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Mr. Vincent Smith, the well 300, Oat of a population of 4,000, chiefly women and chil-known historian, is now engaged dren, this is a high average, and on collecting material for writing bears testimony to the fact that in elaborate Bistory of the reign of the Moghal Emperor, Akbar.
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interesting accounts of the court of that illustrious emperor from the sources of the Jesuite, written in the Spanish language. When this work is completed, it will show Akbar in a new light and will throw great light on some of the obscure Moghol period of Indian history told the Governor today... The President Wilson Changing his delegation sought the appoint-
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In 1913 Misa Trehawke Davies broke the height record for a pilot with one passenger, At that time she had gone up because she was far from well, and became convinced that a trip in an aero- plane was all she wanted to curs ber.
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