Madame Jusserand Wife of French Ambassador Heads New Embassy Plans
Madame Jusserand, American wife of the French Ambassador in Washington, is credited with aiding her husband’s career and shaping the design of France’s forthcoming Washington embassy. The couple, famed for hospitality, overlook a grand expansion as Paris projects a prestigious embassy home here.
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Washington
Madame Jusserand
M. Jusserand
France
Sister Republic
Uncle Sam
Land of the Stars and Stripes
Mr. Richards
Paris
Seine
Copenhagen
Denmark
Malary
Tife
Madame Jussenand
St. Louis Exposition
Madame Juxserand
Massachusetts
America
Imany
Arrears and Advances Pressure in Insurance Sales
An analysis of weekly arrears and advances in insurance sales shows agents borrowing from the company to cover policies beyond the four week grace period. The practice creates a costly loan chain, risking ruin for many writers if they cannot secure enough approvals to offset cancellations.
Animals and sailors keepers avoid drinking water
The text notes animals never drinking water such as Inunas of the Andes and gazelles. It claims wild rabbits derive moisture from greens. It mentions ocean steamers carry six to ten cats to control mice and rats, with unclear remarks about disruptions if cats fail.
Southwest's Small Farms and a Self-Mustering Farmer
William Smythe profiles the Sacramento Valley's farming potential. Private estates range from modest to vast holdings, with irrigation underutilized though water is abundant. The region, with limited May to November rainfall, grows grain and deciduous fruits. The article envisions a bright future for the valley and its eventual peopling.
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William
Smythe
Sacramento Valley
Wanderer’s return highlights small farms and irrigation
In a homecoming tale, Edward Jameson recalls leaving twenty years ago with a dollar and riding a freight car to Boston. He notes shifting fortunes in the Southwest, praising irrigated mini-farms like Samuel Cleeks’s one acre in Orland California, capable of earning around four hundred dollars yearly and supplying goods to poorer neighbors. He reveals his own purse now holds only four cents, but vows to stay and take small labor as needed.
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Edward Jameson
Boston
Mr. Jameson
Sacramento Valley
Orland
Glen County
Samuel Cleeks
Cleeks
Southwest
California
Arizona
el Territory
Double Cross Plot Unfolds At City Jeweler
A jeweler recalls a scheme by Mr B who visited with a valet and an oblong steel box containing real diamonds and pearls. He sought to swap them for imitations before Mrs B returned abroad, a ruse previously successful two years earlier. The jeweler declines, noting the past success and the ruse’s risk.
Seedy Customer Tries Barbershop Routine Gone Wrong
A Hobart News Republican report recalls a rough rural visitor who entered Fleckner's barber shop, requested the full works, and layered mischief as barber Charley attempted the shave and cut. The tale unfolds with mistaken identities and comic mishaps.
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Fleckner
Hobart News-Republian
Charley
Lealle
The Other Fellow Has the Easy Job Says Poet
A reflective verse airs the idea that the other fellow never faces hardship. The speaker contrasts the butcher and baker with the doctor, concluding that in life the other person always seems to have it easier.
Football as Played Turns From Honors To Hunchback
A witty exchange notes a son’s rising football honors at college. The speaker asks about his roles and the reply quips that after quarterback halfback and fullback the son is now a hunchback.
Army transport policy debate and prison note fragments
Fragmentary report discusses private vs military steamships for army transport with a proposed fleet size and risks. Mentions General Staff findings on need for 10 ships per division and 5.5 million ships, plus a summary of Berkmann’s conviction and further imprisonment outcomes.
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Pacific
General Staff of the Army
Senate Committee On Merchant Marine
Ub Rutio
Atlantic
Pacifics
Quartermaster General
Cuba
Orient
Manila Bay
Transport Service
Dix
Army Transport: Private Lines Falter to Meet Soldier Movement
The Army transport system along the Pacific Coast is favored over private steamers for troop and cargo movement. Private lines lack suitable vessels and economics, while the Army’s fleet offers better comfort, capacity, and readiness for rapid deployment, with Manila Bay awaiting responses to transport needs.
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Pacific Coast
Army Transport Service
Philippines
Dlozen
Sheridan, Sherman,Thomas, Logan and
Dix
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
United States
San Francisco
Army
Pacific
Berkmann Dies Not, Prisoner Turned Linguist After Release
After fifteen years in Allegheny County Prison for attempting to kill Henry C. Frick, Alexander Berkmann is released in May and speaks eight languages fluently. Once a radical anarchist, his years in captivity have reshaped his views amid memories of the Homestead era and Frick’s role in steel industry conflicts.
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Berkmann
Henry
Allegheny
Henry C. Frick
Alexander Berkmann
Allegheny County
Henry C. Prick
Mr. Frick
Ths
Berkmans
Pittsburghs
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Helamy Storer
Roosevelt
Wanderer
Ozzy Boggs
Hiair
Charlie
Transport Orient
Army Transport
Pacific Squadron
Cos
Tropics
Army Medical Corps
Hospital Corps
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