Existing Monuments to the Memory of Shakespeare
The piece surveys English Shakespeare portraits and statues from Holy Trinity Stratford to Westminster Abbey and London’s Park Lane. It notes Kent and Scheemakers works, later tributes by the Leicestershire line, and Garrick club pieces, with remark on the Stratford memorial by Lord Ronald Gower and assorted busts including Passaglio and the Davenant Bust.
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Shakespeare
Holy Trinity Church
Stratford-on-Avon
Gerard Johnson
Jangen
Westminster
Abey
Chandos
Lord Burlington
William Kent
Kent
Peter Scheemakers
Dallaway
Webber
Garrick
William Faithorne
Roubiliac
England
David Garrick
British Museum
Carpentiers
London
Park Lane
Chaucer
Milton
Thornycrofts
Albert Memorial
Armstead
Stratford-on- Avon
Lord Ronald Gower
Paris
Hamlet
Lady Macbeth
Prince Henry
Falstaff
Ronald
Stratford tribute to Shakespeare statues across nations
The article recalls Shakespeare monuments in Lincoln Park Chicago and New York Central Park, compares them to global effigies, and notes sculptures by William Ordway Partridge in Boston and Paul Fournier in Paris. It highlights Paris 1888 statue and a 1889 German marble memorial in Weimar by Otto Lessing, reflecting varied national homage to the bard.
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Shakespeare
Stevens Page
Stratford-on-Avon
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
J. Q. A. Ward
Central Park
New York
Chicago
Samuel Johnson
Lincoln Park
Droeshout
Jansen
William Ordway Partridge
Boston
Paris
Boulevard Haussmann
Avenue de Messine
Paul Fournier
Herr Otto Lessing
Germany
Weimer
Statue of Shakespeare Unveiled in Westminster Abbey
The Shakespeare statue in Westminster Abbey, unveiled by the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, shows the poet seated with symbolic props and is said to resemble Mr Ward's style. It was recently vandalized with corrosive paint. Danish sculptor Louis Hasselius created the model, awaiting subscription completion to mark the Hamlet tercentenary.
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Elsinore
Louis Hasselius
Rome
Revelations by an Ex Speaker on Railroad Passes
Ex Speaker reveals how railroad passes and lobbyists influence state legislation. He details passes issued to lawmakers, pressure from constituents, and blackmail threats from farmers unions and business groups that sway votes, noting reforms to curb such influence.
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Capitol
State House
Colorado Potato Crop Boom Faces Transportation Hurdles
Colorado farmers confront overproduction of potatoes beets and other crops due to limited cheap transport. Mayor Watson of Greeley and locals ship potatoes to eastern markets via Galveston and New Orleans where demand and premium prices rise in New York New Orleans and other hubs. Railroads to the gulf offer inducements boosting Colorado shipments though long haul costs persist. Potatoes can yield up to 100 dollars per acre underscoring the crop’s economic impact.
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Colorado
Great American Desert
Chicago Chronicle
Watson
Greeley
Galveston
New Orleans
New York
Greeley, Col
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Gulf
East
The Veteran's Dream in a Soldier's Restful Vision
A wartime veteran on a cot dreams of battles under a southern sky and remembers boyhood days. The poem moves from grim memories of war to tender recollections of family and home. It ends with a pledge that the pure and true will join the heavenly host in white.
Chinese Woman A Doctor in Philadelphia
Miss Li Bi Cu of Hingghua China, a four year student at the Woman's College, is to graduate with high honors this year. She is believed to be the first Chinese woman to study medicine in the United States. Born in Hingghua, her father is a prominent local leader and active in the Methodist church.
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Philadelphia
Li Bi Cu
Hingghua
China
Woman’s College
Methodist Church
Herkimer College
New York
Not a Happy Introduction to Town Lecture Course
A lecturer who prided himself on public speaking felt slighted by the opening remarks of the committee chairman for the town lecture course. The chairman noted last winter’s financial shortfall as he ushered in the season’s first program.
Uncertain Training Cuts Prompt Candid Address
A fragment notes concerns over past costs and a plan to hire cheaper staff this year to avoid a recurrence. The passage suggests a speaker addressing an audience to discuss cost-saving measures and future staffing choices.
