Veterans Like Him and the Irom Brigade Leader Bragg
Seventy five years in memory sketched for Gen Edward S Bragg Wisconsin born veteran appointed consul general at Havana by Roosevelt. Iron brigade commander in the Potomac campaign Bragg is praised for political grit and stubborn idealism with a life of public service and debates. A Scottish minister anecdote and a seven masted schooner underway in Boston cap the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Bragg
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Havana
Cleveland
Bragg
Indiana
John Gibbon
Nomination for Manila Archdiocese to Bishop Messmer Reported
Rome advocates Right Rev Sebastian Gebhard Messmer of Green Bay as Manila candidate and awaits his acceptance before publicizing the choice. Archibishop Nozelada de Vila resigns. see to Spain as in Cuba after U S possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Manila
Sebastian Gebhard Messmer
Green Bay
Wis
Mgr
Nozelada de Vila
Spain
Cuba
United States
Messner
Head of Club Women Elevates to National Role
Mrs. Dimies T. S. Denison of New York City has been elected president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs at the Los Angeles convention. A prominent Sorosis member, she is praised as a skilled speaker and capable presiding officer. Denison’s work with the Patrice club and New York State Federation is highlighted, along with her talents as a linguist, musician, and poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorosis
Dimies T. S. Denison
New York City
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Los Angeles
Denison
Patrice
New York State Federation of Women's Clubs
Dimies T
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Seismic Disasters and Their Devastating Toll Across History
A compiled catalog traces earthquakes from 343 B.C. to 1886, listing cities, deaths, and ruin. It highlights Lisbon 1755 with 50,000 dead, Naples, Jamaica, Smyrna, Naples again, Krakatoa, Charleston, and broader global destruction across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of
Naples
Lisbon
Coimbra
Oporto
Braga
St. Ubel
Malaga
Spain
Fez
Morocco
Campana
Duras
Greece
Lysimachia
Vompeii
Herculaneum
Asia
Galatia
Ontue
Macedonia
Constantinople
Taz
Syria
Palestine
Cantania
Sicily
Silesia
England
St. Paul's
London
Japan
Scamaki
Jamaica
Jedod
Abruzzi
Italy
Algiers
Peking
Lina
Vera
Callao
San Domingo
Cairo
Kashan
Persia
Grecian
Baalbec
Santiago
Guatemala
Ezinghian
Erzercum
St. Lucia
Martinique
Panama
Holland
Azores
Mississippi Valley
Caracas
India
Cenoa
Aleppo
Chili
China
Guadeloupe
Ecuador
Ischia
Java
Sumatra
Charleston
8. C
Germans Start World Tour From London In New Auto
Max Cadell and Dr Lehwess chase a round the world voyage begun in London on April 23 in a custom automobile. The trip blends sporting ambition with gathering data on agricultural and commercial conditions across the territories they will traverse. The vehicle bears a proud emblem of their quest.
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Max Cadell
Dr. Lehwess
London
Assepartout the Paris to Yokohama Auto Adventure
A giant Paris built vehicle named Assepartout travels from London to Havre then through Paris Berlin Warsaw Moscow and to Tientsin before shipping to Yokohama and onward to Hawaii and San Francisco en route with 620 mile fuel range and luxurious sleeping berths. Secret Service Chief John E Wilkie famed for countering spies and guarding officials is profiled alongside tales of courteous conductor Llewellyn Mason and Japan's paper clothing trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame of “Assepartout
Paris
Cadell
Daimler
London
Havre
Berlin
Warsaw
Moscow
Kasan
Djeljobinsk
Omsk
Tomsk
Krasnoyarsk
Irkutsk
Kiachta
Urga
Peking
Tientsin
Kuechow
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Hawaii
San Francisco
American
Kaiser
Col
Gaynor
Capt. Greene
Quebec
Montreal
Spain's Young King Alfonso XIII Crowned Amid Reform Critique
A critical overview notes Alfonso XIII's coronation amid a weakened Bourbon restoration. It praises Maria Christina's quiet leadership, condemns Spain's illiteracy, school delays, and the entrenched aristocracy. The piece warns against prioritizing higher education over universal schooling and highlights compulsory military service and a nominal navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Spain
Cervera
Miss Clemencia Lopez to Testify Before Senate Committee
Miss Clemencia Lopez sister of Sixto Lopez, longtime Aguinaldo secretary, will appear before a Washington senate committee to testify on Philippine affairs. She travels with Fiske Ware Ren in Boston, born Balayan Batangas, 26 years old, well educated, musical, and prefers native dress. She plans to teach upon return and will stay in the United States for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senorita Clemencia Lopez
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
Senate
Wanhingy
Philippines
Senorum Lopez
Fiske Wareren
Boston
Balayan
Satangas
Sixto
America
Mich
United States
A Verbose Senator Patterson in Public Life
Senator Thomas MacDonald Patterson of Colorado, a stout short man with coal black hair and a white mustache, is noted for talking on any issue and for potentially succeeding ex Senator Allen as the long distance talker. Born in Ireland 62 years ago, he rose from printer and watchmaker to congress as a delegate in 1874 and representative when Colorado became a state in 1876.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso XIII
Spain
House of Bourbon
Joseph Bonaparte
House of Savoy
Maria Christina
Alfonso
Chicago Chronicle
Thomas MacDonald Patton
Colordgla
Isticn
Senate
Patterson
Allen
Ireland
New York City
Astoria
L. L
Denver
Congress
Colorado
Colorad
Democratic Party
People’s Party
Democrats
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Gen. Bragg
Irom
William J. Bryan
National Democracy
John M. Palmer
Mr. Bryan
McKinley
Republican Party
Mexico
House of Representatives
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Tammany
Fond du Lac
West Highland
Edinburgh Divinity
Edward 8. Bragg
Muvana
Pope
Messmer
Green Bay, Wis
Seton Hall, College and Seminary
Keen Bay
Frederick Xavier Katzer
Milwaukee
McFaul
Trenton
N. J
Federation of
Cardinal Gibbons
Archbishop Ireland
Manila Sea
Thomas O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
G. Messmer
Ison
Ted Teo Ling
Ao Maunlcian
Vail
London Spectator
Cites
Lesser Antilles
Trip Around
Secret Service
John E. Wilkie
Sherlock Holmes
United States Secret Service Bureau
Llewellyn Mason
Chicago & Alton Railroad
W. A. Tyler
Bloomington
Secret Service of the United States
Garme
Charles I
Clemencia Lopez
Scena
Encia Lopez
Tee
Deborah Sampson Gannett
Robert Shortiet
Banqier
Sharon
Mass
Rockbridge
Deborah Sampson
Mary Lyon
Anne Rutchingsom
Hannah Dustin
Tuomas M. Patterson
Coley Orado
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