Evening star., 1942-08-30
Fifty Years Ago
in The Stor
Fifty years ago President Harrison was
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FHty years ago PRESIDENT Harrison was
the guest Of Whitelaw Reid, nominated
to run on the Re-
President Visits publican ticket for
WhiteIow Reid Vice President. The
Star of August 81,
1892, in dispatch from White Plains
said: Mr.. Whitelaw Reid drove over
from his country home at Ophir Farm
at o'clock this morning to the railroad
s.ation at this place to receive President
Harrison, who was expected to arrive at
about $50 am. -. He was informed
that President Harrison's train was
somewhat late and would arrive at White
Plains at about 10 o'clock. When
the President stepped from his train he
was cordially greeted by Mr.. Reid The
President was quickly surrounded by q
large number Of White Plains citizens
who were anxious to shake hands with
him" Whatever campaign plans were
made during the presidential stay were
not sufncient to avert defeat In No.
vember when Grover Cleveland was
elected for second term.
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The Star OF August ~, 1892, printed
cuts Of the new Naval Observatory, near
ing completion,
NovoI Observatory and remarked:
Neors Completion Longitude from
Washington will
be reckoned hereafter from point on
top Of the hill west Of Rock Creek and
little north of the line OF Massachusetts,
avenue extended. Or, to localize the
situation further, between Grover Cleve-
lands former country residence and Mr..
James Elverson's villa. This spot is the
site OF the new Naval Observatory. The
classic outlines Of the white marble build
Ing are even now visible through the
mass Of foliage from the Street Bridge
over Rock Greek, and when the October
winds swirl the leaves from the trees
they will stand out bold and prominent.
Ihe buildings are now almost completed.
part OF them being now occupied by the
observatory force"
Reading like modern news was an ac-
count in The Star Of August 81, 1892 of
Uncle Sans warships and
Worship repairs that were made on
Repoirs them at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard: THE Chicago and
Atlanta are undergoing repairs, the first
to be completed by September 3, when
she will become the flagship of the North
Atlantic station. . d" The torpedo boat
Cushing is here (Brooklyn)' preparing
for her torpedo trials, to be held near
the eastern entrance to Long Island
Sound. She has been painted a solid
lead color, which has been decided to be
the color least visible in the water. ..
1t has been recommended that all vessel.
OF the Navy be painted lead color" At
the time this was written, many of them
were beautifully and spotlessly white
ana IN consequence, excellent targets for
an enemy.
With cholera raging In Europe. par.
ticularly Russia and Germany, United
States authorities
xuorontino became alarmed
Asoinst choIera lest lest 1t spread spread across
Star Of August 80. 1892, in a wire
from rev YORK, said: The new
quarantine regulation providing for
the detention of the health station at
Fort Wadsworth. Staten Island, Of all
vessels from the cholera-infested dis
tricts OF Europe or those with passengers
on board who come from any OF the
affected localities, went into effect this
morning. BY noon three of the fleet of
transatlantic passenger ships were
ordered tied up there for 4 period not
exceeding fve days"
One of the Saturday feature articles OF
The Star Of August ~, 1892, correspond
ing to the present
Doring innovation Sunday features
In Ru,mn was an account OF
Burma spelled
Burmah. 1t was depicted Is q land
of lazy quiet, where life was easy
and nothing mattered. 1t had, however,
one startling feature-the women there
were 50 bold and independent that they
actually had the e7rontery to smoke
ctsarettes-openly, right before the eyes
Of men.