American Girl in London to Sing Old Negro Songs
Miss Clara Alexander of Memphis Tennessee has captivated London by singing native plantation melodies. She plans to perform before the King and Queen of England, showcasing her stage career and appealing to high society with southern songs.
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Southand
London
Clara Alexander
Memphis
Tenn
Old England
England
Miss Alexander
John Mackay
Tennessee
South
Darky
W. S. Gilbert
Lady Bancroft
Juliet
Lady Ludlow
Portland Place
Edward
Alexandra
Brooks
Edward VI
Cleveland Gentleman Snagged by Streetcar Trousers
A crowded Cleveland street car during rush hour caused Hon. Augustus Browne to become snagged as his trousers caught on a loose iron step. The car pulled away leaving Browne seated on the Belgian Stocks amid onlookers, his gartered attire and morning dress preserved, while questions arise over potential damages against the car line owner, Hon. Thomas Johnson.
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Augustus Browne
Cleveland
Ohiu
Browne
Sen
Augustus
Mr. Browne
China's Forty Thousand Army Showcases Modernization
The article reports China’s regimental maneuvers near Shangtung with an organized force of forty thousand. Diplomats from major nations attended at Yuan Shi Kai’s invitation. Observers praised discipline and control, noted Japanese influence in equipment and tactics, and described infantry with Mauser rifles, cavalry on Mongolian ponies, and well supplied artillery. The piece concludes that China’s military progress impresses observers and could affect future regional power dynamics.
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China
Shangtung
Yuan Shi Kai
CL Lel
Shantung
Hand
Japan
East
An Enfeebled Giant in Europe and Russia's Decline
An era of change grips Europe as Russia appears the new sick man while Turkey and Spain loom as enduring powers. The piece notes Russia’s weakness may prove temporary, unlike Turkey’s or Spain’s long decline, and reflects on shifts in global military influence across eras.
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Europe
Russia
Turkey
Spain
Charles VI
New Easter Lily Could Cut Price Next Year
Department of Agriculture experiments may slash next year’s Easter Lily prices. A Bermuda lily bulb takes two to seven months to bloom, but a new hybrid from the Philippines shortened to two to three months, yet resembles the common Easter lily in size and color. The cross yields plants with multiple flowers and blooms in four to five months, expanding availability.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Philippines
Public timber grabbings and land laws clash in Congress
The report outlines two land policy measures debated last winter the 640 acre homestead bill and the lieu land timber bill. Opponents argued 640 acres is too large or too small for grazing and farming while proponents claimed hybrids and new cultivation methods could make western land productive enough for farming.
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Congress
South Dakota
Colorado
Montana
West
I Norrow
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Public Lands Commission
Rosebugs and a scheme for public lands reforms
A gardener recalls hiring youths to pick rosebugs for ten cents a hundred, a plan that failed as workers quit. The text shifts to public land policy, condemning the Hellland selection law, noting timber grab schemes, and urging careful classification and agricultural development of remaining public lands for future settlers.
Japan's Grand Old Man Ito and His Quiet Rise
Marquis Ito, born to a rustic gardener, fled Japan to escape Conservative backlash and sailed to Europe hidden in a silk bale for 36 hours. He became famed as a Westernized Japanese statesman who spends hours daily reading European press, yet is described as the poorest prime minister in worldly goods.
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Marquis Ito
Juzo Ito
Europe
Liverpool
Japan
Texas Sulphur Deposits Emerging as a State Resource
In El Paso county, north of the Texas Pacific Railroad, geologists estimate ten million tons of 40 percent native sulphur across about ten thousand acres with an average thickness of nine and a half feet. The field, recently reportedly bought by Illinois and European capital, lacks nearby rail access with Toyah twenty miles away. US consumption runs about 500,000 tons yearly, much imported from Italy. Louisiana leads production, while visible supplies promise twenty years of trade. The Anglo-Sicilian Sulphur Company, Limited, dominates global trade.
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Texas
trans-Pecos
el Paso
Texas Pacific Railroad
Illinois
Toyah
United States
Italy
Louisiana
Louisa County
Virginia
Anglo-Sicilian Sulphur Company, Limited
Lon
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Tlers
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Gifford Pinchot
U.S. Forester
Nebraska
Sand-Hill
Oregon
SPAP
W. M. Crane Company
Broadway
New York
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