King of the Blind: Dr Campbell's England College Honor
An American blind man may be knighted for services to England's sightless. Dr Francis Joseph Campbell leads the Royal Normal and Academy of Music for the Blind at Norwood near London. His work has made the Norwood college a model, with 80 percent of graduates self supporting and a funded program exceeding 1.2 million pounds. King Edward admires him. a knighthood may be granted, but his title in America is already the "King of the Blind."
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Royal Normal and Academy of Music
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Campbell
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Norwood College
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Tennessee
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Dr. Campbell
Thirteen Bandits Escape Hangman Thanks to Marriage Plot
In a Warsaw court martial a gang of thirteen thieves faced death. A sweetheart and a borrowed baby entered the scene guiding a short marriage ceremony. The judge’s pity spared them to twenty years in Siberia. Marya Borkowska, the lover, plans to join her husband in exile.
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General Uversky
Uversky
Siberia
Russia
From Blindness to Musical Triumph in Dr Campbell’s Life
The story traces Dr Francis Joseph Campbell known as the King of the Blind. He lost sight after a thorny accident in Tennessee and faced initial failure at piano lessons before mastering music through persistence. At age 20 he became a music teacher and later, inspired in London in 1871, co founded a major blind relief movement.
Frieze in Capitol Rotunda Blocked by Civil War Panel Dispute
National Congress debates completing Brumidi frieze in the Capitol Rotunda amid deadlock over which Civil War era scenes to include The proposed final additions would fill remaining space but sectional sensitivities hinder agreement and delay dome and rotunda renovations.
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Romance Woven Into Lace and the Rose Point
A historical overview explains how lace evolved from ancient linen embroidery to Renaissance artistry weaving pearls and silver into patterns. It highlights Isabella of Spain Catherine de Medici Catherine of Aragon and Mary Stuart as lace workers and tells the tale of the Italian rose point in Venice and its influence on French and English lace.
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Ballad of the Pay-as-You-Enter in New York Traffic
A New York Times lyric depicts a suburban shopper hunting for spectacles and a nickel, delaying a crowded car vestibule. Passengers wait in mud and rain as umbrellas close and exact fares loom prepayment, stalling vehicles and delaying transit.
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Hope For Drug Users Boosted By James Treatment
An advertisement touts Charles B. James of the James Sanatorium Memphis as offering a home remedy for morphine and other addictions. It features testimonial praise from Dr. Melton and promises free plain-packaged remedies by mail to those seeking cure without leaving work.
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Missouri Trust
St. Louis
Massively Inefficient City Polling Precinct List Compiled
An extended and highly garbled legal notice outlines polling places and precinct boundaries across wards and streets. It specifies dozens of streets and avenues in multiple wards for polling sites, with numerous cross streets and delimiters.
Paramount issue in campaign is wealth dominating politics
Wr. Bryan declared in Chicago on March 19 that the paramount question is whether predatory wealth shall control politics and thus govern the nation. He framed the issue as a battle over political power and the influence of money in government.
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Election for Freeholders to draft Kansas City charter
Notice from the Kansas City Missouri election commission announcing a special election on April 7 1908 to elect thirteen Freeholders to draft a city charter. The proclamation requires the mayor to file names with the city clerk and specifies publication rules and funding of 2000 dollars for the election.
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Enie
Garson
Haven
Notice of School Tax Increase Election in Kansas City
Public notice for a biennial school tax election in Jackson County Missouri to raise annual rates for 1908 and 1909 by twenty cents on the dollar with sixty cents existing. voters to decide by ballot with designated wording for or against the increase. adjoining voters may vote in city precincts as extended.
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