Reform in New York Movement Grows in Metropolis
A New York letter says the reform movement gains traction in the city as fusion forces near power. It notes Tammany’s strength, fears a tightened virtue band, and describes a night tour showing reduced vice on the East and West Sides. The piece weighs practical limits of moral purges and half‑measures amid a diverse electorate.
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New York
Candle of Virtue
Tammany
Tamany
East Side
Harlem
Bowery
McGurk
Volks’ Garden
Flynn’s
Chaneys
Old Sporting House
Atlantic Garden
Chinatown
Allen ‘Street
Irving
Bishop Potter
Rainsford
Tammany Crusade Driven by Clergy and Fusionists
George Morrow questions whether the movement toward a "closed" city, backed by Tammany's principles and supported by clergy and fusionists, will persist. He notes the force behind the direction and asks if the crusade will continue with Tammany's backing.
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Tammany
George Morrow
Bag punching urged as ideal winter exercise for women
The New York Sun promotes bag punching as a cheap portable workout for women to slim figures in cold weather. It claims ten minutes daily can outpace six months of dieting, building chest shoulders and a graceful carriage with minimal gear and no instructor.
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New York Sun
Chips Heroic Last Stand in Cuban Trap
The narrator recounts Chips, gaunt but fearless, facing a Spanish court martial after a Cuban detachment traps them. Chips plans a diversion to reach the captain, seize his sword, and die fighting. He kills two and wounds four, succumbing to bullets as a mother and stern father would take pride in his rehabilitation.
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Chips
Reet
Yale
Chi
Richardson
Kingdom Come
Express
Ant
Ulur
Aed
Cole
Maxime Gorki: A Life of Privation and Rising Fame
The passage notes Maxime Gorki as a prominent Russian writer at 33, born in Nijni Novgorod. Orphaned young, he wandered Russia in hardship, even attempting suicide once, before finding his vocation and earning wide recognition as a short story writer.
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Maxime Gorki
Tolstoi
Nijni Novgorod
Russia
Europe
Asia
Li Hung Chang Steals Bank Secrecies in Lyons Visit
A French journal recounts Li Hung Chang visiting Credit Lyonnaise in Lyons. After inspecting the upper floors he was shown the securities vault and pocketed two bands marked 5,000 francs each with the remark Joli Souvenir de Paris. The government later indemnified the bank.
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Li Hung Chang
Lyons
Credit ‘Lyonnaise
Francis E Clark to sail for Europe in January
The Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark, president of the World's Christian Endeavor union, will sail for Europe in January to extend the society's work. He plans to focus on central Europe, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy, Holland, Bohemia, and Bulgaria.
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Francis E. Clark
Christian Endeavor Union
Europe
Scandinavia
Spain
Italy
Holland
Bohemia
Bulgaria
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