Exposition relics and the evolving idea of a beautiful city
London reports on the Franco-British exhibition of 1900s style and taste versus the 1851 Crystal Palace era. It recalls the ugliness of early displays, the shift toward architectural beauty, the rise of national art perception, and contrasts in dress and luxury between England France and America. Abraham H. Hummel named as executor in Tony Pastor will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sydenham
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Prince Consort
Paris
Chicago
America
Escorial
England
Gainsborough
Reynolds
Constable
Louvre
Luxembourg
Crystal Palace
Mr. Dickens
Horace Greeley
Abraham H. Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Tony Pastor
Highwayman Robber Returns Home After Yellowstone Attack
Wilkesbarre man Forest Stephens recounts being robbed on a Yellowstone park express train journey. A lone highwayman cracked heads, demanded money, and took two tens from Stephens after a higher ransom, while a passenger offered a $50 bill and escaped. A woman with hidden bills and a child’s candy contributed to the robber’s haul as he fled, leaving Stephens with a lump on his head as a memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Forest Stephens
Yellowstone Park
Old Faithful Inn
P. H. Gaskin
Orlando
Fla
University of Virginia
Gaskin
Cranks Beset Roosevelt as Secret Service Keeps Watch
New York dispatch details the high number of crank attempts to reach President Roosevelt, noting thorough guard, frequent arrests around the White House and Sagamore Hill. It recounts varied incidents from 1904 to 1930 involving individuals aiming to meet or threaten the president, with no end to the persistent fanfare of would-be callers and a few violent episodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Secret Service
White House
Oyster Bay
Philadelphia
Orlando Toland
Secret Service Guard
Sagamore Hill
John D. Rockefeller
Anthony W. Oleson
Hugh Hamilton
Pittsburg
M. R. Lee
Manhassett, L. I
Woman In Blue
W. B. Lewaller
New Orleans
Edward Belgar
Washington
Jerman Kohl
Peter O. Elliott
Louis Bronstein
Brooklyn
Isaac Stamus
Daniel Constable
Looch Lavine
San Domingo
Bellevue
Asia L. Esac
Rosie Kazimer
Passaic
N. J
Roosevelt Hospital
Sweden’s return rush to Sweden proves self-defeating
Sweden’s drive to lure prosperous Swedish-Americans home has failed as many who went back on liners like the Lusitania return to the U.S. seeking comfort in familiar wages and higher costs of living. The article notes the effort’s limited impact and rising mass immigration back to America despite higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sweden
Herman de Lagercrants
Washington
Old Country
America
United States
New York
Lusitania
Atlantic
Germany
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Ase Nso
Life Insurance
Prudential
Insurance Company of America
New Jersey
John F. Dryden
Butte
F. K . Butler
Home Office
Newark, N. J
State Savings Bank
Cranks
Tess
Dudley
Jess
Philadelphia Press
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