Woman Prison Chaplain of Laramie Gains Noted Distinction
May Preston Slosson the only woman prison chaplain in the United States serves at Laramie in the Wyoming penitentiary. Born in Kansas and educated at Hillsdale College and Cornell, she married Prof. Slosson and has long aided convicts with quiet resolve.
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Rawling
United States
May Preston Slosaon
University of Wryoming
Laramir
Slogton
Oman
Cornell University
Hion
N. Y
Kansas
Hilledale College
Michigan
Cornell
Mes
May Preston Slosson
Torian College
Hastings
Neb
Slosemn
University of Wyoming
Kipling Smuggles Bandages to South African Hospital
During the South African War Rudyard Kipling learned of a Cape Town hospital in need of bandages. A donor offered to pay for all he could buy, but officials refused private supplies. Kipling proposed dumping the bandages on the pavement and letting the hospital staff retrieve them, and the bandages were smuggled in despite army rules.
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Miriish
Clever Wife of De Wet in a Wry Game
An English officer uses eggs and a half crown to illustrate the cordon around General De Wet. Mrs. De Wet, in clever but imperfect English, misreads the demonstration as she asks where De Wert is as the coin vanishes, highlighting the tale’s ironic humor.
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de Wot
Oluxiza
Deamon
Ix de Wert
Relay of horses to cover Alaska route in days
The 1980 miles between Skagway and St Michaels are covered by 0 dogs in relays of 25 miles. In four and a half days, Betsem White Horse and Dawson 140 horses are kept going day and night in relays.
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Skagway
St. Michaels
Alaska
Betsem White Horse
Dawson
Alehe Sm
James Oliver and the rise of the Chilled Plow fame
The Scottish born James Oliver rose from chore boy earning 50 cents a week to become the world’s leading plow manufacturer. Born near Geneva New York he emigrated at 11 and saved every cent to support his mother. He later invested in property, married, and built a South Bend foundry. His breakthrough came from refining a cheaper plow design culminating in the Oliver chilled plow sold worldwide.
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James Oliver
Familly
Geneva
N. Y
la Grande County
Ind
Mishawalm
Mishawaka
South Bend
Labor’s paradise and wage contrasts abroad
A traveler notes labor pay in Europe far lower than the United States, with European workers earning about 60 percent less for meat and bread while American wages outpace European by roughly 200 percent. He observes fewer strikes abroad, a possible wartime mood slowdown, and German and Austrian soldiers earning only a few cents daily, highlighting the liberal wage gap.
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Kingman
Saya
Germany
Austria
Hungary
England
Ants and their value in gardens and trade
The article notes common ants produce formic acid, a corrosive odor, and claims its vapor acts as a plant growth aid. It mentions ant mold as a possible garden dressing when fresh and describes obtaining botrogee for fish food. It also references people in Surrey and Berkshire gathering insect eyes for London dealers.
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Surrey
Berkshire
Eng
London
New York Stage Adds Stars for Daly Musical Comedy
At Herald Square on October 7 a new Daly musical comedy opens with four new stars, nine new musical acts, and the American return of two London successes. Rose Brahams and Mary Francis star in child roles while David Braham’s daughter spearheads a fresh American troupe alongside veteran names. The production under George Lederer features a strong company and aims to launch a new star with favorable odds. Florodora departs Casino as Anna Held steps into The Little Duchess in New York theater rotation.
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Dan Daly
Herald Square Theater
New York
Virginia Earl
London
Glen McDonough
George Hobart
Lidwie Enelander
Arthur Wild
George W. Tederer
Hiker
Mr. Daly
Mr. Lederer
Aucess
David Beamams
David Braham
Mine Walch
Jim Meredith
Mise Mannering
Blanche Walch
David Brakes
Boston
Harry
Lilian Russell
Brahams
Buck Billy Goat
Florodora
Casino
Anna Held
Book writing thesfians lead actors opinions on careers
Not many actors or actresses pursue book writing beyond occasional biographies and poetry. The piece notes Mae, John, Selina Daiaro, Richard Manafield, and the Grossmiths as examples exploring writing and other arts, while many actors stay focused on stage and screen.
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Thesfians
Western Canada praised by Leading Agriculturist
Minnesota University professor Thomas Shaw writes to The Farmer that Western Canada offers vast, fertile lands suitable for wheat and stock. He notes Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta as grain and grazing regions with strong yields and good grass. Railroads and government support aid farmers to settle, with many lands free or cheap and information available from Canadian agents.
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St. Paul
Thomas Shaw
Minnesota State University
Western Canada
Canada
Prairie
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Snckatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
Athabases
Canadian
Rockies
Last Slave Descendant Dies in Rio Janeiro Brazil
Mario Luisa a egress aged 160 years is dead in Rio Janeiro Brasil. He was the last representative of enslaved people imported directly from Africa.
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Mario Luisa
Rio Janeiro
Brasil
Sho
Africa
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