Judicial Decisions Mix of Will Law Negligence and Court Rulings
A survey of cases across states includes Kelly v Stevenson on a wife's testamentary capacity, Zeigler on juror illness restoration of challenges, Weston Paper Co v Pope on negligence for waste pollution, Lorence v Burlington on contributory negligence, Woods v Colony Bank on forged signatures and drawee liability, State v Simms on bricks as deadly weapons, and Sins v Rochester R Co on streetcar liability for collisions with trees.
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Kelly Vs
Strawboard
Weston Paper Company
Pope
Ind
Lorence
Burlington
Iowa
Western tourist notes sharp beggar competition in New York
A Westerner staying at a major New York hotel recalls a city beggar scene along Park Row. He describes an endless chain of pleas from many panhandlers asking small sums, noting the beggar economy and differing habits from San Francisco.
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New York
Far West
Park Row
125Th Street
New York Tribune
San Francisco
Catamaran House Boat for boys on water
A Montreal Star inspired guide describes building a catamaran house boat using two logs and simple timber. It details frame, roof, flooring, oar racks, rudder, and optional furnishings. The craft supports four boys, is stable, easy to propel, and designed for inexpensive, versatile use on lakes and rivers.
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Bhoy
Montreal Star
Fashionable Age Shifts To Thirty To Forty
A contemplation on aging and beauty argues the modern ideal favors women aged 30 to 40 over youth. It notes royal shifts toward middle age, cites historical examples of famous beauties who thrived after 30, and recalls figures from Josephine to Cleopatra as proof that maturity can outshine youth.
Ethics of a Kiss
A quip from the Baltimore American ponders the ethics of a kiss as a moral riddle. It notes the baby receives it freely while the young man must steal, the old man buys, and explores perceptions across ages and roles from faith to hope to charity.
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Faith
Hope
Charity
Baltimore
Ambition and Romance in a Suburban Dream
A romantic young man pledges to go to the ends of the earth with the woman he loves, but she prefers a quieter life in a small suburban cottage. The exchange captures a tension between grand ambition and domestic contentment.
Official Responsibility in China and Calamities
A brief moral observation notes Chinese officials blamed for floods famines fires and other disasters while likening the devil to both the fiddle and a pump. It reflects on numerous societal prohibitions and admonitions about life.
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China
Son of Heaven
The Snobs of Washington and Social Elite Standards
An editorial discussion contrasts Washington snobbery with New York and Chicago, defending democratic roots, praising officials who earned trust, and criticizing self styled arbiters of etiquette, noting how public service should not depend on wives' past work. It also contrasts talkers who reveal secrets with reticent individuals who keep counsel.
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RS. Roosevelt
Washington
New York
Chicago
Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
Detroit Journal
How to Become Rich Analysis of large fortunes at death
A London Daily Mail analysis shows about 200 estates valued over £100,000 in the year, including £2.9 million for Earl Fitzwilliam and £2.8 million for Mr. Vagliano. Most fortunes were created by lifelong hard work, not luck, and the average heir’s age at death was 73 with 25 percent past 80. The piece argues persistent effort yields wealth and promotes long life through disciplined activity.
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Earl Fitzwilliam
Mr. Vagliano
Bank of England
Sutton
London Daily Mail
Do Not Talk Too Much Diplomacy Advice
Do not talk too much is the first rule of diplomacy in all affairs. The text argues restraint saves trouble and that talkers often lose when opposed by those who keep their own counsel. It notes that diplomacy can be practiced without lying and emphasizes prudent speech in public and private life.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Courtesy in Business as a Virtue and Social Glue
A New York Daily News reflection extols courtesy as the oil on worldly progress and a democratic virtue. It argues courtesy respects every individual, avoids infringing rights, and suppresses self for universal sympathy, easing life’s burdens and preventing misunderstandings.
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Lfe
New York Daily News
The Span of Life and the Hustle Myth
A Harper's Weekly note argues that modern life lengthens life despite the bustle. It cites Census Bureau data showing rising median ages over a century and compares white and colored populations. The piece challenges doctors claiming overwork is impossible and suggests haste may relate to longer lifespans.
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Census Bureau
Harper's Weekly
High Prices and Public Prosperity Debate
The piece argues rising prices benefit active businesses and property owners while harming fixed income earners and laborers. It notes that higher costs for meat, coal, milk, and butter press on wages, and concludes there can be no fair price increases unless labor wages rise as well.
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Lfe
The
Boston Herald
Would-Be Purchaser Forces Change in Kost Painting
Frederick Kost recalls a West Coast buyer who urged altering a landscape into a marine. Kost altered the work to please the stranger, ruined months of effort, and the stranger later bought a different painting, saying a true artist must be satisfied with his best work.
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Mr. Kost
Kost
New York Tribune
Public Health Service Links Global Efforts to Contain Epidemics
The Public Health and Marine Hospital Service coordinates quarantine and reporting to prevent disease spread. It informs consuls, dispatches experts to outbreaks, and uses disinfectants and germicides to guard borders. Quarantine keeps importations at bay as immigration rises. After age fifty, charm fades but wit remains.
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Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Treasury Department
Canton
Hongkong
Washington
Sintie
Pacific
United
Honolulu
Cuba
Orient
Vera Cruz
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Woods & Malone
Colony Bank
Gay
Supreme Court of Mississippi
State
Rochester R. Co
England
London
Mayfair
France
Josephine
Napoleon
Mme. Recamier
Mme. Mars
Diane de Poitiers
Henry II
Bianca Capello
Francis of
Florence
Mme. de Maintenon
Louis
Catherine II
Russia
Empire of
Orloff
Cleopatra
Mark Anthony
Helen of Troy
Snobs
Frederick Kost
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