New West Point aims to forge quick self reliant officers
The United States Military Academy at West Point undergoes a seven million dollar expansion by 1912 to house 1200 cadets. New gymnasiums riding hall academic building and cadet headquarters accompany social life centered on Flirtation Walk and Saturday dances. Cadets face strict entrance tests year round with democracy in action as premium value.
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Uncle Sam
Hudson River
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Acaeinn Ton of
Military Academy
Sam
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Palace Fit for Titania Seeks an Irish Castle
The Duchess of Roxburghe seeks a residence in Ireland with help from Lord Barrymore. He favors American women and aids their search, notes his strong ties to Ireland. Historical lineage around James Innes and the Innes Ker dukedom is mentioned. Americans returning from Europe report tighter Italian court invitations under Victor Emmanuel.
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Kers
Cessford
Innes- Ker
James Innes
Duncan Forbes
Europe
Victor Emmanuel
Humbert
Italy
Quirinal
Rome
Galway
Tuam
Claremorris
Midland and Great Western
Grove Castle
Cannon
Floors Castle
Roxburghes
Tweed
Teviot
John Vanbrugh
Walter Scott
Oberon
Titania
Vanbrugh
Blenheim
Galway to Floors Castle and a rising Governor General idea
The article tours grand Irish estates like Grove Castle near Tuam and Floors Castle in Scotland, noting their history, architecture, and aristocratic appeal. It questions the British social system, mentions Canadian Governor General prospects, and suggests naturalized subjects can become Britons, paralleling U.S. Presidency origins.
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Rome
Dominion of
Canada
England
United States
Remarkable Petrified Forest of Arizona Preserved as a National Reserve
The article describes the petrified forest in Arizona, its ancient geological history from a pine forest to mineral wood, and Congress designation of about 5 000 acres as a government reserve. It highlights the Natural Bridge petrified trunk spanning a canyon, colors, hardness, and limited removal of small pieces by visitors.
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Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Utah
Disguised as a Tramp Reveals Value of Clothes
A young man masquerades as a beggar for five days to test benevolence among friends and strangers. He begs and earns just enough to live roughly, facing insults and scorn even when paying for services. The trial leads him to conclude that a charity seeker must be well dressed.
A Happy Family at Barnum's Menagerie
A visitor marvels at P. T. Barnum's so called happy family animals a lion tiger bear wolf and a lamb kept together in one cage. Barnum notes the lamb is renewed occasionally after seven months of cohabitation.
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P. T. Barnum
Mr. Barnum
Barnum
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