Cleveland Chronology Highlights From 1894 to 1908
The record notes key actions involving President Cleveland including sending troops to Chicago on a railroad strike in July 1894 and the Wilson-Gorman tariff becoming law without the president's signature in August 1894. It also mentions the February 1895 gold reserve protection arrangement with J. P. Morgan and associates, the December 1895 Venezuela message, and Cleveland's death on June 24, 1908, in Princeton New Jersey at age seventy-one.
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Cleveland
Chicago
J. P. Morgan
Venezuela
Princeton
N. J
Cleveland's Second Term and Global Arbitration Era
Roving Cleveland, after returning to politics, leads Democrats through a crisis era. He confronts the Panic of 1893, pushes repeal of the Silver Act, endures a cancer operation in secrecy, and faces a split party over tariffs. His Venezuela message defuses war fears with arbitration, boosts Anglo-American ties, and he staunchly upholds the gold standard amid party disarray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Sion
Congress
Florrison
East River
New York
South America
London
Atlantic
Thurber
Theatre's power to move audiences and sustain drama
Otis Skinner argues that live theater shapes emotion and thought, surpassing film in audience impact. He notes how a moving play elicits intense elation and reflection, preserving the vital bond between actor and crowd and ensuring drama's supremacy in a community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Skinner
Mountains Shape South American Bird Life Diversity
The Andes create four life zones from base to summit, shaping bird communities. Isolation among 10,000 to 11,000 foot chains, plus climate and sedentary patterns, yields greater species variety than similar areas. Since 1917, the American Museum of Natural History has built extensive Andean bird collections and field studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Andes
Pinces
American Museum of Natural History
Famous Bells of Boston From Revere to Church Towers
A historical note describes Paul Revere and his bell etched works in King's Chapel and Old North Church. It recalls the 1774 Abel Raddall bell cast for Christchurch and notes the belief that bells could dispel evil spirits, with spires and belfries marking Boston’s early era.
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Paul Revere
King's Chapel
Boston
Revere
Reveregal
Old North Church
Christchurch
King’s Chapel
Abel Raddall
Gloucester
England
World’s loneliest place is the human heart
A Milwaukee Journal meditation argues loneliness is not geographic but in the human heart. It cites a traveler’s misnaming of a small Pacific island and Roman’s New York moment to conclude true loneliness comes from failing to reach out with affection, loyalty, and friendship.
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Islaund
Prist
Acunda
South America
Ho Ovessel
Roman
New York City
New York
Milwaukee Journal
Indian Summer Not A Myth From Frontier Suffering
The term Indian summer traces to frontier hardship during Indian wars when winters offered scarce peace. Warm spells after initial winter brought renewed foe visits, termed Indian Burnier, as Indians returned to settlers. Rev J Doddridge noted the phrase in Notes on the Settlements and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1824.
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Virginia
Pennsylvania
J. Doddridge
Peking's Wall of Dragons A Dragon Screen Wonder
James A. Muller praises a hidden dragon screen in Peking's winter palace grounds. The 20 foot high wall faces dragons in varied colors, leaping and writhing in vivid motion, a rare example of dynamic Chinese sculpture amid guidebooks and visitors.
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Peking
Winter Palace
James A. Muller
National Geographic Magazine
Bolivia as Coca Plant Source and Trade Route
The article describes Bolivia as the primary source of coca leaves used for cocaine, detailing plant characteristics, cultivation on hillside terraces, harvesting, and drying methods. It notes leaves sell for 47 cents a pound in La Paz, and that Bolivia itself does not manufacture cocaine but exports leaves for extraction elsewhere.
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Bolivia
South America
la Paz
Clear Thinker and Honest Mindset for Success
A passage argues that true success comes from honest self assessment and clear thinking. It laments excuses and fear of sacrifice, claiming many lose potential by dulling mental vision with barnacles of doubt and complacency.
Sermon on the Mount Defines True Culture in Faith
The article argues that worship and culture are inseparable and that genuine culture rests on Jesus Christ. It cites the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes as foundational, stating society gains refinement only through Grace at its Fountain-head.
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Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus
Lev
Henry Lowndes Diew
Of Some Husbands Too Many Coats Spall The Broth
A Boston Transcript line notes that excessive wardrobe fuss spoils meals, implying a light quip about domestic patience and kitchen mishaps without naming people or places beyond the publication. The remark frames the humor as a social jab on households and cooking, reflecting editorial wit.
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Boston Transcript
I Will Be as the Dew unto Israel
A devotional passage compares the Divine Spirit to dew watering barren hearts. The speaker emphasizes God’s quickening power, transforming deadness into life and beauty, much like dew revives a parched land.
