Lee and his era rise in a centennial tribute
A historical survey recalls Robert E Lee and Charles Mason from West Point class of 1829 and the Civil War era. It notes Lee’s leadership, Arlington home, and the shift of memory, including Stratford Hall’s purchase as a national memorial and educational center with cross regional support.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Charles Mason
New York
Engineers' Corps
Academy
Wisconsin
Iowa
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Fortress Monroe
Western Frontier
Potomac
Arlington
Mary Custis
Robert E., Lee
Lee
Scott
General Smith
Fort Sumter
Lea
Texas
General Scott
Robert BD. Lee
Harry" Lee
Virginia
Robert BH
North
South
College
Lexington
National Capitol
Sigt
William Alexander
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Connecticut
Stratford Ball
Robert Lea Foundation
Stratford Hall
New England
Dor
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ethel Armes
General Lee
Greenwich
Conn
Charles D. Lanier
Sidney Lanier
Lanter
Ma~ Con
Stuart
Armes
Robert EB. Lee Memorial Foundation
Mount Vernon Association
Benns
Lbrary
Colonial Gardens
Stratford Wharf
Lees
Stratford
Caroline
George II
Richard Henry
Francis Lightfoot Lea
Harry” Lee
New Social Innovation Award Sparks Budapest Debate
The article notes an award for originality in social innovation claimed by friends of Col Mihaly Aronsfy- Unterrmeiner of Budapest. It discusses a proposed plan to scrap conventional salutations with a universal valuation of phrases, suggesting a future where encounters begin with solemn phrases like Better future and God gives, reflecting a shift in social exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mihaly Aronsfy- Unterrmeiner
Budapest
Early iron use traced to ancient ruins and texts
Fragments of iron artifacts date to Mesopotamian and Egyptian ruins with items in the British Museum from around 4000 B C. In Abusir’s Black Pyramid a fragment of iron is noted, and the Tepl funerary text mentions iron edging spreading north from the south, indicating early production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Black Pyramid
Abusir
Gaston Sluspero
Tepl
Muropé
Legend of Ampata Sapa at St Anthony Falls
An aged legend recounts Ampato Sapa, a Sioux beauty, her romance and tragedy centered on St Anthony Falls on the Mississippi in Minnesota. The tale notes her rise, a chief husband with a second wife, her abandonment, and her self sacrifice with their children, which the touching waterfall current denies with morning laughter and later tears.
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Ampata Sapa
Mpato Sapa
Ampato
Ampate
Ampato Sapa
Tiger
Ampito
Agpato
St. Anthony’s Falls
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Bennepin
Trara
St. Anthony
Amipato
Yennepin
Uennepin
Arta
Sivas
Aripato
Ampatoe
Classic Old Jest on Marseilles Harbor Entry Fact Found
London Morning Post notes a tale about La Sardine a corvette that blocked Marseilles harbor during Toulon siege and was scuttled to protect the city Abbe Marius Rocher and Giovannia Ossena cited as sources. The piece also reports the death of the Italian giantess Giovannia Ossena in Mantua at age thirty weighing 485 pounds and measuring 6 feet 4 inches bust, with 15 bystanders needed to move her.
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Jore
Marseilles
London Morning Post
Toulon
la Sardine
Marius Rocher
Pcace
Giovannia Ossena
Italy
Mantua
New Air Mail Service Cuts Transcontinental Time
A new air mail route between New York and San Francisco will cut letter delivery time by about twelve hours. A reader questions the mentality of a man ashamed to be seen carrying a book on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Burroughs Praises Winter Beauty and Winter Mindset
A Burroughs tribute contrasts winter and summer noting winter’s stark grandeur. He argues winter strips pomp to reveal essential elements like day and night, mountains and valleys, and a vast sky. Winter fosters heroic, disciplined thought while summer appeals to impulse and sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Winter
John Burroughs
All Is Vanity Cloak of Sparks in Odd Exchange
A fragmentary item shows a caller asking about a husband and a wife replying no, while a note hints at money making in a terse, puzzling exchange. Context and characters are unclear due to damaged text.
Chronicle fragment on debt and memories at crossings
A terse exchange hints at memory and concern. A businessman treats borrowed money as an asset and debt with calm confidence, while a partner urges attention at street crossings. The tone suggests reflection on responsibility and prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
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von Moltke
Prince Bismarck
New York Times
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Robert HL. Lea
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Idpeory Hane of
A Colby
Dean
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
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Willey
Heston
Bealth
Barton's
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