Young Lieutenant Taylor Praised for Aguinaldo Capture
Lieutenant J. D. Taylor of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, 25, has been in the army since 1898. Friends claim he shares honors with General Finston for the capture of Aguinaldo. He was appointed Second Lieutenant on the recommendations of Senators Mallory and Pasco of Florida and was assigned to the Twentieth Infantry at Fort Leavenworth.
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Finston
J. D. Taylor
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Aguinaldo
Mallory and Pasco
Florida
Taylor
Twentieth Infantry
Fort Lrawyenworth
Regi
California Soldier Earns Recognition for Helping Capture Aguinaldo
In April 1899 Lieutenant Taylor, attached to the Twenty fourth Infantry, aided the capture of Aguinaldo by intercepting four Filipino messengers revealing the insurgent chief’s hiding place. His role is noted by friends, who accuse the official report of omitting credit though Funston sent a thanks. His father is a leading Lake City, Florida citizen.
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Funston
A Charming Woman: Governor Beckham’s Bride Miss Jean Fuqua
Miss Jean Fuqua of Owensboro eldest daughter of Colonel Joseph Fuqua, 22, is described as one of the state’s most charming women. She met Governor Beckham while he was speaker, and they wed on November 12 after his election as governor.
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Kennudy
Jean Fuqua
Owenabore
Joseph Fuqua
Beckham
House of Representatives
Owensboro
Puma
Startling Proposition From Boxer Book Author
A Chicago published work titled Boxer Book argues for a yellow peril and a black and red peril. It claims dark races outpace whites and urges gradual extinction of blacks under white rule by humane laws. A secret university origin organization is said to promote the propaganda.
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Chicago
Minister Preaches in White Shirt Waisted Garb
In St Louis a minister broke custom by appearing in his pulpit in a white shirt waist instead of frock coat. Congregants, many hatless, included women and men in shirt waists or sleeves, all devoted in summer heat while listening.
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St. Louis
Lunatic Herald plans to publish in Jacksonville
Edits say the Lunatic Herald is the only paper of its kind in the world. General A B Leeper owns edits and controls it and calls himself a legal lunatic. He aims to argue abuses in insane asylums and push repeals of laws affecting lunatics, without stirring irrational excitement.
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Lunatic Herald
Jacksonville
Ownell
A. B. Leeper
Leeper
Hte
United States
Head of Sweden's Navy and Minister of Marine
Sir Adolf Arnold Louis Philander named minister of marine for Sweden and Norway. A distinguished naval officer, he earned a knighthood from King Oscar in 1880 after commanding Vega on Nordenskjold’s northeast passage voyage. Known as Philander of Vega, he rose rapidly in the navy and serves as chief aid to the king. He hails from an ancient Finnish family and began as a boy in the navy alongside Nordenskjold on the Spitzbergen expedition.
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Sweden
Adolf Arnold Louis Philander
Norway
Oscar
Vega
Baron Nordenskjold
Northeast Passage
Philanngr
Philander of
Finland
Nordenskjold
Spitzbergen
Thunder by twine illusion in simple home demo
A basic home experiment creates a thunder like sound. Wrap a few feet of twine around the head near the ears and ears, pinch the ear area, then tug ends with a firm, slow slip to produce peal after peal. Knots in the twine heighten the effect.
AI Shorter College Course Proposal
Professor Norton of Marvard advocates allowing students to complete an A B degree in three years if they choose. He notes many can finish the full course in three years as well as in four, and believes most would benefit from the shorter program. He cites the growing length of post graduate and professional curricula as justification.
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Norton of
Marvard
Realism and idealism in America quoted by Van t Hoff
A quotation attributed to Professor Van t Hoff of Holland contrasts American realism with national ideals. The remark highlights a perceived balance between pragmatic foundations and aspirational goals.
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America
Professor van 'T Hoff
Holland
Forgotten chapter in history on Texas sale to Spain
The July Forum piece by Hon. Weary Boutell argues the United States held Texas before its republic era and that the 1819 treaty transferring title to Spain affects current questions about constitutional power over non state territory. It contrasts Monroe Adams and Clay views with later claims about territorial regulation and citizenship.
