Not In Debt 10 Cuba General Grosvenor Grows Reminiscent Pensions
Washington June 13 Special Sve Bre jet bound to cede Isle of Pines to Cuba for cealing stations. Senator Morgan notes Cubans paid by United States for liberty. Pensions discussed. if generals left destitution, pensions may follow rank. General Grosvenor recalls a long-ago speech. Senate adjournment discussed. Ohio and New York pie analysis in diplomatic appointments. mystery of patronage persists.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
Isle of Ines
Cuba
United States
Morgan
Senate
Isle of Pines
McCumber
Committee On Pensions
Grosvenor Harris
General Grosvenor
Grosvenor
Berry
Bacon
Texas
Bailey
Batley
House
Burleson
Oho
Ohio
Congress
Bullesda
Chlo
New York
State Department
Improving Mail Delivery by Limiting Carrier Box Calls
A Washington dispatch reports the post office department plans a 1906 reform. After July 1 carriers will visit only mail boxes with business or active signals, cutting route time by about one hour. Patrons must display signals when depositing mail and raise them when carriers deliver.
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Postolice Department
Washington
St.Louis
Globe- Democrat
Milk as fertilizer astonishes New Jersey farmers
In Halsey New Jersey farmers report skim milk applied to fields yielding remarkable results. W Clark Mains poured seventy five cans on a timothy sod lot and John A Segler 150 cans on meadow, boosting grass vigor sevenfold versus plots treated with commercial fertilizer. The farmers expect continued use of milk as fertilizer.
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Halsey
N. J
Middletown
New York World
W. Clark Mains
John A. Segler
Mains
Segler
Dream leads to stolen hoe discovery in Wheeling
John Crawford had a vivid dream about a grabbing hoe recently stolen from him. He suspected a church-connected man, who proved innocent. the dream led him to investigate and every detail proved true.
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John Crawford
Mr. Crawford
Night Test For Submarines In French Navy Prep
The French naval authorities at Tow son plan a night test of submarines to evaluate their effectiveness in night attacks. Calm seas will be chosen, aiming to determine if subs can near enemy ships with only the conning tower above water and strike points fixed before submerging.
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Towson
London Globe
Resurrection tribute to San Francisco rises in triumph
Louis J. Stellmann quotes a Lestic's Weekly tribute imagining San Francisco's spirit rising from ruin. The piece likens the city to a resurrected figure, shedding tears for a fallen form, then ascending to renew western strength and pride.
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San Francisco
West
Louis J. Stellmann
Lestic
Harvard Plans Outdoor Agamemnon Production At Cambridge
Harvard classical department presents Agamemnon outdoors at Cambridge Stadium on June 16 and 19 with exact Greek stage, costumes, and props. Chariots drawn by Norwegian horses provided by Warren Delano Jr. and trained for the yoke. music arranged by John Eilerton Lodge to reflect ancient polyphony.
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Classical
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Agamemnon
Anchylus
New York
Athens
B. C
Harvard
Sanders
Sophocles
United States
Europe
Gidipus
George Riddie
Phormio
Terence
Sanders’ Theater
Classical Club
Aristophanes
Eurip'des
Lodge
Clytaemnestra
University Glee Club
B. G. Willard
Mr. Willard
A. 8. Hills
Argos
Troy
Dionysos
Cassandra
Wortten
Parthenon
Warren Delano, Jr
Actor Vaughn Glaser Adopts Dressing Room Mouse Mascot
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports actor Vaughn Glaser found a tiny mouse in his dressing room at the Colonial Theatre. An improvised incubator and box setup now care for the mascot, fed on crumbs and cheese, becoming a permanent stock member with potential future stage fare.
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Vaughn Glaser
Colonial Theater
Cleveland
Whrigs
Cleveland ‘Plain Dealer
Jeffe
Glaser
Sweet Pea Carnival Opens in Bozeman Montana
Bozeman prepares a refined sweet pea carnival set to begin August 11. Merchants will decorate windows and homes with blooms, civic league and sugar beet committee plan the event, featuring music a floral parade and a carnival queen with an orderly, dainty atmosphere.
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Bozeman
Mont
Minneapolis Journal
Sugar Beet 'Committee
Civic League
Africa's future center of white civilization urged by bishop
Chicago dispatch reports Bishop Joseph Hartzell stationed in Africa predicts Africa will become the great center of white civilization in fifty years. Speaking at Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston he warned doors to whites should remain open or risk harm from other continents while noting Mohammedanism gaining converts. Also Egypt suffers a shortage of egg cups as Egyptian hens lay small eggs, per consul reports, prompting a call for suitably sized cups.
