Kaiser and Minister Very Close Friends
Berlin August 4 Emperor William favors Herr Von Bethmann Hollweg the new German chancellor. He is popular across parties though conservative and inexperienced in foreign policy. Bethmann Hollweg hails from a long merchant family with ties to Nassau and Hesse. the Hollweg line from Hesse are respected traders.
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Berlin
Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg
William
Caprivi
Hohenlohe
Buelow
Bethmann-Hollweg
Podaiteta
Bethmann Alene
Herr von Schoen
Bethmanns
America
Prince of
Nassau
Hesse
Rougemont
Joshua
Canes and the Tariff from the New York Sun
A traveler from Europe brought back twelve blackthorn canes bought in London as souvenirs. Clerks advised avoiding ferrules to dodge 40 percent duty on finished canes. un manufactured canes without ferrules enter free. A lighter item recalls a Buckingham palace party joke about a child and a crown. Britain pushes technical education as progress quickens.
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New York Sun
Europe
London
States
New York
Buckingham Palace
Street Scenes in Mombasa and the Uganda Railway Journey
The account describes arrival in Mombasa by native boats, hot sun and dusty streets, and the Uganda railway journey to Nairobi. It notes coral island location, lack of running water, and ragged hotel rooms, then details train travel, red dust, ant hills, wildlife views, and Nairobi's emergence as the rail hub and safari base.
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McVicker
Trolfe
Mombase
Africa
Mombasa
Natrobi
Uganda
India
Port Raa Pe Hay Kisamu
Lake Victoria
Nyansa
Mombesa
America
Nairobi
England
British East Africa
Nairob
Uganda Railway
Where Roosevelt Will Hunt
Excerpt discusses Theodore Roosevelt's potential East Africa journey starting from Mombasa, travel by Uganda Railroad, and northern exploration for game in Masai and Nandi regions around Lake Naivasha. It portrays local peoples, wildlife including giraffes elephants rhinos zebras jackals hartebeest and bushveld scenery with notes on Masai culture and historic conflicts.
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Harry Joh
Ugan
National Geographic Magazine
Roosevelt
Mombasa
Uganda
East Africa
Victoria Nyanza
Lake Naivasha
Rift Valley
Uganda Railway
Nalvasha
Joseph Thorson
Fischer
Masalland
Baldness and Its Treatment by Dr J C Bayles
A New York American article outlines common baldness types including congenital alopecia adnata and alopecia areata, with causes such as alopecia furfuracea. It notes age patterns, emphasizes scalp hygiene, warns against tonics and dyes, and suggests brushing and clean, cool heads as preventive measures. The piece discusses cosmetic limits and cautions about electricity and lighting effects on hair loss.
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J. C. Bayles
New York American
General Shermans Praise of Grant Letter Excerpt
General Sherman speaks of upcoming fighting with the enemy cavalry from Misassissippi and Wheeler's troopers. He notes Grant is at Nashville and unites the armies in spirit, praising his unpretentious honesty. Sherman says he will command the Cumberland, Ohio and Tennessee armies and accepts complex commands with Grant.
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Sherman
Grant
Memphis
Cumberland
Ohio
Tennessee
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Anita Stewart
James Henry Smith
Prince Miguel
Bragants
Britain
Polytechnica
Eportaman
Somaliland
Landaseer
Helen Iaile
Abuth
E ‘College
N. Y. Tunnels
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Hap
Aela
Tic Sea
Bon
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