Marching to the drum tribute to fallen soldiers and siege humor
The passage evokes veterans of Vicksburg and distant battlefields marching to a drum. It recalls brave defenders in Kimberley, siege humor, and a Boer War era scene with anecdotes of buglers, shells, and a hidden joke amid danger.
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Vicksburs Mueter
Countiow
Grore
Tele Batok
Boenhotume
Richard
Hemerm
Kimberley
Oliver Ashn
I. Pareona
Abell
Ebo
Lissie
Versatile Soldier Sawtell Impresses Manila Garrison
A Louisville private in the Philippines earns fame for every trade from barber to chef to blacksmith. Sawtell fixes teeth, prepares dishes, tends horses, and even knows tagalog, earning praise as the most versatile man in the garrison.
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Sec
Philippines
Geblesinger
Louisville
Manila
Sawtell
Garrisan
Anid Sawtell
Hoe
Mali
Cat and men resist gaze of a cat in India jungle
Lord Roberts leads troops through a jungle in India facing fierce opposition. The text notes strong men objecting to being watched by a cat while enduring arduous penetration of the jungle terrain.
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Lord Roberts
India
Rich Steel King Leeds Weds Nannie Stewart Worthington
William S Leeds of New York and Mrs Nannie Stewart Worthington wed after a lavish ceremony featuring wedding gifts totaling around half a million dollars. The bride, formerly Mrs George B Worthington, is daughter-in-law of Ralph Worthington. Leeds chairs the American Tin Plate and holds executive roles in several steel firms. The couple plan to reside in New York.
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Vanderboits
Goulds
Aptors
William Bateman Leeds
New York
Nannie Stewart Washington
Cleveland
Leeds
American Tin Plate Company
National Steel Company
American Steel Hoop Company
William
Lewis
Stewart
Leeda
Forest City Stone Company
Nannie May Stewart Worthington Waas
George EB. Worthington
Ralph Worthington
Wilhelmina Betrothed? Rumors Tie to Various Princes
The Lokal Anzeiger reports claims of Queen Wilhelmina marrying Prince Frederick Adolf of Mecklenburg Schwerin amid a web of princely candidates tied to royal lineages. Also noted is Miss Margaret Livingston Chanler aiding U S troops in China and the Philippines, with a lavish income devoted to philanthropy.
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Wilhelmina
Lokal Anzeiger
Frederick Adolf
Mesklenburg-Schwerin
Wihhelming
Brunswick
Friedrich- Heinrich of
Procala
Marianne
The
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
Saxe-Weimar
Ax Hin
Great Railroad Plan Links Paris to New York by Rail
A Franco American capitalist venture discusses a route from Paris to New York via Berlin Moscow and St Petersburg by rail. Harry de Windt will lead preliminary investigations with an engineer to assess feasibility and possible Siberia Alaska trade via a Bering Strait seaport.
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Lt li
Paris
Birlin
Moscow
St Petersaburg
New York City
Harry de Windt
de Windt
Siberia
Alaska
Bering Strait
Siberian
Was a Great Sculptor Carl Rohl-Smith Died at Copenhagen
Carl Rohl-Smith the sculptor of Washington died in Copenhagen last week from Brights disease. Born in Denmark he came to America in the early 1860s and left a notable work in Des Moines Iowa. A statue honoring General William Tecumseh Sherman by Rohl-Smith stands at the south front of the Treasury building.
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Carl Rohl-Smith
Washington
Copenhagen
Bright
Mr. Rohl-Smith
Denmark
America
Des Moines
Slao
William Tecamuel Sherman
Counme
Constrantion
Treasury
Fortune Recovered Through Stage Plans After Dowry Loss
Dorothy Mize Studebaker, granddaughter of the South Bend wagon magnate, recalls wealth from her husband Sente MekKdown. Now the patrimony is gone due to prodigality, and Mrs McKeown plans to recount fortunes on stage. Florence Maybrick hopeful after private interview. she recalls Lord Russell's support and laments his death.
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Mize
Dorothy Studebaker
South Bend
Tad
Sente MekKdown
Himtund
Scott McKeown
Maybrick
Florence Maybrick
Clark Hel
New York
Aylesbury
England
Mra Marbrick
Liverpool Post
Juste
Lord Russell
Killowen
Haseell
Lor Hansell
Decado
Dowager Queen of Portugal Seeks Aid After Humbert’s Death
Portugal's dowager queen, a dietor of King Humbert of Italy, is said to be seeking funds after Humbert's death. Duchess Letitia of Acceta, his niece and sister-in-law, is described as the other surviving royal woman. Queen Pia's annuity from the Portuguese crown is reported insufficient to cover her bills as she travels toward Moura to request replenishment from Humbert.
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Portugal
Humbert
Italy
Penoilias
Letitia of
Acceta
Pia
Moura
Pecular Comesita Arctic Winter Concert Imitates Drum
In a deep Arctic winter pecular Exkimo hold nightly conversions with a simple program including vocal and instrumental elements. A tambourine crafted from a wooden hoop and deerskin provides percussion, while several women sing as one man rotates a drum restlessly. The performance is discordant yet oddly pleasing to those for whom it is intended.
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Geomrenes
Anne
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Ruah
Grast
Lee
Merce
Bine
Gray Bate
Okies
Minna Irving
Leslie
Cata
Cate
Elteben
Lon Roberts
Philadelphia Times
Santel Anluzing
Sawtel
Carrison
Law Tell
Steel King Leeds
William II
Harold
Louise
Sweden
Norway
Friedrich
Prussia
Fredrich Willelm II
Will
China
Osalet
Uncle Sam
Misa Margaret Livingston Chunler
Sletor
Willam Astor Chunler
Hines
John Jacob Astor
Mima Chasler
Red Cross Society
Santiago
Clara Barton
Porto Rico
Cuba
Misa Chanler
Congress
New York State
United States
Relief
Taku
Eney
Pekin City
Chanter
Queen Wilhelmina
Mis. Chanter
Great Railroad Plan
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