This Date in History Highlights 1835 to 1918 Events
A chronology notes Adah I. Menken born in 1835 and died 1868 in Paris. It records Serrano elected regent in 1869, Hoar resigning as US Attorney General in 1870, William II ascending in 1888, the General Slocum disaster of 1904, Wilson and Marshall nominations in 1916, Irish Rebellion prisoners released in 1917, and Wilson becoming an honorary French Academy member in 1918.
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Adah I. Menken
America
Europe
New Orleans
Paris
Marshal Serrano
Spain
E. Rockwood Hoar
Massachusetts
United States
William II
Frederick III
General Slocum
East River
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Democratic National Convention
French Academy
Famous Lovers John Keats and Fanny Browne
The article traces John Keats enduring a public image of strength with a noted weakness as a lover. It details his initial dislikes turning to fascination with Fanny Browne, their engagement, and his letters describing intense passion. Keats’s health declines in 1820, leading him to Italy as his fame and love intertwine in poetry, notably To Fanny.
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John Keats
Keats
Fanny Browne
East India
Bhut
Charmain
Fanny
Miss Browne
Italy
Street Car Etiquette Sparks Reader Complaint
A correspondent objects to men crossing their knees on street cars claiming it crowds space and blocks exits. The letter argues for passengers to sit narrowly with feet out of the aisle and not yank up trousers to avoid immodest displays. It suggests ladies may sit cross knee as their feet take less room.
Noted Figures Mark Milestone Birthdays Today
Lieut. Gen. Sir Charles Carmichael Monroe a leading World War British commander born 60 years ago today. Frank Andrews Gulf Coast Lines board chairman born Fayetteville Texas 56 years ago. Mme Johanna Gadski famed opera singer born Anedam Prussia 48 years ago. Frank Edwin Elwell American sculptor born Alencord Massachusetts 62 years ago. Rt Rev Henry J Granton Catholic bishop of Tucson born in France 57 years ago.
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Charlies Carmichael Monroe
Frank Andrews
Gulf Coast Lines
Fayetteville
Texas
Mme
Johanna Gadski
Anedam
Prussia
Frank Edwin Elwell
Alencord
Mass
Henry J. Granton
Tucson
Arizona
France
Perseverance Over Talent Builds Incremental Success
In UNCOMMON SENSE John Blake argues that steady practice beats flashes of brilliance. Perseverance, like training muscles or minds, enables progress step by step toward major goals such as the Panama Canal. Small daily improvements prepare a person for significant life duties, not grand bossy leaps.
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Plutarch
Panama Canal
Perseverance Over Violence Guides Daily Effort
The guidance emphasizes starting with small tasks, doing them cheerfully and carefully. It urges self-improvement, thoughtful work, learning from mistakes, and gradual mastery. Perseverance is praised as more effective than violence in achieving difficult goals.
International Horse Show Opens at Olympia Ten Days
The International Horse Show at Olympia opens tomorrow and runs ten days despite fewer foreign entries. Highlights include a parade of historic coaches from Dickens era to Napoleon III and a major military ride from Aldershot with horses traveling forty miles to London for judging on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Olympia
York
Holyhead
Dickens
Rochester
America
Napoleon III
Dormeux
Third Duke of Beaufort
St. James
Austria
Aldershot
Shivar Mineral Water Promises Rheumatism Relief
Advert says Shivar Mineral Water washes rheumatism from the system with a money-back guarantee. Tastes fine and costs a trifle. Delivered anywhere by Monroe agents of Monroe Grocer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Grocer Co
Quaker City Boxing Card Promises Notable Night
Batthing Levinsky plans summer air boxing shows at Philadelphia baseball grounds and has arranged four eight round bouts for tomorrow night. Eddie Fitzsimmons faces Frankie Callahan, Joe Toplitz meets George Papin, Johnny Murray fights Harry Brown, and Augie Ratner challenges Johnny Wilson the new middleweight champion.
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Quaker City
Philadelphia
Batthing Levinsky
Eddie Fitzsimmons
Frankie Callahan
Joe Toplitz
George Papin
Johnny Murray
Harry Brown
Augie Ratner
Johnny Wilson
Depth of Well and Air Density Comparison
If a well could be dug 46 miles into the earth the air at the bottom would have the density of quicksilver, assuming the same proportion as at the surface.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Blake
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Superior
Manu Icture
Shelcote Mec. Co
Shelcote
Monroe Brick & Builders Supply Co
Louisiana
Gee
Gee-Go
Gee- Go
GeeGo
Atlanta
U.S.A
AJAX
Peddicord Motor Supply Company, Inc
Monroe, LA
South
Grand St
Cole Aero
Whitfield Motor CO
South Grand St
Apple Street
Railroad Avenue
Home Realty & Development Co
Monroe Automobile
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