Chapel Memory of Maine Heroes Erected at Naval Academy
A chapel on the Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Maryland, was built to honor the sailors who died when the battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The piece notes the incident sparked sorrow and anger, marking a pivotal prelude to the Spanish American War and honoring the 254 lost crewmen as part of national sacrifice.
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Havana Harbor
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Havana
Maine
Spain
Dewey
Manila
Boiley
Santiago
United States
Career of a plunger Frank Andrews rose fast and fell in Detroit
The meteoric rise and rapid collapse of Frank C. Andrews, vice president of Detroit City Savings Bank, is detailed. From leaving a country store at 19 to amassing wealth and influence, he financed railroads and mines, then plunged into Amalgamated Copper stock, losing vast sums. He borrowed from multiple banks to cover losses, with debts near $2,000,000. A tangent note reports birds in Ormond, Florida.
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Frank C. Andrews
Detroit City Savings Bank
Andrews
Detroit
F. G
Romeo
Destiny
Waterloo
Michigan
City Savings
Dime Savings
Preston National Banks
Park National of
New York
First National of
Romeo Savings Bank
Detroit, Rochester, Romeo and Lake Orion
Grand Rapids, Holland and
Lake Michigan
Lake Orion
Flint
Detroit Reduction Company
Mexico
Preston National Bank
Detroit Trust Company
Amalgamated
Lie
First National Bank
Detroit Trust
State Savings
Detroit National
President Roosevelt Tea Prank Reveals Light Moment at Sea
A Washington correspondent recalls President Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy staging a playful joke aboard a ship. Officers gathered for tea beside a grand punch bowl, only to discover the beverage was tea, not liquor, prompting surprised amusement among the officers and a memorable moment in naval social life.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Now it's a hair net fashion spreads from opera to society
An Englishwoman popularized a gold hair net as a new ornament worn with a high crown knot and puffed pompadour. A New York social figure and a fair-haired society beauty showcased the trend, featuring diamond mesh threads and yellow bands blending ancient and modern styles as the net drops below the hair.
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New York
A Donkey Cart Delight in a London Party
A gentleman tries to introduce a companion to a stout young woman nicknamed a cart at a country ball. She refuses, calling herself a cart but not a donkey-cart, after overhearing the remark. The tale, told in London Tit-Bits style, captures social slang and witty rebuke at a dance event.
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London
Capstan Weighs the Anchor Joke Echoes Loud
A Baltimore American quip riffs on a pun about a ship described with exaggerated dimensions and a bowlegged bo'sun. The crowd roars as the comedian delivers the punchline that the capstan weighs the anchor, blending nautical humor with comic rhythm.
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Baltimore American
Wealthy Widow Rivalries Mark Death Of Charlies Sprague
The death of Charlies F Sprague, richest man in Congress, leaves his Brookline Massachusetts widow with social aims. She rivaled Boston society figure Mrs Jack Gardner, purchasing and importing an entire Italian palace from Venice to rebuild on her Brookline estate. She owns about 20 million dollars in her own right.
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Charlies F. Sprague
House of Representatives
Brookline
Mass
Jack Gardner
Boston
Ner
Venice
America
The Late Billy West Minstrel Star and Fortune
William H. West known as Billy West dies in Chicago after a long career in minstrelsy. He built a fortune estimated at 250000 to 275000, began performing at 14 near Albany, and partnered with George Primrose for 26 years. He originated the white faced minstrel and a Shakespearean first part, and his life included a dramatic hat shop anecdote and a failed marriage to Fay Templeton.
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William H. West
Billy West
Chicago
Albany
N. Y
George Primrose
Barlow, Wilson
Thatcher
West
Weat
Fay Templeton
Howard Osborne
Emma Hanley
Weeds in Cities Threaten Health and Farms
The Department of Agriculture warns cities spread pests and weeds to rural areas. Chicago shows rampant ragweed cocklebur and Canada thistle, with seeds traveling by wind and rail. City vacant lots grow invasive plants harming health and crops. officials urge municipal action to reclaim lots for public use and prevent costly farm damage.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Enya
Agricultural Department
Chicago
Eliery
Department of
Ture
Rulea
Lic
Tiffin claims Ohio chess champion title at Columbus
Julius C. Eppens, educated at Canal Dover and Wooster University, is hailed as a rising chess talent from Tiffin who recently won the Ohio state tournament in Columbus. He studied law in Tiffin while working in journalism and is expected by Ohio experts to reach international honors, with a distinctive self-made system and a noted family background in chess.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Columbus
Julius C. Eppens
Buckeye
Canal Dover
Missouri
Young Eppens
Wooster University
Pittsburg
Tifia
Eppens
Piltsbury
Curious Ancient Pipes From Central America
The article notes growing trade with Honduras and Nicaragua bringing Aztec smoking artifacts to the region. It describes the long pipe used in rural districts, crafted from a eurud or sap, reflecting aboriginal practices and Spanish colonial admixture in the Aztec era.
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Central America
Honduras
Nicaragua
Republea
Memphis memory misread? a warped road to a village tale
A Memphis gentleman on an overland trip recalls a stop at a negro cabin where a white man gives him rough directions. The exchange uses dialect and defines a path along a road to the next house. The piece blends travel lore with social attitudes of the era.
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Memphis
Darky
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Fiorda
Cyrus Carleton
Providence, RB. I
Ormond, Fla
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Prague
Newstreet
Birmingham
Band
Julius CG Avp
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