Mayor Elect Gaynor A Character Study
New York profile paints Justice William J. Gaynor as devout to a single epigram and a formidable, blunt speaker. Described as nonconformist yet fearless, his public battles mix reform zeal with blunt slang, a resolute walk to the Brooklyn Bridge, and a gaze that unsettles visitors.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
Eulogista
Bryan
Lincoln
Oltie James
Denver
John W. Kern
Murphy
Gaynor
Christian Brothers School
Brooklyn
James G. Blaine
Where Do Birds Go At Nightfall
A Philadelphia North American piece explains how birds seek roosting sites at night. Crows and blackbirds favor groves and hedges, swallows roost in chimneys or old stacks, and robins gather in groves before nesting then move to sheltered spots. Owls and cats disturb roosts, prompting flight to safer hollows or foliage.
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Philadelphia
Ives
Watge
Birds Roosting And Nesting Behaviors In Storms Describe
Describes how birds react to severe summer storms with many killed and others roosting on the ground or in tall weeds. Quail sit with heads out and nests form on the ground in pastures while parents guard and feed the brood. Night activity includes some night predators and birds singing infrequently before dawn.
Destitute Dukes Meeting Sparks Sardonic Proposal in London
At a Bishop Auckland guardians meeting in London Dr. Campbell mockingly proposed a new ornate marble wing for the infirmary to house dukes with a French cook and a chaplain. He suggested Lord Londonderry supply grouse in return for educational benefits to workers' children, drawing laughs.
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Bishop Auckland Guardians
London
Campbell
Londonderry
The Man Who Got On Havemeyer's Nerves
A 1909 Edwards profile of Henry C. Havemeyer reveals a troubling episode. Havemeyer orders a loyal but unsettling employee dismissed, yet later funds his reinvention in a dry goods house to remove him from sight and reap a managerial payoff. The tale highlights Havemeyer's steel and ruthless pragmatism in industrial power.
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Gaynor
Jerome
Supreme Court
Bryan
McKinley
Palmer
Buckner
Croker
Hill
Gaymor
Gemocratic
Jack
Montauk Club
Justice Carr
Ore” Brepleton
Jena
Williamaburg
Schum
Eee Ake
E. J. Edwards
Henry C. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Mr. Havemeyer
President Havemeyer
Havemeyer
The Roses That Inspired George Bancroft
A visiting writer recalls George Bancroft at his Washington home where a rose garden spurred his monumental history work. Bancroft calls roses his children and says they refreshed his mind, even aiding a battlefield moment in his writing.
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George Bancroft
Mr. Bancroft
Bancroft
Washington
The
United States
IE. J. Rawards
Beggars Form Organization in Marseille to Protect Interests
A meeting in Marseilles, France brought together beggars and street singers to form an organization with a constitution and by laws. It sets membership limits and establishes Paris headquarters. Two one legged men have been sent to warn the public against impostors.
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Marseilles
France
Paris
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