Royal visitors from royal houses to visit United States
Washington reports that imperial figures will tour and be hosted in the United States this summer and fall. Grand Duke Boris of Russia arrives in July for a non official visit, Prince Cheng of China comes in August, and Siamese Crown Prince Maha Dajirazueh visits in September. Other dignitaries include the brother of King Menelik of Abyssinia. a delegation from Britain may accompany coronation travelers.
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Prince Cheng Wiil
Grand Duke
Boris
Russia
Siam
King Menelik
United States
Washington
New York World
Alexander III
Vladimir
India
Count Cassini
Hay
Lake Sunpee
Nhs
Oyster Bay
Bar Llarbor
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Zelenov
Pacific Coast
Imperial Guard
Prince Cheng
China
Li Hung Chang
Germany
Baron Ketteler
Kotow
William
Prince Lieury
Maha Dajirazueh
Chulalongkorn
Orient
London
Menelik of Abyssinia
New French Lighthouse Sees Beam 39 Miles Away
The latest lighthouse on the French coast displays a beam visible for 39 nautical miles in clear weather. Located on Isle Vierge off the coast northeast of Ushant, its lantern sits 244 feet above sea level.
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Isle Vierge
Caast
Ushant
Forwood's Daring Escape from Mosby’s Men
Washington reports on General William H. Forwood, retiring Sept 7 after forty years in the U S Army. The New York Tribune notes his Civil War gallantry including a bold escape after capture by Mosby's guerrillas near Nortwood Church while escorting Captain Cram and two aides. He refused parole and eluded recapture through pine forests and swamps to return to camp.
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Genereal
United States Army
Washington
New York Tribune
William H. Forwood
Delaware
Forwood
Mosby
Nortwood Church
Cram
Surgeon Forwood
Captain Cram
Thunder Mountain Wagon Road to Thunder Mountain El Dorado
A Seattle Times letter reports a definitive settlement of the wagon road plan to Thunder Mountain mines. Construction will start soon via Nampa Emmett route, with 120 miles from Emmett to the mines by Gold Fork. A stage line from Emmett and new railroad connections, plus telephone lines, are planned to support the rush beginning July.
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el Dorado
Seattle Times
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
J. M. Clark
Idaho Northern
B. N
Nampa-Emmett
Garden Valley
Long Valley
Emmett
BD. S&s. Murray
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Pelee stops game as eruption devastates St Pierre
Dixies party reaches ruins of St Pierre and finds an abandoned clubhouse with a desolate scene. Lotto chips lay on the floor as volcanic pumice and lava fragments are brought back by Robert Hill from Mont Pelee.
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St. Pierre
Dixie Party
Washington Post
Constantinople
St. Sophia
West Indies
Robert Hill
Mont Pelee
Snapshot of the Shah in Europe
The shah of Persia enjoys himself in Europe and even endures a Kodak moment. He stood still for a Berlin girl’s snapshot, then walked away smiling and waving as the picture was completed.
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Europe
Berlin
Weather bureau modeled on British lines in US
The United States adopts a weather service framework modeled after Britain's system, with Great Britain guiding the organization to standardize forecasts and public meteorological practices in the United States. The change signals close cooperation and a shift toward centralized storm and climate reporting.
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Uncle Sam
Great Britain
Weather Bureau
Twenty Hour Trains Break Speed Records Across Routes
The New York Central and Pennsylvania railways set new speed marks with trains averaging near fifty miles an hour between New York City and Chicago. The Twentieth Century Limited reached Grand Central in 9 26, while the Pennsylvania Express arrived in Jersey City just ahead of schedule. Maximum speeds hit near ninety-five miles per hour on westbound runs and eighty-six eastbound between Philadelphia and Newark.
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New York City
Chicago
New York Central
Pennsylvania
New York Herald
Twentieth Century Limited
Grand Central Station
Jersey City
New York
Orleans and Midi
Paris
Bayonne
Chncago
USO
England
Edinburgh
Glasgow
London
Buffalo
Central
Century Limited
Indiana
Rolling Prairie
Censo
Albany
van Voorhees
Hudson
Alleghany Mountains
Philadelphia
Newark
Lake Shore
Otheinls
Dune Park
New Words Add Meaning on Property Acquisition
The Western Mail reports two new English words from the last two years. Conmandeer means compulsory acquisition and acts as a polite term for theft. Morganeer denotes legal grabbing of nearly all of a commodity to exclude competition.
