Bust of John A. Dahlgren by George B. Bissell
New York sculptor George B. Bissell has completed a bronze bust of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren. The bust is praised as an excellent portrait and a strong art piece for the Smith memorial Monument, costing about $225,000. The monument stands in Fairmount Park, with figures and busts yet to be placed. unveiling may occur July 4.
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George B. Bissell
New York
John A. Dahlgren
Smith Memorial
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia Press
St Thomas Church chooses Rev E M Stires as rector
The New York Press reports Rev E M Stires of Chicago will become rector of St Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church after Grace church agrees to his resignation. He will assume duties after September leaving Chicago relations intact. The decision follows a lengthy vacancy and Rector Robbins of Albany’s departure.
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St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Thomas
E. M. Stires
New York Press
Dean Robbins
Albany
Stires
Chicago
Grace Church
Third Rail Will Solve Problem for Electric Cars
The Burlington official BE W Farnham claims a third rail device will revolutionize street railway traction if tests prove effective. The system uses a "dead" third rail beneath cars with two shoes to alternatingly open and close the circuit.
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BE. W. Farnham
Burlington” Road
Climax of National Credit Elevates U S Above All Nations
The United States credit has risen from modest to premier, surpassing Britain and placing it below France, Russia, and Germany. The Spanish American War boosted U S prestige globally, while Britain’s Boer War setbacks threaten its standing.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Britain
South Africa
Albion
Countess von Buelow joins Berlin Ladies Club
The Ladies' Club of Berlin gains Frau von Bulow wife of the German Chancellor as a new member. Her standing enhances the club's weight in high society. The group is described as delightful and capable of rivaling clubs in London Paris or New York in comfort elegance and accommodation.
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Ladies’ Club
Ladies’ Clun of
Berlin
Frau von Bulow
Countess von Buelow
London
Paris
New York
The Horse and Electricity Insight in Motor Age
An automobilist argues that horse fear of motor cars stems from owner inaction. He urges horse owners to train their animals by letting them feed near cars, as horses in French towns have already learned to ignore motors.
Sir Walter Besant's Miners and Asphalt Bids
From London comes word that Sir Walter Besant's illness eases his friends' anxiety. His book Toast London stirred brief strife over Americanized spelling, later clarified as plates printed in America. Buffalo notes asphalt bids for streets, with initial bids $2.26 to $2.99 per sq yd rejected, new bids $1.58 to $2.62, Syracuse protests lowering prices.
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Sir Walter Besant
London
Walter Besant
Buffalo
Syracuse
Indianapolis Journal
Brewer's Marriage to Supreme Court Justice Brewer
Miss Emma Miner Mott, longtime educator in the East and at Morse School in Washington, D C, married Justice David Brewer. The couple are spending their honeymoon at Liberty Hall on Lake Champlain, near Thompson's Point, Vermont, where Brewer keeps a summer home.
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Feimma Miner Mott
David Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Morse School
Washington
D.C
East
Howard Mission
Fond du Lac
First Congregational Church
Justice Brewer
Miss Mott
Chatengay, N. Y
William and
Eunice
Miney Mott
Oswego
N. Y
Thompson’s Point
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Liberty Hall
Erty Hall
Thompsons
Fortune Fades into Law and Loss of a Million
The fortune of New York millionaire Samuel Wood for a College of Music has vanished in 23 years. Legal battles consumed most of the estate after probate in 1878, with a nephew gaining only a fraction and executors drawing large salaries amid ongoing litigation. Only a church organ remains as a silent reminder of the bequest. General John B. Gordon is re elected Confederate Veterans commander amid fanfare as ministers face a long list of spiritual and political challenges. The piece questions how the church should confront political corruption without meddling in politics while maintaining its religious role.
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South
Tennessee
Aps
D. McCord
Mason and Dixon
New York
Samuel Wood
College of Music
Stewart
Wood
Samuel Wood College of Music
Supreme Court
Long Island
Paul
Corinth
Chicago
Church
The Churches and Politics Debate in Chicago Presbytery
A lengthy discussion before the Chicago Presbytery addressed the influence of politics on church growth and spiritual development in Chicago. Clergy and lay voices debated the opposing forces and the impact on congregational progress during the recent meeting.
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Christian Church In
Chicago
London's Sandal Girl Fashion In London Circles
A crate for wearing sandals has invaded London's elite society and an artist in the village depicts a pretty girl as she appeared on the street. The fashion trend has some girls adopting sandals, pleasing any male observer with time to watch.
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London
New York Daily Press
Manchurian Republic in Tcha-Pi-Gou Described as Long‑Lived
A dispatch details an independent Manchurian republic in the Sungari basin south of Girln known as Tcha Pi Gou. Originating with 10 000 people, now about 100 000, it was ruled by Chan Yui Pao who centralized power, built tribunals, guilds, taxes and mining regulation, and maintained a small army. The forces resisted Russian troops in a recent Sunqar valley battle, more effectively than Chinese imperial troops.
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Manchuria
Far East
Sungari Ang
Girln
Chan-Yui- Pao
The
Sungars
New Artillery Corps Insignia Recommendations
The War Department has not finalized the insignia for the artillery corps. The quartermaster's department proposes distinct marks: enlisted men in front forage caps would wear crossed modern sickle cannon. light artillery company numbers in silver. heavy companies in gold. officers' collars would bear a mounted field piece in gold.
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Artillery Corps
War Department
Quartermaster's Department
Light Artillery
Danish MP Prerogative Grants Turkish Bath Access
A Danish member of parliament holds a prerogative allowing free service at any Turkish bath across the country. The provision epitomizes historic colonial era-like privileges and triggers debate on parliamentary perks and public spending. Local officials weigh whether such exemptions should persist amid budget scrutiny and public interest.
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Beelzebub
Angels
Brewer
Lascite
David Josiah Brewer
Gordon Gherr
John B. Gordon
Confederate Veterans
London’s
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