Galapagos Islands Seen as Future Naval Point in Pacific
Granville Fortescue reports on the long-running talks between United States and Ecuador over the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador’s coast. The piece notes constitutional bar on sale, potential rent around 35 million dollars, strategic value for a Pacific naval base and Panama Canal access, and a history from discovery in 1535 to recent negotiations and past guano rights offers.
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State Department
Washington
Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
South America
United States
Pacific
Panama Canal
Southampton
Sidney
Panama
West Indies
Atlantic
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Isles
South American
James Island
Thomas de Herlanga
Galapagos
Peru
Pizarro
Enchanted Isles
Archipelago
No Man’s Land
Domme
Granville Fortescue
Macbeth spoof in a chaotic kitchen scene
A fragment shows three witches stirring a broth while Macbeth mutters about a cooking school, then hurries away. The odd dialogue blends Shakespearean imagery with modern culinary banter in a playful, unfinished vignette.
Foxey Linked to Questionable Business Claims
The fragment hints at accusations against Foxey involving shady transactions and a claim of preferring a 10 percent business margin. The text is incomplete, obscuring names, places, and concrete facts.
Curious Phase Of Idiocy On A Cold Night
A man wakes on a cold night shivering and unable to act yet aware of his foolishness. He contemplates his timid refusal to cover himself, curses his timidity, and vows not to repeat the mistake, though he knows he likely will.
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Wardly
Women of Japan and the push for further education
A Japanese teacher notes that many high school graduates seek additional education. He argues the current generation is exposed to broader ideas, breaking old dogmas. Despite progress, women's educational opportunities have not greatly expanded in the past twenty five years.
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Baa
Hopeful Times Ahead for Women, Says Teacher
A teacher cites a hopeful era for women, asserting progress and opportunity despite current challenges. The remark frames education and social change as key to future improvement.
When Paleness Was Piety In Puritan Stocks
The piece recalls Puritan ethics linking red cheeks to sin, noting stocks as punishment for looking healthy. It cites Doctor Echard describing round faces as heaven’s danger and the fear of sanguine complexions near zealots. January streets in London are contrasted with this mood.
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Doctor Echard
London
Obstacle Makers Visible in Everyone’s Path
The remark suggests obstacles arise from others but eventually are faced by all travelers on their chosen journey. It reflects on how challenges appear in pursuit of personal goals and the inevitability of confronting hindrances.
Boston Expands Girls Trade and Practical Arts Schools
Boston opens two new advanced schools for girls entering industrial fields. The Girls Trade School offers four courses dressmaking millinery straw machine operating and clothing machine operating with supplementary business and health instruction. The High School for Practical Arts trains for home making with four-year program plus industrial work and operates a facility at 6 Perrin street Roxbury with kitchens for pupil lunches.
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Boston
High School
High School of Practical Arts
Lyceum Hall
Meetinghouse Hill
Ohe
Perrin Street
Roxbury
Sarah J. Baker
Record British Antiques Trade Booms Ahead of Coronation
London dealers plan a record antique season as coronation crowds visit the capital. A single dealer quotes up to 260000 for pieces and estimates 25000000 pounds in total sales this summer, driven by Georgian furniture and porcelain from Chelsea to Sevres. Americans and colonial buyers lead demand while English pieces outsell foreign ones. Unsweetened lemon juice and similar drinks fade.
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London
St. James
England
Chelsea
Worcester
Plymouth
Derby
Bristol
Dresden
Sevres
George
Rglish
Lendom
Zoo Folk Banquet Guests New York
Raymond J. Ditmars, curator of reptiles at the Bronx Zoo, presented live samples to Rocky Mountain Club diners at the Waldorf Astoria. Monkeys, snakes, lizards and more roamed the banquet as Ditmars demonstrated animal behavior and traits in a theatrical dinner exhibit.
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New York
Harry Lenr
Waldorf-Astoria
Bronx Zoo
Rocky Mountain Club
Ditmars
Brazil
Ditmarses
Don San Paolo Y Cham
Omas Y Mantequina Y Lagothrie
Japan
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Calapagos Islands
Carre Turtizs
Women of Japan
Roosevelt Dam
Ariz
Roosevelt
Sait River
Ethel Roosevelt
Arizona River
New Croton
Wachusett
Ashokan
Desert
Salt River
Vichy
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