Filipinos Want Independence Say American Observations
A traveler reports that 95 percent of Filipinos desire independence while Americans largely favor a just transition. The Jones Law of 1916 is praised as a covenant, with Filipinos ready to establish a stable government and America urged to withdraw sovereignty promptly. The piece argues U S action will crown America with a lasting moral monument.
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Philippines
United States
Islands
America
Uncle Sam
Llfp
Ino the Jones Taw Aimerten
Philippine Islands
Great Britain
Itilipinos
Etipinos
Philippine Republic
Earth
Rich Soldier of Fortune: Charles Sweeny in Poland Front
Dispatches praise Charles Sweeny American millionaire soldier of fortune. Commissioned brigadier general for gallantry against the Russians. Former West Pointer with three years service. father made wealth in Coeur d Alene mines. Led 800 officers after Argonne wound before sailing to Poland in 1919.
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Poland
Charles Sweeny
Sweeny
Eeneral
West Point
Coeur d'Alene
Mexico
South
Central America
Europe
Mount Mayon The Worlds Most Beautiful Volcano
The Mount Mayon in Albay Philippines is praised as one of the world’s most beautiful volcanoes. It rises 7048 feet above a level plain with a near symmetric cone and a base ringed by a scenic 120 mile road. The active history includes the deadly 1814 eruption killing 1200 and a 1000 eruption that sent lava to the sea, after which it has remained quiet.
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Mayon
Albay
Philippine Islands
Ding
New Orchid Form Debuts in London Under Armstrong
English grower Armstrong claims a unique cypripedium hybrid named the Florence Spencer. He values the new specimen at 2000 dollars, with smaller hybrids totaling about 3000 dollars. Armstrong treats orchids as a pastime and aims to reproduce the variety endlessly.
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London
Armstrong
Gimme Conservatory
Ondon
Florence Spencer
Girls complete 200 mile Lake Winnipeg row voyage
Miss Alice Wilson of Ottawa and Miss M A Iritz of Montreal finished a 200 mile solo row from Berens River to the lake’s eastern shore. They camped and fished fossils for the Dominion geological department, traveling a month with no settlements seen aside from a single Indian fisherman.
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Lake Winnipeg
Alice
Wilson
Ottawa
M. A. Iritz
Montreal
Dominion Geological Department
Twins in War and Marriage Plans Reach Separate Lows
St Louis twins Albert and Walter Grierson served together in France where each lost a series of valuables including rings and a watch chain. Albert was wounded, then Walter, with both men enduring a string of misfortunes. They now plan to marry twin sisters Geraldine Smalley and Blendine Smalley in Shel do, Missouri.
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St. Louis
Albert Grierson
Walter Grierson
France
Albert
Walter
Geraldine
Blendine Smalley
Sheldo
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Rutledge
A. J. Whinery
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Canada
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