Galveston Hero Rewarded for Rescue Feat in 1900 Flood
Major Lloyd R. D. Fayling of Kalamazoo received a 18 carat gold medal in recognition of rescuing forty three people during the Galveston floods. The Texas tribute notes his bold escape from waves and his role under martial law saving the city. The report also covers Fayling’s prior service in Chicago and Cuba, plus accounts of his later actions during the flood emergency.
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Galveston
Texas
Lloyd R. D. Fayling
Kalamazoo
L. R. D. Fayling
Gomez
Spain
Fayling
Ohio
Major Fayling
New York
New Umbrella Plate Marks Owner Name and Address
A Philadelphia invention adds a double ring to umbrellas with a label inside that reveals owner name and address when opened. The device aids recovery after loss and offers identification in accidents, with the option to replace the address label easily.
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Philadelphia Record
Washington tragedy and confession in Ayres murder case
The Ayres murder at the Kenmore Hotel in Washington is clarified by a confession from Mrs. J L Bonine. She recounts a struggle for the revolver after Ayres sought to talk before his departure, the weapon firing during the scuffle and her fleeing to her room.
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James S. Ayres
Kenmore Hotel
Washington
Lo A I. Bonine
James
Mr. Ayres
A Preacher's Labor of Love in East London Parish
The Rev Edward Schnadhorst of Roman Road Congregational Church North Bow London celebrates forty third anniversary as pastor. He has served without a stipend since 1858 building a parish with a savings bank and social agencies while his wife aids in philanthropic work. He recalls choosing to help the poor amid rising East End hardship and notes his brother Frank Schnadhorst, a Liberal organizer in England, once received a large political reward.
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Edward Schnadhorst
Roman Road Congregational Church
North Bow
London
Schnadhorst
Roman Road Church
Mr. Schnadhors
John Davies
Albany Chapel
Tolmer’s Square Congregational Church
Hempstead Road
Congregational
End of
Ford Road
Frank Schnadhorst
National Liberal Federation
Liberal Party
England
America
Ohio
United States
The Hotel Detective and the Cicerone to Gambling Hubs
The hotel detective serves guests by guiding them to entertainment and theaters and, controversially, to gambling venues. A discharged officer reportedly earned about ten thousand dollars yearly from tips and commissions from gambling houses, while nominal duties were to maintain order for hotel proprietors.
Man Who Gathers Spruce Gum
A Chicago Record-Herald item describes Maine gum pickers who harvest spruce gum from wounded branches in remote forests. They travel solo with poles, knives, snowshoes, blankets and a dog, earning three to eight dollars a day in good gum country and selling their winter harvest in spring.
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Maine
Chicago Record-Herald
Beating an Avalanche on the Eiger Glacier 1871
The account recalls Mr. Tuckett’s Alpine ascent on the Eiger Glacier with two companions and a guide. A loose snow mass formed above them and, with a thundering rush, a huge slide of snow and ice thundered toward the climbers.
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Mr. Tuckett
Tuckett
Eiger
Three Presidents Widows and Related Notables
Three presidents widows remain in active public life. Mrs Grant resides in Washington Mrs Harrison in Indianapolis and Mrs Garfield in Mentor Ohio. Buchanan's niece and Arthur's sister, prominent in Washington during those administrations, are alive. Spanish bull fights kill large numbers of horses and bulls yearly. Electric investments surge in Argentina with tens of millions committed.
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Mrs. Grant
Washington
Harrison
Indianapolis
Garfield
Mentor
O. Buchanan
Arthur
Spain
Oldest and Youngest Veterans At Missouri G A R Camp
Henry Dermon born January 10 1799 served in the Seventh Michigan cavalry during the Civil War and is considered the oldest Grand Army man present at the Missouri encampment. Gilbert Van Zandt of Kansas City claims the title of youngest veteran after enlisting as a drummer boy at age ten in the Seventy-ninth Ohio Infantry and later serving as a dispatch carrier.
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Missouri Grand Army of the Republic
Henry Dermon
Seventh
Michigan Cavalry
Gilbert van Zandt
Kansas City
Seventy-ninth
Ohio Infantry
Girls Club in France opens first Paris chapter
French mothers react with horror as Paris opens the first girls club under Mme Marguerite Durand editor of La Fronde. The association faces ridicule from cavaliers and scoffers while landlords balk at women students. Premises are rented in a building tied to a scientific society near the Rue Canton and the School of Medicine.
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France
Paris
Mme
Marguerite Durand
la Fronde
Association Des Etudiantes
Ons
Canton
School of Medicine
Chicago Journal
Cassel Prepares for One Hundredth Anniversary Festivities
The city Cassel in Germany marks its centennial founding in 1913 and residents are already planning a fitting holiday season. Nearby Honduras boasts an estimated population of 587 500 excluding savage Indians.
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Cassel
Germany
Honduras
Ten Seated Bicycle At Buffalo Pan American Expo
A new ten seated bicycle, built for pacing and racing, appears in the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo. Made of steel for safety, it carries a price of one thousand dollars. An upcoming trial race will feature this American machine against foreign models in the arena track of the stadium.
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Empire State Express
Express
Buffalo
Great Stadium
Bicycle touted as fastest on earth with record pace
The New York Herald notes a bicycle capable of nearly a mile per minute under favorable conditions. A practical exhibition showed its speed, and an improved model is being built that is expected to triumph in speed and appearance, likely outlasting European rivals.
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New York Herald
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Broadway
New York Sun
Ireland
London Globe
Tropics
Pearson’s Magazine
Io4
J. L. Boniie
Ayres
Argentine Republic
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