The Soul's Light and a Dance of Hidden Ties
An excerpt shifts from a reflective poem about perception to a social scene in which Miss Mivart dances with Greville and Burton. Miss Mivart boasts about her shooting prowess taught by Greville and Burton, provoking a tense reaction from Burton and the officer as she aligns with Greville for the next waltz.
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Burton
Miss Mivart
Greville
Spurton
Mr. Burton
Mivart
Mr. Greville
Francisco Argonaut
Miss Mivart and the Carbine Trial at the Post Hop
Miss Georgia Mivart’s aim at a target practice contest ends in scandal and romance as Lt Burton and Lt Greville vie for her hand. An accidental trigger laugh turns tense when a rifle mishap harms Burton’s score, while the officers’ competition culminates in a post hop decision.
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Miss Mivart
Flobert
Burton
Georgia Mivart
Civil Lfe
Kreutzer
Mivzart
Greville
Zuleika
Leutenants
Miss. Mivart
Epicure of the Frontier Tim Bridger Relents on Scouting
Tim Bridger the famed Rocky Mountain scout once considered settling in the East but returns to scouting after seeing a railroad junction near his former Missouri home. He laments the air quality and notes the spread of ranches along the range while quipping he never had a fried grizzly paw even in his prime.
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Tim Bridger
Rocky Mountain
Frontier
Missouri
Russell
Jim
Bridger
Cap'n
Cap’n
Mizzoura
Cap
Cavern Discovered Along Atlantia Cable Mine
Miners cut into a large circular subterranean chamber during crosscutting at the Atlantia Cable mine. The space holds oxidized copper walls and can hold thirty to forty men. The find, with strange figures illuminated by candlelight, prompts curiosity about further extensions under Silver Creek.
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Atlantia
Silver Creek
Denver
Col
Republican
Traveling Hay Press mounted on wheels for field use
An Australian inventor creates a portable hay press mounted on car wheels with removable shafts. It tips to the worksite, uses rope and pulleys to operate two rams, compressing 94 pounds of loose hay into a compact bale roughly eighteen by thirty inches. Slots allow wire tying.
New Duke of Argyll Faces Death Duties Hardships
The new Duke of Argyll struggles with English death duties. He issues a Gaelic manifesto to arrears tenants, urging payment and noting he must settle a large sum to the Government on inheriting the title, with reduced rental benefit for years to come.
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Duke of Argyll
Beacon of Progress Monument Rendered by Prof Despradelle
Reading the Salon award note the design by Prof Desire Despradelle of Boston is described as a colossal beacon named The Beacon of Progress to rise 1500 feet with a 900 by 900 foot base and three sides of monoliths. The article compares it to the Statue of Liberty and Washington monument and notes the government purchase as a first original architectural work.
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Desire Despradelle
Boston
Paris
Washington
Luxembourg
America
Bunker Hill Monument
New York
Hartar
Washington Monument
Despradelie
Heops
Cephrenes
Ind
Despradelle
Quaint college performance staged Greek tragedy outdoors
Bradfield College in England presents a yearly Greek play in an outdoor theater with faithful set stones and detailed production. The current play is Agamemnon by Aeschylus and female roles are portrayed by boys, following ancient Greek drama practices.
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Bradfield College
England
Aeschylus
Bboys
Chinese in the Philippines and the long history of unrest
The New York Sun recounts how Chinese immigration to the Philippines began with Spanish colonization and led to repeated massacres and expulsion edicts. It details cycles of violent measures, massive population growth, heavy taxation, and eventual dominance of Chinese in trade and business despite efforts to suppress them.
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Washington
United States
Philippine Islands
China
Philippines
Ishlands
Speei
Philippine
Islands
New York Sun
Ghostly warning from the dog Drummer at Magersfontein
An army surgeon recalls a tale from the Magersfontein battle where Major Ray died on December 11. Bowne’s dog Drummer, tied to Major May, allegedly howled at dawn as the Major’s spirit left the world, trembling afterward and refusing food.
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Major Ray
Magersfontein
Bowne
Michau
Mounted Infantry
Modder
Drummer
Royal Tfusiliers
Major Bay
Major May
M. A. Pe
Electrical jawbone drilling motor proposed for fracture fixing
Dr. T. S. Carver described an electrical motor for drilling holes in the jawbone to place wires for fracture fixation. The device could use continuous or alternating current and was shown in several jaw fracture operations. He suggested benefits for trephining and related procedures.
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Piper
British Dental Association
T. S. Carver
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Earth
Cern
D. Saunders
Louis Republic
Express
Prof
Lapsus
H. Heath Bawden
The
Psychological Review
Quaint College
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