Lonely Army Camp Life of Soldiers in the Philippines
A letter from Chaplain John T. Axing of the Eighteenth Infantry describes Camp Keithley on Minanao Island in Moro territory. He details harsh conditions, scarce housing, and the need for a chapel and gymnasium funded by subscriptions, noting 2,000 rounds fired recently and soldiers earning $14 monthly.
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United States Army
Philippine Islands
Mt Yanzo
Wiliam C. Stil Min
American Romane Fzsociation
Alhahy
John T. Axim
Eighteenth Infantry
Bosecacy 8
Camp Keithley
Macus
Minanao
Nome
Mafety
Welk
Bersimeka
Albosthe
Burt
Philippines
Beateck's device to tame lions for children exploits
A historic piece describes inventor Bostock’s claim of a harness and paw muff set to render lions harmless for use in circuses. The design includes a steel collar and harness, aiming to reduce trainer injuries and enable clawless, manageable beasts, drawing parallels to Turkish training methods.
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Beateck
Gavnee
Peta
Henry
Rank Bostock
Bostock
New York World
Hergesa
Turkey
Beal
Semi colonial Cottage with seven rooms and oak living areas
A quaint semi colonial cottage features seven rooms including a large front first floor living and dining area finished in oak with beamed ceilings. It has a second floor with three bedrooms a den and servant’s room plus a full basement under the house. Estimated cost is 3500 dollars excluding heating plant.
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Pavernan & Bon
Wright on flying and the air motor dream
Wilbur Wright says a perfect flying form could use no motor, relying on rising air currents. He explains buzzards glide with minimal energy and discusses how wind eddies aid lift, noting true aviation will come with study and improved machines, not luck.
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Wilbur Wright
New York Herald
le Mans
France
America
Yotila
Mr. ‘Wright
Wright
Pay as You Enter Cafe Sparks Novel Dining Scheme
A Kansas City north end restaurant adopts a pay as you enter system with tickets priced 6 10 and 15 cents to curb nonpayment. The proprietor calls it a ten cent trade and notes crowded tables and eager customers while waiters collect tickets for the cook. A passerby buys a red 10 cent ticket and plans a chicken dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
North End
Kanaas City
Funeral for Birds in Chicago Grove
Two thousand birds died in recent storms near West Sixtieth Street and Ada Street in Chicago. Neighborhood children held funeral rites with prayers and flowers, laying the feathered pets to rest after a long drought and a heavy rainstorm that followed.
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Chicago
Goil
Chance to Buy Ancient Pagoda Of Nara Temple
In 770 A D Emperor Koken ordered a million wooden pagoda items four and a half inches tall. Each contained a tiny Sutra verse scroll and were given to the temple Hoerall at Nara. Most were lost in fires or dispersed. 3,000 remain and one pagoda with its enclosure is offered to a charitable subscriber for 36 yen.
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Koken
Japan
Nara
Humorous Scottish Tenants Dinner Tales
A collection of amusing tales from Scottish tenants dinners highlights moments of embarrassment and misunderstanding. A guest exclaims about ice cream with a mock complaint about a rotten tooth while another farmer misreads a dessert omelet as a pudding. The Duke of Buccleuch recalls a tenant politely declining a thubard dish, saying he does not need it.
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Scotland
Buccleuch
Long Slide To Leave Life On Mount St Helens
John Anderson of Little Falls Oregon fractured both legs during a descent on Mount St Helens in Washington. A Seattle party of mountain enthusiasts carried him down 4000 feet using a sleeping bag improvised stretcher, ropes saving his life as physicians treated him at the base.
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John Anderson
Little Falls
Ore
Mount St. Helens
Washington
Seattle
Mekamas
Eulinlovers
Great Peak
Anderson
Lost and found ethics in urban life
A Chicago Record-Herald piece argues that finding items on the street should lead to the lost and found or newspaper ads to locate owners. It condemns ignoring the duty to return valuables, insisting honest behavior and conscience depend on seeking rightful owners through proper channels.
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Vane
Intelligee
Chicago Record-Herald
Trial halted at Manteo incident delays progress
The report describes an engagement that forced a pause in trials at Manteo North Carolina as Mr Wright stresses careful handling of apparatus. He notes training hopes and the accident as part of a sequence leading to cautious demonstrations and sharpened judgment of results.
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Neas
Manteo
XN. C
Wright Ant
Les Hunandieres
Fragmentary obituary fragment notes political figure’s future
Incomplete text hints at a deceased or nearby figure, noting confidence in the person’s future and political role. Mentions Wright recognizing politics and a presiding figure, with expectations of achievement beyond initial claims.
Unclear Sociologist Quote From Chicago Tribune Fragments
Fragmentary OCR text references an uncle Henry line about a sociologist and a dog, mentioning respect for a garbage can and material for a long lecture on the nature of society. Chicago Tribune context appears in broken form.
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Loglet
Henry
Chicago
Triane
Nevel Zoo Plans new rocks and basins at Swope Park
A Nevel Zoo project in Knees City proposes a 60 acre logical park near Swope Park with rock cliff excavations for den living animals. The layout includes a creek divided into basins and future planting of plants and animals in each basin.
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Nevel
Knees City
Swope Park
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