Charming Old Lady Daughter-in-Law of Elizabeth Fauntleroy
Mrs. Matilda Fauntleroy of Paducah Kentucky is the widow of Butler Fauntleroy and the 82 year old daughter-in-law of Elizabeth Fauntleroy of Virginia, known for Washington's courtship. She recalls letters and poetry Washington wrote for Elizabeth, cites family histories, and notes her own Latin lineage from Frederick County Virginia to Kentucky, with descendants in Paducah and Montgomery County Tennessee.
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Matilda Fountleroy
Paducah
Elizabeth Fountleroy
Virginia
George Washington
Fountleroy
Joseph Fountleroy
Frederick County
Butler Fountleroy
Elizabeth
Washington
Elizabeth Fauntleroy
Custis
Butler Fauntleroy
Montgomery County
Tenn
Pretty Matilda Bowman
John Bowman
Mrs. Fauntleroy
Kentucky
Louisville
James Williams
Lexington
Massachussets Hall and Longfellow's Firelit Bowdoin Past
In Brunswick Maine Bowdoin College celebrated its centennial with a focus on Massachusetts Hall the first campus building dating from 1802. The New York Tribune notes Longfellow lived there as a student and cooked by a large fireplace with a spit crane and coal beds. A photo of the fireplace was finally made this summer after many visitors learned its Longfellow connection.
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Bowdoin
Old College
Brunswick
Massachssetts Hall
The
New York Tribune
Longfellow
Chief of the Creeks Isparacher Dies at Ninety in Indian Territory
Isparacher, once chief of the Creek Nation, died in Okmulgee at age 90. Born in Alabama, he joined the Creek westward migration, fought in the Union Army, and served as Creek judge. After 1883 he led a revolt quelled by U S troops, then lived quietly. He stood six feet tall, weighed 200 pounds, and resided in a boxlike hut. He was elected Creek chief in 1995.
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Isparacher
Okmulgee
Indian Territory
Alabama
Indian Home Guards
Chekotah
United States
Ispardcber
Hes Things His Own War
The amer of Afghanistan imagines himself one of the greatest men alive. Tie likes to have his own way in every thing, and when he thinks it necessary to silence a disagreeable adviser whom he cannot convert to his views he cuts off his head. That settles him and makes other meddlesome disputants change their opinions at once, or emi grate. Family Filled the car. A family of unusual size recently passed through Kansas, en route from Towa to Oklahoma. It was composed of Michael Streckendorfer, with 16 sons, two daughters, and grandchil dren enough to almost Glacer
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Amer
Afghanistan
Tie
Kansas
Towa
Oklahoma
Michael Streckendorfer
Glacer
Visit of Dr Adolf Lorenz and the bloodless hip operation
A Viennese surgeon Dr Adolf Lorenz visits to perform his bloodless method for congenital dislocation of the hip. The technique realigns the thigh bone into a natural socket, gradually creating a functional hip joint. Benefits extend to poorer city children, with long term mobility improvements reported.
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Adolf Lorenz
Lorenz
Vienna
America
Atlantic
Prof. Lorenz
Italian Priest Invented Eau de Cologne Says Pall Mall Gazette
The Pall Mall Gazette notes that eau de cologne, daily worn in Cologne, traces to Italian priest Giovan Maria Farina who discovered the perfume in 1702. Farina’s name appears on bottles, with his Domodossola origins linked to the invention and its secrecy. Also related is a China medical anecdote about a Chinese physician.
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Cologne
Danish West Indies sale blocked by Atherton article claim
Mrs Gertrude Atherton says a North American Review article she wrote exposed a Denmark sale plot. She testified that emissaries led by Neil Green and I H Rogers tried to push a treaty sale to the United States, and that the Danish vote was halted by the war and her article. She warned the plan would humiliate Denmark and claimed Secretary Hay may deny the tale.
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Mra
Gertrude Atherton
North American Review
Denmark
Pany
Charles R. Flint
Capt. Christmas
Atherton
Hay
Christmas
State Department
Harry White
America
Bowen Career Highlights of U S Minister to Venezuela
Herbert W Bowen a prominent New York lawyer serves as United States minister to Venezuela. He began in consular service in 1890 as consul to Barcelona later becoming consul general there and in Persia before his 1901 appointment to his current post. A literary figure and poet with three published volumes he graduated from Columbia Law in 1881 and is 46 years old.
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Derbert Wolcott Bowen
United States
Venezuela
New York
Bowen
Barcelona
Spain
Persia
Teheran
Law School
Columbia University
Norwegian Farmers Aim for Farm Ownership Opportunity
Norway hosts about 120000 farmers with around 109000 owning farms. The rural community emphasizes independence and strategic acquisition of farms at favorable opportunities.
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Norway
Fecundity of the Creter Oyster
The article notes the prolific spawning capacity of oysters. A single average sized female can produce about 16 million eggs in one season, while larger specimens may yield 20 to 40 million eggs.
The Crafty Sultan and a Dog That Hates a King
A Fortnightly Review piece surveys Capt Gambier on Turkey and Islam with focus on Mohammedan power, Abdul Hamid II, and the Ottoman empire’s resilience. It argues Islam as faith, not land, sustains the sultan’s grip while noting a growing war chest. A London Herald note adds Jack the stray Irish terrier who governs Marlborough House and commands the king’s attention.
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Capt. Gambier
R. N
Turkey
Gambier
Greece
Byzantium
Macedonia
Albania
Tripoli
Irk
Europe
Turk
Mohammed
Abdul Mamid
London
Capt
Edward VII
Boston Herald
Jack
Marlborough House
England
No Lagedring in Ching and Lanstries Unknown in China
A terse remark noting that Lagedring is not found in China and Lanstries are unknown there. It reflects a dated stereotype about Chinese workers and laundry businesses in the United States. The text implies Chinese labor patterns and starch consumption figures as cultural shorthand.
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China
United States
Engaged Ruth Hanna and Medill McCormick To Wed
The engagement of Ruth Hanna daughter of Senator Hanna of Ohio and Medill McCormick of Chicago is announced. The date is not fixed. Both families are prominent and the union is seen as highly suitable with residences likely split between Chicago and Washington.
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Ruth Hanna
United States
Ohio
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Cyrus H. McCormick
Joseph Medill
William F Warrity as Democratic presidential candidate
William F Warrity of Philadelphia announced as a 1904 Democratic presidential candidate. An eminent lawyer and president of Equitable Trust, he has long shaped state and national politics since 1884, serving as delegate, postmaster, state secretary, and Democratic National Committee chairman. A garbled note on wire strengths follows.
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William F. Warrity
Philadelphia
State Central Committee
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Marrity
Equitable Trust Company
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Gertr
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Islanda
Herbert W. Bowen
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Caracas
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Abdul Hamid
Bultan Abdul Hamid
Chleste
Ruth Hanes
Miss Mania
Cleveland
National Capital
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Ils
McCormick
Mr. McCormick
J. Medill M'Cormick
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Ruth Hana
William F. Harrity
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