Love and wedding of Alice Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth
Washington reports the Feb 17 White House East Room ceremony finalizing the engagement of President Roosevelt's daughter Alice to Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati. The bride's worldwide attention and Longworth's social prominence mark a landmark American love match amid global interest and diplomatic notices.
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Great East Room
White House
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Lee Roosevelt
Longworth
Cincinnati
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Victoria
Royal Chapel
Europe
China
Japan
Isles of the Sea
Frances Folsom
Cleveland
Nellie Grant
Sartoris
Timber Crisis Looms as Ties Demand Outpaces Forests
The piece notes railroad tie demand rising from preferred to lower grade woods treated with creosote, extending life. It cites Maude Adams’ 100 000 locust trees on Long Island, a Kansas catalpa plantation turning a profit, and warns the United States could exhaust market timber in 49 years unless plantations expand with government forest service aid.
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Maude Adams
Long Island
Catalpa
Kansas
United States
Government Forest Service
The Straight Spine as Key to Worldly Success
An Outing Magazine writer argues that physical development, especially a straight spine and broad chest, unlocks vast potential. He divides people into erect and ine erect, claiming epoch makers like Cromwell Luther Napoleon Wellington Washington and Webster were straight-spined leaders.
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Outing Magazine
Firemen summoned by mistaken phone call to 535 North Fourteenth
In Richmond Indiana a new father mistook the number for a doctor and dialed 27 instead of 207. Firefighters rushed to his home at 535 North Fourteenth but found no fire. The next day he thanked the crew with cigars and asked them to keep the miscall secret.
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Stork
Richmond
Ind
George Oblinger
Happy Father
Col Maxon Faces Insurance Loss After Series of Accidents
In the last three years Col H B Maxon of Reno Nevada has fallen down a mining shaft breaking both legs been struck by an automobile in Los Angeles after three railroad wrecks survived an auto crash in Salt Lake City and was trampled by horses seven weeks ago risking cancellation of his accident policy.
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Col
H. B. Maxon
Reno
Nev
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Fifty Ninth Congress Prompts Gotham Debate
In Yonkers and Gotham the sentiment is that the Fifty ninth congress will act like the sixtieth, signaling vigorous debate and active legislative posture despite calls for restraint. Citizens weigh the implications for policy and leadership.
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Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Currants for Fuel Enterprise Forms in Greece
A new Greek company plans to buy unsold currants and convert them into alcohol or fuel. The venture aims to reduce waste and create a renewable energy product, leveraging local fruit exports to supply a process for fermentation and potential biofuel production.
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Greece
British Would Have Aided Japs If Battle Turned
In a Novoe Vremya letter Adm Rosestvensky says Britain would have attacked the Russian fleet if the Sea of Japan clash favored Japan. He claims British admiral massed ships at Weihaiwei awaiting orders to destroy Russia, a move prompting diplomatic reaction. He also asserts he knew Togo’s position two days before battle and fought with eyes open. The minister of marine probes the loss to decide court martial likelihood.
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Sea of Japan
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Novoe Vremya
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Aamira Toro
Horestvensky
Weihaiwei
Great Britain
Togo
Rojestvensky
Admiral Togo
Not Their Own
A reflective piece on fathers who preach personal virtues they themselves do not practice, highlighting the gap between advice given to sons and the author’s observation of their fathers’ actions.
General Benham Creates Personal Epitaph Tomb at Arlington
Retired U S Army General Daniel W Benham who died in Tiffin Ohio was buried in Arlington Cemetery in a plot he selected. His grave features a self designed granite tomb with an epitaph he wrote and oversaw inscribing.
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Tiffin
Arington Cemetery
Gen. Benham
Arlington Cemetery
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Arlington
Touching hospital tale of Hannah's救救
A nurse named Hannah, a Black washer, lifts a dying soldier from crowded Jefferson City wards to her bed. She cleans, feeds, and tends him until he recovers enough to depart on furlough to Indiana. The scene closes with the soldier weeping at departure and a note on noble suffering.
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Jefferson City
Hannah
Indiana
Prohibited PrayersAccording to Rev E J Hardy
Rev E J Hardy notes that the Ming dynasty founder in 1368 barred all prayers except his own to God. He warns of confusion and intolerable annoyance if common people worship the Father in Heaven. Chinese law could punish such worship with 80 blows or strangulation.
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E. J. Hardy
China
Boone county girls form Englewood military company
A new company of girl soldiers, drawn from Boone county farmers wives daughters, organized with headquarters at Englewood Missouri. The first public drill at a log-rolling in Englewood drew visitors from across the nation as the unit performed the manual of arms with veteran precision.
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Daughters of
Boone County Farmers
Englewood
Columbia, MO
Baboon Mascot Rejoices as Battalion Leaves for South Africa
A regimental baboon mascot displayed notable joy as a battalion of infantry departed England for South Africa. A sergeant commented the animal knows he is returning home, contrasting with the soldiers' demeanor.
