Clever Lady Navigator Becomes Ill River Pilot
Mrs Rose E Watkins wife of Captain George T Watkins earns a steamboat pilot license after tough tests in Chicago marking her as an expert navigator on the Illinois River She has long worked from Peoria to Starved Rock and Chicago guiding excursions and handling crews while also cooking for her crew on river trips.
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Chicago
Illinois River
Rose E. Watkins
Mrs. Watkins
George T. Watkins
Peoria
Captain Watkins
Starved Rock
Watkins
la Salle
Mansfield
Peck
Ottawa
Waterall
Spring Valley
George Watkins
Ilinois
Congressmen Arrested Over Ball Game Quorum Day
A crowd at the Washington Baseball Club grounds saw 22 Congressmen seized by the Sergeant at Arms to restore a quorum. Nicholas Longworth and wife were escorted from the President’s box as Williams filibustered. The incident led to chase through Capitol lanes and a fast return to vote before resuming the game.
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Congress
Washington Baseball Club
Nicholas Longworth
John Sharp
Ohio
Capitol
Edit ‘Hyankers
Ball Park
Sibley
Washington
Sherman
New York
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
McKinley
Illinois
Chicago
Nationals
California
Representative McKinley
Santa Rosa
Cal
Loud
Michigan
Cousins
Iowa
Thomas
Dunwell
Burleigh
Maine
Rodenburg
Ilinois
Wellman and the Pole
Walter Wellman prepares his airship dash for the North Pole as global attention grows to the bold expedition and its potential implications for exploration and technology.
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Arctic
Mr. Wellman
Pole
Spitzbergen
Wellman
Maj
Henry B. Mersey
United States Weather Bureau
Tuany Inwen
Nuansen
North Pole
Walter Wellman
Africa
Princess Ena Wedding Dress Fashion in Spain Stirs Interest
The article notes Princess Ena's wedding dress, made in Spain with Brussels lace, silver embroidery, and orange blossoms, presented as a patriotic gift from the King and Queen Mother. It highlights Spanish silk and the lace's high cost while Madrid aristocrats admire the design. The second portion recounts a Beaulieu Abbey tale about Alleyne Edricson and Hordle John, set in the 13th century, with scenes at a roadside inn and a feasting group near a fire.
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Princess Ena
Spain
Ena
Brussels
Madrid
Beaulieu
Hordle John
Alleyne Edricson
Secman
Minstead
Alleyne
Norwich
Naive Questions Framed By A Florentine Child
Mrs. Alexander of Florence is described as delightful by a young American woman who interviewed her. The visitor recalls a parable about a Florentine child asking birthplaces, and remarks on shared naivete in crossing cultural lines. The anecdote illustrates perspective on life and writing.
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Padua
Florence
Her Innate Diplomacy and a Clever Nurse
A patient asks a nurse to marry him upon recovery and she replies she must stay cheerful with patients. She explains the flirtatious promise is part of the treatment and recalls promising to run away with a married man who had lost his legs.
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Lassen
Lancaster
St. Simeon
Devil
Hendy Tobias
Howsten.Post
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Rose Watalys
Filoe
Arcms
Eader Williams
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil Company
Alfonso
Rose. E. Watkins
Wellman and the Pole
Princess
Eliza
Nigel
Glastonbury
Dicon of
Hampole
Venice
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