Boers Beaten Yet News Vexes British Public Opinion
A letter from Julian Ralph in the New York Mail and Express argues that American papers exaggerate Boer defeats and praises Boer resistance to end the war. It notes many British losses in December, shifts in command, and urging readers to see the Boers as being beaten while Johannesburg and other towns revive commerce and reopen the stock exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Ralph
New York
Kritzinger
Doran
Haasbroek
Barker
Potgieter
Lord Methuen
Louis Botha
Luneberg
Pie
Hamilton
Methuen
Kitchener
Bobs
England
Vienna
Brussels
Neue Freie Presse
Independance Belge
Pepe
Aldershot
Pete
Waterloo
Boer No
National Scouts
Allison
Piet Cronje
Bruce Hamilton
Johannesburg
Stock Exchange
Carl Hanan
Jim
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Orange River Colony
Mera
Mauser and Lee
Heer
Archives moved to Roosenchal area near Middelburg
The archives are now stored in a Cape cart near Roosenchal, north of Middelburg, escorted by a small bodyguard.
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Roosenchal
Middelburg
Wickedness at Washington Expose of Society Scandals
Kate Masterton outlines a Washington social crisis tied to high society, diplomats, and luxury receptions. The piece recounts Bonnie Ayres case, Ada Dennis assault, and a pattern of reckless behavior affecting young women, calling for reform of social conditions and chaperonage in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Masterton
Leslie
Lafayette Monument
Lafayette Square
Washington
National
Boniie
Ayres
Army and Navy Hotel
National Capital
Ada Dennis
Potomac
Bonnie-Ayresn
Dennis
New York
Newport
Keington
Legation
Army
Navy
Women at the Waldorf Showcase New York Society
A vivid portrait of the Waldorf Astoria crowds, their elaborate dress and aloof air. A tale of a Northwest money borrower and his wife, who exploit hotel prestige to project wealth while staying alternately at the Waldorf and a cheap boarding house.
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Julian Ralph
New York Mail and Express
Thirtyfourth Street
New York
Eve
The
Waldorf-Astoria
the Waldorf
Waldorf
Silk String Cure for Lumbago Legend
In a Baltimore Sun tale General F C Latrobe reportedly cured lumbago by tying a silk string around his waist after a suggestion from S W Pattison. The anecdote led to mass letters and Latrobe appointing his servant Robert as Doctor Wilson, selling silk strings as a cure.
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Baltimore Sun
F. C. Latrobe
Robert
General Latrobe
Annapolis
Doctor Wilson
Wilson
Three Wishes Poem from British Weekly
An infant in its cradle sleeps and smiles as three women kneel to kiss the child. Each woman prays silently and reflects on a different form of love and burden among life’s paths. One offers care for many lives, another laments an empty heart, and the third trusts in God's will and guidance.
Monotonous Siberian Rail Journey From Moscow to Irkutsk
A traveler recounts an eight day ride then a 34 day voyage from Moscow to Irkutsk via the Trans Siberian route. He notes monotony range, sparse scenery, and the quirks of Russian and Siberian rail life. The piece contrasts Russian and international trains, buffets, speed, and German influence, with humor about food and officials.
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Moscow
New York Evening Post
Far East
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Chicago
Montreal
American
Manitoba
Red Sea
Urales
Volga
Missouri
Plains
Urals
Catskills
Asia
Europe
Siberia
Nevada
Russia
Lees
Caucasus
Paris
St. Petersburg
Prince Hilkoff
America
Chinghai Mountains
Baltic
Pacific
Alexander III
Port Arthur
Shanghai
London
Suez
New York
Siberian
India
One Parent's Protest in Philadelphia Record
A Newark school note protests alcohol and tobacco education in textbooks. The letter argues textbooks mislead about physiology to promote abstinence, eroding parental authority as children absorb allegedly false, dogmatic lessons about insides and vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Symael
Little Johnny
Newark
Jonny
Johnny
Two Bad Memories
A New York Evening Post piece recounts an encounter where a man cannot recall a name in a hotel corridor before meeting a familiar stranger at a theater. The unnamed narrator endures a tense evening as both struggle with memory. The nameless man eventually reveals relief at the moment of recognition and asks for the other’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Jove
Toast to the girl the women love in Nora Barnhart’s poem
A poetic toast extols faithfulness and praise for the lass who wins women’s trust. The verses celebrate a true, honest soul, the kiss and curl, and the steadfast love of a woman who remains true beyond deceit. Nora Elizabeth Barnhart, in the Gmayt Set.
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Nora Elizabeth Barnhart
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Women AT the Waldorf
British Weekly
Hoe
Ken
Levant
Suer
Hong Kong
Japan
Wladivostok
Hamburg
France
Germany
Blagovesechensk
Peresh
Everly
W. Washington St
the Journal
Maud Stumm
New York City
Maude Adams
Maxine Elliott Annie Russell
Julia Marlowe
Mary Mannering
Viola Allen
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
Handbook of
Indiana
the Journal Newspaper Co
Indianapolis, Ind
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