Old Desert Journeys El Paso Water Plan Promises Prosperity
A lengthy El Paso feature argues the Rio Grande irrigation project will create a vast reservoir and network of canals, enabling 200000 acres of expanded farming, 100000 residents, and a booming desert city. It frames irrigation as salvation, detailing costs, benefits, and the region’s evolution from old Spanish roots to modern growth.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Comman’s of
Texas
Young Territory
New Mexico
Kansas
Panhandle
Short Grass Country
Adobe Hills
Colorado
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Republic
Na- Hons
Reclamation Service
Old Mexico
la Palomas
Baxon
Plymouth Rock
Spain
The Intelligence of Animals by Sir John Lubbock
Sir John Lubbock has drawn attention to animal minds through careful studies of senses instincts and intelligence in animals and insects He ponders whether animals possess additional sense organs beyond human ones noting complex nerves and unexplained functions suggesting many senses may differ as sound does from sight within our own sensory boundaries.
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John Lubbock
Belgian Independence Celebration Amid Festivities
A garbled Reuters style item notes Belgian independence celebrations with references to a staged reenactment and international participants including Portugal and Teavalia. The readable text mentions a Philip's event and a round of activities among hikers and jousts, though details are unclear.
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Saventy
Belgium
A Philip
Teavalia
Portugal
Japan Faces Challenge of Honest Trade After War
A historical critique contrasts Japan and China, noting Japan’s victory in war but highlighting concerns about commercial honesty. The piece cites Joseph Walton’s view of Japanese traders as less reliable, while praising China’s merchants as more trusted. It suggests reforms to redeem Japan’s commercial reputation amid peacetime trade.
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Japan
Joseph Walton
Par & Man
East
United States
Close Co Operation Birthday Debate Dads Bond
Harold faces a playful birthday question about love for his father and mother. He initially says he loves his father best, but after sleeping on it he concludes that men must stick together. The exchange shows family warmth and humor in a birthday setting.
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Harold
The Meerschaum Pipe Tale of a Lifelong Imitation
A smoker dedicates eight years to coloring a meerschaum pipe kept in a case to avoid scratches. He discovers too late that the object is an imitation called ecume de mer, made from genuine meerschaum parings and mineral clay. The piece weighs more than true pipes, though no absolute test exists for counterfeit pipes.
Weakness of English Colonies and Australian Struggles
The new commonwealth of Australia faces internal lag and dependence on England. Population data for 1891–1901 shows 58,771,715 with an increase of 597,462, though inland areas remain less populated than New York City. A British Bulletin warns that hostile warships could cripple ports and leave Australia without guns, cartridges, ships, or printing paper, risking severe shortages and isolation.
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Commonwealth of Australia
New York
England
Commonwealth
Gossip of the Diplomats and Royal Associates in Europe
Foreign notes report the Sultan of Turkey granting Senator Bacon the grand cordon and porcelain gifts, while Mrs Bacon ponders Congress permission to accept. Mrs Wu Ting Fang returns to China with feet restored to normal size. Waldersee gets a diamond set Black Eagle order sold for soldiers. Dr Wallason and Dr Thomas, American dentists, entertain czars in Petersburg and Vienna. The Earls of Orford retain a morbid churchyard drive at each burial, and the present Lord Orford and his wife Louise Corbin travel in the United States.
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Foreign
Washington
Turkey
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Wu Ting Fang
China
Count von Waldersee
Miss Lee
New York
Berlin
Dr. Wallason
St. Petersburg
Cxarina
Dr. Thomas
Vienna
Earl of
Orford
Horatio
Scalmers
Mannington Hall
Norfolkshire
Lord Orford
Louise Corbin
D.C. Corbin
van Calava
Bartholdi Fountain Shines in Public Park by Capitol
The Bartholdi Fountain, designed by the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, is displayed in a public reservation near the Capitol and currently graces the National Botanical Garden. It first served in the United States at the Philadelphia Exposition before being moved to Washington.
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Capitol
Bartholdi
National Botanical Garden
France
United States
New York Harbor
Washington
Dorothys Plea Amid Parental Worry
A clipped, odd OCR passage shows a mother comforting Dorothy as she pleads for relief during trouble. The dialogue hints at care and reassurance, capturing a moment of anxious yet cheerful family interaction.
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Doroth
Dorothy
Mamma
An Englishman with humor at a New York department store
A humorous tale of Herbert Kelcey recounting his first visit to the United States. He describes starting in a department store on Fifth Avenue facing a strict floorwalker, awkward customer interactions, and his eventual retention with a wage raise after a string of comical sales mishaps.
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Herbert Kelcey
Noliik
Hanythin
Sth Avenue
Arry
New Rochelle
Wonder Work of the Ancients Monolith Handling
The article notes that modern quarry machinery can move single stones larger than Egypt’s monoliths yet questions how ancient builders managed huge stones with crude tools. It contrasts present capability with ancient feats and implies surprising engineering skill from antiquity.
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Rcan
Egypt
Local Pension Service Advertises Claims Help
An appeal offers assistance to soldiers and widows for death benefits and pension claims. It promises timely action, references from local magistrates, and daily contact by the Pension Bureau, stating fees are payable from lawful pensions.
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Pension Bureau
Petunia
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Sage Brush
J. Blanchard
Manama
Chicago
Madame WU Ting Fang
Bartholdi Fountain
Boston
Ieroup
Aynote
the Budget Company
Washington Street
Wire Sewne Macume Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Pensions
Taber & Whitman CO
Warder Bidg
Washington, D.C
A.J. Root
Medina, Ohio
Foster
SRY
Fin Scraper
National Photographic Chemical Company
Rist Alemee Aris
Washington, D. C
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