Mad Anthony Wayne’s Greatest Victory at Stony Point
The Philadelphia Times recalls the 1779 Stony Point assault led by Mad Anthony Wayne. It details the plan, midnight assault, and minimal British resistance, noting Washington’s orders, the army’s discipline, and the strategic impact on Continental forces and Westchester raids.
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Stony Point
Anthony
Wayne
Rocky Point
Gibraltar
Washington
Northwest
Verplanck
Henry P. Johnstone
Battle of
Wayng
Gideon
Henry Johnston
Hudson River
Baron Steurt
Johnston
Continental Army
Congress
George III
Germaine
War Office
Clinton
Westchester County
New Jersey
Connecticut
Canada
Fort Ticonderoga
Valley Forge
Monmouth
Lee
Charles Lee
W Wayne
Presque Isle
Questions and Answers from a 1901 Knowledge Exchange
A compiled Q and A reveals edifying facts about monarchic age, naval and colonial topics, volcano activity, Cuba trade, yellow fever, Filipino contracts, and the Cherokee written language. The exchange includes details on Edward VII as Prince of Wales not hereditary, Mount Etna activity, and Rhodes scholarships.
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Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Victoria
Bats Cost Him a Legacy
A Chicago Inter-Ocean tale recounts Percy Vine of Will county learning his grandmother’s will bequeaths him 250 dollars with a condition tied to studying cheiroptera the bats. The backstory recalls young Vine’s past bat slaying and a night of chaos as bats swarmed his grandmother and family, coloring his outlook on the legacy.
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Young Vine
Will County
Vine
Percy
Presbyterian Church
Will Vine
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Preacher Denies Need for Edification in Sermon
A Texas lawyer recalls a sermon by Rev G that argues edification is unnecessary for ministers. The clergyman claims God will supply the words and cautions against wasting time on book learning while the devil calls for action. The tale ends with the lawyer noting the next morning his tale was shared.
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Texas
Plains
From Bones to Goods How a Bone Mill Uses All Materials
The article explains how a bone mill processes bones into glue, gelatine, glycerine, soaps, and fertilizer. It details cleaning, sulfuric acid soaking, digesters with steam, separation of grease, evaporation to 45 percent gelatine, and refining into table gelatine and soaps, with waste turned into manure.
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New York Tribune
New York Plans for Hudson River Discovery Anniversary
A year ago attention was drawn to celebrating Henry Hudsons 1608 entry into New York harbor and the Hudson River discovery. For the 300th anniversary in 1908 Eben E Olcott and other notable New Yorkers discussed forming an organization at a University Club dinner to plan the event.
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Navy
War Departments
Edward Hagaman Hall
Scenic Society
Cygnus
Stony Point
H. K. Bush- Brown
Newburg
N. Y
Gettysburg Commission
Sons of the American Revolution
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
New York
New World
Henry Hudson
Hudson River
United States
Eben E. Olcott
University Club
Keene's Trip Abroad Stirs Wall Street Speculation
Wall Street ponders James R. Keene's Europe voyage amid rumors of Morgan ties and market schemes. Keene calls it a vacation and expects a return by autumn while media spark sensational theories and caricatures of the famed trader.
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Keene
Wall Street
James R. Keene
Europe
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Steel Trust
Mr. Keene
Morgan
Bryan
London
Morgan-Keene
Stock Exchange
Bonanza
George Hearst
Cat survives by eating tail in hollow wall
Workmen at a new house site on First and Nell avenues heard a noise in the plaster and tore the wall apart. They found a skeletoned cat alive inside the wall, having eaten her own tail to stay alive during the ordeal.
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Nell
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Tompkins
Alonzo Wheeler
Haverstraw
United States Engineers
War Department
United States Lighthouse Board
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H. K. Bush-Brown
George F. Kunz
Gordon H. Peck
Charles F. Wingate
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House of Lords
Duke of Cornwall
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Westminster Abbey
Great West Door
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Cuba
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New Hebrides
Samoan Islands
Australia
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Pompeii
Manila
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Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
Cavite
Lord Tennyson
Australian Federation
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South Australia
Alfred
Emily
Lady Tennyson
Philippines
Rocky Mountains
America
Mt. Shasta
California
Mt. Helena
Oregon
Mount Hood
Mt. Jefferson
Mt. Baker
Mt. Rainies
Talequah
Indian Territory
United States Army
O. R. M. Roth
Santa Barbara County
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
Germany
Chicago
Omaha
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Fort Worth
Tex
Oe Yards Company
Senate
F. Pierpont Morgan
James R. Kneene
Addison Cammack
Charles F. Woerishoffer
Ursa
Cammack
Travers
William
Long Island
Exchange Place
Hearst
Homer Davenport
Brooklyn
Bob Toombs
Georgia
Bunker Hill
Hill
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