Strong Man of France Haymond Polnestre Named Premier
The article profiles Haymond Polnestre as France’s new prime minister, highlighting his blend of culture and sternness. It notes his family literary influence, a private life of art and books, and a preference for not wielding power beyond his ministers. It mentions his residence near Bois de Boulogne and his leisure interests in theater and racing.
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Haymond Polnestre
Pring Inti
Baa
Republe
Duke of Hroglin
M. de Preycinot
Foluecaire
Ripe
Echenon
Lavisco
Polnestre
Academy
Bois de Toulogne
Woman Holds World’s Largest Life Insurance Policy
Mrs. Nether, head of a Chicago cereal business, owns the world’s largest life insurance policy for a woman. She recently added a 200000 policy to total 1200000 across three companies. Her late husband’s fortune and her control of the business boosted her holdings and insurance needs.
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Charles Nethter
Chicago
Nether Hae
Mra. Netcher
Mra. Neteher
Te Flore
Mra
Netcher
Elo
Abe
Wife of Leading Socialist Victor Berger Highlighted
A Milwaukee social reformer and wife of Victor Berger is profiled as an educational advocate in Washington. She studies capital teaching conditions, serves on the District committee, visits schools, and urges improvements. Previously a Milwaukee educator, she pushed lunch programs and continuing education for girls and challenged early trade departure.
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Victor Berger
Milwaukon
Sociatiet
Congress
Washington
Ferger
Milwaukee
Pamilo Magusine
Abdul Hamid Still Alive Amid Rumors of Mortality
Conflicting reports circulate on the fate of former sultan Abdul Hamid. Supposed death and alleged exile to Latinople spark debate among observers, while rumors of a secret imprisonment and political maneuvering continue to surface in Constantinople and European diplomacy circles.
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Abdul Hamid
Salaion
Caltar
Politicsebesa
Europe
Pepe
Constantinople
Siam and Its New King Coronet Rise Amid Modern Siam
The coronation of Masa Vajiravudh marks a rapid Siamese modernization as royal authority blends with Western tech. Foreign dignitaries attend. education and public schools expand under the late king Chulalongkorn’s legacy. Bangkok grows into a modern capital with railways, electrification, and a centralized government.
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Masa Vajiravudh
Phra Mongleut Kino
Siam
Qingkok
Bangkok
Prince Alexander of
Teck
Hid Suite
Great Britain
Grand Duke
Borie
Suite
Russia
Prince Waldemar
Denmark
Prince William
Duke
Sudder Manle
Sweden
Fuhimi
Japan
Prince Nicholas
Greece
Chulalongkorn
Phra Chula Chom Kloa
England
Sandhurst
Christ's College
Oxford
Elam
United States
Foreign Office
Department of the Interior
War Department
Department of Justice
Hiam
France
Engifah
Far East
Iso
Germany
China
Comemita
Stam
Photographs Sent by Wire via Mortier Process
A French engineer Mortier’s method lets reporters send pictures over a single wire using ordinary telegraphic gear. The process prints enlarged analytic proofs, then uses a grid of squares to form tonal silhouettes that can be reconstructed at the receiving end. It leverages Cros’s 1869 concept of translating images into numbers for transmission.
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London
Mortier
Hhis
R. Bounin
la Nature
Charles Cros
Atwell
Heart Reinforced by Wire in Philadelphia Hospital Case
John Braden underwent a groundbreaking operation at University hospital to reinforce a leaking heart valve. Surgeon Dr. Charles H. Frazier inserted six feet of solid gold wire into the aorta and used electricity to coagulate blood, creating a reinforced inner wall and stopping leakage. Braden, hospitalised since the crisis, is expected to resume normal life in weeks.
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Philadelphia
John Braden
University Hospital
Charles H. Frazier
Braden
Nature
Llamas Used as Pack Carriers in Peru
In Peru, rugged interior roads require llama pack trains for transport. Each animal carries about 100 pounds, and herds total around 100 llamas. They control pace and load, refusing to exceed their preferred workload, with a rest after two weeks of work.
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Peru
Alice Goodness and the Front Porch Finn Pet Besar
A fragmentary note mentions Alice Goodness and a quirky term Besar, set half an hour from fhatrack to the front porch. Names and places are unclear, but the snippet hints at a local scene or anecdote.
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Alice
Fhatrack
Finn Pet
Besar
Rhino on a Tear At Central Park Zoo
Rhino called New York Old Smiles suffers a wild headache after drinking a quart of whisky with quinine to cure a cold as the Central Park zoo’s two horned rhinoceros endures a rough Sunday.
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New York
Central Park Zoo
Cat Escorts Abandoned Squirrels As Foster Family
In Knoxville a gray mother cat who lost all but one kitten adopted three gray squirrels. The unlikely brood interacted calmly with the kitten and with each other as the family grew. The display lasted in a Lawrenceburg show window until the young squirrels were thriving and independent.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Lttle
Lawrenceburg
Lizard in Stomach Taken From Milton Man
A year after a live lizard about an inch and a half long was coughed up by Joseph Sehneider of Wales, a case noted in Milton North Dakota. He had been afflicted by flesh affecting his stomach, linked to a slough water source from last summer.
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Kizard
Milton
N. D
Joseph Sehneider
Wales
College to Limit Mince Pie for Female Students
Ban Mince Ple Boston. Simmona college following Mount Holyoke will allow girl students to eat mince pie only twice a year. It makes them drowsy, the pedagogues say.
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Boston
Simmona College
Mount Holyoke
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