Pack Train Thirteen and the Alphonso Patrol
A first-person reminiscence of Pack Train Thirteen during the Alphonso siege in Luzon. The narrator recalls starving infantry, hard-bitten packers, and the bond between soldiers and mules as rations arrive to lift spirits. He details packer skill, the mule herd, and the humane grit of the unit, ending with gratitude for his comrades and a vow to honor them.
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Alphosso
Alphonau
Luson
Alphonno
Alphonso
Uncle Sam
Ewing
Infanta
Sam
On-Com
Geronimo
Kit
Breaeer
Canter
Broken Foot
Bill
Frivude
Cape Horn
Alphonoo
Peano
Art Mall
Ritrenift T
Borane
Coe
Poldiars
States
Feltera
Dad
Bruta
Mankiller
Old Moon Eye
Tim
Canaas
St Louis
Bill Burdsell
General Schwan
Luzon
New York Skyscraper Gains Quiet Ornament for Facades
A Pittsburg Post correspondent describes a tall up-town New York building nearing completion. The owners and architect adopt a Paris-inspired exterior treatment on the sides facing spectators, adding simple but tasteful ornamentation. The design aims to lessen roof objection by aligning side facades with the main towers.
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Fiyeerspan
New York
Pittsburg Post
Tte High
Paria
A Chinese Minister and a Missing Parliament Member
A report links Chi Chen Lo Feme Luh as a leading Chinese minister in London amid Pekin turmoil, portrayed as a government clearinghouse for ministers abroad. It questions James Booth Burke Roche’s fate, noting Roche vanished after staying at Holland House in New York following a London visit, with no answers from Roche’s friends in New York or Washington.
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Chi Chen Lo Feme Luh
London
West
Pekin
Lo Feng
James Boothby Burke-Roche
Kerry
China
Klondike
Mr Roche
New York
Washington
MLP
Holland House
Roche
Duchess of Buccleuch Turns Down Astor Patronage
The Duchess of Buccleuch, long linked to royal London society, reportedly shielded herself from financier William Waldorf Astor by declining patronage and aligning with the royal circle. Once Lady June Hamilton, she rose as a fashion arbiter and friend to the Prince and Princess of Wales, amid rumors of quid pro quo and shifting loyalties.
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Astor
Buccleuch
Willam Waldorf Astor
Arin
Royal Vet
London
Prince and Princess of Wales
Mr. Astor
Rucclevch
Berkeley Milne
New York
Daydens
June Hamilton
Amercorn
Toben
Queen Victoria
New German Cruiser Witte bach Planned for 61 Squadron
The German cruiser Witte bach is to be built for 23 squadron with 61 officers and a crew of 650. Estimated total cost is 23,360,000 marks, including 16,080,000 for building and machinery and 5,000,000 for artillery. The ship is to be commissioned in April.
Major Von Madai Led German Marine Battalions in No Quarter Speech
Major Von Madai commanded the first German marine battalions and was the recipient of Emperor William's famed no quarter speech. The note reflects historic wartime leadership and the association with the German imperial rhetoric.
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Emperor William
A New Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha Rises From Albany Line
Duke Charles Edward of Albany becomes Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha after a long line from Queen Victoria through Prince Leopold. Leopold died in 1884 before his son’s birth. The child’s mother was Princess Helen of Waldeck Pyrmont. A regency will govern for a decade ending with Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe Langenburg as regent.
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Charles Edward of Albany
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Leopold
Victori
Helen of
Duke of Connaught
Victoria
Ernest of
Hohenlohe-Langenbere
Lnte
Alfred
Improvement Needed in Wheat Production and Trade
The article notes that although the country leads in Bresate Wheat production and yields high quality products like bitter and cheese, its efficiency lags Europe, with poor ranking and weak export reputation. It criticizes outdated methods and wasted effort in production and marketing, urging modernization to raise status in markets.
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Hea
Miles
Jeer Bell
Miles Kiinerlt
Turoue
Great Britain
Russia
Juvenil
Lake Soon
Europe
Chi Chen LO Feng Lue
Legation
Major von Madai
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