Porto Ricans Eager to Join the American Family
In a long satirical piece, M. Quan sketches the future governor of Porto Rico facing taxes, holidays, law enforcement, religion, and language chaos. He warns of slow reforms, outlines potential disruptions to daily life, and notes islanders’ eagerness to become Americans amid cultural shifts.
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C. B. Lewis
Porto Rico
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Juan
Smithville
McKinley City
Longville
Deweytown
Sampsonville
Schley Corners
Hobson’s Crossing
Farmer Johnson
Chemung County
M. Quan
Anecdote of Crane How the Novelist Came to Write The Red Badge
The tale recounts Stephen Crane crafting The Red Badge of Courage after a lean period with no steady work. He revised a 60,000 word war story to 5,000 words for a syndicate, earned $90, then saw the full original length published. Crane later became famous in England, lived in England, and died after fever in Cuba during wartime reporting.
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Stephen Crane
New York Evening Sun
Crane
Westminster Gazette
New York Journal
Cuba
Porto Rico
Havana
London
New York
England
United States
June Celebrates the Month of Months Supreme
Ripley D. Saunders writes from Mt. Louis Republic praising June as the time of year when velvet winds and sunny skies declare summer. The piece invites happy souls to live, love, and dream as June arrives and winter fades.
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Ripley D. Saunders
Mt. Louis Republic
Pretoria Fortifications Stand Firm Despite British Pressure
A detailed look at Pretoria in the South African Republic describes a ring of seven forts around the city with 120 heavy guns including 15 centimeter Creusot and Krupp pieces. Telephones, underground passages, mined approaches, and bombproof magazines bolster defenses as officials note the city’s strong position against a siege.
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South African Republic
Pretoria
Botha
Lord Roberts
Chicago Times-Herald
Britain
Pretorius
Vaal
Johannesburg
Majuba Hill
Republic
Transvaal
Kruger
Great Britain
Signal Hill
Delagoa Bay
Pietersburg
Daspoort
Winderboompoort
Creusot
Ladysmith
New Paris Society Aims to Shield Children From Crime
A novel Paris group named Patronage Families plans district by district oversight of children at risk. Members will visit homes and schools to guide reading, promote healthy, engaging activities, and stress the dangers of delinquency to prevent youth from joining the criminal class. Support comes from influential philanthropists and educators who deem it a practical reform.
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Paris
Chicago Times-Herald
M. Louis Albanel
M. Albanel
Wealthy group plans large scale game preserve on Long Island
A consortium of affluent sportsmen has bought 1200 acres in Islip to establish a game preserve. The New York State Game Preserving and Acclimatization association will stock native species and import numerous foreign game. Contracts for many animals have been set, with releases planned in fall. The group may also sell live game to clubs and preserve owners.
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Long Island
Islip
New York State Game Preserving and
New Zealand Amazons Form Ladies Regiment in Wellington
The Wellington ladies have organized a corps named the New Zealand Amazons. Described as tall and fit, they practice drill on a military schedule and have drawn notable attention across the colony.
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New Zealand
Wellington
London Daily Mail
Change of Time of Trains Over the Pennsylvania Lines
New schedule begins Sunday May 27 1900 for passenger trains over Pennsylvania lines from Massillon station. East trains at 2 12 am 5 05 am 1 14 pm 7 50 pm 10 pm West trains at 4 12 am 6 25 am 10 10 am 5 42 pm 9 40 pm Mail East 12 29 pm Mail West 11 10 am All trains daily except East 7 50 pm and West 8 25 am exceptions. inquire at ticket office J A Shoemaker agent Massillon O
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lines
Massillon Station
J. A. Shoemaker
Masaillon
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Ry. Co
AM. A. A
Brooklyn
Loater
Medina
Chippewa Lake
Seville
Sterling
Ser
Warwick
Canal Fulton
Aes Massillon
Canal Dover
Sal
Philadelphia
Ubrichsville
Bridgeport
Bellaire Lorain
Ftes
A.M. P.M
P.M. Lorain
Leste
Bellaire Martin’s Ferry
Wheeling
Massillon
G. Cabrel
P. A
Cleveland. Co
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Bel Brothers
Wooster
Ohio
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Alliance
Traveler’s Register
Washington
National Capital
Pennsylvania Line
Ohio River
Toledo
Asociation of
Tinea
Convention Ohio
Christian Endeavor Union
Winona Lake
Indiana
Winona
F. van Dusen
Pittsburg
S. Dickey
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Maailion
Ca&c
Miller
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Akron
Cleveland
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E. W. Basby
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Sentral
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Barberton
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