Cuban Heroine in Escape From Spanish Guerrillas
San Antonio dispatch tells of Miss Valencia Monien a Cuban officer’s daughter who fled across Cuba with a family of ree concentrados. A drunken group of Spanish guerrillas attacked their cart and she used a stiletto to defend herself narrowly escaping rape. The party suffered brutal killings and a lariat attempt ensued in a night of terror.
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Valencia Momien
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Heraine
Spain
Cita
Ree Concentrados
Palma
Santiago
Assy
United States
Learner of Lessons Endures Island Terror
A Cuban girl is attacked by guerrillas who bind her to a horse and threaten her. A pistol fires as the horse bolts, scattering the assailants. Cuban soldiers intervene, the horse flees, and dawn sees guerrillas slain or captured, with their leader hanged.
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Imil
Tim
Senor Montea
Fight to a Finish Proper Uses of Tobacco
A historical discussion on the injurious versus beneficial effects of tobacco traces the long debate among civilized people. The article notes the unsettled state of opinion and suggests ongoing examination of tobacco’s role and impact.
England's Future King in Plain Attire and War Memory
A period piece contrasts royal infant clothing with wartime scenes from Cuba and Spain. It notes Prince Albert's plain attire, recounts a brutal duel between American and Spanish soldiers, and reflects on the sobering aftermath as mothers and nations heed the Maine memory.
Devil's own fiddlers ride and tobacco defenses amid old tales
A lurid account recounts guerrillas grabbing Miss Monica and threatening her on a devilish stallion, a brutal captivity interwoven with a casual note on tobacco as a medical aid. The piece blends sensational violence with a later column praising tobacco's varied proposed benefits for soldiers, digestion, and disease prevention, ending with a trivia remark about a girl’s multiple engagements.
Sermon on Money Warns Against Wealth's Temptation
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt reports a colored preacher decrying money as a great evil. He urges listeners to bring cash to the altar for blessing while claiming money tempts and torments the soul and demons reside in dollars.
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Pusson
Atlanta Constitution
Bagpipes in India and the Goorkha gripe
In India the Punjab regiments march to bagpipes whose harsh notes jar English ears and even the Highlander grimaces when Goorkha handles the pipes. The piece reflects cross cultural hearing and notes the Goorkha’s mastery. The scene shifts to a humorous domestic exchange about a father at the store editing a ledger filled with unpaid bills from a New York Weekly.
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India
Punjab
Victim of Conspiracy in Vanderbilt Heiress Case
Mrs. Jack Wilmerding, a Vanderbilt Allen descendant, is confined in Bloomingdale Asylum. Friends insist she is not insane and blame a conspiracy, pursuing court action to gain her release. She married Jack Wilmerding in 192? and was known for gaiety and costly gowns.
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Jack” Wilmerding
New York
Rice, Feasts, and Odd Tales in Washington Pas Story
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a hospitable host in a Southern-style breakfast tale where rice is offered and declined, revealing comic and curious exchanges. The chaotic narrative shifts to follow an Indian festival sequence described with bold, surreal imagery and crowd reactions.
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Washington Pas
Hap Fee
X. Wags
P Fort
Relic of medieval Quintquin sought in Kent village
A fragmentary report describes a medieval relic tied to a house deed in Kent. The strange clause mentions a stout oak post house and a lone swinging crossbar, allegedly a survival of a time in fair repair.
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Kent
Quintiin
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