Brave boy sentinel of Craighope castle
The piece recalls the legend of Gilbert Roy a fourteen year old heir who aided Prince Charles Edward Stuart after Culloden. Roy warned and repelled a hunting party of King William’s officers by bluff and archery allowing the prince to slip to Loch Roy then flee toward the Great Glen and Skye.
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Prince Charlies Edward Stuart
Culloden
Cumberland
Scotland
Lochiel
Derwentwater
Frazer
Flora Macdonald
Gilbert Roy
Gilbert
Donald Roy
Prince Edward
Culloden Moor
Craighope
Lochley
Elginshire
Flying Prince
Charles Edward
Loch Roy
Great Glen
Isle of Skye
Craighope Castle
Chicago News
Young Highland Archer Guards Craighope Castle
Gilbert Roy scouts an approaching score of troopers at Craighope Castle. He confronts a redcoat officer from a hidden vantage, warns them off, and lures the lord to safety while arranging a crafty ruse to outwit the pursuers. The royal bird has escaped beyond danger.
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Gilbert Roy
Ulbert
Gillie
Robin Hood
Redcoat
Craighope
Tilisketoon
Dropping the H in English Speech and Its Origins
The passage explains a habit of dropping the letter H in English words from the, and the reasons given by Skeat the philologist. It traces it to old English h and French h differences and class speech patterns, noting how pronunciation drift led to misplacements of the letter.
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Skeat
Charles Frederick Sisbury
Vesuvius
Presidential Congratulations From Roosevelt
President Roosevelt sent letters of congratulation to Sergeant W. A. Berg of North Yakima Washington who represented the Washington National Guard and to Midshipman Harold T. Smith of Tacoma Washington who represented the United States Navy for their victories in the presidents match and championship of 1907.
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New York
Roosevelt
W. A. Berg
North Yakima
Wash
Washington National Guard
Harold T. Smith
Tacoma
United States Navy
NRA national individual match held at Camp Perry
The National Rifle Association of America conducted its national individual match at Camp Perry, featuring shooters from across the country competing for top honors and titles.
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National Rifle Association of
Paris Auto Crash Kills Peasant Near Auxerre
An automobile carrying Mrs. William Graham of Santa Barbara California a daughter and a governess struck a peasant near Auxerre about 100 miles from Paris. In avoiding the crash the chauffeur ditched the car and the occupants were thrown out. Mrs. Graham suffered a head cut and the governess an arm fracture. Miss Graham and the chauffeur were unhurt.
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Paris
William Graham
Sata Barbara
Cal
Auxerre
Graham
Falls Dead While Buying Meat in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Indiana September 28 Mrs Maria THM aged ten fell dead entering Tipe's meat store. The sentence was never finished when the doctor arrived he found the woman dead and that in the fall her neck had been broken.
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Fort Wayne
Maria
Tippe
Five dred boiler markers arrive to replace strike workers
Five tendered dredge boiler markers arrived by train in Oelwein Iowa to take the place of workers on strike at the Chicago Great Western shops.
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Oelwein
Chleago Great Western
Taft Party Arrives in Yokohama Aboard Minnesota
The steamer Minnesota carrying Secretary Taft and his party reached Yokohama at seven this morning, with the party continuing its voyage.
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Yokohama
Minnesota
Taft
Baseball Scores On The Diamonds
Scores from a Sept 2 baseball slate feature Pittsburg vs Boston in 11 innings with darkness deciding, Detroit topping Philadelphia 4 18 000 witnesses, New York 7 St Louis 6, Cleveland 3 Washington 0, Chicago 4 Boston 2.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Washington O
Canes
Kostom
Toston
Women Appreciate Full Page Store Bargain Ads
The text argues women favor extensive store bargain advertising. It notes urban papers publish such pages daily because merchants recognize women’s appreciation. It then urges merchants in smaller towns to adopt similar ads to attract shoppers who note and seek advertised bargains.
Curious Rolling Tamper for Oil Road Preparation
A new rolling tamper method from California uses a grooved roller to compact oiled road foundations deep beneath the surface. It describes the Santo Monica system, oiling to several gallons per square yard and repeated tamping to form a solid roadway akin to asphalt.
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California
Santo Monica
Municipal Journal
Eengineer
Reller
India
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