Roosevelt's African expedition yields vast Smithsonian specimens
Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt led an eleven month safari across East Africa sending hundreds of animal and plant specimens to the Smithsonian. The party collected 14 animal varieties, mammals, birds, reptiles, and fishes, while Kermit photographed the journey, with work spanning Kenya, Uganda, the White Nile, Khartum, and Cairo.
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Smithsonian Institution
Kermit
George McMillan
Jura
Roosevelts
Maly
Roosevelt
Teller
Loring
Mearns
Doctor Mearns
Meo Loring
Thdbhes
Messrs
Medvus
Jooring
Kelier
Alont
Doctor Picarns
Mombasa
British East Africa
Roosevelt African Expedition The Journey and Finds
A detailed column recounts Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt in Africa with Captain Cuninghame and Leslie Tarleton. They hunt, collect vertebrates and invertebrates, gather plants and anthropological materials, visit Mombasa, Azores, Gibraltar, Naples, and meet King Victor Emmanuel. The piece notes royal greetings, special licenses to hunt, and scientific and Natural History work. It also includes a cleaning tip for paint stains on wood.
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Phoce Ranher
Mombasa
Roosevelt
William
Messina
Victor Ammanuel
Kermit
Acone
Jackson
Privish
Rooseveldt
Hans
Kapitil Plains
Sir Alfred Pease
Aths
Theodore
Aia
Roosevelt in Europe as man of letters and statesman
Former President Theodore Roosevelt toured Europe in April touring Paris Berlin and Oxford lecturing at the Sorbonne and meeting royals. He was greeted by emperors and crowds while pursuing scholarly aims and receiving Nobel Peace Prize recognition for his role in ending the Russo Japanese War. The death of King Edward altered Berlin plans and shifted Roosevelt's reception to the American embassy.
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Paris
Berlin
Oxford
King Edward
Africa
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Christiania
Roosevelt
Italy
Vatican
Holy Father
Fairbanks
Rome
Eternal City
Sorbonne
France
Brussels
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Christiand
Nobel Prize Commission
William
Edward
Kaiser
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt in Venice and Europe on 1903 trip
Roosevelt and family toured Venice Vienna and London in a European visit. He met the king and queen of Italy, attended King Edward's funeral in London, and delivered high profile lectures at Oxford and Cambridge.
Well Supplied Benevolent Lady to Showgirl
A dialogue fragment shows a benevolent lady asking a showgirl about her home. The showgirl replies her parents have remarried and she is welcome at either household, reflecting family dynamics and belonging.
Fireclaims Twenty In Herald Building Collapse
Montreal June 14 A fire raged Herald building killing twenty bindery girls and linetype workers as a water tank toppled into the basement. Thirty injured, many fatally, as flames and gas explosions trapped victims and rescue efforts were overwhelmed. Authorities battled the blaze amid strong winds.
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Montreal
Que
Herald
Fairbanks to Be Envoy to Court of St James
Washington notes suggest Charles W. Fateh fare mer Viespresidenmt may serve as ambassador to the court of St James. Whitelaw Reid is to retire by the king’s wishes on George V.
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Washington
Charles We
Court of St. James
Whitelaw Reid
George V
Man Defies Woman Over Liquor License Fine
In Singac New Jersey James Purdy challenged Florence Yates and vowed to sell liquor to her husband Arthur Yates. He was fined 600 dollars in Paterson court for back licenses and selling without a license and remained jailed until payment.
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Singaee
N. J
Arthur Yates
James Purdy
Singac
Florence Yates
Purdy
Ralph Shaw
Paterson
Feud Battle Leaves Two Crawford Men Dead in Breathitt County
In Breathitt county a feud shootout with the Crawford and Johnson families results in two Crawford men killed and a Johnson family member fatally wounded.
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Lexington
Breathitt County
Crawford
Johnson
Jones Learns Heirloom Sparkes Sad Finale
Jones mourns his grandmother after her death and learns his name is in her will though friends tease him. A second item recalls a children’s play where Theo dore directs modest church role play. The third notices an Irish policeman outsmarted by a fast motorist with a witty remark.
Webster’s Diction Mastery and Telegram Venture
Webster works on compiling the dictionary as he explains assembling a 60 word telegram. The public praised him as a blessing for the linguistic project.
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Webster
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Messrs. Gontignaine
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Mourbasa
Austria
Uaderwood
N.Y
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Buda
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Queen Mother
London
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Libby
Chicago
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Florence
Christian Herald
Dublin
Pat
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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