New United States Military Academy chapel dedication
At West Point the new academy chapel was dedicated in a ceremony and the old chapel began demolition. The old chapel, built in 1836 when Sherman Grant and Stonewall Jackson were cadets, will be dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt as a mortuary chapel in the West Point cemetery. Old pews and memorial tablets will be replaced.
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Est Point
United States Military Academy
Sherman
Grant
Stonewall Jackson
West Point
Dutch expedition reaches Wilhelmina Peak in Guiana
Professor Lorentz and a small Dutch party reached the snow clad Mount Wilhelmina summit in New Guinea after a perilous ascent through jungles and rivers. They planted the Dutch flag, took photographs, and endured fever and a fierce storm before a relief party saved them.
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The
Hague
England
Germany
Holland
New Guiana
Orange Range
Wilhelmina
Lorentz
Juliana
Doctor Lorents
J. van Nouhuys
Mount
Doctor Lorentz
Alkmaar
Cat disrupts church organ concert in Jersey City
A black cat born in the Second Dutch Reformed Church caused an organ misfire during a Young Women’s Obra association concert. The cat wedged between organ pipes, damaging delicate wiring. engineers freed it and repaired the system as Rev. Moury moved the performance to a close.
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Jersey City
N. J
Young Women's Obrietan Association
Paul A. Moury
Dutch Reformed
Summit Avenue
Prue Robinson
Mr.Meury
Health Bulletin Warns on Food and Baby Care Amid Summer
City health department urges reduced death rate by avoiding impure milk and unclean vegetables and advises careful newborn feeding. Advice includes artificial feeding only when necessary and washing vegetables in the kitchen to prevent typhoid from contaminated produce.
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Health Department
Nessed Fntn Itecord
Gan ‘Ts
Pneu
Lake
Michigan
Bulletin
Anys
Smuggling Diamonds Worth Millions Flood U S
New York reports claim about ten million dollars in diamonds are smuggled into the United States annually. The Importers' Protective Union offers rewards for arrests and cites large exporter records in Paris Vienna Berlin and London as evidence of the scale.
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New York
United States
Amsterdam
Fragmentary Speech About Pony Throws Rider Incident
A garbled reading discusses a pony throwing its rider and causing hurt. The clipped lines mention commonplaces and mixed phrases, implying confusion or a reflexive apology style without clear names or places.
State Happenings Across Illinois and Oregon News
Chicago banks report a record deposit total of $418,310,330 as of July 1 with loans up 11.82 percent and stronger reserves. Oregon hosts suffragists greeting crowds in multiple towns including Mount Morris Byron and Watseka. In Watseka a family feud ends in murder as Umphenour is arrested. In Quincy police seek Philip Schanz for embezzlement. Danville sees a murder trial for Jack Welsh. Moline forms a Belgian protective society. Chicago reports a boy shot on his farm in Beach and health updates for Frank Hall of Aurora. Springfield notes upcoming retirements of Illinois Farmers Institute officials. Grant Park reports a shooting following a domestic incident.
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Chicago
BaMme
Orégon
Courthouse Square
Misa Todd
Hiinets
Ogle County
Mount Morris
Leaf River
Byron
Watseka
George Heikes
Ehrhart
Pipestone
Minn
Quincey
Phiilip Schanz
Aldo Sommer
Schanz
Danville
Jack Welsh
Weatville Engish
United Mine Workers of America
Joseph Smith
Welsh
Smith
Westville
Walter Dysert
Park
Duffin
Lewman
C. M. Crayton
Moline
America
National
Belgian Protective Association
Count D. Buisseret
United States
South Bend
Ind
Calvin Mecartney
J. Calvin Mecartney
Beach
Ill
Waukegan Hospital
Waukegan
Frank H. Hall
Aurora
Illinois
Farmers’ Institute
Blair
Hall
Ktee
Johnson Knocks Jeffries To Claim World Title In Reno
Reno Nevada Jackson Johnson defeats James Jeffries in round 15 to win the world championship. A purse increase to 121000 and a 60 40 split surprise the crowd as Muldoon salutes Nevada and Johnson’s wife sits ringside. Johnson lands a series of rights and lefts driving Jeffries back, securing the knockout and the title.
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Winnen
Jeffries
Reno
Nevi
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Billy Muldoon
Nevada
Sig. Hart
Jett
Jeff
Jack
Jim
Jeffriep
Tobron
Jahnaon
Sar
Joffries
John
Teacher's Scheme in Geography Class Sparks Mockery
A college era anecdote recalls a teacher who used a student’s general knowledge to prompt answers after simple stabs. The tale features a popular female student and her quizzing instructor in a humorous exchange about China, tea, and laundry work. It also notes Wilbur Wright discussing a London to Manchester serial race and a French victor described as a Paulhon.
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China
Bure
Mr. Wright
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Daily Mall
London
Manchester
Graham White
Paulhon
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Wetson E-Colemans
Waber Iatereates
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