Troopers On Thirty Day Ride From Fort Myer
Major Eben Swift leads 22 Army War College student officers on a ten to Richmond march with 150 horses and eight wagons. In peacetime the unit reenacts Civil War battles Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Wilderness Petersburg and Five Forks to study modernizing war methods.
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Washington, Special
Eben Swift
Army War College
Fort Myer
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
the Wilderness
Petersburg
Five Forks
An Unusual Chum: Henry Blake’s Father and Fishing
J. W. Foley’s Collier’s excerpt recalls Henry Blake's father guiding a boy on fishing trips. The pair share simple lessons, bilding trust as they wade creeks, whittle peach stones, shame willow bark whistles, and watch frogs, with a holiday in the woods and big sandwiches from mother.
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Blake
Henry
Henry Blake
Paneer
Grenier
Henry Crac
A Fat Fiddler’s Hiccup Sparks Ballroom Banter
At a fancy dress ball a fat fiddler stops playing and glares at a dancing girl. When teased about resin, he swears to continue, while a girl nearby jokes that Queen Mary has taken the resin and given it to Amiet, and they are eating it.
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Childre
Scraper
Chinese School of Chicago Chooses Wu Ting Fang Leader
Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister plenipotentiary to the U S, has accepted the presidency of the Chinese school of Chicago. The school operates under imperial government auspices and will offer courses in Chinese literature domestic science Chinese and international law and Chinese customs and habits in their own country.
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Chicago
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Chinese School of Chicago
British Vessel Longer Life Than American Says Source
The report claims the British built vessel has a life about a third longer than its American counterpart.
Actress Urges Women to Go After Rights
New York report features Miss Henrietta Crosman telling members of the William Lloyd Garrison Equal Rights association to mobilize factory and mine laborers to march on Washington. She argues women face unfair treatment whether fashionable or plain and cites personal experience supporting self sufficiency and voting rights.
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New York
William Lloyd Garrison Equal Rights Association
Peter Fogarty
Henrietta Crosman
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Miss Crosman
Recent French Fiction
A review of Comte Leon de Tinseau and Maurice Barres works. It highlights Tinseau’s family friendly novels like Sur les Deux Rives and Colette Baudoche in the Bastions de l’Est series, contrasting French France with New France. Barres and Miomandre are noted for their honest, traditionalist literature and Goncourt prize fame.
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Boston Transcript
Comte Leon de Tinseau
M. de Tinseau
America
Calmann-Levy
Canada
France
Olivier de Pragneres
Baron Henri
Robertine de Pragneres
Vendee
New France
Antoinette Lefebvre
Olivier
Antoinette
Maurice Barres
Leonile Tinseau
Colette Baudoche
l'Est
Alsace
Lorraine
Metz
Frederic Masson
Barres
Cult of
le Culte de la Terre Et
French Academy
Concord Academy
Francis de Miomandre
Jacques de Mellane
M. de Miomandre
Goncourt
Levent Et la Poussiere
German Potato Flakes Promise New Feedway From Potatoes
Consul John E. Kehl reports from Stettin on Germanys success in turning surplus potatoes into dried flakes and flour for stock feed. The program aims to use 43 million ton annual crops, cut waste, and possibly export within two years, with multiple drying systems and costs per 100 pounds noted.
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John E. Kehl
Stettin
Germany
German Association of Alcohol Manufacturers
Verein Deutscher Kartoffel-Trockner
German Potato Dryers Association
Alcohol Association
United States
To the Highest Bidder
A Huddersfield clergyman's plan to keep a sleepy elder awake backfires when the boy explains the grandfather pays more than the minister. The tale hinges on a penny for wakefulness and two pence for letting sleep continue.
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Huddersfield
Granddad
Insect Pests Cost Farmers Over 700 Million Annually
A Cornell University professor estimates that insect pests inflict losses exceeding 700 million dollars yearly on farmers nationwide. The figure underscores the economic impact across diverse crops and regions.
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Cornell University
Cavalry Banter at Chicago Banquet
A Troop A member from Cleveland recalled a 190 mile practice march in two days to impress an elderly Chicago attendee who claimed a longer four day march to relieve General Custer. The man turned out to be a major general at a western army post.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Cavalry
Custer
Humorous Misadventure Amid Disaster on the Republic
A bald headed man was approached by a woman with hair streaming down her back who asked if he had a comb. He recalls looking at her sadly and removing his hat in response, recounting the incident amid disaster.
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Republic
In Madrid no one tempts misfortune by marrying on Tuesday
A witty remark from a Madrid society column notes that locals avoid Tuesday weddings to escape bad luck. The quip reflects cultural beliefs about auspicious days and social rituals in the city. It underscores daily life and superstitions shaping courtship and marriage norms.
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Madrid
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