They Sought Quai Strong Scent Hunt Story Ends In Danger
Senator West recalls a hunt with a London hunter whose dogs failed to sense danger. A hill bore holes where polecats emerged, triggering a chaotic chase as dogs and man pursued the wagon. The English hunter's dogs were injured, and the party fled toward town. The tale ends with West’s pity and a hard lesson on scent. Died for her Baby Brother. A Wisconsin girl dies protecting her infant brother from a rattlesnake bite after attempting to kill the reptile with a broom.
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Vest
Senator West
Prairies
West
London
Mr. West
Missouri
New York Sun
Prairie Hills
Wis
Wisconsin
Austen Chamberlain Picks Promise To Guide Post Office
Austen Chamberlain succeeds Lord Londonderry as colonial secretary in the British cabinet. He is a cautious, capable figure who may reform the post office and help with Anglo American issues such as parcel post and nails through Queenstown. He is unmarried, about 40, and son of Joseph Chamberlain.
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Poat
Austen Chamberlain
Lord Londonderry
Joseph Chamberlain
Rugby
Trinity College
Cambridge
Admiralty
Treasury
Chamberlain
United States
London
Queenstown
Marquis of
Londonderry
Tudoe Endicott
Massachusetts
Joke on Doctor Escalates With Calisthenics Reply
Dr J L M Curry, special ambassador to Spain, recalls a rural school visit where calisthenics impressed him. He asked why he could not perform as well as the children and a boy quipped that he was old and stiff in the joints. Harper's Magazine relays the anecdote.
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J. .L. M. Curry
Spain
Harper’s Magazine
Catholic proselyting claims denied in Philippine schools
Public report by Frank H. Bowen denies Catholic bias in the Philippine school system. It covers appointment lists from Catholic leaders, religion in schools, and safeguards against proselytizing. It notes limited interaction with local clergy and suggests education and civilization will favor Filipino progress, with quotes from Maj. Gardener and references to Father McKinnon.
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Bureau of Insular Affairs
The
War Department
Frank H. Bowen
Philippine Islands
United States
Al|ands
Manila
Wright
Bowen
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Father McKinnon
First California
America
McKinley
Governor Gardener Praises Filipinos After Philippines Return
Maj Cornelius Gardener former military and civil governor of Tayabas province Luzon returns from three years in the Philippines. He says he aimed to do his duty not to politics and notes the water cure harmed natives and should be stopped. He sent a confidential report to the secretary of war in December.
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Maj. Gardener
Tayabas
Emila de Gala
University of Michigan
Ire
Tayas Bas
Cornelius Gardener
Luzon
Philippines
Islands
Waldorf Astor Proposal for Lady Edith Villiers
Lady Edith Villiers daughter of the Earl of Clarendon is reportedly engaged to Waldorf Astor. The match would unite prominent British peers as he seeks a high social standing. She is noted for a coronation tiara once owned by Empress Josephine and other rare gems.
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Edith Villiers
Young Waldorf Astor
Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde Villiers
Earl of
Clarendon
William Waldorf Astor
Edith
Northampton
Josephine
France
MacArthur Seen as Young General Rising to Lead
A profile of Gen. Arthur MacArthur recounts his rise from Civil War service to major general as a notable young officer. It highlights his Manila governorship, his intelligent diplomacy, and belief he may one day command the U S Army. The piece admires his integrity and broader leadership in the Philippines. It notes his early enlistment and rapid promotions as evidence of his extraordinary career.
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Arthur MacArthur
East
United States
Governor's Island
New York Harbor
MacArthur
Department of the East
Arc
Chaffee
Philippines
Chicago
Department of the Lakes
MacAr Mour
Twenty-Fourth
Wisconsin Regiment
Manila
United States Army
The
Gen. MacArthur
Four Hundred criticised as unclean birds by Watterson
Henry Watterson in the Laviéville Courier-Journal scorches the New York four hundred, calling them rotten and corrupt. He denounces the smart set for moral abandon, luxury, and money driven schemes, noting their women share in depravity and their lives end as one unending display of vice.
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Henry Watterson
Laviéville Courier-Journal
Ocentics
Congress
Dexter Mason Ferry Seeks Senate Seat for McMillan
Dexter Mason Ferry, a wealthy Detroit seed merchant and head of the largest seed firm, announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to fill the late Senator McMillan. He also leads multiple financial and insurance firms and chaired the state Republican committee since 1896. He is a New Yorker by birth and 69 years old.
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Dexter Mason Ferry
United States Senate
Senator McMillan
Detroit
America
First National Bank of Detroit
Union Trust Company
Standard Insurance Company
Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Ferry
State Republican Committee
New York State
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W. D. M'Kinnon
Tayabus
P. Ly
Lady Edith Villiers
W. W. Astor
Wolf Astor
Nataee
Arthur Marthur
Kentucky
Moral Abandox
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