Homes of the Harrisons in Southern Virginia Estates
J EB Curtis writes in Chicago Record Herald about Lower Brandon and Berkeley, Virginia, ancestral seats of the Harrison family on the James River. The piece details ancient land, grand portraits by Van Dyke, historical ties to William Henry Harrison, and wars that damaged the estate.
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J. EB. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
James River
Lower Bramton
Harrison
Richmond
Virginia
Pareshrisbe
John Martin
John Westhrope
Elizabeth Westhrope
Westhrope
Frances Ingleby
Nathaniel Harrison
Surrey County
Lower Brandon
Harvard University
Quincy
Isabella Harrison
George Hvem Harrison
Lower
W. F. Ritchie
Richmond Enquirer
Cora Anna Mowatt
Thomas Jefferson
William and Mary College
Benjamin Harrison
Monticello
Jefferson
Benedict Arnold
Hancock
Lincoln
Stone
Kella Harrison
Brandon
Berkeley
William Henry Harrison
Henry H. Knox
New York
United States
Continental Congress
Benjamin
Notable portraits and figures in early American era literature and art
The piece discusses Martha Blount and her relationship to Alexander Pope, noting social barriers due to poverty and reputation. It also mentions Bretty Cromwell, portraits of Benjamin Franklin in Paris, and connections to Benjamin Harrison, Charles Montagu, and Colonel Allston, with references to artists like Benjamin West.
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Mr. Pope
Mr. Gay
Martha Blount
Sir Charles Blount
Charles I
Alexander Pope
Bretty Cromwell
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Benjamin Harrison
Continental Congress
Charles Montagu
Earl of
Halifex
Harrisons
Colonel Allston
Aaron Kurr
Benjamin West
Folly of a Boston Tourist Before Psyche Bull-that-Bellows
A Boston visitor admiring a wild Carlisle graduate Indian maiden named Psyche Bull-that-Bellows meets her by the Uncompahare river. He woos with florid praise then is dismissed by her sharp wit and mockery, ending with a jokey insult about Missouri as she sends him away.
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Psyche Bull
Boston
Horn
Hunker Kopje
Pepein
Carlisle
Vermillion
Studio
Nature
Bull- That- Mickews
Missouri
Peering into the future on saloons and public safety
A letter to the Indianapolis Journal argues that state quarantine against saloons may come to match smallpox controls, noting murders and suicides tied to saloons, plus city profits of about 814000 from liquor and related costs. It urges reflection on the social and fiscal costs borne by the poor and widows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis
Hte
Anti saloon forces grow as reform shadow nears danger
In Indianapolis and Bedford letters, readers argue the anti saloon movement will rise from quiet opposition to forceful action. Prohibition R approach likened to overthrow of slavery, while mortgage deduction taxes and exemptions spark calls for fairer taxation and targeted enforcement.
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W.ay
Indianapolis
Congress
Prohibition Party
Antsaloon
U. S
Merchants Versus Public On Vehicle Ordinance Debate
A letter to the Indianapolis Journal criticizes the council for a unfavorable report on the vehicle ordinance. The writer argues shoppers prefer no lingering teams near stores and urges reconsideration, appealing to public opinion, especially women, and noting personal experience with coaches. June 1.
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Hanor
Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis
Shirtwaist Fashion Sparks Mixed Reactions Among Carriers
New York city letter carriers in Pittsburg Dispatch report no change to their uniform. They keep regulation sack coats and gray caps while other post offices feature various shirtwaist styles. Postmaster Van Cott defends the old uniform as suitable, while carriers and even women react with mixed remarks about the flashy silk shirtwaist seen on Broadway. The debate centers on tradition versus style.
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New York Letter
Pittsburg Dispatch
New York Force
van Cott
Broadway
Greeley Square
Longacre
Peking
Opportunity Knocks Back at the Door in Baltimore Tale
A Baltimore man, warned that Opportunity comes once, sat up all night. A heavy knock rang through his door and a stranger beat him, robbed him, and chided his caution. He claimed he mistook the caller for Opportunity, while the assailant replied with a sharp retort about unity and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bioral
Confucius and Poets Shape Chinese Education
A Kansas City Star piece surveys Chinese poetry through Confucius era to Tang Li Po and Kia Yi. It highlights poetry as central to education, civic tests, and even tax collection, with examples from ancient odes, moonlit verses, and a Poe like “Raven” influence.
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Kansas City
Confucius
North American Review
Rome
No More Sailors in British Navy Says New York Paper
The New York Mail and Express denounces the manship of two British ships the Cressy and the Eclipse at Portsmouth, arguing ullage and mustering from undermanned crews betrays a declining romance of seafaring. It notes U S recruits desert, drown, or grow disillusioned after exposure to real ship life and laments the loss of poetry in modern naval service.
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New York Mail
Express
Cressy
Eclipse
Portsouth
Lord Nelson
Clark Russell
King's Navy
United States Navy
Dewey
Illinois
Nebraska
Europe
Cervera
Jersey City
Federal Power Necessary Brooklyn Engie
A distorted excerpt discusses a universal appeal of soap and a white American audience, asserting health and happiness as facts. It references a Sunday Eagle piece by "Mal" about bubonic plague in San Francisco, noting it appeared months earlier and was considered convincing.
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Brooklyn
Engie
San Francisco
Federal action saved San Francisco from plague
The piece discusses how a local plague eroded truthfully three continents. It credits United States intervention for cleaning Chinatown and preventing a reappearance. It contrasts federal persistence with state rebuke, praising national efforts and warning of a morally healthier nation under federal control.
