Astor silent insult as Chesapeake flag goes to England
The article reports on John Jacob Astor’s purchase of the Chesapeake’s flag and Major Joy’s Balaclava bugle at auction, charging the sale was a deliberate insult to the United States. It notes Astor’s pride in England, his bid strategy, and the public reaction to the American loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Gort Astor
United States
England
Royal United Service
Whitehall
Shannon
Lee Lawrence
Astor
Henry Joy
Light Brigade
Balaclava
Chesapeake
Lawrence
America
Astor exile and flag clash shape 19th century memory
The excerpt recalls an expatriate Astor who boasted of shameful defiance of his homeland and his wife’s rejection. It notes renewed American pride as the Chesapeake versus Shannon episode is recalled, with Law rence’s famous dying words and national resolve framed by American real estate and a protective navy. The note ends with a report on a YMCA building nearly enclosed in a city block.
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Astor
Mrs. Astor
Chesapeake
Shannon
Lawrence
America
Inspiring naval vigilance and a flag saved 1813 tale
The text recalls a heroic stance by the naval department and patriotic Americans to preserve the flag from British ships and notes Lawrence’s scrupulous restraint. It mentions July 1, 1813, the Shannon, and a wandering flag named in connection with Astor and Roosevelt events around 1900, plus a San Francisco earthquake relief donation and a building project slated for October occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Department
Lawrence
Shannon
Astor
Roosevelt
Mr. Astor
San Francisco
Mer. Roosevelt
How He Squared Himself From Judge
Higgins blurts out "Rotten!" at the play then apologizes to a startled stranger. He explains he was not attacking the star but merely his lines. The stranger replies he wrote the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Escoffier Dismisses American Pie as France Prefers Fine Art Cooking
ESCOFFIER, arriving from Europe, says pie suits America but not France. He defends French cooking as a fine art, notes digestion and temperament affect choices, and arrives as guest of New York chef Alexandre Gasteaux. Also reports fire damage to Locust Valley estate of Paul D Cravath, loss around 60000 with furnishings saved valued at 100000, cause unknown. CHORUS GIRLS MUST TRAIN DOWN A sentence of twenty days at hard labor.
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New York
George August Escoffier
Europe
Escoffier
America
France
Bright
Alexandre Gasteaux
London
Paul D. Cravath
Locust Valley
L. I
Oyster Bay
Broadway chorus fined for weight gain in show
A Wallack's theater production docked twenty pounds in fines for chorus members who gained weight after five months on Broadway. The owner ordered a pound shaved off daily. Separate items note Louis Sherry and wife reaching a separation agreement with unusual terms. A strawberry glut forecast in New York markets could push prices to five or six cents a quart as crops look strong in Virginia Delaware and New Jersey.
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Wallack’s
Chicago
Broadway
Strawberries Expected to Boost Truckers’ Output on Long Island
Retail prices dip to 0 cents a quart with wholesale 10 to 20 cents. Long Island berries will reach the market in three to four weeks and are expected to be more plentiful this season, as growers devote more acreage to strawberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Fire attack on Allis Chalmers plant thwarted at West Allis
Early this morning deliberate arson targeted the Allis Chalmers pattern shop in West Allis Milwaukee. Automatic sprinklers stopped the blaze before major damage. attackers fled via a fire escape after leaving gasoline cans and telescopes, showing prior plant familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis Chalmers
Milwaukee
Milwauxes
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
House Tour Sparks Cannon Law Joke at Capitol
A Baltimore American report describes a visit by a church conference party to Washington landmarks including the Houses of Congress. A reverend delegate fears religious influence. the guide jokes that the House is ruled entirely by Cannon law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Washington
Houses of Congress
Fresh eggs teased into omelet here at lunch counter
Customer questions the freshness of eggs at a Chicago restaurant. Waitress suggests trying an omelet, implying the eggs will taste better beaten into a dish. The exchange captures a humorous moment at a dining counter in a Prudential context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudential
Chicago Tribuna
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