The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York
In April in New York, the Hyde family prepares for conflict as Richard Hyde joins the Liberty Regiment. Joris, Lysbet, Bram, and Batavius weigh duty against family ties while a rising patriot mood and the Bow of Orange Ribbon bind Katherine to Richard. The scene closes with Katherine’s bearing of their pledge as he sails into tomorrow’s battle.
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New York
Richard
Katherine Hyde
Norfolk
New York Bay
Joris
Lysbet
Hyde
Bram
Katherine
Hyily
Joanna
Batavius
Adams
Hancock
Quincy
Col. Washington
Assembly
Father
Broadway
Maiden Lane
Lexington
Concord
Boston
the Inquirer
Meading
Roxbury
City Hall
Kate
A Letter From 1885 Describes Hydes Family Home
Postscript quotes a July 5 1885 letter detailing a Fourth of July visit to the Hydes at a century old stone house set in lush grounds near rail and riverboats. The writer admires ancestral bric a brac and notes a household talisman, a faded satin St Nicholas Bow of Orange Ribbon kept in a sandalwood box, as the only enduring symbol of the house.
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Hydes
Kate Hyde
Washington
St. Nicholas
Bride’s Eight Left Garters Gift Sparks Riverside Gossip
A Riverside Drive bride, following a Danish superstition, gave eight bridesmaids each a left garter as a talisman for luck. Her fiance advised wearing eight garters on the wedding day so each attendant could receive a lucky keepsake. Ushers later asked what the gifts were. the bridesmaids replied, Something lucky.
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Riverside Drive
In the Zoo An Elephants Heavy Comparison Question
A man and his son visit the zoo and watch two elephants move restlessly. The boy questions his father eagerly about the elephants, ending with asks if the elephant is as heavy as his father. The scene captures a first zoo visit and a child's curious innocence.
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Zoo
Maybrick pardon promise ends long imprisonment
The British home secretary pledge to release Mrs Maybrick, the American wife convicted fourteen years ago of murdering her English husband, ends a celebrated case that drew global support for her innocence. She is slated for release next year amid a wide transatlantic movement calling for clemency.
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Maybrick
Aintree
Brierly
Hfe
Aylesbury
Lord Russell of
Story of Maybrick Case and the Unfortunate Woman
Florence Elizabeth Maybrick, an American born in Mobile, Alabama, married James Maybrick of Liverpool in 1879. Their troubled marriage ended after arsenic accusations, a lengthy trial, and her conviction for murder, later commuted to life.
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Florence Elizabeth Maybrick
Mobile
Ala
William G. Chandler
Maybrick
Alfred Brierly
London
Duke of Veragua Telexes Chicago in Grand Title
An Italian paper relays a Chicago tale where the Duke of Veragua, descendant of Columbus, asks the cost of a ten word telegram to Columbus. The clerk says fifteen cents, not counting the signature, which is free. He then wires a grandly titled message and signs with an immense list of noble titles.
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Chicago
Duke of
Baltimore Mayor vows marriage if re-elected
Mayor Hayes of Baltimore, 59 and a bachelor, pledged in a banquet speech that he would marry if he wins another term. He said a woman he had promised before told him such a pledge would gain broad female support in Baltimore. The report notes the promise remains unnamed.
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Hayes
Baltimore
United States
Cleveland
Dean Farrar Life of an English Churchman Died
The Very Rev Frederic William Farrar dean of Canterbury and former chaplain to Queen Victoria and the house of commons died in London last week in his 82nd year. Born August 7 1831 he led Marlborough Harrow and Westminster roles before becoming dean of Canterbury in 1895. He authored Life of Christ a religious classic with many languages editions and other fiction works.
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Frederic William Farrar
G. D
Canterbury
House of Commons
London
Dean Farrar
Cambridge
Marlborough College
Harrow
Marlborough
Westminster Abbey
St. Margaret's
Westminster
England
United States
Christ
Western educators set Rhodes Scholarship eligibility
Representatives from twenty four western universities met at the University of Chicago to decide Rhodes Scholarship policy. Eligibility requires applicants be at least twenty four, unmarried, and not below junior standing. Dr George H Parker of the Rhodes fund attended the meeting.
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George H. Parkin
Rhodes Fund
University of Chicago
Was There All the Time
J W Mitchell of Atlanta jokes at Camp Roosevelt during the Grand Army encampment in Washington about Negroes giving funny answers to questions. He recalls a tale of a visitor at Antietam who spoke with a woolly headed African who claimed to have witnessed the battle and asserted his own “facts” about the engagement with humorous arrogance. The punchline involves the African saying he sat in the cellar to avoid Yankees and waited for the battle to decide itself.
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J. W. Mitchell
Atlanta
Camp Roosevelt
Washington
Peraps
Antietam
Record Rail Car Output Reaches New Peak in 1902
Last year 164 547 railroad cars were built including elevated rail cars but excluding street cars. Freight cars numbered about 162 599 and 1 948 were for passenger service. Domestic cars totaled 161 747 with 2 800 for export. Locomotive production rose to 4 070, implying about 40 million dollars in additional expenditure at a per locomotive cost of 12 000.
Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt Tells Grace Tale Aboard Warship
A courtly prelate and the Duchess of Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt, recalled a tale about the fading custom of saying grace before meals. She recounted feasting at Blenheim Palace where no grace was offered, the bishop’s amused reply and a gracious intervention.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Newport
America
England
Ashop
Blenheim Palace
Unveiling of Hooker Statue at Massachusetts Statehouse
The equestrian bronze of Fighting Joe Hooker by Daniel C French will be unveiled at the Massachusetts statehouse grounds in Boston on June 15. To enhance the ceremony the Massachusetts troops field day will align with the unveiling. Generals Sickles and Miles will attend along with veteran organizations and old battle flags. Survivors of Hooker's old brigade will be given prominent recognition.
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Joe” Hooker
Daniel C. French
Statehouse
Boston
Massachusetts
Sicktes
Gen. Miles
Hooker
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