How Jefferson Made the University of Virginia
Charlottesville April 7 The article praises Thomas Jefferson as founder of the University of Virginia. It recounts his push from Albemarle Academy to Central College and then to a great state university, detailing the 1818 act, the board’s site selection at Rockfish Gap, and Jefferson’s role in shaping the campus plan and governance. It notes Madison Monroe and other leaders, the trustees meeting at Central College in 1817, and the pivotal council at the Rockfish Gap inn.
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Charlottesville
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
South
Jefferson
Virginia University
Virgina Nay
Board of Visitors
Joseph Cabell
Jonn H. Cocke
Hapman Johnson
Benjamin Watkins Leigh
Mus Madison
Walliam Witt
United States
Tulane University Louisiana
Uni
Alnemarle Academy
Chapiottesville
Monticello
Albemarle Academy
Central Collkdge
Commonwealth
Central College
University
Charlottesaie
Rivanna
Blue Ridge
Jesse Maury
Ins
Madison
Monroe
Literary Fund
Rockfish Gap
Blue Ridge Mountains
Richmond
Arnold
Staunton
Albemarle
Virginia
Laetare Medalist of 1905 Notre Dame Honor to Thomas B Fitzpatrick
Notre Dame awards the Laetare Medal for 1905 to Thomas B Fitzpatrick senior partner of Brown Daniell Co Boston and New York a Catholic business leader and philanthropist known for charity to Working Girls Home St Marys Infant Asylum Catholic University funding and Irish relief efforts His career in Boston and influence in Catholic institutions mark him as a prominent civic figure across industry religion and philanthropy.
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Notre Dame
America
United States
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Brown, Daniell & Co
Boston
New York
Chicago
Grafton
Mass
Hopkinton
High School
Fitzpatrick
Working Girls’ Home
Union Park Street
Gray Nuns
Catholic Summer School
Plattsburg, N. Y
Boston Catholic Union
St. Mary's Infant Asylum
Catholic University
Washington
D. C
Irish League
Williams
Cardinal Gibbons
Satolli
Newton Co-operative Bank
Notable traits of Mr Fitzpatrick praised as model citizen
The passage extols Mr Fitzpatrick as a living example of industry honesty integrity and success in commerce. It lauds him as a patriot and Catholic gentleman whose motto stresses just economical resource use for the benefit and happiness of many.
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Fitzpatrick
Report on Year's Work From St Vincents DC Society
The Particular Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of the District of Columbia met at St. Patrick's Church rectory to read and discuss the annual report. Expenditures for groceries board fuel rent and funeral expenses exceeded 37 000 with no salaries paid. The report notes growth in constructive work home visits and more placements for the poor and highlights the jail hospital and other institutions conference efforts. It also mentions a five story Good Samaritan Home building funded by William F Downey and new president William H De Lacy. Officers listed include Rev D J Stratford D D spiritual director Thomas Gallaher vice president James D Markin secretary and J S Larcombe treasurer.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
District of Columbia
St. Patrick's Church
Conference of Special Works
William F. Downey
William H. de Lacy
D. J. Statford
D. D
Thomas Gallaher
James D. Markin
J. S. Larcombe
Pobiedonostoff Resigns as Procurator of Holy Synod
St. Petersburg April 7 The Runsky Slavo reports Pobiedonostoff procurator of the Holy Synod has asked the Czar to relieve him of duties Antonius metropolitan of St Petersburg says the church assembly including lay delegates will be held in Moscow and Antonius is expected to be elected patriarch with imperial support The move is viewed as aiming to avoid a national zemski sobor convocation
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Holy Synod
St. Petersburg
Runsky Slavo
Pobiedonostoff
Czar
Antonius
Moscow
Lecture on City Gardens by Nesbitt at Public Library
Charles F. Nesbitt spoke to a large audience on City Gardens. He described the City Gardens Association of Washington as a charity that builds self-reliance, citing last year's work: plowing eighty gardens of one eighth acre, supplying seeds and tools, and ensuring neighborly respect. The movement follows Philadelphia’s Vacant Lot model, with influence from London and Paris, and urges backyard improvement and simple landscape gardening for small premises.
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Nesbitt
Charles F. Nesbitt
Public Library
City Gardens
City Gardens Association of Washington
Ihs
Vacant Lot Association of
Philadelphia
London
Paria
Returns to Mare Island for Russian Parole Breaker
The Navy reports Midshipman Kyrandynjan, one of three officers from the Russian cruiser Lena who fled parole by leaving San Francisco, has returned to Mare Island Navy Yard. The three were granted leave in January by Rear Admiral McCalla, but two came back earlier. Kyrandynjan arrived on Thursday after a stretch abroad. The State Department notified Russia and demanded their return.
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McCall
Navy Department
Mare Island Navy Yard
Kyrandynjan
Lena
San Francisco
Russia
Sena
Togo
McCalla
Mare Island Yard
State Department
Kyrandynyan
What has become of that political party you fellows started
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange notes a party failing to reach a platform after its founders debated issues. The remark ends with the witty line that the party “died without issue,” implying no policy or lasting result emerged. The tone reflects humorous political commentary of the era.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Modern Ali Baba Caused by Paris Ledger Led Robber Ring
Amiens France April 1. A national gang of robbers led by Marcus Jacob alias George Escande was captured after a raid on an Abbeville villa. Fifteen of twenty six criminals were given prison terms from life to five years while the rest await further evidence. The ring operated across France with a Paris office and a ledger of profits. Jacob, a Marseilles born former cabin boy, posed as an officer and prompter of crime, aided by four women including his mother and a Magdalen convent escapee Rose Roux. About 200 witnesses testified amid 150 charges of burglary theft and murders of police.
