Honor for Quigley as Archdiocese of Chicago candidate
Information from Chicago reports that the Propaganda in Rome recommended Bishop James Edward Quigley of Buffalo for appointment as Chicago archbishop to succeed the late Feehan. Quigley, born 1855 in Oshawa, rose through St. Joseph's and Rome studies, Elliott language skills, and earlier fought socialism in his Buffalo diocese.
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Chicago
Congregation of the Propaganda
Rome
James Edward Quigley
Buffalo
Feehan
Quigley
Oshawa
Ont
Lima
N. Y
Rochester
James Edward
Edward Quigley
Immaculate Conception Church
Christian Brothers of St. Joseph College
West Point
St. Joseph's College
Vincentian Seminary of
Our Lady of Angels
Tyan
University of Innsbruck
Austrian Tyrol
College of the Propaganda
Monaco de la Valleja
Brooklyn
Charles E. McDonnell
Ryan
Attica
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Father Quigley
St. Bridget's Church
New York
Fort Montgomery Fort Blunder on Canadian Soil
The fort on Lake Champlain near Rouse's Point, New York, known as Fort Montgomery, was built after the War of 1812 to guard the lake. It sits on Canadian soil per the forty fifth parallel adjustment, earning the nickname Fort Blunder. A marine sergeant now raises the flag at sunrise and sunset there.
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Fort Montgomery
Lake Champlain
Rouse's Point
N. Y
New York Herald
United States
Canada
New York State
Forty-Fifth
Favorite of Leo Mer Donatus Sbarretti Appointed Delegate
Donatus Sbarretti recently named apostolic delegate to Canada. He has served as papal legation attache in Washington and bishop of Havana. Born in Spoleto in 1856 and ordained in 1879, he is regarded as a leading canon law scholar and versed in the U S constitution and Canadian government. He is a favorite of Pope Leo. Also notes a Kansas City marriage where Vina Shaw, 86, married Arthur Dean, 43, by Probate Judge Snyder. Shaw was a former slave.
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Mer. Donatus Sbarretti
Canada
United States
Washington
Havana
Spoleto
Italy
Leo
Vina Shaw
Arthur Dean
Propate Judge Snyder
Kansas City
Kan
Dean
Bomner Spring
Immigrant Patches Noted Across London Districts
A column notes large Irish presence in London claiming more Irish in London than Dublin, more Scots than Edinburgh, half of Soho is French, and Saffron Hill is Italian, reflecting a diverse immigrant mosaic in the city.
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London
Dublin
Edinburgh
Soho
Saffron Hill
Prima Donna Talks on Marriage and Studying Abroad
Mile. Zelie de Lussen, famed prima donna, speaks of the stage life and why women on stage should avoid marriage. She stresses American women should study singing at home before considering Europe, noting opportunities in language, music colleges, and national artistic atmosphere.
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Arebly
America
Nordica
Mlle
de Lussan
Europe
Farmer describes Bates Bowdoin football from a farmer’s view
A Bowdoinham farmer, who watched the Bates Bowdoin game in Brunswick, tells the Hartford Courant there is little to tell beyond a soft field and a farmer’s simple test of corn. He jokes that releasing 20 large hogs and a peck of corn would show what a football game resembles.
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Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Hartford Courant
Vincennes First Financial Seat And Historic Bank Failures
Vincennes once ranked with major cities as Indiana’s financial center. The Indiana State Bank at Vincennes paid specie on demand and even sold exchange to New York at a premium. A collapse followed in 1820 after dishonest custodians left only 30 dollars in the vaults to cover a 1 million dollar capitalization.
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Vincennes
Indiana
New York
Louisville
State Bank of Indians
State Bank of
Bank of the State of
National Banking System
New Russian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas consecrated in NYC
The New Russian Orthodox church of St Nicholas on Ninety-seventh Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues in New York was recently consecrated in a Russian ritual. The red brick and gray stone building features a five-dome roof with gold cupolas and blue shield ornaments. The pastor’s residence for Rev Alexander Horovitzky stands adjacent, matching the main church design.
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St. Nicholas
Ninety-seventh Street
Madison and
Fifth Avenues
New York
Angel
Alexander Horovitzky
Student questions Caswell on name with and without C
A Brown University student challenged Professor Caswell about whether his name would be better without the C. The exchange highlighted concerns over spelling and pronunciation in academic settings.
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Brown University
Prof. Caswell
Pi Yuk Liang Chen Tung Hero of Phillips Academy Pitcher
Twenty years ago Pi Yuk Liang Chen Tung was a standout pitcher at Phillips Academy Andover, teaching the curve to Hartford teams and later entering Chinese diplomacy. He served as private secretary to Wu Ting Fang in Washington, was knighted by Queen Victoria, and worked with Li Hung Chang on major diplomacy and the Japan peace mission.
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Liang Chen Tung
Wu Ting-Fang
Washington
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Yuk Liang
Chinese College
Hartford
Conn
Yung Wing
Boston Red Stockings
Harry
George Wright
Ommy” Bond
Chinawan
Pi Yuk
Bond
Hartford High School
Trinity Collegiang
Harvard
Yale
Amherst
Liang
Exeter
Echoel
Massachuetts
New York Times
Liang Chen ‘Tung
Queen Victoria
Special Commission
Sir Liang
Li Hung Chang
Japan
Earl Li
Secretary Shaw recounts Iowa governor race bid
Secretary Shaw narrates his second bid for Iowa governorship and his failure to win his own county. A witty Irish cobbler congratulates him, saying he is glad to be elected but regrets living in the very county he represents. The cobbler’s remark blanks the candidate and puns on the idea of living in every county.
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Shaw
Iowa
Mr. Shin
Pat
Record of Athy the Mail Carrier of Wolfe County Ky
Robert L Athy delivers mail on route No 29 300 between Campton and Spradling Kentucky with a gray horse have traveled 35056 miles in eight years and never failed. He was born extremely small weighed 1 1/2 pounds and legs two inches long now five feet eight inches tall 145 pounds. He taught in country schools and loves children. He stops a mile from Spradling to collect candy tolls from small friends. He serves as general delivery agent and carries goods and merchandise along the route. He has killed many animals including rabbits squirrels opossums one bear two panthers and other small game. He preaches a ten minute sermon daily at Lena and Spradling and is now engaged to the prettiest mountain girl after many broken engagements. His route over rough roads requires fording Stillwater creek in floods and long climbs through the mountains.
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Robert L. Athy
Campton
Spradling
Mr. Athy
America
Lena
Wolfe County
Clarence Mackay Pursues Manila to Shanghai Cable Plan
Clarence Mackay, head of the Commercial Pacific Cable company, informs the federal government of plans to build a Manila to Shanghai undersea line securing an all American routed link to Asia. He is heir to $80,000,000 and active in Postal Telegraph and Commercial Cable firms. He spent years in Europe and America in high society circles.
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Chirence TL. Mackay
Ue Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Manila
Shangh Ful
John W. Mackay
France
England
Postal Telegraph Company
Commercial Cable Company
New York
California
Europe
Clarence MH
MacKay
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Monsignore
Domina Sbarretti
Dominion of Canada
Mgr. Donatus Sbarretts
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Mile
Zelie de Lussan
Tou
Khe Daye
Zelie de Lussen
Miles Lussan
Chicago Journal
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WAS Financial Center
Vincennes Bank
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Rhodes
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Wu Ting-lang
Athy
Kentucky
Rupert Lathy
Mighty Hunter
Clarence H. MacKay
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