Joe Howard: All Around Newspaper Man and Proclamator
Joseph Howard, aged sixty two, is described as a limitless journalist who has held every newspaper position from office boy to editor. He wrote Lincoln’s wartime proclamation and remains a central, unpretentious figure shaping public opinion through personal rapport with readers and colleagues.
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Lincoln
America
Joseph Howard
The
Times
the World
Tribune
Howard
United States
Joe Howard
Tyro
Joe
New York
Bairds Tapir Rarely Seen In Collections Worldwide
Tapir species from Central America, especially Bairds Tapir, remain scarcely represented in museums or zoos. The animal, reddish brown as a youngster with white spots, is common across Panama to southern Mexico and on tropical mountains. The flesh is prized, hides are useful, and salt-licks attract hunters. few adult specimens exist and no full grown description by a naturalist has been written.
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Central America
South America
Europe
Baird
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Honduras
Mexico
Tropics
Frantzius
W. T. Hornaday
St Nicholas
Gen Buckner's Kentucky Log Home and Its Notable Furnishings
The Buckner home, a century old log cabin near Munfordville, Kentucky, is the general's lifelong retreat since leaving the Confederate Army. The remote house sits alone, warmly furnished in antique style, with a pistol tied to its most famous artifact, the weapon used in Burr's killing of Hamilton.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner
Kentucky Hills
Army of the Confederacy
Gen. Buckner
Munfordsville
Burr
Hamilton
Ibsen is a Dandy Revealed in Oslo Scene
The article notes Henrik Ibsen’s vanity as he strolls Kristiania’s promenade on fine days. It describes him in fashionable attire with immaculate linen and the latest gloves or neckties, exuding a self aware air of importance though he is short and thickset rather than an Adonis.
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Ibsen
Christiania
Adonis
Woman Delivers First Practical Politics Speech at New York Convention
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, at the Republican League convention in Binghamton, gave the first speech on practical politics by a woman before a New York State political convention. Her remarks showed careful study and clear opinions on the political situation.
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Helen Varick Boswell
Binghamton
New York State
Bart Kennedy Pursues Writing Career in London
Bart Kennedy, contributor to Leslie's Weekly, resides in London and pursues publication success. A two column portrait and interview appears in the London American, and the Sun has carried several stories from his pen.
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Bart Kennedy
London
Leslie’s Weekly
London American
The
Sun
Brave Mrs. Besant Life of a Theosophist Leader
A profile of Annie Besant as head of the theosophists since Blavatsky’s death. It notes her England birth, Trafalgar Square bravery, pupil of Huxley, and lectures in the United States begun in 1891 with a 1893 Congress of Religions appearance. Her planned U.S. visit aims to deliver lectures in major cities.
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United States
Annie Besant
England
Congress of Religions
Humperdinck Introduced to American Audiences with Hansel and Gretel
The German composer Humperdinck aged forty one is presented in the season's American program with his fairy opera Hansel and Gretel. Regarded as Wagner's heir his opera has wide appeal on the continent. The libretto follows the Babes in the Wood tale. He studied at Cologne and Munich conservatories winning top prizes and taught in Barcelona before settling in Frankfurt in 1890.
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Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Wagner
Cologne
Munich
Barcelona
Frankfurt
Great Undertaking Ship Canal Linking Oceans
A proposed ship canal from Bordeaux to Narbonne would connect the Atlantic and the Mediterranean over about 320 miles with a breadth planned at 100 feet. The project stands as one of the era’s major public enterprises.
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Bordeaux
Nar Bonne
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Besant a Leader of London Socialism and Theosophy
The article traces Annie Besant from early religious seeking to marriage with Rev. Frank Besant, divorce, and her rise as a socialist and theosophy leader allied with Bradlaugh and Blavatsky. It notes her advocacy for the poor, reforms for workers, and organized London’s labor movement alongside Burns’ parliamentary seat. Also mentions canal construction costs and General Longstreet’s alleged decline.
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Frank Besant
Walter Besant
London
Charles Bradlaugh
Mme. Blavatsky
Bradlaugh
Moncure D. Conway
William T. Stead
Besant
John Burns
End of the Romance in Slyne's Alley Humorous Verse
Satirical verses lament a faded summer and lost joys. A speaker fits broad social wit to everyday scenes and ends with a personal note that his wife is back in town. The piece blends whimsy with rueful reflection on change and longing.
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Slyne
The Romance Ends and Stock Talk Mixes with Daydreams
A fragment from a dramatic scene shows Gilbert and Agnes arguing about love and betrayal while Mr Rising proclaims plans to join a stock company as an officer. His wife Emily questions how stock voting and uniforms fit into modern life, amid a humorous aside about a horse's supposed intelligence.
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Emily
Mr. Rising
John
Mrs. Rising
Mrs
Chicago Times-Herald
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Helen Boswell
Mrs. Besant
Longstreet
Philadelphia
James Longstreet
Coney Isle
Gilbert
Mendez Gonzala
Agnes
Gilbert Fitzherbert
Liz
Washington Star
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