Hospital Ship Strathcona Aids Labrador Coast Folk
On the Labrador coast the hospital ship Strathcona brings vital relief to whites, Indians, and Eskimo facing frostbite, famine, and disease. Dr Grenfell and nurses battle ice and isolation with small boats, kayaks, and dog sleds, traveling thousands of miles to tend the sick and dying along a 1000 mile stretch from St. John’s to Cape Chidy.
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Atlantic
Strathcona
Labrador
Ufe
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Cape Childey
Hudson Strait
Tewenty
Royal National Mission
Amittle
Albert
Wilfred Grenfell
Macpherson
Battie Harbor Hospital
Paul's River
Straits of
Belle Isle
Rigolet
Transplant Fishes in Wisconsin Lakes Angers Canvasbacks
Wisconsin Fish Commission reports mixed results from transplantation experiments, noting trout failures and risks from well meaning private fishings. German carp released into Lake Koshkonong have decimated wild celery and pond ecology, driving away canvasbacks that once fed there.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Fish Commission
San Jose
Koshkonons
Koshkonong
Kitchener Targeted by Harmless Arab Joke
Years ago Lord Kitchener led Arab troops at Koroake on the Nile where Engilah officers trained in warfare. A prank taught the tribesmen to hurl a crude salute at him, shouting Damn fool and other insult until the phrase was softened for safety.
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Kitchener
Koroake
Nile
Engilah
Leeds
England
Lord Roberts as Villain in Gold Fever Romance
A Vienna Neue Wiener Journal excerpt portrays a Lord Roberts character as the British Commander in Chief and villain in the romance Gold Fever. The passage notes his sudden pallor and calculating gaze signaling dangerous plans.
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Lord Roberts
Neues Wiener Journal
Vienna
Bianema
McCormick Heads International Harvesters Company
Cyrus Hall McCormick, son of the late Cyrus H. McCormick inventor of the reaping machine, is named president of the International Harvesters company. Born in Washington, D C, he graduated from Princeton in 1879 and has led the McCormick Reaping Machine Company since 1884, becoming a leading Chicago businessman active in the Commercial Club.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick
International Harvesters’ Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Mr. McCormick
Washington, D. C
Prince
Photograph Led To Marriage In Life Of Miss Anna Cassin
A Newport photograph of Miss Anna Austin Cassin, now Mrs Archibald T McClure, attracted Mr McClure who journeyed across the continent to meet her, leading to their marriage.
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Anna Cassin
McClure
Archibald T. McClure
Anna Austin Cassin
Newport
Epitaph on Mexican Tomb for Notorious Outlaw
Neatly worded Spanish epitaph on a Vera Cruz grave honors a notorious outlaw Juan Fernandez. The inscription defends nothing and acknowledges violence, noting his killing skill and fearlessness while blaming external circumstances and urging lasting social warning for the rising generation.
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Vera Cruz
Juan Fernandez
Magnificent Eastern Potentates At King Edward Coronation
London Mall reports grand attire of Indian princes at King Edward VII's coronation. Maharajah of Gwalior wore diamond bracelets and a jewel shield. Ras Makonnen, Abyssinian envoy, appeared in a crown shaped mane headdress with velvet garment and gold shield.
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Edward
Maharajah
Gwalior
Ras Makonnen
London Mall
New Silk From South Africa Glistens in Discovery
An English publication reports gold and silver silt from South Africa. Spun by two Rhodesian spiders, the silk may be produced in captivity. The metallic fibers are fine and strong with a fineness near silkworm thread, yet strength surpasses steel by about one and a half times.
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South Africa
Rhodesia
May Succeed His Father Eldest Son Touted for Senator
Rumors say Governor Bliss of Michigan may appoint W. C. McMillan, eldest son of the late Senator James McMillan, to the seat vacant by the senator's death. McMillan is identified as the deceased’s heir apparent.
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James McMillan
Gov. Bliss
Michigan
W. C. McMillan
Senator McMillan
Garrick chair given to Green Room by Sir Charles Wyndham
Sir Charles Wyndham donated to London's Green Room club a chair once owned by David Garrick. At luncheon, Wyndham, then portraying Garrick on stage, was found seated in the chair in a pose reminiscent of port wigs and knee breeches. A famed critic and a Tamou poet stood nearby.
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Charles Wyndham
London
Green Room Club
David Garrick
Wyndham
Garrick
Critterion Theater
Er Binside
Polecat Invasion Scatters Ellicott City Residents
A local polecat outbreak near Ellicott City Maryland spreads strong odors and prompts calls for Health Board action. Nine polecats were found dead under floorboards at the Howard House ice cream parlors and more dens are feared near Mount Misery. Police and residents discuss measures to drive them out while reports cite earlier sightings and community concern.
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Ellicote City
William B. Peter
Thomas H. Galther
Mount Misery
County Health Board
Ellicott City
Howard House
Surprise Wedding Misidentification in Tioga County
Rev Thomas Brown a prominent Tioga County clergyman in Bowersville performed a marriage for his eloping daughter Susie to J W Stone of Allehany. Nearsighted pastor did not recognize his daughter in traveling dress. After two weeks in Philadelphia the couple returned, the daughter revealed by her middle name, reconciliation followed. Pittsburg Leader report.
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Thomas Brown
Tioga County
J. W Stone
Allehany
Brown
Bowersville
Susie
Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia
Young Stone
Stone
Orst
Binghampton
N. Y
Pittsburg
Goose with Arrow in Breast Exhibited in Spokane Gun Store
A Canadian gray goose shot near Liberty Lake by John Cochran carries an Esquimaux walrus ivory arrow embedded in its breast. The two inch shaft, carved stem and ankled feathering suggest a long journey from the far north. The stray arrow is noted as a rare find in local hunting history.
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Esquimaux
Spokine
John Cochran
Liberty Lake
Grotto Discovery in Switzerland Among Alpine Cliffs
Four alpine climbers from Bendikon, Saxer, Simmerman, Widmer Osterwalder of Zurich completed perilous exploration of a beautiful European grotto near Statden, Schwytz, at Pragel hill. They entered Friday with eight days of provisions and returned Sunday after documenting the dangerous ascent.
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Europe
Switzerland
Statden
Schwytz Itles
Pragel
Arthur Webbl
Bendikon
Saxer
Simmerman
Widmer
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Great Harvester Trust
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Knauer
Tie
Natural Matory
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Canary
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James W. Carroll
Lambertville
N. J
Carroll
Ewan
Thomas L. Smith
Sneed
J. T
Ardmore
Smith
Stith
Cineimat! Enquirer
Ferry Beach
Old Orchard
Dally Kennebec Journal
Colorado
Longmont
Empsen
London Journal of Horticulture
J. Knott
Black Torrington
Devon
Mechan
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