Washington Shylocks and Diplomatic Etiquette Tale
A lengthy editorial shows government clerks as debt trapped by "ten per cent" lenders in Washington and Philadelphia, detailing how debt and social pressures drive clerks to costly quick loans. It notes shysters shifting to three percent monthly rates, with prosecutions and convictions referenced, plus a long digression on diplomatic etiquette and the dean of the foreign corps, Sir Julian Pauncefoot.
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United States
Aso Mnuis
I ‘Tor
Phila Wonbington
Ces
Washington
Cleri
Naliingrton
Wlady
Mank
Republic
New York Tribune
Secretary of State
Congress
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Legations
Mme. Romero
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Julian Pauncefote
Anilwan
Adams
London Burglars What They Did Last Year
According to the annual report of the commissioner, police record shows a drop in Metropolitan burglary cases from 145 to 117. Most thefts involved modest property, with only eight cases exceeding £10 in value. housebreaking totaled 1,963, up 23 percent from 1884, and only three instances involved violence against persons.
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Popperskin
Cominiaskaner
Urglary
Metropolia
Lnte
Estminster
Eigct
Awnern
Casey
Ark on Mount Ararat and Pike's Peak Signal Station
The article recalls the old Mount Ararat wooden ark once built by B. F. Kison in New Jersey near Milburn and Springfield, deteriorating under time and fire. It also describes the Pike's Peak signal station, its seasonal railway access, winter isolation, and possible future abandonment. Additionally it notes Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's jewelry dealings and imperial gifts.
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Mount Ararat
B. FP. Kison
Itv
Mny Bey
Khewal
Portios
New Jersey
Pike's Peak
The Great Necklace Passes Through Courts of Europe
Erine the Great cherished a necklace she wore around her neck. Catherine wore it to one of her Orloff favorites who carried it to Germany and then Paris. In Paris the magician St Germain bought it from Orloff and sold it to the Persian envoy, before it returned to Russia.
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Erine the Great
Catherine
Germany
Paris
St. Germain
Jerusalem
Orloff
Dainty Powder Puff Trade Ends in Swan Plume Slaughter
A British note laments the cruelty behind powder puffs used by London women. Swans cygnets and other waterfowl are killed annually for the fluff, often plucked alive to make the puffs sold with satin mounts. Paris and Vienna ladies are heavy buyers.
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London
Baltic
Norway
Sweden
Paris
Vienna
Scots See Patriotism Hinder Enlistment In Scotland
A Scotch Review writer notes present day Scots are patriotic yet wary of military service, as personal independence and dislike of strict discipline deter enlistment. An anecdote shows a recruit deemed too short. the colonel allows him to join after the man protests fiercely. Also, a Colorado engineer tale touches on name changes in the West and a bio of Ring’s Island figure Jack Ring, famed for rescue feats and control of a disturbed waterside district.
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Sawney
Wight
Scotch Review
Tio
Colorado
Morton
Harper's
Denver
Asiater Morton
Ring's Island
Silascart
Jack Ring
St Louis
Ring
Ayce
West
Ring the Island Stranger and His Fearsome Power
A fragmentary portrait describes Ring, a small man feared for controlling criminals on an island. He could elude police, scale a church steeple, swim flooded rivers, and perform daring feats. He denied hypnotism, yet inspired loyalty and danger among island toughs before a magistrate’s trial.
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Ring
Loo
Hing
Notice by Receiver for C. A. Barrett Co
The undersigned appointed by the court Receiver urges all parties owing the firm to call and settle accounts. C. A. Barrett, Receiver.
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C. A. Barrett Co
C. A. Barret
Free Northwest agricultural weekly offers free year
The Northern Pacific Farmer, published in Portland Oregon, enters its twenty first year as a weekly agricultural paper. Edited by Frank Lee with many correspondents it covers farming, horticulture, stock, poultry, markets, children and household topics. New subscribers paying one year in advance receive Tae Press free for one year.
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Northern Pacific Farmer
Portland
Oregon
Northwest
Frank Lee
Granger
United States
Tae Peees
Tae Press
Great Northwest Journal
Assignee's Notice and Attorney for Assignee
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to an assignee's notice with references to an attorney for assignees and a preparatory date. The wording is incomplete but indicates formal notification and legal representation. No specific names, dates, or actions are clearly legible.
Oregon State Court Records Unclear Indictment in Unvatiiin Case
Fragmentary OCR text from an Oregon court record references a state proceeding and an executor or attorney, mentioning terms of a court term and an attempt to secure an estate. The legibility is poor, with many misspellings and garbled sections, but indicates a probate or fiduciary matter handled by an attorney.
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Oregon
Martin
Oregna
Alondey
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Oru
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J. Hood & Co
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Mass
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Pacific
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