Ex King Manuel and Greek Victory Looms in Balkan War Tale
A fragmented piece notes ex King Manuel of Portugal and a princess choosing a bride while discussing Balkan War outcomes. It highlights Greece and Servia gains, Bulgarian losses, and praises King Constantine and Venizelos. The excerpt ends with calls to curb petty arrests and bail practices.
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Manuel of
Portugal
Augustina Victoria
Mobengullurn-Sigmaringen
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hohenzollerns
Prince William
Tee
Manuel
Modern Greeks Are Brave Race Bravery and War Valor
New York report on Professor Jacob Gould Schurman recalling his Greece mission during the Greek Bulgarian war. He describes Saloniki scenes from the first major battle near Kilikis, with thousands of Greek casualties and Bulgarian losses. He notes Bulgaria's grim fate and outlines potential allied supports to Turkey in Europe. The account mixes analysis of bravery with strategic speculation from Schurman’s travels.
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Macedonia
Vardar
Alles
Bulgaria
Greece
Servia
Adrianople
Constan
Tine
Venizelos
Marathon
Salamis
Constantine
New York
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Montenegro
Sofia
Saloniki
Kilikis
Hog and Dog Are Chums at Sunnyshire Farm
Guilford Missouri residents tout a massive Poland China hog named A Wonders Equi at Sunnyshire farm near town. The creature weighs 709 pounds, measures seven feet five inches long and three feet four inches high. Its smallest leg circumference is eleven inches, and the animal is described as gentle. A tiny dog neighbor visits daily, riding in the hog’s back as he hops around the lot.
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Guilford
Sunnyshire Farm
Missouri
Poland
China
Mayor Gaynor as a Champion of Liberty
A historical note praises Mayor Gaynor for reforming New York policing by ending indiscriminate arrests and bail in trivial cases. It cites reduced totals from 220,304 arrests in 1909 to 155,768 in 1912, with 18,791 on summonses, and quotes his guidance to Manhattan and Brooklyn chiefs to enforce laws without unnecessary bail.
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New York
Gaynor
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Balla
Ball
Atypical story of Gaynor and an aged city employee
Mayor Gaynor defended an elderly deputy chief clerk of elections in New York City who was discharged at eighty two. The board refused reinstatement, but Gaynor wrote to the board president urging humane treatment and the man was restored to a comfortable position as he continued to advocate for others, proving Gaynor a steadfast champion of unjustly treated workers.
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New York City
N Bnet
Gaynor
Glor
Board of Elections
Takhfnl
City Aeperthene
Secretary Danies Names Battleship No 39 North Carolina?
Secretary Daniels is expected to name battleship No 39 built at the New York navy yard the North Carolina in honor of his native state. A change is proposed for cruiser North Carolina to become Asheville Charlotte or Winston-Salem.
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Washington
Daniels
New York Navy Yard
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
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Jacob Guuld Schulman
Cornell
Heroig
Schurman
Turkey
Europe
Tebatalja
Black Sea
Vardar River
Salonki
Panama
San Francisco
Hni
Liberty
C. H. Baker Elevator
Fourth Street
Lake Fuel CO
C. P. Brainard
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