Annie Cary Maine's Contralto Debuts in Copenhagen Royal Opera
Annie Louise Cary, a Maine contralto, rose from study in Portland and Boston to debut in Copenhagen's Royal Opera House before the king. She faced doubt from friends, but debt drove her to triumph, earning enough to repay a $6,000 loan for her musical education.
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Annie Louise Cary
Charles M. Raymond
Maine
James G. Blaine
Portland
Miss Cary
Boston
Milan
Giovanni Cors
Copenhaen
Denmark
Royal Opera House
Tsonmark
Royal Box
Annie
Germany
Copenhagen
Annie Cary
Yes
Annie Louis Cary
Associated Literary Press
Irish Grand Prix Triumph By Eccentric Owner Conolly
In Napoleonic times an unlikely Irish racehorse owned by Conolly defeated French colors at the Irish Grand Prix. The ungainly roan, once dismissed, rose to victory after Conolly mortgaged his lands to back the entry. He led the emperor and empress in celebration, waving his hat as the winner.
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Conolly
Napoleon
Conoly
Grant’s Field Plowing Trick Turns Harrow Into Sowing
A 1910 account recalls Ulysses S. Grant on the Dent farm near St. Louis. Lieutenant Sappington describes Grant guiding a harrow while sowing seed from a sack strapped to an unused horse, showing ingenuity and leadership in a rural harvest task.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Donelson
Henry
Lfe
Dent Farm
St. Louis
Julia Dent
Sappington
Henry C. Spore
Grant
Dent
Mr. Dent
Captain Grant
Vicksburg
E. J. Edwards
Unusual Yorktown salute linked to British flag
In a 1910 reminiscence, William Henry Hunt recalls the 1882 Yorktown ceremony when a request was made to salute the British flag during Cornwallis surrender anniversary. The plan involved Blaine, Arthur, Winthrop, and Edward Thornton, ending with a twenty one gun salute. The author notes Queen Victoria’s approval and questions what happened to the order.
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William Henry Hunt
Navy
Garfield
Arthur
St. Petersburg
Russia
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
Robert CC. Winthrop
Congress
Yorktown Feild
Edward Thornton
Great Britain
Britain
Mr. Winthrop
Alexander Hamilton
Sir Edward
William B. Clyde
James G. Blaine
Mr. Blaine
United States
Queen Victoria
Blaine
President Arthur
Robert T. Lincoln
Cornwallis
Lincoln
E. J. Edwards
Coal Output Rise In Five Nations In 1909
A parliamentary return shows 1909 coal production in Germany France the UK Belgium and the United States rising above 1908 but below 1907 levels. Combined output reached 860 million tons, up 23 million from 1908 but 36 million less than 1907, with 966 300 Britons employed in coal mining.
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Germany
France
United Kingdom
Belgium
United States
Great Britain
Great Inducement
In a witty exchange a Boston school-marm cites using girls as punishment for naughty boys in the east. A Chicago school-marm jokes that in the west the girls are so pretty the punishment would backfire and make the boys bad constantly.
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East
Boston
West
Chicago
Truth in dailies on journalism and social aid
Richard Whiteing, famed author of No. 5 John Street, now aged seventy, argues in an interview that daily journalism serves literature and the public. He says the press acts as a poor man’s friend, calms society, and counters apathy by sparking curiosity and truth.
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Richard Whiteing
London
Fleet Street
John Street
Whiteing
Hamlet
New York City Directory Mock Song of Names and Figures
A playful passage lists counts and names from a city directory parody. It notes Mr Smith with 3,318 relatives, Brown with 1,600, Jones 850, and counts of Boozers Beers Schnapps and other items. It ends by mentioning 11 names with 4 Losers 6 Winners and 1 Even and a policeman cow image.
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New York
City Directory
Siam Crown Prince Refuses to Marry Sister
The Siamese crown prince shocks tradition by declaring he will marry only once and by someone of his choosing, challenging the longstanding practice of marrying his sister or a half sister. The announcement has Siam in an uproar, per Rev Will C Dodd.
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San Francisco
Crown Prince
Siam
Chulalongkorn
Will C. Dodd
Squirrels vs Sparrows Clash Near Glen Ridge
In Glen Ridge New Jersey a three day battle between red squirrels and English sparrows ended with the sparrows fleeing to a woodland between Glen Ridge and Montclair. Thousands of birds clashed with the squirrels as residents reported nests raided and dramatic tree fights.
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Glen Ridge
N. J
Midland Avenue
Montclair
Edward Bartelow
Green Pond
Snake Crawled Into Hose in Evanston Fire Hall
Capt Billy Thompson and Fire Crew 39 faced a five foot long black snake inside the hose nozzle area at the Clarion avenue and Montgomery road station. The crew killed the reptile with clubs after it coiled in a corner unable to escape. The snake reportedly rode in the hose from a recent Northside avenue foundry fire and crawled out as the hose dried.
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Cincinnati
Billy” Thompson
Clarion Avenue
Montgomery Road
Evanston
William Gehringer
Gehringer
Thompson
Perry Doyle
Northside Avenue
Ten Margarets Arrive at Congress Hotel in Chicago
Clerk Ernest Real at the Congress hotel assigned the tenth woman named Margaret to a room. The arrivals include Margaret Stickley Grand Rapids Mich Margaret Moeser Cincinnati Cincinnati Miss Margaret Shields Louisville Kentucky Miss Margaret Whitted Shreveport Louisiana Miss Margaret Baldwin Grand Rapids Michigan Miss Margaret Prest St Paul Minnesota Miss Margaret Caye Mobile Alabama Miss Margaret Casey Memphis Tennessee Miss Margaret Sale St Louis Missouri Miss Margaret Musgrave Little Rock Arkansas.
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Chicago
Margaret
Ernest Real
Congress Hotel
Margaret Stickley
Grand Rapids
Mich
Margaret Moeser
Cincinnati
Margaret Shields
Louisville
Margaret Whitted
Shreveport
Margaret Baldwin
Margaret Prest
St. Paul
Minn
Margaret Caye
Mobile
Ala
Margaret Casey
Memphis
Tenn
Margaret Sale
St. Lauia
Margaret Musgrave
Little Rock
Ark
Frog Interruption Of Lesson Shocks Pool Crowd
New York report recounts Captain James Fitzgerald instructing a swimming class at Piasa Pool. A bullfrog leaped into a woman’s low cut bathing suit as a boy spooked the animal. A second pupil helped remove the frog, earning both women's gratitude and the frog’s.
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New York
James Fitzgerald
Piasa Pool
Fitzgerald
Captain Fitzgerald
Form Society to Aid Horses in New York
The Horse Aid Society in New York aims to improve care for sick and disabled horses. It seeks humane treatment, better model stables, troughs, and veterinary services, plus driver education and horse welfare initiatives.
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New York
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Spain
Fallieres
French Republic
Rambouillet
Paris
Truth IN Dailies
New York City
Chicago Health Department
City Bureau
Health Department
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