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Kingsleys Queer Idea and an Embarrassing Coincidence
A detailed reminiscence covers Charles Kingsley at a dinner with aeronaut Coxwell and a joke about dentists. It notes Kingsley's later embarrassment, Coxwell's balloon ascent, and a digressive tale of Swift and Ascot. The passage then shifts to Deacon Todd on women's dress, Shuster's career in Persia and Russia, and his rise from high school leader to American official in Cuba and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley
Caxwell
Mr. Kingsley
Deacon Todd
Todd
Mrs. Todd
Shuster
Washington
Calderon Carlisle
Peace Commission
Guba
Commisuion
Mattres
Cuba
Harata
Tasker H. Bliss
Biihy Beatten
Philippines
Manila
Taft
Teft
América
District of Columbia