Wealth of Indian Rajah Said to Rival Rockefeller
The Baroda rajah Sayaji Rao, educated in England, is described as possibly wealthier than John D. Rockefeller. His wife owns a famed $12 million diamond necklace of 200 hazelnut stones, plus a 500-diamond collarette. The palace features a diamond infused carpet, vast gems, marbles, and imported bronzes and art, with steam heating and elevators.
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Sayaji Rao
Rockefeller
India
Rajeh
Baroda
John D. Rockefeller
Rejoices in His Liberty Former Canadian Statesman Will Stick to Journalism
Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s government once named Mr. Tarte as minister of public works. After differing with the Conservative party, he left politics and now works as a journalist in the Canadian House of Commons reporters’ gallery. He says he is happy in journalism and would not return to ministerial duties for any salary. He once helped organize the Canadian Conservative party but has since aligned with the Liberals, with whom he is now out of touch.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Tarte
Eured
Reporters’ Gallery
House of Commons
Governor General
Canadian Conservative Party
Liberals
Bride of Newspaper Man Frederica Vanderbilt Webb to Marry Ralph Pulitzer
Engagement announced for Frederica Vanderbilt Webb to Ralph Pulitzer. The couple plans a marriage setting in a high society context with media prominence and family names linked to publishing houses.
Webb and Pulitzer to Wed Early This Winter
Miss Webb daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. Seward Webb and great granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt will marry Ralph Pulitzer. Pulitzer, Harvard 1900, has been active in major social events in recent years.
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Eur Fez Webb
Ralph Pulitzer
Miss Webb
Crowe's Gold and Silver Nest Reported by Allahabad Pioneer
Crows built a nest from gold and silver spectacle frames stolen from the Lawrence and Mayo factory in Bombay during lunch. The frames valued around £30 vanished mysteriously, and the thief was only later identified.
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Crowe
Messrs. Lawrence and Mayo
Bombay
Allahabad
Barrie’s Life of Success Outlined at Banquet
Mr Barrie recently marked his forty fifth birthday and recounted how he moved to London to seek fame. He described his early days, recalling advice from a newspaper editor and his mother’s warnings as he pursued writing and storytelling. By age thirty he was a popular novelist and by forty a leading dramatist.
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Mr. Barrie
London
Westinghouse as Trustee and Inventor of a Great Machine
George Westinghouse of Pittsburg chosen to act as trustee in the Equitable society's affairs controls fifteen large manufacturing companies with nine in the United States five in Europe and one in Canada. His recreation is business and he ranks highly as an inventor after sketching a mechanical device while traveling to New York and directing a master workman to build it.
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George Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Equitable Society
United States
Canada
Europe
Busines
New York City
Value of Hard Work in Public Life
The Boston Globe argues that enduring vigor comes from hard work paired with health habits. It contrasts William Pitt's death at 47 from neglect and worry with President Roosevelt's 47th year marked by high energy and health awareness.
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William Pitt
Roosevelt
Boston Globe
Lesson in ambition from a Cincinnati cafe tip
Ingalls recounts a tale of a waiter praised for service who receives a life changing rebuke. A dignified guest asks about business and, after courtesy, delivers a blunt warning and a large tip that urges the waiter to change his line of work. The moment ends with the guest departing.
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Melville BE. Ingalls
Big Four Railroad System
Walter
Cincinnati
Grover Cleveland Recounts Sunday School Joke
The New York Times quotes ex president Grover Cleveland telling a tale of a Sunday school class. He reads a Bible line and asks for meaning, only to have a boy humorously answer that the man moved to Jersey.
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Grover Cleveland
Jersey
New York Times
Independent criminals prefer solo operations says veteran detective
A New York detective, now retired after four decades, says gangs and combined interests are rare among criminals. He notes modern offenders act alone for safety, and that better education and knowledge of finance have increased the sophistication of crimes since the 1870s.
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New York
Frederick De Martens Russia’s premier foreign affairs authority
Frederick De Martens, long a leading Russian diplomat, has served since 1869 on the council of the ministry for foreign affairs and has represented Russia at major congresses in Brussels, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Geneva, and The Hague. He presided at The Hague peace conference of 1899 and has acted as arbiter in disputes among Britain, Venezuela, France, England, Holland, the United States and Mexico. He now serves as a permanent member of the international court of arbitration at The Hague.
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Frederick de Martens
Russia
Ministry For Foreign Affairs
Prince Gortchakoff
Brussels
Paris
Rome
Vienna
Geneva
The
Hague
Court of Arbitration
Great Britain
Venezuela
France
England
Holland
United States
Mexico
Bishop Indicted for Criminal Libel in Maine Diocese
Rt. Rev. Robert Codman, protestant Episcopal bishop of Maine, faces indictment for criminal libel after W. H. Gardner of Camden filed suit. Gardner claims the bishop called him “an excommunicated member of the church” in a letter to a rector. Gardner says he was not excommunicated. the bishop calls the charge petty despite Lincoln County grand jury action.
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Robert Codman
Maine
W. H. Gardner
Camden
Lincoln County
Gardner
Why No Man’s Page In The Sunday Paper
An impatient correspondent questions why the Sunday issue lacks a man’s page while a woman’s and children’s pages exist. The reply mocks the suggestion and suggests the correspondent may be upset over not getting the sporting page first.
From the Pencil's Point and Proverbs on Life
A New Orleans Picayune column offers pithy maxims on virtue duty and human behavior. It contrasts character with respectability and notes how words become deeds. It remarks on love faith and the burdens of life through brief epigrammatic thoughts.
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Eo le
Lora
Tie
Christ
Lkely
New Orleans Picayune
Unsightly Bald Spot Becomes Clear With Soap Remedy
A resident testifies after two years of neck sores and hair loss due to itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the inflammation subsided and hair grew back thick, with the signer endorsing the product. H J Spalding, 104 W 104th St New York City, signs the note. Three women know the whole neighborhood knows.
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Tiehall
Cuttcoura
H. J. Spalding
104Th St
New York City
Acetylene Apparatus Co. Ad Appears in Paper Notice
Storekeepers hotelmen and householders are urged to consider the Acetylene Apparatus Mfg Co in a prominent paper announcement. The ad emphasizes strategic use and suggests targeting an opponent when allies are down.
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Mfg. Co
Australian-Leaf remedy offered for women’s ills
Relief for Women by Mother Gray cures female weaknesses and backache with a herb remedy. Advertised as a monthly regulator for kidney and urinary troubles, the product is available by mail for 40 cents from The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy New York. What is impossible for any barber to work on any man’s face without working on his own.
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Mother Gray
New York
Ltil
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Offers Female Relief
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female complaints including ovarian and uterine issues, backache, and menstrual irregularities. It claims high success against leucorrhoea, offers reassurance of nonintrusive support, and invites confidential letters to Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lidla E. Pinshan
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