A Premature Fourth in Millville
A Millville depot scene unfolds with Barton the orphan and his friends Alma Phillips and George Ames, planning a Fourth of July celebration and a possible engagement. Burton reflects on his past, while local neighbors tease and fear a wedding announcement involving George and Alma.
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K.te Burton
Millville
Phil- Ups
Ames
Neghboring
Alma Phillips
Barton
S.m
Pinelom
Seth
Burton
Gethy
Bat George
Alma
Ehillips
Georges
Fourth of July Fireworks End Farm Lease Dispute
Burton and lawyer Russell arrive at the Phillips and Ames farms to urge a compromise over an eighty acre Morris estate strip. A kid's fireworks accident destroys Russell’s legal bag and Burton’s documents. Uncle Rolfe neutralizes the feud by proposing to split the land and marry Alma and George next Fourth of July. Washington’s denture woes feature in a separate note.
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Burton
Wigside
Russel
Phillips Farm
Ames
Squire
Phillips
Russell
Manila
Philips
Morris Estate
Ned Morris
Lida Morris
Rolfe
Seth
Pholipa Bromt
Alma
George
Sinders
Zalked Burton
Rolte
Pve
Farmer Boy Celebrates The Lost Chord
An amused note from Fakenham reports a concert mix up as a tenor struggles with a sight reading mishap. The orchestra of violin and violoncello falters when a playful exchange about finding the missing teacher interrupts the performance.
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Fakenham
London
Congress Enacts Far Reaching General Laws 1905
The first session of the new Congress marks substantial lawmaking with isthmian canal implications, Philippine civil government and broad reforms. It repeals war revenue taxes for a $73 million cut and expands isthmian and international power while shaping tariffs and immigration policies.
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Pei
Ricergereaah
Oman
Atlantic
Pacific
Providius Diplomatic and Consular
Spain
New York to Build World Largest Dry Dock
The article notes a massive dry dock planned in New York capable of handling vessels up to 1,200 feet long, surpassing the longest ships afloat. It predicts ships of 1,000 feet will be common within ten years as shipbuilding technology advances.
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George
Washington
Greenwood
Philadelphia
John Greenwood
New York
Senate
House
Apalachian Forest Reserve
Apalachian Mountain
Marine Hospital Service
National Health Bureau
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
Hotbe
F of Representatives
Department of Commerce
Committee On Commerce
Pure Food Congress
House Committee On Commerce
Congress
Wasttineton
Aldrich
Platt
Hanna
Lodge
Car
T‘hey
M.A. Hanna
T. C. Platt
Iowa
Allison
Pussy Cat
Elkins
West Virginia
Burrows
Michigan
Nelson
Minnesota
Perkins
Aikins
Johns Catsar Burrows
United States Senate
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Old Fork
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Farmer Boy
Conge
Philippine Commission
West
Treasury Department
McKinley
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Oklahoma
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Togdor
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Pacific Islands
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Porto Rico
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Y M. CA
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Isthmian Canal
Philippine Committee of the
Cuba
Sugaro
West Indian Islands
JWT Rss
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Simooneiee
Tek
Legia
Kansas
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Lord Slayer
Joseph C. Dimsdale
Corporation
London Curnty Council
Havana
China
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Vancouver
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Marion Thornton Egbert
Chicago
India
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Lee Hederson
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Perpignan
Great Britain
Lorenzo Margues
Portuguese East Africa
Portugal
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