Fine statue of late Vice-President Hobart near unveiling
Arrangements for the unveiling of the fire statue of the late Garret A. Hobart near Paterson New Jersey city hall progress. President Roosevelt may supervise the event, with a photograph published of the statue. Also includes a humorous Omaha exposition anecdote about Chauncey M Depew and S S Callaway and a Treasury anecdote about an indispensable clerk named Mike. Senator Hale buys a Capitol bathtub for personal use.
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Hobart
Garret A. Hobart
Paterson
N. J
Roose
Velt
Sterling Morton
Mr. Callaway
Chauncey M. Depew
Chauncey
Dog Death A Duty Bound Guardian On Track
A Montreal bound engineer halted after a dog stood on the rail and barked as a train approached. The dog was killed, a dead child lay beside it, and the guardian had signaled for safety before dying at his post. Also Captain Freeman honored for saving a steamer during a volcanic eruption. Prince Henry’s dachshund case sparks dispute in Westchester. a claimant seeks damages over a prank and fright.
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Montreal
Canada
Freeman
Roddam
St. Pierre
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society
Railroad Man With Record in New York Railroads
Thomas Ford, a familiar figure with the New York New Haven and Hartford offices in New York City, is said to hold the world record as a railroad man who has never ridden a mile on his road or any other, never asked for nor received a pass, and never taken a vacation in forty two years.
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Thomas Ford
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York City
Relations of Sexes Unfair
A long satirical piece from the New York Sunday Press argues men mistreat women as a nuisance and moral failing. It mocks double lives, jealousy, and the belief women are false, ending with the image of matrimony as a yacht anchored by a heavy husband who keeps her from danger but also imprisons her.
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Lincoln
Map
New York
Fish Observation Precatorial Traits Revealed by ere
An article discusses using a hydroscope for bass fishing to observe water and behavior. It notes bass cluster where footing is favorable and rocks abound, and recounts anglers observing bass driving away smaller fish and guarding bait. It describes bass watching a baited hook while a catfish swallows it.
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Ere
Captains of Industry Term Traced to Carlyle Origin
Historian James D. Hague notes Carlyle first used the phrase Captains of Industry in 1843 within Past and Present, long before its later use to honor a chosen hundred at a Prussia breakfast. The title, once a campaign-flavored term, gained status as a real aristocracy of leaders.
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Prince Henry of
Prussia
Elect
Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle
Captains of Industry
James D. Hague
City on Paper Only Town That Holds Record For the Shortest Life
The New York Tribune account recalls Harrimanville as the briefest lived city, a prospect town on a Rio Grande branch with a grand hotel and mining plant that never operated. N B Snyder of Portland recalls a friend’s rushed investment and a town that vanished as quickly as it arose, leaving only maps, labels, and empty streets.
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Ncient
Troy
Laputa
Harrimanville
N. B. Snyder
Portland
Fifth Avenue
Rio Grande
Harrimanville Land Company
New Mexico
Lincoln Avenue
Custer Street
New York Tribune
Australian Reporter Traps Critics With Exact Speech
An Australian journalist mocks parliamentary critics by printing a speech exactly as spoken. The Sydney Legislative Council members had reproached verbatim publication, so the reporter published a line of dialogue showing how reports can distort meaning. The prank exposes how emphasis may shift in newspaper renditions of remarks.
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Sydney
Makes Stage His Vocation Son of Illinois Banker Signed for Captain Molly
Jerome Harrington son of George C Harrington a wealthy banker of Watseka Illinois has been signed by Harrison Grey Fiske for the role of Lieut Col Gunner in Captain Molly at the Manhattan theater New York He is a Chicago University 1900 graduate who studied banking with his father His stage career began with A Man from Mexico where he played the Tammany sheriff and later eight Shakespearian roles with Mme Modjenka Now he will be a principal support to Elizabeth Tyree in Captain Molly.
