British Army Bands Students as Conductors at Kneller Hall
New York Evening Post highlights Kneller Hall near London as a training site for English military bands. Weekly May to September concerts feature 160 wood and brass players in varied uniforms with student conductors. The event blends sylvan grounds, fairy lights, and theatrical sound effects, drawing visitors from city life to a unique musical display.
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New York
London
New York Evening Post
Burnham Beeches
Kneller Hall
Hounslow
Twickenham
Alexander Pope
Horace Walpole
Godfrey Kneller
Hampton Court
Tange
West Africa
West Indies
Brahm
Nell Gwynne
Gungl
Kneller Hal
Black Forest
Lassoed a Big Rattlesnake in Oklahoma City Valley
J B Franklin of Red River area wrestled and captured a huge rattlesnake weighing 14 pounds after an hour long pursuit near his sawmill. He lassoed the reptile, then strangled and tethered it in a strong box for shipment or display.
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Oklahoma City
J. B. Franklin
Red River
Mr. Franklin
Prettyest Girl in America Miss Marie Tallor Honored
Newport society entertains Grand Duke Michaelovitch who declares Miss Marie Tallor of New York the most beautiful girl in America after compiling snapshots from Casino and Bailey's Beach. The czar's cousin emphasizes his opinion that Tallor surpasses other young women seen on the Newport scene.
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Marie Tallor
New York
Grand Duke
Michaelovitch
Newport, R. L
Newport
J. Lee Tallor
Casino
Bailey's Beach
Heetons
America
Justice in Russia A village trembles as girl’s dirt on governor coat sparks punishment
A Russian report recounts how a five year old Natalia Kolatchenko threw dirt at a governor’s car, triggering mass arrests. Villagers and the girl’s mother were taken to police stations, villagers faced a public penance, and the mother received 15 days imprisonment while the governor resumed his trip.
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Coat
Petersburg
Harkow
Ruset
Katerinitch
Harkov
Natala Kolatchenko
Harkey
Hit
Natalia
Markov
Intruder Intercepted As Edison Workplace Visitor Arrives
A white haired man attempted to enter the Edison laboratory library but was stopped by an office boy who had started work two days earlier. The youth knew Edison was ill at home and that the man had no appointment with the inventor.
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Orange, N. J
Edison Laboratory
Thomas Edison
Edison Meets the Wizard at the Office
The scene shows a boy summoning W H Meadowcroft, Edison’s secretary, as Edison’s representative Wan arrives in the hall and recognizes the “wizard.” Edison endures a light joke at the expense of the office.
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Pelled
W. H. Meadowcroft
Mr. Edison
Edison
Edwin Gould Plans Hydroaeroplane Fleet for Coastal Flights
Edwin Gould, brother of George J. Gould, reportedly ordered two hydroaeroplanes after studying Harold F. McCormick's flying boat. One craft will be built for speed and the other the largest yet, to seat six. Gould may test near Ardsley on the Hudson but aims to fly coastwise from New London to Palm Beach.
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New York
Edwin Gould
George J. Gould
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago
Mr. Gould
Gould
Ardaley on-the-Hudson
McCormick
Laka Forest
Hudson
Ardsley
New London
Palm Beach
Age Is No Bar for Cupid in Short News Item
Baltimore reports Maj. Vincent G. Moore aged 70 and Mrs. Margaret West Goodwin aged 60, both with Confederate links, wed on a honeymoon. Elsewhere Mrs. Helen Abbott, 70, reunites with her children after eloping with Velasco Richmond, 42. Alfred Reynor, 83, marries widow C. Craig, 75, who plans divorce for cruelty. A recruitment ad drew 180 responses. final pick is a wealthy Chicago widower. Penny of Palisade notes Mr. and Mrs. John Worth attract attention as their family and livestock exceed 3,600 pounds.
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Baltimore
Vincent G. Moore
Margaret West Goodwin
Washington
W. Percy Goodwin
A. A
Lord de la Whre
Maryland
Dover
N. H
Helen
Abbott
Velasco Richmond
Courderoy
Wis
Alfred Reynor
C. Craig
Craig Reynor
Reynor
Uncle Sam Has Many Farms in Public Lands
The article discusses public lands across states like Connecticut Rhode Island and New York, noting limited availability and potential for a larger farming population. It mentions drainage, tilling, and irrigation as methods to make land productive and foresees millions more farmers on public lands depending on conditions.
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New York
Port Peck
Tle
Epate
Blind beggar on Kansas City street attracts dimes
In Kansas City Missouri a blind beggar M J McCarthy wore a deaf dumb and blind sign as he shuffled along. J W West donated a dime after reading a card about the beggar. A young woman then approached and handed him a dime before disappearing, leaving West puzzled by the scene and the beggar's apparent awareness.
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Kansans City
M. J. McCarthy
J. W. West
McCarty
Breatric Company
West
Pearl in Oyster Fry Nets Judge Big Value Hint
In Martinez California Judge Ware found a pearl in a fried oyster on a San Francisco trip. The pearl was valued by a jeweler who said the fried shell ruined it, estimating the stone could be worth about fifteen thousand dollars if intact.
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Martinez
Cal
Judge BE
H. Ware
San Francisco
Mysterious Mail At Brooklyn Police Station
A small package addressed Police Brooklyn arrived at detective headquarters containing gold cuff links marked with an F in old English script and a half karat diamond cuff pin. No explanation accompanied the box. it had been mailed from Station B in East New York.
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Mohammed
Brooklyn
Damascus
Detective Headquarters
Station B
New York
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Alma Illuminating Engineering Co
H. S. Conner
State Street
Forest Hill
Harriett Williams
Milton W. Brown
Superfluous Man
Muosukee Toshi Yomonoto
Oberlin Quartet
Ray Cleavinger
ST. Louis, Mich
Fellows
Hamburg
Tink
Grantley
Balm Company
St. Louie
Mich
Knoller Hall
Sauter Hotee
Miss Marie Tailor
Justice
Russia
H. F. McCormick
Outekiate
Penny
Palisade, Ooto
John ©. Worth
Uncle Sam
United States
Dreas
Ilinois
John D. Spinney
Pollasky Block
J. E. Suydam
M. D
Ite
Woodworth Ave
Superior St
Alma
F.R. McNabb, V.S
B.v.sc
Vibber's Feed and
C. A. Lawkins the Piano Man
SWIGART @ SULLIVAN
Opera House
R. F. Erwin
Schick
E. G. Sluyter
McGall’s Cafe
ST. Louis
E. Superior
H. Flansburg
MR. Farmer
Michigan
W. H. Parr
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