Edmund Clarence Stedman Celebrates Seventieth Birthday
Edmund Clarence Stedman, famed scholar poet and humanitarian, marks his 70th birthday with reflections on a life split between Wall Street and literature. He supported young writers, edited anthologies, and penned critical works while planning The History of Wall Street. He remains noted for generosity to laborers and artists alike.
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New York Herald
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America
Turnbull
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Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Horace Greeley
Chappaqua
E. C. Stedman
Wall Street
Hood
Towne’s political ascent from silver Democrat to Wall Street broker
The narrative traces Charles A. Towne from a Michigan farm to wealth in the Texas oil fields and Vermillion Range iron lands. He becomes a Wall Street bond broker head and later joins Tammany Hall, delivering a costly Senate speech against the Philippines policy and appearing at a Fourth of July Tammany event as an adviser to Murphy, with nomination prospects in New York’s Twelfth district.
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Tammary Hall
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George B. McClellan
Twelfth Congressional District
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Vermillion Range
Wall Street
Mr. Towne
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Senate
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Philippines
Fortune
New York City
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Tammany Society
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Chicago's Choice Mayoral Backer as Presidential Possibility
The article notes Carter Harrison's influence over Chicago politics and hints his support for James Robert Williams of Illinois's Twenty fourth district as a presidential possibility. Williams, entering his sixth term, has a notable political past including chairing the Illinois delegation in 1900 and nominating Stevens for vice president. He is born in White County in 1850 and is a Union College of Law graduate.
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Carter Harrison
Chicago
James Robert Williams
Congress
Twenty
Illinois
Williams
Bryan
Stevenson
White County
Ill
State University of Indians
Union College of Law
Heir to a Dukedom and the Devonshire Influence
The article notes Victor Cavendish as the heir to the Duke of Devonshire and the likely future head of the Cavendish line. It contrasts his rise with the duke’s health and long career, and references the duke’s wealth, estate, and past cabinet roles.
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London
Victor Cavendish
Treasury
United Kingdom
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Balfour
Gladstone
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Marquis of Hartington
Earl of Devonshire
Earl of Burlington
England
Duke
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Wideawake
Famous Woman Writer Mrs St Leger Harrison Profile
The article profiles Lucas Malet known as Mrs St Leger Harrison Kingsley’s daughter and Sir Richard Calmady’s aunt. It notes her luxury Chelsea home in Egerton Crescent funded by book success, husband a Devonshire clergyman, and residence at Eversley Charles Kingsley’s house. It highlights her neat habits, daily routine, love of cats and birds, social life, and devotion to travel to Clovelly.
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Lucas Malet
St. Leger Harrison
Charles Kingsley
Penther
Richard Calmady
Egerton Crew Cent
Chelsea
London
Eversley
Ireland in bid for America Cup with Rupert Guinness
Hon Rupert Guinness, heir to Lord Iveagh, may challenge Lipton to lift the America Cup. The Royal Ulster Yacht Club seeks an Irish built, Irish crewed entry with Harland and Wolff possibly launching. Guinness recently married, a noted oarsman and athlete, would fund the effort if conditions favor an all Irish challenge.
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Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Rupert Guinness
Lord Iveagh
Dublin
Royal Ulster People
Tina
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Lord Onslow
Turbulent politics in Santo Domingo spark calls for annexation
The article reviews insurgent leaders in Santo Domingo, noting Gen Juan Isidro Jiménez's fluctuating bid for presidency, Vasquez and Gil coups, and regional figures. It cites New York Tribune analysis and New Orleans Picayune views advocating annexation to avert ongoing revolts and protect trade, amid broader Caribbean instability.
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St. Louis Exposition
Santo Domingo
Juan Isidro Jiainez
Horacio Vasquez
Vasquez
Alejandro Woz Y Gil
Gil
Jiminez
New York Tribune
Juan Isidor Timinez
Dominican Republic
Porto Rico
Flacal
United States
Europe
Wazy Gil
Carlos Morales
Porto Plata
Heureaux
Gen. Vasquez
Little West Indian Republic
Orlean Picayune
Farma
Haytt
Baron von Stengel Named Germany's New Treasury Chancellor
Baron Hermann von Stengel, aged 72, named to Berlin to solve Germany's knotty finance crisis. He must align imperial revenue with rising military and naval costs while reforming tax and currency relations with states and adapt national finances after Thielmanns failed. Stengel, Bavarian adviser and Havaria representative, hails from Rhineland Westphalia stock.
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William
Germany
Emperor William
Baron von Thielmans
Baron von Stengel
Bavaria
Berlin
Havaria
Federal Council
Stengel
Rhineland
Westphal Manstock
Frederick the Great
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Rear Admiral Glass Commanding American Forces at Panama
Rear Admiral Henry Glass leads American forces at Panama with a storied record as a fighting sailor. He served through the Civil War with distinction and convoyed the first division of troops to Manila in the Spanish War, also capturing the Ladrone Islands.
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Henry Glass
Panama
Manila
Ladrone Islands
Glass
Navy officer from Illinois rises to rear admiral in 1901
Born in Kentucky January 7, 1844, he joined naval orders, moved from Illinois, and authored a 1855 volume on marine international law. Meanwhile Standard Oil completes an eight inch Bakersfield to San Francisco oil pipeline 380 miles long capable of 20 000 barrels daily while requiring heating every 37 miles.
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Illinois
Kentucky
California
Bakersfield
San Francisco Bay
Standard Oil Company
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