Skyscraper Experiment Draws Wide Comment in Editorials
Opinion pieces note the US leadership in skyscraper design while German planners seek to lift Berlin's height limits. The column discusses building safety, sanitation, and the need for long term judgment on skyscraper durability, citing Philadelphia Bulletin and Boston Transcript on workhouse health findings.
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United States
Iskance
Empire
Berlin
Big City
Mhiladelphia Bulletin
Regulating Marriages Proposal Faces Skepticism
A proposed bill by NGISLATOR STEWART would require couples to obtain a physician certificate of physical soundness before marriage. The piece argues such a law would be ignored in practice and recalls historic bans on deformities and mental illness, deeming the notion obsolete.
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Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Arkansas
Love
Kansas City
Ngislator Stewart
House of Representatives
Indictments Dropped Over Troquois Theater Fire
The Chicago judge dismissed indictments against theater owners and managers for the Troquois Theater fire, stating insufficiency. Prosecution may seek reindictment, but cases likely dropped as public demand for accountability fades after the disaster that killed over 600.
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Pstice
Chicago
Toledo Blade
Why Business Men Fail
A 1904 survey shows 10417 suspensions by individuals firms and corporations, less than 1 percent of all business. The main causes are lack of capital and attempting too large a venture, with incompetence a close second, leaving future success possible only with proper capital clear understanding and perseverance.
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Indianapolis
Driving Out a Demon on Tartary Plains
French travelers Peres Hue and Gabet recount a Demonic exorcism in the Valley of the Dark Waters where a fevered aunt of a local chief is cured. Nine lamas led by a Grand Lama perform a ritual with a copper basin, herbs, and a fire image, amid drums and chanting, ending with the patient recovering and the fever vanishing.
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Tartary
Garass
Peres Hue
Gabet
Luna
Catamount Ambush Tale Highlights Savage Beast Defenses
An old hunter extols the catamount, claiming fierce close combat with claws and teeth. He recalls a New Orleans Times Democrat account of a catamount leaping from a cedar over a river to attack a canoe, then killed. the piece ends with a quip about becoming a widow or old maid.
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New Orleans
Tines Democrat
St Prinels
Markham Refuses Manuscript Claim In Success Magazine Tale
A visitor to Edwin Markham's Staten Island home boasts of a 25 year research manuscript claiming to solve the world’s mysteries. Markham counsels him to burn it, arguing mysteries spark progress and ambition. The man concedes the poet may be right.
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Markham
Staten Island
Edwin Markham
Hoe
Mr. Markham
Tam
Oman
Tulip Mania in 1630s Netherlands Ends in Financial Crash
The piece recalls the 1634 tulip bulb craze in the Dutch Republic when bulbs sold for astonishing sums and collectors from all classes spent beyond means. Prices collapsed as speculation faded, leaving Holland to face a severe financial downturn comparable to other historic market busts.
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Everbody
Washington Star
Holland
England
France
Eel Ta 7 L a2 How's business Pete in the boothlack shed
A blue faced policeman visits a bootblack in a shed to discuss business. The bootblack insists his profits are modest, cites need for capital to expand, and talks of earning three dollars over rent and expenses. He dismisses plush chairs as unsuitable for his shack.
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Pete
Bootblack’s Capital Scheme Nixed by Chicago Officer
A bootblack proposes a money making scheme offering to rent a shop for a dollar plus expenses, claiming big profits from rents. A policeman questions the plan noting uncertain capitalization and daily earnings. The bootblack jokes and pretends to give himself away, while the officer ends with doubt about investing.
World ships insured high, Costa Rica wildlife claim noted
The article surveys global topics from shipping insurance totaling £950,000,000 to Costa Rica's claimed animal diversity. It mentions 500 bird species, tall rainbow trout in England, and a record sixteen pound Test River trout at Romsey, among other varied items.
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Costa Rica
England
Romsey
Vienna
Berlin
Paris
Francois Coppee
Wizard Knew How to Cash a Check for Forty Thousand
A fragment recounts Thomas A. Edison recalling his first encounter with a large sum of money. The tale involves an early lesson in handling cash and the surprise of a sizable check.
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Ile
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
General Lefferts
Western Union
Bank of America
Wall Street
Edison
Tie
The
Thomas A. Edison
New York
When Does Courtship Begin In The Eye Of The Court
In the English Probate and Divorce Court the question of when courtship starts was debated. Judge Sir Francis Jeune admitted the issue eludes a precise answer. The case involved George Whitehead seeking validation of his parents Scottish marriage, with his mother recalling courtship in Edinburgh’s Princes Street gardens.
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Sir Francis Jeune
George Whitehead
Whitehead
Princes Street
Edinburgh
Chicago Tribune
Hole in the grounds excursion ends with a splash
A host warns a friend about a hidden hole and the friend falls into a water-filled pit during a stroll, then emerges cheerfully saying it does not matter. The London Globe notes that many people dislike visiting relatives as much as relatives dislike visiting them.
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London Globe
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Chicago Daily News
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