West Point Described by British London Times Correspondent
A British correspondent details West Point on the Hudson, noting the fortifications and hills, the parade ground atop the point, and the scenic Highlands. He praises the architecture, memorials, and cadet life while contrasting the peaceful surroundings with military purpose and social life among New York villas.
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London Times
United States
West Point
Hudson River
Newburg Town
Ageland
Newburg
Washington
Hudson Bank
Cadeta
Hudson
Highlands
India
Himalayas
Sickles for Alderman in New York Fusion Ticket
Gen Daniel E Sickles nominated for alderman on New York fusion ticket. Born October 20 1826 he trained as printer then lawyer admitted 1846 served as secretary of legation London state senator New York and congress 1835 1861. Union Army major general veteran lost a leg at Gettysburg and later minister to Spain before another congress term. Also notes a Chihuahua named 16 month old deputy sheriff Hampton Raynor El Paso Texas with a small dog perched on hand.
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Daniel E. Sickles
New York
Legation
London
Congress
Gettysburg
Spain
Dow
Chihuahua
Hampton Raynor
el Paso
Tex
Chemulpo
Seoul
Corea
Elliott
Tientsin
Denby
Peking
el- Hott
Guantanamo
Cuba
Ater
Cuzco Valley
Guantanamo Hill
Philippines
Novaleta
Secretary of the Navy
Buffalo Bill Story Divides Doctor and Scout
William F. Cody narrates a Buffalo Bill show tale in which an Indian loses a leg in a field operation. A young doctor interrupts with medical jargon, then the Indian learns his leg is burned and leaps from bed to attack the doctor with both feet.
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William F. Cody
Cody
New Chief Named for Marine Corps in Washington Transfer
The formal transfer of command from Maj. Gen. Charles Heywood to Brig. Gen. George F. Elliott occurred at Marine Corps headquarters in Washington. Elliott, a Alabama native with a long record from the Spanish American War and China duties, succeeds Heywood as commandant.
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United States Marine Corps
Charles Heywood
George F. Elliott
Corps
Washington
Heywood
Elliott
Gen
Philippines
Alabama
Marine Corps
New York
Monongahela
Rio de Janeiro
Panama
Marine Guards
Baltimore
Gospel Lighthouse at Coney Island Aids Runaway Girls
Col William D Hughes presides over a unique Gospel lighthouse at Coney Island fronting a church with a 65 foot skeleton tower. An electric lantern proclaims Jesus Saves nightly as Hughes and his family provide shelter, sewing and cooking lessons, and open companionship to runaways and tramps seeking refuge.
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Coney Island
William D. Hughes
Bla
Col. Hughes
Jesus Saves
Magistrat Voorhees
Monster Hallstones in Pennsylvania Shock West Chester Crowd
A historic hailstorm struck West Chester Pennsylvania delivering ice stones larger than hens eggs. Witness Charles L. Robinson described roaring ice like cannon, animals frightened, crops damaged, and trees stripped as stones measured over two inches.
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West Cheater
Philadelphia
Charles L. Robinson
New York
West Chester
Mr. Robinson
Stevedore Candidate Edward Hamilton Leads Washington Senate Bid
Tacoma born stevedore Edward Hamilton emerges as a main challenger to Senator Addison G. Foster in Washington state’s senate race. Hamilton, long a political organizer and head of Puget Sound stevedoring, rivals Seattle’s Nold Samuel Piles and is seen as a fighter for harbor and federal infrastructure funding.
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Edward 8. Hamilton
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
United States Senate
Hamilton
Addison G. Foster
Foster
Chicago Record-Herald
Seattle
Samuel Piles
Weat
Senate
State Senate
Pierce County
John L. Wilson
Levi Ankeny
Appropriations Committee
New York
Brooklyn
Weatchester County Institute
Port Townsend
Puget Bound Stevedore
McCabe & Hamilton
Puget Sound
J. W. Husted
Bald Eugle
Westchester
Marines Band Faces Union Opposition Over Civil Engagements
The Marine Band may be split by labor unions as the Federation of Musicians, allied with the American Federation of Labor, seeks a new congressional resolution to bar band members from paid civil performances. Local unions, including 27 musicians with many government clerks, argue government employee status justifies the clash.
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Marine Band
Federation of Musicians
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Federation of Labor
Lieut Bantelman
Musicians’ Union
Lieut
Santelman
America
Washington
United States
The
United States Army
Navy
Reagan as Confederate ex-senator warned Texas fate monarchy
The report recalls Hon. John H. Reagan born October 8, 1818 in Tennessee, a Texan judge and postmaster general, later Confederate secretary of the treasury. It notes his view that the United States risks monarchy and urges Texas to remain a single large state to sustain its past independence. A secondary item describes Chicago barber school truism jokes.
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John H. Reagan
Tis
United States
Texas
Tennessee
Treasury
Confederacy
Texan
Congress
Cullom
Ofllinois
Reagan
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Gen. Cullum
Daniel F. Sickles
Buffalo Bill
Detter
Mr. Cody
People of
Buffeie Bill
U. & Marine Corps
Gen. Elliott
Tressere
Jeanus
Mexico
Pierre Guire
Typozottan
Gospel Lighthouse
Comer Island
the Gospel Lighthouse
Monster Hallstones
Pennssylvania
Edward
Washington State
Lieut. Bantelman
United States Marine Band
Maser
Chicago
Jefferson Davis
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