Diplomatic Etiquette Sparks a Transatlantic War Scare
Ignorance among amateur diplomats over proper diplomatic form nearly triggered a war scare between two nations. A German note to Nicaragua reportedly began with affectionate terms to President Madriz, prompting sensational stories about Germany backing Madrid and the Monroe Doctrine being repudiated. An official noted the issue arose from routine foreign office protocol and ceremonial phrasing used by states.
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Ashington
Germany
United States
Madriz
Nicaragua
Madrid
Kaiser
State Department
Foreign Office
England
George V
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Nicholas
Russias
Czar
Casan
Astracan
Prescott
Grand Duke
Smolenski
Russia
William II
Prussia
Bad Land Title Tangle Revealed by Congress Report
A congressional report from a commissioned inquiry into Washington DC land titles shows many lots used by business and residential tenants are government owned despite tenants’ belief in clear titles. The commission notes a long standing, tangled legacy from post capital-planning speculations that shifted government land into private hands.
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Congress
District of Columbia
National Capital
Scott
West Virginia
Bartholdt
Missouri
Itook
Mit
Washington
United States
Maryland
Virginia
Potomac
Deer and elk farming eyed to cut beef costs
Government experts say deer and elk farming could cut beef costs if state game laws allowed. Yellowstone park and ranchers in Wyoming's Jackson Hole have fed and domesticated elk, with 30,000 animals in the region. Ranchers like Barret Littlefield and J B Dawson run large elk preserves and ship venison to markets and zoos. Deer and elk killing is restricted to certain seasons in most states, hindering market production.
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Union
Yellowstone Park
Jackson's Hole
Wyoming
Nowlin
Rocky Mountain
Barret Littlefield
Slater
Denvar
Colorado
J.B. Dawson
Government Census Effort Aims at Indian Ward Citizenship
The government seeks full authentic data on tribal relations as the next census approaches. It highlights progress toward self sufficiency through native industries and schooling, noting Apache labor on the Roosevelt project and Navajo and Pueblo employment. References to Pima Papago, and others, mark broad tribal participation and official efforts.
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Indiana
Roosevelt
Pima
Papago India
Southern Pacific
Ny Thougan
Santee Ee
Love and Deception After Moorstown Train Wreck
Actor Steven Larkin, injured in a wreck near Moorstown, stays with a local family where he befriends Nancy Nun, a California actress posing as the homeowner’s daughter. As he recovers, she reveals her true identity and the two confess their growing love amid hospitalities and secrets.
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Larkin
Nun
Lark
Nancy Nan
California
The
Finians
New York
Nance Nun
Cat Executed for Duck Egg Tragedy in Rothesay
In a Rothesay backyard a duck sitting on eggs was disrupted by a cat. The cat killed the two ducklings and hid the rest inside the nest. Neighbors, after consult, ordered the cat executed. A shooting expert carried out the punishment.
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Rothesay
Pusa
Ethel Questions Mother's Tale About Cousin Adelaide
A fragment from a historical page shows young Ethel probing her mother about Adelaide, with bits of dialogue and stray letters signaling a disrupted OCR. The incomplete lines hint at family relations and possible recounted events.
Called to Be Witness
An exhortation on witnessing for God, praising the penitent thief as a great New Testament witness and recounting the blind man’s repeated testimony to Christ. It urges personal testimony as the path to deeper faith, cites Daniel and others, and asks readers if they are sincere witnesses.
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Jesus Christ
Pater
Christ
Hell
Lord Jesus Christ
Paul the Apostle
Israel
Jesus
John
Son
Lot
Sodom
Daniel
Darius
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Ad
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring her health after illness and operation. The ad touts the product as a safe remedy made from native roots and herbs, claiming broad cures for female complaints and offering free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Ees Tors
Lydia E. Pinkham
William Ens
W. 21St Bt
Chicago, Il
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Pinkham
L Mass
Lydia B. Pinkham
Misunderstood Him on the Railroad Train
In a railroad car a solemn man asks a friend if he drinks intoxicating liquors. The convivial companion replies with a brisk exclamation and asks if the other has a flask, turning the exchange into a lighthearted, social moment aboard the train.
Two Englishmen at Stratford Find Shakespeare Birthplace Print
At the Red Horse Inn in Stratford-on-Avon two Englishmen discover a print showing “The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born.” One remarks with doubt that Shakespeare was born in a manger, while a waiter confirms the inscription’s accuracy. The exchange echoes Success Magazine thoughts on growing toward maturity and fading ambition with a final proverb about a lamb near a mint bed.
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Red Horse Inn
Stratford-on- Avon
Shakespeare
Success Magazine
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Moorstown
Steven Larkin
Ang
Maton Hall
Great Britain
Westminster Gazette
Ethel
Adelaide
Harper's Baan
Coleman
Thompson
Ufe
Freston
Post
Creal
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