Wars on the Run Behind British Pretoria Siege Pulse
A vivid London Chronicle piece describes Transvaal life under siege with British control of Pretoria and rail lines while commandoes roam. It contrasts peaceful town scenes with looming conflict, notes signaling lamps and Kaffir labour, and centers on Petrus Coetzee watching war's reach from his window as daughters and sons brace for the hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmiths
Modder
Pretoria
Transvaal
Dorps
Germany
Cossack Post
Petrus Johannes Coetzee
Great Britain
Kaffir
van der Westhuizen
Intelligence Department
London Chronicle
Bowie and His Knife A Texan Hero of the Alamo
The Washington Post profile details James Bowie born 1790 in Burke County Georgia, master knife maker, and famed user of the Bowie knife. It recounts his duel with Norris Wright, his killing record, and his role as a Texas colonel who died at the Alamo alongside Travis and Crockett, underscoring his enduring legend.
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Texas Republic
Texas
McKinley
Union
Houston
Travis
Crockett
Bowie
Alamo
Guartly
Sheld
Troy
James Bowie
Maryland
Burke County
Louisiana
Louis XIV
Catahoula
James
Natchez
Miss
Jesuit
New Orleans
Norris Wright
Pedro
Toledo
Spain
Gov. Wells
Esther
Greece
Rome
Old
Natchez Island
Mississippi
Father of Waters
Mr. Wright
Bowile
Wright
Gen. Crain
Bynum
Rayideg
United States
Red River
Col. Bowie
Lone Star
Santa Ana
Young Republic
Army of
Gen
Styx
The
Shades
Washington Post
Harvard's Jackson Degree Examined in Historic Context
The article reexamines the 1833 Harvard LL D honor to Andrew Jackson, debunking 1883 protest myths. It notes Quincy and Adams perspective, Jackson's courteous reception in Boston, and the Atlas editorial denouncing the degree as irregular. The piece contrasts public lore with documented facts from Harvard history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
McKinley
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Old Hickory
Boston
Atlas
Richard Haughton
Josiah Quincy
LL. D
American Union
Quincy
Lincoln
Col. Quincy
John Quincy Adams
Harvard College
Harvard University
Massachusetts
United States
Jack Downing
Col
Jefferson
Madison
Tom
Jimmy
Haughton
Eliot
Boston Transcript
Pigeon as valet to a crow in a June Ladies Home Journal piece
Florence Morse Kingsley tells of Beauty the white pigeon who acts as maid to Tom the crow. Beauty fetches morsels and preens Tom, pulling his feathers to keep him looking dapper while he lounges and calls for service. A gentle, humorous animal vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Florence Morse Kingsley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Beauty
Scotch “Get There” Qualities and Racial Opinions
A London Truth excerpt cites a Russian cosmopolitan praising Scots as superior traders and linguists. It claims Scots endure hardship, earn fixed salaries with high commissions, and outlast others in markets from China to global commerce. It notes Jews trailing Scots, Americans tiring, and Scots thriving on little sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Labouchere
London
Postage Stamp Indicators Of Prosperity Across Decades
A Rochester Democrat summary notes postal stamp sales reveal American growth from 1881 to 1901. Per capita stamp spend rose from 67 to 123 cents, with 1900 revenue triple the 1881 figure while population grew less than 650 percent. The piece argues prosperity reflects knowledge and industry as postage spend nearly doubles in twenty years.
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Washington
St. Louis
Globe- Democrat
Rochester Democrat
Dr John Fiske a Prodigy Historian of Cambridge
Alfred Matthews in the Criterion lauds Dr John Fiske as a Cambridge born prodigy who read widely from childhood, entering Harvard at eighteen. The piece traces his extraordinary early scholarship in languages and history, noting his evolution into a leading American historian and his acclaimed work The Dutch and Quaker Colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fiske
Edmund Fiske Green
Connecticut
Cambridge
Rollin
Josephus
Goldsmith
Greece
Caesar
Milton
Bunyan
Pope
Gibbon
Robertson
Prescott
B. C
Virgil
Horace
Tacitus
Sallust
Suetonius
Livy
Cicero
Ovid
Catullus
Juvenal
Herodotus
Mayne Reid
Oliver Optic
Harvard
Fiske
Alfred Matthews
The
Criterion
Coin wear wastes tons of gold and silver worldwide
Analysts warn that friction from coin rubbing causes annual losses of about 1 percent of gold and 88 tons of silver, highlighting material waste in everyday currency handling across the civilized world.
Would Change Niagara Proposed to, Build Giant Wall at Goat Island
Joseph I Keefer of Washington plans to remove Goat Island at Niagara Falls to join American and Canadian Falls in one torrent. He envisions a stone topped abutment guiding water into a continuous white stream from shore to shore, costing perhaps 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. Keefer seeks state governor and falls commissioners review, noting his Alaska flag raising fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Keefer
Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls Commission
Goat Island
Mr. Keefer
British Museum
Andrew H. Green
New York
Buffalo
Niagara
Keefer
Alaska
Carnegie's Reward of Pluck Helped Seattle Build Library
Twelve sentence note recounts Seattle's early library growth, its fire on January 1 1901, and the Carnegie grant exchange. The Seattle library commission asked for $200000, Carnegie matched with a promise to fund the building to that cost, citing Atlanta's larger population and future maintenance. The piece highlights population growth, revenue in 1900, and anticipated five year needs to cover construction and upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Library Commission
Andrew Carnegis
Carnegie
Atlanta
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Jackson's
Falls Commission
Carnegie’s
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