Italy's Gift to America Immigrant farming plan urged
A long study argues for moving Italian immigrants from crowded cities to land in the United States. It notes 500,000 Italians in Greater New York, urges land colonization, training in farming, and a national bureau to select adaptible workers, provide locations, and guide employers. It cites Fredonia and Vineland models, six Italian industries, and a self supporting farm settlement path.
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Alice Bennett
Survey Press Bureau
W. D. Howells
Society For
New York
Wellers
Italy
Mr. Howells
Mano Mero
United States
Christenzo Seragosa
Fredonia
Chautauqua County
Canning Factory
Buffalo
Normal College
Bredonia
New York City
Dominico Condanti
Sheepshead Bay
Baedeker
America
B. F. Buck & Co
Mazzini
Vineland
N. J
ItaHan
Bureau of Information
Ellis Island
Lorenzo de Medici
Miss Amori
Public Opinion call for fixing bridge holes on East Washington
A reader urges Director Biltz and five inspectors to repair holes in the walk at the East Washington avenue bridge. The writer notes the holes have persisted all winter and expresses hope that the inspectors will fix them, echoed by many residents who must jump over the gaps.
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Farmer
Biltz
East Washington Avenue Bridge
Erare Daw
Castro Plans Suit Against French Government
Paris May 3 Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela is consulting with lawyers to sue the French government over his expulsion from Martinique.
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Castro
Paris
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Martinique
Portrait worth 330000 heads to national collection
London may 3 reports that Colnaghi firm bought Hans Holbein’s Christina of Denmark portrait for 330000 from the Duke of Norfolk. They say they bought for themselves not an American client, but the work may go to the United States if not acquired by the National Gallery.
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London
Messrs. P. & D. Colnaghi
Hans Holbein
Christina of
Denmark
Duke of Norfolk
National Gallery
United States
White House
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
Jack Chase
Illinois
Jack
Jerome Hissed and Rooted in Launching His Campaign
New York May 3 District Attorney Jerome began his renomination bid at Cooper Union amid a hostile reception. He faced a lengthy hissed and hooted start before the crowded hall settled to listen. A local advertisement for Foley's Kidney Remedy follows the dispatch.
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Jerome
New York
Cooper Union
Masterman Denies Budget Was Socialist Triumph
Charles Masterman Parliamentary Secretary of the Local Government Board denies a published claim that he said the budget was a socialist triumph He instead calls it the greatest social reform budget ever known in Great Britain May 3 London
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London
Charles Masterman
Local Government Board
Great Britain
France hit by damaging cola wave cripples crops
Paris reports northeastern France enduring an unprecedented cola wave with snowfall across several locations. Officials fear substantial damage to fruit crops and vineyards, threatening regional agriculture and wine production.
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Paris
France
Sensible skirts offer fine value at half price
A notice advertises three skirt styles with plain or fancy finishes once selling for 1.25. Mixed Suitings are 25 cents a yard, with other striped, check, and plaid fabrics in gray, tan, blue, green. Limited stock, four hundred yards, not lasting long. Also mentions Automobile ceilings and a Tea Room with lunch options.
The Store To Find Scarce Articles at Read Co Store
The D. M. Read Co and Radford B. Smith at 1072 Main St and 89 Fairfield Ave offer scarce bags. A Tuesday sale promises low prices, urging customers not to miss the chance based on prior costs.
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Radford B. Smith
Main St
Fairfield Av
Lincoln Story and The Last Straw
A collection of humor and anecdote about public grievances and patriotic values. Lincoln declines a blind plea for individual favors while sharing stories connecting duty and humor, then a hostess laments party guests who ruin her piano with red checked guests leaving a costly tune.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
A Lover of Peace and His Warless Views
A fragment from a tribute to W. T. Stead notes his influence as a peacemaker. It recalls his belief that sincere talk of universal love must align with abolition of war and the killing of men. The passage hints at Stead’s wartime stance and moral advocacy.
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W. T. Stead
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Europe
Philippines
Calhoun
E. Halligan
Cail
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Evening Farmer
Fairfield Ave
Bridgepopt
Joseph P. Coug
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D. D. Smith
Bridgeport Distributing CO
Public Market
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Buzzard’s Bay
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Newport
Shore Line
Connecticut
A. B. Smith
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
New England
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