Anniversaries of notable figures and events listed
Today’s anniversaries highlight Mary Wollstonecraft Samuel Morse Ulysses S. Grant Ira Barnes Dutton Charles J. Van Depoele Alice Morse Earle Hollis Godfrey and others with birth and death dates. Notable items mention Ku Klux Klan cases Andrew Carnegie grants Frank McNinch Frank A Juhan Charles Copeland Wilson Brown John Randall Newcomb Chaney and a Tallinn death of Mrs Pedricks.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Samuel F. B. Morse
Bouston
New York
Ulysses S. Grant
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Saratoga
N. Y
Ira Barnes Dutton
Joseph
Malakai
Stowe
Honolulu
Charles J. van Depoele
Detroit
Belgium
Alice Morse Earle
Worcester
Mass
Hollis Godfrey
Boston
Philadelphia
Drexel Institute
Lynn
Norman Bel Geddes
Adrian
Mich
Frank R. McNinch
Charlotte
Federal Communications Commission
Frank A. Juhan
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon
Charles T. Copeland
Harvard
Calais
Maine
Wilson Brown
John H. Randall
St. Paul
Minn
Newcomb K. Chaney
Phi
International goodwill gesture honors Japanese ambassador Saito
The death of Hiroshi Saito prompts a rare act of friendship as President Roosevelt orders a US cruiser to carry his ashes to Yokohama. The funeral voyage, with Astoria escort and a Japan-bound train for officials, symbolizes a glimmer of diplomacy amid rising nationalism and cross-border tensions.
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Hiroshi Saito
United States
Washington
Saito
America
Americans
State Department
Roosevelt
Japan
Chesapeake Bay
Yokohama
Astoria
Europe
Asia
Invasion of South America by a Mosquito Threat
A Rockefeller Foundation report details Anopheles gambiae invading Brazil from Dakar via air routes. The mosquito now infests a 200 mile radius around Natal, with about 90 percent malaria infection in nine years and widespread sickness and hunger among coastal residents. The piece urges defense planning against insect invasions alongside bomber and gas threats.
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South America
Dakar
West Africa
Natal
Brazil
Europe
South Atlantic
Rockefeller Foundation
Anopheles
Giants Exhibit Showcases 80 Foot Skeleton Beasts in NY Museum
The New York American Museum of Natural History displays towering dinosaurs including Brontosaurus Excelsus Marsh at 66 feet long and Barosaurus Lentes Marsh at 80 feet, drawing fascination from visitors who compare them to ancient humans. The exhibit highlights the sheer scale and age of these prehistoric giants as observers debate their era and prominence.
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New York
Nantucket
Job
Giants and leviathans in myth and mass
The passage muses on prehistoric giants and dinosaurs, contrasts them with modern whales, and notes Nantucket whalers once hunted leviathans with primitive tools. It reflects on humanity’s progress from cave dwellers to automobile safety, linking biblical, fossil, and whaling history.
Bible Readings and a Chinese Hospital Scene
A set of brief excerpts appears with a Bible reading from St Matthew about sparrows and hairs, followed by a staged exchange in a Chinese hospital where a man tries to sell his daughter as a slave for one dollar, implying a mission school as remedy.
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England
Henry II
Today in History highlights early American victories
1805 Derne in Tripoli captured by Americans marking the first time the flag flew over conquered territory in the Old World. 1813 Zebulon Pike led about 1500 Americans to York now Toronto. Pike died in the assault at 34. 1874 The White League organized in Louisiana signaling a major postwar uprising.
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Derne
Tripoli
Zebulon M. Pike
York
Toronto
England
Pike
White League
Louisiana
Seaweed Gathered in Sakhalin for China Food Trade
Fishermen harvest seaweed along Sakhalin Island destined for China as a food product. Harvesters report steady yields and distribution to processing facilities, highlighting cross border trade amid regional demand.
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Sakhalin
China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mudnutt. Publisher
Aera
Adelphia
Ku Klux Klan
William W. Belknap
U. S. Senate
Andrew Carnegie
Teddy Roosevelt
France
le Mars
Iowa
Alvine Pedricks
Tallinn
Estonia
Giants
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Tm. Res. U. S. Pat
Westinghouse
General Electric
Elyria
He Unitelle Dern
Broad Street
Aia Ee Kaisae Elyria Savings Trust Bldg
Allis - Chalmers
Dunham & New Idea
Grafton, Ohio
Harry Bros
4Th Street
East River
Renew Motor Pep
Founc
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