One Pair Reported in Cleveland Neighbor Tale
In a colloquial exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer a woman recalls a spat not between herself and her husband but a past item he once gave away to the grass-sprinkling boy, illustrating a humorous domestic anecdote.
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Clleveland Plain Dealer
A Soldier’s Courage From The Civil War
An Inter Ocean piece recalls two officers who earned respect through bold actions. A young captain led a cavalry clash with audacity, earning loyalty and later becoming a strict drillmaster. Major J. T. Holmes earned devotion by sharing hardship with his men during a Peach Tree Creek engagement.
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Rebs
Nelson
Shiloh
Col
J. T. Holmes
Peach Tree Creek
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Misleading Pitch Ends With Damaged Typewriter
A purchaser confronts a typewriter agent over false claims of extreme durability. The machine allegedly survived a window drop and required repair, prompting questions about the seller’s assurances and the buyer’s ability to fix it.
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N. O. Times-Democrat
Fond young mother and child in a witty Punch quip
A Punch humorous line contrasts a fond young mother with her first born, noting the child resembles both parents. The friend answers with judicial restraint, saying intelligence has not yet dawned but the baby is wonderfully like both.
President Roosevelt scarred by Spanish shell fragment claim
At a campfire of the United Spanish War Veterans Captain W E English of Indianapolis, commander in chief of the national organization, declared that President Roosevelt had been marked for life by a fragment of a Spanish shell at the battle of La Guasimas. He said it struck Roosevelt in the arm and that he was nearby when the injury occurred.
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Department of United Spanish War Veterans
W. E. English
Indianapolis
National Organization
Roosevelt
la Guasiamas
Col. Roosevelt
Baby's First Tears Rule for Infant Crying
A note states that tears typically do not accompany a baby's cries until about three months of age, reflecting early developmental patterns in infancy.
Kilpatrick’s Cavalry Remembers Sherman and Kilpatrick Ride
An old Ninth Ohio cavalry veteran recalls Sherman's march, battles near Waynesboro and Fayetteville, and a swamp retreat. He describes hard marching, scarce rations, dismounted fights, a saber charge, and Kilpatrick's skirmish near dawn with Old Spotty the famed horse. He also shares childhood moves from West Virginia to Ohio and postwar railroading life.
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Denison
Waynesboro
Kilpatrick
Fayetteville
N. C
Reveille
Col. Stough
Ninth Ohio Cavalry
Gen. Kilpatrick
Spotty
Repairing Sevastopol After Mine Damage During War
The report details Russian efforts to repair Sevastopol after a mine strike. Affected area ranged seven to ten feet deep and thirty five to forty feet long amidships. A nine by nine timber caisson with dovetailed joints enclosed the hull inside the harbor.
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Sevastopol
Port Arthur
Diagrams Show Caisson In Place For Damaged Hull Repair
Diagrams detail the caisson being floated and fitted to the ship hull with hemp packing canvas and tar, heavy diagonal bolts, and winch tension. Workers removed damaged plating, prepared new frames and plates in dockyard shops, and rebuilt the vessel in six weeks under fire.
Rights of Chorus Girls Publicly Traced in Broadway Theater Incident
The New York Sun notes a change in theater manners as five wealthy young men at a Broadway venue are denied reentry after leaving to drink. Ushers and the manager explain that the chorus girls complained of unwelcome attention and offer half their seat value for exit. the men apologize but cannot return to their seats.
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New York Sun
Weevil Quip in Yonkers Statesman Dialog
A Yonkers Statesman humorous exchange weighs pests. Crimsonbeak jokes the boll weevil is larger, while the speaker prefers the smaller of two weevils in a witty compare.
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Yonkers Statesman
British Officers Study Russian for Army Rewards
Over the past three months at least 80 British officers have taken leave to study Russian, now the language for which the army offers the highest rewards.
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American Tribune
King Edward VII Battleship Pierces Armament Trial Record
The battleship King Edward VII, hailed as the mightiest afloat, buckled deck plates from gun recoil during armament trials, highlighting the ship’s formidable firepower and the stresses of testing.
