The Kiowa Ghost Dance and Society Rumors of Mrs Cruger
The Kiowa and Wichita ghost dance amid Indian Territory fears that white settlement will end tribal power as lands open after allotments. Bianki, a revered leader, directs the dance. Separate notes discuss Mrs Cruger’s rumored engagement to Gardner and her literary life in New York, Oyster Bay, and Florence with her exile in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kiowa
Indian Territory
Bianki
Seay
City
Mr. Cruger
Bank note teller steals 700000 from First National Bank
Cornelius L. Alvord, a 20 year employee and note teller at the First National Bank of New York, allegedly stole 700000 in bank funds. George F. Baker says the loss is charged off from the reserve and may be partly recovered. The bank denies any collusion by officers or depositors. Sig Galo faces criticism in three German papers for dropping German from middle school curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius L. Alvord
First National Bank
New York
Wall Street
Alvord
George F. Baker
Sig. Galo
H!ree
Stg. Baccelli
Galio
Italy
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Diplomatic Shuffle As Baron Von Sternberg Replaced By Count Quadt
Baron Von Sternberg leaves the German embassy after years as first secretary and Count Quadt arrives to take a new post and seek a residence. Count Quadt, wealthy and sociable, brings a background in German diplomacy. The Countess Quadt is the daughter of SigNor Martino, the Italian ambassador to Denmark. The past Lord Russell once hosted a dinner for Sir Henry Irving when he returned from America. During the dinner Lord Russell suggested Comyns Carr propose a toast to Sir Henry. Sir Henry declined saying he could not speak, and Stlehman quipped about having something to talk about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron von Sternberg
Count Quadt
Countess Quadt
Signor Martino
Denmark
Lord Russell
Sir Henry Irving
América
Comyns Carr
Sir Henry
Parnell Commission
Stlehman
Col Hunt McCaleb and the Galveston Martial Law End
Col Hunt McCaleb, adjutant general under martial rule, crafted 46 concise general orders that ordered amid chaos. He urged Gen Scurry to restore civil government, leading to the return of civil process within a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Col
Hunt McCaleb
Galveston
Thomas Scurry
Jones
Col. McCaleb
McCaleb
Gen
Scurry
Adjutant General
Gen. Scurry
Right to Hiss Sparks City Theater Row in Kansas City
A Kansas City judge bans public hiss protests at the Standard theater finding criticism is allowed but must not disturb others. The column notes applause mis-timing and contrasts with a Paris audience that damaged property, suggesting hose as an odd perk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiss
Kansas City
Standard
Paris
Parla
Big game hunting regions and musk ox rise in Arctic notes
The piece surveys North American big game habitats from Rockies sheep to musk ox, caribou, moose, bison, pronghorn, deer, bears, and musk ox. It notes hunting restrictions, regional ranges from Montana to Alaska, and ends with a remark on aluminum versus copper for electrical wiring and splicing issues.
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United States
British North America
Rockies
New Mexico
Alaska
Nelson
Telope
Texas
North Dakota
Utah
Maine
Mligrad
Cook’s Inlet
New Brunswick
Cape Breton
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ottawa
Canada
Georgian’ Bay
Minnesota
Wyoming
New Hampshire
Michigan
Idaho
Manitoba
Washington
British Columbia
Montana
Cascade Mountains
Cook's Inlet
Arizona
Colorado
California
America
Great Slave Lake
Great Fish River
Franklin Bay
Greenland
Routt County
Thalia
Nebraska
South Dakota
Northwest Territory
Stickine River
Florida
Virginia
Adirondacks
New York
Wisconsin
Oregon
Bik
East
Union
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Catskills
Georgian Bay
Rocky Mountain States
American heir Joseph Leiter to wed Mrs. Le Roy soon
Joseph Leiter, the wealthy American, has left Paris for home amid rumors he won his suit with Mrs. Stuyvesant Le Roy. They are expected to marry soon as Mrs. Le Roy and her mother plan to travel to America, leaving their Paris home.
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Joe Leiter
Joseph Leiter
Paris
Disappearing Gun Carriages Abandoned by Fortification Board
By a close vote the fortification board adopts Miles era policy to discontinue disappearing gun carriages. Ongoing contracts finish and current use remains but barbette coast defense is restored. Naval authorities begin Holland submarine tests with uncertain outcomes, potentially revolutionary like Ericsson's Monitor.
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Fortification Board
Miles
Holland
Ericsson
Trustees Build Observatory For Wellesley College
Mrs. John C. Whitin a Wellesley College trustee has built and equipped a students observatory for the college, expanding its scientific facilities and learning opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Whitin
Wellesley College
Missionaries Propose Bridgman School for Girls at Tietsin
In Pekin the missionaries announce plans to open the Bridgman school for girls, slated for either Tietsin or Jekin, signaling an educational effort aimed at female instruction in the region.
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Pekin
Bridgman School For
Tietsin Or
Jekin
Mrs Astor as Public Eve Mascot in Sea Racing
Mrs. Jack Astor of New York and Newport is regarded as a sea racing mascot by yachtmen. She has a long record of victories and in a Whitney cup race braved rough seas, wearing a black gown with a white feather boa as she entered the breeze. Frederick MacMonnies plans to quit the mallet for painting in Paris, and Arline Peck and William Simms announce their Chicago-Parris union. Commander Robert H J Stewart of the British navy is promoted to captain for actions at Taku forts.
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Mrs. Astor
Jack Astor
New York
Newport
Seaboard
Frederick Macmonnies
Paris
Gen. Slocum
Brooklyn
Arline Peck
Ford W. Peck
Chicago
Dayton
Ohio
Miss Peck
William A. Simms
Robert H. J. Stewart
Taku Forts
China
Rumors Persist On Par nell and Skobeleff After Death Reports
A London paper questions whether Charles Stewart Parnell survives, claimed alive to lead Boer forces in South Africa, while General Skobeleff’s death at Moscow remains shrouded in mystery. Reports of Archduke John alive linger in Austria as Andree’s expedition still yields little hope. Dr. Norton hosts a Phi Beta Kappa dinner in Peru with Harvard and other schools represented.
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London
Charles Stewart Parnell
South Africa
Parnell
Russia
Charles
Skobeleff
Moscow
St. Petersburg
France
Germany
Empire
John
Amphal
Austria
Andree
Stockholm
Pole
Thomas H. Norton
Harpool
Turkey
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Peru
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Vassar
Hamilton
Bowdoin
Amherst
Williams
Columbia
Retirement reshapes Sampson family Navy service plan
Admiral Sampson will retire in February but keep his family in active naval service. His three sons-in-law Lieutenants Jackson and Roy Smith and Ensign Glavertus, plus his son entering Ralph Sampson Naval Academy next year, are all service members under a presidential appointment. An English paper notes Queen Victoria cannot attend parliament due to age and inability to move, lacking the strength to travel.
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Sampson Sen
Navy
Admiral Sampson
Jackson
Roy Smith
Ensign Glavertus
Ralph Sampson
Captain Gersdorf Holds Oldest Bar Pilots Commission
Capt Gustave Gersdorf of New Orleans retains the oldest commission in the Bar Pilots' association and remains an active member described as simple as a boy.
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Gustave Gersdorf
New Orleans
Bar Pilots’ Association
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Charles Simms
William
Mr.Whitney
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Putnam
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