Pony in Courtroom of Kentucky Judge Monroe
Henry Ward Beecher recalls two Kentucky courtroom scenes. One features United States Judge T. B. Monroe riding a hill pony to court, both riding and pony eagerly entering the courtroom together to the roar of lawyers. The incident, likened to a circus, is told by the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Henry Ward Beecher
New York
United States
Frankforty Ky
Beecher
Barnum
Kentucky
T. B. Monroe
District of Kentucky
Judge Monroe
Frankfort
Capitol Square
Old Town
Cincinnatii Commercial Tribune
How to See the Wind on a Windy Day
The reader is guided to reveal wind via a polished metal surface held perpendicular to wind direction. By angling a handsaw about 45 degrees and watching along the back edge, wind appears as a flowing stream over the metal, described as a waterfall-like effect.
Proposals and Credit Checks Mentioned in Banter
Formal dialogue notes a proposal to the American heiress and a tentative acceptance. Lord Tinselton says he has proposed and will call tomorrow with a list of his creditors, signaling impending financial disclosures in courtship etiquette.
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Lord Tinselton
Washington Star
Moon glances spark memory in a playful exchange
In a casual chat the couple reminisce about courtship under moonlight. One mentions Blim seeking a quick riches scheme and Blum courting an heiress, while Speeder moves on from a competency. Town Topics and Chicago Post are cited.
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Blim
Speeder
Blum
Young Edwin Gould Jr Builds Pin Business at Eight
The Gould heir Edwin Gould Jr, eight, starts a penny pin retail venture. He sets a rate of 200 pins for one cent, collecting discarded pins to fund his enterprise. His drive mirrors family heritage, tracing back to Jay Gould who turned 50 cents into a fortune.
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Gould
Edwin Gould, Jr
Edwin Jr
Edwin
Gould Pin
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Gould
Take Heed to Despise Not These Little Ones
A 1902 sermon urges parents to cherish children, place Jesus at the center of home life, and foster humility. It warns against childless homes and neglect, notes angels hover over young souls, and urges daily prayer, instruction, and room for Christ in the home to guide the rising generation.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Mark
Capernaum
Jesus
Peter
James
John
Andrew
Christ
Blue
Galilee
Kingdom of
Heaven
Mamma
Papa
Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew
Tlim
U Uw
Hannah
Eli
David
Angels of God
Centenary celebration at West Point opens with Roosevelt visit
President Roosevelt headlined West Point commemorations marking the academy’s hundredth anniversary. A vast crowd witnessed cadet reviews, a Mills home reception, Memorial hall speeches by General Horace Porter and Secretary of War, and a sunset dress parade amid intermittent clouds and rain.
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West Point
N.C
West Point Military Academy
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Col. Mills
Memorial Hall
Root
Moody
Payne
Cortelyou
Mills
Academy
Horace Porter
Secretary of War
Pekin
China
Battle of
Fourteenth Infantry
George Andrews
Gov
Odell
France
United Workmen Statistics From Portland Report
The annual report for 1901 shows 5,462 lodges January 1902, 427,426 members, 53,238 admitted in 1901, 51,723 suspended or withdrawn, 671 died, net increase 9,806. Beneficiary assessments 9,816,274. death losses 9,472,274. Beneficiary fund January 1, 1902 at 235,397. In force 772,314,000. Elizabeth Auburn superior recorder shows 1,556 lodges in 1902, increase 43, total membership 77,206, increase 7,258. Beneficiaries paid 351. balance 16,895.
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Portland
Ore
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Elizabeth Auburn
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Ceeatare
Lis
Pony
Chicago Post
Young Edwin Gould
Hut
Edwin Gould
Titus
United Workmen Statistics
The
Supreme Recorder
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