Growth of American Cities Surges Past Rural Areas
The 1900 census will show three U S cities over 1,000,000 with New York, Chicago and Philadelphia leading. Brooklyn would exceed 1,000,000 if separate, and London remains the only city larger when counting Métropolitan areas. Cities rise from 3.35% in 1790 to around 29% by 1890, with many midwest towns in the 600,000s. St. Louis, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Buffalo near growth marks, while national urban growth may reach about 25% by 1900. The trend hints at new political and social challenges.
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United States
New York Bay
Brooklyn
New York City
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
London
Jersey
City
Newark
New Jersey
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
America
Europe
England and
Wales
Department of Labor
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cotton Mills Boom Across Southern States Looms
Southern textile growth surges with 13 096 more looms and 422 049 spindles added last year. About 100 mills planned or under construction in western North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Alabama. North Carolina leads with 123 operating mills. Alabama Georgia and others follow. Mills use water power where possible with steam and electricity also present. Farmers anticipate strong cotton crops and high prices as districts prepare for a rapid expansion in the textile industry.
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Southern Railway
New York
India
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
South
Augusta
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
Orient
Indians Adopting White Ways Beyond Dress Says Youth's Companion
Youth's Companion cites US Indian agents annual reports showing Indians on reservations reading more and living in houses, with 100000 adopting white dress and 1100 houses built. The piece notes progress toward outward civilization but questions inner civic qualities and fears vice may rise as native traits fade.
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United States Indian
Proper Stair Climbing for Fatigue Prevention
A Chicago physician advises safe stair climbing to reduce fatigue in buildings without elevators. He urges equal weight distribution, feet square on each step, slow deliberate movement, and avoiding crouched positions to preserve heart and lung function during exertion.
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Tforfe
Chicago
Not Superscilious Woman on Jackson Avenue Trolley
A vain young woman in a Jackson avenue trolley draws stares for her aristocratic dress and icy refusal when the conductor lightly touches her sleeve. An elderly man calls it a painful display of superciliousness while the conductor explains she was vaccinated and has a sore arm.
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Jackson Avenue
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Boer Tactics Attributed to Frontiersmen Not Foreign Officers
A Confederate veteran in the New Orleans Times-Democrat disputes the idea that Boer successes arise from foreign officers. He argues Boer gains come from frontier hunter and trapper craft, likening their warfare to Native tactics and revolutionary leaders who used unconventional methods.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Washi
Mocking Bird Echoes War Whistles At Ladysmith Siege
A London Daily Chronicle correspondent at Ladysmith reports a mocking-bird learning to imitate the sentry warning whistle and the bursting shell in the siege camps. The bird mimics both whistle and drone as artillery fires. Also noted is a London Chronicle item claiming Napoleon I's telescope was found in Turin.
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Daily Chronicle
London
Ladysmith
Gordens
Benarea
Napoleon
London Chronicle
Napoleon I
Turin
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Isation
Asbury Park Hotels
Hotel Brunswick
Yadine Hilal Leetospect
Coleman House
Frank Beconover
Sunset Hall
Fourth Avenue
Ocean
John Rockafeller &Son
First Avenue
Gramercy Hotel
Besch
Harry J. Rockafeller
Westminster Pavilion
A. Cliver
Bourth Ave
Kingsley
Philip Hildrich
Grand Ave
Hotel Superior
Grand Central
Orme
Imperial Lior Socsummr
Imrov
Bangs Avenue
Main St
Union Depot
Edward B
Palen
Lizthn
WM. Debow
FiearTotor
Bristol
Annington
Claes
Banta
Madison Modern
Edgemere Inn
M van Wickle
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Willard
Leadley
Alli Bates
Perises
Ocean Front
Devonport
Catsipon
Hock Strout
Dell
Magnolia
Dufeleld
Norwood Hall
Elegaley Biren
THAVI8
Trumprour
Seventh Avenue
Asbury Park
Muskegon SA
Wime
Q. D. Schanok
Metropolitan Hotel
Bili Ee Rood
Ocean Grove Hotels
Cox
Carrollton
Om Ocean Petry
Auditorium
Wilson
P. O
Webb Avenue
W. A. Cross
Prop'r
Edwin A. Weis
Cookman Avenue
Zacharias & CO
Mattison
Youngs
Hunter and Trapper
Yost
Océan Grove
All Avenue
Harry Yobt
Candy Esculetts
Y. C. Grenelle
Arbury Park
N. J
Profetts Drug'co
Phila
Merchant Tailor
Muller Merchant Tailor
Mattison Ave
Premo
Rochester Optical CO
South Street, Rochester, N. Y
Commie
A. W. Cornelius
Cookman Ave
M. L. Ferris
Boarding
Dayton
Barnes Sterling Crawford
Spalding Sporting Goods
Mattison Avenue
NEW York and New Jersey Telephone Co
Broadway
Long Branch
Sanford's
Nattison Ave
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