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Texas
Spain
Weary
Boutell
United States
Texas Republic
Florida
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Union
Louisiana
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon
Mexico
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Sabine River
Chicazo Tribune
Routell
Monroe
Philippines
Alaska
Paris to Berlin Auto Race Champion Henri Fournier
Henri Fournier, famed Parisian automobilist, won the great Berlin to Paris or Paris to Berlin race, renowned for early speed and bold road tests. He first rode a petroleum tricycle and, with a 114 horsepower machine, averaged over forty miles per hour, a feat in the era when automobiles were novelties.
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Henri Fournier
Paris
Seh
Berlin
Fournier
Fle Fies
Lincoln and John Brown at Atchison meeting 1859
A Kansas old citizen recalls a Lincoln speech at Atchison in 1859 about John Brown. He relates Lincoln said Brown was hanged and deserved it, that Brown violated U S laws, and Governor Wise acted rightly in hanging him. The account’s accuracy is uncertain, memories mislead with secondhand hearsay.
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Lincoln
John Brown
A. Kanatts
Atchison
Tlow
Brown
Kansas
Wise
Mr. Lincoln
Harpee
Perry —Chirune Tribune
Organized Labor and Trusts in Industrial Sysytems
The Independent quotes Appa mere Sriniore arguing organized unions view industrial combinations as both strengthening labor and increasing fragility. He notes that consolidating factories into interdependent units creates efficiency but makes all mills vulnerable to a strike or disruption in one part, risking a broader production halt.
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Appa Mere Sriniore
Federation of Labor
Boston Philanthropists Plan Fireproof West End Homes
Erwin Ginn, prominent Boston real estate owner, aims to build several fireproof structures in the West End to replace dingy, unsafe tenements used by workers. He studied existing housing and rents, planning affordable units with better comfort, light, and security. Rents are expected to be lower, with an estimated 7 to 9 percent interest return on the improved tenements.
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West End
Gunn
Tie
Ginn
Erwin Ginn
Tate
Boston
Volno
Haneannens Ter
Trusts and labor reform thoughts from Gumpers stance
The essay discusses how a stronger industrial system could enable workers to seek justice if organized, with Mr. Gumpers contrasting organized labor’s power against trusts. It notes trust-era peace may depend on employer restraint and signals the trust issue shaping upcoming labor, political campaigns. Also notes Lady Jane Ellice, Victoria’s bridesmaid, living at 92, born the same year as the Queen.
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Gumpers
Lady Jane Ellice
Queen Victoria
Lady Jane
Amalgamated Steel Workers Leader Shaffer Featured Man
Theodore J. Shaffer president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers issued the sheet iron machinists strike order. A college graduate and former pastor, he is noted as a leading sheet iron roller and a native of Pittsburgh.
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Theodore J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and ‘Tin Workers
Umope
President Shaffer
THE
Sheet Iron Workers
Early Life and Career of a Trade Union Leader
A youth under 20 enters college to study theology and preaches in various sites. health differs between pulpit and mill, he returns to trade, later devoted to it. He was first elected president of the Amalgamated Association at its convention in Cincinnati.
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Wits
Amalgamated Association
World Will Be Full by 2250 Says Cosmopolitan Prophet
In a July Cosmopolitan piece, J Holt Bersoudines predicts the world will host 62,400 billion pursuits by 2250 at about 1,000 per square mile, based on a 1 percent yearly growth assumption. The note also surveys population movement last century and mentions Berlin’s Bismarck room renovation and Von Bülow. It recalls Mone. Bortias, once Paris music hall rival to Theresa, dying in Moncey, and General Lew Wallace drafting his autobiography after a Kentucky trip with veterans.
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J. Holt Bersoudines
Mone
Bortias
Paris
Theresa
Moncey
Vaucluse
Abo Wis
Lew Wallace
Kentucky
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