Marriage of King Alfonso and Princess Ena Sparks Global Interest
The world follows the royal match as King Alfonso of Spain weds Princess Ena of Battenberg. President Roosevelt sends Frederick W. Whitridge as ambassador with Lucy Arnold Whitridge, John Arnold’s daughter, noted for her English literary lineage. Whitridge, a New York lawyer and business figure, ties to railroads and power firms and holds multiple professional memberships.
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Alfonso
Spain
Ena
Battenberg
Roosevelt
Frederick W. Whitridge
New York
England
Whitridge
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Bar Association of
New York City
American Fine Arts Society
New England Society
Liederkranz
Life and Rise of General Henry C. Corbin
The profile traces Henry C. Corbin from Virginia lineage and Ohio birth to a schoolteacher turned Civil War officer. It details his rapid promotions, service in the color regiment, roles in Reconstruction and the Mexican campaign era, and his postwar work reorganizing the army and guiding West Point.
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Sam
Henry C. Corbin
Ohio
Cincinnati
Volunteers
Corbin
Army of the Cumberland
Hood
Decatur
Regular Army
George H. Thomas
Seventeenth Infantry
Grant
Missouri
Sheridan
Texas
Rio Grande
Mexico
New Mexico
Spain
McKinley
West Point
Philippines
Fiddler Bob of Tennessee and His Political Rise
Robert L. Taylor, born 1850 in Happy Valley Tennessee, earned the nickname Fiddler Bob for his popular appeal. He served as Tennessee governor twice, from 1879 to 1891 and 1897 to 1899, and pursued a U S senate seat, nearly achieving it before a vote dispute altered the outcome.
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As- Swatsee
Robert L. Taylor
Taylor
Bob
Tennessee
Fiddler
Happy Valley
Tenn
Pennington College
United States Senate
H Im
Robert Taylor
Senator Elkins of West Virginia A Political Career Profile
The senator from West Virginia, Elkins, was born in Ohio and educated in Missouri, living in New Mexico before settling in West Virginia. He served as delegate from New Mexico, later rose to U S senate in 1894, and held posts including secretary of war and interstate commerce chair. At sixty six, his future in politics drew Republican party revolt rumors.
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Elkins
Ohio
Missouri
New Mexico
Territorial - Legislative Assembly
United States
Congress
Elkine
West Virginia
United States Senate
West Viginia
Pesent
Elkin
Republican National Committee
Harrison
Senate
Interstate” ‘Commerce Committee
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Modest gowns for the spring graduate in sheer fabrics
Fashion notes advise pale blue gowns with filmy lawns for spring graduates, favoring two styles a princess and lace trimmed, with elbow sleeves and lace frills. Belts range from kid to narrow flowered ribbons. fabrics include batiste, lawn, organdies, silks. Accessories feature posies and corsages for the 1906 graduate.
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Batiste
China
India
Fritzi Scheff
Graduating and Summer Frocks Embrace Gray Fashion
The article surveys show windows filled with gray in fashion for spring and summer. Gray gowns, veils, hats, handbags, shoes, and parasols appear with accents of ce rise, coral, yellow, or green, creating chic contrasts for both women and men.
Earthquake Records Seismic Association Seeks US Delegate
Professor Reid of Johns Hopkins heads US seismic records for the survey and urges US entry into the International Seismological Association. A yearly $1,300 appropriation is requested to fund the U S delegate and data collection on San Francisco and other quakes.
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Harry Fielding Red
Johns Hopkins, University
United States Geological Survey
San Francisco
Reid
Strasburg
Imperial Seismological Station
United States
Berlin
Geological Survey
Secretary of the Interior
International Seismolgical Association
Congress
Metropolis
Tongue tangled by Eskimo speech puzzles readers
A Boston Transcript note describes the Eskimo tongue as difficult to understand and even harder to speak. A missionary reportedly returned with a word so long it stretched four yards on the blackboard.
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Boston Transcript
Clothes and the Woman Who Wears Them Riddle
A brief exchange on fashion and identity where Cynicus asks if clothes shape the woman and Royal answers that the woman often shapes the clothes. The dialogue plays on perception of attire and personal style.
Fine Neighborhood Descriptions Spark Illness Concerns
The Houston Post quotes a local doctor noting extreme sickness in many homes across a neighborhood. Residents claim the area, praised as the finest locality, now faces widespread illness despite prior high regard.
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Houston
Post
Paradox in Market Chat Over Sold Corned Beef
A humorous exchange shows a customer asking for corned beef, the grocer apologetically explaining the stock is gone, noting the failed sale of a once popular brand and the decision to sell it previously.
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Grocer
Mysterious Age Hint Emerges in Cleveland Leader
In a clipped exchange from the Cleveland Leader a witness says she has no idea of the woman’s age. The only clue offered is that six years ago the woman was 22, leaving her current age unclear and prompting local curiosity.
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Cleveland
Delays are dangerous says Atlanta Constitution
A fragmentary Atlanta Constitution extract shows a harsh editorial stance urging timely action and self-reliance with a rallying line about the world owing a living. The rhetoric emphasizes urgency and personal effort to obtain support.
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Billville
Banner
Atlanta Constitution
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International Seismological Association
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