Haiti Aims at Modern Standards with Reforms and Growth
The Republic of Haiti spans 10200 square miles with about 2 million people and a diverse economy led by coffee cacao cotton and tobacco. Government features a two chamber national assembly a seven year presidential term and a cabinet of six secretaries with ongoing infrastructure reforms and foreign investment encouragement.
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Haiti
Gulf of Gonave
Gonave
la Tortue
Les Cayemites
Aga
Aga A Number of Small Islands. the Constitution of the Republic of
Chamber of Representatives
Senate
National Assembly
Cabinet of Representatives
Republic
The
Interior
Cincinnatus Leconte
Port Au Prince
Nation Aims to Curb Loan Sharks Through Co op Loan Societies
The article argues loan sharks exploit borrowers and cites failed laws and press campaigns. It advocates creating remedial loan societies in about twenty cities to offer low interest pawnbroking and chattel loans backed by property, plus cooperative savings and investments, to reduce usury.
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Ashington
Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade
Happy New Year Across the World Tick From Naval Observatory
The 1911 to 1912 transition sent a world wide time signal from Washington's Naval Observatory. The automatic telegraph and cable network announced the new year to Nome Rio Janeiro Shanghai Cape of Good Hope London and countless places and ships at sea. The plain clock regulates half the world with instant, delayed free transmission.
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Naval Observatory
Washington
Sam
Nome
Rio Janeiro
Shanghai
Cape of Good Hope
London
Wayside
Arizona
Iowa
Boston
Guam
Observatory
Navy experts refute claim Germany would outrun the U S fleet
A naval analyst argues Germany cannot surpass the United States as the world’s top naval power when ships now under construction are finished. He notes U S broadside firepower with 12 inch and 14 inch guns exceeds German 11 and 12 inch batteries, keeping U S ahead despite tonnage figures.
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United States Navy
Germany
United States
Florida
Great Britain
Old Panama Landmarks Vanish Under Lake Gatun
The Canal Record lists vanished Isthmian villages as Lake Gatun rises, led by Gatun town already buried by rock and water. Other sites Aborca Lagarto Barbacoas Caimito Matachina Ballamonos Santa Cruz Cras de Juan Galgo Cruces face inundation amid growing rainfall records on November 28 and 29.
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Gatun
Matachin
Jamestown
Massachusetts Bay
Lake Gatun
Canal Record
Vanity of the Song Bird at the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan manager M Gatti-Casazza recalls a Milan encounter with a vain singer. The artist asked how her prior performance was and, after flattery, bristled at the angelic comparison, insisting no need to drag in angels.
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M. Gatti-Casazza
Metropolitan Opera House
Milan
Old-Fashioned Plants and a kissless mistletoe quip
Quick exchange over a Burbank man draws humor from a boastful inventor with Maude praising him while Maymie resists his cleverness. The Washington Star quote frames a light debate about wit and novelty in everyday life.
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Burbank
Maude
Maymie
Washington Star
Keeper at the asylum recalled as a centerfier
Dialogue recounts a keeper pushing inmates with a blunt, jumbled comparison implying harsh treatment. The fragment hints at a derisive, violent image without further context or names.
Presentation of the Christ child in the temple
The lesson explains Luke 2 22 29 focusing on Mary and Joseph presenting Jesus at the temple and Simeon’s faith. It emphasizes that children belong to God, calls for public dedication, and notes Jesus as light for all nations. It contrasts Christian faith with other religions and highlights Christ as savior and heart revealer.
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Temple
Israel
Egypt
Levi
Joseph
Mary
Christ
Japan
China
Budda
India
Jesus
Simeon
Jesus Christ
The Bishop and the Rose Garden Reunion
In a Virginia setting Bettina Carruthers hosts her aunt Rose at a wedding. Rose, now a refined old maid, confronts past love when the bishop she once rejected reappears, hinting at renewed feelings as they walk toward a private garden reunion.
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Aunt Rose
Virginia
Miss Carruthers
Miss van Winkle
Settina
Bettie
Bettina
Grace
Rose
Twin Towers
Bishop
Rector
Paul
Rose Garden
Weather Prophets of 150 Years Ago
A tale recalls Partridge's Almanac and a hostler who jeers at its accuracy. The traveler declines to stay, a rainsoon proves the hostler right, and Partridge's fame as a weather prophet fades after one misprediction.
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Haiti
United States
Partridge
Best Weapon Against Care
Quote attribution to 9 Beecher notes that song can ease worries more readily than reason, presenting music as a therapeutic tool. The line suggests emotional relief through singing as a remedy for anxiety.
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Beecher
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Republic of
Ouanaminthe
Dominican
Les Cahobas
Camp Perréa
Jacmel
Terreneuve
Gonalves
Lalzway
Wiliam Ev. D
Moody Bible Aaeaan
Chicago
Cinton Scollard
New York Sun
Uncle Sam
Navy
Porto Bello
PLAC
Dorothy Arthur
Associated Literary Press
Carruthers
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