Pershing the Ideal American Soldier in War Career
The article profiles General John J. Pershing known as Black Jack and Fighting John, detailing his rise from West Point to brigadier general. It covers his early service against the Apaches and Moros, his roles in Cuba and the Philippines, and his decisive campaigns to subdue Mindanao and Jolo including the Battle of Bayan and the siege of Bud Dajo.
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Roosevelt
General Pershing
United States Military Academy
West Point
Sixth Cavalry
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Mexico
Pershing
Leutenant
Geronimo
Cuba
Russia
Wort Wingate
Dakotas
University of Nebraska
Yan
Une
el Caney
Philippines
Black Jack” Pershing
United States
Magellan
Globe
Department of Mindanao
Jolo
Ife
Washington
Enissons
Lake Lunao
Bayan
Macolod
Mindanao
Department
Philippine
John” Pershing
Bud Dajo
Pershing's Philippine Campaign Ends with Moro Surrender
General Pershing and American forces crush Moro resistance in the Philippines after a siege on the crater. Thousands surrender or are captured as dattos persuade remaining fighters to lay down arms. Pershing later leads a punitive expedition into Mexico before returning to the United States.
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Pershing
General Pershing
Datto
Jelo
Samar
Zamboanga
Calarian
Philippines
Dattos
Condensations of World Notes on Industry and Trade
The report surveys varied items from gas saving in Vienna and a French patent for seaweed drying, to a Turkish cement substitute and a Japanese silk yield method. It notes Chippendale furniture value, idle London land, egg yolk storage tip, and Philippines alcohol sources. It cites Peterhof’s founding and Versailles replica, plus mangrove bark import values in 1916 vs 1915.
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Vienna
Turkey
Japan
Mide
France
Chippendale
England
Thomas Chippendale
London
Philippines
Far East
Itrance
Peterhof
Petrograd
Peter the Great
Imperial Palace
Versailles
Lourenco Marques
Portuguese East Africa
United States
Color Glass by Heat in French Glass Making
A process perfected in France applies color to glass by heat enabling stained glass windows to be made without joining many separate colored panes.
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France
Rabbits Lacking Protection Under State Game Laws
A brief notes that two state game laws, including Alaska, fail to protect rabbits. It cites farmer indifference to rabbit protection and mentions rabbits' "taking ways" as a source of annoyance.
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Alaska
Anatomy and Friendship Quote in Dinner Table Banter
A host tells his wife to offer Mrs. Brown something warmer than cold meat. The wife replies that cold leg is acceptable as long as it is not cold shoulder, highlighting a humorous dinner table exchange from The Christian Herald.
Language Students Learn Word by Phonograph and Print
A French inventor provides a method where a language student hears a word from a phonograph and simultaneously sees it printed with translation in his language. The approach pairs audio pronunciation with written meaning, aiding recall for learners.
Amatuer Burglar and the Stolen Letters Romance
Natalie, a poor stenographer in a shady law office run by Jasper Hull, is entangled with theft and blackmail. A visitor posing as a copying clerk deceives Hull, while Natalie forgives a repentant crook who turns out to be Mrs. Inez Burleigh’s brother, leading to love and a fresh life.
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Exchange
Natalie Durham
Jasper Hull
Natalie
Wall
Hull
Inez Burleigh
Mr. Hull
Ile
Natale
Fabor
Gerald Hope
Hope
Irving and Terriss Exchange Dinner Invite
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson narrates William Terriss tale showing Irving’s fondness for the actor. Terriss greets Irving in the Lyceum grillroom and accepts a supper invitation with prompt businesslike eagerness.
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Johnston Forbes-Robertson
William Terriss
Irving
Terriss
Lyceum
The Extinct Billy Goat and Its Fading Fame
A reflection on the goat as a social symbol once common in American communities. The piece notes that goats were once prevalent in photos and public life but were excluded from elite society and even considered low rank in the Navy, ending with the goat’s drift into obscurity.
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U. S. Navy
Emeralds and Beryls in Auction Rooms and Mines
The article notes emeralds remain coveted as rare green zircons of beryl hue with fine stones causing auction room excitement. It cites the Duke of Devonshire owning a near faultless large emerald from Nuzo, Colombia as a principal source, and mentions ancient large green stones may be misidentified as beryls with Oriental emeralds referring to green corundum.
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London Chronicle
Duke of Devonshire
Nuzo
Colombia
Town Constable Skewers Troubled Musical Troupe
In Small Town Notes the town constable mockingly recalls driving out a musical troupe from the opry house after their music offended the crowd. The village cutup remarks on the troupe’s reaction and lingering discomfort.
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Opry House
Fenusether Music
Tee
Hee
Buried Treasure Recovered in Northumberland Find
King John of England is credited with recovering in the thirteenth century plate, coin and jewels worth $1,000,000 or more buried beneath the Roman wall in Northumberland. Similar finds in other places are still considered possible.
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John of
England
Northumberland
When a Great City Goes A-Farming
Elizabeth Van Benthuysen notes city residents turning to farming amid war shortages. Prominent Mrs. Vanderbilt leads rich women teaching preservation and canning from suburban districts by special train. The movement educates urbanites in basic farming, linking city needs to rural support and potentially boosting agricultural funding and policy.
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Elizabeth van Benthuysen
Edwin Markham
Earth
Long Island
Jersey
William E. Vanderbilt, Jr
West
New York City
Department of Agriculture
White Carnation Cultivation Tips From The Garden
The article discusses how pure white carnations are hard to maintain long term and need new seedlings. It advises soil consisting of three-fourths rich loam and one-fourth well rotted manure, September cuttings in boxes, ten inch spacing, and staking. It recommends moderate manure and watering, tobacco extract against red spider, and proper pot sizes for young plants.
Hydrangea Beauty for Mass Planting in Harsh Winters
The Hydrangea Beautiful and Hardy by E. Van Benthuysen highlights extreme hardiness and easy culture. It notes late blooming pinky brown flowers lasting to snow, advises mass planting for effect, and praises strong stems that curve gracefully under heavy bloom heads. It asserts suitability for any soil and severe northern winters.
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E. van Benthuysen
Beautiful window plant browallia speciosa blooms year round
The browallia speciosa is a blue flowering window plant with charming foliage. It blooms through winter and is a good summer bloomer, forming a dense globe of foliage when pinched back, and deserves wider recognition as a living monument.
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Black Jack Dersning
Fle
Eighth Brigade
Regular Army
el Taaso
Columbus
N. M
Wilson
War Department
Papa” Pershing
Marshal
John
Chapman
Young America
Betty Pake
Hydranger
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