Alphonso Night in Luzon Packs Train Brings Rations
Ill-starred Alphonso plaza in Luzon endures hunger and heat as a pack train arrives, unloading mules and provisions while weary infantrymen, packers, and war scribes reflect on war’s brutal toll and human resilience. The scene captures mud, hunger, and the bond between soldiers and packers as rations finally come.
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Alphonso
Luzon
Uncle Sam
Old Dad
Geronimo
Scar Face
O Grande
Dirty Ike
Reno
Sitting Bull
Dirty
Night at Alphonso with Pack Train Thirteen
A narrator recalls a moonlit night with the Pack Train Thirteen near Alphonso. He describes mules, a bell mare, and the rugged packers who share coffee, bacon, and frontier tales. Broken Foot Bill’s hunt for water, a hard night, and a pledge to search for his mother back in St. Louis anchor the vivid scene. The piece ends with the dawn and the march toward Luzon in General Schwan's campaign.
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Custer
Montana
Broken Foot
Bill
Cape Horn
Port Said
Suez
Alphonso
Nobily
Plaia
Old Dad
Svar Face
Broken Foot Bill
Mankiller
Old Moon Eye
Hisself
St. Louis
Bill Burdsell
Hyke
Schwan
Luzon
New York Skyscraper To Feature Paris Style Facades
In uptown Manhattan a new tall building nears completion and adopts Paris inspired side facades to soften its appearance. The decorated brickwork echoes the main fronts, offering a tasteful solution to the urban visual impact and suggesting wider adoption could lessen skyscraper ugliness.
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New York Correspondence
Pittsburg Post
Lan
Paris
New York
T & Today
Chinese Minister Lo Feng Luh Leads West Diplomats
Sir Chi Chen Lo Feng Luh, the Chinese minister to London, has acted as a clearing house for Beijing's ministers abroad since the Pekin crisis. Messages pass through the London legation as tensions persist and the mystery deepens about MP Burke Roche’s fate. Meanwhile Gen Miles unveils a new uniform reshaping European military dress with blue coats, gold epaulets, and three-star shoulder straps.
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Sir Chi Chen Lo Feng Luh
London
Pekin
Lo Feng
Chi Chen LO Feng Luh
Legation
James Boothby Burke-Roche
Kerry
China
Klondike
Noche
York
Washington
M. P
Holland House
New York
Roche
Miles
Europe
Continent
Great Britain
Russia
Major Von Madai Leads First German Marine Battalion
Major Von Madai commanded the first German marine battalions. Emperor William directed his famous no quarter speech to him.
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William
Duchess of Buccleuch Exposes Astor Snub and Royal Ties
The Duchess of Buccleuch, early aristocrat to impose on William Waldorf Astor, befriended the American into London society. She is a close confidante of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the royal fashion arbitress. The duchess was paid by Astor but later aligned with royalty when the Milne insult settled the score. Before 1884 marriage she was Lady Jane Hamilton, daughter of the first Duke of Amercorn, and served as mistress of robes to Queen Victoria.
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Astor
Duchess of
Buccleuch
William Waldorf Astor
London
Prince and Princess of Wales
Mr. Astor
New German Cruiser Wittelbach to Enter Service in 1902
The German cruiser Wittel bach will be built as a squadron ship with staterooms for 65 squadron staff officers. The crew will number 650. Estimated total cost 23,360,000 marka with detailed allocations for building machinery torpedo attachments and artillery. Commission date set for April 1, 1902.
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Wittelbach
New Duke Charles Edward of Albany Becomes Ruler of Saxe Coburg Gotha
Prince Leopold’s son Charles Edward, now Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, ascends after a long path to the throne. He is 16, with regency to be held by Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe Langenburg during his minority.
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Charles Edward of Albany
Duke
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Leopold
Victoria
Helen of
Duke of Connaught
Prince Ernest of
Improvement Needed in Wheat Yields and Dairy Quality
The piece argues that while the nation leads in aggregate wheat production, it lags Europe in yield per acre and trails India and Russia in efficiency. It notes high butter and cheese output but criticizes low quality production and calls for rebuilding market reputations harmed by some farmers and shippers.
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Europe
India
Russia
International Monthly
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Pack Treach
Alphonse
Burke-Roche
Major von Madai
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