Reunited with Spanish wife of Civil War hero Sickles
Gen Daniel Sickles famed as Gettysburg hero and unwritten law figure has reunited with his wife who had lived in Madrid for 27 years. Once diplomat and politician, Sickles remains a prominent Civil War veteran and diplomat, nearing 84 as he ages into a new chapter with a renewed family union amid a storied career in U S politics and overseas service.
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Daniel B. Sickles
Madrid
Spain
Sickles
Gettysburg
London
South Americ
Wy Wae
Holland
Mexico
Mallon
Philly Barton Key
District of Columbia
Key
Mme
Gen
Ater
Ambasador
Casian Faitty
Almerica
New World
Helen
Athens
Greece
Remarkable Work of Dr Sheldon Jackson in Alaska Education
Dr Sheldon Jackson, United States general agent of education in Alaska since 1885, transformed a nearly nil educational system. He established the first canoe ministry, secured the territorial government, and introduced the grade school system. Seventy teachers now educate nearly 3,000 pupils, with natives warmly welcoming the schools and instructors. Jackson, a Presbyterian minister, had previously aided Choctaw Indian missions and helped establish church organizations across western states.
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Sheldon Jackson
United States
Alaska
Jackson
Jerborga
Thhese
Hite
Tts
Crade School
Plants Have Senses Claimby Sir George H Darwin
Sir George Howard Darwin, president of the World’s Association of Science, asserts after long study that plants can see think and remember. He argues plant life shows a low order of instinct akin to animals and has drawn a new field for investigation among scientists. Darwin, son of Charles, is a Trinity College Cambridge professor who has studied insects and tiles and recently attended the Franklin bicentenary celebrations in Philadelphia.
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George Howard Darwin
World's Association of Science
George
Sir George Ix
Charles Darwin
Darwin
America
Benjamin Franklin
American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia
Trinity College
Cambridge
Vendetta links haunt Washington Senator Levi Ankeny in race
The staged bid for renomination features Wesley L. Jones leading by 1500 to 3000 votes as Ankeny faces defeat amid long standing accusations he bought influence with rail interests. Once mayor of Lewiston and later a Walla Walla alderman, Ankeny’s past ties to Senator Nearnith of Oregon mark a turbulent political career.
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United States
Levi Ankeny
Washington
Senate
Wesley L. Jones
Judge Snell
Ankeney
Bunator la Pol Jette
Ankeny
Tr Tage
Bi Politica Roenden
Railroade
Sponte
Worley L. Jones
Fies & Good
Houtter Anker
Death Boards of the Bavarian Forest A Peculiar Memorial Custom
In the Bavarian forest region eastern Germany peasant communities erect death boards along roadsides and near chapels to memorialize the deceased. Boards display name, age, date of death, and often the painter's saintly motif, serving as moral lessons on life and mortality for passersby. The practice, dating back centuries, varies from carved wooden crosses to charcoal inscriptions, placed on roads, barns, and village streets.
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Germany
Danube
Nohemien
Furth
Bohemlin
Mt Howe
Hety Eostoma
Tonbretter
Black Forest
Hie
Bavarian Forest
Vores
Vast cigarette consumption shocks Yonkers paper
The Yonkers Statesman notes immense cigarette use in the United States, despite strict laws. It reports a staggering tally with hundreds of millions of cigarettes consumed last year, highlighting ongoing regulatory gaps.
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United States
Bearded Frankford Farmer Tapley: A Legendary Record Keeper
Bf. Loula-Valentine Tapley of Frankford Missouri known as the long owl beard grows extraordinarily. He stands tall with a beard reaching his chest and has not trimmed since the Civil War. A quiet farmer who tax pays and votes Democratic, he avoids show life despite offers, tied to Champ Chars, Missouri’s congressman. His family lineage traces back to North Carolina in 1818 with nine children, Tapley the eldest.
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Loula
Valentine Tapley
Frankford
Mohan
Mr. Tapley
Ashe
Calaway
Tapley
Champ
Chars
North Carolina
Missouri
Mr.Tapley
New Davis gun torpedo to be adopted by navy
Washington reports the Davis combination gun torpedo test at Fort Strong Mass shows the weapon’s high importance. The navy department ordnance board recommends contracting for supplies soon as feasible and notes foreign governments may seek to buy. The device may alter future battleship defenses against torpedo attacks.
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Navy Department
United Siaton Navy
Nto
Portraits and Gentiments in Me ganio era
A descriptive note explains a game where players receive portraits with right side names and left side inscriptions. Participants announce whose portrait is presented and the underlined caption. Examples include Bluebeard with lines praising a benevolent husband and esteemed gentleman.
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Bluebeard
Chunon
Mederm
Alaska Garden Seed Reports From Far North Gardens
Alaska gardeners share seed trial results from 1906 to 1907 with the U S Department of Agriculture seed stations. Reports cover potato yields, cabbage, beets, carrots, onions, and pumpkins across Nome, Fairbanks, Council, and Chena with notes on soil, weather, and scale of harvests.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Arctic
Clyde Urey
Fred Patching
Fortman Salmon Hatchery
Loring
Burbank
Ohio
Jorvey Wakefield
Stride
Haines
Dewuerry
Art Lucie
Williame
Montank Point
Magle
Henry Burke
Chena
F. N. Krew
Fairbanks
A. Fowler
Kuskokwim River
Tase
W. H. Snyder
Council
Henry Kuchne
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Paswerby
Betsy
Yonkers Statesman
DAVIS
Cleland Davis
Tanana
Wydian Caml
Garden
Golqovin
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