McClellan Statue and Civic Affairs in DC
The Washington Post reports on the McClellan statue at the Capitol with praise for its horse and general pose, notes on the unveiling ceremony, and debates over equestrian monuments. It also highlights Maj. John Riddle and Maj. Biddle in DC governance, praising their work on the union station, sewage system, and District building. The paper discusses hot weather, typhoid concerns, and sanitation efforts, urging medical officials to address typhoid germ sources amid climate risks. It reviews poetry and American culture, and notes welcomed naval visits to Hampton Roads for the Jamestown Exposition, stressing international friendship through shared hospitality. It includes political commentary on Tammany Hall, New York recounts, forestry reforms, and various societal vignettes from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Hawthorne
Jasta
Gen. McClellan
Gen. McCleren
John Riddle
District of Columbia
Union Station
Maj
Biddle
Maj. Biddle
Washington
Jay J. Morrow
Capt. Morrow
Post
Altratign
Lfe
Treasury Bureau of Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Fort Monroe
Norfolk
Navy
Hampton Roads
United States
Hishora
White House
Third term debate stirs historical precedent and party lines
A New York Times style discussion weighs Washington, Jefferson, Grant precedents against a Theodore Roosevelt bid for a third term. It argues that unwritten constitutional norms guard against re election, warns of dangers in extending presidential power, and cites Diaz and Conkling as cautionary parallels. The piece asserts the Republican party's need to honor history and reject any attempt to crown Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jamestown
Washington
Jefferson
McKinley
Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Stn
Roosevelt
Conkling
Utica
Gen
Diaz
Mexico
United States
Dias
Republican Party
Ulysses
Keystone
Raymond
Chicago Tribune
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Senator Foraker
Penrose
Liverpool Plans 700th Charter Anniversary Celebration
The article outlines Liverpool’s planned commemorations for the 700th anniversary of King John granting the charter in 1207, noting Liverpool’s rise from a silting Chester port to a thriving town under Charles II, with early wealth from shipbuilding and the slave trade. It also covers aristocratic marriages and scandals, including Lord Downshire’s remarriage, court intrigues, and financial upheavals, plus the Westenra and Rossmore lineages and a Windsor steeplechase accident.
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John
England
Liverpool
Chester
Ireland
Fitzwaring
Pool
Mersey
Charles II
Prince Hupert
Francia Bacon
Thomas Steers
Atlantic
Earl of Sefton
House of
Molyneux
Hichard Molyneux
Lord Downshire
Miss Hivelyn Foster
Clewer Manor
Windsor
Yate
Lord Listowell
Adela Larking
Sophia Macnamara
Laycock
Marchioness of
Downshire
Lady Downshire
Capt
Lord
Downshires
Moyseg Hi
Earl of Essex
O'Neill
Elizabeth
Hills
Marquis of
Arthur Hill
Order of Oranges
Arthur Sebright
Edgar Sebright
London
Rosy"’ Rossmore
Lord Rossmore
Queen Victoria
Rossmoore
Williiam Westenra
Westenras
Holland
Netherlands
Duke of
Alva
Engla
Emerald Isle
Warner Westenra
Rossmore
Mary
Countty
Hillsborough
Arthur’ Hill
Quéen Victoria
Arthur
Marquise DE Fontenoy
The Mad Sculptor and the Kaiser’s Phonograph Tales
A New York Times feature narrates Vincenzo Gemito the Neapolitan sculptor famed for a statue of Charles V as he helplessly contemplates his empty Naples studio. It questions whether his decline stems from dementia or overwork and notes his age about 55. It also reports the Kaiser Wilhelm’s phonograph records and a brief note on the Singer Building’s towering height in New York with elevator specs.
