Strike at Skelton School Ends in Quiet Arbitration
Maggie McClure leads a child led protest at Skelton School demanding Miranda Mullins. Police intervene at Widow Flaherty's barn after a brief stand. The tyrant principal hidden from view reunites with Maggie as he mediates a settlement via a small arbitration board.
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Maggie McClure
Skelton
Powers That Be
Miss Mullins
Maggie
Hester
School Boys and Girls’ Union
Miss Mu
Caesar
Miranda Mullins
Ferdinand Hester
Liberty
Roderick Chu
Little Roderick
Flaherty
Roderick
Roderick Dhu
Skelton School
United States Exports to Argentina Grow Rapidly
Washington notes exports to Argentina exceed 40 million dollars annually and rise quickly. In fiscal year 1905 ending June 30 total reached 39 million. calendar year 1905 45.5 million. eight months of fiscal 1906 show 34.333 million, signaling 50 million by next June.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Statistics
Venezuela
Colombia
British Guiana
Ecuador
Peru
Dutch West Indies
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Bolivia
Paraguay
South America
BULLET FOR FRENCH DUELS
Parisians use a hollow bullet to practice duels at La Societe l Assaut au Pistolet. Forty top shooters fired at each other in Jardin de Paris. 272 shots yielded 202 hits. Two participants achieved full scores and faced off in the final round, one shot harming his thumb though wearing safety gear.
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Paris
Dr. Deiillers
Ha&s
la Societe l’Assaut Au Pistolet
Jardin de Paris
Coxswains Courteous After River Collision
A minor collision occurred in the North River between the American cruiser Colorado and the French flagship Marseillaise's steam launch. Both coxswains apologized, and the French coxswain bowed after their launch touched the American craft, a courteous contrast to typical naval clashes.
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New York
North River
Colorado
Billingsgate
Home of the Palm exports 4 million hats to New York
The Malaga industry ships about four million palm leaf hats annually to New York, highlighting a robust export tied to a warm climate and traditional craft.
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Malaga
New York
Evacuation of Philadelphia by the British Grenadiers
In 1778 Philadelphia, Johnny Phillips and Prudence discuss the war with a British grenadier. They witness the evacuation at midnight when Gen Howe’s troops withdraw, and Corporal Benson hints at leaving. Johnny chronicles the event in his diary and later receives a heart woven of hair from Benson’s children, marking a lasting wartime memory.
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Philadelphia
Johnny
Prudence Phillips
Capt. Phillips
Gen. Washington
Valley Forge
Prudence
Gen. Howe
Phillips
Toby
Master Walters
Corporal Benson
England
Johnny Phillips
King George
Master Toby
Walters
Col. Monckton
Corporal Benton
Washington
Monmouth
Royal Grenadiers
Minneapolis Journal
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