Hains' Murder Trial Defendant Disappears at Sea
Thornton Jenkins Haing known as Thornton Hains, novelist and defendant in murder trials, is missing and presumed seafaring. He last seen in Washington heading to join a ship, leaving his daughter with relatives. He witnessed his brother Peter at Sing Sing, and his attorney seeks a new trial, arguing verdicts contradicted evidence.
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Hains
Washington
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Mollie
William E. Anniig
Bayside Yacht Club
Thornton Hains
Flushing
Thornton
Sing Sing
Peter
Pete
EH. N. L. Young
Capt. Hains
Queen's County
Young
Congestion and rising real estate values in Manhattan
An early 20th century report highlights extreme density in Manhattan from the Battery to Harlem River, noting 157 people per acre and 32 square feet per person in eight story buildings. It cites Baltimore as the nation’s most dense city, records high Fifth Avenue prices at $34,000 front foot, and a 149 year uptown lease as signs real estate values rise and ground per inhabitant shrinks toward standing room only.
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New Theater Seeks Social Box Allocation in New York
Speculation of where fashionable New York society will sit centers on a $2,000,000 theater opening next November. Only 23 boxes, fewer than the Metropolitan Opera House, will seat the elite. boxes distributed by lot among 35 founders with additional single seats above the boxes. Founders James Hazen Hyde and J Pierpont Morgan hold central boxes, Morgan acquiring box No 7.
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Metroplitan Opera House
Parterra
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Morgan
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New Theater
Gotham Property Is Held by the Few
New York news reveals that under two percent own most taxable property totaling about 7 billion dollars in value. Land drives two thirds of assessments, with average ground value around 31 million per square mile and 72 thousand per acre, while owners of the land hold about 100 thousand persons, and the rest tenants.
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Ures
United States
Panama hats misnamed origin of famed headgear
The Panama hat origin myth is debunked as Ecuador Peru and Colombia supply the fiber and finished hats. Guayaquil now leads in distribution with jipijapa the local term. European markets assume high luxury, but price is mainly due to duties and intermediaries. The tequilla straw from Ecuador governs durability and lightness, with production spread across Manabi Guayas Azuay and other provinces.
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Great Britain
Diseases of Wireless Operators Report Connections to Eye and Nerves
A French naval surgeon reports that exposure to wireless telegraphy waves may cause ocular conditions such as conjunctivitis and keratitis, along with eczema and neurasthenia. He notes induced currents from the apparatus and warns effects may extend beyond the operators. He suggests blue or yellow spectacles for operators.
Avoid Aviatoria Hysterica Airship Promise and Perils
A historical reflection on dirigibles notes their spectacular visibility and potential military use. It weighs the dangers and temptations of airship power while cautioning that the technology may not fulfill all promises. It envisions future transportation and reconnaissance roles but highlights ongoing fears of destruction and ethical concerns.
Thompson Speaks Boosts Kalamazoo Ad Campaign
Des Moines June 21 news outlines William Thompson ex mayor of Kalamazoo Mich as keynote at Des Moines Ad club dinner. He urges civic pride and vigorous advertising to grow cities and businesses, citing Kalamazoo’s booster culture and factory pride. Julius Schneider of Chicago also advocates advertising to move commerce.
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William Thompson
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ad Club
Grant Club
Chamberlain
United States
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Hewever
Schneider
Spote
Julius Schneider
Chicago
Falr
Ad Men’s Club
Des Moines Organization of Advertising Writers
Joshua B. Runyan
Charles Clarke
Kalamazoo Stave Company
Tulius Schneider
Eewin A. Nye
Des Moines’ Industries
Court Shutters $200 Work Limit
Des Moines holds city council may undertake general improvements costing 200 or more without bids, except where law requires bidding. Judge McHenry dismissed Sims’s injunction against Fifth Street bridge work as it exceeded 200 without bids. Governor Johnson cannot come to address Des Moines unions on August 6 and 7. Prohibitionists meet in Des Moines today at the M C A for a two day session.
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W. H. McHenry
Equity Division
District Court
L. D. Sims
Fifth Street
Pittsburg Street Railway Strike Declared End
Pittsburg announces the street railway strike costing the city over 200000 in two days is at an end. Cars began running this morning. In Washington Mrs Taft is out in a motor car for the first time since a long illness from a nervous breakdown began two months ago.
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Growth Removed by Lydia E Pinkham Dairy Ad
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a cure for a four year cyst or tumor and other female ills. The advertisement features Mrs May Fry of Lindley Indiana praising the remedy and urges women with mysterious pains or infirmities to seek confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pink
Windley
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. May Fry
Lindley
Berng Municipal Seeks Greater Tuberculosis Prevention
Berng authorities announce added measures in fighting tuberculosis moving beyond care for curables. They plan expanded prevention efforts and new programs to curb the disease, aiming to reduce spread and improve public health. The issue outlines the shift from housing only to a broader prevention strategy.
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Allen's Foot Ease Cure Claims and Other Oddities
A fragment laden item notes Allen's Foot-Ease touted as a cure for burning itching feet with a testimonial from Mrs W J Walker of Camden New Jersey. It also mentions Hamlin's Wizard Oil for injuries and a joke about chlory in hennery. A brief nod to Russ Blue laundry product appears, alongside miscellaneous ad-like lines about building a frame house with rocks.
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