French plan aims at invading England with decisive naval force
General de la Rocque argues France should build robust battleships and use a strong navy to clear a path for a French army to land in England Ireland and Egypt. He casts England as the main foe and envisions invasions aided by superior French ships and tactical exploits against coastal defenses.
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General de la Rocque
Revue Des Deux
England
Ireland
Egypt
France
Great Britain
San Juan
Porto Rico
Santiago
Morro
Brest
Cherbourg
Toulon
General de la Bocque
Weither
Europe
Sougu
London
Maine Statesman Littlefield Highlighted In National Legacy
The St Louis Globe Democrat lauds Charles E Littlefield as a Maine leader succeeding Nelson Dingley in the U S House and upholding Pine Tree state traditions. It traces Maine’s steady stream of national figures from Holmes to Evans and Morrill, noting bipartisan strength and long influence in Congress.
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Maine
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Charles E. Littlefield
Nelson Dingley
House of Representatives
Littlefield
Pine Tree
John Holmes
Felix Grundy
Devil
Grundy
Holmes
Congress
Massachusetts
Jefferson
George Evans
Senate
Kent
Evans
Fessenden
Hamlin
Lot M. Morrill
Blaine
Reed
Canada
France
Guadeloupe
American Republic
Hawaii as a scientific frontier for seismology and astronomy
The article argues Hawaii’s volcanoes offer a field for earthquake studies and that its clear Pacific skies, favorable for Zodiacal Light observations, could establish excellent astronomical stations. It notes Japan's swift adoption of modern ideas aided seismic science and Hawaii may open a new chapter in terrestrial physics and celestial study.
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Hawaiian Islands
Isle of Wight
Japan
India
Italy
England
Garrett P. Serviss
New York Journal
New York
Charleston
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Asia
America
United States
Earth
North Pole
Great Lakes
The
Mississippi
mid-Pacific Islands
Philippines
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Wrecking a Ministry and the French Political Tempest
A Century essay decries ministerial topple culture in France, likening it to a billiards trick. It cites Clemenceau and Clovis Hugues, warns the public mood saps government courage, and urges a calmer civic life to avert a chronic crisis.
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France
Louis Philippe
Murger
Republic
M. Clemenceau
Clovis Hugues
Cave of the Winds
Link to Sir Walter Scott Guided by Scotlands Long Ago
Mrs Alexander Capperton, who died in Kirkhill, Scotland, linked the present to Sir Walter Scott. She entered his service at sixteen and recalled the writers early morning routine, his heavy stairs, and his last years. She stood with him at his death and received a token from his heir through Mrs Lockhart per the Philadelphia Press.
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Alexander Capperton
Kirkhill
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott
Jock
Lockhart
Philadelphis Press
Kruger Plans Exit From Transvaal to Angra Pequena
Cape Town reports Kruger and close allies will trek from the Transvaal to a new Boer colony beyond the Kalahari, led by Herricksen who rules a small realm there. Kruger will sail to Angra Pequena, with property cared for by a Johannesburg firm, as a last resort if the war turns against them.
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Cape Town
Dom Paul
Kruger
South Africa
Pretoria
Transvaal
Herricksen
Kalahari
Orange Free State
Damaraland
Withooi
Herriksen
Angra Pequena
Johannesburg
Siearal
Ewan Djtellen
Kruger’s Nerve Story of Bluff Against Natives
A Cincinnati Enquirer account recalls young Mr. Kruger facing hostile natives while hunting. He bluffingly acted cool on a kopje edge, removing and reseating his boots to mislead pursuers, then signaled a fake retreat, causing the Kaffirs to flee.
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Kruger
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Electric gondolas seek Chicago river line
The American Electric Carnival and Gondola company announces a plan to obtain a right of way for an electric boats line on the Chicago river and drainage canal as the latest electrical enterprise in Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Ill
American Electric Carnival and Gondola Company
Chicago River
Philadelphia Record
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Spbiell
Railways
Sauer
Maitland
Tommy
Kruger's
Sentinel
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