Geronimo Sword Controversy Ends with Colonel Thompson
Following General Geronimo surrender a dispute arose over a sword claimed by the federal party as his souvenir. Colonel Thompson argued the weapon had been delivered to him on surrender. It emerged the sword was borrowed and not Geronimo's. The federal claims were dropped and Thompson retained possession. Now reports indicate Geronimo’s actual battle sword is held by another officer.
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Geronimo
Licerio Geronimo
Federal Party of Filipinos
Thompson
Forty-second Regiment
Federal Party
No Doubt at All in a Regency Exchange
A dialogue scene shows a mistress asking a servant about a lady's belief that the mistress was away. The servant confirms the guest knew the mistress was not out, indicating clear alibi and seamless misdirection.
What She Preferred
A playful dialogue on romantic preferences set in a moonlit night, highlighting a girl’s coy remark and a contrasting desire for companionship in a hammock under the moon. The note captures a Town Topics style exchange.
Seminole Pensioners Alive in Masonic Home in Wallingford
In Wallingford Connecticut at the Masonic home lives one of four survivors of the Seminole War. Charles Benedict, an old Mason, appears on Uncle Sam's pension roll. Two other veterans on the pension list are Samuel A. of Rockport Maine and Samuel D. of Norwich.
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Wallingford
Conn
Charles Benedict
Sam
Samuel Ae
Rockport
Maze
Samuel D, Baiting
Norwich
General Miles Joins Militia Ride at Leesburg
General Miles visited Leesburg Virginia to review militia maneuvers and partake in a mock battle. Officers accompanying him struggled to keep pace as he led a rugged cross country ride, a display praised for spirit but criticized for expense.
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Miles
Leesburg
Thoroa
Shim
New York Times
Time saved by taking it easy proverb
The speaker Meandering Mike contrasts hurried wealth with steady thrift. Plodding Pete questions the approach as Mike defends living simply, claiming he began poor and has remained self reliant and steady. The quote reflects a cautionary American folk saying on wealth and effort.
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Mike
Pete
Washington
Star
Halley's Comet to Return in a Decade
The piece notes that today’s youths have rarely seen a comet, perhaps only telescopically, and forecasts Halley’s comet will return in about ten years as a notable flying spectacle.
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Halley
Cuban party system described by American officer
An American officer returning from Cuba says Cuban politics show four factions in Havana. He notes Latin races favor personality driven leadership over principled battles, with new leaders emerging and crowds rallying behind them. He predicts Cubans will take years to adjust to issues drawn from the United States.
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Cuba
Havana
South America
United States
Hushed Authority: Chevreul Statue Dedication Anecdote
The tale from French newspapers at Chevreul’s statue dedication shows strong parental control in Latin cultures. At his hundredth birthday a public dinner featured his son, a justice official, who corrected a slip in his father’s speech. Chevreul sharply told him to hush, and the son complied.
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Chevreul
Department of Justice
Minister’s Break At Jail Sermon Draws Mixed Reaction
The Waukee Sentinel recalls Dean Campbell of Omaha as a good man with no social tact. While leading services in a jail he read the hymn The dying thief and faced rough treatment from a sensitive congregation.
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Dean Campbell
Are Cathedral
Omaha
Waukee Sentinel
Grasshoppers Pie Reported as Philippine Delicacy Joke
A young army lieutenant returning from the Philippines joked in a fashionable cafe about grasshoppers served en rochette or au naturel. He explains natives catch them in sacks for two dollars a sack, drying and using them in pies cakes soups and as a powder for soup, though he says he has not tasted them knowingly.
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Philippines
Philadelphia Record
Lesson In Promptness On Naval Cadets Cruise
Naval cadets aboard the Alabama learned punctuality the hard way after missing the ship in a five minute window. Five cadets were left ashore when the boat started on schedule as they approached the pier, prompting a rebuke about not keeping superiors waiting.
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Atlantic
City of Mexico Shines with Bright Lighting Costs
The City of Mexico is highly lit, spending over $26,000 monthly on 501 arc lights of 2000 candle power and 883 of 1200 candle power plus many smaller bulbs. In March the arc lights ran about 10 hours 18 minutes daily at 11.7 cents per hour, while 1200 candle power lights cost 7.48 cents per hour.
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Mexico
Mosquito Treatment Told by Connecticut Woman
A New Britain Christian Scientist woman argues mosquitoes have brains and oppose harming them. She says to reason with the insects and speak kindly, then believe they will leave you alone. She claims quiet acceptance of their buzzing and sunny approach to the nuisance.
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New Britain
Conn
Menon
Admiral Commerell Advises Arbitration Over Will Disputes
The codicil to the late Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell's will urges heirs executors and assigns to arbitrate rather than appeal to law if disputes arise. He cites his own harsh experiences with lawyers and the iniquities of the legal system.
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John Edmund Commerell
V.O
England
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