American Girl in London Sings Southern Plantation Melodies
Miss Cher n Alexander of Memphis Tennessee gains fame in London by singing old plantation melodies. She declines a stage career preferring native songs of the South. Her voice has delighted London society as she prepares to sing before the King and Queen of England.
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Southland
London
Wae Cam
Chern Alexander
Memphis
Old Slagi
King
Quen
Laginod
Alexander
Fot Mieke
Miss Alcantider
Mathie
Gilbert
Bancroft
Juliet
Lars Ludlow
Epleu
Vortland
Brooks
South
Edward VII
Tragic trousers misadventure on Cleveland streetcar
Hon Augustus Browne of Cleveland loses his Wellande trousers when his suit and belt snag on a streetcar step during peak hours. The incident draws spectators as the car pulls away with Browne exposed, leaving him to recover personal losses and consider damages from the transit line owner.
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Augustus Browne
Cleveland
Uta
Linsaene
Gabriet
Mir Browne
Augustus Brewre
Browne
Lie
Cnat
Freek Cnat
Becks
Thomas Johnson
China builds modern army under Japanese influence in Shantung maneuvers
China staged its first regular army maneuvers near Shantung with an army of about 40 000. Mauser rifles and Japanese pattern equipment equip infantry and cavalry though cavalry is said to be weaker. Observers note substantial Japanese influence and praise discipline, forecasting China could become a formidable East power with continued modernization.
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China
Shinstung
Yunu Shi Wai
Ube
Chiel
Shantung
Oflicers
Japan
Ching
Wen
East
Japan's Ito the Westernized statesman with humble birth
Marquis Ito once stowed away in a silk bale bound for Liverpool to escape Japan's Conservative anger. He later became a famed liberal figure read by five hours daily of European press, yet reputedly the poorest prime minister in the world.
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Marquis Ito
Juzo Ito
Europe
Liverpool
Japan
Sulphur Deposits in Texas Could Redefine State Role
In trans-Pecos El Paso county a sulphur belt near Toyah spans about ten thousand acres with an average thickness of nine and a half feet promising ten million tons of 49 percent native sulphur. Investors from Minnesota and Europe back the project though no railroad serves the site yet. The United States consumes 500,000 tons yearly, with imports from Italy. Louisiana leads US production via pyrite mines in Louisa County, Virginia. The visible supply may cover twenty years of demand, while the world trade is dominated by the Anglo Sicilian Sulphur Company Limited of London.
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Texas
trans-Pecos
el Paso
Texas Pacific Railroad
Ppc
Toyah
Tt Ig
United States
Italy
Louisiana
Pryrites
Louisa County
Virginia
Anglo-Sicilian Sulphur Company, Limited
Lon
An Enfeebled Giant in Europe’s Shifting Powers
The piece compares Europe’s nations to individuals, labeling Russia as a sick man and arguing it may recover, unlike Turkey or Spain which declined. It casts Russia as still young and capable, while Turkey’s decline and Spain’s previous might are noted as historical contrasts.
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Europe
Russias
Turkey
Spain
Russia
Charlies V
New Easter Lily Developed From Bermuda and Philippine Hybrid
A Department of Agriculture project reports crossing Bermuda lilies with Philippine species to shorten growth to four or five months. The hybrid aims to reduce Easter Lily prices next year, enabling broader purchase while maintaining the familiar bloom. Florists now plant bulbs in September. the hybrid’s shorter season could ease space and time constraints in commercial houses.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Philippines
Bermuda
Public timber grabbing and land bills debated in Congress
President's Commission warns Congress to preserve American forests while two public land measures face review. Protests target 640 acre homestead efforts and a Heyland timber bill, with arguments about farm viability, grazing needs, and future agricultural potential. The report notes opposition to expanding homestead units and notes ongoing Department experiments on new crop varieties.
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Congress
Heyland
South Dakota
Colorado
Monavia
West
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Public Lands Commission
Public Lands and Timber Laws Face Reforms and Critique
The report reviews land policies, noting pest, farming, and timber law problems. It cites Gifford Pinchot and the Public Lands Commission, calling timber grabbing harmful and urging careful study before extending homestead and range use to ensure settlement aligns with future agricultural potential.
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Gifford Pischot
U. S&s. Forester
Public Lands Commission
Presidents Public Lands Commission
Meir
Nebraska
Sand-Hill
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Ohio
Miss Claila Alexander
Oregon
Éallying Forth
Poe
Arthur
Byeral
Publicy Lands Committee
W. M. Crane Company
Broadway
New York
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