Washington Letter on State Dept and Foreign Claims
Qua Washington Letter reports on Secretary Hay's dealings with Russia over duties, a Turkish claim payment, and China's vast demand for compensation. It notes Porto Rico independence talks, Oklahoma land schemes involving sailors, patent appeal delays, and editorials on Indian affairs including irrigation potential for the Winnebago reservation.
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Department of State
Hay
Washington
Russia
Butte
Montana
China
Turkey
Watchman who saved two trains in brave midnight crossing
A Canadian Pacific railway watchman in British Columbia risked life to save two trains from a burning bridge. Midnight river crossing, signaling an eastbound express and a westbound excursion with 400 journalists, he halted the danger and saved passengers and lives by performing his duty despite exhaustion.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Michigan Christian Advocate
Mouth in queer place explains shark bite mechanics
A Philadelphia North American excerpt discusses shark mouth placement beneath the snout and nostrils to strike from below. It notes multirow teeth up to two inches wide, capable of gashing flesh on whales or living prey, making the bite a deadly rapid attack.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
It Was Alive at the White Lot Concert
Two bronzed cavalrymen debate whether the mysterious figure in a flamboyant garment is alive. A soldier tickles the object, it giggles, then proclaims its life and the pair retreat to drink. The scene ends with fashion advice on silk tucks from the New York Times column.
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White Lot
Washington West
Bunkie
Willie Stick
Claudie
Bunkle
Reggie
Foreign Gossip Across the World and Local Whims
Tourists praise Kroonstad as healthiest town in the Free States and a popular destination for consumptive patients. Reports note cavalry regiments in Germany and Austria arming with sabers and carbines. Observations describe wooden racing tracks full of holes and tire friction. Society women photographed with disguises in London. Khaki craze sparks statue painting in West End. Excavations at Athens reveal Pausanias myth fountain intact. A French explorer calls the Pahonins the vainest tribe in West Africa, famed for tattooed adornment and hair fashion.
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Free States
Kroonstad
South Africa
Germany
Austria
London
Kruger
St. James' Gazette
England
Achilles
Aphrodite
Hercules
Athens
London Daily Mail
Pausanias
Agora
Clever Little Chinese and the Father's House Question
The Washington Post recounts a humorous exchange between Wu Ting Fang and his son. A naval officer's child asks for the meaning of a Sunday school line about mansions. The Chinese boy replies that it means an apartment house in his Father’s house.
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United States
Wu Ting Fang
Washirgton Post
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Pension Office
Raub
A. J. Duncan
Ohio
Modest Watmann
John
Philadelphia
North American
Tnd
Miss Johnsing
Africa
Earth
Alea
Sanders
Lebanon, Ill
Gentral Hotel
Wm. Meiners
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Calla
Union Bhop
Main St
Troy
L. E. Rawson
Jefferson Ave
St. Lonia
F. W. Zanders
Theo
Guennewig Main and Market Sts
Illinois
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Kil Hickert
Graham Flour
Companita
Cate
Gates’ Restaurant
F.C. Gather
Queen City Dairy Co’s
Oetter's Bread and Rolls Union
Troy City
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W.F. Peter
Womicn
Philip Schultze
Bea
Helm
Clay Street
Market St
Eures
A. Heddergott
West Clay Street
Kinloch 13
Henderson
Madison County
H.C. Gerfen
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