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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Reporter

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1908

Page

7

American role in Philippines ten years after Manila

A long reflection on American impact in the Philippines a decade after the Manila Bay ceremony notes rapid modernization education and economic opportunities. It highlights thousands of American teachers Filipino students and the booming push for schools while praising trade prospects sugar and hemp farming and the vast, largely untapped agricultural potential.

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Uncle Sam’s ten year experiment in the Philippine islands

The article discusses Filipino labor, education, and industrial schools under American administration, arguing against native laziness stereotypes and noting Mantle’s Institute of arts and trades as a major island program with large enrollment. It contrasts with a section on England’s royal carriage, King Edward’s state coach, its design, cost, and opulent features.

United Sinten Insmar School of Arts and Trades Mantle Islands Jackie Wilil Uncle Sam A. J. Pomeroy England Edward George III William Chambers America Clpriant Royal Atud Belnig Cortmand

Roosevelt to Lead Africa Big Game Hunting Quest

A long article discusses President Roosevelt and his son Kermit planning a hunting expedition in East Africa at the end of his term. It notes Kermit’s role as photographer, potential costs around $26,000, and the dangers of hunting elephants, rhinoceroses, and other wildlife. It contrasts Roosevelt’sExperience with Africa’s famed game and references the Safari’s logistical details, guides, and museum ties.

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Things Reversed in Japan

In Japan natives reverse many usual tasks, with workers using feet to operate tools and animals kept in stalls while people sit to work. The text notes reversed horse stables and people steps in a mangled, satirical description of unfamiliar customs.

Japan

Fragmentary Note on British Military Expenditure and Trade

Fragmentary OCR text mentions British boxes for conveying payments to soldiers and traders, a San Francisco endurance race, a route to Washington, a large sum around £600,000 and a $5,000 bet, plus a confused reference to a New York Arab Horse Stock company and a Norman envoy.

Britain San Franmade Washington Alfor New York Arab Horse Stock Company Wllam

Canadian stallion Shamrock connected to Ed monton owner

The article mentions the Canadian stallion Shamrock owned by Mr Erol Cornwall of Edmonton. It notes wagers and wages in Northumberland and Durham and details eccentric claims about individuals and feats, including a German shoemaker and a Berlin man with an extraordinary flexible neck. It ends with a remark by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes as a bore.

Philippines Shamrock Erol Cornwall Edmionton Horace Will Northumberland Durham England Seta Hewyera Herr Thosta Berlin A. Conan Doyle Vagabond Club Sherlock Holmes Eglys

Belgium Cremation Law Sparks Local Debate (Burglary Connection)

A curious note in a local Inn burglary case shows Ilewan pondering the crime on theoretical grounds while a policeman pursued a suspect. The report hints at procedural steps and reflections as investigators close in, amid broader talk of Belgium’s cremation ban and its implications.

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