Japan Seizes Pratas Island Aims at Philippine Opener
Dispatches from Yokohama claim Japan hoisted the run flag on Pratas Island, placing a strategic base within reach of the Philippines. The small atoll, 120 miles north of the Philippines, could serve as a coaling and refitting station and a naval beacon for swift strikes and rapid regrouping in archipelago waters.
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Japan
Pratas Island
Yokotama
Abe
Philippines
United States
Spain
China
America
Pratas
Formosa
Various Scientific Tales From A Year Of Progress
An eclectic summary of early aviation weight metrics for Santos-Dumont, Paestum road conditions with 2 foot wide routes and heavy wheeled chariots, a 70 foot high 2.5 ton telegraph pole at Chorley post office, and a 120 foot Doric temple discovery. It notes scientific doubts on grid firing to dissipate hail, electric color production methods, ultraviolet sensitive glass lenses for telescopes, and infrared plate sensitization experiments.
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Santos-Dumont
Paestum
Ughts
Neptune
England
Chorley
Lancaster
France
Italy
Biaseron
Jena
Constellation Lyra
Gas down remark sparks threat in odd street exchange
In a Philadelphia incident a woman asks why gas is being reduced and a man named Jack Nerves responds with a threat. The exchange ends with a joking interruption over whether to keep the gas up, observed by Miss Peehis.
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Miss Peehis
Jack Nerves
Mil
Philadelphis Press
Making of Magazines Column Sparks Reader Debate
A terse exchange at a news stand reveals confusion over a magazine's availability. The assistant references an index and questions whether the item exists, while a proprietor marks the inquiry as unclear and seeks confirmation.
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Magasines
Optopon
Aesistant
Billy
Uytonow
Puck
Nauru Island: a lifted atoll with copra and phosphate riches
Nauru, a tiny Pacific island west of the Gilbert group, stands out for its elevated outer reef ridge and a dry plain former lagoon. Settled by emigrants from the Gilberts, it shares language and plant names with the Gilberts, gained friendly reputation under Germans, and hosts rich phosphate beds via the German Jalult Company and English partner, while copra production remains substantial.
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Nauru
Little Island
Gilbert Islands
Gilbert
Eber
Paeble
Jalult Company
Banaba Island
Fragmented Houston Post lines prompt murky life note
A fragment from the Houston Post hints at a personal tale where one says he refused, feared death, and later achieved a goal after fifty years, but the garbled text leaves key people, dates, and events unclear.
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Houston Post
Unable to parse romance dialogue into a proper headline
A fragment from a prose piece shows dialog between characters about marriage and business, with mentions of a deck manager and a department head. The scene hints at covert admiration and a planned union, but lacks clear date, setting, or event details.
Wood Craft School in Villach Austria Shapes Local Industry
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent describes Villach Austria as a technical and art craft school hub for wood industries. The town runs a free program with sections in building art and cabinet work, where students study design turning carving and wood turning under master instructors.
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England
Austrian
Educational Ministry
Pall Mall Gazette
Villach
Samson
Herkomer
Dante
Opy
Autographs and holographs contrasted by antique expert
An antiquary says autographs are often worthless while holographs can fetch large sums. He cites a man who burned Franklin Washington and Hamilton letters, keeping only signatures for about 50 cents each. Had he preserved full letters, they might have yielded 100 to 1,000 dollars each.
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Washington
Aaron Burt
Hamilton
Andre
Jefferson
Nora and Grandpa Unveil the Stone Butterfly Tale
Nora and Teddy rush to Grandpa with a “stone butterfly” found by the brook. Grandpa explains the fossil tale of a shell turning to stone, then to a butterfly-like form, linking it to ancient seas and ages past. He notes shells in rocks abound, while Teddy sketches a trick with a pill box and coin for a puzzle.
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Nora
Teddy
Grandpa
Procrastination vs Early Rising Parable and Odd School Notes
A mixed page item shows a quip on rising late versus early birds with a traditional quip about the worm, followed by an anecdotal note from The Boy and His Bones about joints and a comic schoolboy composition on bones. It includes a saying about bees and birds and ends with a brief Chats of Post-Carta.
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Rome
Vintage Postcard Chain Keepsake From Deco Era
The article notes a trend of preserving many toys and girls using post cards instead of an album. It describes punching holes in card corners, threading ribbons through, linking cards like a chain, and hanging or folding into a wall display with bows at ends.
Lillian Fails Bible Guessing Game at Summer Hotel
A story shows Lillian mocked for her Bible ignorance after misidentifying Moses as sermon preacher, prompting a chaperone to defend Bible education. The dialogue links literature and biblical literacy, urging renewed study and noting works tied to Bible names. The piece also touches nature notes on salmon behavior and a brief dramatic critic quote.
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Bas
Pepys
Lillian
Bia
Lit
Moses
Mrs. Dorsey
Twan
Mra. Deland
Simian
Historic chronology of events from many eras
A dated compilation lists battles voyages and civic milestones from 1207 to 1901. It names Richard I at Arrous Cambuskenneth in 1207 Mohammed II at Bel grade and many other items including Columbus voyage, Gilbert and Hudson events, revolutions, statehood moments, and notable births and deaths across centuries.
Naval shakeup aims to promote younger officers aboard Pacific cruise
A major shakeup within the United States Navy is reported as underway focusing on line officers to serve in the upcoming Pacific voyage. The plan seeks to place younger captains in command while sending senior officers to the rear, with eighteen captains scheduled to command the ship on the long voyage, fourteen of whom are under the current commander's age.
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Hewan
Uolved States Navy
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