Richest Clergyman Subdues Drunkard in House Visit
The Very Rev Eugene Hoffman dean of the General Theological Seminary reportedly valued at 15 million dollars and famed for house visits. He intervened when a drunken father threatened to harm a mother and child in Elizabeth, calming the scene and returning to his sermon. His business acumen and executive ability earned him wide respect among New York clergy and seminary leaders.
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America
Eugene Augustus Hoffman
D. B
D.C. L
General Theological Seminary
Hoffman
Washington Star
Elizabeth
James Anderson
Dean Troffman
New York
Father McGrail Collects Le Colonie Files From St Pierre
Mr Robert T Liill of the geological survey reports Father McGrail secured a full year of Le Colonie from St Pierre before the eruption. He gathered copies in Fort de France to aid the Dixie party and hopes the Library of Congress will house the file, a prize for Mont Pelee history.
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Father McGrail
le Colonie
Robert T. Liill
Geological Survey
Martinique
Dixie
Washington Post
Fort de France
St. Pierre
Dixie Party
Ill
Mont Pelee
McGrail
Congress
Eather McGrail
Shall Lee Have a Statue Prophesied by Adams at Chicago Talk
Charles Francis Adams of Boston told the Phi Beta Kappa audience at the University of Chicago that 1965 will recognize the valor of both sides in the Civil War and predicted a bronze Robert E Lee statue in the national capital. He said the monument would symbolize loyal acceptance of defeat and the peaceful rebuilding of a people under constitutional means.
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Charles Francis Adams
Washington
Boston
Phi Beta Kappa Society
University of Chicago
Robert KE
Lee
Robert &. Lee
Potomac
Arlington
America
Tramping Trip For Schoolboys Heads To Derbyshire Hills
Fifty Manchester schoolboys guided by teachers will start a week long tramp through the Derbyshire hills on July 21.
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Manchester
England
Derbyshire Hills
Patriotism Sparks Jericho Flag Campaign in Town Row
Enos Hopkins proposes a year round flag display to prove Jericho’s patriotism. Public donors pledge a fifteen dollar flag while a heated dispute over placement erupts with Deacon Spooner and others urging prominent rooftops or shop fronts for visible display.
Patriot Post Office Debate Ends With Silly Flag Quarrel
In Jericho a crowd argues over where to hang a flag and who should pay for it. Lish Billings mocks the argument noting the miscount of stars and stripes, ending the scene as no one buys a public flag.
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C. B. Lewis
Enos Hopkins
Jericho
Bunker Hill
Deacon Spooner
Tie
Enos
Ilosva Saunders
Descon
Tiosea
Squar Joslyn
Philetus Williams
Abraham White
Abijah Davison
Joel Hardman
Ruos Jap
Cooper Shop
Dan Skinner
Darius Waterman
Ablijah Davison
Joel Bardman
Joel
Odferin
Hoss
Lish Billings
Lish
M. Quan
A Porter’s Mistake at Dinner Car Whiskers Theft
A porter meddles with a yellow satchel and steals a set of whiskers from a passenger. The prank backfires when the owner discovers the missing disguise and angrily confronts the porter aboard a dining car. The porter then realizes he opened the wrong satchel, exposing the caper.
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Chicago News
The Dust of Ocean Dust on sails and decks in ships
A marine essay notes that sailing ships collect more sea dust than steamers. Dust accumulates despite night sweeps due to canvas spread and wind, while steamers burn coal and suffer daily dust from foot traffic. The piece contrasts dust dynamics on wind jammers versus motor vessels.
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Mariner
The Star Chamber and Its Abolition
The star chamber referred to a room in Westminster palace with starry ceilings. It held vast powers but could not issue death sentences. Abolished by Parliament in 1641, the same monarch Charles I was sentenced to be beheaded by this court.
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King’s Palace
Westminster
Charles I
Dramatic Exchange Over Remarks Then Pencil Origin
A candid conversation reveals hurt feelings about a remark toward the young Rymer. The dialogue moves to the origin of the lead pencil noting graphite mines in England identified in 1564 under Queen Elizabeth and a brief note on England's 1843 conquest of the Orange Free State and its evacuation 17 years later.
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England
Elizabeth
Orange Free State
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