Transfer of Bureaus under Cortelyou Creates Commerce and Labor
Transfer ceremony in Washington marks the assembly of bureaus into the new department of commerce and labor with 1,289 Washington staff and 8,836 nationwide personnel. Secretary Cortelyou notes growth since February and cites a total appropriation of 9,796,847 dollars for the coming year. Also changes in Chinese immigration enforcement bring new inspectors to Seattle Sumas Portland San Francisco San Diego Honolulu and border points.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Cortelyou
Moody
Loomis
State Department
Day
Department of Justice
Brigham
Department of Agriculture
North
Census Bureau
Er. D. Stafford
Franklin Noble
Cortelyoou
John Paul Jones
Marquis de Lafayette
Ministry of Commerce
Cortelyon
Dr. Stafford
Immigration and Chinese Inspection Service
Treasury Department
Immigration
Sargent
Thomas M. Fisher
Seattle
J. H. Sargent
Sumas
J. H. Barbour
Portland
H.H. North
San Francisco
C. W. Snider
San Diego
Joshua K. Brown
Honolulu
United States
Hungarian premier faces uproar in opening diet
Budapest July 1 premier Hedervary appeared in the lower house to unfold the ministerial program. Uproar followed as insults were hurled at the premier over the bill to increase Hungarian recruits. He said discussion of that measure would be suspended for now. The House heard his plan to vote the financial indemnity bill and authorize continued negotiations for commercial treaties before the tariff is completed. A bill to resume specie payments would likely be introduced.
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Budapest
Hedervary
Count Hedervary
Fleet gathering and cabinet resignation reports
The report from Tien sin notes a proposed signifi cance of American British and Japanese fleets in the gulf area with claims of 457 Russian warships at Port Arthur. Vienna dispatch says the entire Austrian cabinet has resigned, increasing political confusion.
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Tien'sin
Focal
Gulf of PeChi Li
Port Arthur
China
London
Vienna
What China Sells Us Four Major Exports
A Youth's Companion passage notes four top Chinese exports tea and silk take first and second, while goat skins and mattings follow. The piece reflects on common guesses versus actual trade rankings and hints at everyday items linked to China.
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China
The King of Leafy Land and the Toys Boyn
A poetic tale contrasts a child’s imagined realm and a real boy’s injuries and resilience. The narrator reflects on lost childhood arts and memory, then shifts to Tom and Molly on a farm where Tom hides from horses while Molly stands brave, awaiting rescue.
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Boyn
Detroit Free Press
Scare at Sea Awakens Panic During Oceanic Crossing
A passenger recalls a November voyage from Liverpool to New York on the Oceanic when a brief engine failure caused widespread fear among travelers. The ship paused for oiling the bows to prevent freezing. once engines resumed, calm returned and explanations followed.
Perfume Talk Sparks Business Insight in Dialogue
A character compliments a perfume and a sibling counters that retail can beat wholesale in some cases. The dialogue hints at cautious business thinking amid everyday remarks.
New Books Eyed in Briefs and Notes From London
Caspar Whitney edits Bass Pike Perch and Others by Dr. James A. Henshall for the American Sportsman's Library. Hall Caine buys a Wimbledon house and will split time with the Isle of Man. Maurice Hewlett completes a Mary Queen of Scots love story. McFadyen outlines higher criticism in a concise volume. Boston critics list Howells Aldrich Stedman Van Dyke as leading figures, amid Indiana prominence. Elizabeth Bishind's Mississippi New York romance Generation to Generation. Mrs. Wiggs and Lovey Mary loom as enduring Dickensian figures. Captain Simeon’s Store by George S. Wasson centers on sea lore and strange coastal happenings. Olive Thorne Miller praised as a keen bird observer and writer. Annie Flint, daughter of Austin Flint, debuts with A Girl of Ideas inspired by Maupassant. Stratford-on-Avon Tudor house noted for its ancient carving and later restoration. Morgan’s Civil War raid discussed with a wry joke about mistaken identity. Japanese youth smoking habits cited in a New York Tribune blurb.
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Caspar Whitney
James A. Henshall
Hall Caine
Wimbledon
Chicago
William Dean Howells
Thomas Batley Aldrich
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Henry van Dyke
Mrs. Wiggs
Simeon
George S. Wasson
Ife
Olive Thorne Miller
Misa Annie Flint
Charles Scribners Sons
Austin Flint
de Maupassant
Flaubert
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