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Illinois
Jerome Harrington
George C. Harrington
Watseka, Ir
Harrison Grey Fiske
Col. Gunner
Captain Molly
Manhattan Theater
New York
Mr. Harrington
Chicago University
Mexico
Mme. Modjenka
Elizabeth Tyree
Engagement of Miss Ellison to Sir Charles Ross
Mise Patti Burnley Ellison of Louisville is engaged to Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, a wealthy English landowner, making her the third local girl this year to wed a titled husband. The wedding is planned for mid November. her predecessors are Grace Carr who became Lady Newborough and Lillian Langham who became Baroness Von Sternberg. Ellison, an accomplished musician, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ellison and descends from a noted revolutionary.
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Ellison
Charles Ross
Mise Patti Burnley Ellison
Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross
Louisville
Grace Carr
Miss Ellison Meets Sir Charles in London
Travel and social circles mark Miss Ellison's recent life after graduation as she spent years abroad and met Sir Charles last winter in London. Remedy for Sea-Sickness and large oak wine vats headline a varied slice of 19th century curiosity from San Francisco to St. Louis.
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Miss Ellison
Sir Charles
London
Cadogan Resigns Ireland Lord Lieutenancy After Salisbury Exit
Earl Cadogan resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland following Lord Salisbury's retirement as British prime minister. Observers say Cadogan's views diverged from the new premier Arthur Balfour, prompting the step.
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Earl Cadogan
Ireland
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
Arthur J. Balfour
Platts Success in Politics and the No-Vacation Ethic
Senator Platt of New York marks his sixty ninth birthday with congratulatory tributes from across the nation. He advises a young entrant to politics to guard words once given and keep faith, while a long time engineering head argues vacations may harm the mind and body, suggesting devotion can strain health and invention.
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Platt
Senator Platt
New York
Lincoln
Roosevelt
New York State
Widow of murdered New Yorker questioned by police
Mrs Latimer widow of A C Latimer the New York stationer murdered in his Brooklyn home on July 2 by burglars was closely questioned at the coroner's inquest about men she admitted entertaining at her house. A hospital nurse testified Latimer had said before dying he was not shot by a burglar.
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Latimer
Ambassador Choate Career Summary
Joseph Hodges Choate has never held public office except ambassador to the court of St James and president of the New York constitutional convention in 1894. Now in his seventy first year he completes fifty years in the legal world, native of Massachusetts and resident of New York City for half a century.
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Choate
Joseph Hodges Choate
Court of St. James
New York
Massachusetts
New York City
Veteran Tries Goat Lymph and Morley Cabinet Link
An elderly former New York secretary of state General John Palmer, aged 52, undergoes goat lymph injections to regain youth, a fact revealed during a lawsuit by a goat lymph sanitarium proprietor. Also notes John Morley, a British statesman, once edited Pall Mall Gazette before becoming Ireland’s chief secretary, and a Vienna invention now allows torchon lace to be made by a single machine.
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John Palmer
New York
John Morley
Pall Mall Gazette
Ireland
Morley
Vienna
Rooster Spurs Cause Sudden Lambertville Merchant Death
James W. Carroll, a Lambertville merchant, died after a rooster spur pierced his hand while collecting hens from a yard. The wound caused severe pain, then death a few hours later, with doctors suspecting an artery injury led to a fatal blood clot reaching the brain.
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James W. Carroll
Lambertville
N. J
Carroll
Mr. Carroll
Englishwomen take to yachting led by marchioness Londonderry
Englishwomen develop a liking for the sea and its pursuits and the marchioness of Londonderry is said to lead among her peers as a sailor. She has directed several races at Cowes and is regarded as an experienced yachtswoman.
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Marchioness
Londonderry
Cowes
King Oscar Begins Memoirs From Sweden
Announcement notes King Oscar of Sweden is writing memoirs, reflecting his prolific literary ventures and possible future state chronicles and reminiscences. The report underscores his history as a practiced author and anticipated publication. A separate note mentions Ida Balmer Camp of Caro Michigan owning the largest private cactus collection in the United States with rare varieties.
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Oscar
Sweden
United States
Ida Balmer Camp
Caro, Mich
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