Harriman Home in Arden a Town Shaped by His Will
Reporters find Arden, New York, decorated for the return of E. H. Harriman, known locally as Uncle Hank or Pop Harriman. He commands the 20,000 acre Arden estate, employs most residents, limits newspapers and liquor, and plans a grand stone residence on Markiman Mountain with views over Ramapo valley and Orange County.
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Ramapo
Catskill Mountains
Swedish Americans plan Chicago monument to John Ericsson
A national Swedish American movement seeks a large monument in Lincoln Park Chicago to John Ericsson inventor of the Monitor. Carl J Nilsson a leading sculptor among those submitting designs envisions a bronze bust with an eagle crowning him atop a granite pedestal featuring the Swedish lion and US coat of arms. A rough Nilsson model is on view at the Anderson Galleries and Nilsson previously exhibited Christ life groups at the St Louis World's Fair.
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Lincoln Park
Carl J. Nilsson
Swedish-American Art Association
Royal Academy
Stockholm
Chicago
Nilsson
John Ericsson
United States
Sweden
Anderson Galleries
Wabash Avenue
St. Louis
Christ
Bates New Chief of Staff of U S Army
Gen John Coulter Bates named chief of staff succeeding Gen Chaffee. Born 1842 in Missouri, Bates fought in the Civil War with the Army of the Potomac and led a brigade at Santiago in the Spanish War. He rose to major general of volunteers and later led in the Philippines and negotiations with the sultan of Sulu.
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John Coulter Bates
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Missouri
Army of the Potomac
Santiago
Lawton
Philippines
Sultan of Sulu
United States
Department of the Missouri
John 2, Bates
An Artist's Revenge in Paris
In Paris a painter, told to quit his flat, chose a defiant act of revenge by painting the ceilings and walls black, then restoring them with white paint revealing skulls and bones. The landlord summoned him, but the judge ruled the artist had the right to decorate the rooms as he saw fit provided he did not deteriorate them.
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Paris
Lord Mayor Vaughn Morgan Reflects on Success
The new London lord mayor Vaughn Morgan explains his rise, saying success came partly from good fortune and partly from doing his work promptly and thoroughly. He notes self-made men rarely share such candid details.
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London
Vaughn Morgan
Hie
New Fossil Monster King of Flesh-Eating Beasts Unearthed
An American Museum of Natural History expedition reports the discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex, the largest flesh-eating land reptile yet found. The nearly 39 foot long skeleton dwarfs an average human, with T rex preying on duckbilled iguanodonts and triceratops in the Cretaceous era. The find prompts a reclassification of carnivorous dinosaurs and a museum exhibition in New York.
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Montana
American Museum of Natural History
Department of
Henry F. Osborn
Vistors
Ike
Ornithomimidae
Osborn
National Museum
Washington
Prof
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Boeing
Woman Explorer Back From Labrador Work Of Husband Reveals New Route
Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard returned to New York after completing the expedition her husband died pursuing. She crossed Labrador, traversed the Nascaupee and George rivers, met Nascaupee Indians, and saw caribou herds, asserting map errors and proposing a corrected overland route from Northwest River to Lake Michkamow and George River.
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New York
Leonidas Hubbard
Labrador
Detroit
George Rivers
Mr. Hubbard
Stony Brook Bridge Near Princeton Aged but Sound
A historic stone bridge on York road near Princeton, known as the Stonybrook bridge, dates to 1792, built fifteen years after the battle of Princeton. It spans three arches of rubble stone and remains in excellent condition, marking Washington's crossing site. Nearby, another stone bridge over the same creek, built in 1800, is also reported in perfect condition.
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Princeton
N. J
York Road
Stonybrook
Secret of His Popularity Becomes a Utility Car
The 40 horsepower owner explains his machine serves farmers and neighbors by providing a stationary engine to shear sheep clip horses grind corn paw wood cut feed and wash clothes. He stresses that the car is a good car only when used as a utility rather than driven on roads.
Thibet Copper Riches Report From Australian Prospecter
An Australian prospector reports vast copper riches in Thibet after a 100 mile journey but is forced to withdraw due to natives refusing him food. He notes abundant copper but scarce gold in the region.
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Thibet
Ireland's Leader Hyde a Multifaceted Gaelic Campaigner
Douglas Hyde, president of the Gaelic League, arrives in New York to lecture in the United States. A poet, folklorist, linguist, and scholar, he champions preserving vernacular Irish and applying it to national life, rivaling Yeats in poetry and influencing a cautious new Irish policy. England's richest woman, Lady Mary Hamilton, inherits Arran and leads a country life as a notable sportswoman and master of hounds.
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Douglas Hyde
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Ireland
Charles Stewart Parnell
Parnell
Hyde
Goldsmith
Burke
New Irish
B. Yeats
Clase
New Brunswick
Irish National Literary Society
Irish Text Society
Royal University of Ireland
New Irish Library
Rew League
United States
England
Greal Britain
Lady Mary Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
Arran
Mary
London
Lord Palmerston jokes about Isle of Man remedy
A woman told Lord Palmerston her maid would not return to the Isle of Wight as the climate was not embracing enough. Palmerston retorted that she should take the maid to the Isle of Man next time.
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Lord Palmerston
Isle of Wight
Isle of Man
Beams of Belgium Name Prince Albert New Heir to Belgi
Prince Albert of Flanberg is named the new heir to the Belgian throne after the death of his father Count Philippe Mugene Berdi nand Marie Clement Batde in Leopold George. Born April 1874 and married to Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria, he faces socialist opposition to the state grant of 40000 dollars annually. He has two sons and has traveled widely, with a life of military ties and expected honorary commands in British and Prussian forces.
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Brussels
Prince Albert of
Flanberg
Besium
Philippe Mugene
Flanders
Belgium
Leopold
Prince Albert
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Lkely
New Building Ready for International Live Stock Show
Chicago report notes the International Live Stock Show will be staged in a new exposition building at Union Stock Yards. The $260000 construction, backed by $100000 in subscriptions from 1000 leading stockmen, funds ten years of show continuity with interest. The world’s largest structure will seat 10000, with total floor space 243600 square feet, replacing the former big tent for horse judging.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
International Live Stock Association
Nlo
Sleof
Story of the Sultan and interlanguage commands
The sultan of Turkey is shown as deaf to all but his own language and relies on an interpreter who trembles before him. After interviews he retreatly bids visitors to his study for coffee. A Japanese practice of listing builders on a temple roll contrasts with this.
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