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Hartzell
Joseph
Africa
Chicago
Garrett Biblical Institute
First Methodist Church
Evanston
Japan
Iron Canes Lead London Fashion in Walking Sticks
A London dispatch notes solid iron canes painted to resemble ebony are popular along Piccadilly and Oxford Street. Medical reviews claim the weight strengthens the user when carried properly. The cane costs a little over a dollar.
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London
Piccadilly
Oxford Street
London Dispatch
Land rush to create socialist town in Wyoming hotels
Lander Wyoming plans a municipal run hotel and restaurant system for the Shoshone land opening. The city will own lounges, dining halls, and lodging with fixed low prices to prevent extortion. Waterworks bonds will fund hotels until a rail link completes, after which profits revert to the town treasury.
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Lander, Wio
United States
Lander
Wyo
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Rosebud
Devil's Lake
Fort Totsten
Remont County
Waldorf-Astoria
Holland House
Delmonico’s
St. Regis
Slobon
Great Reservation
Calling by airship plan to reach White House roof
Roy Knabenshnue and Lincoln Benachey, after a New York flight, are hired to make two ascensions daily near Washington. The Knabenshue No 2 will be used to sail from a park four miles away, aim for the White House roof, and deliver a message to President Roosevelt. The project includes a Baltimore leg via Laurel and a stop atop Fidelity Building.
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Roy Knabenshnue
White House
Roy Knabenshue
New York
Knabenshue No
Washington
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Knabenshue
Fidelity
Governor Warfield
City Hall
Gifts to Japan Fighters Show Mailed Exes to Soldiers
The Nadgasaki Press reports 684 artificial exés presented to soldiers maimed in the recent war, with 1 797 such items given aboard. The report highlights royal support stated in the émpréss of Japan context.
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Giits
Japan
Émpréss-Of- Japan
Nadgasaki Press
Your Mirror And How To Use It For Beauty
A guide advising women to place a full length mirror where light falls best, using candles for side illumination. It claims the mirror reveals figure faults and back dress, urging thorough lighting to achieve beauty through self-scrutiny and care.
Uncooked Eggs Highlighted as Vital for Growing Children
An Austrian physician promotes the value of uncooked eggs as a key food for growing children. He notes albumen in eggs directly supports growth, digestion is efficient, and raw egg white should be used in early nutrition and added to milk when appropriate. He advocates liberal use for debilitated adults too.
Toilet Tips From A Historic Skincare Note
A vintage guide describes eye bathing with boracic acid, a soft linen cloth, and a milky tincture of myrrh. It lists a skin cream with white wax, spermaceti, almond oil, violet extract, and a benzoin bath, then notes scalp rubbing over applying tonic nightly with a castor oil and rose oil mixture.
Chinese Cook in Economical Housekeeping
A Good Housekeeping excerpt notes a Chinese cook’s frugal skills in marketing and meal planning. It praises exact calculations, careful aging of foods, and minimal waste. It mentions a cook who avoids dainties, eats mainly greens and vegetables, and handles money matters prudently for the employer.
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Anther
Wid&a. Girinitrfith
Lydia Avery Coon Yey Ward
Good Housekeeping
Chen For 514 Stockings and Old Rag Use
A fragmented early 20th century note offers tips to reuse stockings as cleaning rags for polishing items and wiping woodwork. It mentions stockings as scrapers for candlesticks doors and shoes and describes households using footless pairs for wiping stoves and warming during cold weather.
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Chen
Otismay
Love's Expedient Ends In Pairing Of Painter And Heiress
Marcia Ford, groomed by a mother to marry wealth, secretly links with Arthur Parle, an artist misidentified as a suitor. When Mrs Ford hires watchful guardians, Marcia hides her relationship and a house renovation spiral reveals the romance. A painted niche and a coded note trap expose the union.
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Marcia Ford
Marcia
Sirs
Ford
Yars
Means
Arthur
Maren
Cupid
Mia
Thie York
Iowa
Arthur Parle
Peter Ford
M— Square
Hotsa
Bona ¢. Wallace
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Mann
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Centuray
Mano
Cen
Egypt
Alexandria
London Mail
Shonhone Indian Reservation
Algeria
Oran
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