Various Observations From The Messenger In Townsend Montana
A collection of brief notes touches on a ship cargo loss in Philippine waters possibly striking a reef, social kissing etiquette in Paraguay, teeth blackening by Japanese married women, detective work failing Bertillon measurements in Chicago, a Rhode Island hen rival to Mr MacNeally's incubator purse, Amsterdam utilities and public services, and a reflection on mosquitoes undermining science and happiness.
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Mr. MacNeally
Long Island
Rhode Island
German American Historical Society to gather early settler data
The German American Historical Society of Illinois plans a new collection of information on early settlers of German ancestry in the middle west. The effort aims to preserve records and show how these pioneers helped build the region, recognizing that earlier work yields better results and delays lose valuable material.
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Middle West
Forestry division to study Rock River watershed decline
The Division of Forestry of the Department of Agriculture will investigate the Rock River watershed to find the cause of reduced flow. It blames forest denudation in headwaters and extensive drainage for commercial and agricultural use. Representative Hitt pressed for the inquiry. G F Schwartz will lead the Illinois visit.
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Rock River
Division of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Hitt
Secretary of Agriculture
G. F. Schwartz
Illinois
Woman’s Advancement Hindered by Lack of Will, Claims Editor
A Revue Socialiste writer argues that women remain subordinate due to constant deference to men. From childhood, girls yield to brothers, nurse sick fathers, and endure in-laws. This training allegedly prepares them for wifehood and perpetual obedience to husbands and their families.
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Revue Socialiste
End of Boer War Seen, News and Arts Items
The article states the war’s final stage with surrender seen as inevitable despite Boer actions. It also covers cultural notes on Sarah Bernhardt’s Paris triumphs, Rostand’s L Aiglon, and questions about stage success in London Madrid Berlin and New York. Other items report Mrs James Brown Potter’s divorce case and theatre people Loren Stoddard and Mackay touring Europe.
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Bethune
Kruger
Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Coquelin
United States
L’aigion
Cyrano
France
Maude Adams
London
Napoleon
Madrid
Berlin
Vienna
New York
Paris
Rostand
James Brown Potter
Kyrie Bellew
England
Australia
Blenheim Place
St. John's Wood
Theatrical Topics and a St Louis Voice Turn
A St Louis girl gains a powerful barytone voice after diphtheria, with early illness giving way to a promising musical career. Bernhardt and M Coquelin are praised, while Broadway to Tokio shines in Boston with Ballet Fireflies and Cleopatra revival scenes featuring Fay Templeton and Joe Ott amid lively stage notes.
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Witness
St. Louis
Bernhardt
M. Coquelin
Preach
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Broadway
Boston
Palace of the Mikado
Tokio
Japan
Cleopatra
Bohemian Broadway
Eden Musee
Fay Templeton
William Gould
Fourgere
Joe Ott
Salter Lake
Great Armies on the March and the Forty-Third No More
The piece reviews two historical items: the poem Hohenlinden and a lengthy chronicle of the Thirty-third Indiana Regiment. It highlights Thomas Campbell’s poem and details the Indiana regiment’s 2,500 enlistments, battlefield actions, and a forthcoming 209 page history compiled by Capt. McBride with Coburn’s endorsement.
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Chattanooga
Hohentlinden
Hohentinden
Hohenlinden
Thomas Campbell
United States
Philippines
South Africa
Chicago Chronicle
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Libbey
Atlanta
Sherman
Washington
McBride
Indiana
Coburn
Atlants
Charles Seaton
Martinsville
History of the Thirty Third Indiana Furthers Civil War Record
Washington special reports Capt. J. R. McBride, longtime government employee in Washington, finished a history of the Thirty third Indiana regiment. The Hoosier author served with the unit from formation to disbandment under Col John Coburn, noting its central and southern Indiana recruitment and its strong agricultural roots.
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Thirty-Third
Indiana
Washington
Indianapolis
J. R. McBride
Indiana Regiment
John Coburn
Destruction and survival of the Chattanooga Rebel in Selma 1865
Eyewitness account contests Bennett’s claim that Wilson’s raiders destroyed the Chattanooga Rebel in March 1865 at Selma Alabama. It details partial destruction on April 10 1865, presses smashed except the proof press, and a quick revival by Charley Faxon and local printers who published a two column issue before wreckage sold as salvage.
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Chattanooga
Atlanta Constitution
Bennett
Wilson
Selma
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Montgomery
Charley Faxon
Paul
Fd. Guthrie
Death of Major W. C. D. Gillespie Soldier and Engineer
Major William C. D. Gillespie of River Forest Illinois died recently of paralysis. Born in New Orleans in 1844, he joined the Civil War era 116th New York Infantry serving three years. He married Amelia Yout of Racine Wisconsin in 1868 and lived in Chicago. He was a mechanical engineer active in the Technical club the Robert Fulton Society of Engineers Phil Sheridan Post 615 G A R and the Masonic fraternity. Mrs Gillespie and son George H survive.
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W. C. D. Gillespie
River Forest
Gillespie
New Orleans
One Hundred and Sixteenth
New York Infantry
Amelia Yout
Racine
Wis
Chicago
Lie
Technical Club
Robert Fulton Society of Engineers
Phil Sheridan
Masonic Fraternity
George H
No Longer a Joke About Harvey’s Magazine Goal
George B. M. Harvey once joked as North American Review editor that he would someday edit a large magazine, a remark recalled by companions during his days as a New York daily reporter.
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George B. M. Harvey
The
North American Review
New York
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Montana
Philippine
Paraguay
Bertillon
Amsterdam
Bell
America
Ignacio Martinetti
Joseph Sparks
Josie Saddler
Lorimer Stoddard
F. Marion Crawford
Palace of the King
Viola Allen
Mr. Stoddard
Charles Mackay
Castle Square Company
Europe
Great Bernhardt
Wagram
Maud Adams
Britain
Linden
Iser
Munich
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