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United States
Chinatown
San Francisco
Queen Victoria's Jewels Discussed in London Truth
From Copenhagen comes a claim that Queen Victoria's private treasury held immeasurable jewelry. The piece contrasts royal hoards across eras and courts, praises some consorts, notes Augusta and Charlotte, and credits Victoria with philanthropy yet frugality on foreign gifts. It notes Peel and the Victorian order.
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London
Copenhagen
House of Hanover
England
Adelaide
Charlotte
France
Louis Philippe
Robert Peel
Windsor
Salisbury
Bernhardt and Adams in Romeo and Juliet furor met with doubt
The Times-Democrat reviews a proposed American production pairing Mme Bernhardt as Romeo and Miss Maude Adams as Juliet. It argues the cast misleads Shakespeare’s tragic romance, citing masculine virtue, vocal limits, and emotional force as essential to the roles and predicting limited artistic value despite possible box office curiosity.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
London Dispatches
Charles Frohman
Mme. Bernhardt
Romeo
Bernhardt
Shakspeare
Hamlet
Mme. Hernhardt
Charlotte Cushman
Miss Cushman
Stripling
Miss Adams
Iss Adams
London
Peking Unveiled by London Times Exposes Postwar Decay
The London Times portrays Peking after conquest with stark detail. Grand temples and Forbidden City interiors appear naked and neglected, their former splendor eroded by filth, cobwebs, and decay. Streets show a desolate calm as foreign soldiers mingle with sparse activity, while billowing cages and pigeons have faded into quiet.
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London Times
Peking
Forbidden
Themperor
Jesus Appears to John in Revelation 4 1 20
June 16 1901 discusses Revelation as the clasp of scripture with the Christophany of Jesus Christ. It describes John’s vision of the glorified Christ, the seven churches, and symbolic imagery, noting the Voice, the stars, lampstands, and the throne scene.
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Jesus
John
New Jerusalem
Patmios
College of the Apostles
Domitian
Paul
Jesus Christ
Lord of Life and Glory
Apostle
Hermon
Aaron
Whedon
Heaven
Earth
Hell
Gregory Nyssen
Jerome
Wesley
Apostolic Body
Christ
Alford
Cambridge Bible
el Bengel
Jamieson- Fanseet Rown
J B
Clarke
Fter's
Sesabeat
Lange
Lad Neander
Beecher
Holmes
Candiesticks
Dwight
Australia’s Vegetable Pest Threat to Lands
The Los Angeles Herald notes prickly pear as a major land settlement difficulty in Australia. The pest rivaling rabbits, it occupies vast tracts, demanding constant fight for each acre. A single fruit yields hundreds of viable seeds that survive drought and fuel continued spread.
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Los Angeles Herald
Australia
Reverent living stems from knowing God not places
A Christian Endeavor lesson argues reverence comes from grace and knowledge of God. It urges seeing God as Almighty All-wise and All-loving, noting reverence is internal not tied to churches. The piece cites scripture, poetry, and classic hymns to urge daily worship and meek, humble devotion.
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Westminster Abbey
Ely
Lincoln
God
Robert Montgomery
Christian Endeavor Notes and World Gospel Tent Plans
Christian Endeavor notes describe Union Park Endeavorers in Chicago meeting downstairs then attending the church service, plus a special committee to invite others. Contoocook Valley Christian Endeavor Union in New Hampshire adopts Mr. Gibbud's gospel tent work, planning a tent at Oak Park fair. Ahmednagar India society has two unusual committees street preaching and tract distributing and a substantive Sunday school committee with multiple Sunday schools on one morning.
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Union Park Endeavorers
Chicago
Gibbud
Christian Endeavor World
Contoocook Valley
Bureau of Standardization Advances For Absolute Measure Accuracy
The government allocates 1.25 million dollars to establish a national bureau of standards. Plans describe an isolated, fortified building with double walls on rock foundations to shield instruments from external vibrations and sunlight. The facility will include a wet plant, temperature control, darkened rooms, and precision standards for capacity distance and thermometers.
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National Bureau of Standards
Rich ard Mansfield to stage Merry Wives of Windsor with Cherry sisters
Baltimore American notes Richard Mansfield will produce The Merry Wives of Windsor featuring the Cherry sisters. Maud Adams and Sarah Bernhardt are set to play Romeo and Juliet in an upcoming production, signaling a busy Shakespeare season.
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Baltimore
Senator Fairbanks Appears Statesmanlike in Kansas City
In Kansas City the audience sees Senator Fairbanks as a capable figure though not matching Mr. Bryan in authority. He delivers remarks with poised rhetoric and a measured, confident tone that underscores his political stature.
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Kansas City Journal
Fairbanks
Mr. Bryan
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Indiana Harrison
Ketles
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Benjamin T Harrison
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van Dye
Atlantic
Martha Jount
Jonathan Swift
Dublin
Pattie
Petersham
Psyche and
the Tenderfoot
Denver Post
Smpe
J. R. Pore
Bedford, Ind
Washington Street
Pracire
Martin
Burns
Tennyson
Li Po
Kia Yi
Sandenly
Enkar
Kien Lung
Tung
Government of Great Municipalities
Mr. Labouchere
Bernhardt and Adams
Christian Endeavor
Christian ‘Endeavor
Pople
Christian Endeavor Notes
Queensland
Bureau OF Standardization
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