A Russian Count Seeks Small Talk Lesson in Washington
In Farragut Square a social gathering honors Count Voldemar Bobrinski, a wealthy Russian nobleman visiting Washington. He asks Miss Lilian Throckmorton for guidance on small talk as they discuss love, rumors, and a possible youthful romance amid a witty back and forth set against high society. The scene ends with reflections on small talk and a note on the era's interest in automobiles.
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Count Bobrinski
America
Washington
Lilian
Tolstoi
Voldemar
Valdemar
Lilian Throckmorton
Misa Throckmorton
Mishka
St. Petersburg
Abe
Hlaark
Mise Throckmorton
Lillian
Miss Throckmorton
Count
Ale
Bobrinski
Jberself
Not Suffering As Yet Circus Solly Ples
A fragmented cartoon caption notes a dog scarecrow and mentions substituting a dog for a dog to back a chase. The text appears as dialect dialogue about Walter and a plug. No clear event or date.
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Circus Solly
Walter
Lawsuit Over 300 Year Old Thiery Fortune Remains Active
French and Venetian courts have heard the long running Thiery estate dispute. Mr. and Mme Revel, current claimants, fail to prove the money lay in the Bank of Venice at Bonaparte's occupation, yet pursue the case with renewed hope.
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Jean Thiery
Venice
Bis
Thiery
A. M
Mme
Revel
France
Bank of
Bonaparte
French Republic
Roussel
Council of State
Counterfeits Reported in 1903 Operations Summary
The secret service division reported results for the fiscal year ending June 30. Banks nationwide were surveyed about counterfeit money circulating January 1 to December 31, 1903. About 2,000 banks saw no counterfeit notes. 1,500 banks noted decreases and 100 saw increases. Estimates, doubled for safety, showed roughly three dollars in counterfeit coin per 100000 in circulation and about one dollar in counterfeit notes per 100000. Twenty five counterfeit issues were described, few in the dangerous class. Arrests totaled 419 with 206 natives. Italy was the largest foreign contributor and New York led arrests with 64.
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Secret Service Division
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilkle
Washington
United States
Italy
War Names for Horses in Post War Racing
A reader riffs on racehorse naming trends amid the Western Union era, noting sharp names tied to current events. He cites The Jap Togo Kuropatkin as potential odds favorites, joking about their wartime associations and the improbability of broad acceptance.
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Togo
Kuroki
Harveian oration credits ancient Egyptian medicine for blood circulation
The Harveian oration credits Egypt 4000 B C with early medical knowledge of the heart and circulation. Dr. Richard Caton notes priest physicians like Sem-hotep advanced anatomy and therapy, including rest for the heart to treat incipient valvular disease, predating Greek figures like Galen and Hippocrates.
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Royal College of Physicians
London
Richard Caton
Harvey
Egypt
B. C
I-Em-Hotep
Torsothros
Memphis
Caton
Greece
Galen
Hippocrates
Nile
Sem-hotep
Ptah
Root's push for nationwide rifle practice and training
The article credits Elihu Root with prioritizing rifle proficiency as essential for national defense. It describes his push, the formation of the national board for rifle promotion, and plans to train millions of Americans aged 15 to 25 as master marksmen through a coordinated system across state militias schools and private groups.
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Elihu Root
General Staff
National Militia
Root
Canada
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
National Board For
United States
New Girl Overcomes Snubbing With Kindness on Eakin Street
The Chicago Record-Herald recalls Drusilla a new girl who faced cruel welcome from neighbor children. After she brings home Jennie Crews’s lost puppy Puppykins, the group sees her true kindness. The tale urges compassionate neighborhood welcome.
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Drusilla
Eakin Street
Eukin Street
Jimmie Murphy
Annie
Jennie Crews
Jennie
Puppykins
Mrs. Crews
Chicago Record-Herald
True Dog Stories Highlight Brave Canines and Consequences
A Colorado dog earns a $25 collar after saving a freight train from a burning bridge. Prince Leo the St Bernard rescues a trapped worker during a February blizzard, guiding him back to consciousness. A yellow dog aiding smugglers is jailed with its master, and Zip the dog wins an official pardon from the mayor via Humane Society intervention.
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Colorado
Dogele
Prince Leo
Arkansas Range
Little Louian
United States
Chicago Record-Herald
Zip
Humane Society
Anilim
Playing Under the Tree A Child’s Imagined Village
A child describes building a pretend village beside a tree. She sketches a church, a house for mamma, a blacksmith shop, a spire, a doll-filled room, a tea table, a garden with a fence, and flowers. Nell drives cows home and the supper bell rings in Rhoda Dendron Good House.
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Mamma
Nell
Nelli
Rhoda Dendron
White elephants get royal funerals in Siam lore
In Siam a sacred white elephant is honored after death with a funeral grander than that of royalty. Buddhist priests officiate as thousands follow the animal to the grave, jewels and wealth offerings interred with it. Also described are the Rhine’s many venerable castles along its banks.
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Siam
Rhine
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Woodrow Wilson
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Automobile News of
New England
Springfeld Automobile Company
Curs
Chicago Daily News
St. Bernard
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