Hawaii Welcomes Hobson After Honolulu Reception
Lieutenant R. P. Hobson was hosted in Honolulu for about 12 hours on his way to Manila. He praised American citizenship and the sailors who helped in the war, spoke from the ship and received leis and greetings from locals, while crowds cheered and a band played national airs as the Gaelic sailed.
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Manila
America
R. P. Hobson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Hobson
S. M. Ballou
Hawaiian Islands
Kamehameha
Dole
United States
San Juan Hill
Iowa
Murphy
Emma
Holton
Hawaii Pond
White January Sales Show Delicate Laces and Pure Linens
Special correspondence reports New York stores blaze with white goods in January. Itemized displays include nightgowns, chemises, skirts with lace, embroidery, rosettes, and tulles. Silk petticoats in bright colors, fine handkerchiefs, and linen lawn napkins feature heavy trimming, hemstitching, and lace insertions. Stores emphasize labor and lace in undergarments and table linens.
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New York
Titania
Nell Gwynne
Brussels
Valenciennes
Meire
National Capital Transcript of Civil Service and Shafter Anecdotes
The piece recounts Washington gossip about civil service clashes in the House with General Grosvenor triumphing in a playful lobby race against Thaddeus Mahon Jr. It notes Dr. Clardy’s misstep on a traction train and General Shafter being denied floor access by Speaker Reed. President McKinley then salutes roller skaters who chased his landau.
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Washington Post
Joy
General Grosvenor
Ohio
Grosvenor
Thaddeus Mahon
Pennsylvania
Prince Albert
Speaker Reed
Tangerrad
Blue Grass
Washingley Post
Dr. Clardy
New Jersey Avenue
Shafter
Washington
Wheeler
Reed
House
House of Representatives
General Shafter
United States
Vermont Avenue
Chicago
McKinley
Younsters
Amende Honorable Over Yank" Yankee Doodle" Claim
A brief note quotes a St. Louis Globe-Democrat jab about musical claims over Yankee Doodle and Hail Columbia. It suggests no real theft, but a playful correction in cultural references.
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Columbia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
General Schofield Recalls Bear Hunt Story in San Joaquin
In a Washington correspondent’s note, John M. Schofield, the last living lieutenant general, recalls a hunting trip with the California governor. They went bear hunting in the San Joaquin valley and then tried shooting a knothole in a tree. The general says he hit the knothole center while the governor missed.
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John M. Schofield
United States
Arlington
California
San Joaquin
Brain
Tve
Tsay
Ee Washington Cor
New York World
Patti and the Marquis De Caux Carousel in Paris
The Chicago Record recounts Patti Patti de Caux’s Paris scene with the Marquis De Caux and the Princess of Wales. Patti’s rival suitor De Chavanat is noted for his witticisms as Patti abandons her husband for the marquis. The princess reacts with ire but De Caux mediates keeping the evening intact.
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Chicago
Baron Cederstrom
Patti
Marquis de Caux
Champs Elysees
Paris
Princess of Wales
Ting
Marquis de Cauxy
Marquis de Chavanat
de Caux
Sea Ie
Price
Marquise
de Chavanat
Marquis
Cheate's Repartee in the Huartbert Inheritance Case
The exchange centers on Joseph H Choate and Joseph Hurlbert in a million dollar inheritance dispute. Choate jests about witnesses and cycles of questions while Parsons objects, as the dialogue spirals through legal theatrics and mockery amid family prayers remarks.
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Joseph H. Cheate
Huartbert
Mr. Hurlbert
Choate
Parsons
Hurlbert
Brother Parsons
Riding In the President's Carriage With Mrs McKinley
A New York dressmaker visited the White House to fittingly judge gowns for the first lady. She used the president’s carriage briefly after the visit and left just in time to catch her train, the Washington Letter reports.
Convention of Militia to discuss state troops footing
A national convention will convene February 8 in Tampa Florida with delegates from states territories and foreign representatives to discuss organizing arming equipping and fielding state militia. Prominent officials and generals express support for uniform militia laws and improved national guard readiness.
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Tampa
Fla
Union
William D. Bloxham
Florida
Bloxham
Congress
Roosevelt
New York
Commonwealth
Taimpa Bay
A. E. Dick
Tampa Bay Hotel
Covernor Geers W. Atkinson
West Virginia
Navy
Nelson A. Miles
H. C. Corbin
National Guard
Joe Wheeler
A. A. Lee
Royal Artillery
Washington
United States
Hazen
Pingree
Michigan
John G. Brady
Territory of
Alaska
Sanitary Club of
Buffalo
Holcomb
Nebraska
Cooke
Connecticut
Black
J.C. Breckinridge
Chickamauga
Lexington
Santiago
Manila
Georgia
Savannah
Trapa
National Congress
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National Capital
General Grosven
Kentucky
House—President
Schofield
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