May 28 in History Feast and notable events listed
On May 28 notable historical events and births are listed, including Empress Helen finding the true cross in 328 and figures like Joseph Guillotin and Thomas Moore born on this date. The timeline covers wars, treaties, explorations, and political milestones through the 20th century, with numerous mentions of battles, conquests, and constitutional actions.
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Caranus
Germanus
Paris
Helen
Jerusalem
St. Bernard of Savoy
Edward Montague
Richard Nichols
New York
Noah Webster
Archbuchess
Sophia
Walter Q. Gresham
Matthew 8. Quay
U. S
Pennsylvania
Stephen D. Lee
Joseph Ignace Guillotin
Wm. Pitt
George III
Thomas Moore
Louis Jean Rudolphe Agassiz
Frederick Dan Huntington
Milan
Conrad
John of England
Lisbon
America
Boston
Southwold
England
Washington
Great Meadows
Amherst
Louisburg
Morristown
N. J
Middlebrook
Verdun
Prussia
Moreau
Bucharest
Russia
Turkey
Memorial Day address by Colonel Robert G Ingersoll
The essay honors the Civil War heroes who defended the flag and founded the republic. It laments those who died for the nation and expresses deep gratitude to the living and dead, mothers and wives, and recalls the sacrifice of armed men on distant fields. It ends with a paradox about catching a jack rabbit in a mousetrap.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
First Republic
Battle Hymn's Birth Revealed by Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe recounts writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic during the Civil War. She describes traveling to Washington with her husband and pastor James Freeman Clarke, singing with troops, and waking at 4 a.m. to jot the words after trying to compose new verses unsuccessfully.
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Julia Ward Howe
the Republic
Washington
James Freeman Clarke
John Brown
Dr. Clarke
Saturday Evening Post
Reform at Anamosa and Fort Madison Prisons Stressed
The Iowa board of parole praised reforms at Anamosa and Fort Madison while urging a state wide trade school for inmates. Chairman Berry argued most under 25 could not farm and needed trained trades to fit released men into jobs, with Anamosa to be made a true reformatory.
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Towa
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Anamosa Penitentiary
Board of Parole
Berry
Reformatory
Old Time Scotch Sunday Rounding Kept To Eighteenth Century
The London Chronicle notes seventeenth century Scottish elders patrolling Sundays to nab absentees. The minister spied sins such as playful neglect, public kissing, ale drinking, bare coats, and hearty dinners. Offenders faced kirk seasion repentance.
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Scotland
Thomson
Kirk
James Payn
Edinburgh
The
London Chronicle
Best soldiers come from all walks of life says Hawley
General Hawley recalls experiences from the Civil War noting fearless men and calm youths alike. He cites a towering private who swore in battle and a seventeen year old who cleaned and bound his wounded leg then returned to the line, proving bravery varies by character.
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Hawley
Hartford
General Hawley
Iowans Receive Patents Week Ending May 19 1914
The list shows patents granted to Iowa residents including James A. Clamp of Bagby Stockport for a boiler traction engine by Thomas Brown of Crawfordsville for a binder Buel Coach of Sioux City with a bracket for automobile support William E Green Promise City for a cement block molding machine John C Griffith Anamosa for an extension table Waldo N Gramatrap assigned to Anderson Furniture Co Clinton for a water tube arch fire box H F and William C Jacobs assignors to A J Brenneisen Waterloo for an explosive engine Frederick S Thornley Clarion for a picture record display machine Alexander F Victor Davenport among others.
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William C. Jacobs
A. J. Breneisen
Waterloo
Frederick
Tobacco farming in North Borneo relies on vast uncultivated land
The article notes tobacco as the main crop but yields occur only every seven to nine years. Planters clear new fields annually by cutting and burning jungle, then employ thousands of Chinese laborers to hoe and plant by hand. No plows are used and large reserves of land and 500 to 1,000 coolies are needed.
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North Borneo
Treasury Coaction and Fiscal Figures May 18
The report shows general fund net balances 871 000 376 and Saturday receipts of 2 850 358 with payments of 3 404 087. The current year deficit stands at 840 091 000, against a last year surplus of 5 407 050, excluding Panama canal and public debt actions.
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Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
The Opium Habit Exposed by a Convicted Ex-Reporter
In American Magazine June issue a former newspaper man and opium addict, now in prison, describes the drug's power. He argues that long habits erode self control, making theft or crime likely when the drug is within reach. He insists every opium smoker he has known eventually shows a criminal impulse.
Columbus Landing Place and Early Exploration
Columbus first landed on an island in the Bahama group named San Salvador off Florida. He explored other West Indian islands and Cuba. He died unaware he had found a new continent, thinking the lands were outlying islands of the East Indies.
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Columbus
Florida
San Salvador
West Indian Islands
Cuba
East Indies
Cure for Stomach Disorders
Chamberlain's Tablets are touted as a cure for stomach disorders with many remarkable cures claimed. Sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy. Adv.
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Engbertson's Pharmacy
The Honored Dead and the Nation’s Heroes
Poetic meditation on fallen soldiers and their lasting impact. It extols how unnamed heroes transcend local origins, linking individual sacrifice to national identity and communal inspiration. The text enshrines soldiers as collective fathers and brothers, guiding future generations.
Handel's Dublin Triumph Of The Messiah
The composer Handel left London in disgust and produced The Messiah in Dublin. The performance at the Dublin music hall benefited Mercers Hospital. To fit a larger crowd ladies removed hoops and gentlemen laid aside swords, filling the hall with 700 attendees and raising about $2,000.
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Handel
London
Dublin
Dublin Music Hall
D. A. Chart
Mercer's Hospital
Poor Artist Paints Spartacus Portrait of Forrest
During Edwin Forrests Boston engagement a needy artist showed him a painting of Forrest as Spartacus. Forrest read a note asking aid, examined the wrap, and then told the clerk to give him ten dollars, remarking the man must be starving if his picture is accurate.
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Edwin Forrest
Boston
Winthrop House
Forrest
Spartacus
The Spaulding Law and the Senator H L Spaulding
H L Spaulding represented Howard county and authored the Spaulding law on land titles passed by the List general assembly. The act wiped out defects in land tithes dower rights and mortgages by a brief enforcement window and was widely recognized by the bar and the supreme court. Spaulding leveraged farming ties to press legislative reforms with Elwood and a five member committee guiding biennial code amendments. Itch! Doan's Ointment ad lines conclude the text.
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H. L. Spaulding
Howard County
Spaulding
List General Assembly
Supreme Court
Lee W. Elwood
Elma
Worship of the Serpent in Native Lore and Australian Myths
The piece notes Apaches trace descent to a serpent and veneration of it, cites a monumental prehistoric earthwork as proof of serpent influence, and compares central Australian tribes whose myths offer a deity-like serpent. It ends with a business notice seeking settlement of Tracy and Hanson debts after a partnership buyout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Ed. H. Hanson
Tracy & Hanson
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U. S. Treasury
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Columbus’ Landing Place
Henry Ward Beecher
Doan
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Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
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Para
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Degorah Gas Company
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