Subscriptions and News Snippets from Freeland and Beyond
Subscription rates for Freeland and out of town, with two month and annual terms, plus prompt renewal guidance. A mix of items notes centralization of power by NYC janitors, quotes on England’s steel trade, verdicts on voting machines in Massachusetts, mourning wear by the Loyal North Lancaster Regiment, Indian venomous snake and wild animal deaths in 1899, concerns about family desertion and legal remedies, English smoke nuisance and lax sanitary enforcement, and a private society stepping in to curb pollution.
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Freeland
London
Lonilan
Flax Experiment Expands North Dakota Planting Area
Fifteen bushels of flax from Argentina were planted in North Dakota as an experimental crop last year. The success prompted plans to sow 6000 bushels over about 12 000 acres this year. The Argentine flax is described as larger plumper and higher in oil content than native flax, with seed reportedly originating from Russia.
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Argentina
South America
North Dakota
Russia
Toilers' Vigil and West Wind Song
A Chicago Record Herald verse contrasts toil and joy. It opens with a weary laborer’s dawn and ends with a hopeful cadence as the speaker carries home memories of loved ones and a West Wind’s song. The poem celebrates faithful labor and the blessedness of home.
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S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
The Plain Handled Kris of Parang Parang
A Manila traveler recalls a plain handled kris with silver inlay that carried a bloody history. In Parang Parang Mindanao a Moro kills two women after a brutal amok, pursued by townsmen. A Datto and American officers witness a deadly chase and the weapon’s notorious past.
The Iris with a Wooden Handle Ends a Moro Rampage
A wandering assassin, the Datto’s men, and a mob of Moros collide in a village street. The kris wielded killer kills the old patriarch, is slain by avengers, and a plain wooden handle weapon is recovered as a relic. Captain Gillenwater and American troops observe, while a survivor eludes capture. The tale closes with the weapon archived as a souvenir of the lurid event.
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Manila
Philippines
Feldman
Mindanao
Jolo
Lis
Deldman
Lake Lanao
Lake
Lanao Exros
Felilmian
Parang-Parang
Brett
Cotta-Suito
Spain
Parang-Pig
Datto Uttamama Baqui
Tmnio
Datto
Moro
Soa
Froin Mera
Campilans
Krifes
Avengers
Datto Bagul
Gillenwater
World Wide Magazine
Funston Story of a Gallant Kansan and a Cowboy
In a Brooklyn Eagle tale the gallant Kansan Funston, a former journalist and Santa Fe conductor, chased down a whisky-soaked cowboy who shot a train car ceiling. After a half hour chase he cleared the man from the train by grabbing the pistol and hurling him off. The superintendent approved the action though questioned the motive, noting the danger of chasing for anger.
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Kansan
Funston
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Winston
Santa Fe
Tunston
Brooklyn Eagle
German census shows capital's population exceeds one million
The census reports Berlin's population at 1 082 346, surpassing one million by 80 541 people. It notes 901 805 residents and cites Terlin as a misread input. The data underscores urban growth in the German capital amid postwar demographic shifts.
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Terlin
Telem
Germany
Niles
Troop Camp Life in China Among Allies Report
Captain Thomas Franklin details how Japanese British Indian and other troops were fed with varied rations and inventive cooking. The account compares camp sanitation transportation and uniforms, noting Americans kept the cleanest camps and bold differences in mules carts and packing among nations.
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Thomas Franklin
China
India
Repairing Watches an Easy Taste
A watchmaker says American parts availability makes repair simple while Swiss parts require custom manufacture, pricing higher. He notes parts, like wheels, can be bought cheaply, avoiding long handcrafting. The contrast reflects evolving markets and labor costs.
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Wiet
Washington Star
Lady Seated Amid Smiles After Quick Sit Swap
A crowded car scene ends with a gentleman offering his seat to a lady who is then graciously seated by a respectful colored man who bows and remarks he is “something of a lady’s man.” The moment draws smiles from all present in the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph account.
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Pittsburg
Slow Recruiting of the English Clergy
The Church of England faces a declining pool of candidates for holy orders with only 405 deacons and priests ordained at Advent, down from 519 last year, during a period of continuing population growth and rising demand for clergy.
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Church of England
England
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Wolfe
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Eacrian
Tor Forster
Sint
Bagul
Moreland
Movo
Bin
Lele
Datto Baqui
Uttamarma Baqui
Siengil
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Chicago Post
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