Brewer's Marriage Linked to Justice Brewer’s Family Life
Miss Emma Miner Mott, long active in education, married to Justice David Brewer of the U S Supreme Court, spends the honeymoon at Liberty Hall, Thompson's Point on Lake Champlain. Also notes General John B Gordon's re election as Confederate Veterans commander and reflections on church battles with political corruption and moral issues.
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Emma 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
Miner Mott
Oswego
N. Y
Thompson’s Point
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Liberty Hall
Gordon
John B. Gordon
Confederate Veterans
Giants and the Myth of a Race of Giants Across History
The article recounts Alexander Louis St. Ouen de Pierrecourt’s recent death in Rouen and discusses attempts to breed a giant race. It covers Prussian efforts under Frederick Wilhelm and Frederick the Great, noting failed outcomes, the limited lifespans of giants, famous individuals like Patrick O'Brien and Charles Byrne, stories about Patagonians, and how myths about giants persisted despite contradicting evidence from explorers and scholars.
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Alexander Louis St. Ouen de Pierrecourt
Rouen
Frederick
Frederick Wilhelm
Prussia
Frederick the Great
Potsdam Grenadiers
Potsdam
Bust of John A. Dahlgren by George E. Bissell
A bronze bust of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren by George E. Bissell of New York is praised as an excellent portrait. It will join the Smith memorial monument in Fairmount Park, with total cost around 225000, the statue ensemble to be unveiled perhaps July 4.
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George E. Bissell
New York
John A. Dahlgren
Smith Memorial
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia Press
St Thomas Church to Welcome Rev E M Stires as Rector
The Rev E M Stires of Chicago accepts the call to become rector of St Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church. Grace church will miss him but prays for his success as he assumes duties after September, leaving Chicago duties temporarily.
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St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal Church
Ernest M. Stires
Chicago
E. M. Stires
New York Press
Dean Robbins
Albany
Stires
St. Thomas
Grace Church
Third Rail Could Revolutionize Electric Street Railways
E W Farnham of the Burlington road claims a third rail device for surface electric cars may end rail overhead systems. Tests aim to prove the invention can render the rail energizing method safer with a pair of shoes guiding contact while the circuit opens and closes during passage.
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E. W. Farnham
Burlington” Road
Southern Man Seeks Senate Later Nomination Rise
A Tennessee figure, Lars D. McCord, circulates letters to Southern and national newspapers urging a Southern presidential candidate. He argues for a shift in Democratic conventions and aims to mobilize Southern demand for a candidate from below Mason and Dixon line in 1904.
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South
Tennessee
Lars D. McCord
Mason and Dixon
Fortune of New York Millionaire Disappears in Court
The Samuel Wood fortune once aimed at founding a college of music has dwindled to about 135000 held by the court after 23 years of litigation. Executors salaries and fees, ongoing suits, and new claims erode the estate while heirs expect little. The only remaining trace is a church organ donated by Wood for a village church.
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New York
Samuel Wood
College of Music
Stewart
Wood
Samuel Wood College of Music
Supreme Court
Long Island
Million Dollars Vanish Into Lawyers Pockets
The note claims every dollar of the million went to lawyers, implying a draining of funds amid legal action and suggesting misdirection or inefficiency in handling the amount.
Chicago Presbytery hears on spiritual development in church
A lengthy document discussed by the Chicago Presbytery addresses various causes hindering the church’s spiritual progress in the city. The text emphasizes concerns about disruption within church life and calls for united action to strengthen faith and mission.
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Christian Church In
Chicago
London's Sandal Girl Fashion Sweeps Exclusive Circles
A craze for wearing sandals has invaded London's elite society and an artist in a notable village has depicted a pretty girl as she appeared on the street. Not all London girls wear sandals yet, but enough do to amuse any male observer who spots them.
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London
New York Daily Press
Independent Manchurian Republic in Sungari Basin
The article describes a long established independent republic in Manchuria called Tcha-Pi-Gou. It arose around 100 years ago under Chan-Yui-Pao who wielded broad executive power, organized courts guilds taxes and native industry. A small republican army fought Russians in the Hungrars valley, showing resolve.
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Manchuria
Far East
Sungari
Girip
Chan -Yui- Pao
the Hungars
The New Artillery Corps Insignia Plans
The war department considers signaling an artillery corps with new insignia. Enlisted siege cannon devices adorn forage caps for the front, with light and heavy company numbers in silver and gold respectively. Officers may wear a mounted field piece in gold on blouse collars. A Danish MP enjoys free Turkish bath access.
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War Department
Artillery Corps
Quartermaster’s Department
Corps
Light Artillery
Royal Children Taught Trades In European Courts
The article notes that Danish royalty are trained in trades, citing Prince George now King of Greece as an example in practical farming. Queen Alexandra reportedly practices butter making at Sandringham, while a shift away from land ownership as property may be on the horizon. Sausage casings are imported from New Zealand.
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Alexandria
Europe
George
Greece
Alexandra
Sandringham
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French Academy
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Eve
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Abraham
Charlemagne
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Jenskinson
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