West Point Commencement Week Draws Nationwide Interest
Commencement week at the United States Military Academy on the Hudson blends graduation with a public spectacle. Visitors from across the country attend guard mount, races, and balls while notable officials present diplomas, and cadets transition to new military careers in a setting of camp life and celebrations.
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General Leonard Wood’s steady rise to top military power
Ray Stannard Baker profiles Gen Leonard Wood in the American Magazine, noting his rapid ascent from Hemlatant surgeon twelve years earlier to chief of staff. Wood is praised as prepared for his era, with key roles in pursuit of Geronimo, the Spanish American War, and colonial administration in Cuba and the Philippines.
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Indian Cremation On Yuma Reservation Sparks Federal Action
The Yuma Indians burned a deceased braves belongings and house contrary to officials warnings. The practice, seen as jeopardizing government property, prompted federal authorities to intervene while not challenging cremation as a rite.
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Los Angeles Times
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Defenders of the Peace Deride Police as Overbearing
A Harper's Weekly excerpt criticizes police as overbearing enforcers, noting New York City with 7,000 officers costing $11 million annually and 160,000 arrests, Chicago with 2,500 cops costing $1.6 million, and other cities showing varied per capita efficiency. The piece mocks the notion of the policeman as a mere stick and authority figure.
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New Orleans
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Detroit
Harper'sa Weekly
Irish Aeroplane Century Back
A historic note traces early aviation milestones from Sir George Cayley in 1809 through Victor Tatin in 1871 and Langley in 1903 to Sir Hiram Maxim in 1904. It recounts Lilienthal’s fatal glide and shift from monoplane to biplane before a fatal fall from 250 feet.
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Notable Quip From A Thorough Collonade Debate
A humorous exchange questions whether schools should teach girls to cook. The punchline suggests teaching them to cook in the kitchen. The remark mirrors era debates over female education and domestic roles.
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Extengo
Uncertainty Over Gas Leak Probe Continues
In the dialogue Weigler asserts Thompson has not located the gas leak and Gausler remains unsure. The exchange emphasizes that no one has yet succeeded in finding the responsible party to question.
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Andrew Carnegie
Margaret Morrison
Pittsburg
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Jules
Generous Impulse Best and Childish Guess Reflected
A reflective quote contrasts Maeterlinck on generosity and virtue with a child’s endearing question about God washing the sky. The dialogue-like snippet links moral aims to everyday wonder and faith in a simple, poetic frame.
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Maeterlinck
Markets Mixed as Prices Steady Across Commodities
New York markets show money on enil at 24 0 per cent with steady government bonds. Grain notes from Cleveland indicate patent flour demand and mixed wheat and corn pricing. Livestock across Toledo Pittsburgh and Chicago list steady to firm cattle and hog values with varying regional quotes.
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The Great Magician and the Curious Food Tale
A fragmented narrative features Hermann the Great and Fermann the Great performing tricks such as pulling a rabbit from a hat and a "reson" from a cone. It blends quirky soap praise and quotes about culinary daring from Carnegie and a Paris restaurant anecdote about cheese that walks.
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Hermann the Great
Fermann the Great
Springfold
Cuticura Soaps Restore Hair and Soothe Eczema
An elderly woman cured of eczema on the scalp with Cuticura Soap and Ointment, regrowing hair over six months. Her relative reports winter foot eczema relief after using the same products for several seasons, leaving feet smooth. Ellsworth Dunham of Hiram Maine dated Sept 30 1909 attests.
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Fragmentary notes on a stalled pursuit and missing cues
The text presents a disjointed, garbled scene with mentions of Venico, lagoons, callals, playa, chutes, and names like No Alonzo. It reads as a broken placeholder or cipher with unclear narrative or context and no coherent events or outcomes to report.
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