Reunited Old Soldier and Family Portrait Reveals Past
At a Memorial Day gathering ailing Mr. Prentice, an elderly resident, is whisked away by Adelaide Gillespie on a country visit with her grandfather. There he meets a man who greets him as his long lost son, revealing a surprising family reunion and a final gift.
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Mrs Wing
Jersey
Steady
Mra. Wing
Mrs Walker
Mrs. Walker
Mr. Banks
Mra Banks
Mrs. Tanks
Mr Prentice
Adeline
Mr. Prentice
Adelaide Gillespie
Tonneau
Miss Gillespie
Tom Banks
Tim Lily
Remalice
South America
Jaide Gillespie
Prentice
Armerica
Tuxedo
Boy
British Mayors Ill Paid and Incomes Across Cities
United States consul general reports on British mayoral salaries. New Castle pays $2 per year plus occasional expense allowances and $750 for horse and carriage upkeep. Dublin’s lord mayor once earned about $15,000 but later dropped to $5,000. Bradford and Sheffield offer little or no remuneration. Edinburgh and Bristol provide about $5,000 annually with extra secretary costs. Leeds Belfast and Liverpool offer no mayoral pay, while Mull once granted $10,000 during Edward VII’s coronation.
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United States
Newcastle
Dublin
Bradford
Wade
Bristol
Prt
Edinburgh
Knng
Med City
Sheffield
Leeds
Belfast
Mull
Edward Vil
London
New metal molybdenum to strengthen British warship armor
Tests show molybdenum nickel alloyed steel greatly resists supercaliber projectiles. The London Standard notes potential admiralty use to reduce armor thickness and vessel displacement. Government trials on licensed grounds report 15 to 26 percent superiority over standard armor, with prices around 1.75 dollars per pound.
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British
Admiralty
I am the Secretary of the Navy in civilian clothes
A tall thin man in civilian clothes stands on a battleship deck near Chesapeake Bay as an ensign in a natty uniform mocks civilians. A shell misses its target and a brief dispute arises, revealing the secretary’s quiet self introduction and a humorous clash of naval arrogance and formal rules.
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Chesapeake Bay
Nour
Bea
Popular
Bird Mortally Chokes Horse in Seymour Pasture
In Seymour Connecticut a horse owned by farmer George Miller choked to death after a swallow flew into its mouth while reaching for an apple. The horse ran wild for minutes, vaulted a fence, and died before farm hand William Owens could reach it. The swallow also died, wedged in the horse’s windpipe.
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Seymour
Conn
George Miller
William Owens
Automobile Advantage Over Horse in Common Noted
A quoted discussion notes that the car has unseen benefits beyond the horse. The speaker highlights how when a motor car is worn out it is discarded, with little effort to salvage or export it.
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By Emma Archer Osborne
Weyer
Sometings II
Landreth
Bloomsdale
Aberdeen
English Drug Co
Smith & Bros
J.B. Crayton & CO
Charlotte, N.C
Ferings
G. B. Caldwell
Bank of Union Building
Monroe
The
Climax Lumber Company
Marshville, N. C
G.M. Tucker
W.t.lawhorn
Ted
Farmers & Merchants Bank
M. K. Lee
J. L. Everett
C. B. Adams
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