Mrs Chamberlain in Cape Town Photo and Family Notes
The illustration shows Mrs. Chamberlain wife of Britain's colonial secretary in Cape Town and praised by American friends as a perfect likeness. The article recounts Joseph Chamberlain and wife returning to London from South Africa and hints at Danvers Massachusetts ties. It also covers Lolita Armour's dramatic recovery from hip deformity after Vienna surgeon Dr Adolph Lorenz removed a plaster cast in Chicago and the emotional family scene with Mrs Armour and Lolita.
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Mrs. Chamberlain
Britain
Cape Town
South Africa
Joseph Chamberlain
London
Mary Endicott
William C. Endicott
Danvers
Mass
Mr. Chamberlain
America
Lolita Armour
Adolph Lorenz
Vienna
Chicago
Lolita Ran
Lolita
Mamma
Lorenz
Armour
Maine log cut for 1902 3 targets vast season
Maine reports show a sea son cut near 800 million feet with over half spruce. About 300 million feet to pulp mills, rest to lumber, employing about 16 000 men and paying nearly 4 million in wages. Prospects hinge on forest preservation to avoid long term idle mills.
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Maine
Springfield , Republican
Sir Oliver Mowat Dies at 83 in Ottawa
Sir Oliver Mowat lieutenant governor of Ontario died at Government House Ottawa on April 19 at age 83 after long ill health. born Kingston 1820, he was Ontario premier 1872 to 1896 the longest continuous term for any province or colony in the British empire. He was knighted at jubilee.
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Sir Oliver Mowat
Ontario
Government House
Ottawa
Sir Oliver
British Empire
Kingston
Canada
Upper Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Dominion
The Qualities of Radium
A reflective overview of radium describing its heat emission and vast potential. It notes Crookes as its discoverer and highlights radium’s immense value yet limited practical profit due to its tiny quantities. The piece ponders its mysterious role in the universe and its status as a scientific marvel rather than a market asset.
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William Crookes
Great Britain
Stock Exchange
Monument to Volunteers Erected in San Francisco by Tilden
A monument to volunteers of the Philippine campaign in the Spanish American War will be erected in San Francisco by sculptor Douglas Tilden. The bronze group rises sixteen feet on a twelve foot granite pedestal, featuring a winged war goddess with sword and banner, a wounded soldier, a dismounted gun, and an officer with sword and pistol. Cost is $24,000 with funds reported several thousand dollars over.
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Philippines
Spain
San Francisco
Douglas Tilden
Les
Living with Others Tests Even Close Friendship
Edward Howard Griggs notes that living with others reveals small idiosyncrasies and constant strain from differing opinions and personalities. He warns against closely controlling friends lives and advises keeping distance to preserve relationships.
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Edward Howard Griggs
A Musicians Prayer From August Manns
Eminent conductor August Manns sent the London Chronicle a personal verse for his seventy seventh birthday. He prays that God deliver him from ambitious singers with bad voices from fiddlers out of tune and from Wagner disciples without talent.
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August Manns
London Chronicle
Police ban on officers at race tracks triggers citywide uproar
Commissioner Greene of New York declares officers must avoid race tracks this season. For years inspectors and captains commonly used free passes to enter grandstands for major races, a practice now ended and seen as a blow to police traditions.
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Greene
New York
Chamberlain and His Eyeglass
From his 1876 Commons debut to a later return from Africa the eyeglass defined Mr. Chamberlain's look. The monocle astonished the house though leaders like Disraeli and Bright approved the aid as a gentlemanly feature.
Leesburg Breeder John W Goodhart Leads Noted Game Cocks
The well known breeder John W. Goodhart of Leesburg Virginia is described as the most successful US gamecock trainer. He trains birds by strenuous hillside exercise to strengthen legs and notes his birds often fight in Baltimore where the contests are illegal but tolerated by authorities.
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United States
John W. Goodhart
Leesburg
Baltimore
Bjornson Funds Aid for Indigent Teachers
Shortly before his seventieth birthday the philanthropist Bjornson attempted to raise a fund to aid indigent public school teachers. Only 3000 crowns were subscribed and he is now seeking to buy an educational periodical to advance his plans.
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Bjornson
Explorer Sir John Forest A Pioneering Australian Statesman
Record of Sir John Forest highlights his career as an explorer. Joining the survey department in 1865 he led an inland expedition in search of Dr. Leichardt. He later mapped the coast from Perth to Adelaide and opened the overland telegraph route between Adelaide and Port Darwin, spanning about 2000 miles on horseback.
