Teddy's Notion of a Sister in Law
A college scene follows Teddy Randolph as he pursues Phyllis and contemplates Dolly, the younger sister. Phyllis toys with him to avoid commitment while Dolly hints at a match with Teddy, who impresses classmates by his “cool” handling of attention at the sophomore dance.
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Teddy
Phyllis
Dorothea
Dolly
Europe
Phyl
Teddy Randolph
Bletchwood
Jove
Mrs. Bletchwood
Reading as pleasure and the beaming reader
A Columbia lecturer on English literature argues reading should be pursued for pleasure. He says newspapers enchant readers who discuss what they’ve read, noting that talking about a text helps fix the writer’s points and improves storytelling and comprehension over time. He urges practice and reporting results.
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Columbia
Native species crowded out by Europeans in New Zealand
The piece notes that native Polynesian stocks are endangered as European settlers multiply and introduce wild animals and plants. Streams fill with imported trout, forests expand with fast growing nonnative trees, and extensive plantings of larches oaks spruces Douglas firs and eucalyptus proceed.
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New Zealand
Is It Napoleons Bible Found On Elba
Italian journalist reports discovery of a Bible used by Napoleon during exile on Elba. The illustrated volume bears an N with imperial crown on the back. Found in the Chapel of the Madonna near where Napoleon stayed 17 days. It reportedly shows underlined passages reflecting his mindset.
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Napoleon
Island of
Elba
First School for Actresses Opened in Tokyo
Japan opened its first school for actress education in Tokyo under Sada Yokka. About twenty applicants were admitted for a two year course while more than double that number, though meeting education requirements, were rejected due to their small stature.
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Japan
Tokyo
Sada Yokka
Europe
The Eternal Puzzle Baby
The passage notes a shift from viewing children as foolish to treating them as exceptionally clever. It likens parental self help to a scientist studying a germ, suggesting overanalyzing child behavior.
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Lendon
Prominent Rear Admiral Pillsbury Retires From Active Service
Rear Admiral John E Pillsbury retires after reaching 62 with a storied career in hydrographic and geodetic work. A Lincoln era appointee, he rose through Charleston and Asiatic station duties to chief of the bureau of navigation and held senior posts on the Atlantic fleet and war board. President Roosevelt extended his duties as a retired officer through March 4.
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John E.pillsbury
Pillsbury
United States Navy
Lincoln
Charlestown Navy Yard
Asiatic
Barker
Bob” Evang
Atlantic
General War Board
Naval Academy
Bureau of Navigation
Brownson
Roosevelt
Gen Young retires after illustrious army career in Wyoming post
Gen S B M Young, former lieutenant general and superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, retires as of January 1. His career spanned the Civil War Rough Riders era, Spanish American War, Luzon campaigns, and leadership of the War College, culminating in major general status before leaving federal service. He will reside in Washington, D C.
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S. B.M. Young
United States Army
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Gen. Young
United States
Army College
Young
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Col. Young
Las Guasimas
Cuba
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Philippines
Luzon
Phillipines
Nelson A. Miles
Root
War College
National
Mayor Fern of Honolulu Heads Remarkable Family
Joseph James Fern, first mayor of Honolulu, heads a large Hawaii family. The Fern lineage includes 148 relatives in the islands, with ten of Fern's own 14 children surviving and a sister mothering 16, plus a brother with 15. The patriarch James Fern fought under Wellington and settled in the Sandwich Islands. Fern has long worked in steamship paymaster roles and speaks Hawaiian English and Portuguese, delivering campaign speeches in all three languages.
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Joseph James Fern
Honolulu
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Fern
Hawaiian Islands
James Fern
Wellington
Sandwich Islands
Kamehameha the Great
Mayor Fern
Bluffing the LaGuayra Health Lie by Consul Moffatt
Thomas P. Moffatt, U S consul at LaGuayra, refused to sign a joint Venezuelan health embargo cover story. The document claimed LaGuayra’s health was perfect and the port closure a misstep, but Moffatt stood firm, resisting pressure and threats to resign. No orders to recall him have appeared, and he seems to have bluffed the Castro government into a standoff.
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Thomas P. Moffatt
United States
LaGuayra
Venezuela
Uncle Sami
Board of Health
Consul Moffatt
Moffatt
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