American Social Queen Shines in Cowes Circle
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Chicago social censor, joins England’s regatta season at Cowes after leasing Egypt House Isle of Wight. Her niece Miss Julia Dent Grant’s marriage to Russian Prince Cantacuzene is hailed as a brilliant union, boosting Palmer’s standing in royal circles. The King’s displeasure at polished floors leads to a ban on such decor.
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America
Gatta
Cowes
Duchéss of
Manchester
Edward
Egypt House
Place Howe
London
Egypt
Mitzuhc Lee's Views On War And Industry Mentioned
An 1896 account recalls a wide discussion between Fitzhugh Lee and Major General O. O. Howard aboard a party en route to Carlisle. They debate Civil War battles at West Point and Gettysburg, then shift to postwar industrial rise in the South and race implications, with Howard crediting God for victory.
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Ange
Indian Department
Ashington City
Carlisle
Indian School
Congress
Indian Service
Fitzhugh Lee
O. O. Howard
Weat Point
Howard
Fite
Lee
Gettysburg
Fitz
New Sheridan statue honors rider in later life at Somerset
A statue of General Phil Sheridan was unveiled in Somerset Ohio on November 2 honoring his later life image rather than his Civil War appearance. The equestrian statue cost ten thousand dollars and was dedicated with remarks by G A R leader Corporal Tanner.
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Ohio
Phil Sheridan
Somerset
State of
Sheridan
Ireland
Albany
N. Y
Iowever
Phil
Winchester
West Point
Phillie
Harrison
Sherman
Tom Corwin
Garfled
Mayes
McShinley
Mike
John
Ken
Carl Heber
Battle of
Corporal Tanner
Adjutant Tweedale
Youngest Senator Elmer J Burkett of Nebraska
From farm to Senate, Elmer J Burkett becomes the youngest U S Senator. Against Bryan in a virile five month campaign, Burkett's Republican victory rests on strong organization and a Republican legislature. The legislature met and in six minutes elected Burkett.
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Senate
Elmer J Burkett
Nebraska
Burkett
William J. Bryan
Edgar C. Snyder
Omaha Bee
United States
Sena
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Burkett
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Commonwealth
House
Elmer J. Burkett
Phoenix Redivivus A Portrait Of Arizona Valley Progress
In tropical Arizona a once thriving ancient people left ruins as scars of a prosperous past. The Salt River Valley is revived by Roosevelt Dam projects with 275 foot height and 1.4 million acre feet capacity, promising irrigation for 200,000 acres and new power for the San Carlos and other sites.
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Brass
Phoenix
Mesa
Salt River Valley
el Paso
Texas
Arizona
Salt River
Geronimo
San Francisco Mountains
Tonto Creek
Tonto Basin
Reclamation Service
Roosevelt Dam
Washington Monument
Sys
Pho
Salt River Canyon
Sunless Dungeons Description From Peter and Paul Prison
A victim of Russian severity recalls Peter and Paul fortress in St Petersburg as sunless dungeons. Cells are utterly silent with prisoners signaling by gestures. Wall tapping used as communication, punished by officials. The fortress is described as cold mildew and despair, a symbol of a burial-like confinement.
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Peter and Paul
In &T. Peburg
Inis
Russia
Noah and the Wise One in a rain lesson
A child asks her Sunday school teacher who Noah was. The teacher replies Noah was the lone figure who knew how to go in and out of the rain, framing him as a guiding example in a short, reflective exchange.
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Noah
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King Edward
Isle of Wight
Mrs. Potter Palmer
Mitzhuch Lee
Howard Southern
Mary
Eliza
Jan Btatuer
Tor Dietrich
Phoenix Redivivus
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