Earle Caledon lineage and Miss Sully obituary notes
The article recalls the death of the Earl of Caledon, a Irish representative peer, a veteran of India and Egypt, age 52, with a successor aged 13. It also honors Blanche Sully, daughter of painter Thomas Sully, who died in Philadelphia aged over 40, detailing Sully’s portraits of Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, and Queen Victoria, and recounts her injury from an electric car accident in 1896.
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Earl of
Caledon
Ireland
India
Egypt
Blanche Sully
Thomas Sully
Philadelphia
Sully
Jefferson
Madison
Andrew Jackson
Fanny Kemble
Dolly Madison
Victor
Society of Sons of St. George
Miss Suilly
Miss Sully
Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Illinois Wins Inter-state Oratorical Contest at Beloit
William Gorsuch of Knox College won first place in the inter-state collegiate oratorical contest held in Beloit Wisconsin last night. J A Barnett of Wooster University Ohio took second and Thomas W Nadal of DePauw Indiana finished third. Speakers from ten states participated in the event.
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Beloit, Wie
William Gorsuch
Knox College
Til
J. A. Barnett
Wooster University
Ohio
Thomas W. Nadal
Depauw
Ind
Spsakera
Manila War Victory Sparks Washington Frenzy
Manila is described as ours after Commodore Dewey’s fleet crushed the Spanish at Manila, with heavy Spaniard losses and fortifications captured. Washington buzzed with excitement as officials and lawmakers tracked cablegrams, Roosevelt’s departing troops, and the swift American victory reshaping policy and mood. A Milwaukee note adds the Third Regiment marching to Chickamauga.
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Washington
Davy
Jock Itd
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
San Antonio
Thieve
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Manila
Manila and Dewey's Victory in Manila Bay
Washington reports on the battle at Manila Bay where Commodore Dewey's fleet crushed the Spanish defenses. The USA gained strategic control with heavy vessels firing on fortifications and ships, while insurrectionists faced blockade and scarce food as the city faced evacuation.
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Washington
Philipine Islands
Dewey
Manila
Egan
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Olympia
Baltimore
Petrel
Concord
Boston
Raleigh
McCulloch
Vaughan
Zafro
Corregidor
Aero Trooper
Fas Ieee
Sory Reneau
Rona
Oddities and Inventions From an 19th Century Page
A Varied miscellany covers zootherapy trials with animals and humans, rubber preservation via carbolic acid baths, rumors of Niagara’s end and Scottish prosperity, new diffuse lighting methods, railway and mercantile safety tests, Cassava starch industry plans in Florida, and cassava’s culinary uses for bread and breakfast cakes.
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Lord Melvin
Niagara
Lake Erie
Lake Ontarlo
Scotland
St. Cyr
France
Aix
Eas
England
Mercantile Marine Service
Lorida
Florida
United States
Population figures for Kansas City rise in Greater Kansas City
It is estimated that Kansas City Missouri has 169 210 people and Kansas City Kansas 43 475 totaling 212 885 for Greater Kansas City. Over the last year the combined population grew by about 12 000 as both cities increased at roughly 1 000 residents per month.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansan City
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Illinois
Beloit
Commodore Dewey
Hong Kong
Philippines
Cavite
Manila City
Madrid
State Department
Judge Day
Moora
Crichey
Siere
Tary
Milwaukee
Chickamauga
Manilla
Manuilia
Palippine Islands
Navy Department
Long
Department
Congress
Worden
Merrimac
Sampson
Ferapi
Florentine
Australia
Asia
Africa
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