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England
South Africa
Expensive Shots Cost of a Single 16 Inch Gun Round
A single shot from a 16 inch naval gun costs as much as five years of pay for a private soldier, highlighting the enormous expense of heavy artillery in naval warfare.
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Uncle Sam
Typewriters Tabooed in Russia for Police Permit
Russia banned buying or selling typewriters without police permission to curb distribution of typewritten revolutionary circulars. The move targets printing presses and individuals involved in disseminating subversive material.
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Russia
Gold Region Wittim in Siberia Yields Millions
The Wittim gold region in Siberia reportedly produces around two million dollars annually. The area's mining activity sustains local economies and attracts attention for its sizable output.
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Siberia
Historic Flower Chrysanthemums in Early China
Chrysanthemums were reportedly cultivated in China before the eleventh century, reflecting an ancient horticultural tradition. The reference notes the flower as a historic emblem in early Chinese agriculture.
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Ching
Major Drury Bravely Leads Through Chickamauga
The sergeant recalls Captain Lucius H. Drury of the Third Wisconsin Battery during a reconnaissance near Gordon's Mills on September 13 1863. Drury was shot above the belt and spine yet urged McCook to shield him, and despite the mortal wound he returned to active duty within four weeks.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Lucius H. Drury
Badger
Wisconsin
Chickamauga
van Cleve
Critteneer
Twenty-first Corps
Gordon's Mills
Lafayette
Drury
John J. McCook
New York
McCook
Corps
Never Discharged Civil War Soldier Remains In Service
Thomas Vernon of Honey Creek township near Kokomo Indiana is likely the only Civil War enlisted man never discharged. He enlisted early responded to the 75 000 men call and served as a private at Camp Morton but an error dropped his name from muster rolls leaving no discharge record. He stayed ready for front duty for 44 years while destitute families of comrades were supported and now at over 80 he remains sworn in though never mustered out.
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Washington
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Cassini
Nicholas Longworth
Hon
Nicholas
St. Louis
Country Club
Cincinnati
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
Miss Alice Roosevelt
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Honey Creek Township
Kokomo
Ind
Vernon
Camp Morton
Indianapolis
American Tribune
Uncle Sam
Flag Captured by Sister of Illinois Soldier
Mrs J H Faris of Smith Center Kansas owns a Confederate flag seized by her brother Ira B Whitney of Company B 127 Illinois at Arkansaw Post in January 1863. The silk banner measures about five by ten feet with white silk fringe silk cord and tassels of knit silk. The blue field bears a white star and AR initials with Semper Fidelis below. The flag shows bullet holes and bloodstains and notes two Whitney brothers served and were killed or mortally wounded in battle.
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J. H. Faris
Smith Center
Kan
Ira B. Whitney
Illinois
Arkansaw Post
Faris
Ira B
John Whitney
Grandson of General Seeks Share of War Profits from Britain
A grandson of Gen. Shrapnel, inventor of the 1894 weapon central to the Russo-Japanese war, seeks a portion of the $22,000 septennate from the British government for his country’s benefit.
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Shrapnel
Soldier jailed for taking apple during march
A member of the Sixty-ninth German infantry was sentenced to eight months imprisonment at Treves for picking up an apple and failing to drop it promptly when ordered by a sergeant during a march.
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Sixty-ninth
Treves
Regiment Lost During Servian Maneuvers Near Nish
During preparatory drills near Nish a Servian regiment disappeared for 24 hours and was later seen at the bottom of a ravine dancing to music from a gypsy camp.
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Nish
Russian Dinner Custom At Large Parties
A Russian custom at large dinners has ladies smoke a tiny cigarette after each course. The practice is said to aid digestion and remove the flavor of the prior course from the palate.
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Russia
Domestic Diplomacy Quip Traces Fractured Marriage Tone
A Detroit Free Press snippet captures a sharp exchange where a man grumbles that women lack logic, while his wife retorts she relies on him to think for her. The brief dialogue reflects gender stereotypes and marital power dynamics of the era.
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Detroit Free Press
Still Has Hope Tit Bits Snippet
A nostalgic scene recalls a man entering a drawing room and settling on a familiar green sofa as a discussion turns to science. A professor predicts the world will last 100 million years longer, prompting a hopeful remark about a future proposal.
Mind Reader Prof Pierce Spotted At Concert
Sybyl and Ethyl recall a handsome man who stared at Sybyl all evening. Ethyl reveals the mystery guest was Prof. Pierce, the famed mind reader, spending his vacation in Chicago.
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Sybyl
Ethyl
Prof
Pierce
Chicago Daily News
Why Not Snow Promise in Slushy Weather
A Chicago Sun remark muses on slush turning to snow, suggesting a desire for colder, clearer conditions. The quip frames a practical wish for wintry stability amid unreliable seasonal weather.
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