Monument to Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton in the Philippines
The Philippine memorial to Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton near Manila, unveiled February 22, honors the officer killed December 1, 1899 at the breach of insurgent lines. Built by Second Infantry soldiers under Maj. H. L. Bailey, the 15 foot pyramid features an old Spanish cannon and four shells, with ceremonies attended by veterans and Filipinos.
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Philippine Islands
Henry W. Lawton
Pewee Valley
Louisville
Philippines
Manila
San Mateo
Lawton
Second United States Infantry
H. L. Bailey
Adjt
Corbin
Army of the Philippines
George W. Davis
Philip
Davis
Gen. Davis
McCoy
Tew
Silver
The Picket Wins Chicago American Derby in Record Pace
The Picket led from start to finish to win the Chicago American Derby at Washington Park on June 20, finishing six lengths ahead of Claude. The 1 1/2 mile race set a new turf speed record with a 2 33 time as 70,000 spectators watched the richest Derby in western racing history. Jockey Arthur Helgesen, 17, rode the winner, born in 1885 at Menistee Michigan and now based in Chicago with his father at 175 North Humboldt Street.
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Chicago
Claude
Bernays
Cincinnati
Washington Park
America
Arthur Helgesen
Menistee
Mich
North
Humboldt Street
Bard for Second Place in Republican Ticket Talks
The article highlights Sen. Thomas Bard of California as a potential second-place choice for the Republican ticket. Bard, born in Chambersburg Pennsylvania on December 8 1341, built wealth in California through multiple ventures and served as the state’s successful Republican elector in 1892. He took office as U S senator on March 5 1900, with his term ending March 3 1905. The piece notes Bard's western support and long career ranging from railroading to mining and real estate. It also mentions the old Greenville Tennessee tailor shop linked to President Andrew Johnson as a local curiosity.
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Thomas Robert Bard
California
Bard
Golden State
Chambersburg
Cumberland Valley
Oersburg
Chambersburg Academy
Hagerstown
Maryland
Pacific Coast
Ventura County
United States
Andrew Johnson
Greenville
Tenn
A. Johnson
Billy
Glimpse of Wesley and Era of Religious Change
A compact profile of John Wesley, founder of Methodism, born June 24, 1703, in Epworth England, and an appraisal from C T Winchester. The piece contrasts eighteenth century religious life with Wesleyan fervor and notes the era's moral laxity and weak church authority. It also cites social corruption under Walpole and royal era manners. Additional items report Fritz Kottman’s eleventh marriage after a sequence of misfortune and a note that smoking may reduce diphtheria risk for patients' visitors.
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John Wesley
Methodist Church
Epworth
Lincolnshire
England
Century Magazine
C. T. Winchester
Winchester
Thomas Carlyle
Wesley
Burnet
Addison
Swift
Church of England
House of Commons
Walpole
Anne
Steele
George
First Volunteer for Civil War Honored in Washington
The first Civil War volunteer, Dr. Charles F. Rand of Washington, D.C., aged about 18 at enlistment, is noted for early service in 1861 and for winning the Congressional Medal of Honor at Blackburn's Ford. His long recognition includes New York and Arlington Cemetery honors, with a monument planned by New York State. A second note covers William Penn's simple tomb at Jordans in Buckinghamshire, England, as described by a recent visitor and illustrated by a New York Herald photograph.
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Charles F. Rand
Washington, D.C
New York State
Albany
Lincoln
Washington
Dr. Rand
Blackburn
Blackburn's Ford
Young Rand
Rand
A. H. Barnum
New York
United States
Arlington Cemetery
Jordans
Chalfont St. Giles
Buckinghamshire
England
William Penn
America
Penn
Milton
Chalfont
Ellwood
New York Herald
Moody evangelist Torrey returns to Chicago after world tour
Rev Dr. R A Torrey arrives back in Chicago amid reflections on his world revival work. The Moody Bible Institute leader is praised for a “Moody method” of personal address and dramatic preaching. Torrey shares his conversion story from Yale and details years of global evangelistic labor ending with large Melbourne revival praise.
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TR. A. Torrey
Chicago
Torrey
Gray
London
Tribune
China
Australia
India
England
Scotland
Ireland
Reuben A. Torrey
Soboken
N. J
Yale
Yale Seminary
Germany
Minneapolis
Moody Institute
Melbourne
Purpose of Education at University Commencement
Senator George F Hoar said moral education shapes national safety through the will to do right when faced with temptation. He urged that rulers and citizens must act from duty over ambition, stressing character as the final aim of scholarship and life.
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University of Iown
United States
George F. Hoar
Massachusetts
Famous Irish Leader Tay Pay O Connor
Thomas Power O'Connor president of the Irish National League is noted as a statesman, journalist and author. He has sat in parliament for the Scotland division of Liverpool since 1685. At 50 he is affectionately known as Tay Pay and once was a senior scholar at Queen's College Galway. The piece notes his early achievements and career in London journalism.
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Scotland
Liverpool
O'Connor
Queen's College, Galway
O’connor
London
London Star
London Sun
Sun
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