American Girl in London Sings Native Songs for King and Queen
Memphis girl Clara Alexander charms London by singing old plantation melodies to the King and Queen. She declined a stage career to preserve native songs of the South and has become the capital’s fashionable talk.
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King
Southland
London
Eara
Clara Alexander
Memphis
Tenn
Old England
England
Miss Alexander
Jobo Mackay
Tennessee
South
Darky
Gilbert
Lady
Alex‘ander
Edward
Alexandra
Brooks
Milas Alexander
Edward V iI
Hon. Augustus Browne Struck by Loose Car Step in Cleveland
In crowded Cleveland streets the Hon. Augustus Browne’s trousers snagged on a car step as the vehicle started. He sat on Belgian blocks while spectators looked on, the car leaving with his garments torn. Eyewitnesses noted his attire remained sharp beyond the mishap, and questions arise about damages from the car line owner.
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Augustus Browne
Cleveland
Calo
Browne
Augustus
Mr. Browne
Union
Thomas Johnson
Japan's Grand Old Man Ito and His Humble Bloodline
Marquis Ito rose from rustic birth. his father was a gardener. He secretly sailed to Europe hidden in silk to escape Japan's Conservative backlash and later gained fame as a Westernized statesman. Despite his influence, he is described as the poorest among prime ministers.
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Marquis Ito
Juzo Ito
Europe
Liverpool
Japan
China’s 40 000 Army Demonstrates Modernizing Force
Report on China’s regimental maneuvers at Shaputup showing a 40 000 strong army with Mauser rifles and Japanese influence. Describes infantry gear, cavalry on Mongolian ponies, and logistics, praising discipline and noting weak cavalry. Mentions diplomatic observers and predicted regional impact in Asia.
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Chilei
Shantung
Texas Sulphur Deposits Draw National Attention
Geologists cite ten million tons of 40 percent native sulphur near El Paso county north of the Texas Pacific Railway. The ten thousand acre field averages nine and a half feet thick and has attracted European and American capital. No railroad runs nearby yet Toyah is the closest station twenty miles away. U S consumption runs about 500 000 tons annually with Italy the main importer. Louisiana leads U S production from pyrites in Louisa county Virginia. The visible supply could meet demand for twenty years. The Anglo Sicilian Sulphur Company, Limited, dominates world trade.
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Texas
trans-Perus
el Paso
Texas Pacific Railroad
Nnois
Toyah
United States
Italy
Louisiana
Louisa County
Virginia
Anglo-Sicilian Sulphur Company, Limited
Lon
An Enfeebled Giant In Europe Russia’s Decline Noted
An editorial compares Russia to a sick man among European powers, suggesting the empire is weakened but possibly curable unlike Turkey or Spain. It argues Russia remains young yet vulnerable, unlike Turkey’s past dominance under the Tudors or Spain during Charles VI’s era.
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Europe
Russia
Turkey
Spain
Charles VI
New Easter Lily Proposal Could Cut Prices Next Year
Department of Agriculture experiments may yield a hybrid Bermuda Easter Lily that blooms in four to five months instead of seven, shortening growth time from planting in September to Easter. The hybrid, created by crossing Bermuda with the Common Easter Lily, could dramatically reduce costs and allow more people to enjoy the flower without lavish spending.
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Department of Agriculture
Florista
Bureau of Plant Industry
Philippines
Department
Bermuda
Warranut
Rose Bugs and Youth Labor in Early Rural Headlines
A fragment recounts a gardener hiring two youngsters to pick rose bugs at ten cents per hundred, then conflicts arise when Dick escalates profits. It mentions agricultural reforms, land laws, and private land transfers involving timber syndicates amid 19th to early 20th century rural issues.
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Bob
Public timber grabbing and land speculation debated
The commission analyzes proposals to expand homestead size to 640 acres and to repeal timber land laws. It notes opposition to 640 acre entries, argues against rapid disposal of public lands, and describes the Public Lands Commission stance on future use, range control, and need for thorough land study before broad adoption.
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Congress
Dakuota
Colorado
Clutings
Montana
West
Northwest
Public Lands Commission
Public Lands Committee
House of
Gifford Pinchot U
Presidents Public Lands Commission
Commission
Trans
Perhition
Nebraska
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Mish
Lara Alexander
China
Shaputup
Yuan Shi Kai
Que Attache
South Dakota
General Land Office
Arthur
Deforester Land
Minnesota
Governmmens
Oregon
W. M. Crane Company
Broadway Room
New York, N. Y
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