Pretoria Notes on War Buoyant and Tense
In Pretoria the author details Boer war preparations and daily life. He describes Kruger and Dom Paul, climate, water supply, and Dutch dominance amid Uitlander tensions. The piece notes quiet streets, extensive weaponry, and a wary populace while contrasting English and Dutch communities and foreshadowing conflict.
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Pretoria
India
Indee
Dutch Republic
Dom Paul
Old Dan the fire horse retires from duty in Kansas City
The 20 year old fire department horse Old Dan, famed as a heroic participant in city fires, is retired from service and sent to a veterinary hospital. He will stay near familiar scenes, awaiting a gentle, comfortable final chapter. His former mate Joe was injured and died years ago in a streetcar accident.
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Transvaal
Kruger
JL. L. Dyche
University of Kansas
Fairmount Park
Library Museum
Joe
Dan
London
Kansas C1aire
Europe
America
Joes
Fons
To's
No. 2
Walnut Street
Toby
Old Dan
Ha ‘Lsy
Arried Sevice
Charley Charley
Tia
Kansas City
Paris
No. 4
Fire Department
Dar
Ao A
Twelfth
Amusing White House Letter Box Habit Noted
Washington visitors often post letters in the White House box in the vestibule before entering the cast room, a detail observed by one attaché as a common scene at the executive mansion. The note captures a quaint routine tied to the presidential residence.
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White House
Washington Star
Washington
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