Magnificent Quarters for Our Naval Cadets at Annapolis
A detailed prospectus outlines a vast renovation of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. The plan envisions three campus groups, preserved old trees, expanded lawns, and a growing parade ground, alongside a new power house and beacons. Cadet housing, academic buildings, lyceum, physics and chemistry, a boathouse, and armory are named, with the campus bounded by the river and basin. Admission mirrors West Point with congressional district slots, age limits, and rigorous exams. leading to a disciplined, university-like naval education.
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Lyceum
Cea
Baldines
Amine
Severn River
Weat Point
Algo
West Pointer
Max Sur
Apnapolis
Samuel
Congress
United States
Annapolis
Armory
Projected Naval Academy Buildings At Annapolis
The piece surveys plans to reshape Annapolis Naval Academy with new construction and site reconfiguration. It notes substantial funding, a forty acre campus ambition, and a shift from patchwork repairs to a cohesive complex including a boathouse armory and power plant. The article highlights a seven to eight year service pledge for graduates and a push to extend study to five years with intensified curriculum.
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West Point
Truman L. Elton
Obedient Porter Fires Man Over Room Order
A commercial traveler recalls an incident in Chicago where a porter followed a reported order to eject a hotel guest. The guest claimed privacy while the porter, citing a housekeeper’s orders, dragged the man downstairs and out. The owner demanded an explanation, while the porter revealed a note reading Fire No. 40 10 30.
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Chicago
Rousing yarn on Uncle Toby and funeral finery
Harvey Johnson recalls a comic Negro funeral tale from Atlanta where an ailing Uncle Toby is declared dead, the mourners gather, the undertaker prepares, and the supposed corpse quivers to request more blankets as the story twists toward a surprising recovery.
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Rivvers
Harvey Johnson
Tom Johnson
United States
Antwerp
Cleveland
Toby
Atlanta
Weill
Maria
Tommy's Sarcasm on Cavalry and Infantry Jokes
The piece recalls Civil War banter between arms of the military, highlighting cavalry contempt for foot soldiers and infantry roasts about marching versus riding. A cavalryman mocks an infantryman by offering a lift, who declines with humor, underscoring playful rivalries.
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Weill
John
Ostrich Farming Boom in Cape Colony Powers Exports
Cape Colony holds a monopoly in ostrich farming with vast herds seen beside railways. The bird industry yielded £1,600,000 in feather exports last year and supplied about nine tenths of world demand. An export duty of £1 per eye shields the trade, while a small duty on feathers nudges growth. Illinois reports a 38 percent drop in ostrich numbers over 15 years.
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Cape Colony
South Africa
South Africs
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Annsvolle
Nieby
Annapolle
Rgr
Datentions
Annapolia
Trent University
Naval Academy AT
America
Mit
Bongrtt
Bevern
Academy
Ernest Flags
New York
Wis
Becuz
Tommy
Illinois
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