Pirates of the North Defeated by Law in Quest for Seals
Captain Alexander MacLean known as Big Alec led the Carmencita with thirty men, raiding seal rookeries and clashing with authorities. Mexico canceled registry in 1904, shifting to new name, then he was arrested in Victoria, with DOJ evidence bringing indictment in San Francisco.
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Alexander MacLean
Rover
United States
Big Alec
Revenue
Carmencita
Copper Islands
Revenue Patrol
Seattle
Wash
Mexico
MacLean
Acapulco
Drake Bay
Arctic
Facy
Victoria
British Columbia
Department of State
Captain Kidd
Captain MacLean
Jenny Thelin
Great Britain
Canada
Beck and Call
Islands
Bering Sea
The
Stars and Stripes
Department of Justice
Wilkie
Secret Service
San Francisco
Japanese Dwarf Trees in Count Okuma’s Garden
Remarkable ancient trees in Japan are dwarfed to fit in hand sized pots. The article notes pines from the 17th century in Count Okuma’s garden near Tokyo, plum trees shaped over centuries, and tiny tea cup specimens. Dwarfing relies on root pruning, limited soil, and careful watering to create lifelike miniatures.
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Japan
Okuma
Tokio
America
Cleveland
Will Wed for Love Only Princess Victoria Refuses Royal Match
Princess Victoria of England declares she will marry only for love, at thirty seven and after twenty years of rejecting royal proposals. She states that no one in the royal family will choose her husband, and that she will love the man she marries if she ever marries. The stance shocks European circles but delights the English and Americans.
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Victoria
England
Edward
Europe
Czar Grants Promised Liberty After Russia’s Crisis
The manifesto promises a constitutional regime with a parliament and universal suffrage, aiming to end autocracy. Mass celebrations in St. Petersburg and Moscow mark the shift, with Count Witte emerging as a key reform figure and hopes for peaceful change amid prior censorship and political oppression.
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Prussia
Count Witte
Latar
Russia
United States
Romanoff House
England
St. Petersburg
Moscow
The Tallahassee Girl and the Cigar Conversation
A Havana cigar tale unfolds with a charming exchange about enjoying tobacco. The narrator notes a cigar case, the Indian luxury of outdoor chats, and a philosophy of savoring the finest, used sparingly while a papa prefers heavy pipe use.
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Cawthorne
Papa
Havana
Vast Gems Highlight Historic World Stones
Before the recent South African diamond find a 1.5 pound specimen topped the market as the world’s largest perfect diamond. A legendary Paris exhibit valued at one million dollars followed by the world’s finest ruby in London at fifty thousand dollars. A famed 170 carat cat's-eye sits insured for 30 thousand, while the largest emerald at 2,980 carats rests in Vienna’s Imperial Jewel Office.
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Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Imperial Jewel Office
Vienna
Most Costly Church in America Stands in St Augustine
A historical note cites the largest church of its size in the United States located in the quaint town of St Augustine Florida, described as exceptionally costly for its era.
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America
St. Augustine, Fla
Dress Reform for Women Suggests Health Benefits
Dr. Cora Smith Eaton of Minneapolis argues that many female ailments stem from clothing. She advocates rational dress reform with unrestricted movement and lighter garments, testing ideas by wearing lighter clothing herself.
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Cora Smith Eaton
Minneapis, Miain
Shoshone Canyon Dam Averts Desert With Great Irrigation Project
The government builds the Shoshone canyon dam in Wyoming to store flood waters and irrigate 150000 acres. Engineers led by Jeremiah Ahern plan seven miles of tunnels and a 5000 acre lake, backed by lands sold to fund the project and create home-building opportunities in the West.
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Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Shoshone
General Miles
Great Rocks
Tar Hitchcock
Jeremiah Ahern
West
Rameses
India
America
Favorite Among Cigar Markets
Bismarck, famed for fifty years of cigars, is remembered for smoking over 100,000 cigars and rarely being seen without his large meerschaum in later years.
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Bismarck
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LA Jara
the Pirate's Schooner
Alex. Maclean
Freedom For Russia
Czar
Missouri
Hewes & Potter
Boston
Mass
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