Art and city beauty in American towns debated
A Milwaukee art conference discussion critiques on urban beauty. Mrs. Garland argues American cities lack statuary and artistry compared to Amiens Rouen and Chartres, while Oshkosh is cited as a growing manufacturing town shaped by pioneers and industry. The piece notes fiscal strains on secondary cities and questions the timing of art triumphs over utilitarian needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Garland
Europe
America
Amiens
Ghartreg
Rouen
Blow
sAmerica
Tim
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
Bamy
Pretoria Surrenders and British control expands
Reports confirm Lord Roberts completed the march into Pretoria at 2 pm South African time. Britain gains major railway access from Mafe king to Cape Town and from Pretoria to Durban, with only Laing’s Nek and some eastern routes boasted by Boers. Guerrilla pockets remain, but Boer centralized resistance is collapsing as British advances threaten final dissolution of the republic. Public donations for education surge, with 283.8 million dollars over seven years and large gifts to colleges libraries and museums. Oregon results favor Republicans. nationwide political shifts noted as Britain’s example influences welfare and mobilization.
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Pretoria
Lord Teoberts
Great Inns of Railways
Mafeking
Kimberley
Cape Town
Bloemfontein
Durban
Laing
Delagoa Bay
Lorenzo Marquez
Senekal
Eelbron
Bethlehem
Laiue
Tord Roberts
Kruger
Africa
Great Britain
Poland
Russia
Washington University
Messrs
Robert 8. Brookings
Samuel
St. Louis
Glimpse of Quiet Life Amid Hard Times
A fragment reflects daily struggles and small comforts as families plan budgets and pay bills while women describe statuary in parks and streets. The fragment contrasts household chores, infant care, and the simple beauty drawn by women, with everyday toil and social scenes.
June Month Song by Frank Dempster Sherman
A lyrical ode celebrates June as a lively month of birds bees and warm days. The speaker paints June as sunlit, musical, and beloved by nature and lovers, praising its gentle breezes, fragrant roses, and the joyful chorus of summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cania
Frank Dempster Sherman
Marlette Fourth Celebration and Regional News Highlights
Marlette to celebrate the Fourth. Sawmills in Crosse closed over dog incidents. Ex mayor Pettibone buys Barron Island for a future city park. Milwaukee to host pro Boer rally with envoys Buscher and a Boer peace speaker. Ashland groups plan an opera house funded by opening-night seat sales. A train wreck at Fond du Lac injures several. boat house fire destroys eight boats and a racing shell. $100 reward offered for arson information. Pettibone arrested in Manitowoc. Green Bay case under trial after deception about identity. Over 30,000 attend Madison picnic of Modern Woodmen. parade, speeches, ball game, vaudeville, and lake excursions mark the day.
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Marlette
Crosse
A. W. Pettibone
2 Crossen
Barron Island
Mississippi River
Stting
Milwaukee
A. D. Buscher
Kartonvilla
Tutiiizing Jr
Knights of Pyrhias
Elks and Gold Fellows of
Ashland
Green Lake
Fond du Lac
Charles Lucas
Worth Fond du Lac
W. C. Retnig
Game Wanton Carpenter
George HB. Pettibona
Green Bay
Manitowoc
Fond Dunc
Oconto
Scott
Pettibone
Neshota
Mich
Madison
Ilnois
Wisconsin
C. B. Whalen
Mayor Haven
Scofield
University of Wisconsin
Beloit College
Rockford
Beloit
Kilkenny plan sparks bitter county convention clashes
The Fond du Lac County Democratic gathering featured heated caucuses over delegate selections for state and congressional conventions. A division between loyalists and newcomers fueled disputes, with Dr. Mayhem defeating P. G. Van Blarosm for one set of delegates while J. M. Gooding led the minority. The Watson delegation dispute ended with the next speaker naming the slate, signaling ongoing tensions and uncertain harmony amid upcoming Milwaukee events.
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Kilkenny
Milwaukee
Wall
Ryan Taotong
Assembly
Dr. Mayhem
P. G. van Blarosm
J. M. Gooding
J. W. Watson
Alven
Notes From Humorous Fragments At The Funnt Menu
A collage of witty quips and misprints from multiple papers includes lines about a circus, a New York lawsuit over an Omitamobile can, office seekers at city hall, Cleopatra gossip, a neighbor borrowing a ton to shoot a cat, and a staged strike with an umpire in the grandstand. The piece also references a gray area between theater and daily life with jokes about jail and prison imagery and a traveling quip about a girl recalling a new coon song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubb
Penn
Chicago News
New York
Baby
Chicago
Detroit Journal
Cleopatra
Quinn
de Vonte
Dea Fonten
Varo
Detroit
Fifty-ninth Street
Gwell
New York Press
Turkish vice admiral to study U.S. shipyards for new battleship
Ahmed Pasha, Turkish vice admiral, is in the United States to inspect ship-building facilities for a potential Turkish battleship order. He plans to visit Philadelphia shipyards and may tour Pittsburgh iron manufacturers before returning to Constantinople with collected data for the sultan.
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Associated Preas
Washington, D. C
Ahmed Pasha
United States
Constantinople
Phladelphica
Pittsburg
Turkey
Florence Reveres Its Art Heart Portugal? No.
Florence, the Mecca of art lovers, impresses a traveling American writer with its climate, history, and unmatched heritage. He details rail travel costs, omnibuses, and local life, praising Uffizi treasures, Medici legacy, and the city’s enduring Renaissance influence.
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Florence
Prase
Florence Travel Snippets Include Hotel Landlady and Bridges
A fragment describes an American traveler and Swiss landlady in Florence noting multilingual service, scarce masculine presence at meals, and a dining scene with many women. It mentions the Ponte Vecchio, stone bridges, river boating idle, and a tour of galleries including the Pitti Palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harrington
Fonte Vecchio
Pase
Florence
Pitu Palace
Notable Florence Palaces and Churches Highlight City Splendor
The text surveys Florence landmarks centering on the Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio, built in 1298, with a 208 foot tower. It notes Savonarola’s execution nearby, the Cathedral begun 1294, the marble exterior, the Campanile at 293 feet, the Baptistery with bronze doors praised by Michael Angelo, and mentions the Pantheon like design and rich art treasures.
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Cosimo
Bis
Lorenzo
the Magnificent
Florence
Chaucer
Bocassio
Talazain Veeelin
Pathans
Piaxta de Signoria
Pantheon
Rome
Ube Mble
Michael Angilo
Paradise
Codege Girl Depends on Mother for Meals All Year
A stranded girl studies little and relies on her mother to prepare breakfasts across seasons. The piece contrasts two types of men, some useless and others valuable for their pay.
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Sir Mua
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H. . la Coste
Park Row
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Lowe
Women and Art
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Hince
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Sloong
Turner Bass
Fong
Bryan
Chicago Phatform
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Florence, the Beautiful
Broad
Titian Hall
Naples
Titian
Genoa
Italy
Arno
Berlin
Uffizi
Michael Angelo
Leonardo de Vinci
Indianapolis
Apennines
Pension Cammarano-Rochat
Curttone
Plano
Welsbach
Amerigo Vespucci
Petrarch
Bocaccio
Dante
Macchiavilli
Raphael
Galileo
Savonarola
van Dyke
Rembrandt
Rubina
Velasquez
Petii Palace
Elds
Palezzio Vecchio
Corresgio
Fra Bartolonmeo
Guido Rent
Rubery
Lemnardo da Vinci
Holbein
Venus de Medici
Academy of Belle Arts
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Pitti Palace
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