Army commander Charles L Hodges retires after long service
Brig. Gen. Charles L. Hodges ends a storied U.S. Army career that began as a private in 1861. He led during two wars, the 1898 Cuban campaign, and numerous Indian conflicts, later commands in the Lake Department, and remarks he remains a plain soldier at heart.
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Charles L. Hodges
United States Army
Hodges
Frederick Dent Grant
Department of the Lakes
Kipling
Mississippi
Cuba
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Santiago
Only Living Ex-Speaker General Keifer Retires
The passing of the Sixty first Congress marks Gen Joseph Warren Keifer of Ohio as the only living ex speaker of the House. The Civil War veteran and former major general resigns his congressional seat at seventy five after a long public career as a banker college trustee and author.
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Joseph Warren Keifer
Ohio
General Keifer
House of Representatives
John G. Carlisle
Keifer
Lee
Appomattox
One Hundred and Tenth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Congress
Kelfer
Du Pont to Build 102 Mile Public Highway in Delaware
Gen. T. Coleman Du Pont offers to fund a 102 mile 150 feet wide highway across Delaware at an estimated cost of 1 to 2 million dollars. He will retain road sides and initially sought public utilities franchises but now proposes turning those sections over to a party that will install electric rail or other utilities. His aim is to honor the Du Pont family and spur trolley lines along the peninsula.
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T. Coleman du Pont
New York
Washington
Delaware
Gen. du Pont
Commonwealth
Con. du Pont
du Pont
Czar's Cousin Gains Fame as Poet and Artist
The Romaroeff family’s Grand Duke Constantine Constantino vitch, cousin to the czar, serves as inspector of military schools and shines as a playwright, actor, and poet. His translations of Shakespeare and his dozen editions of songs make him widely admired in Russia. He travels often, boosting his profile among Russians.
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Romaroeff
Russia
Constantine Constantinovitch
Czar
Empire
Ife
Paris Fashion Hints Show Trimming and Lace Focus
From Paris the spring lines announce trimmings will appear with braid cotton and lace. Ribbons beautify tea gowns and gauzy evening cloaks become airy poems. A rose pink brocade evening cloak features a square hood effect with gold net embroidery and tassels admired at home.
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Paris
Instructions for washing flannels with care
Wash flannels in warm suds with a little soap. Rub between the hands not on a board and dip up and down until clean. Squeeze dry, rinse in water same temperature as wash, wring out, hang in shade, press on the wrong side while damp. Do not dry in sun to avoid shrinking. Take care to remove all dirt before wringing and hanging.
Simple Frocks for Small Girls in Shepherd Plaids
Simple frocks for young girls featured in black and white or blue and white shepherd plaids. Describes childlike, simple air with belts of patent leather and scar effects, often in Russian or sailor style, using black or red accents.
Home Dress Describes Dainty Satin Piped Panel Gown
The description notes a fine wens material used in a simple design. It features a panel down the front of the skirt and an added piece at the foot of the sides and back, piped with satin in a contrasting color.
Concrete blocks make homes affordable and stylish
William A Radford offers free expert answers on building topics and notes at cement shows in New York and Chicago that concrete blocks now provide economical, attractive, and waterproof construction. He argues blocks can be dampness controlled with modern sealants, suitable for small towns with local gravel, and guidance is widely available from machinery makers.
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New York
Chicago
United States
Nec
Cozy concrete block house promises low cost and easy upkeep
Editor notes a home appealing to lovers of coziness. A porch is built of concrete blocks with a living room, dining room, kitchen, and one bedroom. Precise room sizes are given and the design emphasizes little required repair and no paint beyond window frames, ensuring strong resale value.
Rab and His Friends and The Concrete Block Cottage
A collage of notes on Rab and His Friends the speech in Biggar and its alter ego title The Howgate Carrier, His Wife and His Dog Rab. Then a piece on con crete block construction detailing hollow monolithic wall alternatives and a cottage design. Ends with an Astrology With Risks anecdote about Henry VII and John Galeazzo.
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Rab
John Brown
Smith
Biggar
Allie
Minto House Hospital
Rob
Sarah Tooley
Cornhill
John
Henry VII
John Galeazzo
Milan
A Job for Them Moralizers Debate Iceberg Bombardment
A quip from a moralizer and a derisive reply from a demoralizer imagines a world at universal peace. The demoralizer jokes that big warships should bombard icebergs blocking the north pole.
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North Pole
Fast steamships and sky terriers coined in talk
In light chat Fyker proposes what fast steamships might be called ocean greyhounds Pyker agrees and Hyker suggests airships could be named sky terriers. The playful exchange reflects humorous terminology guesses.
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Wiliam A. Radford
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
A.radford
Porch
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