Baron and Baroness Stop Berlin Duel Over Flirtatious Wife
In Berlin, Baron von Hilder schoff and his American wife Louise avert a duel between Count Getbart and Captain Manteufel. Manteufel believed he protected the baroness, while Louise sought to shield herself, prompting high tension and a staged reconciliation at a local function.
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Haverslaugh
Berlin
Imperial Court
Louise
Naval Academy
West Point
Baron Carl von Hilderschoff
Baron von Hilderschoff
Bertin
Count Getbart
Marreufel
Count Gethart
Gethart
von Hilderschoff
Manteufel
von Gethart
Gerhart
von Getbart
Tsethart
Pon Manteufel
Alps
Leving
Germany
America
Baroness
Ge Thart
Heinrich
Count von Gethart
von Cetbart
Tlow
Baroness Arranges Truce Between Men Over Courtship
The count recounts a delicate scene as the baroness persuades Captain Manteafe and Gethart to meet at her home to curb a budding rivalry. A dinner under her roof aims to nip the story in the bud and restore decorum.
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Trem
Callal Opon Gethart
Mantenfel
Captain Manteafe
Hero of Charity Bazaar Fire Returns to Bordeaux Tragedy
Jean Georges a Iatsian cab driver and Legion of Honor recipient for heroism during the May 15, 1807 charity bazaar fire saved fifteen women but later drowned near Bordeaux. He had been sought by Parisians and tourists after his feat, switched to driving, then moved to this country before returning to Bordeaux where a tragic accident ended his life.
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Jean Georges
I’atsian
Bordeaux
Tts
Paris
Georges
Onril Bia
Subsidized Theaters In Germany Support Drama Across Towns
Consular Reports notes that twenty subsidized court theaters and nearly a hundred municipally funded theaters exist in Germany. Directors may receive rent free housing, while towns sometimes cover orchestra, scenery, costumes, lighting costs. The model shows widespread official recognition of theater as essential to town life with varied classical and modern plays nationwide.
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Germany
German Empire
His Alibi and a Quick Boot for Uncle Rastus
In a Harper’s Weekly vignette a colonel catches Rastua poaching, calls him a bad egg, and offers no real punishment aside from a swift boot tap to his frock coat tail. Uncle Rastus admits guilt with comic gravitas and rural dialect.
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Rastus
Rastua
Yassuh
Those Kings and Queens Taste Pork and Beans
A short verse asks if monarchs have tasted pork and beans and pumpkin pie and suggests royal life comes with a price. The speaker doubts the appeal of being king or queen and would not want such a role.
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Detroit Tree Press
Foot of Snow Delays Early Start in Town
The head of the establishment scolds Thomas for being late by over an hour. Thomas explains he shoveled a foot of snow on the sidewalks before leaving, noting the storm's greater impact where he lives.
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Thomas
Snow Leopard of Central Asia Described
The snow leopard inhabits central Asian highlands and stays above the snow line with a gray buff color. It sports large dark spots on the lower body and many small spots near the head and neck, with faded brown rosettes along the back and sides. Its tail is as long as its body.
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Central Asia
Kangaroos in Australia Declining to One Tenth of Past
The Kanearoo population is fading as numbers shrink to about one tenth of what they were thirty years ago. Conservationists warn of ongoing habitat loss and climate pressures accelerating the decline.
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Australia
Notable Women in Early 20th Century Public Roles
Miss Gerda Plautine Grilenbaca becomes Sweden’s first woman from outside Stockholm to move to Uuskunva and win a council seat. Mrs. George Bowser Young, Jefferson Davis’s granddaughter, leaves Colorado Springs for a ranch near a railroad. Mabel Edith Ransom journeys 350 miles to enter the state university at Lawrence, Kansas. Dr. Rose Ringgold serves as sole woman contract surgeon in the US Army, stationed in the Philippines. Gardner of Indianapolis advances the open air school for delicate children. The Countess of Warwick, née Frances Evelyn Maynard, is a Socialist active in agricultural education and women's outdoor work.
