History Milestones From 1885 to 1918 Chronicle
A compact timeline lists key events: 1885 appointing Marshal Baraine and French Army notes, 1894 Fall River mill closures leaving 23 000 idle, 1898 Manila surrender to American forces, 1906 death of Pearl M Craigie in London, 1911 mob killing Zach Walker in Coatesville, 1918 Opha M Johnson becomes first woman Marine recruit in Washington DC.
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Tape
Marshal Baraine
Scotland
Duke of Richmond
Gordon
Fall River
Mass
Manila
Pearl M. Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
London
Zach Walker
Coatesville
Marine Corps
Opha M. Johnson
Washington, D. C
Seven Famous Romances and the Ben Hur Origin
The article recounts General Lew Wallace writing Ben Hur over seven years while in Santa Fe New Mexico as governor appointed by President Hayes. It notes his vast libraries and the birth of Christ inspiring the work, which he wrote for pastime and later became a sensation with strong critical praise. General Wallace completed the birth narrative before expanding to Christ's death with his wife accompanying him.
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Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur
New Mexico
Hayes
Shiloh
Fort Donelson
Maximilian
Diaz
Wallace
London Times
Charles Kingley
Jesus
God
Christ
Ben Hur manuscript by Lew Wallace published by Harper Brothers
The manuscript took the New York house by storm, published November 12, 1880 after careful preparation in purple ink. Joseph Harper called it the most beautiful manuscript ever received. It has been translated into Italian Spanish German French Swedish Bohemian Turkish Portuguese Arabic among others and printed in raised type for the blind. An Arabic version was done by Rev Cornelius Van Dyke, a noted scholar and longtime American Board of Foreign Missions representative. The first Italian edition appeared in Modena in 1895 with church sanction, followed by a later version by Henry Salvadori, honorific chaplain to Pope Leo XIII.
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New York
Harper Brothers
Joseph Harper
American Board of Foreign Missions
Modena
Alfonso Maria Galea
Henry Salvadori
Leo XIII
French airship breakthrough sparks aviation era
The text recounts late 19th century aviation trials and the rise of electric motor powered airships. Captain Renard leads experiments and a groundbreaking 165 foot France airship trial in 1884 with front mounted propeller. The event boosts world interest and foreshadows modern dirigibles.
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France
Paris
Tissander
Gifford
Renard
Krebs
Count von Zeppelin
Montgolfier Brothers
Francois Pilatre de Rozier
Lady Elizabeth Craven A Life Across European Courts
Lady Elizabeth Craven born 1767, daughter of the Earl of Berkeley, married the last Craven earl in 1767. After a 1781 separation she resided at royal courts in Versailles Madrid Lisbon Vienna Berlin Constantinople Warsaw St Petersburg Petrograd Rome Florence Naples and Anspach. She wrote poems plays romances and her memoirs.
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Elizabeth Craven
Earl of Berkeley Craven
Earl of Berkeley
England
William
Craven
Elizabeth
Versailles
Madrid
Lisbon
Vienna
Berlin
Constantinople
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Rome
Florence
Naples
Judge and council member to sail for Ireland with $50,000 trust fund
Manchester Aug 18 Chief Justice John Kivel of the New Hampshire superior court and Arthur Whittemore a Dover member of the governor's council will sail from New York tomorrow for Ireland to distribute a trust fund of 50 000 dollars for the worthy poor of Dublin. The money was left by Mrs Anna Sharpe of Dover widow of William Sharpe longtime Manchester cotton magnate.
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Manchester
N. H
John Kivel
New Hampshire Superior Court
Arthur Whittemore
Dover
New York
Ireland
Dublin
Anna Sharpe
William Sharpe
Sharpe
Maclaine of Loghbuie Appears on Music Hall Stage
The Maclaine of Loghbuie, chief of the Maclaine clan, is the only Scottish chieftain to appear on a music hall stage. He performed to raise funds to pay off mortgages on his estate.
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Maclaine of
Loghbuie
Maclaine
Women Outpace Men in Wichita Voter Registration
In Wichita Kansas more women than men have registered to vote for the upcoming election. The pattern shows persistent gender gaps in civic participation.
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Wichita
Kas
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