Italian Immigration From an Italian Standpoint
Interview with Commendatore Luigi Bodio, director general of Italy’s statistics department, examines illiteracy, emigration agents in Campania Abruzzi and Sicily, and how a U S illiteracy ban would affect Italian departures. He notes bonds, passports, and the push of emigration as a safety for Italy.
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United States
Luigi Bodio
Department of Statistics
Bodio
Italy
Prof
New
America
Ellis Island
Cavaliere Egisto Rossi
Prof. Bodio
New York
Boston
Baltimore
New .236 Caliber Rifle for U S Navy Sparks Debate
The Navy faces issues with the .236 caliber light bullet though trials show higher velocity and flatter trajectory up to 500 yards. Ten thousand rifles will be issued by July with 115 grain projectiles and a plan to replace if performance falters. Experts note reduced penetration and range but increased ammunition capacity and a lighter load for sailors amid differing opinions between army Krag and Lee straight pull preferences.
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England
France
Germany
Russia
Italy
Hebler
Switzerland
Europe
Roumania
U. S
Naval Board
Navy
United States
Austria
Sam
Memorial to Washington to be unveiled in Fairmount Park
President McKinley and Cabinet will attend the Philadelphia ceremony on May 15 for the unveiling of a grand Washington monument at the Green Street entrance of Fairmount Park. The Siemering sculpture features a bronze equestrian Washington in Revolutionary War uniform, with a draped cloak, on Swedish granite, reflecting a blend of grace and majesty.
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Delaware
Hudson
Potomac
Mississippi
America
Pennsylvania
State Society of the Cincinnati of
The
United States
National Guard
France
Delaware River
Society of the Cincinnati
Washington
Washington Monument Fund
David Lenox
Richard Peters
William Jackson
Charles Biddle
Horace Bunney
John Sergeant
Richard Dale
Stephen Girard
John Steele
Thomas Cadwalader
Joseph R. Ingersoll
Philadelphia
Society
Cincinnati Society
Independence Square
Republic
McKinley
Green Street
Fairmount Park
Rudolph Siemering
Berlin
William I
General Washington
Teddy Hale Plans Return to America and Naturalization
Teddy Hale, winner of last year's six day race at Madison Square Garden, has gone back to the other side but expects to return with his family in a few months. He will become naturalized and make his home here.
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Italy
Naples
United States
Prof. Bodio
America
Tuscany
Ital
Ian
New York
Rome
Kingdom
John Langdon Heaton
Teddy Hale
Madison Square Garden
Russia's Oil Emporium in Baku Description
Baku on the Caspian Sea is described as the great oil emporium of Russia. Located on the Caspian west coast near the Caucasus foothills, it has grown from about 10,000 to over 60,000 inhabitants in twenty years. The old Persian city features remain in streets, markets, baths, shops, and temples.
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Baku
Russia
Caspian Sea
Caucasus Range
Princely Musician Prince Mirko Montenegro Prodigy
Prince Mirko of Montenegro, second son of Prince Nicholas, is a bright 17 or 18 year old lad. He is well informed and accomplished in many directions, especially music. He has written two string quartets and recently finished a light opera of merit.
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Mirko
Montenegro
Nicholas
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Cleveland
Congress
Hermann Stump
Offi
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Dalmatian
Campania
Abruzzi
Sicily
Piemonte
Liguria
Lombardia
Camania
Cere
Regno
Emigration Bureau
U. S. Navy
Gen. Washington
PINE
Springfield
Ciety of
Cincinnati
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