Letter From Tom Hogan Brings News Of Country Visit
A boy named Tom Hogan receives his first letter at the tenement. The note from the Fresh Air girls describes a long waited chance to visit the country for Fourth of July plans. The letter mentions Dewey’s Manila victory and hints at a parade, firecrackers, and fishing as part of the celebration.
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United States
Tom
Ton Hoga
Dewey
Manila
Harold Peat
Wace
Knowles
Hogan
Lelie Haworth
John Adams
Ammericg
Iowa
Tibet
Fourth of July Party Brings Patriotism and Festivities
Harold and Tom revel in a village Fourth of July celebration with a red white and blue decor parlor porch display and a wild outdoors day. They share breakfast a parade and a mock military drill then enjoy a fruit iced treats program and a Star Spangled Banner finale. The tale touches on local revelry and a brief historical reflection on Adams and Jefferson with public interest in patriotic commemoration.
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Sutherland
Pos
Cervera
Sampson
Sehiey
Harold
Narold
Tom
Dewey
Schley
Scientists Seek Contagious Disease to Fight Pests
Washington experts warn a contagious disease could curb rabbits mice and prairie dogs harming agriculture. They note past efforts failed but pursue safe, lab engineered agents while revealing damage from pests and wolves in the West and South.
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Department of Agriculture
West
Australa
Washington
Wyoming
United States
Biological Survey
Pauls
Etruck
Lutea
Ernest Seton Thompson
Canada
Thore
New York
Jolly Fourth of July Pageant at Home
Ziella Coche recalls a thrifty Independence Day celebration in New Mexico, where a family used chairs to build a mock battlefield and garden setup to recreate historic scenes from Yorktown to Lexington. The costless festivities featured costumes, parades, and a ceremonial mock surrender led by Tom and Marald Knowles.
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Herald
Howeser
New -York
Fom
Tom
Lord Cornwallis
Washington
Tina
Ton
Ziella Coche
New Mea \Woman's Magazine
Leaves Use Of Tree Leaves In French Gardens
Agricultural note from France highlights Nantes market gardeners using autumn collected tree leaves as compost for crops and frost protection. Leaves are dried, packed, and aged to improve soil. they also serve as bedding for livestock. Report cites yields and nutritional content of different leaf types and mentions a political speech unrelated to the main topic.
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Nantes
France
Dt Telste
Eireles
Gaasiderecht Tao
Bev
Leives
Abe
Peter
Poadh
Maine
Prolonged Cold Affects Grass Roots Mining Report
The report details exploration in Upper Kahilana and Like Crees near the headwaters of the Ventas, noting cold conditions and water levels. John A. McDonald and Conklin led the expedition from April 22, encountering breakups and challenging terrain while assessing mining viability and prospecting outcomes.
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Kahilana
Wien
John A. McDonald
Ly Tb Conklin
Sena
Ventas
Lake Creole
Ventia
Lake Cheek
Nike Aid Vie Lau
Mr. McDougal
Ventoa
Venton
Weebe
Hess
Tate
Aesibie
Pheer
Fashions and social rules mingle in a Tokyo and Mexican note
A collage of etiquette tips from Home Notes and Japanese pride with a Washington Star excerpt discusses strict obedience, barefoot workers in China, and festive dances. It also surveys marriage age ideas, suggests health and beauty standards for children, and recounts ant honey uses while noting a weathered street scene in Tehuantepec.
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Fife
Fashion and household goods shape spring offerings
A fragmented piece describes how women balance dress and home wares, stressing well dressed appearances and washable fabrics. It notes pressed embroidery, lawn frocks, and the appeal of bright window displays for spring, along with ornamental gold jewelry trends and a tale of a woman wearing substantial gold ornaments in public.
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Lina Eilkine
Toledo Trust Dealers Sentenced Under Valentine Antitrust Law
Five Toledo men convicted of conspiring to restrain trade in ice pricing were sentenced to one year in the workhouse and fines of 5000 each. They pled guilty or were found guilty by the court, with parties ordered to restore overcharges and sell ice at pre conspiracy prices.