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Washington Post
Amiens
France
Jules Verne
Lfe
Marcus Jacob
Combine
Ali Baba
Ali Baba Jacob
Paris
Sorbonne
Pantheon
Pari
Rouen
Lyons
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Margeilles
Laat
Hia
Abbeville
Jacob
Alexandre Marius Jacob Escande
George Escande
Marseilles
Aix
Forty
Rose Roux
Ferre
Confederation
Pelissard
Santarel
Bour
Abbevne
Clarenson
Monte Carlo
Jibatil
Somaliland
Lynch Their Prisoners in Uskub Province Lynching by Mussulmans
Constantinople reports that Mussulmans in Uskub province Macedonia grew exasperated with government inaction and began lynching captured Servians. Nine prisoners were taken to Kumanovo, sixteen miles from Uskub, and executed by local inhabitants after a fight with Turkish troops.
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Mussulmans
Uskub
Constantinople
Macedonia
Banda Feta
Kumanovo
Uskue
Great cow inspires Arkansas minister in Mississippi town
In Walden Mississippi Carroll County a host dinner with an Arkansas pastor guest. A milk punch appeared before him and he quaffed it with satisfaction exclaiming that it came from a great cow. The scene drew comment on local hospitality and village prohibition.
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Memphis
Walden
Carroll County
Miss
Mississippi
Arkansas
George W. Williams
Carroll County News
W. C. McDougal
Preservation of Peace in Santo Domingo Urged by Warships
Fragmentary note from the Detroit press advocates using naval forces to preserve peace in Santo Domingo. It argues that keeping the warships idle serves no good purpose and stresses charitable and beneficial outcomes of intervention.
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Detroit
Migration plan from Europe to the American South
A. Stewart Appleton, known in London as the American colonization king, advocates European immigration to the South to boost industry. He cites Italian arrivals and claims Southern editors, business leaders, and educators favor a influx of “good white blood.” He compares America’s awakening to Russia and praises Roosevelt, Lodge, Lawson, Wilcox, Bryan, Baker, Russell, and Brisbane as leaders guiding the nation away from aristocracy toward popular initiative.
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A._Stewart Appleton
London
Willard
America
United States
New South
Europe
South
Russia
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mr. Appleton
Emerson
Talstal
Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge
Boston
Congress
Thomas W. Lawson
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
William Jennings Bryan
Ray Stannard Baker
Charles Edward Russell
Chicago Examiner
Arthur Brisbane
Making of a Newspaper lecture at Western High School
Capt George A. Van Smith, former political editor of the St Paul Clyde, delivered an illustrated talk on "The Making of a Newspaper" as part of a free lecture series. He argued newspapers touch all readers and explained the toil, capital, and evolution behind producing the penny daily.
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George A. van Smith
The
St Paul, Minn Clyde
Wastern High School
van Smith
America
Lewis and Clark Fair Highlights and Plans
June 20 marks West Virginia Day with a $25000 mining exhibit in San Diego County California. Missouri to erect a grand building for its exhibits. Lord Roberts, Boers hero, plans to attend. A YWCA rest room will be created in a new building. Automobiles to carry mail between Portland central post office and opposing grounds. International Anti Cigarette League to hold quadrennial convention next July with 1000 to 2000 attendees. Sutter’s Fort replica from California gold discovery to feature in Sacramento exhibit. Lewis family Loyal Legion to gather for a reunion. Italian display valued at $1,000,000 will occupy about a quarter of the European exhibits building.
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West Virginia
San Diego County
Cal
Missouri
Lord Roberts
Christian Associa
Aetains
Portland Central
International Anti-Cigarette League
Sutter’s Fort
California
Sacramento Valley
Lewis Loyal Legion
Lewis
Yarborough Hand Stuns Whist Players In London Journal
A whist card description calls a rare strong hand a yarborough. With Hearts trump and a long solid side, the hand seems to promise eleven or even twelve tricks, yet expert play shows only six tricks can be taken, regardless of the remaining ten cards.
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Chicago
Lana Jt
He Was Skeptical From the Columbus Disaster
A fragment from a Columbus disaster report features a wise man claiming insight into character by heart while a skeptical person dismisses the notion. The quoted exchange hints at themes of truth and appearance amid crisis.
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Columbus
Religious Instruction in Public Schools Debate Rages
A Houston Post editorial argues against state taught religion in public schools. It rejects the idea that the nation is Christian and cites Jefferson, Madison, and the Treaty of Tripoli to defend church-state separation. The piece warns that any state led religious instruction risks tyranny and erosion of civil liberty. It stresses home and church as proper sources of religious education and urges preserving secular public schooling.
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District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Tripoli
United States
Ameria
George Washington
Washington
George Bancroft
Judea
Arce
Jefferson
Edward Everett
James Madison
Madison
Samuel T. Spear
America
Rey Sanford H Cobb
Christendom
Europe
Victoria
Berty
Gladstone
Trath
Ias
Union of Church and State
Dr Spear
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Patrick Henry
Fudge John Tyler
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Henry
Judge Tyler
Thomas Jefferson
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James Mohroe
William Breckenbrough
Archibald Stuart
James Breckinridge
Spencer Roane
William H. Cabell
Philip Slaughter
Laetare
Palladio
Marcellus
Diocletian
Caracalla
Fortuna Virilis
St Peters
Angela
Rome
Temple of All the Gods
F. G. Peabody
Harvard
Conference For
ST. Vincent DE Paul
Pobiedon
Istoff
Mare Island
Combine of “ ‘Thieves
Punch
Londin Colonization Bureau
Capt. van Smith
Eastern High School
Lewis and Clark Fair
W. W. Prescott
Seventh-day Adventists
Houston Post
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