Peck's Bad Boy Stows Away With Navy Battlefleet
In 1906, Peck's Bad Boy travels from St Louis to Fortress Monroe and Old Point to witness the Naval Review. He meets Admiral Evans, hopes to join the fleet as mascot, and cheers the president's yacht as ships fire salutes. He plans to board a return launch the next morning.
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W. G. Chapman
St. Louis
Delaware
Fortress Monroe
Japan
Old Point
Admiral Evans
New Orleans
Mr. Evans
Little Hennery
Peck
San Francisco
Philippines
Keles
Straits of Magellan
Hotel Chamberlaine
Connecticut
Mr Evans
Bob Evans
Navy
Army
Bob Vas
Bob
Shantung Lace-Makers Promote Mission Industry
Vice-Consul Ernest Vollmer reports on Chefoo Industrial Mission efforts in Shantung to train native converts in Iwcco and lace making. Chinese girls produce laces collarettes ties doilies and drawn-work sold through mission stations with foreign supervision ensuring quality and affordability. A 5 percent export duty is collected on all goods leaving China.
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Affk
Chefoo Industrial Mission
Ernest Vollmer
Tringtau
Shantung
Chefoo
China
Making Love To Day Wit Meres Quip Over Cars
The Detroit Free Press piece features a backhanded quip about changing courtship tempos. A witty speaker notes affection moves faster today, while a young woman counters with a joke about modern cars and financing.
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Mers
Detroit Free Press
Germany Exports 622 Large and 396 Small Locomotives
Germany's last year exports included 622 large locomotives and 396 smaller ones up to ten tons, plus 71 locomotive tenders and 3604 tons of parts. The total value reached about 8.568 million dollars with Italy as the main customer and France Chile Argentina and Brazil among others.
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Germany
Italy
France
Chile
Argentine
Brazi
Spain
Turkey
Siam
Switzerland
Romania
Fish Story Laugh Sparks Sioux County Meeting Note
Doc Druet returned from Dubuque with a report of a good meeting, though he was the only member from Sioux County. The group will hold its next gathering in Des Moines near the cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Doc Druet
Dubuque
Altho
Sioux County
Des Moines
Statement of the Condition of The AERS Savings Bank
A sworn statement from Will Ho Eddy cashier asserts the bank's corporate capacity and finances. The document, dated the 75th day of 1909, is sworn before Notary John Versteeg and attested by directors J. B. Frisbee W M Smith Herman Heitritter.
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Poss
Sioux County
LoWiall Woddy
Pry Wood Bank
Ita
Eddy
Will Ie Buddy
John Versteeg
J. B. Frisbee
M Smith
Herman Heitritter
Origin of the phrase Dixie and its slave origin
The article traces the term Dixie from a 18th century Manhattan plantation owner Dixy and his enslaved people. It explains how enslaved Africans called his estate a near earthly paradise and how the phrase spread as slavery moved southward, becoming associated with the homes of enslaved people.
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Dixie
Manhattan Island
Asvery
Dixy
Lighting Up in New York Hotels
A salesman notes that many upscale New York hotels have better lit front rooms at night, claiming about 9 percent occupancy described as a blur, and argues lighting could make the hotels appear less grave and more inviting to guests.
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Great Britain
New York
Hottentot Women Described In London Spectator
A London Spectator passage notes Hottentot women hold higher standing than typical Africans. It claims married women reign as suprerior figures and that husbands lack permission to take small amounts of meat or milk. The text reflects visitors’ impressions and stereotypes of African social norms.
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Africa
London Spectator
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Cook
Fara
Sana
Boyden
Sioux
National Bank
Sigut
Boazake Comercial National Bank Chicago
Sol ‘Ua
First Luton Hank Sheldon
First National Hank Pramynar Awe
Barnes
Menae
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