Defiance Express Aged African Explorer and Other Tales
Aged 70 explorer George Schweinfurth is celebrated for his Africa work and journals while Berlin news recounts a Turk pursuing the Kaiser and a ShakespeareHart lineage death. The piece notes briarwood pipe imports, Chicago millinery union, domestic labor debates, and satirical takes on Dutch costs and auto divorce.
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Africa
Barth
Speck
Livingstone
Burton
Rohlfs
Nachtal
Stanley
George Schweinfurth
Nile
Red Sea
Europe
Egypt
Berlin Geographical Society
Zeitschift Fur Ethnologie
Deborah the Prophetess and the Story of Judah
The sermonette ranks Deborah as a pivotal prophetess in Israel’s Judges period. It traces awakening belief, persistence, and the transformation from humble, mocked birth to spiritual leadership. Deborah’s life shows hardship, faith, and divine calling guiding a nation toward righteousness.
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Israel
Deborah in Mount Ephraim Leads Israel to Deliverance
Deborah grows from a questioning child into a devout woman who teaches her mother and others of God. Prompted by a market place sermon, she denounces sin and calls for repentance, then finds refuge with Lapidoth at the palm tree of Deborah and assists Barak in delivering Israel from Joabin’s oppression.
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Israel
Deborah
Bible School
Ephraim
Mount Ephraim
Lapidoth
Jobin
Barak
Corr
O Crime
Helene de Wollant
Mexico
Washington
Europe
Paris
Mme. de Vollant
Rachel
When the Kaiser Travels by Rail in Germany
A historical description details Emperor William II traveling by special train with no stops, a fixed departure to fit his sleep, a private study with a photograph on the writing table, multilingual correspondence, and hours of reading and council. Meals stay short, evenings include a chat with beer and cigars, and attire ranges from gala uniform to forester's gear. He sleeps well aboard and rises early to greet the public.
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William
Germany
Hi S Majesty
Forester
Kaiser
New Occupations Listed In London Directory 1907
The London directory for 1907 lists 112 new trades including a cast iron repairer and an addressing machine maker. Also shown are the inventor of safety breathing appliances, the soluble coffee creator, a folding baby cart contriver, an india rubber tile maker, a theatrical hatter, and a maker of embalming fluid.
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New London
Maller
Resignation Shocks New South Wales Parliament
NSW MP P. H. Sullivan says his colleagues are too good for him as he resigns his seat. He cites his own faults including drink and smoking. The NSW parliament has been busy enacting strict moral reforms.
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New South Wales
P. H. Sullivan
Rise of Jim McCrea to Pennsylvania Railroad Chief
James McCrea rises from rodman to president of the Pennsylvania Railroad succeeding A J Cassatt. A Pittsburgh native and rail man, he is described as tall, popular, and devoted to the road, with clubs in Pittsburgh New York and Chicago, a horse and golf enthusiast, and a foe of railroad graft.
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Pittsburg
Rodman
Pennsylvania Railroad
James McCrea
A. J. Cassatt
Jim” McCrea
James M'Crea
Road
Jim
Redman
Cassatt
McCrea
Duquesne, Pittsburg Club
Country Club
New York
The
Pennsylvania
Italian Marchesa's Daughter Becomes American Musical Star
The Pallavacini family sails to New York as Bnssena la Marchesina, youngest daughter, a violin prodigy, prepares for a Carnegie Hall recital after early tutelage in Bologna and royal recognition in Italy. Her father, a 72 year old telegraph director, cannot fund the large family. The sisters emigrated two years ago after a Mendelssohn Hall concert failed to yield funds.
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New York
America
Carnegie Hall
la Marchesina Pallavacini
Marchese
Gustavo Pallav
Saverio Nurrissino
Conservatory of Music
Margherita
Pallavacini House
Conservatory
la Marchesina
Rome
Milan
Clotilde
Mendelssohn Hall
Marchesa Pallavacini Discussed by Hartford Critics
The article recalls La Marchesina heard in a Hartford restaurant as Hawley’s quick wit shines. Senator Joseph R. Hawley jokes about Elizabeth Beecher Hooker’s presidential bid, likening her run to a duck, reflecting social circles. The column critiques high society, noting persistent deadbeats as described by Puck.
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Ity
la Marchesina
Hawley
Joseph R. Hawley
Connecticut
Elizabeth Beecher Hooker
Hartford Society
Asylum Avenue
Mrs. Hooker
The Queer Parson Bird And War On Pigeons
A report notes two male honey eater parrots acquired by the Zoological Society of London, its plumage and bill described, and mentions it as a lively cage bird from New Zealand. It also details a campaign in South Devon to reduce wood pigeons damaging crops through nocturnal shooting. Also compares helmets among nations, noting British gear at 18 ounces versus lighter foreign headwear.
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Zoological Society of London
England
New Zealand
Devon
France
Russia
Marie
Styles in Tables and New Crown of Japan Vegetable
Household advisory blends dining room styles with practical carpentry and color schemes. It offers notes on furniture like mission and oak tables, a new crown of Japan vegetable, sink and plumbing tips, and simple recipes for Toffee Winter Vegetable Soup and various potato dishes. It closes with light humor about a cannibal chieftain.
Russian Women Embrace Education Across St Petersburg
The piece celebrates Russian women advancing education and public life, noting eight St Petersburg high schools for girls, a large women’s university cohort, and many graduates pursuing science, teaching, and civic work. It highlights female initiative in Russia, contrasts with American opportunities, and cites historical progress from 1850s reforms to early 1900s universities.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Matthew Vassar
Vassar College
Nadezhda
Susloff
Miliitary Medical Academy
Mme. Bartovna
Mme. E. 0. Lerhacher
Imperial Academy
Helena Pavlovna
Baroness Raden
Kostroma
Catherine the Great
Koscinsky
Mme. Schpiegelsky
Moscow
Kiev
Odessa
Kharkov
Reform Church of England
Ruskin Lin
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London
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William Hart
Stratford-on-Avon
Briarwood
Boston Herald
Chicago
Starr
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Italy
Marly
Crown of
Japan
Garcia
Osudse
Helen de Wollantey
Dosthievsky
Zemstvo
Steppes
Valishefsky
Poushkine
Tourgeniev
Tolstoi
Catherine
Rtsia
Doshievsky
Kingdom of God Earth
Becau
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