Quiet diplomat Julian Pauncefote shaped U S British ties
A Washington reporter profiles Lord Pauncefote noting his unostentatious work for healing US British relations. Born 1823 in Munich, he rose from private secretary in Paris to top foreign affairs official and diplomat. He served four presidents and was retained in Washington amid Spain tensions, earning honors and a peerage for long service.
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Sey
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Garrison
Cleveland
McKintey
Rosevelt
Privy Council
Preston Court
Gloucester
United States
Spain
Julian Pauncefote
Munich
Paris
Geneva
Marlborough College
Sir William Molesworth
Sir William
Waincefote
Hong Kong
Supreme Court
Leeward Islands
Colonial Office
Department of Foreign Affairs
Bath
St. George
Sion
Late J W Bridgman noted Canadian portrait painter
The death of John Bridgman at Fort Erie removes a leading Canadian portrait artist born June 17 1833 on a Smithville farm. He studied abroad, painted many public portraits in Canada and Buffalo, bred canoeing, served as Toronto Canoe Club commodore, and leaves a widow four children including George B Bridgman and Edward W Bridgman D D S and daughters Mrs H J Hamburgh and Louise Bridgman.
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Fort Erie
John Bridgman
Canada
Smithville
Ontario
Dominion
Buffalo
Justice Wood
Gerhart Lang
J. W. Bridgeman
Masonic Order
Toronto
Canoe Club
George B. Bridgman
Bridgman Art School
New York
City
Edward W. Bridgman
D.D.S
Sousa's Lesson Turns Irishman To Sousa Pupil
A street organist played Washington Post March slowly and irregu larly until John Philip Sousa intervened with a brisk rendition. The Irishman, astonished, learned the composer’s claim. The next day a large red placard declared him “A pupil of Sousa.”
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Hande
Washington Post
John Philip Sousa
Sousa
Lord Pauncefote a Hig h Ch aracter in Diplomacy
The article praises Lord Pauncefote for his long service as Britain’s ambassador to the United States. It notes his rise from a foreign service start to Grand Cross of the Bath, then ambassador in Washington, and dean of the diplomatic corps. It highlights his arbitration work with Olney and his role at The Hague, plus his peerage as Lord Pauncefote of Preston and his family life with Miss Cubitt and four daughters.
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Lord Pauncefote
United States
United
Lord Sackville
Washington
Bath
Olney
Senate
Great Britain
Hague
Preston
Miss
How Pelee Exploded Explained by Science of Volcanic Eruptions
The article explains that water entering the earth through fissures meets superheated lava, turning into steam and blasting volcanoes open. It cites Mont Pelee and La Soufriere eruptions, notes seismic activity before events, and discusses why explosions occur at vents and rarely elsewhere.
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Martinique
St. Vincent
Mont Pelee
Caribbean
Central America
la Soufriere
Island
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Lesser Antilles
Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition Promises Record Livestock Show
Ground work for the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition Fair July 21 to 25 progresses strongly with added livestock facilities. Breeders from across the border show keen interest. $8,500 purses spark racing entries. Labour Oriental Carnival Circus and Mangerie Co. supplies ten shows. grand fireworks and the Burning of Moscow spectacle enhance a likely standout event.
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Winnipeg
Labour Oriental, Carnival, Circus and Managerie Co
Jabour
Moscow
Florence Nightingale Celebrates Eighty First Birthday
Florence Nightingale, the angel of the battlefield, is spending her declining years at Claydon House in Buckinghamshire. The celebrated nurse, now very feeble, remains mentally sharp and active in correspondence, while her wealth and legacy endure.
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Florence Nightingale
Claydon House
Buckinghamshire
England
Lady Verney
Miss Nightingale
London
British Mines and Quarries Blue-book Reports Output and Fatalities
A London Times summary notes a new blue-book showing in 1901 the UK total employed in mines and quarries at 933,201 across Coal Mines Act sites Metalliferous Mines Act sites and Quarries Act pits. Coal output totals 219,046,945 tons with 951 coal mine deaths and 1,101 related deaths. Metalliferous mines report 80 deaths from 27 fatal accidents and quarries 98 deaths from 97 fatal accidents.
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United Kingdom
London Times
Earldom of Mar’s ancient line and looming prophecy explained
A historical overview traces the Scottish Earldom of Mar from its Pictish origins through battles and bans, the 1866 extinction of the male line, and a Lords of Kellie claim. It recounts prophecies, restorations by George IV, Queen Victoria’s kiss, and the 1885 confirmation of the Erskine line as premier Earl of Scotland.
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Europe
Mar
Bailes
Maormor
Sigurd
Orkney
House of Mar
Robert Bruce
Edward Balliol
Thomas
Scotland
Westminster
Scotland Yard
Margaret
Douglas
Isabel
Kildrummie
Alexander
Earl of Buchan
Robert Erskine
James III
Mary
Earls of Mar
Stirling Castle
Earl
Earl of Morton
Sheriff Muir
Allen Tower
James VI
George IV
Erskine of
St. James’s
Queen Victoria
Kellie
George III
Ross-shire
Adam Gordon
Ardoch
Gordon
Foundling
Gothenburg
Sweden
Anne Gordon
Thomas Erskine
Joanna Gordon
Erskine
Methven
Earl of Welles
Earl of Mar
Lord Kellie
House of Lords
Supreme Court of Scotland
Committee of Privileges
J. F. Goodeve
Cycling off a Tiber cliff in Rome dazzles readers
A feature recounts Roman daredevils riding bicycles off high riverbanks into the Tiber. Riders plunge from steep embankments of up to ninety feet, attempting to land safely while keeping their wheels. Photographs show Signor Talacchi and Signor Damienti attempting the stunt with varied results.
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Tiber
Signor Talacchi
Pearson’s
Ghnore
Describing Andrew Carnegie by Harry Beardsley
Beardsley portrays Andrew Carnegie as a small gentle man with a soft presence and no imposing bearing. He notes Carnegie appeared modest and unassuming while later becoming a forceful figure in the business race.
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Leslie's Weekly
Harry Beardsley
Andrew Carnegie
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Pauncefote
Suez Canal
Sackville-West
Mr. Sousa
Trishman
Pelee
British Mines and Quarries
Lord Hailes
Tiber’s Banks
Sportamen
Rome
Italy
Signor Damienti
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