Gift of the Nation sword for Admiral Dewey designed by Tiffany
Tiffany & Co. in New York completed a 22karat gold sword to honor Rear Admiral George Dewey. Paulding Farnham designed the piece with a scabbard bearing U.S. arms, Vermont symbols, and the Dewey name, commemorating Manila Bay victory May 1, 1898.
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Tiffany & Co
New York
Dewey
Paulding Farnham
Farnham
Boston
National Sculpture Society
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
United States
Vermont
George Dewey
U.S. N
Manila Bay
Congress
Navy
House of Tiffany & Co
Tiffany
Tiffany’s
Admiral Dewer
J. Ackerson Coles
A. B
M.D
New Jersey
Baltimore
Raleigh
Concord
Petrel
Spain
Philippine Islands
Excellent Combination California Fig Syrup Claim
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes Sract or Figs as a pleasant mild laxative stimulating digestion and aiding elimination. It claims cleansing the system and avoiding weakening the kidneys liver and bowels while easing colds headaches and fevers. Sold by druggists nationwide for a bottle price.
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Caliomsia Fig Sraur Co
Catsforsia Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Touisville
York
Honored Minister Thomas Crawford Reaches Eightieth Birthday
Rev. Thomas Crawford of Clarksburg Montgomery county a long serving Methodist Episcopal minister marked his eightieth birthday. A member of the Baltimore Annual Conference for sixty four years he lived in Howard Frederick and Montgomery counties and remains in good health. He fathered thirteen children six survive John W George L Charles Millard Z Thomas L and Laura wife of Robert J Green James H died six years ago leaving a widow and two children. Two years ago his lifelong companion died but his faith holds a reunion in the hereafter.
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Thomas Crawford
Clarksburg
Montgomery County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Grawford
Baltimore
John W
George L
Charles
Millard Z
Thomas L
Laura
Robert J. Green
James H
Mr. Crawford
The Dewey Bronze and Manila Harbor Victory Quote
A discussion of the Dewey Bronze allegorical group by Antoine Louis Barye. The piece links the statue to Olympian victory and historic symbolism of the eagle and heron. It quotes McKinley praising the just cause and peace following the victory.
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Dewey
Antoine Louis Barye
Lafayette
Legion of Honor
Academy of Fine Arts
Louvre
Paris
Corcoran
Washington, D. C
Barye
Phidias
Jupiter
Olympia
Greece
Temple
Elis
Pliny
Caius Harias
J.G. Wood
McKinley
Yeaturday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
National League games showed Washington routing Pittsburg 11 to 4 and a 10 to 2 Washington win over Pittsburg. St Louis defeated New York 9 to 6 after New York forfeited late for umpire noncompliance. Atlantic League fixtures included Paterson versus Allentown 17 to ?, Lancaster versus Newark 4, and Richmond hosting Wilkes Barre with Reading 3 and Scranton 2.
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Yeaturday
Washington
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Cincinna
Louisville
Boston
Louis
Chicago
Baltimore
SL Louis
New York
St. Louis
Paterson
Allentown
Lancaster
Newark
Richmond
Wilkesbarre
Stabbing of Brooklyn Millionaire by Beggar in Ensuing Attack
John H. Englis a 64 year old former Walabout bank president in Brooklyn was stabbed in the neck by Christopher Daly a beggar. Daly had visited Englis home days earlier to seek alms and attacked him after being refused. Englis wounds are serious yet not fatal and Daly was arrested. Police note Daly previously stabbed Thomas York on February 22 1898 and served a year in the penitentiary, released only a few weeks ago.
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Brooklyn
John H. Englis
Walabout Bank
Christopher Daly
Tinglis
Daly
Engles House
Englis
Thomas York
York
Denounce Taylor's Crime and Colored Stand in Rockville
In Rockville a large colored community meeting condemns the Rosenstein family murder as a brutal crime by a member of their race. They pledge cooperation with law enforcement and praise Sheriff Thompson's deputies for their efforts to secure justice.
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Rockville
Slidell
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Rosenstein
Thompson
Filipinos Offer Armistice Urged by Manila Commissioners
May 20 Manila report says two military and two civil Filipino commissioners arrived to negotiate peace with Americans but asked for an armistice until the Philippine congress session. General Otts rejects the proposal as leaders differ on surrender. Some Filipino leaders favor continuing the war while others seek peace, with American forces advancing from Manila toward Cavite and holding territory north of the city.
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Manila
Luna
Rio
del Pilar
Lunn
Encamino
Herrera
Malolo
MacArthur
San Fernando
Lawton
Robbe
Laguna de Bay
Cavite
Cuban arms controversy stirs Havana over mayor control
Havana reports a ferment as Washington may take arms from Cuban troops and keep them in military possession. Governor General Brooke awaits instructions while mayors, appointed by Brooks, could receive the arms. In Columbus, memorial group formed by Southern delegates and ex-Union and ex-Confederate soldiers to foster north south fraternal ties with Camp Chase dead.
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McKinley
Washington Administration
Governor General
Secretary of War
Havana
Washington News
Washington
Military Assembly
Columbus
Ohio Waterworks Association
Camp Chase
Reverend Augustus R Steck Son of Noted Middletown Clergyman
Rev Augustus R Steck, son of the late Rev Daniel Steck, a prominent Lutheran pastor in Middletown from 1870 to 1875, was born in Lancaster Pa thirty seven years ago and educated at Pennsylvania College Gettysburg. He pursued theological studies at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary and was ordained in 1886. He served in Stewartville New Jersey Indiana and Gettysburg before taking charge at St James Lutheran church Gettysburg in 1894 where he remains a leading pastor of one of southern Pennsylvania’s largest congregations. He also serves as secretary and director of the General Synod Lutheran Seminary board at Gettysburg.
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A. R. Steck
Daniel Steck
D. B
Lutheran Church
Middletown Church
Lancaster
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg
Augustus R. Stece
Lutheran Seminary
Lutheran
Stewartaville
N.J
First
Lutheran Church of
Indiana
Lis, Ind
St. James’ Lutheran Church
Tyne
Mrr
Steck
St. James
Pennsylvania
Theological Seminary
General Synod Lutheran Church
President McKinley En Route to Washington
The presidential party arrives in Washington early evening after a 11 day stop in Hot Springs Virginia details note visits with officials and health gains. A Hague peace conference message to the czar from Nicholas and acknowledgments from General Otis are included. The party travels via Shenandoah valley and stops at Harrisonburg Cedar Creek Winchester and Harper's Ferry. A separate item reports plans to form New England Sugar Beet company to build a million dollar factory in Cleveland Massachusetts with incentives for farmers.
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McKinley
Washington
Hot Springs
Staunton
Russia
Hague
Nicholas
Otis
Lawton
Hitchcock
Corbin
Dawes
Rixey
Cortelycu
Barnes
Hamil
Cleveland
Creveland
Mass
New England Sugar Beet Company
New England
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J.L. James
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Market St
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Fleal Estate
City
F.G. Thomas & Son
General Insurance
W. Patrick Sr
Frederick
Erlodewly
Irving S. Biser
W. Church St. Frederick, Md
Patterson Institute of Osteopathy
Ernest Helfenstein
W. Patrick St. Frederick, Md
J. T. Pyles
Patrick Street
Frederick, MD
Ros Marinus
Ivy
Taylor
Roosevelt
Postoffice
Rough Riders Regiment
Rumphrey Tayiaor
Korensteins
Moiceman FM
Passan
Old Union School House
Jefferson
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Ofte
Augustus 2. Steck
Middletown
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