Index of historical events and epidemics in a dated collection
A chaotic OCR fragment lists dates and events from 1552 to 1907, including early newspapers, battles, treaties, and notable personages. It then shifts to medical notes on influenza epidemics, origins in Central Asia, spread by travel, and impacts in Europe and America, with commentary on medical fees in England and Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jofmenen
Bastert
Central Asia
Russia
Eurpe
Siberia
Europe
America
Canadian Senate Debates Mindoe Integration Resolution
In Ottawa Senator McDonald urges limiting the Mindoe integration and inviting twin provincial authorities to limit influence, while Senator Scott counters and McDonald withdraws the motion. The Times editorializes Roosevelt, while Asia and Pacific tensions unfold with boycotts in Hong Kong and clashes near Mindanao. French cruiser Corsard heads to Morocco to aid a rescue, and a trial reveals incendiary orders from a heretic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ottawa
McDonald
Britt Columbia
Wid
Twinperial
Benator Scott
Mackensie King
Mine Inter
Inter
England
Pie Powe
Phin
London ‘Times
Roosevelt
Mongkong
Doctor Fees in England and Europe Spark Outcry
A London based correspondent argues that English doctors earn meager incomes, averaging about 1100 to 1200 dollars yearly, while some specialists in London reach 75000 to 100000 dollars. The piece cites heavy unpaid debts, instalment collections, and county court pressures, blaming overcrowding, low fees, and lack of unity among practitioners for the poor returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaglend
Germany
Austria
England
America
Brit
Medien Journal
Lonam
New York
Irs
London
Ragland
Cosmopolitan Shanghal Cont More People of Dfferent Races than Any Other City
Excerpt from Samuel Merwin in Success Magazine describes Shanghai as the world’s most cosmopolitan city with Europeans of many nations and diverse housing districts. It notes a mixed social scene on Bubbling Well Road, with varied nationalities mingling, gambling, and drinking amid an English German American influenced governance and policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
New York
Shanghai
Los
Ste
India
Bavarling
Ashman
China Coast
Samuel Merwin
Loss of the Torpedo-Destroyer Tiger Off the Isle of Wight
A night collision off the south coast near the Isle of Wight between the torpedo-destroyer Tiger and the armored cruiser Berwick obliterated the Tiger, splitting it in two. The forepart sank with the commander and deck crew, while the stern portion stayed afloat, leaving most survivors from the engine room. Berwick and Gladiator aided in rescues, saving twenty-two crewmen. a fierce blaze erupted as furnaces ignited at impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Auterieda
Lanse
Mindane
Consiwulary
Colin
Eighteenth Infantry and Constabulary
Wader
Col
Davis
Australia
Japan
London
Australasian Chamber of Commerce
Thosine Price
South Australia
Mr. Price
Britain
Fng
Annnatralia
Cruiver
Coxsard
Morocco
Baloine
Cape Judy
Mensors
John Lehr
Medi-ioe
Can
Monters
Lehr
Hawence Tie
Tale of
Wight
Tiger Rim
Berwick
Ger
Berwick and
Gladiator
Broken reunion on a fogbound bridge and home
In a snowbound city, Tom durdon encounters his brother Lionel on a bridge, a tense exchange leads to shared meals, a sealed letter, and a chance to reconcile with love as Tom returns to a family home. Lionel guides Tom through memories and a hopeful welcome, culminating in a heartfelt reunion with Bessie.
Kipling at Brattleboro A Privileged Glimpse
A Pacific Monthly excerpt recalls Rudyard Kipling in Brattleboro Vermont, where he worked in a revolving chair, sometimes writing verse in bursts of ten to fifteen minutes. The observer notes Kipling’s rapid shifts from lofty thoughts to everyday topics and mentions poems written while traveling in a Pullman car at sixty miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
Brattleboro
America
England
Pacific Monthly
The Old House Stairs Tell of Past Footfalls
Miss Martha Head greets a visitor with a sardonic humor as she surveys the famed stairs of the old house. She notes three grandnephews and two grandnieces causing chaos all summer, their shoes never wiped on the mat, leaving the stairs in constant need of care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Head
Martha
Miss Head
Gossip Quotables From The Baltimore American
A fragment quotes critics about a singer named Smith with a rasping voice. It notes a biting remark about his dentition after a recent dental visit. The item captures a sharp, humorous newspaper aside from the Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
LT Gores
Baltimore American
Miss Gabbie Notions In Conversation At Philadelphia Press
Miss Gabbie appears a pleasant person to talk to. Indeed she challenges that view noting she is a pleasant person to listen to. The exchange reflects lighthearted remarks about personal demeanor in a Philadelphia Press item.
Drinking a habit and hats in a Green Grass Widow line
An old Houston Post quip notes a drinking habit tied to a man who spends 60 each time his wife buys two new hats. The item mocks grass widows and their supposed green pretense, reflecting era-typical social satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eweekly
Nstorian
Cornel
Teont Proroguod
Boston News Letter
Almamnes
Demerara
Reat
Derne
Tripoli
Muriows
Thie Geock Tatharveh
Constantinople
Isabella
Spain
San Jacinto
Earl of Cathcart
Canada
Cape Trace
Charles Dickens
United States
Victoria
Grant
Riverside Park
Matanzas
Cuba
Sampson
Repain
Sjaindrop
Dewey
Welland Canal
Salvador
Nicaragua
Ampafila
New York ‘Times
G. Pick
Dacre
Shanghal
TIGER
Tom Durdon
Lionel
Tom
Liguel
Lionelyn
Tutom Bax
Graftter
Toledo Blade
Chadr
Ife
Monet
Tom Frank
Thomas
Jacob Aiiey
Fmt
Fon
Miss Arley
Miss Aroy
Asten
Thomas Sardon
Tam
Downstair
Andaw
Al 4
Allence
Bessie
Lennon
Kipling
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