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New York
Naples
Italy
France
Traijans
Mancini
D'Annunzio
Vincenzo Gemito
Carlog V
Gemito
Meissenier
Verdi
Domenico Morelli
Fortuny
Philosopher
Balia
Perlahing
Bkim
Kaiser
New York Times
Kaiser Wilhelm
National Museum
Congressional Library
Washington
Harvard
Nain
Marty
Garter Man of Broadway Vanishes from the Bank Stall
Julius Chamber notes the disappearance of a famed New York figure known as the Garter Man a longtime garter seller who served as a covert bank detective on Lower Broadway He connected with the bank by way of electric signals and helped stop thieves by sealing doors and alerting cashiers This storied sentinel respected by locals helped save immense sums and could not be replaced by a formal internal hire according to Chamber
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Root
Boston Globe
Atlanta
Ike
Montana
Kentucky
Julius Chamber
Erosklyn Eagle
Broadway
Park Row
Iesferima Cnt
New York
Marly
Arerest
Els
Bowery
Byrnes
Fulton Street
Walter H. Dupee
John W. Gates & Co
California
Epaminondas J. Barton
Los Angeles
Arlington
San Pedro Matir
Africa
Gunserafio de Todos Santos
Mgr. Dupee
England
Australie
Fathers and Sons and Sharks in a Sun Letter Paradox
A New York Sun piece features a solemn mock sermon about virtue, then shifts to a humorous yet skeptical letter discussing sharks. The author notes fear of sharks, recounts sailors’ encounters, debates a famous gunboat anecdote, and calls for verified details before declaring personal caution without claiming sharks regularly attack humans.
Misattributed Phrases And Biblical Misreadings Noted
The passage cites errors by Gladstone mistaking “the land of the sea” for Scotland, Midlothian speeches misquoting Psalm, Sydney Smith’s misquote of a psalm beginning with depart in peace, and Bright attributing “Cleanliness is next to godliness” to Paul.
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Gladstone
Scotland
Sydney Smith
Bright
Paul
A Bargain Counter Parade Revealed In Street Scene
From Brooklyn Life and Chicago News comes a collage of quips and verses. A pretty maid in a street parade wears a tag and is ridiculed by a rival while a harsh burglarized scene hints at a price and a gloomy twist. A miserly father and an extravagant son echo moral quips.
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Chicago News
Eagder
Brooklyn
Notable Judges and Political Echoes at Washington Hotel
Prominent figures at a Raleigh hotel discuss alleged influence in juries and political campaigns. Judge James H. Beatty defends impartiality amid Borah and Dubois accusations, while Senator Rayner and Charles J. Harris offer Baltimore and North Carolina views on elections and Taft fortunes. A British naval aide praises U.S. officers and contemplates future Anglo-American ties.
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James H. Beatty
Boise
Idaho
Eixteen
Harrison
Senator. Borah
Gov
I Breunenberg
Beatty
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Borah
jJabor
Grand Jury
Thad
Baltimore
Saidor Rayner
Maryland
New Willard
Democratic Party
North Carolina
Charles J. Harris
Hillsboro
Roosevelt
Marion Butler
Butler
Taft
South
Mr. Tlarris
Mr. Taft
Yale
Nas
Secretary of War
Frank L. Horsey
Good Hope
Norfolk
Japan
United States
Releigh
Shania
Frianda
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Washington Post
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth
Cartice
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Mashington
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Flatiron
Paul Block
Chicago
Hartford
James Bryce
Great Britain
de Nire
Brston
Louis Michel
Goethe
Ghetto
Michel
Patapsco
Mr. Bryce
Mattie Peterson
Miss Mattie
Reuben J. Holmes
Mercy
Georgia Bailey Purrington
Mary Lou Tench
Virginia
Cadmus P. Silverthorn
Alexandria
Smith
John Smith
Bryce
the Mayor and the Tiger
Tammany Hall
Greater
Albany
Tammany
Dowot
National Forestry Bureau
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Delaware
Murphy Hare
Pittsburg
April
New York Sun
New York Mail
John W. Gates
Carnegie
Spain
Mr. Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Syracuse Herald
Buffalo
Syracuse
Lestie M. Shaw
Mr. Loeb
Egyptia
Indianapollo
University of Chicago
Barren Island
Cfu
Baltimore American
Assumireg
Success Magazine
George B. Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Philadelphia Press
Alec
Tower
Mad Sculpion
Cleveland Pisin Dealer
Singer
Liberty Street
Pulitzer
Washington Monument
Great Pyramids
Egypt
St. Peter's Cathedral
Rome
Madison Square Garden
Singer Building
Amercan Surety
New York Press
Faith
Serman Dunlap
Hirano
Porthos
Britain
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