Kaiser and His Chancellor Are Two Real Chums
Berlin reports an intimate rapport between Emperor William and Chancellor Buelow, daily exchanges of letters and papers, morning talks at the chancellery, and a shared fascination with the press. They discuss state affairs in a fraternal, efficient routine, with letters from envoys summarized for the emperor’s quick consideration. Wireless telegraphy tests at Mont Blanc and Chamounix are noted as well.
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Berlin
William
Prince von Buelow
Bismarck
Bernard
Corfer
Prince Ruelow
Rome
Princess Maria de Camporeale
Potsdam
Chancellors Palace
Imperial Castle
Koniggratzer Strasse
Chancellor's Palace
Buelow
America
Germany
Baelow
Tweedmouth
Wilhelm Strasse
Foreign Ministry
Jon Loebell
Hamann
Crown
Mont Blanc
Chamounix
Chaimounix
Southern Romance of Sally Robbins and a Lost Dream
Sally Robbins, a poor yet striking girl, longs for a refined life after a faudra of romance with Silke the traveling enlarger. The邻bourhood watches as social expectations clash with poverty, leading to a doomed engagement and a later, unfulfilled marriage to a fruit peddler.
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Sally Robbins
Sally
Robbins
Mr. Robbins
Imeames
Sicily
Boulder
Silke
Epinetus
Lord Cecils
Frank
Tie
Tragic Garden Tale of Jessica Jenkins Jones
Doris Webb presents a sorrowful verse about Jessica Jenkins Jones who plants seeds while her dog seeks buried bones. The dog digs in the garden, leaving the plants to fail and the gardener's pride turned to heartbreak in May St. Nicholas.
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Jessica Jenkins Jones
Jessica
Cross
Doris Webb
May St. Nicholas
East Lyn Youth Faces Parental Backlash Over Story
A censored scene from a juvenile tale drawn from Lippincott's shows a girl in East Lyn facing punishment after attempting to write about Ike Elinor Glyn. Mommer destroys the book and Popper administers a spanking, illustrating strict parental enforcement of forbidden literature.
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East Lyn
Ike Elinor Glyn
Mommer
Syn
Lippincott
Oil King Rockefeller Seen Aging, Attends Church
John D Rockefeller, accompanied by two of his daughter's children, walked to the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with private detective escort and a patrolman nearby. Observers noted his altered, apparently ten years older, appearance since last autumn.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Japanese Directness and a Peaceful City Order
A New York Sun piece describes Japan’s direct governing style, notes a constitution day parade in Tokyo, and explains police rules forbidding arms kerosene matches and arson at a mass meeting in Hibiya park. It cites past street clashes and reports that the mass gathering ended without riot.
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New York Sun
Japan
Tokio
Hibiya Park
Portsmouth
Diet
Professor Byerly Tests Memory With Odd List
A Boston Herald item recounts Harvard mathematician William Byerly answering a student’s request to test memory. He lists a long chain of items from whisky and sugar to onions and bananas, prompting the student to respond with the tastiness of the recalled sequence.
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Boston Herald
William #. Byerly
Harvard
Uim
Umbrella Mix‑up Provokes Humorous Homecoming
Professor returns from his club with a triumphal umbrella to his wife Alma. She reminds him he left it at home, sparking a lighthearted exchange about absentminded anecdotes.
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Frankfort Witzblatt
Alma
Professor
Clicker the Handy Adjutant to Diplomatic Mr DeGraw
Washington Special Fourth Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw and his private telegraph line with Mr Allen help manage officials and inspectors. A Blankville Tex postmaster’s visit is handled with wit and memory, proving DeGraw’s sharp, courteous handling of faces and routes.
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Degraw
Washington
Ajjlen
Mr. Allen
Blankville
Tex
Allen
Postmaster DeJones
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Kaiser
Sally Ropaity
STEED
Sanctisia Oy wanBnin
Great Britain
Timas
Mrs. Robbins
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