Edward Dunn Ends 55 Years in Government Service
The piece notes Edward Dunn entered government service in 1887 as a mounted messenger under Secretary of War Stanton. After 55 years of service he was relieved August 20, and his coworkers presented him a gold-pommeled purée as a tribute, handed to him by Secretary Weeks. It also discusses England’s Star Chamber as a tribunal revived by Henry VII and abolished in 1641, with its controversial powers and disputed origins of its name.
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Edward “Dunn
Government
Stanton
England
Star Chamber
Charles
Westminster
William
Bellean Wood
William J. Geary
Washington
Claudia Geary
John “A."lejeune
United States Marine Corps
Irate Diners Complaint Delays Breakfast Service
An anxious patron at a hotel breakfast grew fidgety and irritable, demanding his chop and questioning the waiter about when his food would arrive. The exchange occurred within minutes of ordering as the man pressed for status updates.
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Walter
Philadelphia Lederer
Statue of General Pershing Erected in San Francisco Park
A statue of General Pershing will be erected in Golden Gate Park San Francisco California near the band concert area. The sculpture is by prominent sculptor Haig Patigan.
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General Pershing
Golden Gate Park
S. Francisco
Cal
Haig Patigan
Daisy’s Twelfth Birthday Sparks Quiet Sympathy
The article recalls Daisy’s twelfth birthday and a silver thimble as a gift. Friends admire the present while she hides her feelings. An aunt offers sympathetic remark “Poor child,” and Daisy’s pent-up emotions later break in tears.
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Daisy
The Ladies Respond to a Local Paper Critique
A humorous exchange reveals mixed reactions to a club paper with Mrs Gadder singled out for harsh comment. The tale notes a contrast between praise for appearance and critique of content from Birmingham readers.
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Clurch
Broadway
Clarke
San Francisco
Paul Wilkins
Bollingfield
Pacific Coast
Wilkins
Sergt
Leo Huckill
Marion
Berry
Cleveland
Will Dele
France
Soissons
Christy
Christy Mathewson
Factoryville
Sarzine Lake
Matty
Factoryvilles
Aurora
Til
William Scheer
Wa Her Department
New York City
Pershing
Frisco
Cobham
Mr. Bryan
Villar
Columbia
Oregon
Ushi
Orewon
Ikeo
William Jennings Bryan
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