Clever Lady Navigator Becomes Illinois River Pilot
Mrs Rose E Watkins, wife of Captain George T Watkins, earned a steamboat pilot license after a thorough test by Chicago inspectors. She and her husband run an excursion boat on the Illinois from Starved Rock to Chicago, navigating upper river reaches and coupling seamanship with cooking talent for deck crews.
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Chicago
Illinois River
Rose E. Watkins
Watkins
Illinois
la Salle
Mansfield
Peck
Ottawa
Rominnce
Starved Rock
Spring Valley
Congressmen Arrested at Ball Game Busts quorum
Several members including Nicholas Longworth and wife were detained by the Sergeant at Arms after the House sought a quorum for a roll call at a Washington baseball game. Williams filibustered as others hurried to return to the Capitol, with some members later returning to the park.
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Congress
Washington Baseball Club
Nicholas Longworth
John Sharp
Ohio
Capitol
Longworth
Gaines
West Virginia
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Ball Park
Washington
Sherman
New York
Republican -Congressional Campaign Committee
McKinley
Ilinois
Chicago
Nationals
California
Representative McKinley
Santa Rosa
Cal
Loud
Michigan
Thomas
Dunwell
Burleigh
Maine
Rodenburg
Tilmots
Beaulieu Monastery Trial and Alleyne Edricson’s Departure
In a 14th century setting, Hordle John the lay brother is tried and expelled from the Cistercian Abbey of Beaulieu. Alleyne Edricson leaves the monastery at twenty to seek his future, entering a roadside inn where a varied company gathers by a roaring fire. The scene blends grim discipline with rustic revelry as characters mingle amid smoke and gossip.
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Beaulieu
Hordle John
Alleyne Edricson
Socman
Minstead
Alleyne
Law of the Pied Merlin
Eliza
Norwich
John
Naive Questions Echo Florence Family Peal
Mrs Alexander the novelist spent time in Florence where a young American asked her about the finances of novel writing. Mrs Alexander called the question naive, recalling a Florentine child who asked where her parents were born and suggested families meet by chance.
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Padua
Florence
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Leacher Williams
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Standard Oil Company
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Wellman
Pole
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Maj
Henry B. Hersey
United States Weather Bureau
M. J. Smith
North Pole
Walter Wellman
Cutus
Africa
Ena
Spain
Madrid
RRS. Rose
E. Watkins
Quel To Tniaeh
Sir A. Conan Do
Harper & Broth
Nigel
Virgin de la Paloma
Glastonbury
Amine Ses
Venice
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