Mrs McLean Honored at Paul Jones Burial in Annapolis
The article profiles Mrs. McLean a DAR leader and descendant of patriot lines who attended Admiral Paul Jones s burial at Annapolis. Her ancestry traces to Revolutionary figures including Gen Roger Nelson and Judge William Maulsby. It notes her parliamentary skill and long marriage to Donald McLean.
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Donald McLean
Annapolis
McLean
Hrospeet Hall
Frederick
Whittier
Barbara Ritchie
New York
Paul Jones
Naval School
Congress
Washington
Arlington
MclLean
Ritchie
Society
Jiln Ritchie
Court of Appeals of
Maryland
Nelson
Supreme Court of the State
Lynn
Beattie
Lexington
James Lackland
Burgess
Woman's College
New York City
Continental Congress
Knox Left Smokers Class After Doctor Advice
A physician advised Senator Knox to quit smoking a few days ago placing him alongside Senator Spooner in the smokeless class after forty years of smoking. The next morning the doctor encountered Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Knox
Senator Spooner
Capitol
Knox
Stanford University Faces Devastating Earthquake Losses
The Pacific coast quake destroyed Stanford near Palo Alto with over 30 million dollars spent on buildings alone. The Spanish mission style architecture, archways, and the memorial church were heavily damaged, threatening the university’s future yet hinting at a planned rebuild and renewed ascent under President David Starr Jordan.
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Stanford University
Palo Alto
Memorial Arch
St. Gaudens
America
Stanford Memorial Church
Europe
Stanford
Pacific Coast
State University At
Berkeley
California
Government Positions Draw Remote Applicants
The article notes interest from people in distant states in securing appointive federal posts in Washington. It cites allure of short hours light work and comparatively high pay attracting applicants nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Three Navy Men Die In San Francisco Fire Safeguard
Three U.S. Navy crewmen under Captain MacBride used dynamite to halt a massive blaze in San Francisco, blocking a district to save lives and property worth over a million dollars. The team, sent from Mare Island, faced extreme heat and detonations as they sealed the destruction to protect the city.
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San Francisco
U.S. Navy
McCada
Mare Island
MacBeide
Semuat
Gieaner Alainson
von Ness Avenue
Gohden Gate Avenue
Claus Spreckes
California Street
James
MavBrite
van Ness Avenue
Fort Madison
MacBride
Sunset over the Atlantic invokes a Moses follower duo
At a famed Atlantic Coast resort the two Jews watch a sunset. One notes sun rays, the other quips that the sun sets here, highlighting a brief, ironic exchange about the landscape and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast
Moses
Stanfird founders Pursue Equal Education Dream
Passage recalls Mrs. Stanford urging her husband Senator Stanford to build a university where indigent young men would have an equal chance at education. The Stanford couple devoted their efforts to founding Leland Stanford Junior University to realize this vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Stanford
Stanford
Leland Stanford
Elephants Rising in Price Amid Scarcer Wild Stock
An importer notes spring prices for elephants at about 1400 dollars, up from 1200 two years ago, as wild elephants grow scarcer with global settlement. Smaller elephants prevail in imports due to cost and transport, while showmen prefer them for training and tractability. young elephants remain valuable though large for homes.
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Morgan
Alabama
Congressional Record
Champ Clark
Tivening Post
Illinois
W. L. Reynolds
Washington Street
Dept
Chicago
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Patriotic Daughters of the American Revolution
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Donaghd Melesan
Bern
Daughters of the American Revolution
MRS. diG@N ALD MeLAN
Cenemd of
Datricters of the Revolution
California College
Stanfords
Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court
Afis
University
Honolulu
Leland Stanford University
David Starr Jordan
Jordan
Professor Langley
Smithsonian Institute
Italy
Memorial Arcii
Tanch
Cvadrangle Witt Stanford Memorial Church
Polk Groul
San Movements
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