Valley Forge to Host 125th Anniversary Evacuation Celebration
The Valley Forge anniversary event on June 19 will honor the 125th year since the Revolutionary War encampment. President Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will speak, with governors, the Pennsylvania National Guard, and delegations from patriotic societies attending. The gathering is expected to draw about 200,000 participants to the historic Washington headquarters and grounds.
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Washington
Valley Forge
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania National Guard
Wells
United States
The
Union
Henry Cabot Lodge
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fort Washington
Fort Huntingdon
Lafayette
Knox
Wayne
Boeder of St. Michel at Le Puy en Velay A Historic Monastery Site
The Boeder of St. Michel, a conical volcanic rock core at Le Puy en Velay in France, dominates the town set beneath Mt. Anio. St. Michael’s apparition in 708 led to a great monastery, later transformed by revolution, restored in 1874, with structures from 1140 to 1288 and Louis XI’s Hall of the Chevaliers. The town is famed for bells and lace crafting, and Mont Corneille bears a 53 foot Virgin statue atop cannon material.
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France
le Puy En Velay
Lyons
St. Michel
St. Michael
Henrys
England
Sebasropol
Rail safety and fatalities in early 1900s Britain and U S
A report notes only one railway death in Great Britain in 1902. In the last quarter of 1902 the United States records 45 deaths and 11,362 injuries on railroads. English railroad officials acknowledge responsibility for injuries from incompetence or negligence and call for due care by their staff.
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England
Great Britain
United States
Washington Romance Sparks Frye Hobart Marriage Talk
Reported engagement of United States Senator William P. Frye to Mrs. Garret A. Hobart unfolds in Washington circles. A friend claims a summer wedding may occur with a Maine honeymoon at Rangely Lake. Al Ger invites Frye and Hobart on a Pacific coast trip aboard his private car, adding credence to the rumor. Hobart, a prominent hostess, is said to possess about $2 million in her own right.
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Frye
Rangely Lake
Maine
Senator Alger
Hobart
Pacific Coast
Schiff and Morgan Rivalry Highlighted in Cosmopolitan Sketch
Rob ert N. Burnett lauds Jacob H W Schiff as the man who could wear Mr J P Morgan’s mantle if needed. Schiff’s diplomacy and financial genius helped control Northern Pacific, covered deficits at 150 a share, and backed unions of major railroads. A leading New Yorker Jew with philanthropy across Montefiore, the Jewish Theo logical Seminary, and Bernard College, Schiff was born in Germany and spent decades in Frankfurt before moving to the United States over 30 years ago.
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J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Jacob H W. Schiff
Robert N. Burnett
Cosmopolitan
Mr. Schiff
Mr. Burnett
J. Pierpont Morgan
James J. Mill
Northern Pacific
Mr. Harriman
Schiff
Mr. Morgan
The
Union Pacific Railway
Chicago & Allen
Iso
Southern Pacific
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Reading Railroad
Lake Shore
New York
Montefiore
Jewish Theological Seminary
Semiticamuseum
Harvard University
Nurses’ Settlement
Speed in Construction Shows Modern Steel Marvels
A New York apartment hotel was completed leased and sold in under 14 months from site purchase. Construction took less than ten months, in a 12 and a half story building covering 71 by 100 feet with over 200 rooms, aided by preplanned bolts rivets and a perfect workflow coordinating diverse work crews.
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Solomon's Temple
New York
Parisian Bullet Protects Target, Allows Mock Duel Practice
A barmlees bullet made of chalk shell has been invented by a Parisian physician. It marks the spot without injury, enabling masked men to practice revolver shooting as they do fencing. The device is expected to see extensive use by French duelists.
Novel Belgian Smoke to Gas Method Adopted
Smoke is forced through a porous receptacle with a flowing liquid, capturing it as a gas that produces intense heat. The gas is then used to run gas engines, turning black smoke into usable energy.
New Opera Director Heinrich Conried Chosen for Metropolitan Opera
Heinrich Conried elected director of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. His career spans Vienna and Berlin theaters and the Irving Place venue, renowned for restoring classic European stage traditions. He aims for excellence in performance and educational, representative productions with strong artistic aims despite limited resources.
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Heinrich Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Irving Place
Comedie Francaise
Paris
Burg
Vienna
Conried
Irving Vlace
New York
Residenz Theater
Teipsie
Bremen
Stadttheater
United States
Germania Theater
Plans for the new Commerce Department and Cortelyou
The article outlines the task ahead for Secretary Cortelyou as he builds the Department of Commerce. It describes moving bureaus, establishing a new bureau of manufactures, and organizing administrative machinery to prevent disruption. It stresses avoiding scholasticism and aiming for a practical, useful government unit.
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Department of Commerce
Murenee
Cortelyou
Secretary of Commerce
Chicago Journal
ATL
Census
Immigration Service
Geodetic and Court Survey
Bureau of Standards and Measurements
Meh Commission
Steamboat Inspection
Lighthouse Board
Stoall
Willard Hotel
Bureau of Manufacture
United States
Bureau of Manufactures
Ecretary Cortelyou
Forster Promoted to Assistant Secretary at White House
President Roosevelt continues civil service merit system, elevating Rudolph Forster to assistant secretary to the president. Born October 1872 in Washington, he studied at Columbia Law School and progressed from clerk in the U S Fish and Fisheries commission in 1894 to a White House clerk in 1897 and executive clerk in 1900.
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William Loeb
Rudolph Forster
Forster
Washington
Columbia University Law School
Virginia
United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
White House
Colored Shoes in the Army Contracts Hint Preference
The Shoe and Leather Reporter notes army contracts for colored shoes, including a 51,000 pair order with no blacks and 88 cent per pair orders. Army officials favor colored footwear for better appearance and durability in hot weather, labeled sensible by officials. The text then shifts to a non sequitur about Arctic flowers, mentioning 762 kms of white or yellow blooms.
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United States Army
Arctic
French Canadian Flag Shown On Notre Dame Street
A Montreal crowd comments on a newly proposed flag for French Canadians. The design blends the Union Jack and Royal French standard, uses blue with white crosses and fleur de lis in each corner, and aims to symbolize heritage while respecting the British protectorate.
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Abbe Fillatrault
St. Judge
St. Hyacinthe
Were
Ite Baste
Carillon
Canada
Great Britain
France
Old Fort Armstrong and Its Echo Across Time
The 1816 fort at Rock Island, named for Gen Arm strong, guarded settlers and river trade, hosted the 1831 Sac and Fox treaty, and now only two river cannons and a DAR monument mark the site. A Wyoming rancher’s wolves and coyote paid a deadly toll for revenge, while steel rusting observations close the item.
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Rock Island
Missiiesippi
Armstrong
Indiana
Mississippi
Hock River
Daughters of the American Revolution
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Washington Romance
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Marty
W.P. Frye
Schiff and Morgan
Jacob H. Schiff
Wail Street
Mr. Conried
MR. Forster
Japp
Mr. Cortelyou
Commerce
Joe Envign
Montreal
Notre Dame Street
Isea
Old Fort Armstrong
Yalafer Belfer
Natrona County
Wyo
Fort Armstrong
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