Transsiberian line to Paris London main service announced
Papers report the transsiberian railway will run high speed passenger service from Shanghai to London via Paris with three weeks travel time. A plague outbreak near Now There is blamed on rising cases and deaths. A Russian bandmaster died amid a police search of a large residence uncovering eight dead rats. News from Shanghai notes a steamer wreck at Kuala nhang with thirteen lives lost, including eleven Chinese coolies.
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Pse Press
Paris
Shanghai
London
Corea
Saghalien
Weebin & Co
Erst
Kualanhang
Man shoots self after office threat near Christmas gift
Charles B. Martin, a McVictor theatre building manufacturer, lies in county jail hospital with wounds to abdomen and lungs. In Angel & Co office Miss Bernice Michaus had just refused a Christmas gift when Martin allegedly threatened her then shot himself, pleading accident as police seek his statement.
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Chicago
Charles B. Martin
McVictor
County Jail
Angel & Co
Bernice Michaus
Martin
Miss Michaus
Miss Michaes
Automobile Club Plan Seeks Nationwide Unity
The Automobile Club of America proposes a national body uniting all clubs, sending its plan to major clubs. Boston and Chicago oppose the idea while Long Island offers a cautious stance, signaling likely changes before a national organization forms.
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New York
Automobile Club of America
National Organization of America
Automobile Clubs
Boston
Chicago
Long Island Automobile Club
Christmas Charity Distributes More Dinners Than Ever
New York reports a record Christmas charity effort with 17 000 dinners at Madison Square Garden and 8000 meals cooked by the Salvation Army. Bowery lodging house aid serves 5 000 more, while post office receipts soar from 50 000 on Monday to 70 000 on Tuesday. The treasury requests 250 000 in gold to meet gift demand.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Salvation Army
Bowery
UC to Recommend Philippine Agricultural Leaders
Berkeley reports the University of California is asked to suggest experienced scientists to head agricultural experiment stations in the Philippines. The commission says agricultural skill there could transform the islands, the world’s premier testing ground for such work. In New York a Rome dispatch notes Henry Eagle Shaw, a 40 year old American, killed himself in Hotel Washington Florence by cutting his throat. The hotel manager says he was a millionaire and the motive remains unexplained.
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Berkley
Cal
University of California
Philippine Commission
Philippines
New York
Henry Eagle Shaw
Rome
Hotel Washington
Florence
Fireman and Mint Julep Ball Rivalry in a Small Town
A fireman takes Fanny McCann to the annual firemen’s ball while the Mint Julep proprietor, a rival with a flawless dress and charm, impresses the dance crowd. Fanny’s mother guards her daughter and warns of danger as the evening unfolds with jealousy and social friction. The ball ends with mixed success and lingering tension between lovers and rivals.
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Fanny
Fanny McCann
Isaac
Mint
Compliments and Breadcrumbs From 19th Century Notes
The piece discusses how to handle compliments graciously with wit and listening as social art. It cites Mme Recamler, De Quincy, and the value of good manners in conversation, then shifts to thrift lore about bread crusts and old warnings about crumbs in Notes and Queries.
Monroe Edge Bryan Property Auction Offers City and Rural Lots
Advertises 40 acres near an oil mill partly in city limits with improvements. Multiple city and near city homes, vacant blocks, boarding house, and 312 acres near oil mill with two houses. Also 14,000 acres of farm and ranch lands and many other cheap listings. call for details.
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Bon Ton
City Market Meat Supply Announcement
City Market announces its purchase of the City Meat Market from Messrs. Smith and Adams and informs the public that it is ready to supply customers with meats and related goods.
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Messrs. Smith & Adams
Manicure tips for fragile nails and hangnail care
Practical guidance from Mary E. Walker on strengthening fragile nails with wax and alum or almond oil, removing white spots with pitch and myrrh, and softening nails by warm soapy water.Instructions cover gentle scarfskin care, not cutting unless needed, and essential tools for manicuring a basic kit.
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Mary E. Walker
Ladies’ Home Journal
For Sale City Property Near Allen Academy
South half of block near Allen Academy priced at 550 with about 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse in the southeast. A small new cottage and tenant house with well offered at 1000. Six room house and one lot of ten on the west side priced at 1250. Also other city property available.
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Allen Academy
Ain Street
Theater Seats Versus Uncomfortable Pews In Church Critique
A churchman laments church pews crowding visitors and compares them with theater seating. He notes hats wraps and overcoats, calls pew rent unfair, and touches on hats in church. The rest reports a grand jury presentment criticizing Brooklyn bridge management for lack of proper care.
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Philadelphia
Cme
Hridge
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
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Gar- Sema
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Kixposition
Louisville, Ky
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Brazos County
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Main Street
Brogdon
W. A. Watkins
Texas
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Astin
GSE
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Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
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Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
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