Old London Churches In Picturesque Decay
Special Correspondence surveys lesser London churches tucked amid modern business blocks. It tours St Bartholomew’s, Temple Church, St Ethelreda’s, and St Sepulchre’s, noting Norman architecture, historic burials, and faded epitaphs. It recalls Hogarth’s baptism at St Bartholomew’s and nods to Oliver Goldsmith’s grave near the Strand.
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London
St. Paul's
Westminster
St. Bartholomew's the Great
St. Ethelreda's
St Bride's
St. Bartholomew's
Smithfield
Ratese
Hogarth
Penfield heads to The Hague for US Mexico arbitration
William J. L. Penfield of the state department travels to The Hague with Mrs Penfield to represent the United States before the tribunal meeting on September 5 to resolve the Californias border dispute. Four arbitrators named are permanent tribunal members who will select a fifth umpire. the case tests the new body's efficiency and necessity.
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William JL. Penfield
United States
Wiliam T. Penfield
State Department
Hague
Mexico
Kitchener Gifts to London Ox Wagon and Long Tom Featured
Lord Kitchener gifts London a fully equipped ox wagon from South Africa fort once owned by President Kruger and a Boer long tom. The trophies will be displayed in a public park, commemorating his honors in the British metropolis.
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Lord Kitchener
London
South Africa
Kruger
Pennsylvania Senator Quay and Literary Taste
The piece notes Senator Quay of Pennsylvania is deeply engaged with modern English literature. It highlights his familiarity with Wordsworth, Tennyson, Carlyle and Ruskin, and mentions his habit of carrying a book on railway journeys. The tone suggests a broader, cultured persona beyond politics.
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Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Senator Quay
Wordsworth
Tennyson
Carlyle
Ruskin
Herr Teufelsdroch
Nin Quay
Leslie
Training Filipino priests in United States seminaries
Father McKinnon urges the Philippines church to send 400 younger native priests to America for two years of seminary training. He says President McKinley approved the plan, aiming to instill the American priesthood spirit. Seminary costs are about 150 dollars per year per priest, with Americans possibly funding the effort. Native priests favor the plan despite language differences, relying on Latin and Spanish for mutual understanding.
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Ipinos
America
Father McKinnon
Syystem
Manila
First California
Philippines
United States
McKinley
Oldest Soldier Hiram Cronk Nearing End Of Life
Hiram Cronk, last U S War of 1812 veteran, aged 102, dying at his home in New York's Oneida County. Once spirited at his birthday, he grew weak, slept days, and faced declining health. Cronk, kin to Senator Depew, had pension of eight dollars monthly until a later bill raised it to twenty four.
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Hiram Cronk
Inneida County
New York
Mr. Cronk
Senator Depew
Walve
Arthat Hie
James S. Sherman
Joseph Hendrix Rise From Reporter to Financial Power
Joseph Clifford Hendrix leads the National Union Bank of Brooklyn as its president and sits near the top of U S finance alongside J Pierpont Morgan. A former newspaper reporter for the Sam Me, Hendrix rose through banking to become president, later leading the American Bankers Association and attaining high prominence in national finance.
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Joseph C. Hendrix
J. Pierpont Morgan
Joseph Clifford Hendrix
United States
Morgan
National Union Bank of Brooklyn
Mendrix Gane
Sam Me
Fm Journaliem
Msde
Brockiynerie
Sethiow
Cane
American Bankers’ Association
Fishing basket on a car shocks New York street crowd
An auto passing down Fifth Avenue drew attention for a fishing basket hung on its side. The unusual feature suggested occupants had been fishing or were returning from a trip, making the modern vehicle feel oddly familiar to an observer.
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Fifth Avenue
Santo
New York
Beaten by Magnetic Multi Layer Japanese Sword Blades
Detroit News Tribune discusses sword blades claimed to be made of magnetic iron ore and constructed from thousands of ultra thin layers. Japanese makers allegedly forge the blades by stacking and folding thin steel sheets, creating a layered, multi sheet blade with complex fabrication.
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Detroit News Tribune
Wien
Osgood Defeats Gates In Denver Corporate Clash
Denver businessman Osgood defeats John W Gates in a battle for control of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. An injunction bars Gates and allies from calling a meeting or voting proxies, halting their attempt to cash in their position as the struggle for the company pivots.
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Osgood
Denver
Chicago
Qerand
Colorado Fuel and Dia
Hasel
John W Gates
Hiss
Atech
Ie Company
Suincineuuo
Whisky and Typhoid Fever In Bayside Novelty
Doctors deny alcohol confers disease immunity as typhoid fever hits twenty Bayside households and leaves the town’s only physician, Dr. Charles R. Story, incapacitated. Teetotallers fall ill while drinkers claim alcohol kills germs, but physicians insist the drink question has no bearing on the epidemic.
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Bayside
L. 1
Charles RB. Story
American Bishop Blenk May Be Chosen for Philippines Post
New Orleans church circles cheer news that Rt Rev James E B Blenk may be selected as apostolic delegate to the Philippines. Blenk, currently bishop of Puerto Rico, was consecrated three years ago and is a native of New Orleans who once led a city parish. The idea of an American holding the post has long been supported.
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Olf Ehino
Bishop Blenk
Philippines
Cireles
New Ileans
Kate
Rte
James EB Blenk
Blenk
Porto Rico
Jong Lesen
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Strand
Tower of London
Henry I
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Admiral Seymour of Sudeley
Jane Grey
Lord Guildford Dudley
Robert Devereaux
Barl
Essex
James Fitzroy
Duke of Monmouth
Lord Fraser of
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Norty
Oliver Goldsmith
Wurly- Ely Place
Charterhouse Street
St. Ethelreda’s
Holborn Viaduct
St. Sepulchre’s
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Didi
Virginia
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Diethan
Old Temple Church
Hague Tribunal
Kitchener
Rue Weekly
Panorama
Quay
Man
Gates
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