Kaiser and minister very close friends remember Berlin
Berlin reports Herr Von Bethmann-Hollweg, newly named German chancellor, as a favored aide of Emperor William. A political philosopher with broad appeal, he is seen as best suited for the present crisis though lacking foreign policy experience, aided by Foreign Minister von Schoen. The Bethmann family heritage and a Swiss mother enrich his ties to Berlin society.
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Berlin
Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg
William
Bethmann-Hollweg
Caprivi
Hohenlohe
Buelow
Bethmann- Hollweg
Herr von Schoen
Bethmanns
America
Prince of Nassau
Helge
Rougemont
Joshua
Canes and the Tariff and a Crown Tale
A European traveler recalls buying blackthorn canes in London to gift friends and notes on tariff implications of ferrules. A New York Herald tale recounts a Buckingham Palace garden moment where a child mistakes the queen for indoors royalty. Britain presses progress as universities open technical colleges to match German polys.
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New York Sun
Europe
London
States
New York Herald
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Where Roosevelt Will Hunt in East Africa
Sir Harry Johnston imagines Theodore Roosevelt visiting Mombasa to explore Uganda rail lines and northern plains. He describes Maasai and Nandi peoples, Lake Naivasha and Rift Valley highlights, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, zebras, hartebeest, ostriches, jackals, waterbuck, damalis, eland, and lions and leopards encountered along the Serengeti-like savannas.
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Harry Johnston
Uganda
National Geographic Magazine
Roosevelt
Mombasa
East Africa
Lake Nalyasha
Rift Valley
Lake Naivasha
Central Africa
Somaliland
Jackson
Hartebeest
Landseer
Mombasa to Nairobi by Uganda Railway Car Train
The traveler describes disembarking at a rough Mombasa pier, riding two seat cars on the Uganda railway toward Nairobi. He notes no running water in Mombasa, hot sun, red dust, ant hills, and villages with Arabs and Portuguese influence. He witnesses open plains, wildlife from the train, and the cool highland air upon arrival at Nairobi, a city then capitalizing on railway emigration efforts.
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Fas. McVicker
Travel
Mombasa
White Gund
Africa
Nairobi
Uganda
India
Port Florence
Kisumu
Lake Victoria
Nyunza
America
Nalrob
England
British East Africa
Nairob
Uganda Railway
Let Us Help Each Other Poem and Wordplay
A short verse urges mutual aid and cheerful kindness with lines about loving one another and shortening distance through shared smiles. Credited to 4-F Helen Elizabeth Coolidge with a playful note on sister states a collage of puns on state names follows, listing several women’s names resembling state names.
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Helen Elizabeth Coolidge
Baldness and Its Treatment by Dr Bayles in New York
A long discussion on baldness types including alopecia adnata, alopecia pre matura, alopecia furfuracea seaphityroides, and alopecia areata. It covers causes such as dandruff, scalp conditions, and aging, plus cautions against tonics, dyes, and overuse of shampoos. Recommends scalp cleanliness, ventilation, and brushing over cosmetic aids.
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Dr. J. ©. Bayles
New York American
Araraya
General Sherman's Praise of Grant Letter Excerpt
General Sherman's letter home notes fighting ahead with enemy cavalry from Mississippi and Wheeler's riders. He praises Grant as unpretending and honest, expects Nashville command realignment, and expresses preference for a distinct corps but accepts a broader, shared command with Grant. He hopes opponents misinterpret Grant's success as accident.
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Sherman
Grant
Lcriber
Mississippi
Big Black
Wheeler
Tennessee
Rosencran
Nashville
Memphia
Cumberland
Ohio
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James Henry Smith
Prince Miguel
Braganza
New York
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Joseph Thomson
Fischer
Masailand
Eens
J. Keble
Helth
Keer Havan
Ourl
Sippi
Ida Ho
Mary Land
Callie Fornia
Allie Bama
Louisa Anna
Della Ware
Bota
N. Y. Tunnely
William G. McAd
McAdoo
MccAdoo
Mr. Hardacres
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