Cleveland Outdoors Alway a True Sportsman
A reminiscence of Grover Cleveland portrays him as an outdoorsman who loved fishing and hunting from boyhood near Holland Patent New York. The piece credits his stoic philosophy and long life as a devoted sportsman while noting his disdain for wanton slaughter and his belief in recreation for health and balance. It recounts anecdotes of his fishing patience and camaraderie with other notable figures as part of his serene duck hunter persona.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Limestone Creek
Black River
Holland Patent
N. Y
Cleveland
New York
Joseph Jefferson
E. C. Benedict
Bob” Evans
Mr. Cleveland
Euting Toys
Invincible Americans in London Olympic Entries
The London Outlook notes American Olympic selections show a superior team of athletes. It praises American speed and power, asserting the United States has the finest squad ever assembled and will challenge English athletes.
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London
England
America
Legless Boy Named Joe Gilligan Saves Two Boys From Drowning
Joe Gilligan a disabled youth from Morris Plains New Jersey swam with stumps for legs and one arm to rescue Alexander Patterson and Augustus Monahan when their boat capsized in a gravel pit pond near the Lackawanna tracks. Despite severe injuries from a trolley accident decades ago he learned to swim, helped the boys ashore, and was later aided by grateful neighbors.
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Joe Gilligan
Morris Plains
N. J
Alexander Patterson
Augustus Monahan
Lackawanna
Patterson
Monahan
Gilligan
Ham
Brooklyn
Tie
Thornless Rose From Seattle Woman Sparks Curiosity
Mrs. W. J. Beggs of Madrona Heights claims to have produced a thornless rose with perfume like a real rose. She credits study of Luther Burbank and vows to perfect the method, warning the result may be imperfect and not ready for public release.
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Holland
Seattle
W. J. Beggs
Thirty-eighth Avenue
East Union Street
Madrona Heights
Pberzs
Luther Burbank
California
Vocal Fireworks and the French Vocal Pyrotechnic Invention
French inventors Georges and Gustave Laudet showcased a system of vocal fireworks that can shout phrases and speeches. After three years of work they arrange explosives to produce vowels and consonants. A railroad cartridge can cry Stop while a fireworks set for July 14 emits vive la Republique.
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French Academy of Sciences
Paris
Georges
Gustave Laudet
New Decanter Unveiled With Wooden Lion Stopper
The Majestic of the White Star line brought the Big Wooden Lion decanter to New York. Hover Hoo verson, an American-Norwegian, landed a three foot long, ten inch high wooden lion intended for ale and beer. A woman’s head forms the stopper and a spigot sits under the beast’s throat for pouring.
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New York
White Star
Hooverson
At Grover Cleveland's Grave
A memorial verse honors Grover Cleveland as a steadfast, wise leader who stood for duty amid condemnation. It lauds his strength and integrity guiding law and state, depicting him as a beacon for the nation's future and a wall between condemnation and duty.
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Grover Cleveland
Abuge
Reid Ward Wedding Brings Royal Cheer at St James Palace
The wedding of Miss Jean Reid to Hon John Ward in the Chapel Royal drew royal amusement as two bridesmaids caused a stir with childlike antics. Queen and princesses laughed, King Edward offered warm praise, and the couple later met the royal party in the drawing room.
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Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
England
John Hubert Ward
Edward
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Palace
London
Lady Wolverton
Nannie
Les
Johnny
Unique Chair for Taft by Philadelphia Trades School Pupils
The Philadelphia Trades School No. 1 pupils built a Morris chair as a gift for Republican presidential candidate William H. Taft. Each section was made by a different boy in the pattern making department without nails or glue, forming a solid oak chair nearly four feet wide. The initials P T S are carved on the back, and superintendent William C. Ash guarantees it will bear any strain. Plans for shipping to the war secretary are not set, but arrangements will be made to forward the chair with a letter from the school principal and pupils.
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Philadelphia Trades School
Philadelphia Trades School No
Morris
William H. Taft
William C. Ash
Georgia Silk Dress For Mrs Taft Inaugural Gift
Georgia silk dress for Mrs Taft proposed if Taft wins the presidency. Louis B Magid of Tallulah Falls, a leading Georgia silk grower, telegraphed Alexander Ackerman to provide silk raised in Georgia. The silk will be spun and manufactured in America and delivered to Mrs Taft's dressmaker for an all American dress.
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Georgia
Taft
Sleep Aid Promises Silence via Musical Bed Device
A French contemporary reports a new invention, a musical bed, that helps insomniacs sleep. The user activates a spring with a foot, setting a music box to play lullabies until the patient snores peacefully.
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Chicoral
The Language to Come and the Bantu Tongue
A spoof on linguistic fate imagines English dying by 4000 A D and the Bantu as the universal tongue. The verse pokes at language teaching and the muddled prose of early 20th century satire, lamenting grammar and inflection while favoring a future African language.
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Scott
University of Michigan
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