When the Duke of Wellington Turned Prophet
An anecdote from General Wilson tells how the Duke of Wellington predicted General Scott's Vera Cruz move during the Mexican War. He traced the map and pointed to Vera Cruz, naming General Boott as the target, and foresaw the route mirroring Cortes.
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Duke OF Wellington
E. J. Edwards
Duke of Wallington
James Grant Wilson
General Wilson
England
Mexico
Waterloo
Scott
Napoleon
Vera Crus
Boott
Cortes
Wilson
Beott
Twald
W. J. Edwarde
Rich Americans as Seen by an Italian
The New York World reports Alberto Pecorini’s Italian view of U S wealth. It surveys old and new millionaires like Morgan Rockefeller Carnegie and Lawson, highlighting their wealth, manners, and the moral contrasts within American society as observed by Pecorini in his Milan published study.
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New York
Italy
America
Alma
James Bryce
England
Alberto Pecorini
Columbia University
Gil Americal
Treves Brothers
Milan
Ameren
G. A. Horgese
la Stampa
Turin
Pecurini
Borgese
Pecorini
Hia
Europe
Morgan
Metropolitan Museum
John D. Rockefeller
Andy Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Steel Trust
Aittle
Thomas Lawson
Boston
Rockefeller
Stock Exchange
Hill
Stillman
Bchiff
Rogers
Vanderbilts
M Harvard
Yale
Girl Surveys for Sewers In Sapulpa Big Contract Win
Oklahoma girl Sarah J. Roberts aged 2 years completes the large sewer survey contract for Sapulpa city. Her father held the job but left due to other business, making her the first woman in the state to execute such a project. She lives in Independence Missouri with her parents and directed the work of many laborers on site.
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Oklahoma
Sapulpa
Okla
May Times
Sarah J. Roberts
Miss Roberts
Bualneas
Bhe
Mia Roberta
Independence
Doctor warns of alcohol harm in old Cleveland Leader note
A clipped Cleveland Leader passage cites a doctor advising immediate cessation of drinking and downplays severe illness. The speaker questions medical certainty, debating whether a sinecure operation could fix a presumed health issue.
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Cleveland
LINES TO A SMILE ON THE BACK TRACK
The text presents fragmented dialogue sketches about tracking a bear in the Rockies and an artist describing watercolor portraits. It includes a joke about washing dress color and a domestic scene with a butcher and a daughter, all in short exchanges.
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Josh
Rockies
Saint Joan of Arc as a model of chivalry in France
A tribute to Joan of Arc as the living embodiment of Christian chivalry for France. The piece, recalling her 15th century deeds from her youth to Rheims coronation and her trial, frames her as a miraculous, nation shaping figure whose courage and faith revived a struggling France.
Football Popularity Ignites Halt Community Debate
In Halt, residents discuss football as a growing local staple while undertaker services adjust rates, reflecting broader town pride and economic shifts. Details on community interest and service pricing emerge from reports in The Chicago Record Herald.
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Chicago Record
Herald
Lost dog identified by telephone in German town
In Paz Germany a deli shopkeeper’s spaniel named Ami returned when called by voice over the telephone. Police had detained a tramp claiming the dog as stolen and, after Ami’s familiar bark answered, the suspect confessed. The dog was returned to owner Mr Meier.
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West Paz
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Meier
Grunhelm
Fle
Ami
Amis
In Flight Jokes on Gravity and Law
A comic exchange mocks the law of gravitation as a series of quick quips about fools and inventors. The dialogue features a skeptical Pop and a distracted Wille arguing over aviation laws and the perils of air travel.
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Willle
Pop
Wille
Windy Exchange Inquires About Worthy Young Man
A brief dialogue shows a mother-daughter exchange about character and finances, hinting at a suitor arrangement and social judgment within a strained domestic scene.
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Buingey
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Outing Magazine
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