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Mary
Omerlen
Wenin
Toledo
Qhin
Allen
Famiehab
Eireles
Hla City
Pivaine
Vidlentine Amie Trust
Josephy A. Miller
R.A Beard
RC. Lennon
Breining
Tetley Tf
Maxhom
Kinkade
Combine
Otfo Valentine
Wide O
Ohio
Captain Wynne to Resign from the Marine Corps
Navy Department reports Captain Wynne found guilty of insubordination by court martial should resign. The President approved the recommendation to allow resignation, with no clemency urged. The department advised delaying execution of the sentence to permit resignation due to Wynne’s service and provocation.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Wenne
Marine Corps
Wynne
Department
Senate adopts ICC inquiry on railroads and Elevator Trust ties
The Senate unanimously approves a resolution calling for a federal probe by the Interstate Commerce Commission into railroads and the Elevator Trust. It centers on alleged coordinated price control of grain and freight practices affecting producers and the public, as revealed by the inquiry into relationships among carriers and elevator interests.
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States
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Betwen Railroads
Elevator Trust
Earsiers
Cogds
Blynningus Cooperitals
Swift Manufacturing Company Declared Not Fit Creditor in Planters Trust Case
In the Creu Count at St. Lontin Tudge Rynte ruled promptly that the Swift Manufacturing Company of St. Howls was a member of the Planters Crust and thus could not legally collect a debt upon which it had been sued. Russia sees disorder with outbreaks in several riot zones across the empire.
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Forest Service
California
Rablat
Dinmoage
Duis
Vernon Babes
Martin
Abel Abe
Wobhington
Drought Brings Cattle Die Off As No Rain Since February
Reports from the ad sections indicate a severe drought harming crops and cattle as water runs short and rains have not fallen since mid February. President nominates Charles M. Hough for U S Judge in the Southern District at New York.
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Sonihery Tevas Aire
Hough
Senate
Charles M. Hough
Southern
New York
Belgian doctor prescribes air care for many infirmities
A Belgian doctor outlines a program of air care as treatment for a range of infirmities. The report notes political shifts, railway setbacks, and naval procurement as mixed context in a broad news roundup.
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Congress
Cape
Cairo
Cape ‘Town
Republic of Vantin
Philadelphia
Ganeral Greely
San Minneisco
New York
Boston
VOGG
Balimore
Stir
Germany
Canton
China
House backs omnibus lighthouse bill and adjournment plan
House approves conference report on the Omnibus Lighthouse bill and agrees to meet daily at 11 o'clock to aid final adjournment. Senate accepts the Diplomatic Appropriation conference report and other items include a U S Ecuador quarantine for yellow fever and a new Agriculture Statistician Victor H Olmsted.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States
Ecuador
Department of Agriculture
Victor H. Olmsted
Isthmian Commission
Gorgas
Isthmus
Root
Yanami Committee
Magoon
Canal Zone
Panama
Justice Gould
Binger Hermann
Oregon
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Emul Hevere
Init
Statge—Ofp
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William Ordway Partridge
Hamilton Club
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Ppaliat
Marald Knowles
Christian
Lexington
Nurtemler
Old
Yorktoun
Liberty Bell
Independence
Penator Wolcaliavfil
Seuvter Wokeott
Colergde
Will
Ardent Republic du
Hirge
Benen Bagle
Anton
Waleait
Werkien
Cina
Stewford
Judy O'Grady
Washington Street
Ssrium Colony
Lewis
Republic
Tehauntepec
Washington Star
Cope
New Mexico
Loew
Itaupen
Fiah
Ande Ta
Lennec Sud
Childrens
Florisa
Groces
Mamutactiers
Trey
Artleles
Cera
Souther Moesiea
Saan Juinhs
Werner Fema
Bay
Pelanutepee
Telumi
IGE Trust
Tevas
Elien Terry
America
Maharajah
Baroda
Chicago
Alabama
W. W. Keene
Vassar College
Poughkeeple
N. Y
National Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Elihu Root
Dodge
Yale University
Julius Fleischman
Cincinnati
New York Life Insurance Company
W. B. Hornblower
Jackson
Migs
Sid Hoskins
McAdams
Asheville
N. C
George H. Atkinson
Monroe
Cook County
Board of Assessors
Philippine Islands
A. W. Fergusson
Ide
The
Philippines
Suez
San Juan
P. R
Roosevelt
Sam Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Porto Rico
Federation
Conservative
Ilnicky
Berne
Switzerland
Alexander. Dumas
Armstrong Yards
Baron Korwin
Walloon
London
Tim
Dieppe
Edward Clarke
Turio
Onlw
Baron von Beck
Baron Richard von Bienerth
Interior
Herr Ferseht
Commerce
Herr Koryiskk
Finance
Count von Auerspors
de Kileln
Sisawath
Cambodia
Marseilles
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