Caledon Earls and Sully Portraits Span Royal Ties
The earl of Caledon, from the Alexanders of Ireland, died aged 52 after service in India and Egypt. Blanche Sully, daughter of painter Thomas Sully, died in Philadelphia at over 80. Sully painted Queen Victoria in 1887 and Miss Sully recalled royal visit details and was rewarded with a silver medal. She spent her life in Philadelphia and was injured by an electric car in November 1995.
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Caledon
Pest
Ireland
North of Ireland
Alexander
Alexanders
East India Company
James Alexander
Bat Tle
Peat
India
Egypt
Blanche Sully
Thomas Sully
Philadelphia
Sully
Hfe
Jefferson
Madison
Andrew Jackson
Fanny Kemble
Dolly Madison
Victor
Society of Sons of St. George
Gueen
Miss Sully
Buckingham Palace
Mises Sully
Manila Offensive and Dewey’s Victory Report
The article details Commodore Dewey's destruction of the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay, the rapid fall of Cavite, and the American blockade and occupation stance. It notes Dewey cut the cable to thwart Spanish and foreign interference, his swift decisive action, and expected promotion. It includes reactions from Washington and foreign embassies praising the American commander.
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Fants
Dewey
Manila
Navy Department
Long
McCulloch
Department
Congress
Worden
Merrimac
Sampson
Dorothy
Camp's Yard
Deiey
Oddities of Science and Practical Notes From the Era
A miscellany of science fancies and practical tips discusses zootherapy, man and animal disease transfer, a Florentine Ferapi claim, rubber preservation by carbolic acid, Lord Kelvin on Niagara, Scottish Highlands prosperity via water power, improved room lighting with ceiling reflections, railway and mercantile safety tests, cassava cultivation in Florida for starch, and its potential as a major food source with usable byproducts.
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Ferapi
Florentine
Lord Kelvin
Ensinger
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Waterfell
Scotland
Lo Buslund
Florida
United States
Syerk
Illinois Wins Inter-State Historical Contest Victory
Beloit Wisconsin May event saw Knox College student William Gorsuch take first place in the inter-state collegiate historical contest final eight. J Barnett of Wooster University Ohio claimed second, while Thomas Nadgal of Davenport Indiana finished third amid participants from ten states.
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Beloit
Wis
William Gorsuch
Knox College
J. 4. Barnett
Wooster Aniversity
Ohio
Thomas W. Nadgal
Dapauw
Ind
Manila Rising as Dewey Sails Home With Victory
Commodore McCulloch's report from Hong Kong details Dewey's triumph at Manila. Spanish fleet of eighteen ships destroyed. 900 killed or wounded, 400 wounded. American losses minimal with six wounded. Fortifications at Cavite captured and destroyed. Public excitement surges in Washington as officials and crowds absorb the signals of a historic victory.
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Hington
Comamodore
McCulloch
Hong Kong
Manila
Dever
Philippines
di Y
Cavite
Manila City
Madore
Madrid tensions rise as reports threaten government stability
Reports from Madrid indicate unrest and fear of a government overthrow as momentum grows. The U S state department confirms Judge Day assumes secretary of state duties while officials monitor new dispatches. Badgers ordered to depart Milwaukee for Chicago Muga region. third regiment prepared for rapid deployment in the near future.
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Farmeigu
Madrid
Stite Department
Judge Day
State Department
Meore
Cridley
Long
Nowing
Milwaukee
Chielca- Muga
Population estimate for Greater Kansas City area
It is estimated that the population of Kansas City Missouri is 169,210 and Kansas City Kansas is 43,476, totaling 212,685 for Greater Kansas City. During the last year the two cities grew at about 1,000 per month.
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Kansas City
Kan
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