Pepe A Story of Porto Rico by Captain H R Lemly
A memoir style account recounts an American governor general order requiring children in Porto Rico to wear clothes. It notes prior neglect of dress among the poor, the climate, and a push toward Americanisation through uniforms. The piece sparsely describes street scenes and the reaction of locals to clothing mandates.
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H. R. Lemly
San Juan
Rico
Belgium
la Correspondencia
Jove Santos
Pepa
Pepe
Pope
Calle del Cristo
Spandad
Oficer
Volta
The Paper Boy Pepe and a Swiss Army Note
A memoir fragment recalls Pepe the paper boy in San Juan who polishes shoes and delivers La Correspondencia before vanishing. The narrator notes Swiss military policy with a small army budget, large reserves, universal rifles, compulsory service, and annual inspections.
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Switzerland
Europe
Monaco
San Marino
New York Herald
International prize for insulating gloves proposed
A prize of 200 is offered by an Industrial association of France for insulating gloves for electrical workers. They must resist electric pressure and punctures from wires, yet be comfortable for hands of any age and preserve finger dexterity. The competition is international.
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Nssopiation
France
Mob Roughs Editor in Rome After King's Murder
Rev A B White pastor of Austin 11th Methodist Episcopal church recently back from Europe reports a mob in Rome after the murder of King Humbert. He witnessed people infuriated and saw the editor of an anarchist paper dragged through the streets.
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Homans
Acurehiat
A. B. White
Austin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rome
Humbert
American Actresses Seek Homes in England
Several American actresses have moved to England and largely own charming houses. Notably Mrs James Brown Potter’s Thames cottage attracts attention for its rare blue china and quaint old furniture, while her London house is also well known.
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England
James Brown Potter
The
Thames
London
Literacy in Roumania Compared With Europe
A dated report states Romania, among Europe’s nations, shows the highest illiteracy. It cites a census of about six million people with roughly four million unable to read or write and just over one million who are illiterate.
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San Tian
Roumania
Europe
New South Wales Population Estimate Report
The June 30 population estimate for New South Wales lists Malen with 720,420 females and a total population of 1,381,120. An increase for the half year is noted at 470, with the final figures unclear due to garbled text.
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New South Wales
Malen
Loss to the Irish as Justin McCarthy retires from public life
The Irish Home Rule cause suffers a distinct loss as Justin McCarthy announces withdrawal from political activity due to failing health. Born November 22, 1830 in Cork, he rose from Cork Exiles to be chief editor of the London Star and later moved to the United States before returning to Ireland.
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Justin McCarthy
Mr. McCarthy
Cork
Northern Times
Liverpool
House of Commons
London Star
McCarthy
United States
New York
Grand Arch Gone in Lake Superior Rocks Collapse
The Grand Portal at Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior, fifty miles west of Marquette, Michigan, was ruptured by a rockslide during a storm last week. The 100 foot high arch, a famed Michigan shoreline wonder, collapsed into the water as Roger Mills recalls Galveston fears of a major sea storm.
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Lake Superior
Marquette
Mich
Michigan
Roger Q. Mills
United States
Texas
Galveston
Cause for Divorce in Union Hit New Jersey
Mrs Lenore Reynolds seeks divorce from Wilmot B Reynolds a Union Hill NJ faith jurist alleging coercive control by enforced faith living and long prayers before small purchases. The suit highlights disputes over money for basic necessities and the couple’s religiously strict demands.
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Lenore Reynolds
Union Hit
N.J
Wilmot B. Reynolds
Marshall Centennial Soon Marking John Marshall’s Century
Preparations begin for a February 1901 centennial celebration by the American Bench and Bar to mark the 100th anniversary of John Marshall's appointment to the Supreme Court. Marshall was a Revolutionary War lieutenant, captain, and participant in Brandywine Germantown Monmouth and Valley Forge. He helped draft Virginia’s ratifying convention stance on the federal constitution and served in diplomacy with France. He authored A Life of Washington in five volumes and presided at Aaron Burr’s trial.
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Marshall
John Marshall
Supreme Bench
America
Minute Men
Capatin
Brandywine
Germantown
Monmouth
Valley Forge
Virginia
France
Washington
Aaron Barr
Hetwan
Quackenbos on Hypnotism and Double Self Theory
Quackenbos argues hypnotism may be a major moral and creative force. He cites a double self with distinct consciousness where the moralist appeals to the non controlled self, while suggestionist awakens the subliminal self to act. Also notes Ruhm's novel experience and an American naval constructor briefly detained by Japanese police near Kure.
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Quackenbos
Elders from Dowle’s Christian Church mobbed in Mansfield
A mob of about 2 000 tailed British elders Ephraim Basinger Loblaw and James Watt from Dowle’s Christian Church in Mansfield Ohio to a police station then escorted to a Pennsylvania train. Vigilantes warned them off the streets and they were told to stay away. Police remained on routes out of town as the elders sought orders from Overseer Piper. The incident followed a separate unveiling of a Ten Broeck monument in Clermont, and discussions of American trade in Haiti.
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Piper
Uberty
Pennsylvania
Dion
Lima
Ohio
Ephraim Basinger
Bluffton
Dowle
Mansfield
Russian censorship and warnings silent on Pushkin praise
The New York Press describes Russian prose bureaus and censor control over newspapers. It notes editor warnings and paper suppressions for perceived disrespect to the nobility, citing cases like Gaveta Gatsuka and a Tamboy permit denial as examples of government interference.
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Naratov
Count Avarof
Gaveta Gatsuka
Tamboy
New York Presa
Eye Strain Warnings From Harper's Bazaar On Glasses And Vision
The article notes age-related eye changes are hard to reverse and glasses may be needed around age forty five despite care. It cautions readers to avoid eye strain from fine reading and embroidery, especially with glossy print or intricate fabrics, and advises choosing non confusing weaves for those with fragile eyesight.
World clock shows times from Teheran to Pekin
The Shah of Perala now in Paris buys a world clock by Benson of Ludgate that displays Teheran time at the center with eleven other city dials. The device carries Persian numerals and ormolu dials, framed by rose and shamrock motifs beside the Prince of Wales feathers.
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Bhab
Shah of Perala
Paris
Times
Teheran
Washington
Pekin
Yokohama
Berlin
Rome
London
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Bombay
Samarcand
Messrs
Benson
Ludgate
Story Told At London Meeting About Prodigal Son
The Bishop of London recounted a quaint tale at a meeting at Westminster. An East End girl was asked about the prodigal son and his famine meal and suggested he could have pawned his little girl’s boots.
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Cnet
London
Weatminster
East End
Expensive Toy Road in Macon Park Railroad
Children of Macon Georgia will get an expensive but highly instructive toy a complete miniature trolley line about a mile long The eight passenger car will have electric lights and the railway is planned for a private park The project showcases creative civic recreation and a novel urban park feature with a detailed scale streetcar system intended for educational amusement.
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Macon
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Wiliam B. Dunton
George B. Forbes
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Chicago
First National Bank
Old Point Comfort
Morgan
Pinkerton
Forbes
Duntan
Waldorf-Astoria
Dot" Thurman
Atlantic City
Danton
Horace P. McIntosh
United States Navy
Chill
Chillan
Loubet
Queen Victoria
W. B. Dunton
Grand Portal
Oregon
Naval Airicar
Dirck Wesseles Ten Breeck
Albany
Clermont
Dirck Wesseles Ten Broeck
Kla Bouwerle
Roelof Jansen
Haiti
William FP. Powell
Powell
Harti
San Domingo
Black Republic
Christine Nileson
Russia
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