Building Big Ships The Cramp yards and American pride
A historical portrait of William Cramp and Charles Cramp leading the Philadelphia shipyard that built Civil War vessels and later the St Louis and St Paul. It covers the shift from wood to iron and steel, the move to in house and purchased components, notable crafts, and the yard’s global standing with thousands of workers and a $60 000 weekly payroll.
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William Cramp
Charles H. Cramp
America
Wiliam Cramp
Delaware River
Kensington District
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
St. Paul
William Cramp ¢& Sons
Paris
New York
John Ball
Cramp Yards
Cramps
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
Maine
Sim
Ordnance Shop
América
Bethlehem Tron Works
England
St. Pi
M. L Dextea
Eye color claim ties great men to blue or gray eyes
A Philadelphia eye doctor with 30 years of study argues that all notable men, past and present, possess blue or gray eyes. The remark highlights a strong claim about eye color linking historical figures to a single trait.
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Philadelphia
Pig theft and ruin tied to Chicago bucket shops
In Detroit a farmer recounts losing a 200 pound dressed hog sixteen years ago. A hungry tramp admits stealing the hog after the farmer passed him on a rainy night. The thief funds a doomed start by selling the pork in Chicago, then loses his money at bucket shops and laments the author’s role in wrecking his life. A police officer intervenes as the men clash over a dollar and a lost dream.
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Parker
Chicago
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Vanderbilt Coachman Delivers Charity Bundle
Mrs Hinily Sloane planned to send clothing to Dr John Hall's Fifth Avenue Presbyterian parish. Cornelius Vanderbilt offered to deliver the bundle to the church sexton as he passed by. The sexton gratefully received the donation and later confirmed the coachman delivered it on Tuesday.
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Corneline Vanderbilt
Hinily
I. V. Stopne
John Hall
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Tom
Dr. Hall
Mrs. Sloane
Fifth Avenue
Brother Cornelius
Sexton Thers
Sloane
Espy
Sexton
John
Traveler recalls Russia trip and light refreshments
A traveler back from Russia recounts being served with light refreshments after guests dispersed. An inquisitive guest asks what light refreshments are in Russia, and a solemn man then answers candies in a vivid, humorous moment from the New York Recorder.
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Alvo
Russia
New York Recorder
Young man asks to borrow wheel in late hour
A line from the Indianapolis Journal describes a young man declaring the wheel his guardian, after a father entrusts his daughter and the young man jokes about time. The exchange ends with a humorous note on town travel and trust in a late hour setting.
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Sara Poe
Indianapolis Journal
Ballade of Forgotten Loves
A compact, reflective verse notes forgotten loves through a faded roundelay. It recalls past sweethearts, changing teams, and fleeting glances from May and Mand, while war and time erase names. The speaker offers a benediction to those loves, even as memory drifts and certainty fades.
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Glanes
Mand
Warward Cupid
The Comedie Francaise at Orange
Thomas A. Janvier reviews the Comedie Francaise at Orange presenting a vivid rural stage realism in Oedipus. The set uses a stone palace and live trees with wind gusts, enhancing dramatic effect as Oedipus and Tiresias perform amid gusts of mistral, culminating in a powerful final entrance and masked anguish.
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Orscoe
Creon
Comedie Francaise
Oedipus
Tiresias
Opidus
Orange
Thomas A. Janvier
Italy's Misericordia Brothers Attend the Dead
A detailed glimpse of Italy's Misericordia Brothers of Mercy. aristocrats and commoners join to aid the dying and bury the dead. At summons they don black robes and hooded cowls, pair by pair form ranks, and proceed in silence to provide last rites with crucifix, candle, breviary and holy oil.
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Misericordia
Italy
Misericordia — Brothers of Mercy
Eid
Brothers of the Misericordia
Love's Young Dream Spied On In Indianapolis Hotel Parlor
A couple in a hotel parlor in Indianapolis share intimate moments on a fitted couch while hidden by plate glass mirrors viewed from a stair landing. Bellboys and chambermaids note the scene as passengers on the landing peep, then retreat when ladies approach. the mirror should be moved.
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Indianapolis
Love
Glrl
Gold-Eye Fish of Manitoba Prairies and Rivers
The Gold-Eye is a brown fish with a small head and long body, resembling a black bass but with a slower taper and gold-colored eyes. It inhabits Manitoba rivers and lakes, rarely ascending Pembina to the lakes, and is abundant in Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Manitoba. It readily takes bait and is noted as a strong fish of the region.
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Prairie
Manitoba
Pembina
Winnipesosts
Mount Sentinel
Morrison Eye Fitting Service at 626 Kansas Ave
Co. H Morrison offers scientifically fitted glasses without atropine. free consultation at 626 Kansas Avenue. Eye pain, strain, or difficulty reading can be relieved with professional eye care and prompt glasses delivery. Prices available on request, discreet service for valued customers.
Unusual Somnambulism Case in Denver Woman
Miss Rossman a 22 year old Denver resident with somnambulistic episodes draws police attention. She walks unconscious through city streets and near vehicles, awakening only at home. Family claims supernatural powers. doctors note chronic sleepwalking with bizarre behavior. Three open air concerts planned at Garfield Park on the Fourth and various rail and travel notices follow.
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Denven
Anna Rossman
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
16Th
Arapahos
Polios
Mise Rossman
Pueblo
Cheyenne
Union Depot
Pierce
Glenarm
Dr. Johnson
Miss Rossman
Chavenns
Marshall
Garfield Park
Garfield
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Gen’ Western
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Kansas Avenue
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