Harvard to host Cuban teachers in summer program
Cambridge project brings 1,500 Cuban instructors to Harvard for six weeks beginning July 5. Women to board with local families, men in dorms. U.S. government provides ships free from Cuban ports June 25 27. Courses cover Spanish English history geography and school management with forty Spanish speaking teachers.
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Arvard University
Cambridge
Memorial Hall
Havana
Cuba
America
Harvard
Harvard College
United States
Burnside
McPherson, McClellan
Crook
Sedgwick
Island
Boston
Toric
Lane
Chicago
Quincy Shaw
Laura D. Gill
The Rise of Enormous Roses and Fashion Fancies
Fashion notes describe extremely large roses and decorative trims for hats amid abroad trends. Roses eight to ten inches wide with abundant petals, new muslins, lace trimmed underlayers, and ribbon bands. surf wear in light duck lawn with vivid color pairings. enameled belt buckles, animal motifs, and serpentine belts. fichus and elbow sleeves in period styles with hand embroidery and soft colors.
Irregular plural riddles in English language rules
The text playfully explores irregular plurals and hints at how English forms plurals. It lists examples like goose geese mouse meese and cow kine, contrasting expected standard plural forms with odd or incorrect ones, and ends with fragmented questions about pluralization.
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Booth
What One Woman Thinks
A compact excerpt outlines opinions on women moderating, aging, and intellect. It contrasts beliefs about gender, limitation, and social expectations with aphoristic lines about brains after forty and women’s rights to do well. Traditional views mingle with humorous social commentary.
A Daily Hint for the Table Arranging Fruit Display
A daily hint notes choosing fruit for table settings and buying to please the eye. It praises fruit counters with 404 windows showing a bright, varied display and fresh colors, urging tasteful selection for appeal.
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Paani
Summer of Popular Actresses List Travels Abroad
The piece notes actresses like Walsh in Italy and Le Moyne’s Terry spending nearly the entire summer away. Cowell and Peat plan cottages in New Haven and Great Neck, Adirondacks respectively, while Wolfe and Elizabeth Marbury move between London and Paris for the season.
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Tance Walsh
Italy
Len Terry
Rah Cowell le Moyne
Yew Haven
Jen
Peat
Great N L
Dulla Mae
Adirondacks
E Wolfe
Elizabeth Marbury
London
Paris
Gertie Coghlan
Isla
Chicago club women evacuate trunks at Milwaukee pow wow
Club women from Chicago filled their trunks at a Milwaukee pow wow last week. The weight caused an iron baggage car coupling pin to break and delay the special train by two hours. Mrs. J. M. Flower was among the travelers.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
J. M. Flower
Chicago Kelles
Boers Evacuate Laings Nek and Majuba Hill
Lord Methuen's forces reportedly cut off as Burghers retreat. War Office dispatch notes Joubert's Farm status on June 12 and confirms Laing's Nek and Majuba evacuated last night. General Clery moves from Ingogs toward the Nek, water shortages persist, and yesterday's casualty list to follow.
Boers Claim To Have Retaken Bloemfontein
The Transvaal Council announces Boers retook Bloemfontein. President Steyn returns to the capital and reports a British defeat at Elandsfontein. From March 13, Bloemfontein was Roberts headquarters, with May 1 advance and heavy reinforcements sent as British lines shifted north.
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Lorenzo Marques
Consoul
Transvaal
Bloemfontein
Steyn
Orange Free State
Elandsfontein
Roberts
Johannesburg
Free State
Pretoria
Kelly-Kenny
June
War rumors swirl on Boer march to Johannesburg
London reports from Lorenzo Marques relay speculative claims that General De Wet with 13 000 burghers is marching on Johannesburg and that Bloemfontein was retaken with President Steyn in residence. The notes cite heavy British losses at Elandsfontein and Vredefort while Buller advances toward Charlestown, Natal, for a potential link with Lord Roberts.
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de Wet
Johannesburg
London
Lorenzo Marques
Bloemfontein
Steyn
Elandsfontein
Vredefort
Roodeval
Masern
Basutoland
Vrede
Buller
Charlestown
Natal
Heidelberg
Lord Roberts
Liechtenburg
British Expedition Rumors Stir Swaziland Concerns
Reports from Port Elizabeth state a British force moved toward Swaziland but failed to land after Boers learned of the plan. A Cape Town cabinet crisis continues with Premier Schreiner facing possible Bond withdrawal. Schreiner seeks a special tribunal to punish rebels while granting amnesty to leaders.
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Hunter
Swaziland
Port Elizabeth
Doris
Kosi Bay
Cape Town
Schreiner
J. X. Merriman
J. W. Sauer
Yeomanry
Lindley
W. T. Power
Canyon Ranch
North
Texas
Bond
Messrs. Hofmeier
Te Water
Imperial
South Africa
Victory for Buller forces at Almond's Nek
The War Office dispatch from General Buller reports that Almond's Nek was forced on June 11 in Natal. The Second Dorsets and the Third Cavalry Brigade led the assault, with strong enemy guns. Buller hopes casualties stay under one hundred and praises Hildyard and the artillery for effective dispositions and heavy work.
