Gloucester Fishing Center of the United States
Gloucester, a historic port 31 miles from Boston, remains the nation's leading fishing center with 20,000 residents. The harbor supports huge ships and related trades like nets, sails, and shipbuilding. Fishermen face peril daily but persevere, cleaning and drying codfish at bustling wharves while mackerel, clams, and other products move to markets worldwide.
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Gloucester
Mass
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Atlantic
Ancester
United States
New England
Boston
Annlaquam
Bay View
East Gloucester
Freshwater Grove
Lanesville
Magnolia
Riverdale
West Gloucester
Trafic
Massachusetts
Sts Avbertes
England
Longfellow
Wales
Brussels
The Horse and Youth in a Fragmented Essay
HOY begins a composition on The Horse describing its utility and contrasts with the cow. The boy is depicted as an intriguing subject with mixed traits, contemplating future paths, and the world looking on as he maps a life program from youth toward adulthood.
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Hoy
Lina
Sometines
The Merits Of His Defects In A Boy's Growth
A reflective sketch about a boy who swims, skates, and explores the world with fearless vitality. The piece argues his defects stay hidden as he hears nature calling, shaping a future without fear while adults misread his temperament, praising resilience over trouble. A Bowles copy, discussing youth and destiny.
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Edwin Markham
Washington Hosts Fear Election Upset for Roosevelt Aides
Washington society frets over potential exodus of Roosevelt’s “nice young men” if Bryan or Taft wins. Hosts worry about a dwindling pool of presentable, quick-call dinner companions as political shifts loom. The impending March transition threatens the social fabric of diplomatic and official circles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bryan
Ista
Outalia
Taft
Ennia
Record Timber Cut in 1907 Surpasses 1906 Figures
Census and Forest Service figures show 1907 setting a formal record with 28,860 mills reporting over forty billion feet of lumber, about seven percent above 1906. Yet higher reported output may reflect more mills rather than a larger actual production, with the south and yellow pine leading gains despite regional declines in the lake states and northwest.
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Bureau of Census
Forest Service
United States
Lake States
Northwest
Diplomatic Row Recalled by Death of Lord Sackville West
Lionel Sackville Sackville West, second Baron Sackville, former British minister to the United States, died in London. Born 1827, he served 1881 to 1888 and was dismissed by President Cleveland, ending his diplomatic career. He later claimed a Fenian conspiracy trapped him, a view criticized by friends.
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London
Lionel Sackville Sackville West
Baron Sackville
Lord Sackville
United States
Cleveland
America
Americans
Hon
Hazing debacle may prompt congressional action next winter
Congressional action likely as officers debate authority behind suspensions of cadets for hazing. Secretary Wright and Gen Oliver clash over the decisions, with plans to restore cadets and challenge suspensions in a forthcoming inquiry.
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Ray Offcera
Congress
Abe
Wright
Oliver
War Department
Han
Wutlty
Washington
Gan
Oliver Am Niutant
Tle
Look
Noth
Angolas Club
Asilug
Loeb
Hye
Els
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Rodfish
Byron Henning
J. S. Kirtley
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Fife
Lupe
Anglewaring
Jovegh
Bowles
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