Bridgeport Soldier Injured in Target Practice Incident
Special to The Farmer describes a military posting at Fisher's Island where regular officers host reserve officers. Target firing with 12 inch guns is planned with umpire Major Herrmann and safety officers Bennett and Booth directing. Tug Rowell patrols and a mock court trial followed a nighttime boat grounding near Fort Michie. Several minor illnesses and injuries are noted among the troops as rooks try out hazing rituals amid post duties and civilian visitors.
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Pte. G. Wright
Fisher
Good Fellowship
Battery Butterfield
Laula J. Herrmann
Hindreport
A. C. Bennett
B.C. Booth
Horace EH. Griswold
Lieuts. Grimwold
C.A. Woodruff
Rowell
Fort Michie
Fort Terry
Fort Michia
U. S. & Brennan
Fort Fichie
Frank Lillo
11Th Company
Clinton
4Th Company
Gotch
Murphy
Gay
Engre
Thomp- Som Sut
Coyote Harvest by Auto and Hounds Sparks Local Oddity
E J Guilbert uses a car and three Russian wolfhounds to hunt coyotes on Smoky Hill ranch in Kansas. Coyotes are chased at about 20 mph, torn down for scalps and pelts worth up to 6 dollars combined. Guilbert has trapped 21 coyotes, netting about 100 dollars in pelts and scalps this season. Next year he expects the turkey crop to stand in for coyotes as the hunting fashion shifts.
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Kansas City Star
Wallace
Kan
E. J. Guilbert
Near
Smoky Hill Ranch
Guilbert
American shops best for women in New York Herald
New York women say American stores beat Paris and London for silk stockings and fashion items while shopping abroad. Mrs Ellis, Mrs Donovan, and Mrs Miller share experiences on fit, price, and availability, noting American shops like Fifth Avenue and Herald Square as superior for stock and service.
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New York Herald
London
Paris
T. L. Ellis
Bridgeport
New York
Frandée
Thomas E. Miller
St. Paul
France
Lucerne
Astor
Lake Minnetonka
Eloise Reid
Boston
Marlborough
Fifth Avenue
Herald Square
Progress at Home and Abroad in Greek Resolve
A fragment reflecting admiration for Greek resilience and character, noting their fighting spirit and ability to refresh worn straw hats, highlighting a sense of impressed national pride and attention to their leadership. The text presents a dated, speechlike tone with incomplete phrases.
El Dorado Legend Tied to Bogota Gold Tale
A historical survey traces El Dorado to the Lake Guatavita ceremonies of the Muysca in Bogota province. It recounts a gilded chief ritual and the legend’s spread from native lore through explorers, with mentions of Bandelier and the Pan American Union. A girl named Mary Delvecchio fractured her face at Yellow Mill playground and received emergency care.
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Hesperides
Hercules
Spain
Syria
Red Sea
Tarshish
Ophir
Africa
Far
Vasco de Gama
Cape of Good Hope
Columbus
New World
Coro
Juan de Ampues
Paraguana
Leke
Maracaybo
Venezuela
Adolph Bandelier
Edward Athes
Pan American Union
Washington, D. C
Bandelier
Bogota
Cundinamarch
New Granada
Platequrt
Guatavita
Guatavitte
Becri
Mary Delvecchio
East Main Street
Yellow Mill
Fire prevention laws urged to curb city losses
A New York State conference on fire safety proposes strict rules that compel property owners to pay extinguishing costs and injuries if fires result from owner or employee careless behavior. The argument notes citywide precautions in Boston during the Civil War and asserts that making owners bear losses would reduce fire incidents and national costs.
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San Antonio
Conference of Mayors
New York State
New York City
Boston
Cana‘is
New York State Conference
Convincing Evidence and a Lost Ball Tale
A Boston Transcript fragment shows Tommy bringing home a golf ball found on the links. He claims the ball was lost by a man and his caddie, prompting his father to question the find. Separately, an order to arm the US cruiser Washington at Port-au-Prince, Mayti is noted.
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Boston Transcript
Tommy
UK States
Washington
Port Au Prince, Mayti
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Hartford
Fathers Barrett and
Molloy
James F. Barrett
Thos. J. Molloy
Hart Cathedral
Barrett
James O’brien
Saybrook
Mary James
Torrington
Laurentia
Father Molloy
MoUoy
Cate
Elmwood Avenue
Edward Dergan
Thomas Hogan
Edward Donahue
Peter Clark
Frank Curran
Stephen Moran
Father Barrett
Sacred Heart Ehurch
J. C. O'Brien
Stamford
Father Barrett's
M. F. McAuliffe
St. Thomas’ Seminary
John H. Buck
Connecticut Association
St Paul
Harper's Weekly
Winifred Harper Cooler
Thompson
Kansas City
Wichita
Bev, James F. Barrett
Thomas J. Molloy
Pracuse Herald
Earl Vincent
State Street
Locomobile Co
Ms. Poagbtial
Ansgar
Ma TN
Oxfords
Ino
Copenhagen
Misses’ Coats
Iresses
Repp
St Partons
Monty
Adesar
Main
Golden Hill
Middle Streets
Ise
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