Remarkable 700 Mile Walk by Mrs Burns and Family
Mrs Elizabeth Burns of Grand Rapids Michigan led her six children on an arduous 700 mile walk to Odin Illinois and Poplar Bluff Missouri with a hand cart for supplies. The journey lasted six weeks and ended among relatives despite initial misfortune. Also notes a Florence Italy art event and a presidential vote history with estimates and a light anecdote about Mary Anderson Navarro at a bazaar.
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Elizabeth Burns
Grand Rapids
Mich
Odin, Ill
Odin
Poplar Bluff
Mary Anderson-Navarro
England
Mary
Pastor Hindman Pressed to Resign at Lincoln Church
In First Presbyterian Church Lincoln Nebraska Pastor Rev William Hindman is asked to resign amid factional turmoil. Bryan a member has not yet spoken. Hindman denounced elder Dr T M Hodgman a UN professor for views deemed against the creed. Charges include worldliness and neglect of duties with no specifics given.
Motor Cars for Africa Aid Fast Freight Route
A French automobile company shipped forty two motor cars to central Africa to speed goods transport between Busaloba and Bumoka. Wagons of about four tons with nine to ten horsepower cut travel time from a month to three or four days along the trade route. Senator George F Hoar of Massachusetts turned 74 last week. He quipped that he is over the disease of being 73.
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Africa
Central Africa
Busaloba
Bumoka
George F. Hoar
Massachusetts
Dispute Over Who Was Ireland’s Greatest Statesman
In England a debate rages about the greatest Irishman among three leading figures Lord Russell Lord Dufferin and Lord Roberts. At the 1898 Ulster Association banquet in London Lord Dufferin called Lord Russell “the most distinguished Irishman of our generation.”
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England
Russell
Lord Dufferin
Lord Roberts
Ulster Association
London
Lord Russell
Explorer Sven Anders Hedin Reveals Thibet Discoveries
Sven Anders Hedin, famed explorer, recounts hardships faced during recent Thibet expeditions. He describes crossing icy peaks and lava deserts while scaling altal Tag and crawling for days, seeking the shores of Lake Lop Nor. There he uncovers ruins of a once grand city with marbles mosaics terraces and broad driveways.
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Evplorer
Sven Anders Hedin
Thibet
Mountalnne
Heddin
Torr
Hedin
Lake Lop Nor
Lineage of Presidents Origins in British Family Roots
A London Chronicle study notes that among the twenty five U S presidents, all but one originate from British family lines. Fifteen, led by Washington, descend from English stock. three, including James Monroe, have Scotch ancestry. Thomas Jefferson has pure Welsh blood. five more trace Scotch Irish heritage.
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London Chronicle
United States
Washington
James Monroe
Thomas’ Jefferson
Vicar Vaughn Reflects Ancient Welsh Church Heritage
E. W. Vaughn, a nonagenarian vicar in Llantiert Glamorgan Wales, preaches in a church built on grounds tied to Britain’s oldest Christian center. A reference links a 63 AD founding by Claudia, daughter of Caractacus, to the site mentioned by St Paul.
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E. W. Vaughn
Junk tree near Kyoto grounds of golden pavilion a historic pine
A pine grown as a single tree monument near Kyoto in the grounds of the Golden Pavilion dates from the fourteenth century. The image underscores patient care and devotion in Mikado era landscape gardening, a hallmark of Japanese aestheticism.
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Kyoto
Japan
Depew Campaign Calls Surge Nationwide Ahead of November
About six times as many campaign calls are made for Senator Depew as for any other orator and they come from all parts of the country. The Republican campaign committee has not yet arranged Mr. Depew's appearances, but he will deliver many speeches between now and November.
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Senator Depew
Republican Campaign Committee
Depew
Musical Pigeons of Pekin Feature City Life
A Pekin scene shows pigeons released with tiny whistles strapped to their tails. The devices, invented by thrifty locals, use aeolian pipes to create a sweet and musical sound that deters hawks and entertains residents.
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Pekin
Crown Prince William of Germany Earns Promotion
Crown Prince William of Germany, eldest son of the Emperor, has been promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant in the First Regiment of Guards. He is 18 and heir apparent to the German throne. Both he and his brother have served as officers since youth and are highly regarded by peers and men in the ranks.
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William
Germany
Guards
Woman professor at Kansas University chairs French
The University of Kansas regents moved to end precedent and chose Miss Eugenia Galloo as chair of French after Prof A G Canfield resigned. Galloo becomes the first woman to hold a full professorship there since preparatory work ended. Alma D Deland Leduc of Chicago University was elected to succeed Galloo as assistant.
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Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Eugenia Galloo
A. G. Canfield
Misa Galloo
Alma D. Deland Leduc
Chicago University
New Orleans
Galloo
Reverend Babbitt urges Christian primaries conscience
Rev. Dr. Dean Richmond Babbitt in a sermon at the Church of the Epiphany New York argues one of the most Christian acts is to attend the primaries with a Christian conscience to cleanse the stream of politics at its source.
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Dean Richmond Babbitt
Church of the Epiphany
New York
Indian on the Stump by Tall Beaver Chief of Comanche
Tall Beaver a Comanche chief with a contract to speak for the National committee plans speeches to urge Native American voting rights. He claims over 50 000 Indian voters in the United States and notes his education at Haskell Indian School while studying law. He will tour Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri possibly moving east if successful.
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Tall Beaver
Oklahoma
National Committee
United States
Haskell Indian School
Kansas
Okla _ wehoma
Misson- Tall Beaver
King Carlos I Receives Silver Medal At Paris Exhibition
The Paris fine arts show awards King Carlos I of Portugal a silver medal in the second class for his painting titled pastel. The jury initially weighed his status as king versus artist but chose to judge the work on its merits.
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Carlos I of
Portugal
Educating the Red Man Under Miss Estelle Reel
The article lauds Miss Estelle Reel of Wyoming as superintendent of Indian schools praising her two years in office. It notes innovations in education and belief in the red man's potential to industrial art. It cites extensive travel across the nation to study reservation schools and compare results with other institutions. It records her first year of travel seven months and last year 23 378 miles including 1500 by wagon or stage coach.
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United States
Estelle Reel
Wyoming
Reel
A Sacrifice To Conscience Chapter II Continued
Enderby aids a pale young woman with a sprained foot, carries her upstairs, and learns she fears discovery about her father. He recalls a shadowy man on the street and returns to legal life, while Dalton hints at Enderby’s supposed indiscretions and resents him, as Enderby clings to Cecil Lennox.
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Enderby
Burdon Mansions
London
Yeu
Dalton
The West End visit of Cecil Lennox to Enderby
Enderby, a thirty year old barrister, visits Cecil Lennox at her West End mansion two days after a reception. He is drawn to her beauty and mystery as she questions social norms and hosts a tea gathering, hinting at future meetings. The scene ends with a promise to converse further on Friday.
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West End
Henry Lennox
Queen's Counsel
Enderby
Cecil Lennox
Paul Enderby
How Plants Gain Weight The First Botanic Experiment
An early Dutch experiment weighed a willow and soil over five years finding weight gain in the plant while soil loss was minimal. It suggested plants fed on water alone, but later findings showed carbonic acid from the air contributed to growth. Plant cells contain sap where absorbed materials are processed within living cells rather than in soil.
Coachman Carries Message to Salina Misrouted
G W Young telegraphed his coachman at Downs to meet at Salem. The message read Salina instead, causing a long trip to Salina by night with the finest team in Osborne county.
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Downs
Garcia
G. W. Young
Salem
Salina
Osborne County
Kansas City Journal
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