Is Korea Awakening A National Spirit Rises Against Japan
The piece argues Koreans are showing bold resistance to Japanese rule, with calls to leaders to defend the nation and lives sacrificed to preserve independence. It describes Ito’s appointment, imperial abdication pressures, street clashes, and growing insurgent support as Japan attempts to solidify control.
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Korea
Japan
Marquis Ito
Ito
Seoul
Tokyo
Mikado
Marble palace on the end of Atlantic City pier
Captain John Young, a millionaire, has built a three story marble palace on the end of his long amusement pier in Atlantic City New Jersey. The steel pier foundation supports a cupola topped home with Italian garden statuary ornate lighting and balcony entrances. Visitors and romantic scenes fill the seaside setting with Adam and Eve statues and grape arbor lighting creating a vivid summer spectacle.
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Long Amusement Pier
Atlantic City
John Young
N. J
Adam and Eve
Archery Gains Popularity Among Women and Clubs
The piece notes archery as a beneficial exercise for both body and mind, praising its artistic grace and precision. It remarks on its growing appeal among women and reports London clubs hosting exclusive archery tournaments.
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London
Knowledge as double edged guide to courage and danger
A Philadelphia Record writer argues knowledge and imagination can both embolden and frighten. He cites Waterloo as example of ignorance protecting courage, notes education fuels the imagination, and humorously recalls dangers of night intruders before concluding learning reshaped humanity since Eden.
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Garden of Eden
Philadelphia Record
Archery Growing Popular In Modern Times
Archery gains popularity as enthusiasts embrace bows and targets beyond ancient use. The article traces interest from historic Diana lore to contemporary sport, noting clubs, competitions, and growing youth participation.
Good Substitutes for Worry
The piece argues that telling workers not to worry is ineffective and dangerous. It cites Rev. S. S. McComb and suggests replacing worry with purposeful work. The remedy is reeducation and guidance on healthy outlets for nervous energy.
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Rev. S. S. McComb
The Artless Red Indian and Ontario Indian Assimilation
The fur-trader and mission schools shape Ontario Indians with modern dress and many youths employed in local sawmills. The observation notes a marked cultural influence and shifts in traditional life among the Indigenous communities.
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Ontario
Just Like a Man and A Hard Blow
Mrs Mary E Williams director of cooking in New York schools oversees 50 000 children and 127 teachers and protests a board critique of cooking lessons. Ned notes a literary disaster as lightning hits a house igniting a magazine in a cellar killing two authors on the third floor.
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Mary E. Williams
New York
Board of Education
Ned
Ted
River People and Wigwam Life in Rainy River Camp
The article describes men marching in ceremonial dress and women in velvet gowns beside the river. It depicts moccasined feet, a Rainy River wigwam village, and three aged, filthy figures near a fire, contrasted with a young squaw styling her hair in a tepee doorway.
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Rainy River
Wide World Magazine
Dumas Faces Desperate Writer Demanding 300 Francs
A destitute author threatened to suffocate himself and his three children unless he could obtain 300 francs. Dumas searched his coffers and found only 200 francs. He urged the man to suffocate himself to save the children, prompting the grim exchange.
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Dumas
A Faraway Calamity Reflected in Pessimistic Talk
A dialogue captures a dyed-in-the wool pessimist named Bangs who frets about forestry. He fears rapid wood depletion will threaten presidential timber and lumber for platform planks in the near future.
Difficulties and Dangers of Alpine Climbing
A veteran climber notes dangers and lessons from alpine disasters. He details the 1902 Wetterhorn avalanche that killed Knubel Brown and others, and recounts a separate tragic ascent on the Cima di Rossi where Mr Way and his son perished after a rope failure. Mrs Aubrey Le Blond.
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Wetterhorn
Knubel
Knobel
Mr. Garden
Imboden
Alpine Journal
Stuart de la Rue
Cima di Rossi
Forno Glacier
Maloja
Mr. Way
Mr. de la Rue
Forno
Aubrey LE Blond
Underpinning Winchester Cathedral by Deep Sea Diver Work
A diver-led effort reinforces Winchester Cathedral walls built on peat to save the edifice. Teams dig beneath the south wall to reach gravel, replace peat with concrete bags, and pump dry water as sections are armored with brick and cement under masonry.
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Winchester Cathedral
Winchester
England
Fox
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Taft
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