Raisuli Hostage Drama Recalled in Morocco 1904
Washington recalls the Raisuli hostage episode in which American captives Perdicaris and son Cromwell Varley were taken near Tangier. Roosevelt sent a naval fleet and a stark ultimatum, while a Washington journalist helped shape the message that led to Raisuli’s confrontation and the sultan’s concessions. The account includes Perdicaris recounting his capture and the Berber attack on the villa near Tangier.
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Washington
Spain
Tangier
Roosevelt
National Geographic Society
Aultan
Morocco
Ian Perdienris
Cromwell Varley
Ralauil
United States
Morocco, and Sent’the Famous Ultimatum To the Sultan, ‘Perdicaris
Rainullead
Associated Press
Stgn
Hay
Ald
Keng
Kaisuli
London
Tao Bulletin
Perdicaria
Cape
Ture
National Geographic Noclety
Fez
El-Maghereb
Tive
Aidonia
Spartello
Tangler
Straits of Gibraltar
Cromwell
Keeping the Name Bright in Family Business Ambition
In a lines of a father's office, a clever young man pledges to devote his life to modern commerce and keep the family name unstained. The father approves the resolve, urging him to prepare the office and polish the brass on the door as a symbol of diligent service.
Not What She Meant A Flight Afloat At A Refreshment Tent
A young aviator exits his aeroplane and guides a girl in pink to the refreshment tent. They share berries and cream as she scolds him playfully while a teasing dialogue unfolds about ages and chances.
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Hare
Isertia
Hwka
Varley
Rajsull
Mutat Ahmed
Mohammed
Namore
Simmons
Raisull
Raisul
Bourzin
Kealsull
Wing
Ita
Color Harmony Noted In Parisian Fashions
Seaside wardrobes show bright colors for country wear while Paris favors neutral tones like black white gray and beige. French women coordinate hats veils and dress with careful matching and restraint, contrasting with London’s bold footwear and embellishments.
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Parisian
M. E.clarke
Paria
Paris
Pari
Mugliniand
Teuu
France
London
Hanes
Fiat
Roads Are Trumips and Puzzles of Federal Aid
A scathing critique of federal road funding and state highway inefficiencies. The piece cites the American Automobile Association and related groups, noting Congress of 65th session, pork barrel projects, and dire conditions in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and near Washington D C. It contrasts Chicago boulevards with Pennsylvania roads and highlights the Everglades like swamps and impassable stretches, urging rational planning and better maintenance.
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Leslie
American Automobile Association
The
National, Highways ‘Association
American Association of State ‘ Highway Officials
York
Cginia
West Virginia
Tughear
Motorista
Aines Automoblies
Florida Everglades
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Chicago
Stu
Anas
Sefora
New Thrift Stamps Introduced With Double Perforations
Sam's article in Boys' Life outlines government economy on stamp leftovers now punched with double perforations. 86,000 sheets of 170 stamps each were printed though likely exaggerated. Dealers report rising collector demand and varying prices while await future philatelic values and Scott's 1920 catalogue.
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aDricle
Sam's
Thrift-In
Kent B. Stiles
Department of “Stamps
Boys' Life
Boy Scouts
Bureau of Engraving
New ‘York
Scott
Harvard student walks 350 miles to prove vitality and education
Boston to New York fifty days journey by a 64 year old man, amid influenza plague, proves vigor and ambition. He climbs, canoes, sleeps on ground, wakes before breakfast, and bathes. He aims to study Harvard extension courses while pursuing vigorous exercise, seeking health through effort. His feat inspires younger readers to renew effort and pursue education despite age.
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Boston
New Vgranca
Cally Eli
Harvard
Heleers
McIntosh
Qout-Of- Joors
Gentle Persuasion Confession From Truancy Case
An attendance officer questions a mother about her son’s truancy. The parent describes a severe, though non graphic, method of persuasion including hiding, withholding supper, and confiscating clothes to elicit a voluntary confession within minutes.
Two Kinds of Ducks in a Cracking Field Encounter
The Snerpiid cricketers travelled to Mudmere for a batting and bowling lesson, bringing a fierce canine along. Mudmere’s captain, a poultry farmer, accused the dog of attacking his ducks while quarrelling with the visiting team. The owners exchanged sharp retorts as the pond clash spilled toward the pavilion.
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Mudmere
Sok
Frisket
Plumb plan debated as representative favors government ownership
Tennessee representative argues for government amortization of railroad securities to fund a cost transportation system while maintaining open mind on the Plumb plan. He cites soaring state taxes on railroad property and warns private ownership could be financially crippling under rising costs and taxation.
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Commerce
oNiha
Bursden
Sims
How His Garden Grew and the Lilacs Incident
In a rural garden tale a quarrel erupts over a scratched flower bed. A man suspects a cat but learns a dog from the Willows left marks and later has kittens in his bicycle shed, prompting a wary messenger exchange.
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Rn Jordat
Perplexing the Barber and Harold’s Brave Rescue
A ricocheting dialogue shows a barber confused by a foreigner's abrupt request. He asks the shop owner for help while the patient explains he wanted the job done in allience. Harold, age nine, returns home torn and reports trying to rescue a hive bee from danger.
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Allence
Harold
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