Oregon Prize and a Ball of Diplomacy in Washington
In a postwar Washington chapter Calhoun, Helena von Ritz, and allies maneuver to secure a British backed Oregon compromise while paying with blood and influence. A dramatic room scene unfolds with a symbolic shoe and a secret treaty promising forty ninth parallel navigation rights, as a resolve to defend a nation’s honor crystallizes in a final dance at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmhurst
Helena von Ritz
Mr. Calhoun
Lenora
Almonte
Senor
Senor van Zandt
van Zandt
Senora
Mr. Polk
Calhoun
Baroness von Ritz
Debonaire
Oregon
Washington
Europe
Texas
Peri
van Zirndt
Pakenham
Great Britain
Doctor Ward
United States
Polk
America
Columbia
John
Buchanan
Trist
John Calhoun
White House
The Short Road to Health by Fasting Experience
A Milwaukee firm worker, W D Reid, fasted six days with only water and later a light meal. He credits fasting with renewed vigor and mental clarity, stating he felt youth returning and plans to fast annually or as needed. He denies fanaticism and cites scientific purposes.
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W. D. Reid
Fountain of Youth
Reid
Milwaukee
Mr. Reid
Sinclair
Sioun City Journal
Quips on Wealth, Love, and Social Wit from a Dallas News Piece
A satirical collection of maxims on wealth, marriage, love, and social behavior. It jokes about secrecy, financial risks, misjudgments, and gender roles, reflecting early 20th century attitudes. The item ends with a sardonic note on the suffragette movement and parental sins.
Curtiss Recalls His Albany to New York Aerial Run
Glenn H. Curtiss recounts his flight from Albany to New York detailing early excitement, climbing to about 700 feet, battling a vibrating wire, needing 45 mph to lift, and negotiating currents near SpuytenDuyvil, Poughkeepsie, and Governor's Island with relief at completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
New York
Obituary for Rev A A James longtime Spartanburg minister
Rev A A James a prominent South Carolina minister dies at Pacolet home at 85 after a long illness. Born Yorkville June 26 1824 he served many Presbyterian churches in Spartanburg Union and surrounding counties including Glenns Springs Pacolet Jonesville and Enoree. He organized several churches, performed over five hundred marriages, served as wartime chaplain, and remained active until recent illness. He leaves wife Sarah M Collins and three sons and one daughter.
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Albert Allison James
South Carolina
South
Pacolet
Union
T. SH. Law
Spartanburg
A. A. James
James
Glenn's Springs
Jonesville
Trough Shoale
Enoree
York
Darlington
Anderson
Mr. James
Fair Forest
Sarah M. Collins
I Survived a High Flying Flight Over Water and City
The narrator recalls a perilous flight from Storm King Mountain to New York area. He describes close landings, near drops, deafening engine noise, and a near oil crisis as fuel dwindled. Despite treacherous air currents, fueling issues, and a perilous glide over SpuytenDuyvil, he reaches Governors Island.
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Poughkeepsie
Ac Poughkeepsie
Storm King Mountain
West Point
Yonkers
Spuytendiag
Governors Island
Youthful Jim Bludsoe Mourns Steamer Hero Fowler Post
A Louisville Courier-Journal obituary recalls Fowler Post aged 16 third clerk on the City of Saltillo who died heroicly saving passengers when the Mississippi River steamer struck a rock near St. Louis. Post, from a long line of river men, was aiding women and children as the craft sank after fire broken out on board. The article notes the family’s river heritage and likens him to other famous seamen who faced death with duty.
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Fowler Post
City of Saltillo
City of
Saltillo
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Young Post
Tlistory
Mowler
Kentucky
Jin Madsee
Louisville Courier-Journal
London Zoo Receives Rare Tak in Specimen
The London Zoo has acquired a takin, an animal resembling a cross between a goat and an antelope, and this is the only such specimen in all Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Zoological Gardens
Europe
The Great Pearl Fisheries Across empires and seas
Ceylon leads global pearl fishing with large divers and government supervision. The Gulf of California and Australian waters follow with vast crews. Mexico, Panama, and the Philippines contribute famed black and colored pearls. In 1908, fisheries valued at millions, with divers earning shared prizes as operations span from Coasts of India to Pacific atolls.
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Ceylon
India
Bureau of American Republics
Europe
Rana
Dholpur
Australia
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Cooktown
Freemantle
Singapore
Americas
Gulf of California
la Paz
Lower California
Mexico
Hernando Cortez
San Francisco
Wilein
Lear
Remin
Mexico City
Paris
California
Loreto
Austria
Napoleon III
la Pag
Panama
Senora Diaz
President Diaz
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Campeche
Venezuela
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cathedral
Pacific
South Pacific
The Purpose of Punishment and Reform
John Galsworthy argues in the London Chronicle that the object of punishment is to protect society and reform the offender. He criticizes current justice for overemphasizing punishment, supports probation and reformatories over prisons, and condemns open-ended confinement as costly and ineffective. The essay urges aligning punishment with future societal safety and individual rehabilitation.
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Sir Edmund du Cane
John Galsworthy
London Chronicle
Men Rise to Occasion With Dyna Mite Resolve
A fragment suggests that only a stick of dynamite will compel some men to rise to the occasion, implying a harsh, metaphorical call for drastic action or dramatic effort. The line reflects a stark, hard-edged tone.
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Bobbs-Merrill Co
Simonides
Sam
England
House of Mexico
Oma
Mr. Calheta
Mareness von Ritz
Elaimita
Cavannacee
Tam
Mr. Trist
Orevon
Mr. Pakenham
Tomorow
Elisabeth Churchill
Rio Grande
Sioux City
Tae
Spuytenduyvil
Governor's Island
Albert A. James
Jim Bludsoe
the Great Pearl Fisheries
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