Debut of Stingaree at Mulfera Ranch Stirs Audience
The Australian tale centers on Miss Bouverie who shines when Stingaree, revealed as a bushranger in disguise, disrupts a concert with revolvers. Bishop Methuen and his chaplain are captured, but Methuen saves the scene, orchestrates order, and later escorts the ruffians to police while Carmichael, the manager, reels from the night’s chaos.
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Miss Bouverie
Hilda
Bishop Methuen
Mulfera
Carmichael
Stingaree
Mr. Carmichael
Nghe
Tose
Howie
Methuen
Partner
Clare Corner
Tam
Rabbiter
Dr. Methuen
Aevel
Fintil Carmichael
Dante PLC
Changes in Atlantic fleet practice target actual torpedo boats
Washington Dec. 1 changes in target practice shift from canvas on rafts to genuine torpedo boats and old wrecks as targets. Three old torpedoes will be used as target vessels with ships from each class firing. The fleet also plans broader live-fire drills at San Marcos wreck and Tangier sound next spring with larger mortar and shell exchanges.
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Washington
Atlantic
San Matcos
Reserve Division
Tangier Sound
San Marcos
Texas
Denver sett to consider continental tunnel proposal
Denver Colorado December 1 a plan for a great tunnel to pierce the backbone of the continent will be taken up at the next session of the Colorado legislature. It has been placed before the people by new man Erb who has recently been placed in control of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific railroad.
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United States
Savannah
W. I. Brunner
Gulf Littoral
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Newman Erb
Denver, Northwestern 1 and Pacific Railroad
Denver to Salt Lake air tunnel plan for a transcontinental system
Mr. Erb urges Denver business leaders to back a proposed air tunnel from Denver to Salt Lake City. He cites David Moffat's plan to tunnel the Rockies and link to a Pacific coast route, arguing the project would benefit all railways and remove long detours by Union Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande.
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Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
Erb
Denver
David Moffat
Rocky Mountains
Union Pacific
Rio Grande
Baden-Powell Marriage Ends Long Romantic Wait
London reports General Sir Robert Baden-Powell wed Miss Olave St. Clair Soames after a romance that began in youth. The ceremony follows their meeting on a liner to the West Indies and marks the union of two prominent public figures amid a celebrated tale of discovery and duty.
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London
Robert Baden- Powell
Olave St. Clair Soames
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
West Indies
United States
New Consul to Bulgaria Named By Taft
Ralph B. Strassburger former Annapolis football player is appointed secretary of the legation and consul general to Roumania Bulgaria and Servia by President Taft. Born in Norristown Pa in 1883 he graduated from the Naval academy in 1905 and gained fame as a football standout.
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Bulgaria
Washington
Ralph B. Strassburger
Annapolis
Taft
Legation
Roumania
Servia
Norristown
Naval Academy
North Dakota
Eselsteen
Annaport
Kbinai
Causes of Domestic Woe Table Comes to Light
Chicago December 3 Judge W N Gem mill presents a table listing the chief causes of domestic unhappiness. The list enumerates issues such as jealousy, financial strain, ill temper and lack of harmony within households.
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Chicago
W. N. Gemmill
India's $8,500,000 Canal Project Announced
Bombay. India, Dec. 1. It is announced that India's latest irrigation project is the Niri Right Bank canal in Bombay presidency. It will cost 8,500,000 dollars.
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India
Bombay
Niri
Bombay Presidency
Reforms at the Naval Academy Annapolis Md
The navy department approves changes at the Naval Academy including more lenient discipline for minor infractions and reduced use of harsh penalties. A postgraduate program will alter the curriculum, with world history removed from entrance exams and more time given for broader examination, dedicating time saved to practical subjects.
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy Department
Britain Announces Imperial Exhibition for 1915
Announcement from London outlines a six month imperial exhibition in 1915 to strengthen commercial ties between Great Britain and the colonies. The fair will showcase British manufacturers and require products to meet global standards and ensure continued supply.
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London
England
Strenthening
Great Britain
German Embassy Planned for Sheridan Circle in Washington
A German embassy costing one million dollars is planned in Sheridan circle. German government representatives have inspected the site, which has already been purchased for the purpose.
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Wahington
Dec
Sheridan Circle
Suffragists Prepare Campaign Across Ohio Districts
Suffragists from twenty three counties that backed the constitutional amendment plan a two year push to win a vote through initiative and referendum in 1904. They aim to organize campaigns across Cleveland and neighboring counties as part of a statewide effort.
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Cleveland
Beautification Planned for Buckingham Palace Exterior
Buckingham Palace will receive a renovation to improve its outer appearance with a new classic Portland stone frontage designed by Sir Aston Webb. The project, costing about £60,000, follows prior, costly upgrades and underscores the palace’s ongoing modernization since Queen Victoria’s era.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Europe
Aston Webb
Queen Victoria
Edward
George II
Duchess of
Buckingham
Turkey Uses Army Aeroplanes in New Warfare Phase
Constantinople reports Turkey now fields army aviation in active service. Turkish officers trained in England after observing Italian air scouts in the Italian Turkish war. The illustration shows Turkish aviators at Salisbury flying grounds before sailing to Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Italy
Turkey
England
Salisbury
Teaching Fire Prevention in New York Schools
Tenement House Commissioner Murphy launches a campaign in Public School 23 at Mulberry and Bayard to educate residents of crowded districts by teaching children fire prevention. Pamphlets outline avoiding inflammable rubbish, wood storage, painting fire escapes, placing drop ladders, clearing exits, and knowing escape routes and nearest fire box.
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New York
Murphy
Mulberry
Bayard Streets
A Railroad For Senators In The Capitol Tunnel
Washington notes a 700 foot mono rail in the capitol tunnel to move senators and pages, avoiding wet feet. The single car, designed for twelve senators or thirty six pages, runs on a sole lower rail while a broad rail in the roof supplies power via a hinge arm.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
Rules Committee
The
Capitol Dome
House
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Charles Scribner’s Sons
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International School of Peace
World’s Peace Foundation
Rockies
Baden-Powell’s
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Ametrican
Turkish Air Scouts
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