Clever Lady Navigator Rose Watkins Wins Illinois River Pilot License
Rose E Watkins, wife of Captain George T Watkins, earned a pilot’s license after a thorough exam by Steamboat Inspectors in Chicago. The Watkinss, long-time river navigators, run an excursion business on the Illinois River from Chicago to Starved Rock, with Mrs Watkins also commanding crew and cooking aboard.
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Rose Watkins
Illinois River
Chicago
Rose E. Watkins
Watkins
Illinois
la Salle
Mansfield
Peck
Ottawa
Watking
Starved Rock
Spring Valley
George Watkins
Congressmen Arrested at Ball Game Quorum Bust
The House sergeant at arms corralled twenty two members at the Washington Baseball Club while a ball game drew fans. Notable detainees included Nicholas Longworth and his wife, with Sibley Gaines and others returning to the Capitol after brief paroless outings. Williams filibustered as the chase followed, and several members were late returning by carriage, bicycle, and auto.
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Congress
Washington Baseball Club
Nicholas Longworth
John Sharp
Ohio
Capitol
Longworth
Gaines
West Virginia
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Ball Park
Washington
Sherman
New York
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
McKinley
Illinois
Chicago
Nationals
California
Representative McKinley
Santa Rosa
Cal
Loud
Michigan
Cousins
Iowa
Thomas
Dunwell
Burleigh
Maine
Rodenburg
Ilinois
King Alfonso In Pigeon Shoot Kills Twenty Three Birds
In Madrid a pigeon shoot ends with King Alfonso killing twenty three of twenty nine birds. Report notes improved Spanish marksmanship in recent years.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Wellman and the Pole Dash for the North Pole
Walter Wellman prepares for a daring dash to the North Pole using an air ship as he gains attention for the bold, ambitious project and its prospective impact on exploration.
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Arctic
Mr.Wellman
Pole
Spitzbergen
Wellman
Maj
Henry K. Hersey
United States Weather Bureau
M. J. Smith
North Pole
Walter Wellman
Cutti
Africa
the Pole
Princess Ena Dress Weds Spanish Craft to Royal Taste
The wedding gown, a Spain crafted silk with heavy silver embroidery and Brussels lace, was a family royal gift and a symbol of patriotic preference for Spanish materials. Orange blossoms adorn the corsage as guests gather around a heated communal scene in a forest inn where Alleyne and Hordle John observe a rough gathering and lively songs.
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Ena
Spain
Brussels
Madrid
Alleyne
Norwich
Hordle John
Naive Questions Amuse Mrs Alexander in Florence
A young American woman interviewed novelist Mrs Alexander in Florence. She found Mrs Alexander delightful and amused her with a tale of a Florentine child who asks where parents were born. The child’s dinner table exchange ends with a wry remark on their meeting.
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Padua
Florence
Innate Diplomacy and the Nurse's Wry Promise
A patient asks the nurse to marry after recovery and she replies with a cheerful, pragmatic line about keeping patients cheered. She then reveals a prior pledge to run away with a married man who had lost both legs, framing the exchange as treatment rather than romance.
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Houston Post
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil Company
Roseh. BE. Watkins
Eliza
Virgin de la Paloma
Nigel
Glastonbury
Beaulieu
Lancaster
Hendy Tobias
Dicon of
Hampole
Lompanty
Ques To Ninet
A. Conan Doyle
Venice
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