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King Edward VII
Oyama Equals Grant in Flanking Mastery
The report lauds Oyama the great Japanese marshal for showcasing superior flanking tactics, stating that our Gen. Grant never did better. It frames Oyama as the equal of Grant in maneuvering and military skill.
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Oyama
Grant
The Effect Comes in The Public Spark for a Cause
A brief note observes that many people rush to fuel a cause without weighing consequences. The piece highlights public urgency and the tension between action and effect.
Puzzle Lock From Worthing Barn Door Sparks Curiosity
A clever old locksmith’s device from near Worthing, England, opens only to words spelled vertically in a novel puzzle lock. The relic features alphabet rings and hung on a barn door for many years, drawing interest from local history enthusiasts.
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Worthing
England
Bayoneted Insects in Cuban Grass
A Cuban plant, Cenchrus echinatus, bears sharp spikelets that pierce and entangle numerous insects. Night or day, the barbed spines trap wings and prevent escape, causing many victims to perish miserably.
Army Civil Service Board Bans Spousal Command Roles
The engineering department’s civil service board prohibits appointing an official in a role where he must give orders to his wife or where she can issue orders to him. The move is framed as preventing discriminatory practices in favor of the army.
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The
Civil Service Board
Engineering Department of the Army
Army
Most Learned Swede Named Stockholm Chancellor
Premer Bostrom of Norway has been appointed chancellor of the University of Stockholm. He is regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the Swedish learned world.
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Premer Bostrom
Norway
University of Stockholm
Ripon College Secures Noted Roman Antiquities Collection
Prof. Edward W. Clark of Ripon college Wisconsin after a year in Rome and Italy has obtained for his college one of the best collegiate collections of Roman antiquities in the northwest United States.
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Edward W. Clark
Ripon College
Wisconsin
Rome
Italy
United States
Smallest Island Hosts Eddystone Lighthouse
The smallest inhabited island in the world hosts the Eddystone lighthouse. At low water it measures 30 feet in diameter and is fully submerged at high water.
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Eddystone
Measuring Distances by New Japanese Survey Staff
The Japanese have developed a new horizontal survey staff for distance measurement in warfare. It uses eye positions with marked degrees at each end to sight a target, giving distance from the angle read. The device is portable and usable even from behind cover, aiding topographical surveys.
Moistening stamp device shown in Scientific American engraving
An illustration depicts a hand strapped water reservoir feeding a thimble on the finger to moisten stamps and envelope flaps. A thumbscrew needle valve controls flow, with capillary action aiding steady moisture for easy stamping and less sanitary handling.
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Scientific American
World Gold Production and Inflation Forecast
The world produced about 350 million in gold last year, up from 325 million the year before, with labor troubles limiting output. Analysts expect a 1905 production not less than 400 million, of which 25 percent may fund arts and sciences, adding roughly 300 million to global money supply and pushing total increases since 1900 to about 1.2 billion. Financiers largely agree inflation will spur commercial activity, despite differing opinions on long term effects.
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Colorado
Transvaal
Submerged Coal Boosts Heat in Admiralty Tests
British Admiralty experiments at Portsmouth tested whether coal submerged in water for a year gains calorific power when burned. Two ten ton lots, one land stored and one submerged, were compared. The submerged coal produced greater heat, and further tests are planned.
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Admiralty
Portsmouth
Necessity for Niagara Falls and Marriage Ideals
The St. Louis Republic argues Niagara Falls must remain as is not turned into a mill race for a manufacturing project. It says the nation and the future of the race depend on preserving the falls and the institution of marriage should not be altered for material ends. The piece credits President Roosevelt with not endorsing any barter of a universal marital idea for a factory plan.
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Niagara
St. Louis Republic
Roosevelt
Costumes of Kikuyu Warriors in East Africa Protectorate
Native Kikuyus in the east African protectorate move about well armed with spear shield sword and club. They wear terra cotta earth coats and numerous metal ornaments as distinctive attire.
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Kikuyu
East African Protectorate
Public School Teacher Reaches Golden Service Milestone
Mrs. Julia E. Underwood of the Quincy Massachusetts public schools marks fifty years of service with the district honoring her long career and dedication to education.
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Julia E. Underwood
Quincy (Mass
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