Motor cars in warfare tested by France and U S case
French Morocco campaign proves mobile gun carriages effective against Arab riders while U S trials at Pine Plains flag autos as unreliable. Capt Genty notes standard 40 horsepower chassis climbs hills and revictuals corps. German staff plan auto roads. U S Major General Grant tests show inconsistencies and limited reliability but motorcycles perform well for dispatches.
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Morocco
France
Avissa
Panhard
Genty
Paris
Legion of Honor
F. D. Grant
Pine Plains
Watertown
N. Y
EF. Glenn
Twenty-third Infantry
W. T. Johnson
Fifteenth Cavalry
Col. Glen
New York
de Ferret
Great Bend
Sterlingville
Johnson
Costly London Mud Day Causes Heavy Transport Burdens
A London muddy day costs about 25000 dollars as 32 tons of mud are carried on carts and horse hooves. Mud also sends 15 tons from clothing and a similar amount shakes from doormats. Yet mud has perks like higher shoeblack earnings and spurs new silk hats dresses boots and shoes.
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London
Yacht Galilee Returns After Pacific Cruise
The yacht Galilee has returned to San Francisco ending ocean magnetic survey work for now. Plans for a new vessel adapted to the surveys are being drafted by naval architect Henry J. Glelow. Chartered by the Carnegie Institution, the Galilee was commanded by W. J. Peters and spent nearly three years at sea covering about 6,000 miles in the Pacific.
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Galilee
San Francisco
Ocean Magnetic Survey
Henry J. Glelow
Carnegie Institution
Washington
W. J. Peters
Pacific Ocean
Wonders of Yellowstone Park Set Apart by Act
Yellowstone National Park, 93 312 square miles, was set apart by act of congress in 1872 to preserve the most wonderful natural features and phenomena within United States borders.
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Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Congress
United States
Sects Seek Shelter Amid New York’s Diverse Churches
The Brooklyn arrest of 32 members of The First Assembly of Christ highlights a broad landscape of New York religious groups operating under cover. Observed sects include The National Church, Holy Jumpers, Overcomers, and followers of Parselem, Buddha, Confucius, and Islam, totaling more than 60,000 believers outside main creeds.
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York
Assembly of Christ
Brooklyn
New York
First
John Augustus Wall
National Church
Berkeley Lyceum
Holy Rollers
Holy Ghost
Us Society
Maine
Holy Jumpers
Rytes
Bound Brook
Disciples of Christ
Lower East Side
Far East
Lawyer and Dog Dine in Style at Hotel Astor
An attorney named Dickson and his aristocratic French bulldog visited the Hotel Astor hunting room. The dog ate chicken and bones, drank tea, and dipped a paw in a finger bowl. The waiter charged Breakage two dollars and seventy five cents as the dog’s plate was smashed.
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Hotel Astor
New York
Dickson
Mr. Dickson
Pleased by Airship Performances Stir NY Interest
ARMAN and his aeroplane have captured New York and inspired confidence in the Scotch aeronaut. He discusses plans and influences from Langley, Liebenthal, Chanute, and Delagrange while stressing public experimentation to spur progress. He notes wind, obstacles, and the aeroplane's promising future and safety compared to autos.
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Arman
New York
Langley
Liebenthal
Chanute
Delagrange
Farman
Sahara's Emperor Checks In On the Dime
Sahara's Emperor Jacques Lebaudy arrives in town amid fanfare and curiosity. Though unemployed in the imperial business for now, he wields immense sugar wealth from his French lineage, owns European property, and travels with a discreet imperial retinue while dodging reporters.
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Jacques I
The
Sahara
Jacques Lebaudy
Lebaudy
Europe
Emperor Labaudy Visits New York in Royal Attire
In a West Forty Fifth Street hotel the emperor Labaudy arrived with a retinue. The hotel clerk mistook them for street musicians. He refused, quipped with a $20 coin, and demanded to be shown to the royal suite. Labaudy’s eccentricities have long attracted notoriety in Paris.
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Belmont
West Forty Fifth Street
Labaudy
Annmeistor
Royal Suite
Lebaudy
New York
Paris
Notoriet
Anto
Poultry soap and hot weather humor in a bygone column
A collage of humorous snippets from an old column explores poultry care with 20 Mule Team Borax soap, a Tennessee poultryman praising its whitening power, then shifts to a cartoonish exchange about heat with a colonel. It closes with a Philadelphia Inquirer note about India gestion and a school exam pun.
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W. A. Dinwiddie
New Market
Tenn
Pacific Coast
Borax Co
Chicago
London
John Marley
Philadelphia Inquirer
India
Ladies First and the Role of Chivalry in Sport
In a dialogue on gender and sport the piece argues that chivalry fades in healthy sport and that women deserve equality. It asserts Ladies first as a principle among sportmen and rejects backward notions. The humor segment follows with a jest about an ad for absorbing literature and pamphlets.
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Frye's
Silas
Reuben
Cyrus
Self Delusion Mary People Deceived by Coffer
An article discusses self deception in indulgences like coffee and drinks. It cites a Wisconsin man who suffered headaches from coffee until switching to Postum. The letter claims Postum cured his headaches and improved health, promoting a belief there is a reason to choose Postum over coffee.
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Coffer
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Evan
Professional Cards Watuwaw in Atlantic Iowa
A brief notice for professional card services located at the corner of 4th and Chestnut Streets in Atlantic Iowa. The item identifies a business presence in the town with no additional details on services or hours.
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4Th
Chestnut Streets
Atlantic, Iowa
Hospital State University of Iowa Former Interne
Formerly Interne Hospital State Uni versity of Iowa. House phone 481 Black, Office 263 Black, Atlantia.
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Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Black
Atlantia
Probate notices and appointments in Atlanta
Willis drawn and probated with reports for administrators and guard iane, appointments secured. Probate practical specialty noted as part of general law business transacted in Atlanta.
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Willis
Atlantla
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Anato
Talk OF
Cholly
Maude
Chas, A. Grubb
Attorney AT Law
G. R. Miller
Central
Sulte
Gillespie Building
Musson
Atlanta
C. G. Clark
Osteopathic
Opera House Block
Phone
Atlantic
T. B. Swan
C. L. Campbell
Gillespie
Muzson
Res
Ben A. Wood
C. W. Savery
Wood & Savery
John H. Wood
Ute
Atlantio
U. S. Mullins
Opera House
D. Finley
Feta Gook
Atlantic Infirmary of Osteopathy and X-Ray Laboratory
Bell
Chestnut St
Ness- Brown
Choeetnut St
Butler
M. H. Butler
CG. J. Litterst
Walnut Street
Crs
Tee de Merch
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