War Balloon Reconnaissance and Kaiser's Chateau Maneuvers
In Lorraine a French war balloon drops a staff general near German lines as Kaiser Wilhelm demands discipline. The narrator recalls a whisky of espionage Latour, Latour’s fate, and a dramatic night at a French Chateau as troops mass for a westward advance.
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West Point
Paria
Lorraine
Enea Capesan Aeso
Atence
Ly Swith
Aimee
Adams
Kaiser
Lowenberg
Amiens
Meschner
Lancers
Argonne
Montepelier
Fleischmann
Martini
Mistani
Tatoar
la Na
Paris
Latour
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Gerstner
Rechere
Caime
Roosevelt
England
Cuba
Transvaal
Germany
Menigny
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Enger
Aune
Yonder
Mrs Knox Delights Friends With Butter Cases From Dairy
Mrs. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania gifts dainty cases holding five pounds of butter to close friends. She and her husband enjoy farm life at Valley Forge where their son Reed farms. After nervous troubles she focused on the dairy, supervising milking and churning and reading on dairy science.
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P. C. Knox
Knox Dairy
Pennsylvania
Reed Knox
Valley Forge
The Smoking Habit
The fragment notes a death and references a man who claimed he could quit smoking. Details are unclear but imply a local obituary or human-interest note about his final days and smoking habit.
Woman diplomat in Japan shows Russia Japan ties
Russia resumes diplomatic relations with Japan and introduces Mme Bakhmeteff the first woman diplomat from the czarist court. She is the daughter of the late General Beale and wife of Russia’s ambassador to Japan, noted for charity work and a bright engaging manner.
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Russia
Japan
Czar
Mme. Bakhmeteff
Beale
Washington
Europe
America
Unique Music Box Ends Up With a Silent Tune
Patrick Mulhooly tries gifting a mechanical music box to daughter Kathleen just before her twenty first birthday. He spends hours winding the device and twisting the seat but the box fails to play any tune.
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Patrick Mulhooly
Pat
Kathleen
Singers Diet Habits Highlight Voice Preservation
The article notes Melba remains free to eat and talk before performances with strong physique, while Mme. Alboni avoids tea nuts and rich foods and drinks claret between acts. Fatti prefers simple meals with small portions, Jean de Reszke cycles regularly, and Sims Reeves used a horse made lozenge before singing containing fennel juice gum arabic and glycerine.
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Melba
Mme
Fatti
Jean de Reszke
Sims Reeves
Bank Stocks Bid For Premiums On NYC Banks
A list shows New York City's eighty one commercial banks with $100 shares. Only one stock trades at par while the rest bid for at a premium with prices from $110 to $4,206. High bids include $3,600 $1,050 $1,000 and $1,500. Forty one banks bid $200-$300 and twelve $500-$1,000. This highlights American banking strength and New York's growing money center status.
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New York City
New York
World
Money-Center
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