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John Forest
Australian Statesman
Survey Department
Interior
Leichardt
Perth
Adelaide
Port Darwin
Hewitt as a Business Man
The late Abrams illustrates Hewitt’s philosophy of economy. He rejected the saying if you want a thing done well do it yourself and preferred hiring others when possible. Hewitt believed true economy was saving himself for the most important tasks and criticized Gladstone for not letting subordinates act.
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Hewitt
Abrams
Gladstone
Brigham Young's Death Creates Apostolic Succession Question
The death of Brigham Young, leader of the twelve apostles, creates a vacancy and sparks speculation on succession. Senior apostles F. M. Lyman and John Henry Smith, appointed in 1879, are viewed as the likely candidates to become president of the twelve and next in line to church leadership.
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Brigham Young
Council of Twelve Apostles
The
Mormon Church
F. M. Lyman
John Henry Smith
Twelve Apostles
Church
Autograph Hat Carries Roosevelt Signed Brim Record
A Detroit telegraph operator William P. Ow Williams owns a cowboy hat Roosevelt signed in 1900 during a west campaign stop. The brim bears the president’s name and many distinguished figures, making the headpiece a portable autograph album with a history across multiple states.
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P.ow. Williams
Detroit
Mr. Williams
President Roosevelt
West
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Man from Lafayette Returns From Paris After Mental Health Saga
Moses Fowler Chase of Lafayette arrives home after years in asylums and abroad following a million dollar inheritance from his mother. He previously vanished in Paris with relatives and has alternated between sane and insane rulings. He travels with his father as the estate is placed in a trust company.
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Moses Fowler Chase
Lafayette
Ind
United States
Paris
Ohio official resigns after sixteen years in treasury role
Milton E. Ailes of Ohio, after rising to assistant secretary of the treasury, resigns to become vice president of Riggs National Bank in Washington. He cites heavy official and social expenses, noting his $4,000 salary compared to being an $1,800 clerk would better his financial situation.
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Ohio
Milton E. Ailes
Treasury Department
Washington
Riggs National Bank of
National Capital
The
Treasury
Ailes
General Baldwin denies disparaging negro soldiers
Gen Franklin D. Baldwin commander of the department of Colorado says he was misquoted in an interview. He asserts the remarks implying he disparaged negro and Filipino soldiers were misunderstood and that he regards both nationalities as second only to American soldiers and would undertake military tasks with either group.
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Baldwin
Franklin D. Baldwin
Department of Colorado
War Department
Washington
Mayor Presents Family Photo To President Roosevelt In Minnesota
In St Paul Mayor Robert A. Smith rejects the idea of race death by own action as a Minnesota failing. He shows President Roosevelt a photograph of J P Rhein, a Woodberry township farmer, with wife and large extended family, as human documents of the fact.
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Robert A. Smith
St. Paul
Roosevelt
Minnesota
J. P. Rhein
Woodberry Township
Washington County
Travels with the President Fifty-Eight Journeys by Cortelyou
Secretary Cortelyou recalls fifty eight trips with Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, highlighting extensive travel as he heads the commerce and labor department. He notes the journeys show presidents are not bound to the capital and cites traveling over fifty thousand miles.
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Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
Whistler Nap Sketch by Sargent Stirs Eccentric Humor
A tale from St Louis Star recounts a visit where Whistler slept as Sargent drew a quick sketch. Whistler, famed for his aloofness, resisted returning or destroying the unconventional portrait. The drawing remains with Sargent as an odd keepsake of the moment.
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Whistler
Sargent
W. M. Chase
England
Chase
St. Louis Star
Senator Platt Expresses Gratitude for Connecticut Welcome
Senator Orville H. Platt states that his Connecticut reception upon returning from Washington touched him deeply and showed the public’s confidence after twenty four years in the U.S. Senate and election for a new six year term. He thanks Governor and state officers and the legislature for the unanimous, cordial reception.
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Platt
Orville H. Platt
Connecticut
United States Senate
Hartford
Washington
Origin of the Damrosch Name and Its Red Head Tale
The Damrosch lineage traces its surname to a German official who labeled an ancestor Blut Kopf meaning Red Head. The family allegedly changed the name to Dam Ros h meaning blood head, aligning with Hebrew roots. The note links Walter and Frank Damrosch to this origin in a history of music and marriage.
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Damrosch
Germany
Walter
Frank
Haly
Blut Kopf
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Joppa Chamberlain
Englands
Colouial
Adolf Lorenz
Oliver Mowat
Span
Arggen FD Baldwin USA
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