Fire and Looting Suppressed by Italian Navy at Reggio
A secret report from Captain Cagni of the Italian navy recounts Napali sailing to Reggio after an earthquake to organize relief. Crim inal looters attacked his unarmed party, then were repelled as 200 sailors with rifles and two guns landed, killing many and surrendering the rest. Cagni evacuated the convicts to Sicily before aiding survivors.
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Napali
Reggio
Marine
Regeio
Cagnt
Sicily
Messina
Solier
Normal American Boy and Birds Under Protection
Alfred Mosely argues modern American boys are four year old despots lacking reverence while praising birds on protected Louisiana islands. Herbert K. Job notes marvels of nesting terns and laughing gulls due to government protection, preventing extinction driven by milinery and other uses. Job even photographed from a small tent amid the birds.
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Alfred. Mosely
America
Uttraomen
Mix
Mosely
Louisiana
Herbert K. Job
Harper's
Hadn't Bargained for That in Stray Stories
A fragment from Stray Stories presents a terse exchange where one narrator recalls a bargain followed by a sudden shift in mood. The rough dialogue hints at tension and a Wooly belt cue, suggesting a wary, flawed relationship moment.
The Lady and the General Reconstruction Ball Tale
A tale from Columbia South Carolina recalls a grand ball in the reconstruction era. A northern officer meets a proud southern lady who proclaims she is “an unreconstructed rebel.” The Yankee replies with a courteous quip about her being “an admirably constructed rebel.”
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Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
Possibilities of the Earth and German School Fitness
The earth could sustain far more people if populated under different management, with vast wealth potential projected over centuries. In Germany physical culture is integral to public schools, with instructors paid by cities, facilities funded by communities, and compulsory swimming lessons to ensure proficient aquatic skills.
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Earth
United States
New York World
Germany
Penalty of greatness at the post office
In Galveston News details a confrontation at a rural post office. Postmaster Simon Muldraugh is threatened by a farmer over delays and insults. The crowd witnesses the farmer seize the postmaster and toss him from the window, declaring the incident a consequence of greatness.
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Jimmy Miller
Simon
Davin
Buck Creek
Davis
Buel Creek
Galveston News
The Man Women Like In a Recent Novel
In a recent novel a discussion of the mystery of the man who is successful with women contrasts two types. A natural good fellow, leader of men, draws women yet frustrates other men, while a shifty, corrupting figure exerts an odd magnetic charm that all women sense despite their resistance.
Woman Champion Boosts London Swimming Appeal
Miss Lillian Smith, long-distance swimming champion, helps popularize swimming among London women this season. The Bath club nearly doubles its membership while City of London Ladies' Amateur Swimming club opens for businesswomen in the city. Smith says swimming is the best exercise for women, aiding weight loss for the overweight and muscle development for the thin. She favors the tight fitting university dress as the ideal swimming costume.
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Lillian Smith
London
Bath Club
City of London Ladies’ Amateur Swimming Club
Miss Smith
The Real Work Behind a Joke
A humorist avoids constant jokes aiming for steady income. The hard part is shaping ideas into jokes not the initial laugh. John Wendrick Bangs once quipped that the real effort is thinking them into existence after a remark from a gushing admirer.
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John Wendrick Bangs
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