Quest for a photograph of Grant on horseback watched
The Grant Monument association raises nearly half a million dollars to complete Grant's tomb in New York City. An equestrian statue for the plaza and a portico are planned, but no life portrait of Grant mounted has been found despite searches through major archives and private collections.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Riverside Drive
New York City
Grant Monument Association
Gurney C. Gue
New York Herald Tribune
A. S. Grant
Grant
New York Historical Society
The
Public Library
Daniel Chester French
Fairmont Park
Philadelphia
Robert Underwood Johnson
Old Century
C. C. Buel
Union League Club
Warren M. Healy
Healy
Horace Porter
Massachusetts
Army War College At
Washington
General Grant
Currier & Ives
L. Mercier
Brown Brothers
Herald Tribune
Gardner
Arthur Brown
Roosevelt
United States Military Academy
West Point
Cavalry
Fourth Infantry
Taylor
Mexico
McCall
Corpus Christie
Monterey
Twiggs
Egypt
Illinois
Jeff Davis
Cincinnati
Lexington
Ohio City
Chattanooga
Daniel Ammen
Lincoln
James River
Lee
Maryland
White House
Jealousy Drives Murder Suicide in Mamaroneck Tragedy
In Mamaroneck New York Charles Long twenty five a jobless waiter fatally shot Sarah Sherman fourteen at her home then killed himself. The medical examiner ruled murder and death by own action. Sarah had pursued violin and piano while Long had become a boarder in the Sherman household three years earlier.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
Charles Long
Sarah Sherman
Amos O. Squire
Westchester
United Hospital
Port Chester
Long
Davenport
Sarah
Hyman Sherman
Sherman
Helen
Nathan
Port Chester Hospital
Annex
Sally
Westchester Recreation Center
White Plains
Swedish Flyer Saved His Life in Chute
Swedish fifth flyer Lieut Bjorn E Behm earned Caterpillar Club status after bailing from a Nieuport during a simulated air fight when the engine failed at 9840 feet. He landed in a tree top ten minutes later unhurt. Other Caterpillars include Lieuts Nils Sod erberg Broor Sjoberg and Second Lieut Nils Billing.
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Chute
Malmo
Sweden
Bjorn E. Behm
Behm
Nieuport
Fokker
Nils Soderberg
Broor Sjoberg
Nils Billing
Claes Buhren
Girl Reporters Aim World Tour From Missouri School Grad
Miss Elizabeth Ahrens, MU School of Journalism graduate, has taken a circulation manager and feature writer role at the Shanghai Post. She and fellow graduate Miss Mary Shapiro began a world journey in September, earning through work on papers in visited cities, after stopping in Hawaii and Japan.
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Columbia
Elizabeth Ahrens
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Shanghai Post
Shangahi
China
Aherns
Mary Shapiro
Hawaiian
Japan
Jewesses Pray at Ezra's Tomb in Basra
River steamers crowded with Jewish women journey to Ezra’s tomb along the Tigris, praying to become mothers. The turquoise domed tomb features two large palm sculptures flanking it as pilgrims seek fertility and blessing.
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Ezra
Basra
Irak
Tigris
In a Nutshell One of the Best Secrets of Enjoyment
A short note on the value of cultivating pleasant associations as a key to enjoyment. The line hints at habit forming and mood influence through social links and environment.
Where They Get It Construction Foreman Boss Says Finish Sand
A humorous exchange shows a foreman demanding another ton of sand to finish a job while a worker is sent to buy a nickel’s worth of spinach. The quip from Chicago Daily News captures working class banter.
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Chicago Daily News
Eskimo Bride Chosen for Skills Not Beauty
Eskimo bride chosen for practical skills rather than looks. A capable maker of clothing, cook, and camp helper is valued. a partner who cannot or will not work has little chance of marriage.
Early Thames Regattas and U S Boat Race Origins
Englishman Thomas Doggett started Thames fishermen races in 1715. The first documented English regatta occurred off Raleigh Gardens in 1775, modeled after the Venetian tradition. The United States held its first race in 1811 between the Knickerbocker of New York and the Invincible of Long Island, with Knickerbocker winning.
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Thomas Doggett
Thames
Raleigh Gardens
United States
Knickerbocker
New York
Invincible
Long Island
English Girls Kiss Shy Before the Camera
W. W. Brise of the Amateur Cinematographers' association says English girls are shy about kissing on film. He notes many blush and peck half heartedly when directed to kiss, and remarks Englishmen are similarly shy compared with foreigners.
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W. W. Brise
Amateur Cinematographers’ Association
London
One Prescription Made Family Doctor Famous
Dr Caldwell gained fame for a constipation remedy first written in 1885 and later prepared ready for use by 1888. His Syrup Pepsin relieved coated tongue headaches gas nausea biliousness and low energy, making him renowned worldwide as demand grew.
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Dr. Caldwell
Four Corners of the Earth
Caldwell
Florida Citrus Crop Valued At 18 Million In 1929 30
Preliminary estimates show Florida's citrus crop for 1929 30 bringing in 18 million dollars from a yield of 15 million boxes. Major buyers and packers are expected to report final figures in coming weeks.
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Florida
Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound Fans Usher Better Health
Mrs Bertoa Rivers of Ft Myers Florida praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound claiming improved health after pregnancy, balancing housework and work in a restaurant, and hopes others gain similar benefits. The piece also includes a dialog about a daughter seeking a husband and husbands acting like lovers.
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Ft. Meyers
Fla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertoa Rivers
Polk Ft. Meyers
Florida
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Chicago
Gar Lgases
Aah
Feenamint
Jim
Hanford
Rochincourt
France
Oppy Wood
St. Andrew's Church
Stockwell
England
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Stanco Ing
Alam
Aticura
Lon, Malden, Mase
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