleon
Toulon
English Channel
Paris
Knighta Templars
Sidney Lore
Custiee
Uva
Minera
Nationas Paris
Oval
Republic
Admiral Smith Fom
Temple
Fontaine
Sre
Mei
Rouen
Munbeh
Raven
Havre
Seine
Admiral Smith
Jehu
Sir Sidney
Diamond
Chance
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
Porte
East
Acre
Warmid Nipoleon
St. Jean
Gronce L. Kuen
Terrors of the Law and the Gerry Society Critique
Mapison C. Perens condemns New York Police for arresting vast numbers, especially youths, urging reform to protect vulnerable children and end brutal treatment. He cites 1892 youth arrests and calls for humane, family oriented policing and public policy to spare poor families from criminal labels.
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New York
Gerry Society
New York City
Qne
Gerry
Society For the Prevention of
Kerry
America
Mapison C. Perens
Curious Questions From London Universal Information Bureau
The St Louis Republic cites a string of odd inquiries answered in London. Questions include the degree of kinship between Mr Gladstone and Cain and Abel, the origin of evil, who made the first shirt, and the identity of Pontius Pilate’s washerwoman.
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London
Universal Information Bureau
Mr Gladstone
Cain and Abel
Pontius ‘Pilatets
St. Louis Republic
Women's Health Protective Association earns praise for civic drive
The Women's Health Protective Association of Brooklyn is praised for unselfish effort and practical actions. In four weeks they prompted the law against building stables in residential districts and influenced park and police officials. About 200 members joined, pledging to recruit three more each, aiming to keep streets neat and paved through civic engagement.
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Women's Health Protective Association of
Brooklyn
Corporation Council
Women's Health Protective Association
New ‘York
Mrs. Hetty Green Lands Million Loan in Real Estate Deal
A New Yorker sought a large loan on prized New York real estate but failed to secure brokers. Mrs. Hetty Green, known financier, intervened after a banker suggested her as lender. She provided the million dollar loan at her own rate and earned the commission for arranging it.
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Hetty Green
New Yorker
New York City
Green
Mr. Green
New York Tribune
Women Shape Morality In Society And Public Life
A moral essay argues women must lead public virtue and temperance in society. It cites Emily V. Clarkson winning The Herald photo prize as proof women enter professional fields. The piece contends women influence men’s conduct, education, and empire building, urging decisive female moral leadership over lax mothering and social pressure.
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Girissot
Wowan
Actron
Otway
Ilis
Mark Antony
Troy
Ruckin
Ophelia
Hamlet
Lady Macbeth
Regan
Goneril
Boston Clubwomen and a Public Clubhouse Debate
Boston clubwomen debate creating a general meeting place for city and suburban clubs. A poem for the Massachusetts Federation prompts a name change to Write Stone and Howe and Livermore, honoring Lucy Stone. London Graphic notes Annie Besant's Hindu revival influence and Western reactions. Kansas City resident endorses Chamberlain's Pain Balm for inflammatory rheumatism after Wisconsin travel.
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Boston
Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs
Amerian
D. BE. Carr
Harrison Street
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Chamberlain
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Admiral Sidney Smith
Madison GC. Peters
Ayers Carsaparill
Aver
Noreatur
Kans
Emily V. Clarkson
Potsdam
N. Y
Jeannette H. Walkworth
New York Mail
Focpreas
Potter & Lundin
Mathewson Street
Providence
R. J
Ates
Man
Chase & Sanborn’s
New England
Chase & Sanhorn
Mass
Rootbeer
Charles B. Hires Co
Arch St
Philadelphia
Eashiony
Marrige Mart
Clubwomen
Annie Besant
Crusade
India
Hindoo
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