Notable Naval Leaders and Relic Hunters Make Headlines
Rear Admiral Sicard died of apoplexy at his West ernville New York home after a long career including command at the Brooklyn navy yard and service as commander in chief of the North Atlantic station. William Cook becomes mentally unhinged over relic thefts at the John Brown homestead in Torrington Connecticut. A bronze clock once aboard the Reina Christina ends up with Dr. G W Roberts in Chattanooga after passing from Aguinaldo through his mother in Cavite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicard
Montgomery Sicard
Westernville
N. Y
Board of Medical Survey
Navy Department
Naval War Board
William Cook
John Brown
Torrington
Conn
Admiral Montijo
Reina Christina
G. W. Roberts
Chattanooga
Manila
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Dr. Roberts
Hayes Family Officer in China Deal and Hope Diamond Rentals
The report notes Webb C Hayes son of Rutherford B. Hayes is sent as a special representative to China and praises his businesslike qualities and prior service. It also details Lord Francis Hope renting the famous Hope diamond to the Duchess of Newcastle to fund an annuity amid prior bankruptcies and legal restrictions on selling the gem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Webb
Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Webb C. Hayes
Philippines
General Otis
United States
Otis
New York Mail and Express
Francis Hope
May Yoke
Chicago
Duchess of Newcastle
Hope
Newcastle
Lord Hope
Lady Hope
Duke of Newcastle
New Light on the Cossacks From Chicago Resident
Michael Cooprianoff a former imperial Cossack and Ninth Russian regiment member, argues that Cossacks are educated, disciplined and merciful in warfare, contradicting popular savage stereotypes. He asserts officers punish brutality and praises the regiment as one of the finest horsemen on earth. The piece contrasts Chinese officials’ work habits with a wry aside on a Chicago butter magnate and a humorous note about arc lights going out in Brooklyn Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Cooprianoff
Chicago
The
Tribune
Cooprianoff
America
Russia
Coopranoff
Great Britain
Ark
Noah
Brooklyn
Scientific and Industrial Innovations Highlighted
The article surveys diverse ideas from 12 inch gun grooves to ocean salt volume and water heat absorption. It notes a French prize for a protective glove for live wire handling and proposes gas engine ships with onboard gas production. It also covers water’s heat capacity, and Bavarian electric farming experiments transmitting 5000 volts to villages for agricultural motors.
Forty-two Verans Thirty-one A Census of Widowers
A fragment notes a statistic on remarriage averages for widowers and widows. The line reads that widowers average forty-two and widows forty- two or thirty- eight, yielding an unclear historical tally. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable context or attribution.
Weather Bureau Credits West Indian Stations for Galveston Storm Forecast
A historical analysis credits West Indian meteorological stations set up after the Spanish American War with early storm warnings that helped avert greater damage from the Galveston hurricane. It notes the storm’s erratic path from the Caribbean to the Gulf Coast and Great Lakes, and compares tidal wave incidents to seismic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesser Antilles
United States ‘Weather Bureau
Galveston
Caribbean Sea
San Domingo
Cuba
West Indies
Florida Straits
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Valley
Weather Bureau
United States
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Europe
Gulf of the Caribbean
Gulf Stream
Straits of Florida
Milwaukee
North Pole
America
Carolinas
Georgia
St. Thomas
Charlotte Aemna
Wateree
Arica
Unused railroad tickets and church creed revision notes
The article notes canny ideas about refunding unused railroad tickets and explains how to recover value from ticket issuers. It then reports on the Presbyterian Church revision questions, highlighting Cleveland Presbytery’s 36 to 4 vote for revision and potential influence on other presbyteries. It also mentions Wyoming Governor De Forest Richards and Ire D. Bankey on tours and receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Committee of Inquiry
General Assembly
St. Louis
Cleveland Presbytery
Notable British and German Diplomats and Businessmen
Bernhard von Bülow rises to head the German foreign office amid praise as Kaiser Wilhelm’s instrument in world prestige. Major General George Marshall presided at the Pretoria court martial. Yale’s 95-year-old alumnus Benjamin D. Silliman recalls a long career as lawyer and delegate since 1836. Lester Garfield’s grandson enlists in the Seventh Artillery. Indiana magnate D. J. Mackey, 67, rebuilds fortune with Fairbanks support after a catastrophic bankruptcy that wiped out $500,000 in liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Mamshall
Pretoria
Hans Cordun
Lord Roberts
South’ S Africa
Benjamin D. Silliman
Yale
Long Island
Silliman
Austin Dobson
Mano
Greenwood Cemetery
Aaron Burr
Yale Alumni Association
Harrison
Congress
D. J. Mackey
Indiana
Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Also Mentioned on This Page
Admiral Sicard
Roli
Pooh Baha
Privy Council
War Department
Board of Punishment
Foreign Office
London Mail
Illinois
Flo
Washington Star
Workmen's Accident Insurance Association
France
Bavaria
Schaftersheim
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
Gulf
Mexico
Tennessee
Alabama
AMA
de Forest Richards
Wyoming
West
Ire D. Bankey
Ireland
Island
Klaiser
Bernhard von Bulow
William
Bucharest
Rome
Herr von Bulow
von Bulow
Germany
B. D. Silliman
Lester T. Garfield
Thomas Garfield
President Garfield
Regular Army
Seventh Artillery
Fort Grobel
Georgetown
Mich
D. J. Mackly
Mackey
Brangville
Evansville
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