The New West Point Its Vast Additions and Social Life
The United States Military Academy at West Point is expanding with more than seven million dollars in improvements making a longer cadet term and larger facilities. The plan adds 1200 capacity, a gymnasium riding hall academic building cadet headquarters and a grand hotel, while maintaining the Academy’s famed discipline and democratic equality among cadets.
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United States Military Academy
West Point
Congress
Uncle Bam
Hudson River
United States Army
Academy
Military Academy
Sam
Temperance lecturer recalls Dives and Lazarus in Keene
A temperance lecturer in Keene New Hampshire told the Dives and Lazarus tale to remind listeners that when Dives suffered in Hades he did not ask for beer wine or spirits but for one drop of water, breaking up the meeting with the story.
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Keene, N. H
Dives and
Lazarus
Dives
Hades
Palace for Titania Looks for Irish Castle as Premier Quest
The Duchess of Roxburghe seeks an Irish residence with Lord Barrymore aiding the search. He favors American connections and aims to secure a suitable home for a Canadian local premier while noting past Irish political rivalries and dynasty changes. The piece contrasts Europe’s court access and old pedigrees with contemporary American involvement.
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Duchess of
Luxurious Galway Grove Castle and Floors Castle in Scotland
The piece contrasts Grove Castle near Galway built about forty years ago by an eccentric bachelor millionaire with Floors Castle in Scotland, lauded by Sir Walter Scott. It notes architectural marvels, surrounding lands, and aristocratic appeal, then discusses social standing and the potential for a Canadian Governor General and universal British subject status.
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Galway
Tuam
Claremorris
Midland and Great Western Railway
Grove Castle
Cannon
Floors Castle
Roxburghes
Tweed
Teviot
John Vanbrugh
Walter Scott
Oberon
Titania
Vanbrugh
Blenheim
Beres Kimbolton
Manchester
Floors
Duke of
Duke of Roxburghe
Rome
Dominion of
Canada
England
United
Petrified Forest of Arizona Described as Government Reserve
An extended account details the petrified forest in Arizona, its ancient origins, and the natural forces that turned pines into mineralized logs. It notes a 5,000 acre government reserve, visitor access with restrictions on large blocks, and the impressive stone logs buried in shale and canyon formations.
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Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Disguised as a Tramp Tests Benevolence and Friendship
A young man, masquerading as a tramp for five days, tests the benevolence of friends and strangers. He moves among respectable circles in seedy garb, begging or earning just enough to live with rough means, facing numerous insults and only one kind word from a stranger.
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Kers
Cessford
Innes- Ker
James Innes
Duncan Forbes
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Victor Emmanuel
Humbert
Italy
Quirinal
the Duchess OF
Roxburghe
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