Skibo Estate Grows as Carnegie Expands Highland Realm
Andrew Carnegie has doubled the Skibo estate to 38 000 acres along Dornoch firth in Scotland. He rules 1500 tenants with 110 staff, seeks to buy nearby Dornoch town, and maintains 77 rooms at Skibo Castle with extensive grounds, forests, and game preserves.
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Skibo
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Dornoch Firth
American Steel King
Dornoch
Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland
Inverness
Meikle Ferry
Great Britain
Hoe
Justice Harlan Tells A Laugh on the Bench
A vivid portrait recalls Associate Justice Harlan from Virginia and his jovial side. He jokes with Chief Justice Fuller during a Virginia constitutional case, while Brewers golf banter provides comic relief. both justices share hidden smiles and playful whispers in court.
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Harlan
Virginia
Kentucky
Brewer
Chevy Chase
Justice Brewer
Justice Harlan
John S. Wise
Wise
Fuller
Clemenceau
Germany
William
Dreyfus
la Justice
L’aurore
Yeoman
Justice
Clemenceau Forms New French Ministry
Paris reports Georges Clemenceau, long time interior minister and outspoken reformer, has agreed to form a new French ministry. He is portrayed as a dominant, ambitious figure whose foreign stance raises concerns about Franco Russian ties and possible anti German policy impacting European peace.
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Paris
M. Georges Clemenceau
Interior
France
Republic
Clemenceau
Europe
M. Clemenceau
Russia
Tribute to Kentuckians in America Revisited
Bart Kennedy writes in the London Mail series America Revisited praising Kentuckians as the finest people in the states and perhaps the world. He notes their manners breeding and long drawl while their voices lack the harshness of eastern Americans.
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London Mail
America
Bart Kennedy
States
East
Rare red-crested pochards shot in England
A local gunner at Breyden Water near Yarmouth shot at a flock of 13 waterfowl and downed nine, all of which were red-crested pochards or whistling ducks. Only eight have ever been recorded in the British Isles, and all were taken along the east coast.
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England
Breyden Water
Yarmouth
British Isles
Glad wedding ends decade long Washington romance
Mrs. John Davis widow of a Supreme Court judge marries Maj. Charles McCawley U S M C in Washington after ten years of opposition from relatives and kin. The Beau Brummell of Washington, McCawley is 20 years younger and serves as White House social organizer and etiquette arbiter shaping guest lists and robes for Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
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John Davis
United States Supreme Court of Claims
Arthur
Theodore Freylinghuysen
Washington
Charles McCawley
Maj. McCawley
Beau Brumme
Harry Lehr
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Belief Separation Near for Marlborough Dukes in London
London watchers say the duke and duchess of Marlborough may separate after prolonged disagreements. W K Vanderbilt and relatives push for reconciliation at Blenheim where the duchess stays with her children. negotiations run through Vanderbilt as the couple remains apart.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
W. K. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Blenheim
Vanderbilt
Sunderland House
Marquis of Blandford
Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill
Peculiar Christian Names Among Early Washington Delights
A portly colored man known as Maj Dabney explains his name as a maternal gift not military rise. The piece notes many old colored families named children Colonel Doctor General and similar titles. It cites Richmond and Washington residents with names like President Johnson and Bishop.
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Washington
Maj
Dabney
National Guard
Sibil Wah
Nashional Guard
Majah
Isiah
Wilson
Richmond
Johnson
Bishop
New Army Bullet Tests Show Improved Ballistics
The army will adopt a new 150 grain bullet with a straight tapering point. Tests at Sea Girt showed higher velocity and energy up to 2,000 yards, flatter trajectory, and better accuracy. A small change to the firing chamber is needed, doable on current rifles with modest cost.
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Sea Girt
New Suspended Railway Offers City Transit Promise
An American view argues suspended railways outperform elevated and subway systems. John P. Fox cites Berlin and Elberfeld experiments, noting lighter cars, lower power, quieter operation, sharper curves, cheaper roadbeds, and safer design.
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John P. Fox
London
New York
Berlin
Barmen
Elberfeld
Lems
Brussels
Antwerp
Europe
Venice of North America on Lake St Clair Flats
A historic tale describes Lake St Clair as treacherous with many wrecks and a converted canal to ease access. It notes marsh lands and shallow water around the canal, a popular summer resort idea with cottages on stilts, and growing houses and hotels on the flats. Pleasure boats visit several times daily in summer while the area lies vacant in winter.
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Lake St. Clair
Michigan
Ontario
United States
Guarding Against Toothache Tips for Temperature Changes
Those prone to toothache from heat to cold or vice versa should rinse the mouth in sequence with tepid water, then slightly cold water, and finally quite cold water before entering the cold. Before entering a hot room rinse with hot water.
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Skibo Castle
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Dignity
Supreme Court
M. Georges C.emenceau
Duke OF Marlborough
The
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