American Lawyers: Choate To Deliver War Association Address
Saratoga Springs Aug 1 – The twenty first Annual meeting of the American War Association in this city Aug 17 19 will open with President William Wirt Howe and the address by Joseph H Choate of New York The Bar Association now twenty years old embraces 1500 members Officers listed include President Howe Secretary Hinkley Treasurer Thawile and an executive committee with Woolworth Ames Gregory and others The event features an annual dinner at Grand Union Hotel and a reception in a hotel parlor during the meeting
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Saratoga Springs
Wilnm Wirt Howe
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Grand Union Hotel
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John Hinkley
Alimor
Francis Thawile
Philadelphia
A Chinese Marriage Revealed in A Distant Court
A narrator recounts a Chinese arranged marriage story of Siao-len-tse, the bride known as Swallow, wed to Guang-se after a formal engagement. The piece details price papers, family roles, ceremonial steps, arranged separation, and a somber warning about in-law scrutiny, ending with a translation note by H. Twitchell.
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Stao- Jen-Tse
Owang-tse
Hope
Mae'see
Siao-len-tse
Guang-tse
Gieavers
Ife
Srie
Paris
Siao-fen-Lie
Guang-se
Leo
Sise Fentse
Tlle
Quang-tae Won
H. Twitchell
Madison
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New Dynamite Gun Made for Army at Sims Dudley Works
The Sims Dudley shops in New York have produced six dynamite guns on wheeled carriages for field use. Each gun weighs about 1020 pounds, fires a 20 1/4 inch calibre projectile 36 inches long, and uses Nobel's gelatine explosive. The barrel is 13 feet, providing greater range and accuracy, with a wind wheel fuse system enabling effective firing about 200 feet from the muzzle.
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Uncle Sam
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Steater
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The Recruits Soliloquy Remembering Mothers Pie
Childish memories of home cooking and a mother’s pie spark longing. The speaker recalls cold coffee, rare steak, and upbraiding themselves over digestives, cherishing biscuits, jelly cake, doughnuts, and especially mother’s pie. ADetroit Journal attribution appears in fragment.
Manila's One Railroad Survives Philippine Conflict
Manila correspondent reports the Matila and Dagupan Railway remains peaceful amid Luzon unrest. The three foot six inch gauge line runs 125 miles from Manila to Nagapan through populous areas, privately owned by Europeans, with no violence since a derailment months ago.
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Great Britain
Filipinos Protect Foreigners Amid Revolt Railroad Seeks Safe Passage
Rebel leaders press orders to shield personal and property rights of foreigners, especially English capitalists, amid sweeping revolution. The railroad remains peaceful with no major disruption, showing Filipinos are not savages and are capable of peaceful governance. Europeans are valued for protection of foreigners.
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The Lost Quarter Dollar Confusion at City Offices
A mysterious man visits Louisville and Nashville offices claiming a plan to travel to Mascoutah with a one dollar travel ticket. He pawns 76 cents for 50, then sells the pawn ticket for 39 cents to reach a dollar, claiming simple arithmetic and financial defense. Police and officials seek to locate the quarter lost in the scheme. The Irish local government bill passes its third reading in the English House of Lords.
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Neshville
Mascoutah
St. Louis
Semile
Charley Jones
Mr. Jones
W. G. Martin
Mr. Marto
St. Louis Republic
House of Lords
Clerical Tales and a Morning of Mock Clergy Tales
A collection of witty vignettes about rural clergy missteps and parish life. A Milwaukee clergyman faces a child’s rebuke over attire and death, a sermon by Lord Yelverton is humorously reviewed, and a Norristown pastor preaches in shirt sleeves as the crowd sweats in a hot service.
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Telng
Milwaukee
John
Yelverton
Congregationalist
Jegus
Norristown
Dhecomfort
Help Thou My Unbelief Prayer Fragment
A distressed prayer by Louise Chandler Mouiten pleading for faith and relief from spiritual bondage. The speaker laments unbelief, seeks divine hearing, and asks for salvation through fiery cleansing, torn between weakness and need for God’s presence.
All Sorts in a Nut Shell Navy and Geography Notes
A compact roundup notes the navy’s growth since 1485 and claims over 75 percent of trade with British possessions. An odd Texas comparison states Texas is about 73,700 square miles larger than Spain, suggesting a mix of trivia and misstatements in a punchy digest.
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