Reforming insular policy and troop reorganization amid Philippine duties
Secretary Root's annual report reviews Cuba Porto Rico and Philippine operations, urges staff rotation to curb red tape, recommends a territorial government for Porto Rico with appointed officials and elected local officers, and notes the current volunteer regiments serving in the Philippines. It also outlines inspection of U.S. Army needs and insular questions.
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Arma
Iuot
Ysland
Philipiaies
Ceornim
Seertary Root
Ndjitani
Spetine Phere
Otis
Porto Tico
Jorney
Wrenasuver
Wood Will Command in Cuba as Supreme Civil Governor
Gen Leonard Wood is slated to receive full civil and military powers on Cuba, with Lee as military governor in supreme command. Wood will outrank remaining army officers, while Melville Linley plans brigadier promotions. concerns grow over Cuban resistance and logistics amid scarce forces and heavy local population. Capt Leary seeks reinforcements from Guam amid deteriorating situation and Navy response escalates.
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Porto Rico
Cuba
Leonard Wood
Washington
Lee
Sident
Mel Linley
Lee and
Wilson
Gen. Wood
Ile
Qug
Rto Vet
Cunha
Ifis
Havana
Fragmented historical note with scattered names and facts
A garbled passage lists various figures and tidbits including Zola related items, Griggs praise, a reference to 90 000 annual sales, and mentions of officials and birthdays. It reads like a collage of political and cultural fragments with uncertain context and several misspellings.
Franklin syndicate headquarters exposed in fraud case
They were allowed to go. He also took charge of $15,000 in cash. Miss Annie Gary had $9,000 hidden in an old lounge. The daily mail at Miller's office totaled about three wagon loads. Nearly every letter contained money. A trusted employee says the syndicate man took in over $4,000. Promoter Miller is indicted and may be sent to the penitentiary, but that won’t repair the damage or stop future swindlers from preying on hopeful investors.
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Franklin Syndicate
New York
Economist
W.W. P. Miller
Stock Exchange
Miller
Seiz
Foward
Pacific
India
Congress
Europe
North Carolina
Florida
Division of
West
Agrostology
Office of Experiment Stations
Alaska
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department
Weather Bureau
Commerce
Lie
Iawak
Philippine Islands
Porto Lico
America
China
Persia
Orient
Sentine Republic
Denver
Cole
Paul Xr
Russia
United States
England
Atlantic Ocean
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company
Washington
Shanghai
Japan
Paris
Tacoma
Hlinoijs
Missouri
London
Vancouver
B. C
Skaguay
Dawson City
Transvaal
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Vermont
Hussia
Woman prisoner in Hillsboro case linked to Ellis Glenn impostor
A Hillsboro paper reports a prisoner in Tullahoma is a woman claiming Ellis Glenn’s twin sister impersonating him in a forgery case. She says her brother Elbert Glenn was the real private detective in Hillsboro, while Miss Ella Dukes and her father face questions of help. A Maryland postmaster incident is also noted.
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Ellis Glenn
Tullsboro
Til
Hila Dukes
Hillsboro
Ella Dukes
Miss Duke
St. Louis
Paducah
Chester
Elbert Glenn
Lwillsboro
Ewrly
Tle
Vadueah
Miss Dukes
Bis Glenn
Thenllsboro
Tucut
Miss Glenn
Nomi
Bentley Springs
Baltimore
Agriculture Secretary Wilson Reports Reform Progress
Secretary Wilson presents the 1Svv annual report detailing progress across Weather Bureau chemistry entomology botany and other divisions. Highlights include weather service expansion around the Caribbean Sea and efforts on soil restoration forestry roads and tobacco substitution with calls for increased appropriations and international cooperation.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
State Health Board Orders Vaccination and School Enforceme
The state health board directs vaccination for all unvaccinated residents over one year, requires proof of immunity for school entrants, and instructs local officials to enforce the order. Teachers must report contagious cases and send affected pupils home, with rooms disinfected if outbreaks occur.
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State Board of Health
Board of Health
South Dakota
Boards of Health
Price of the photo holder and a store quip
A young man asks for the price of a photograph holder in a small shop. The attendant quotes twenty five cents and adds a quip about pictures. A remark notes Ulm cathedral plans to place a meteorological observatory atop its tall spire. The piece ends with a humorous literary exchange about Caesar and a crown.
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Phere
Stewart
Ulm
Germany
Feels Bigger
A fragmentary line quotes a janitor philosopher describing a boy who will carry his mother's oil can to a store after passing six other shops on the way. The passage reads as a colloquial urban aside with rough dialect and partial phrases.
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Bhoy
Nyin
Rare coins loom large in Philadelphia mint tales
A historical note explains how the Philadelphia Mint produces nearly 4,000,000 one cent pieces monthly to meet demand, with about 1,000,000,000 cents circulating. It highlights mint marks, notable coins from 1793, the New York double eagle of 1787, a five dollar gold piece of 1822, the Highly copper token, a 142 B.C. silver shekel found in Texas, and an ancient drachm of Aegina.
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Philadelphia
United States
New York
Boston
Samuel Highly
Granby
Conn
Texas
B.C
Aegina
B. C
Strange lakes in Peru harbor maelstroms swallowing boats
In Peru’s high Lagunillas region at 14250 feet the Saracochas Cachipascana and nearby lakes hold constant depth with no visible outlets. Local lore says a hidden underground outflow carries debris to Africa, while whirlpools near Take Popo and Titicaca claim lives and deter boat travel.
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Crucero Alto
Peru
Lagunillas
Cordilleras
Puna
Saracochas
Cachipascana
Romana
Arequipa
Take Popo
Lake Titicaca
Bolivian
Lake
Popo
Africa
Young America And The Trust Men
In a Midwestern city two boys, the son of a Standard Oil official and a labor agitator, become unlikely friends. Their dialogue hints at class divides and early political awakening as the rich father reveals a cautious stance on voting in a city election. The exchange ends with the boy declaring he is against trusts.
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Middle West
Standard Oil Company
Ttwe
Sligginson
Minig
Sire
Freddy
Global trivia and statistics from a bygone era
A compendium of curious facts and figures covers women lawyers and ministers in the United States, ancient and modern inventions, trade, and industry. It notes dietary origins, textile metrics, and transportation data, with figures on tea consumption, livestock, and shipping. It mentions planned cable links and geography comparisons, including Transvaal size and global imports.
Maine sardines export to rise with new canning machine
The Maine coast output of sardines is expected to increase from 900 000 cans in T80S to 2 000 000 cans this year after the introduction of a modern canning machine.
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Maine
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