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London
War Office
Buller
Natal
Almond
Charleston
Second Dorsets
Third Cavalry Brigade
Iketint
Hildyard
Third Cavalry
Lord Methuen Isolated in South Africa Dispatch
London reports a War Office dispatch from General Forestier-Walker in South Africa. June 1 to June 7 details show Methuen isolated, fighting near Vetchkop, Steyn near Reitz, and British prisoners sent to Vrede treated well.
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London
War Office
Forestier- Walker
South Africa
Cape Town
Kelly-Kenny
Methuen Élace
Vetchkop
Steyn
Reitz
Vrede
General Kelly-Kenny Defeats the Boers in North Front
London dispatch reports General Kelly-Kenny stating British troops from the north have reached Honing Spruit south of Roodeval after defeating Boer forces and restoring the line of communications toward America Siding. General Knox advances from Kroonstad to intercept. More details promised.
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London
War Office
Kelly-Kenny
Bloemfontein
Honing Sproit
Roodeval
America
Knox
Kroonstad
Puller
Boers Retreat as British Move to Intercept
General Kelly-Kenny states General Knox will move from Kroonstad to intercept the enemy. The plan shows the Boers retreating before the northern British force. Troops from Kroonstad south of Honing Spruit have been sent to intercept if possible.
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Roodegal
Kelly-Kenny
Knox
Kroonstad
Honing Spruit
Boers Allegedly Captured by General Brabant in Orange Free State
War Office confirms report that 1,500 Boers were captured by General Brabant in the Ficksburg district southeast of the Orange Free State after days of siege. Nachricht adds that Boer General Commandant Olivier was killed in a fight at Roolrant.
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London
War Office
General Brabant
Ficksburg
Orange Free State
Brabant
Olivier
Mines conference set by Cape Town firms to meet in Johannesburg
The Colonial Office received Sir Alfred Milner's telegram dated June 8 noting that 580 representatives from 131 leading mining and allied companies have agreed to travel to Johannesburg once Lord Roberts deems it practicable.
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London
Colonial Office
Sir Alfred Milner
Chamber of Mines
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Lord Roberts
Baldwin Home to be Torn Down for Modern Buildings
The Baldwin Mansion on Chestnut street above Eleventh is to be razed within four weeks. Architects A. M. and Judson Vane plan modern buildings and stores on the site, formerly Mathias Idwin’s property and later occupied by Darley, his son-in-law.
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Baldwin
Chestnut Street
Eleventh
A. M. and
Judson Vane
Mathias Idwin
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Darley
Blight School Graduates Leave Their Alma Mater
Blight School for Boys led by headmaster William Blight Jr held its annual closing exercises in the 401 South Twenty second Street assembly hall. The program featured an address by Arthur Cleveland and a benediction by M Hobart Porter. Diplomas were awarded to Melville S Atwood and J Bateman, with Dr. Blight receiving a loving cup from G D McCready and T E Robins on behalf of the class.
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William &. Blight, Jr
Sopth
Twenty-second Street
Blight
Ates
Arthur Cleveland
M. Hobart Porter
Cecil B. Calvert
Charles H. Matthews, Jr
J. Bateman Dulles
John E. Stevenson
George D. McCreary, Jr
Melville
Atwood T. Ellis Robins
Howell Pratt
Missing Media Banker Henry C. Howard Still Absent
Special Telegram to The Times reports Henry C. Howard ex bank president remains missing from Media after leaving May 24. He was seen in Port Kennedy and reportedly transacted business in New York on May 28 and Philadelphia on May 29, later sending money orders that were mailed from Bordentown. Smedley and attorney Rhodes search for him as detectives probe Bordentown, with rumors of financial trouble and a $400 bank judgment. he allegedly sold the Media Academy for $20,000 in mortgage settlement.
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the Times
Henry C. Howard
Port Kennedy
Howard
New York
Philadelphia
Camden
Bordentown
N. J
Garrett E. Smedley
Smedley
Frank B. Rhodes
Trenton
Delaware County National Bank
Media Academy
John B. Stetson
Polk and Creasy Nominees for Democratic Ticket
At Bloomsburg June 12 the Democratic convention placed Rufus K. Polk of Danville for Congress with W. T. Creasy of Catawissa and Fred T. Skeler of Bloomsburg for Sheriff. Coroner is Dr. B. F. Sharpless of Catawissa and David A. Shultz of Madison for Jury Commissioner. George A. Smal of Catawissa named as standing committee chairman. Polk Creasy and Skeler spoke as resolutions denouncing the President and Governor praised Polk and Creasy.
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Times
Bloomsburg
Congress
Rufus K. Polk
Danville
W. T. Creasy
Catawissa
Fred T. Skeler
Sherif
Daniel Knorr
Locust Township
B. F. Sharpless
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General Knox
Royal Baking Powder CO
William
Blight School
MEDIA
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Creasy
Democratic County Convention of
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Rue de la Paix
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