Four U S Officials Named to American International Board of Arbitration
Benjamin Harrison Melville W Fuller John W Griggs and George Gray were named by the President as the four members of the American International Board of Arbitration. The Washington correspondent notes their eminent status and suitability for duties if the Hague peace conference yields substantive results.
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Benjamin Harrison
Melville W. Fuller
John W. Griggs
George Gray
American International Board of Arbitration
United States
Hague
Washington
Chicago Times-Herald
Harrison
Europe
Justice Fuller
Supreme Court of the
Senator Gray
Delaware
Paris
Supreme Court
Griggs
America
Minx Betty Mayne Shocked Lindenthorpe Church Scene
Betty Mayne the Lindenthorpe MNA vac lady returns to the village and provokes envy with bold dress and audacious behavior at a Sunday service. She later asks church warden Silas Attenborough to carry her across rocks to the shore, amid a public spectacle that underscores her estrangement from locals.
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Betty Mayne
Lindenthorpe
Miss Mayne
Sea
Seaboard
London
Mr. Attenborough
Rose
Wade
We Shall Not Meet Again Verse Excerpt
A lament in verse reflecting on fate and separation. The speaker vows to part forever, noting no future meeting across rivers fields or high endeavors. The lines contrast sunlight and storm, peace and pain, as time drifts on under changing skies. Atlanta Constitution.
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Wales
Atlanta Constitution
Wilhelmina's Courtship and Betrothal Details
Paris dispatch reports Queen Wilhelmina met her betrothed, Prince Henry, after acquaintance with the Grand Ducal family at Cannes and a later meeting in Berlin. The Paris correspondent notes the couple formed an instant attachment upon first sight.
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Wilhelmina
Paris
London News
Netherlands
Cannes
Berlin
John
Saxe-Weimar
Pauline of the Netherlands
Saxe- Weimar
Prince Henry
Strange Woman Thrown to Lions in Paris Cage
A show at Porte St. Martin in Paris featured a bound woman placed in a lion cage. The six lions fled the cage uneasily as the door was left unshut, causing a week of recovery before they reappeared publicly.
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Porte St. Martin
Paris
McClure
Frontier Echoes and a Fiddle Tale of Love
Capt. Ike Jackson recalls frontier days on the Pecos River ranch in Western Texas. He recounts a daring youth tale where he and Sallie were tied to a running bull chased by Indians and wolves, narrowly surviving as the bull returned to a settler column, leading to their marriage. Centenarians are noted as generally small.
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Red Devils
Dev
San Gabriel
Munroe
Austin
Ike Jackson
Southwest
Pecos River
Texas
Ike
Colonel Chrisman
Arkansas Traveler
Sallie
Potatoes Used as Penwipers at New York Hotel
A New York hotel uses a bushel of potatoes yearly as penwipers for writing room tables. Each morning a large potato is placed in the pen box, and after 24 hours it is replaced. Pens in the holders are stabbed into the potato to resemble a porcupine, claimed to prevent rust and mildew on the pens.
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New York
Are They Married Dalton Ledale Case Stirs Local Interest
In Dalton Ledale near Sunderland England three hundred couples question their marriage status as the bishop of Durham declares them not legally married. They claim the ceremony was performed for a fee and seek a free repeat if irregular. The report notes the local dispute centers on validity and potential church recognition. Bicycles for French Postmen
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Dalton Ledale
Sunderland
England
Durham
Canada Exports Surge to Great Britain Since 1896
Canada’s exports to Great Britain have more than doubled since 1896, including butter cheese eggs bacon hams mutton pork apples oats peas wheat flour and potatoes. A man who dies by his own actions is noted for kissing his wife goodbye. an opinion urges women to rethink affectionate attentions.
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Canada
Great Britain
Cliff Dwellers Cliff House Schools Prairie Site
A cliff cave near Kanopolis Ellsworth County Kansas houses a district school built inside a 12 by 14 foot room. The cool limestone chamber features a teacher’s desk maps and charts on the wall and a dirt floor. Adjoining it a larger summer room serves as living space with a milkroom and spring water.
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Smoky Hill River
Kanopolis
Ellsworth County
Kan
Faris Brothers
College of Kansas
Coronado
Kansas
Prairies
Some Day You’ll Realize Your Father Knew A Thing Or Two
Poem excerpt by E. Kiser in Chicago Times Herald reflecting on a father’s value over his son’s book learning. The speaker praises his father’s hard work and practical art, noting flaws in his speech and limited formal learning while asserting hidden strength and diligence.
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E. Kiser
Chicago Times-Herald
Valuable Songs and a Rich Legacy in Bendigo Tour Tale
During an 1808 Australian tour Mme Alva offered to sing seven songs for nuns before their retreat in Bendigo. A late wealthy donor left her 175000 dollars for seven songs, 25000 dollars per song, highlighting her generosity as a singer. The piece also notes a wife’s restraint and the difficulty of self knowledge.
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Mme
Alva
Bendigo
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