The WC World Moves Prince Mui Wha Enters U S For English Study
The prince, second son of Korea's king, arrives in this country to learn English. Kai Wha plans to attend the University of California or Stanford, likely avoiding eastern schools. The royal youth, small and dark, is under the care of Sun Ba Too, with an interpreter aiding him at Washington.
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Mui Wha
Korea
Kai Wha
University of California
Leland Stanford
Ife
Sun Ba
Rochdale Trams Profit Ban Urged by Lords Committee
The Police and Sanitary committee of the House of Lords on its own motion added an amendment to a bill granting Rochdale authority to build and operate municipal tramways. It forbids profits from the undertaking being used for city expenses or non service needs, aligning with Glasgow and other municipal trading practices.
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Rochdale
Police and Sanitary Committee
House of Lords
Glasgow
Cricket's Wane in England Declines in Popularity Noted
England reports a drop in cricket popularity with newspapers calling it due to professionalism. The best clubs allegedly blend professionals and faux amateurs who play mainly for financial gain rather than sport, mirroring U S baseball decline.
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England
United States
Princess Marie of Mecklenburg Strelitz seeks divorce
Princess Marie of Mecklenburg Strelitz sues Count Ja matel for separation amid royal pressure and state duties. The couple, once bound by an alliance fostered by the Infanta Ealaulle of Spain during the World’s Fair in Chicago, face unhappy marriage under royal scrutiny.
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Marie of
Paris
Infanta Ealaulle
Spain
Chicago
Immigration shifts toward southern and eastern Europe
For the year ending June 30, about 341,711 foreigners entered via New York, with total immigration likely near 530,000. The change is that most newcomers now come from southern and eastern Europe, contrasting with earlier arrivals from western and northern Europe.
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New York
Europe
London Council outlines Thames steamboat service plan
The Rivers committee of the London County Council has moved from theory to detailed study of a passenger steamboat service on the Thames. The scheme is prepared as a basis for parliamentary powers after the collapse of private enterprise.
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London County Council
Thames
Rivers Committee
Council
The Armor Plate Contracts Bid Reopenings
The navy department again advertises for bids on over 36 000 tons of armor plate for new battleships and cruisers. A third bidder, the Midvale Company of Philadelphia, emerges after prior monopolies. Governor Crane of Massachusetts is described as a voracious reader with multiple small books in his pockets.
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Navy Department
Midvale Company
Philadelphia
Governor Crane
Massachusetts
Starvation of Horses Critique of War Efforts
A London Times writer calls the war’s great blot the systematic starvation of horses. They lacked food and died due to an inexcusable ignorance of duties and failure to prepare sufficient rations to keep horses alive.
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The
London Times
No Lawyers in China Says Foreigners Find Mock Lawyer
The article notes Hong Fu Ling a foreigner favorite for court representation in Tianjin where real lawyers are absent. It describes licensed notaries, Catholic priests with plead rights, and government concessions leading to abuses and anti-foreign sentiment. It adds a quip about Emperor William's interest in motor running.
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China
Hong Fu Ling
Tentsin
Hong Snn Ling
Kingdom of the Sun
Boer soldier described by MacQueen as humane patriot in wartime report
Peter MacQueen sends Leslie's Weekly a Wakkerstroom camp view of the Boer army in the ninth month of the war. He notes 2000 voices singing hymns at night, no reprisals against English foes, kindness to prisoners, and soldiers who attend the wounded. The Boer is religious, humane, brave, and proud as a farmer, soldier, and patriot.
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Peter MacQueen
Leslie
Wakkerstroom
Transvaal
Langers
Kopjes
Mac
Queen
Keeler Dies After Long Lick Observatory Service
Professor James E. Keeler eminent astronomer and longtime director of the Lick Observatory Mount Hamilton died last week in San Francisco. A native of Illinois he served two terms at Lick and was the first practical astronomer to lead the time service and maximize its equipment before the observatory’s transfer to the university.
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James E. Keeler
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
San Francisco
Keeler
Lick Trustees
University
Lawyer's Right to Weep Influences Tennessee Verdicts
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a lawyer may shed tears to sway a jury and is derelict if he does not. The decision concerned an appeal where the defendant argued that the plaintiff's attorney's weeping unduly influenced the jury.
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Supreme Court of Tennessee
Religion in Colleges faces Baptist prejudice against state universities
The Standard argues against sectarian bias toward public universities and cites data from the University of Michigan where out of 2995 students last year 2535 were church members or adherents, highlighting religious presence in higher education.
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Standard
Baptist Weekly
University of Michigan
Wouldn't Go to War Francis Lieb Runs Away
Francis Lieb son of General Herman Lieb of Chicago ran away from home rather than join the U S Marines last week. His disappearance remains mysterious with friends saying he is of fine character and a talented singer named Francia Lieb.
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Francis Lieb
Herman Lieb
Chicago
U. S. Marines
Lieb
Modern Farmhand Monkey Mattie At Samuel Farren Farm
An extraordinary New Jersey story follows Mattie a 22 year old trained farmhand monkey on Samuel Farren's Tremley area farm. The animal milks cows feeds swine tends a garden packs fruit and even guards the property earning savings from her produce. Mattie deposits coins in an iron church bank nearing $200, and her owner notes her vanity and love of fine apparel.
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New Jersey
Mattie
Samuel Farren
Tremley
Farren
Farren Farm
Smart Firehouse Horse Could Count Boxes
The Washington Star recounts George the fire horse who learned his district and counted first alarms. He would hurry to his stall only for boxes in his company’s area and would delay otherwise, occasionally miscounting but rarely.
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George
Washington Brewing Star
The Pleiades and the Gravity of Celestial Ties
The article discusses the Pleiades cluster, noting visible limits of ordinary sight versus telescope results, with 625 to 2326 stars cataloged. It explores whether the stars share a common origin and are bound by gravity, suggesting rotational motion as a key, and cites Newtonian gravity as the framework for understanding these stellar bonds.
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Paris
Wolf
Henry
Newton
English Officialdom Trips Up In Court Circular
The British peerage boasts a tangled system that confuses officials who issue the Court Circular. Corrections appear in official documents to straighten errors in titles of various figures, noted as a frequent issue in public notices and press.
Newport Social Exclusiveness Faces Possible Decline
Social commentators in the New York Sun warn Newport RI may lose its exclusive character like Saratoga and Long Branch as newcomers flood summers, villas pass to wealthy outsiders, and owners travel abroad. Proponents counter Newport’s hotel life is not typical and vast investments maintain its unique tone.
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Newport
New York Sun
Rhode Island
Saratoga
Long Branch
Birmingham Manufactures Output Volumes This Week
The Birmingham Manufactures in Birmingham, England reports weekly production totals including 300 million buttons 4 000 miles of wire of various sizes five tons of hairpins 500 tons of nuts and 20 000 pairs of spectacles.
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Birmingham
England
Words of Wisdom and Bright Living Reflected in Prose
A collection of maxims and anecdotes on restraint charity caution and personal conduct. It blends witty quotes from Dryden Ovid Swift Cicero Beecher and others with a humorous tale from Youth's Companion illustrating neatness and social polish in daily life.
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Dryden
Ovid
Joubert
Paplius Syrus
Feltham
Whitman
Bulwer
Steele
H. W. Beecher
Cicero
Mexican Hospitality Reflects Widespread Courtesy in Travel
The Mexican Herald praises the genteel hospitality found in Mexico from inn to rancho. Travelers note polite invitations and shared meals as a cultural norm, with even peon hosts offering to share food, reflecting chivalrous Spanish influence and a generous heart across social levels.
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Mexico
Fonda
Mexican Herald
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