Royal tour pictures Ottawa timber slide spectacle
The duke and duchess enjoyed an undress style entertain ment in Ottawa with plain clothes and bowler hats. They watched timber slides and river voyagers, dined in a shanty, saw logging in the bush, and heard a chanson populaire sung by lumbermen before a humorous postal foreman’s remark about a pressman. The trip included canoes, war canoes, and a dramatic ride down Chaudiere falls with royal participants and observers.
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Great Britain
British Dependencies
Ottawa
Ont
Duke
Canada
Duke and Duchess
Champlain
Drummond
Leff
Booth
Chaudieré Falls
St. Lawrence
Joseph
Nile
Fred Denison
Minto
Wilfrid Laurier
Chaudiere Falls
Parliament Hill
Daub of Ink Reveals Pressroom Shakeups
A newspaper proprietor visits the composing and press rooms at unexpected times causing regular upheavals in the staff. The account recalls fear and trembling as these visits trigger changes in the workforce.
Why He Chose the Pansies
Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Record recalls Autograph albums sent to President McKinley. One book showed a pansy page with a sentiment about the power of a little flower. McKinley paused, found the pansy page, signed with his name, and sent the album back.
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McKinley
Washington
Philadelphia Record
Mrs. McKinley
William McKinley
Nautical Terms Explained in Dialogue from Cleveland Plain Dealer
In a playful exchange, a couple quizzes nautical jargon like yawing luffs and going about in stays. The dialogue treats terms as technical sea language while joking about their meaning and the ship Sham rock’s actions.
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George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bottle Nose Shark Caught in Dublin Bay Feats
Report from Dublin Bay notes smaller fish suffer from sharks with one bottle nose specimen measured 5% feet long and another eight foot shark proved too strong for the line forcing a cut.
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Dublin Bay
Dutch Silver Adorns Fashionable Woman's Collection
The fashionable woman considers her silver collection incomplete without pieces of Dutch origin. The note highlights Dutch silver as a key style element in refined wardrobes and emphasizes curated standards for elegance.
Deserted Convent and Loss of Chartreuse Liqueur Source
The La Grande Chartreuse convent in Isere France, home to the Chartreuse liqueur for nearly a millennium, is abandoned as Carthusian monks are expelled under new French laws. The order’s future base is unclear, with Isle of Wight mentioned as a possible site for the mother monastery.
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la Grande Chartreuse
Isere
France
The
Republic
Order of the Carthusians
Bruno
England
United States
Isle of Wight
Instrument for Soil Experiments Described by USDA Division
The US Department of Agriculture division of soils describes a new field instrument for soil studies. An electric moisture sensor uses carbon electrodes to measure soil resistance and determine moisture content. The apparatus records several soil properties and remains buried with temperature cells to give year round data.
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Division of Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Whiteboards for learning and a Valley Forge monument
At a school extension session a Public School Art Society representative urged whiteboards to replace or supplement blackboards praising better light and value representation in art. Alexander C. Brodie was announced as governor of Arizona, ex Rough Rider, West Point graduate, with a noted Civil War and Spanish War record. The Valley Forge Monument article notes DAR efforts unveiling a memorial shaft for Valley Forge soldiers who perished in the 1777-78 winter, honoring their sacrifices.
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Conference of Public Improvement Societies
Public School Art Society
Alexander C. Brodie
Arizona
Washington
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Brodie
Guesimas
Montauk
West Point
First Cavalry
Jbrevet
General Cook
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Daughters of the Revolution
Cornwallis
French Miners Vote for National Strike Referendum
French coal miners discussed a general national strike. A referendum showed 40 000 in favor on November 1 and 10 000 opposed, with about 110 000 not voting. It is unclear how many nonvoters belonged to the national federation of miners.
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National Federation of the
Sardou’s Shift From Medicine to Playwriting
Victorien Sardou, initially trained for medicine, pursued drama due to poverty. He currently resides in a house valued at $150,000.
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Victorien Sardou
Railroad raises pay to aid workers a model for industry
The Whinels Central increases annual wages by five hundred thousand dollars after talks on company finances and worker needs. The move, praised as a fair gesture by capital toward labor, may boost dividends but prioritizes employee welfare and safer, steadier earnings. A note contrasts this with church politics, citing Reformed Presbyterian Boston suspensions over naturalization and urging nonpolitical church life.
National Monument to McKinley organized in Cleveland
The McKinley National Monument Association is formed in Cleveland with Judge William R. Day as president and a full officers list. The group plans a Canton Ohio monument to memorialize William McKinley and his public service.
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McKinley
McKinley National Monument Association
Cleveland
William R. Day
Canton
Chicago Chronicle
Odd Prussian Royal Marriage Custom Celebrated
A Prussian tradition pairs about six young couples too poor to marry in Potsdam. They wed in the garrison church on Queen Louise of Prussia’s death anniversary. Brides receive about 125 in currency and a family Bible as gifts. Princess Marghar ethe, eldest unmarried daughter, attended.
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Potsdam
Louise
Prussia
Maargharethe
British Parliament Question Count Sets Record
During the session that began January 23 and ended August 17 at the House of Commons 6448 questions were asked. Only in 1893-94 had more questions at 6534. The recent session met 226 days versus 118 sittings.
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House of Commons
House
Irving and Terry Return to New York in King Charles I
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry returned after two years to the Knickerbocker Theater with the London Lyceum company. They starred in King Charles I by W. G. Willis, Irving as King Charles and Terry as Queen Henrietta Maria. The performance drew a cordial, responsive audience, highlighting Irving’s dignified, moving portrayal and the play’s poetic merit, though its dark themes proved taxing for some.
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Okeefinokee
Florida Everglades
Everglades
Gulf
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Miami
Irving
Terry
America
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Knickerbocker Theater
New York
London Lyceum
Charles I
W. G. Willis
Mr. Irving
Miss Terry
Old Star Theater
Sir Henry Irving
Duchess and Court Grant Dowry For Parisian Match
The Duchess de Tallyrand et Sagan won court permission to give her son a wedding dot of 250000 dollars amid funding disputes. She previously claimed a right to dispose of a 2 million dollar dot and sought to add her Paris residence and gardens before the ceremony, securing approval to make Miss Morton, now Countess Boson de Perigord, mistress of a famed Parisian home.
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Duke de Tallyrand
Duchess de Tallyrand Et Sagan
Miss Morton
Duke de Tallyvrand Et Sagan
Paris
London
Countess Boson de Perigord
Dr Bradford backs skirt rule to curb disease
In Bayonne New Jersey Dr Bradford supports Health Commissioner Meigs plan to require skirts three inches above ground. Women would face fines or imprisonment for skirts that trail, with Bradford arguing trailing hems spread germs and disease.
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Meigs
Bradford
First City President Theodore Roosevelt Born in New York
The Review of Reviews lauds Theodore Roosevelt as the first president born and raised in a great city, highlighting his cosmopolitan identity tied to New York. It contrasts him with Arthur, Cleveland and Harrison, who connected to cities later in life.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
Roosevelt
New York
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