Central Park Squirrel Census and City Building Boom
A Morning Journal dispatch details a novel Central Park census counting squirrels with policed aides and nuts to avoid double counting as New York erects over 500 million in new structures this year. It notes many permits for apartments, a Japanese hotel trainee, a giant stellar mirror for astronomy, and Bible distributions among immigrants.
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Morning Journal
New York
Central Park
Eepas
Friends of Child Welfare
Bavn
George Junior Republics
Empire State
California
Maryland
Connecticut
Freeville
Rees 3
George Janier
Dainty Wife Turns Out A Fine Cook Says Telegraph
In a Philadelphia Telegraph note a speaker recalls a wife once described as dainty and pretty who has recently “turned out” a fine cook. The remark adds that she has produced half a dozen cooks in the last three months.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Diner Demands Extract of Beef in Philadelphia Telegraph
In a Philadelphia Telegraph extract of beef exchange a diner insists on meat order while the waiter confirms the item. the exchange highlights a humorous restaurant misunderstanding from the era.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Awake or Dream in a Washington Chronic Scene
A fragment from the Washington Chronic describes Patsy asking about pins in a hand and a boss telling T he could quit work at a tree, with a quarter provided to secure the game. The dialogue suggests uncertainty whether T is awake or dreaming.
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Patsy
Tree
Washington Chronic
National effort to curb loan sharks grows in Chicago
A proposed nationwide organization to fight loan shark abuses, especially salary loans, is planned. Chicago's Legal Aid chief surveys data on capital, notes 3.5 million tied to 125 Chicago offices, and outlines proposed state rate limits. Also reports new Canada US rail link via Duluth Rainy Lake and Winnipeg, boosting prairie shipments.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
M. B. Wellington
Legal Aid Society of Chicago
United States
New York
Russell Sage Foundation
West
Ilinois
Disappearance of Old Panama and its Historic Churches
The piece notes decaying Panama City structures such as the convent church of San Domingo and San Felipe de Neri from 1688. It recalls immense wealth in churches with thick walls, gold and silver images, carved altars, and dangers from earthquakes, then contrasts modern encroachment with faded relics and neglect. The Philadelphia Ledger anecdote follows about a wife predicting events and a grinding stone eaten by a cow.
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Panama
San Domingo
San Felipe de Neri
Islands
Spain
San Francisco
San Juan de Dios
St Ann and
la Merced
Eleanor Yorke Pell
Pierson Likely to Take Up Greene Holdings in Chihuahua
El Paso Texas December 24. Mining engineers and English and Canadian capitalists have studied the Greene concessions in Chihuahua. A syndicate led by Sir Weetman Pierson is expected to acquire all or part of the holdings. The Bierra Madre Land and Lumber Company assets and the Chihuahua and Pacific railroad are among targets. Reports on the Concheno mines in the Greene Gold Frese property are favorable. Pierson recently passed through El Paso en route to New York, possibly to finalize purchases.
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el Paso
Texas
Greene
Chihuahua
Weetman Pierson
Bierra Madre Land and Lumber Company
Chihuahua and Pacific Railroad
Concheno
Creene Gold-Frese Company
Weetman
New York
Gypsy Released From Jail Finds Horse Before Owner
A lighthearted tale from Every body's Magazine recalls a gypsy freed from jail who explains she found a horse before its owner lost it. A friend questions the charge as they discuss the curious incident and the odd logic of “pounding a horse.”
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Everybody's Magazine
Missouri vaccination mystery frightens Chicago newcomer
A fragment mentions a frightened New Boy in Missouri and a teacher asking about vaccination certificates and missing gear, with Chicago Tribune framing.
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Johnny
Missouri
Chicago Tribune
Tammany Making Vigorous Effort to Rebuild Local Machine
Special Correspondence describes Tammany Hall's renewed push in New York to unite the Democratic base for the city election more than ten months away. Jerome, Croker, Murphy figure as rallying icons while officials weigh the public display of art treasures and rising traffic dangers threaten pedestrians and motorists alike.
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Tammany Hall
Croker
Murphy
Taft
Jerome
Hook
Crook
New York
Tanmany
Jothaim
Unisesty
Charles ‘Tt Yerkes
Artful Capers and Princely Rugs Spark Subtle Wit
A witty exchange notes that a single piece of carpet is trivial to a prince yet costly to many in Manhattan. The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes terse dialogue on wit and disguising impudence in everyday matters.
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Morgan
Manhattan Ishend
Jim
Jack
Philadelphia Inquirer
Water Development Study for Navajo and Moki Reservations
The U S Geological Survey was tasked by the Interior secretary to examine the Navajo and Moki reservations east of the Grand Canyon to assess groundwater presence for potential development. The report notes sparse irrigation, desert terrain, and the aim to expand irrigation and forage water via canals and dam systems to support grazing and cultivation.
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United States Geological Survey
Secretary of the Interior
High Desert
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Southwest
San Juan
Moki
Little
Caro
Tuniteha Mountains
Sreebieeng Rele
Tmnede
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