Rear Admiral Oscar F Stanton Under Fire Over Brazil Duties
The report says Rear Admiral Oscar F Stanton failed to meet Washington's expectations amid revolutionary Brazil. Born Sag Harbor NY in 1884, he joined the navy in 1849 and rose to lieutenant commander in 1862. He commanded the Panola on the western gulf squadron and became a commodore within the last two years, with Newark his first flag command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Oscar F. Stanton
Rio
Mello
Navy Department
Washington
Picking
Commodore Stanton
Brazil
Sag Harbor
N. Y
Navy
Panola
Western Gulf
Newark
History of banks and banking origins and figures
The excerpt traces bank origins from banco and bench to early European practices. It notes the first Italian bank by Lombard Jews, German cooperative banks, and New York safety funds trial in 1828. It lists Bank of England milestones, branch expansion, 1826 acts, and fidelity banks in 1850 with debt and deposit figures across countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
Banco, & Bench
Lombardy
Germany
Nafety Fond Ayatem
New York
Bank of England
Thurlow
Fidelity Bank
Great Britain
France
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Long Lived Thoroughbred Sires
A review of famed English thoroughbred stallions and their longevity. Notable lifespans include Mallinstone at 27, Gunboat at 29, Surplice at 26, Vedette at death, and Touchstone who lived to 80. The text notes average stallion lifespans and highlights champions like Galopin, King Tom Stockwell, and Newminster as enduring sires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Palmerston
Mallinstone
Gunboat
Sir Hercules
Galopin
Surplice
Voltigeur
King Tom
Stockwell
Vedette
Orlando
Hermit
Marsyas
Newminster
Touchstone
Jim Hill House Seen as One of Nation’s Costliest Dwellings
The New York Times notes the vast St. Paul mansion atop St Anthony’s Hill known as Jim Hill’s house requiring 21 staff per floor, a larger retinue than a famed Minneapolis estate. The piece highlights its beauty, site, and high cost as a landmark of American residence.
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Jim Britis
St. Paul
Jim Hill
Minneapolis
Mr. Hill
Hill House
St. Anthony's Hill
New York Times
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Reno, Nevada
John C. Ede
Wadsworth
Nevada
Admiral Mell
Peixoto
United States
Verdi Mill Co
Verdi
Wastier County
O. Lonkey
Penavest
J. P. Condon
Stonerang
J.P. Coxpox
C. C. Powara
East Lake
Verni, Nevapa
G. Hoskins
Reno
Nev
C.D. Horman
Rmation
Custodio DI Mello
Rio Janeiro
Lewis Green Stevenson
Helen L. Davis
Bloomington
Ill
William O. Davis
Daily Pantograph
Davis
Stevenson
Lewis
Banks and Banking
Puller
Hall
Clark
Wadsworth Hotel
E. M. Sterling
Good
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