The New West Point and Its Wide Social Life
The United States Military Academy at West Point undergoes a seven million dollar expansion to create a new West Point by 1912. Cadets gain 1200 capacity, a new gymnasium, riding hall, academic building, and cadet headquarters while maintaining strict discipline, equal treatment, and strenuous daily routines. Social life centers on Flirtation Walk, Saturday dances, summer camp, and a mix of studies and athletic programs.
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United States Military Academy
West Point
Congress
Uncle Sam
Hudson River
United States Army
West Pointer
Palace for Titania prompts search for Irish castle
An extended discussion notes the Duchess of Roxburghe seeking a residence in Ireland and enlisting Lord Barrymore to aid in finding a suitable castle. It references American connections, family histories, and a noted former hatred of Irish factions while recounting claims to the Innes Ker lineage and a history of inheritance through male lines.
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Duchess of
Kers
Cessford
Innes- Ker
James Innes
Duncan Forbes
Galways sought mansion for Duchess near Tuam and Claremorris
The piece describes Grove Castle near Galway, a forty year old Irish granite mansion built by a bachelor millionaire Cannon, with estate and scenic grounds. It contrasts Floors Castle, home of the Roxburghes, and mentions hunting, fishing, and aristocratic visits. It also surveys nobility, ambassadorial social scrutiny, and the idea of a Canadian Governor General possibly born in the United States.
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Galway
Tuam
Claremorris
Midland and Great Western
Grove Castle
Cannon
Floors
Roxburghes
Tweed
Teviot
John Vanbrugh
Walter Scott
Oberon
Titania
Vanbrugh
Blenheim
Duke of Marlborough
Kimbolton
Duke of Manchester
Duke of
Duke of Roxburghe
Disguised as a Tramp Teaches a Lesson in Charity
A young man tested benevolence by living five days as a beggar among respectable society. He begged and earned barely enough, facing insults from acquaintances and contempt even when paying for shelter. Only a stranger offered kindness, leading him to conclude that one seeking charity must be well dressed.
A Happy Family Exhibition Remark by Barnum
A visitor notes a mixed menagerie in one cage praised as remarkable. Barnum explains the lion, tiger, bear, wolf, and lamb have lived together for seven months, though the lamb is periodically renewed.
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P. T. Barnum
Mr. Barnum
Barnum
Petrified Forest of Arizona a Government Reserve Wonder
The article describes the petrified forest of Arizona as a royal natural wonder set aside by Congress as a government reserve. It notes 5,000 acres of land rich with petrified logs, trunks up to a hundred feet long, and colorful mineralized wood. The Natural Bridge log spans a canyon, and erosion over eons created diverse stone and gemstone like petrifications. Visitors may carry small chips but cannot remove large blocks as the government preserves the site. The petrified forest is proclaimed older and more varied than similar forests in Yellowstone, Wyoming, or California.
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Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Utah
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NEW West Point
Military Academy
Sam
Case
Heroe
Dives
Lavarus
England
Canada
Europe
Victor Emmanuel
Humbert
Italy
Quirinal
Rome
Dominion of
United States
the Duchess OF
Roxburghe
Vas
Natural Wonders OF the
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