Mrs Donald McLean Leads DAR Burial Honor for Paul Jones
Mrs Donald McLean, longtime DAR leader and first non spouse spouse presiding officer, attended Admiral Paul Jones burial at Annapolis after long advocacy to have the naval hero interred near the naval school. She roots her lineage in Revolutionary patriots and has worked to honor Jones since her New York chapter days.
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Donald McLean
Annapolis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Congress
Continental Congress
McLean
New York
Paul Jones
Naval School
Arlington
Admiral Paul Jones
Made a Good Speech by Senator Morgan of Alabama
A humorous anecdote recalls Senator Morgan reading a stray page from the Congressional Record at home. The tale connects Morgan to Mrs. McLean and her notable Maryland ancestry, tracing back to judges and Revolutionary figures, and ends with the speaker discovering his own name on the page as the author of the reply.
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McLean
Prospect Hall
Frederick
Whittier
Barbara Fritchie
Senator Morgan
Alabama
Congressional Record
Lynn
Beattie
Twelve Immortals
Lexington
Burgess
Maryland
Senator Knox Quits Smoking After Doctor Advised Change
The text notes Senator Knox giving up smoking a few days ago following medical advice and compares him to Senator Spooner, who also ceased smoking after many years. The next morning the physician encountered him in an implied scene.
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Senator Knox
Senator Spooner
Stanford University Destruction by Earthquake Devastates Historic Campus
The Pacific coast earthquake devastates Stanford University near Palo Alto. More than 30 million dollars were spent on the Spanish architecture buildings, which may be rebuilt. The memory of the Arch and Memorial Church, plus Mrs. Stanford’s philanthropy, frame the crisis and hope for a rebuilt campus rising stronger.
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Stanford University
Palo Alto
Memorial Arch
St. Gaudens
America
Stanford Memorial Church
Europe
Stanford
Pacific Coast
State University At
Berkeley
California
Fire and Dynamite Save San Francisco Amid Devastation
Three Navy men led by Capt. MacBride used a ton and a half of gun cotton to blow a block deep along Van Ness Avenue, halting a major fire and saving the city at an estimated cost surpassing a million dollars. The squad, sent from Mare Island by Admiral McCalla, stood firm to prevent disaster as flames raged across the east side of the city.
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San Francisco
U.S. Navy
McCalla
Mare Island
MacBride
Adamson
van Ness Avenue
Golden Gate
Greenwich
Golden Gate Avenue
Claus Sprec’xels
California Street
Fort Madison
Sanrancisco
Capt. MacBride
Elephants Going Up and Prices Rising for Wild Giants
An importer notes rising elephant prices from 1200 to 1400 dollars as wild elephants grow scarcer with settlement. He explains small elephants sell better due to cost, transport, and trainability, while young elephants gain value as they grow and long captivity survival makes them good property despite high prices.
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Patriotic Daughters of the American Revolution
Ritchie
Society
John Ritchie
Court of Appeals of
M’cLean
Emily Nelson
Roger Nelson
Cowpens
Nelson
Supreme Court of the State
Daughters of the Revolution
California College
Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court
University
Honolulu
Leland Stanford University
David Starr Jordan
Capitol
Knox
Jesus
Senator Stanford
Uncle Sam
Champ Clark
Saturday Evening Post
Ingi
Ford Group
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