The Drum and the Prairie Fire Ride
A Western romance unfolds with Agnes Waring and Jim racing Prince Hal to save a Russian mother and her baby from a prairie fire. Alice delivers the child, mounts the horse, and a dramatic chase ends with triumph as the rider guides the noble steed to safety.
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Jim
Alice
Dangavnan
Wa’al
McLeod County
Harry
Hobin
Prince Hal
Jo-ho-sa-phat
Mr. Waring
Esau
Fie
Tampa Camp Life and Guns of U S Forces
An across the bay snapshot from Tampa shows a U S Army camp near Port Tampa with blue shirted troops, mess tents, and a busy quartermaster amid the regimental routine. Officers praise their men while soldiers share humor, drills begin at dawn, and trains pass en route to Port Tampa. The article also notes gunpowder history and a sailing hens anecdote from ships in port, interwoven with brief science notes and a New York reminiscence of military life.
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Olly
Court House
Franklin Stree
Ida Pines
Unite States
Tampa
New York
Washington
Cmsar
Port Tampa
Battery Point
Camp ‘Fonacras
Insula
Osceola
Buenos Ayres
Wales
Stryker
Spain
United States
Novnay
Road Building Education Boosts Massachusetts Highways
Massachusetts advances road building with practical instruction and state support. The state has spent nearly two million dollars on roads in four years, expanding to 125 towns, with 175 towns modernizing streets. Local districts gain contracts to construct State highways, spreading expertise and better networks across communities.
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Lawrence Scientific School
Harvard University
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Road topics and ancient theatre in Ephesus
The article discusses road construction and maintenance, noting the Highway Commission employs about sixty resident engineers who supervise on-site work and report at yearly meetings. It highlights public hearings, a road inquiry bureau, and free rural postal delivery tied to good roads, plus a mu iltiple references to road funding and reform. It closes with news of a large Roman theatre unearthed at Ephesus near Smyrna, well preserved with orchestra, seats, stage, and relics including brass instruments and costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aia Eadding
The
Highway Commission
Manu
L. A. W. Bulletin
Road Inquiry Bureau
Post Office Department
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United Kingdom
Voorhees
Missouri Good Roads and Public Improvement Association
Ephesus
Smyrna
Nemes
Flag of Cubs Libre in Cuba History
The Philadelphia Record notes the flag of Cub Libre is ancient, dating to 1820 during Cuba's early revolt against Spanish rule. It features three blue and two white stripes symbolizing the provinces, a red triangular field with a single white star representing the union for freedom.
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Cube
Cubs Libre
Queen of the Antilles
Cub
Philadelphia Record
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Lexington
Tames
Whitcomb Riley
W. S.harwood
Agis Connick
Waring
Agnes Waring
Cat City
Tim
New York Independent
Freihaus
Vienna
Karnak
St. Peter's
Rome
St. Petersburg
Nj Mahal
Agra
Hindustan
Shah Jehan
Sea Hand of Man
Cheops
Ork
Scosia
Army
Navy
New York Press
Southern Pacific Railroad
Galapagos Islands
Southern Pacific Ocean
C. M. Harris
Hyde Park
Mass
Rothschilds
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Denmark
Ats
Otra
India
China
Hercules
Alexander
Meyer
Julius Africanus
Solomon
Hungary
Belgrade
Tunis
Toledo
Ber
Obawke
Roger
Veoh Sr
Kansas City
Star
Great Bear
Simon Newcomb
Groombridge
Expreyn
Constellation
Pictor
San Francisco Chronicle
Brooklyn Lite
Tory
Claud
Portieres
Erie
Wsata
Peery
Hes
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