Young Man Seeks Banker’s Daughter in Slugger Romance
Harrison Forrest, Harvard bred athlete, seeks consent to wed Miss Prue Wilson, daughter of a banker. After a tense interview, the banker consents on condition Forrest reforms, while a quarry strike and a scuffle in a dramatic rescue scene reshape the couple’s path as Prue’s angel grandmothers intervene.
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Papa
San Juan Hill
Harrison Forrest
Harvard
Prue Wilson
Banker Wilson
Jet
Pitapat
Crista
Mr. Forrest
Mr. Wilson
Jareppoints
New York
New Haven
Boston
Fall River
Miss Prue
Hays
Risen
Italy
Harry
Dad
Miss Piie
Chinese Wedding Festivities for Dr Yeu and Miss Sun
Dr W W Yeu secretary to the Wai-wi-pu and head of China’s publicity bureau married Miss Sun sister of H E Sun Pao Chi governor of Shantung. Ceremonies lasted three days at the doctor’s residence with decorative mats silk presents and carrying boards bearing Chinese characters of homage from Shantung’s governor and other officials.
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W. W. Yeu
Wai-wi-pu
Bureau of Publicity
Foreign Office of China
Miss Sun
H. E. Sun Pao Chi
Shantung
Abi
Yen
Wal-wupu
Pekla
Tientsin
Misunderstood Orders Inring Tale Cited By Boy And Jazed
An excerpt shows a boy obeying Jaquby and a remark about a drum toy. Ingsby attempts to move after nightfall as the boy arrives with a new toy drum at the scene. The dialogue suggests a tense exchange centering on an order and its odd obedience.
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Jaquby
Ingsby
Rown
Jazed
La Guaira Venezuela A coastal town steeped in history
The piece chronicles La Guaira as Venezuela’s northern port near Caracas, describing its picturesque cliffs, cobblestone streets, market variety, and daily life. It notes historic fortifications, pirate attacks, and the old governors house, along with scenic rail routes to Caracas and nearby Macuto.
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South America
la Gual
Venezuela
Caracas
la Guaira
United States
Ufe
Caribbean
la Guatra
Malquetia
Baden Baden
Yelept Macuto
Stringtown
Famntiles
Paris
Mediterranean
Hilleldea
Macuto
la Gualra
Venezuéla
Valencia
Cape Blanco
Spain
Oxorio Villegas
Withal
Amias Preston
Sir Francis Drake
Villapardo
King's Highway
Preston
M. Grammmont
la Gulara
la Guatre
la Guaire
la Guaira Creek
Kingsley
Amyas Leigh
Frank
Galipan
Caribbean Sea
Maiquetia
Cao Blanco
el Boqueron
Canary Island
Rio Grande
Utah
Colorado
Guirta
Marco Polo A Traveler’s Prominence In History
Venice Italy the famed Marco Polo is praised for tracing routes across Asia and naming many kingdoms The piece notes his travels to Cilicia to the Yellow Sea and his descriptions of China islands regions and peoples It mentions a bronze statue lotus pool and Lobang lang in his honor Polo died in Venice in 1325 and his journeys inspired later discoveries
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Venice
Italy
Marco Polo
Asia
Cilicia
Yellow Sea
Chine
Adam
Jadila
Palmir
Et Beria
Signature Confusion Prompts Capitol Talk on Official Signatures
Champ Clark warns of a bill to require printed government stationer y to bear the signature of the department head. He cites illegible scripts from Treasury and Agriculture Secretary Wil son as examples and proposes affixing readable signatures to letters to avoid misidentification.
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Champ Clark
Congress
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Aean
John Lorance
Boston Advertiser
Confident Youth in Wild Oats Tale Sparks Debate
A fragmentary text hints at youth bravado and parental concern amid farming life. The snippet mentions harvesting machinery and confidence, suggesting a rural setting and tension between youth experimentation and responsibility.
Irrigation's Great Growth Across the United States
The irrigation movement expands rapidly from 40,000 acres forty years ago to 16,000,000 acres globally in 1902 with the United States holding about 24 percent. Federal funding nears 70 million dollars for major projects like Roosevelt Dam in Arizona and Elephant Butte in New Mexico, while states such as Colorado Idaho Montana and others advance privately too. The Pecos river district in Texas and Mimbres valley are cited as future gains, with stork visits noted in Jefferson City as Secretary of State Cornelius Resch welcomes newborns.
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Denver
Col
United States
Roosevelt
Arizona
Elephant Butte
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Colorado
Idaho
Mootans
Pecos River
Texas
Mimbres Valley
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Young Mans
Aguas
Aareeer
Lowe Lagna Tuvr
The
Marca Pola
Stork
Jefferson City
Cornelius Resch
Imergese
Rs Tee Sei Wits
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