Old Spirit of Spanish Buccaneer Days Surfaces in Cuba
In Santiago Cuba on Sunday July 9 bandits with machetes revolvers and rifles raided the home of Spanish born American citizen Mr Cendoya and demanded 30000. After negotiation he paid 2000. Police captured a suspect Pineiro who confessed to the robbery but named no other accomplices. The case links to copper mine workers from El Cobre and implicates Wardlize steamship company agent ties.
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Santiago
Cuba
Pearl of the Antilles
Mr. Cendoya
Thompson
Cendoya
Julia Lane
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ward Lize Steamship Company
Vir. Condoya
Pineiro
Cojimar
Bay
Senora
New York
Julian Cendoya, Jr
Cerdoyas
Mr. Cerdoya
FEA BAD BOY BREAD, FEA BAD BOY tale from Madrid
A humorous travelogue by Hon George W Peck from Madrid recounts misadventures of fleas and a flea ridden royal court. The writer compares Spanish life to a stage play and notes American views of Roosevelt and San Juan hill versus local Spanish history.
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George W. Peck
Wisconsin
South Clark Street
Chicago
San Juan Hill
Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Grant
Sheridan
Sher
Ideal Man and a Tail of Spain Adventure
The narrator Hennery extols the ideal man as physically strong mentally sharp and morally unselfish. He recounts a trip with his dad to Spain visiting cathedrals courts and a bullfight and describes a chaotic throne room encounter a cayenne pepper prank and a bullring mishap ending with his father tossed by a bull and saved by the narrator.
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Spain
Complete Plans and Design of Modest Dwelling
Plans by Dennis & Gastmeyer of 280 Broadway New York present a unique home that can be built for as low as 4000 dollars in many areas. Features include a full basement with coal bins cold room and hot air furnace, a hemlock framework, North Carolina pine floors and siding, cypress roof shingles, ash and whitewood trim, quartered oak stairs, modern sanitary plumbing, antique copper hardware and cherry mantels with tile hearths. The design emphasizes economical construction with durable materials and a distinctive colonial style.
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Dennis & Gastmeyer
Broadway
New York
North Carolina
Milk with Tea: Lancet Endorses Milk as Beneficial
The Lancet argues that adding plenty of milk to tea is a sound physiological precaution. Milk proteins reduce astringency and may protect the stomach, while tannin binds with sodium salts in intestinal juice. Moderate tea consumption is not as harmful as commonly believed, though weak brews offer better value.
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London
A Handsome Figure and a Half Million Worth
A Tit-Bits exchange questions beauty versus value, noting a woman’s worth of a half million in her own right. A Chicago man defends slapping his wife by claiming it was to show a neighbor he was not afraid and to keep others from meddling in his affairs.
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Dad
Cortez
Spain
Hardware Dealers’ Association
Wholesale
Amalgamated Association of Railway Trainmen
Farmers’ Alliance
Butter and Cheesemen’s Convention
State Undertakers’ Guild
Palace
John
James
Chicago
Carp fishing nets advance under Canandaigua club rule
The Sportsmen's club of Canandaigua Lake has obtained the legal enactment permitting net use for carp fishing to control the pest. It reports that a single eight pound carp stomach can contain four pounds of spawn from other fish, making stocking trout and bass largely ineffective in waters with carp.
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Sportsmen’s Club
Canandaigua Lake
Watkins Express
Fashion adopts Japanese wrap as trend across borders
The report notes women adopting the Japanese wrap style as fashions shift amid global tensions, with observers comparing the look to contemporary street and formal wear. The piece highlights cross cultural influence and lingering wartime mood shaping wardrobe choices.
Quick wit saves woman as knife attack averted
A Kansas City Kansas policeman stopped an armed assailant with words from God, convincing him to halt and drop the knife. The officer handcuffed the man before harm could come to the woman in the kitchen, showcasing courage and clever dialogue.
Peace Time Armies and Relative Military Densities
The article compares national peacetime standing armies, noting the United States has the smallest proportion at one soldier per 1,000 people, while France has one per 72. Italy, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Great Britain, Belgium, Russia, and Japan are listed with respective ratios.
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United States of America
France
Italy
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Great Britain
Belgium
Russia
Japan
Milk Cans Become Lifebuoys in Narrow River Rescue
A Carmarthen farmer’s wife, returning from selling milk in Cardiganshire, lost her small boat on a river near Llandyssil. She was thrown into the water but rode two closed milk cans which served as improvised life buoys. Rescuers spotted her and saved her from drowning.
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Llandipsil
Cardiganshire
Carmarthen
London Express
Congo Dwarfs Age Seen Beyond Forty Years
Six Congo dwarf specimens are in London showing ages exceeding forty years. The report notes their advanced age among the group and details their transfer for study.
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Congo
London
Meyer
New Form of Door Invented by Belgian Dierickx
A Belgian inventor, Joseph Henri Dierickx, devised a door of two triangular leaves that close on a diagonal from the lower corner to the opposite upper corner. They pivot to swing into ceiling partitions when opened, creating an unobstructed passage, and are counterbalanced to require little force to operate.
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Joseph Henri Dierickx
His Compliment at Holton Hospital Bedside
A Holton Kansas patient praised by a nurse overheard whispering a joke about the Lord. He then asked how the Lord would view him as a son in law, prompting a respectful reply from the nurse.
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Holton
Handsome Sergei Witte At Portsmouth Peace Conference
Sergius Witte, the czar's plenipotentiary at the Portsmouth Peace Conference, is described as the handsomest of Russia's notable men and likened to Alexander III. He is large, well proportioned, and carries himself with a lofty air that irks many Russians while impressing outsiders.
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Sergius Witte
Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Alexander III
Fat Men Should Swim Editorial in Modern Medicine
Modern Medicine argues for a fat reduction plan via daily one to two hour swims in cool sea water. The piece notes exercise speeds blood flow and tissue use while low water temperature boosts heat production, pairing activity with a restrained carb diet to slim a corpulent person.
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Battle Creek
Pumping gravel by pipe promises new road material
Popular Mechanics notes a new method in Indiana districts that pumps gravel from river beds using a six inch pump and a 15 horsepower engine. Three men operate the plant which lifts over 100 yards of gravel daily. The process aims to ease road building by replacing traditional riverbed digging.
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Indiana
Friendship and US influence reach distant realms
The article notes broad world value of friendship and US leadership as Corea seeks American help to preserve its territorial integrity. A Korean delegation presented a memorial to President Roosevelt, including an envoy educated in the United States and a Honolulu pastor among its members.
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United States
Corea
Roosevelt
Honolulu
Danger in Insurance Agitation and Its Consequences
The text warns that fearing life insurance could lead some to abandon insurers, a rash move. It argues life insurance protects widows and orphans, fosters thrift, and teaches the value of long-term planning, comparing fear of insurers to mistrusting banks.
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Julian Cendoya
Sanabria
Fea Bad Boy
Broad
Meade
Thomas
Maine
Christopher Columbus
Chris
America
Constantinople
Bob
Methuselah
Little Hennery
American Humane Society
Hennery
Sadennis Arcurisc
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas City Star
Witte
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