Biggest War Ships Afloat and Rising Naval Debates
The piece catalogs leading battleships from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Spain and the United States with tonnages, noting England's shift away from monster ships. It also contrasts naval trends with Russia and others while segueing into social observations on leadership and facial expressions of captains and professionals.
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Italia
Lepanto
Boston Transcript
Royal Sovereign
Magnificent
Majestic
Admiral Bandin
Largre Carnot
Germany
Brandenburg
Austria
Tegetthoff
Spain
Pelayo
United States
Massachusetts
Oregon
Indiana
Iowa
England
France
Russia
Georgi Pobiedonosetz
Rurik
Blake
Ammertides
Bupha Sands
Carlos V
New York
Brooklyn
Killing Wild Horses by Cherry Creek Cowboys
W Barton reports cowboys in Cherry Creek Valley kill wild stallions to protect domestic mares. He describes mounted men firing fusillades, horses leaping and dying as they are driven around in circuits by a boy changing mounts. He calls the scene shameful yet routine. The passage also notes Sunday School scholars seeking a vacation from hot weather.
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W. Barton
Galifornia
Lincoln Co
Nevada
Cherry Creek Valley
Mr. Barton
Johnnie
Chicago
Lonely Grave in the Pasture Inspires Quiet Reflection
Sarah Orne Jewett recalls a solitary grave in a wide field near an old cellar and slate marker worn by weather. She imagines a family, a funeral, and a child’s memory kept by a sweet briar, a ground sparrow nest, and enduring quiet of the landscape.
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Lee
Childs
Sarah Orne Jewett
Conflicting Views On Spending For Show Attendance
A man and his wife argue over spending on going to the show with the husband insisting he should be allowed to enjoy himself. The dialogue contrasts his viewpoint with his wife and, in a broader note, mentions Korean upper class women as supposedly ignorant of such activities.
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Mr. Haicede
Gelatin Spangles Melts Into Disaster At The Seashore
A New York Herald tale recounts seaside fashion folly when gelatin spangles melt in damp air. A woman shows off black spangled gear and suffers facial smearing, ending with a warning to avoid gelatin ornaments for coastal outings.
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Ilto
Fair Reader
New York Herald
Woman’s First Vote Dream Sparks Small Town Stir
A Bay State bride newly moved to a Rhode Island like era sought to vote in local school board elections. She was told by a registry clerk that all ladies vote, yet she refused and left in indignation, a tale relayed by her husband.
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Massachusetts
Bay State
Rhode Island
New York Press
Courageous Mrs McPhearson Slays Five Foot Rattler
From Hazel Green Kentucky Herald an incident describes Mrs W E McPhearson wife of the town marshal confronting a yellow rattlesnake in a wood. She uses a pocketknife to skin the snake and fills it with bran for display at her home. The snake measured nearly five feet with nine rattles and a button.
Courting by Wire Ends in a Distant Telegraph Romance
A Boston Western Union operator falls for a woman reached by the telegraph wire. Their dinner date and theatre visit expose a playful romance, then sobriety as he limits wire contact to business after the episode. His admirers include ornate fans described in detail.
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Boston
Western Union
Wire
Neil Burgess
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