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Israel
Mystery of Great Lakes Water Level Cycles
The article cites a mystery of Great Lakes water levels shifting on cycles averaging seven years, with historical notes from 1785 and 1820 onward. It reports periods ranging from four to nine years, linking lake levels to St Lawrence flows and noting current low water affecting freight in harbors.
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Great Lakes
United States
Canada
France
St. Lawrence River
Niagara
Ontario
Pansee
St. Lawrence
Christian Science_Sfonitor
The Wonder of Eggs in Nature
Elisa G Allen writes in the American Forestry Magazine about the marvel of eggs across species. She notes eggs in butterflies, reptiles, fish, and birds follow universal life laws and cell division as life unfolds.
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Elisa G. Allen
American Forestry Magazine
Ike
Salon
Low cost daily meals for Chinese students in Shantung mission school
The Christian Science Monitor reports that in China Tsingtao Tengshow’s Shantung province mission school offers three daily meals for students at 18 dollars a year. Breakfast and supper are steamed corn bread and brined turnips, with millet and vegetables for dinner. Twice a week vegetable dishes include fat pork, otherwise cooked in bean oil. The fare remains simple most of the year, with occasional more lavish meals a few times annually.
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China—Tengshow
Shantung
Christian Science Monitor
Fifteen YWCA workers sail for Europe missions
Fifteen more young women sailed for Europe during September and October under the Y W C A to carry on in several countries work that has grown out of war activities. They take roles as executives, cafeteria directors, trainers, industrial workers, club and recreation leaders. They head to the Near East, Roumania, Italy, Belgium, France and Russia with others departing for China, Japan and India.
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Europe
Vuear East
Roumania
Italy
Belgium
France
Russia
China
Japan
India
Monument guards dangerous road near Otis memorial
Los Angeles boulevard ends at a high embankment by a park lake. Incantious motorists have fallen, but a proposed Otis memorial sculpture will guard the curve. The group features Gen. Otis as a central figure with a soldier and a newsboy on either side.
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Los Angeles Boulevard
Anarrison G. Otis
Hias Ween
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Gen. Otis
Ares
Notice of Administration for Walter Scott Estate
The subscriber in Caroline County Maryland has letters of administration on the personal estate of Walter Scott late of Caroline county deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased must exhibit them with vouchers to the subscriber on or before July 9 1921 or be excluded from all benefits of the estate. Given under hand December 21 1920.
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Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Farm for Sale Near Harmony on Stone Road
Private sale of a thirty vere farm near Harmony on Stone road with a five room dwelling and outbuildings in fair condition. Contains considerable fruit and timber suitable for poultry business. Bargain price. Address L. L. ANDERSON, Denton, Md. December 26, 1921.
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Harmony
Stone Road
L. L. Anderson
Denton, Md
Garage for Rent and Croana Sale Notice
Garage for rent listing appears with a second line mentioning a Croana sale at 2nd Street near Bene Md. N P Kern provided as the contact.
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N. P. Kern
2Nd St
Bene Md
Dentistry and wall paper sale led by Thomas & Messer Co
Dentistry in all branches offers unmatched workmanship and materials with appointments by mail or phone. The Latest wall paper patterns priced per piece with gilt at 18 cents and various shades. Lucas Paint and floor finish available. Located at 1615 W Balto St, Baltimore Md.
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Wall Paper Inc
Lucas
Thomas & Messer CO
Balto
Baltimore
Ready Rabbit Supply Ad From J Spencer
An old ad offers rabbits in large or small quantities by parcel post in burlap bags with refund on 3 pounds or more. J Spencer signs the notice seeking buyers for shipment and payment terms.
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Denton Journal
Oward Melvin Bens
Jornson Milvin & Johnson
Fuslisher
James Morgan
Ture
Rover Cleveland
White House
RAND
Famous Bells OF
Old City
Gunn
Rockers
Themethanine
Camiaina
Tacana Canine Panasaan Aimee
Svd Ie
Bissell
Noritake Nippon China
Bengal
Sorain Ranges
Ford
Axminster
Brussels
Crex
Kegto Montes
Eisher & Roe
Ark
Aes
Peking’s Wall OF Dragons
Mystery OF
Mission School
Y. W. C. A. Abroad
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nutile, Prest
T. F. Johnson
F. R. Camper
Continental Life Insurance Co
Wilmington, Delaware
Walter Scott
William E. Scott
W. A. Smith
Denton
J. Spencer
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