Medals for London Olympics on exhibit at Royal Academy
Exhibits show prize medal reverse with St George and dragon and commemorative medal with winged Fame. Obverses feature an athlete crowned by female figures and a victor in a four horse chariot. Obverses to be used later, reverses for this year.
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London
Royal Academy
Bertram Macckennal
St George
Fame
High School Dropouts and Censorship Debate Highlight 1907
In New York 33 387 pupils attended 19 high schools during 1906 07 with 1 713 graduates and 403 certificates for commercial or technical courses. First year dropouts reached 1 708 or 46 percent of entrants, signaling widespread attrition. England weighs novel censorship with authors and female erotic fictionists cited as main culprits and a potential official censor likened to stage censorship.
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New York
England
Bohemian life fades in Parie Latin quarter says Capus
Playwright Al fred Capus notes Bohemians no longer exist in Parie Latin quarter during a Maison d Etudiante lecture. He references the General Association of Paria Students and remarks on evolving student identity amid a municipal election featuring Mile Laloe and a domestically connected candidate.
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Alfred Capus
Maison d'Etudiante
General
Association of
Paria
Mile
Laloe
Indifferent Attitude Toward Voting Among Women
In M Marcel Prevout's view the world presses the severest critique on parliament and cites universal apathy among women toward voting. A feminine scholar notes neither representative nor voter stirs interest. even gifts of the vote are met with laughter or outright refusal.
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M. Marcel Prevout
Fire costs exceed new construction spending in U S
F W Fitzpatrick consul of the International Coariety of Bulle Commissioners says annual fire logs in the United States total 100 million more than new construction spending. He cites insurance costs and fighting fire as major components of the difference.
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International Coariety of Bulle Commissioners
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Burglar Steals Shoes At Paris Hotel Leaves Note
Visitors at a Paris hotel woke to missing footwear with only one pair remaining bearing the line Not good enough for me. The incident hints at a nighttime theft by a local burglar.
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Paris
Queen Amalia Honors Brave Soldier Valente At Lisbon
Queen Amalia publicly honored Private Alvaro Valente of the Twelfth Infantry for saving her life during an assassination attempt on King Carlos and the crown prince. Valente received the Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword with a captain’s pension after a dramatic ceremony as crowds cheered outside the palace.
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Amelia
Valente
Carlos
Alvaro Valente
Twelfth Infantry
Costa
Thouands
Pople
Manuel
Er -Mé
The Weaver of Dreams Poise on Color and Sound
A poem by W. D. Ellwanger explores how color rhythm scent and sound form the secret of art. The speaker asks about poetry painting weaving and architecture seeking the one color or symbol that voices emotion. The loom work ties passions and beauty to music and imagination across arts and cultures.
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Sevnet
Orient
Persia
Roses
A Squirrel's Bold Escape Stuns Boston Cat
From the Boston Transcript a tale of eight gray squirrels in a rear estate grove amuse locals. A bold moment shows a squirrel leaping over a pursuing cat and retreating safely while the feline looks on edge.
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Boston Transcript
Boston
Venturi
Maakab
Fragmented excerpt on advanced women and exports
The text discusses a fictional heroine described as an advanced woman and notes by way of example that 140 tons of ox hair are exported annually to France for processing into a finished product. The passage mixes literary commentary with economic detail.
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Fray Bivilan
Frascee
Rose Beads Made From Rose Petals
A vintage guide explains making rose bead pulp from June roses to craft fragrant beads. Gather petals, clean centers, grind, dry, and mold into lightweight beads suitable for bracelets, ornaments, or tiny heart amulets, with care tips for color tones and finishing.
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China
Unusual Civil Ceremony In Hart County Kentucky
An Irish magistrate in Sumner County Tennessee performs a rhymed wedding for Jim and Bet, a Black couple. The ceremony features a quirky verse style and a playful, nontraditional blessing as the couple is joined in marriage amid rustic ceremony details.
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Sumner County
Tenn
Jim
Bet
Odd Interlude in a Woolly New York Boarding Scene
From the New York Woolly Mr Slim hunts a new boarding house. A chatty maid declares the servant is gone for the police. They discuss weekly terms ten and fifteen dollars with possible reductions. A prankish line about bicycle baths and a near bust of a handyman ends with neighbors chasing a man.
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New York
Mr. Slim
The Medical Viewpoint in a New Zealand Accident Notice
An unclear medical column discusses a life event in New Zealand involving a boat and injury. Readable portions mention a doctor and an ideal accident spot, but details are fragmented and identities are unavailable.
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Jonou
New Zealand
Moohankwe
Verbal Oddities Highlight Political Scramble
A New England senator comments on ward politicians with a sarcastic analogy likening them to alligators that talk about horses. The piece mocks a fel low seeking a consulship and an attempt to slide into a treasury clerical role without civil service tests, while noting a friend of his holds a senate post and will return to local campaigning.
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Booker
Eogland
Venate
Bieape
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