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Gerda Plautine-Grilenbaca
Sweden
Stockholm
Tn Chesen
Uuskvarna
George Bowser Toung
Jefferson Davis
Colorado Springs
Misa Mabel Edith Ransom
Perry
Okla
Hunstry
Lawrence
Kan
State University
Rose Ringgold
United States Army
Miss Ringcold
Philippines
Miss Gardner
Indianapolis
Board of Education
Countess of Warwick
Frances Evelyn Maynard
Studley Castle
Warwickshire
The Writers and Their Origins
Emerson Houch enjoys grizzly bear hunting and trout fishing with a taste for old mahogany. J. B. Connolly, son of a New England shipper, grew up near Gloucester shore. William Dean Howells, born March 1, 1837 in Martins Ferry Ohio, rose from a country newspaper office to literary prominence.
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Emerson Houch
Seventeen year locusts forecast and aviation law quips
The piece notes the seventeen year locusts due again this year and jokes they may miss the appointment. It recalls an Indianapolis postal savings depositor who was a newspaper man and remarks on the Wright brothers and gravity as limits on daring aviation.
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Kansas City Star
Indianapolis
Postal Savings Bank
Washington Herald
Wilbur Wright
Denver
Republican
New Inventions Feature Locking Pincers and Patents
California inventor patents pincer tools that lock shut and resist opening. A Philadelphia inventor designs a side mounted check rein for horse comfort. A California pencil sharpener uses scissors action with a tube lead holder and a wood cutting knife.
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California
Port Personals and whimsical notes from papers
A quirky collage of newspaper snippets mentions Speaker Cannon planning a Alps visit next summer, Flo admiring the Alps, a verse quote by Earle, and a playful line about Venus wells and Deacon Rockefeller funding a telescope to find them.
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Speaker Cannon
Alps
Flo
Kansas City
Earle
Ferdinand
Pittsburg
Venus
Deacon Rockefeller
Atlanta Constitution
Planets Tilt and Sun's Variability Noted
Smithsonian Observatory data from Mount Wilson California suggests the sun may be a variable star. Uranus is the only planet rotating backward. Mars has an axial tilt near 25 degrees while Earth's tilt is 23 degrees 24 minutes.
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Uranus
Mars
Earth
Smithsonian Institution
Branch Observatory
Mount Wilson
California
What Shall Be Our Nation Flower Maize Mint Debate
A discussion on making maize a national emblem opens to amendments from southern states by substituting mint. The question posed asks what should be the nation’s flower, with Vieiet and Nashville Barnew as cited examples in the debate.
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Mint
New York World
Nashville
Proper Social Gift Acknowledgments And Return Cards
A guide explains etiquette for acknowledging gifts and cards. Respond in the same form as received, within a couple of days. Invitations demand same pronoun form, whether first person or third person. Mistakes occur when shifting persons mid reply.
A Woman’s Dining Rules For Better Digestion
A list of dietary habits urges sipping cold water ten minutes before meals, avoiding a second coffee, chewing thoroughly without washing food down, and stopping before feeling overly full to protect digestion and prevent illness. The tips stress calm portion control and mindful eating for stomach health.
Sweden Church Boat Brings Families to Service
The church boat is a popular tradition in Sweden bringing families from farms around Lake Siljan to Leksand for Sunday worship.
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Sweden
Siljan
Leksand
Wagner's Dogs
The article notes composer Richard Wagner kept dogs in his Vienna years, including Pol and Leo saved from starvation. His closest companion was Peps who stayed with him for thirteen years.
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Wagner
Vienna
Pol
Leo
Peps
Grimly Named Street in Cambrai Sparks Revolt Memory
Cambrai’s rue Sans Tetes, a grimly named street, honors a violent past from the revolution when many inhabitants faced beheading. The name remains a stark reminder of the era in local memory.
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Cambrai
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Avames and Daughters
Port Personals
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