Pretty Little Maiden Sets Wheel On Lakes Schooner
Detroit captain Thomas McGowan calls Lillian McGowan the Marengo wheelwoman and lake’s only girl sailor. On June 1 amid a gale the 189 ft schooner under her guidance reached Toledo with the first coal cargo, saving the vessel from a collision with the James Fisk.
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Toledo
Maumee Bay
Lake Erie
Lillian
Thomas McGowan
Marengo
Detroit
Buffalo
Lakes
Lil- Tan
Great Lakes
Misa Lillian McGowan
Grace Darling
Abe
McGowans
Miss McGowan
Georgian Bay
James Fisk
St. Clair
Bible Transcribed On Parchment In Sixteenth Century Monastic Detail
A Washington congressional library volume titled Bible is described as the most beautiful on display. The monk transcribed it on parchment in the sixteenth century with flawless German lettering and pristine pages. Each chapter opens with a large illuminated initial featuring a saint.
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Congressional
Washington
Tella
Metcalf Selected as Secretary of Commerce and Labor
President Roosevelt named Representative Metcalf to head the commerce and labor department after Cortelyou agreed to chair the Republican National Committee. Metcalf, a three term congressman from California, has served on the ways and means committee and helped probe post office relations. He was born in Utica New York in 1853 and is the first Californian appointed to the cabinet by Roosevelt.
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Washington
D.C
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Utica
Russell's Military Academy
Yale Law School
Horatio Seymour
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Oakland
Cal
George D. Metcalf
McCall
Mr. McKenna
California
Mr. McKinley
Ohio
McKenna
Supreme Court
John W. Griggs
New Jersey
Guatemala
C. A
Ricardo de Casadova
Justo Rufino Bartos
Republic
Barrios
Manual Estrada Cabrera
Korea's Wonderful Bell in Seoul Centerpiece
A queerly shaped gong dominates Seoul's center and is deemed one of the world's largest. It is nicknamed The bell with the wall of a child in its voice. Initially it rang with a harsh note, prompting the emperor to seek wizard advice on omens.
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Seoul
Korea
Morton in Cabinet Gaining Fame in Business Circles
Chicago Special reports Paul Morton, son of J Sterling Morton, securing the navy portfolio and admired for decisive traffic policy at the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad. Born 1857 in Detroit, Morton rose from Burlington clerk to general freight and passenger chief, guiding railroad strategy through strikes and growth. Married Charlotte Goodridge in 1880, with two daughters.
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Chicago
West
Paul Morton
Navy
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Agriculure
Cleveland
Detroit
Eldorado
Morton Home
Paul
Land Department
Burlington System
Burlington Road
Platsmouth
Neb
Morton
Burlington
Lows and Linos
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Atchison
Misa Charlotte Goodridge
Ghostly Bell Toll Echo in Korean Bronze Allegation
A chilling claim reports a ritual where a living child was placed in molten metal after a mass and a bronze object was recast. People say the child’s wail haunted the process, heard as a bell toll and echoed by Koreans as the voice within the metal.
Mother Dog Drowns Herself After Death of Pups
A shepherd dog owned by Alfred Murdock of Balls Pond Conn commits suicide by drowning after witnessing its five puppies drowned by a hired man. The owner had ordered the pups in a bag tossed into a pond and the mother dog followed, waiting for them to surface before also drowning despite being a capable swimmer.
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Alfred Murdock
Balls Pond
Conn
Cord Policy in China Allows Privileged Executions
The article notes that in China strangulation is reserved for high rank offenders and is considered a privilege to die with the body intact. When granted, a silken cord is sent to the prisoner with no explanation, leaving him to determine his own death.
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China
Squinting Clerks For Berlin Storekeepers Attendants
A Berlin storekeeper explains he favors squinting female attendants to deter theft. He notes his clerks’ eyes look in every direction, saying criminals will not know when they are being watched and thus are less likely to steal. The remark highlights a peculiar anti theft tactic.
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Berlin
Hitt Considered for Secretary of State as Hay Seeks Retirement
Rumors say Congressman Robert K. Hitt may be the president's pick to succeed John Hay as secretary of state at the start of Roosevelt's second term. Chicago political circles and figures like Landis Long Dryden Smith voice strong support for Hitt's diplomacy and factual mastery.
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Chicago
Fairbanks
Robert K. Hitt
Roosevelt
John Hay
Pay
Hague Tribunal
Hag
Hay
Hitt
Thin Waa
Annex
Landis
Indiana
Hitts
Gov. Long
Massachusetts
Natonal House of Representatives
Senator Dryden
New Jerseys
Fearless Colorado General Bell Seen as Most Hated Man
Chicago Journal correspondent portrays Gen Sherman M. Bell adjutant general of Colorado as fearless, brusque yet sincere in duty. Relates his exploits in mining camps, strikes and Rough Riders era, noting rumors and public scorn but unwavering loyalty from supporters.
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Cripple Creek
W. B. Kenny
Chicago Journal
Colorado
Sherman M. Bell
Gen. Bell
D’artagnan
Bell
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
San Jose
Bel
Jean
Thavye
Secret Service
Goldfield
State of
Gallinger Leads Commerce Hearing in Chicago
Jacob H. Gallinger head of the merchant marine commission opened hearings in Chicago. He is the senior United States senator from New Hampshire, born 1827 in Cornwall Ontario. A printer by early trade, he became a physician and later entered politics rising to Senate tenure since 1891. He has chaired New Hampshire Republican committees and the state delegation to the national convention.
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Chicago
Jacob H. Gallinger
Merchant Marine Commission
United States
New Hampshire
Granite State
Cornwall
Ont
Concord
N. H
Senate
National Senate
Gallinger
Animal with an anchor similar to eel anchor
A peculiar water creature uses a natural anchor to fix itself to any surface. The organ resembles an anchor and allows the animal to hold firmly in place in currents or on substrates.
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Eblpa
CAPT Dickins Promoted to Rear Admiral
Washington adjutant reports CAPT DICKINS, commander at League Island Navy Yard Pennsylvania, promoted to rear admiral to fill the vacancy from Rear Admiral Read. Born New York, appointed 1861 from Connecticut, served in Civil War and Spanish War, long Washington residence, previously commanded Pensacola Navy Yard.
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Washington
D. C
Dickins
Navy Yard
League Island
Navy
J.J. Read
Lighthouse Board
Dickina
City
New York
Connecticut
League Island Navy Yard
Pengacola
Army officer creates portable acetylene searchlight
An officer in the German army has devised a one man carried acetylene searchlight that can illuminate up to 100 yards. It is expected to aid in locating wounded after battles and in bridge construction at night.
Voting Comes High in Japan
The report notes a tiny electorate where only about one percent of Japan's population can vote, with eligibility limited to individuals 75 years or older and a yearly tax of 15 yen or 7.50 in equivalent value.
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Japan
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Moody
Secretary of the Navy
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Illindsan
Robert R. Hitt
Suatemal
Adjutant General OF
Centennial State
Africa
Togo
Ricardo DE Casabova
Senate Committee of Merchant Marine
W. Dickine
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