One of the Girls Recalls a Florida Adventure Romance
Marion Winthrop returns from Florida with a tale of travel and romance aboard Jack the Englishman’s yacht. The group learns her island misadventures, a Spainish town, smugglers, a bayonet injury, and a dramatic rescue before discovering the whole episode may be a playful invention.
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Marion
Marion Winthrop
Florida
Palm Beach
Nell Turner
Jack
Amy Wallace
Windsor
Jacksonville
Brown
Dr. Brown
Spanishtown
Amy
Senora Gonzalez
Carlotta
Cita
Manuel Sanchez
Vilage
Manuel
Nino
George
Iame
Uttle Bay
Peter Hyde
Peter
Mary Moore
Portieres
Grace
Birds at the London Zoo Show Off Talking Abilities
The article notes parrots are often blamed as the top talkers among birds, but mynahs can rival and even surpass them in clarity. At the London Zoo aviary mynahs greet visitors with a clear “Good morning” while the hen’s voice is gruff and the cock speaks in a childlike high tone.
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London Zoo
New York to Paris Car Race Planned Through Arctic Wilderness
Automobiles may attempt a New York to Paris run under La Matin and New York Times auspices. The route would cross Alaska and Siberia, with stages from Dawson to Fairbanks and on to Vladivostok, then Moscow and Paris, totaling up to about 18 000 miles by practical paths.
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Peking
Paris
New York
Alaska
Asia
Jules Verne
la Matin
New York Times
American
China
le Matin
Beringstrait
Siberia
L. L. Whitman
San Francisco
Mittle
Whitman
Rockies
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Dawson
Fairbanks
Cape Prince of Wales
Bering Strait
East Cape
Siberian
Washington
Ottawa
Barry de Windt
de Windt
Prospects For 1908 Princeton Harvard Game Bright
The article notes bright prospects for a Princeton Harvard football game in 1908 with talks among Princeton and Harvard officials. It cites J B Finn Eddie Dillon and the head coach as decision makers, and mentions Bill Roper's possible return. It also profiles Harvard captain Francis Harden Burr a standout guard/tackle with All American credentials and multi sport talents.
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Princeton
Tiger Institution
Eddie Dillon
Bill Roper
Tigers
Yale
Burr
Aittle
Harvard
Institute of 1770
Sphinx
A. D
Hasty Pudding
Buring
Cost to lay telegraph wires per mile
Telegraph poles cost 155 dollars per mile for overhead lines. Underground wiring costs over ten times as much, about 1850 dollars per mile, reflecting higher labor and trenching expenses.
Speed of a Message Across the Atlantic Cable
The note explains a roughly three second transit time for a message to traverse the Atlantic undersea cable, illustrating early communications speed and the distance covered by the system. It mentions the concept of instantaneous messaging demands versus physical transmission limits.
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Atlantia
Carlisle Coach Pushes Four Year Rule At Training School
Coach Glen 8 Warner of the Indian football team calls for a four year playing rule at Carlisle government training school. He defends his players against professionalism charges while noting Carlisle’s five year course and the need to observe college eligibility rules to curb opposition from colleges.
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Francis Harden Burr
Harvard
Phillips Academy
Andover
Noble and Greenbough
Burr
Glen Warner
Saye
Glen
Warner
Carlisle
Misjudged fly won pennant says Crawford
Big Sam Crawford credits a misjudged fly in a seventeen innings Philadelphia game for helping the Athletics clinch the American League pennant. He says luck and late breaks decided the season, citing Eddie Plank and a row with Silk O Loughlin as pivotal moments. McGraw plans a return to managing and aims to rely on Doyle as he resumes work.
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Sam Crawford
Philadelphia
Athletics
Davy Jones
Eddie Plank
Cleveland
Washington
Silk O'Loughlin
McGraw
Johnny McGraw
Op Doyle
Medond
Dell
Graw
The Dollar Conscience and Lost Joy in Modern Life
A reflective piece on how the pursuit of money ruins the soul and hides beauty in nature. It warns that gold corrupts character, severs love, and blinds the heart to divine art and sunshine. Includes aphorisms and musings on fortune, beauty, and fate.
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Golden Hill
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Naval Academy
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Pawtucket
R. I
Northcroft
West Point
Navy
FF. Burris
Detroit
Ani
Tian Sailefi
Memnon
Iain
Io Church
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