Giver of Millions Gift to Northwestern Is Possible
William Deering, Chicago harvester maker, may donate $1,000,000 to Northwestern University amid a long history of discreet philanthropy to churches colleges and hospitals. His gifts span Fisk Hall Willard Hall Wesley Hospital land and support to Garrett Biblical Institute and Omarga seminary. President James now leading Evanston plans an amicable endowment gift as part of Northwestern expansion.
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William Deering
Chicago
Northwestern University
Rockefeller
Deering
Methodist Church
Maine
Garrett Biblical Institute
Omarga, II
Fisk Hall
Evanston
Wesley Hospital
Neering
James
University of Chicago
Hedding College
Abington
Ill
Northwestern
Harversting
Admiral Crowninshield and the grim bearing
A Washington correspondent mistakes Secretary Long’s deputy for a private secretary. Admiral Crowninshield answers with wit about his prints and status, illustrating the stern image of the Bureau of Navigation head. Also notes saloon closings on payday in Sweden and a joke about a wild duck’s speed.
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Crownitichield
Washington
Long
Navy Department
Crowninshield
Bureau of Navigation
Satureday Evening Post
Miral
Proclamations and Ceremonies of Medival Royal Succession
The article outlines traditional steps after a British sovereign's death, including Privy Council reappointment, oath of allegiance by Parliament, title selection, and the formal proclamation. It details heralds visiting London, the city’s ceremonial response, and notes on religious oaths. It also mentions ear burning superstition and a Bedouin diet anecdote.
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Victoria
Privy Council
House of Lords
House of Commons
Church of Scotland
Herald's College
London
Trafalgar Square
Royal Exchange
Edward VII
Herald’s College
Kings At Arms
Royal Horse Guards
Temple Bar
King George of Saxony A Military King and Musician
Freder ick August George Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Bapt ist Xavier Cyriakus Romanus, born August 8 1832 at Pillnitz, is the late King Albert’s brother and successor. A trained soldier he commanded Saxony divisions in the German wars and was made Prussian field marshal in 1888. Married Infanta Maria of Portugal in 1859, she died in 1884, leaving six children. Known for military discipline, he curbs officer brutality and issued a notable 1891 decree revealed by Vorwaerts. A capable musician he hosts musical parties with his daughter Princess Mathilde and attends chamber music concerts regularly.
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Pillnitz
Albert
Bonn University
Prince George
William I
Infanta Maria
Portugal
George
Saxony
Vorwaerts
Mathilde
King George
Governor A C Brodie Rough Rider and Arizona Leader
Governor A C Brodie, former West Point grad and rough rider commander, rose from miner and dam overseer to state leader after injuries in Cuba. He helped organize the Arizona quota in the Spanish American War, led at Las Guasimas, and later supervised the Walnut Grove dam project before tragedy and personal loss shaped his ascent.
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A. C. Brodie
Rough Rider
Arizona Territory
West Point
Crook
Arizona
United States Cavalry
Rough Riders
San Antonio
Tex
Las Guasimas
Cuba
Shatter
Wheeler
Young
Wood
Roosevelt
Brodie
Walnut Grove
Hasgayampa River
Wickenburg
Builder Taylor Erects Lafayette Monument at Brandywine Battlefield
Andrew Carnegie era magnate John G. Taylor of West Chester Pa plans to spend wealth on battlefield monuments rather than libraries. He has completed an 8 000 dollar memorial to Lafayette a 25 foot granite column with possible future statues, in a Birmingham Quaker cemetery setting.
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Andrew Carnegie
John G. Taylor
West Chester
Brandywine Battlefield
Gen
Lafayette
Taylor
Philadelphia Times
Birmingham Meeting House
Brandywine
West Chesster
Birmingham
Chester County
Historical Society of
Mary
Jesus Christ
Saylor
St. Peter's
Mr. Taylor
Wetmore and Music Affect Animals in Berlin Menagerie
Hon George P Wetmore Rhode Island senator born in England Yale 1867 Columbia 1869 governor 1883 1887 won 1894 second term in Senate wealth from West Indies China trade Berlin violin tests show puma excited by quicksteps wolves curious lions hyenas terrified leopards indifferent monkeys amazed by performer
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George Peabody Wetmore
United States Senate
Rhode Island
England
Yale
Columbia Law School
John” Davis
United States
Congress
Washington
West Indies
China
Berlin
Pigs draw carts as farm laborers in Chinese districts
Fragmentary report notes pigs are harnessed to small wagons for farm work in parts of China. An item mentions a Frigate Bird capable of flying a week without rest, though details are unclear.
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China
Ito Reat
Teachers' Union Pushes for Stronger Organization
Margaret A Haley urges teachers to organize to secure better salaries and tenure. Mise Tinley adds that teachers should focus energy on collective action to improve conditions, arguing that professional unity can overcome nostalgia for individual effort and counteract oppressive schoolroom conditions.
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Cage
Feder
Margaret A. Haley
Mise Tinley
Cheletin
Haley
Shocking infant care methods and foreign nuptial policies
The report condemns brutal infant hanging practices in parts of France, noting infants are harmed by cramped poses and ropes. It also recalls Serbia's lapse in a wedding premium scheme that spurred hasty marriages and later divorces, and describes Oregon fishermen selling Columbia River salmon at about 25 cents per fish and shipping frozen stock to Germany for 35 cents a pound.
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France
Columbia River
Oregon
Germany
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