Peru celebrates centennial of independence with world triumphs
A sprawling report on Peru's centenary jubilee in Lima and beyond notes foreign dignitaries and battleships from the United States France Britain Argentina and others attending. It highlights the unveiling of a San Martin statue and a Washington monument decree while surveying independence campaigns and key figures including Cochrane San Martin and Bolivar.
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Peru
Lima
United States
Oklahoma
Arizona
Albert Douglas
France
Italy
Spain
Mangin
Verdun
Great Britain
Lord Dundonald
Cochrane
Argentina
Jose de San Martin
San Martin
Argentine
Buenos Aires
Andes
Chile
Legula
George Washington
South America
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Venezuela
Spanish America
Bogota
New Grenada
la Plata
Simon Bolivar
Great Colombia
Pezuela
Callao
Cuzco
Arequipa
Xauxa
Upper
Uspallata Pass
Santiago
Maipu
Lord Cochrane
O’higgins
Worster
Valparaiso
General de San Martin
Paraceas Bay
Sayan
Jose de la Serna
Pan-American Union
de la Serna
Don Jose de la Riva Aguero
Riva Aguero
Bolivar
Junin
Canterac
Lake ‘Chincay-cocha
Suarez
Ayacucho
Sucre
Tenth Earl of
Cochrane Johnstone
London Stock Exchange
Napoleon
House of Commons
Order of the Bath
Westminster
William IV
Queen Victoria
Bri
Hipolito Unanue
Pan American Union
Washington
Frederico Alfonso de Peret
Unanue
Bowser's Pity Leads to Barn Shelter for Widows
Mr. Bowser narrates a case of pity involving three evicted widows found in need on a street. He rents a barn for temporary shelter and searches for further housing, but ultimately a charity society takes charge.
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Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Samuel J. Bowser
Bowser
No Standardized Golf Ball Standards Emerge
An authority notes golf has no official ball brand as standards converge with USGA and Royal and Ancient rules. The new rules require a ball diameter of 1.62 inches and weight of 1.62 ounces for tournament play, while unlike tennis or baseball no single maker is mandated.
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United States Golf Association
Roya
Britain
Fish Fight Malaria In Spain Imported Hope
A fish called Gambusia affinis that eats malaria mosquito larvae has been acclimatized in Spain. Attempts to acclimate these fish in Britain France and Italy have failed. The fish were imported to Spain by the American Red Cross and are being sent in large numbers to malarial areas.
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Spa
Britain
France
Itealy
Spain
American Red Cross
Trial by Ordeal in Japan Still Persists
In parts of Japan a theft within a household can trigger a trial by ordeal. Servants are asked to write a shared word with the same brush to reveal the ideograph’s workings. The console is meant to betray its design through muscular, focused effort, often uncovering the guilty party.
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Japan
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