Pirates Lair Scene of Fight in Barbary Coast Region
A historical summary describes Barbary coast divisions and Moorish tribes, focusing on Spain and Morocco from 1912 through 1920. It notes Franco Spanish treaty, Spanish high commissioner Berenguer, and military actions in Melilla El Artah and Sheshawan, detailing early June reverses and ongoing colonial tension.
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Madrid
Morocco
Spain
Roosevelt
Hay
Algeria
Atlantic Ocean
Tangier
Damavo Berenguer
Atlantic
El-Artah
Laraiche
Sheshawan
Grecco
Silvestre
Melilla
Mediterranean
Eggs Hatch From Snake Eaten Chickens in Africa Incident
The board of missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York reports a python entered a hen house at night, killed eight chickens and ate nine eggs. The eggs later hatched into Pescon normal missionary ens, with Rev. Edwin H. Richards noting the long African mission.
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Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church
New York City
Edwin H. Richards
Africa
Pescon Normal
Who Founded St Louis A Historical Society Debate
The St Louis Historical Society offers to erect a monument to mark the city’s founding on February 15 1764 with Rene Auguste Chouteau as central figure flanked by pioneers including Laclede. The proposal revives debate over the city founder with Chouteau often named as Laclede’s Heutenant, and questions about his birth record and mother’s age.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Historica Society
Rene Auguste Chouteau
Laclede
Chouteau
Verdun Grave Ossuary to Honor Great War Dead
A French priest tends a wooden hut shrine near Verdun where bones from the Verdun front are kept prior to a permanent ossuary. Coffins bear sector names, with flowers and cards from visitors, as 300000 of the 400000 French dead remain unidentified. A hill cross by Marshal Petain and the massive Drench of bayonets monument frame the somber scene.
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UN Ul
Paris
Fort Donaunéont
Verdun
France
Legion of Honor
M. L'Abbe
Neet Ives
Sbbe
Ossualie
Petiin
Anselm
Fotion
Boy Captures Sharks After Two Hour Battle
Cape May New Jersey a thirteen year old boy, son of a general traffic manager for a railroad, ended a fishing trip with two eight four sharks to his credit. He fought with them for more than two hours, hauling them aboard after a long struggle. The sharks weighed a total of 140 pounds.
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Cape May
N. J
Imory Ryewman
Julian
Pennayivania Railroad
New Method to Detect Forgeries by Poroscopy and Graphometry
An early account describes Locard's approach using pores and handwriting analysis to distinguish authentic documents. It outlines the method’s reliance on skin pore patterns, chemical vapor effects, and photography with a specialized scope. The piece notes several cases where forgery was alleged despite wearer gloves and altered impressions.
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Curiam
Motor Foot A New Summer Ailment From Long Car Trips
A report describes motor foot or metatarsal displacement as a summer epidemic among vacationing drivers. Continuous accelerator use strains the right foot, displacing metatarsal bones and shortening foot nerves, causing pain and hindering activities like golf or tennis. The piece blends medical quips with humor and anecdotes.
Vanity of the Sex Punchline Card
A humorous cartoon dialogue about vanity and gender stereotypes. The wife notes a house full of mirrors reflecting many females, and the husband prompts the joke about the occupants being all female because they suit on the mirrors.
The Census and the Question of Occupations
A fragment from The Census discusses tabulating occupations and the role of poets. The dialogue questions who would most readily obtain credit and hints at social perceptions.
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Tor
Dustless Highways Boost Naphlite and Asphalt Use
Figures show that over the last eight years fifty thousand tons of naphlite and asphaltite have gone into American highways. This amount could pave about one thousand miles of road, enough to link a sixteen foot wide railway route to form a global network.
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United States
United Sites
Perfectly Healthy Child Declared for Son Speakings
A fragmented line notes a boy described as perfectly healthy. The report references a person addressed as Teowcoernen P and confirms the son is as healthy as any boy, implying parental or official affirmation amidst garbled OCR text.
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Pirates Lair
Barbary
Mulal Ahmed Faleuli
Mountaineera
Aontrol
Pease
Brazil
Algohol
Vors Cs
Moosimie Sidnate
Tae Onrtacm
Cap
New York
SVS
Etn
Leiterr
Castoria
Zou
Secretary Denby
Flore Ie
Denby
Navy
Gshiog
Lake Qnklana
Clintonville
Mich
Boy
Laval
Topler
Louis
Pierter
Ideusld Collin
Doctor Locant Wolde
Sorghum
Tam
Brander Mathews
Columbia
Paradise
Familly
Tung
Toma B
Sorina Mase
Salt Lake Guty
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