Journey Through Bulgarian Front Lines Described by Mowrer
Paul S. Mowrer details a five day train voyage from Philipopolis toward Tchatalja during an armistice, describing harsh conditions, sparse villages, and weary troops. The rail line proves inadequate for 600000 men as freight cars carry soldiers and supplies amid delays and tense encounters with veterans and local soldiers.
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Tchatalja
Paul S. Mowrer
Chicago Daily News
Aurora
Ill
Turkey
Philipopolis
Origin of the patio system in Pachuca silver mining
Harper's Weekly notes the Mexican patio process used to separates silver by mixing ore with sulphate of copper salt and quicksilver. Horses tread the puddle for days, then water washes the clay away revealing silver and mercury. Vapors are captured and reused, though animals suffer hoof rot.
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Pachuca
Mexico
Harper’s Weekly
Asbestos Pockets in Suits Stir Philadelphia Transit Tales
A Philadelphia tailor reports rising demand for asbestos pockets in suits and overcoats due to the new no smoking rule by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. He says customers want pockets to extinguish cigars, claiming a flap renders the cigar nearly airless and thus less wasteful, while a wealthy client pays 50 cents per cigar.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Walnut Street
Traction Company
Philadelphia
New York Tribune
Prince of Wales learns bagpipes impresses Bulgarians
The London Chronicle notes the Bulgarian delegates would be intrigued to hear the Prince of Wales playing bagpipes, the Bulgarian national instrument. It cites Sir Charles Eliot and recalls the mute porte servants once signaling nations with signs, including a Bulgarian agent imitating bagpipes.
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Prince of Wales
Charles Eliot
Porte
Apollo
London Chronicle
Wilhelm Grants Land for Berlin Golf Course
The German emperor listens to Sir Frank Lascelles request for a golf ground and offers a portion of the Grunewald, a pine forest near Berlin. The ambassador worries about trees, but the emperor insists trees help shade players in summer.
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Wilhelm
Rank Lascelles
Sir Frank
Berlin
England
Grunewald
Sometimes We Forget Quote on City Life
A Judge comments that Aristotle defined a city as people living a common life for a noble end while noting opportunity sparks everyone to pursue their aims. The remark presents a philosophical view on civic purpose and human drive.
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Aristotle
Montevideo The Splendid Uruguayan Capital Tour
A Pan American Union correspondent recalls Montevideo through its ideal harbor setting, Plaza Independencia and Solis Theater, the national museum with Uruguayan art and relics, and lavish parks like the Prado. The tour also covers the Calle 18 de Julio, Pocitos bathing resort, and the Central Cemetery with monuments to Jose Artigas and Gen. Eugenio Garzón.
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Tor
Rio de la Plata
Juan Diaz de Solis
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
United States of America
Montevideo
Washington
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Club
Plaza Independencia
Government House
Featre Solis
National Museum
South America
Solis
Patti
Bernhardt
Caruso
Solis Theater
Europe
Calle 18 de Julio
Paseo del Molino
Legation
Paseo
Prado
Bois de Boulogne
Podtos
Pocitos
Cemetario Central
Jose Gervasio Artigas
Eugenio Garzon
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Salonika
Constantinople
Isuff Izzedin
Constanza
Black Sea
Empire
Thatalla
Nicola
Kadinkeni
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