City Investing Building to Rise Thirty Stories on Lower Broadway
The City Investing Building Company plans a 30 story office tower costing about 3 250 000 to rise on Lower Broadway at Cortlandt Street New York City The central section will be 20 stories with 26 story portions and a 21 elevator system to move tenants quickly The block long site will cover 27000 square feet at Broadway and Cortlandt and may include an entrance to the McAdoo tunnel pending final decision The building in free Italian style will loom over surrounding structures with a western block on Cortlandt and Church streets and a Broadway frontage of 165 167 The plan includes a 38 foot wide main corridor and possibly an entrance to the tunnel under Cortlandt Street
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New York City
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City Investing Company
McAdoo
Church Street
Francis H. Kimball
Senate
Congressional Record
Beveridge
Burrows
Foraker
Ohio
Patterson
Bacon
Clark
Wyoming
McCumber
Aldrich
Hale
Fairbanks Todo
Teller
Spooner
Bailey
Dubois
Clapp
Carter
The Majesty of the Law and a Will's Intent
Deacon Elphonzo Youngs of Washington laments legal jargon in his will. He asks that his faithful wife Amelia have and control everything he possesses. The piece argues if the will fails in law it is the law's fault, not the will.
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Elphonzo Youngs
Washingston
Amelia
Women Smoke Car Sparks Global Criticism on Railways
A new smoking car for women on English railways provokes worldwide criticism. The illustrated car is described as a modern Pullman type with luxurious fittings and substantial patronage, signaling a bold but controversial innovation in travel culture.
Tricks and miracles in a late evening show
A lively exchange from Tit-Bits notes a street performance where a performer allegedly turns a handkerchief into an eel, followed by a joke about turning a cow into a field seen about a week earlier. The dialogue captures the magazine’s playful tone.
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Charlie
Billy
Turned Down Proposal Sparks Local Banter
The Houston Post quotes a witty exchange about romance with a person asking if disappointment arrived, and the reply stating that the speaker sought it by proposing to Miss Scadds on the prior night.
Quaint Old Jury Box Marks Lynn’s 200 Year Evolution
The Lynn Historical Society houses an oak jury box dating to around 1732. It served the city’s jurors for nearly two centuries before a larger box was built in 1903. The old box, lacquered in mahogany color with hand wrought iron, now rests in a wall cabinet.
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Lynn Historical Society
Lynn
Joseph W. Attwill
Odd Timber Rafts And The Lumber Trade In America
The London Sphere notes America's rich timber resources with 300 tree species and vast rivers enabling a massive timber trade. Rafts float independently or are hauled by vessels called alligators, used on Canadian waters, described as a cross between a boat and a grasshopper. Logs are skid d or floated to rivers bound by chains, sometimes forming floating cages, and rafts worth up to a million dollars are common.
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London Sphere
Washington
A Mysterious Coin Observed in Revolving Diagram
Cleveland Leader describes a trick where a viewer holds a sheet with a diagram and slowly spins it to reveal a silver coin. The coin appears in place of the diagram after several turns, varying in size from a quarter to a half dollar.
DURATION OF LIFE Interesting Facts On Longevity And Birth Rates
Vital statistics show longer life due to sanitation and medicine with Sweden leading in low death rates. The record notes Sweden’s 150 year data, Holland’s rising life expectancy, Britain and Ireland’s 5 percent gain, and birth rates in New York Washington Boston Cairo Buenos Aires Calcutta Brussels Paris. It discusses varying death rates by age group and notes U S birth data is uneven but under study.
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Scandinavian Peninsula
Holland
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
Hungary
Buda-Pesth
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
Europe
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Boston
Cairo
Buenos Ayres
England
Calcutta
Brussels
Paris
Willie's Steamboat Trick Delights Photographer and Family
In a New York Sun vignette a photographer celebrates a successful shot of Willie with a tin steamboat. The father, initially anxious, calms as the photographer notes the boy clings to the toy while posing. The wife explains Willie kept holding the boat despite the staged command.
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New York Sun
Little Willie
Willie
Poor Father Bobbie Mamma Mamma Well Quote
A judge quips about marriage and scarcity of men, asking if the narrator felt sorry for her husband or if such sentiment came after joining the family. The line reflects playful courtroom banter and domestic humor.
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Bobbie
Papa
Theater Fires Show Curtains Fail to Shield Audiences
The Grand Magazine reports Vienna experiments where a theater fire with stage flames and various lamp types lit the auditorium despite iron curtains. Without curtain protection, temperatures rose to 720 degrees Fahrenheit and carbon monoxide filled the air, making safe escape unlikely without actors sacrificing themselves. A second setup kept curtains up and turned the stage into a chimney, leaving the audience safe.
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Grand Magazine
Vienna
Franklin Union riches grow from Franklin gift in Boston
The Franklin Union in Boston, funded by Benjamin Franklin’s 1790 gift, now holds about a million dollars in cash and $200,000 in securities. If growth continues, the fund could reach several million or more by 2006, prompting reflections on how money earns beyond tangible value.
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Franklin Union
Boston
New York
Bouillon
Benjamin
Franklin
New York Mail
Carnegie
Rockefeller
United States
Language and accents in England the author recalls
In an interview fragment from the Detroit Free Press the speaker notes that learning to speak English was not the problem for them but making natives understand their speech. The quote underscores communication challenges faced by non native English speakers.
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England
Detroit Free Press
Cost Of The White House Reveals President's True Income
A San Francisco Argonaut analysis shows the president earns far more than his $50,000 salary. Total annual costs top about $125,000, plus sizable personal income from books and magazine work, with extensive allowances for staff, expenses, repairs, and utilities.
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San Francisco Argonaut
White House
Alice
House of Roosevelt
Highest Judicial Courts in the Capitol Visit
Two visiting women listen to a Washington guide explain the U S Supreme Court as the highest judicial court. They tour the Capitol and attend an argument before the nine justices, noting the court’s standing in the nation’s judiciary.
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Washington
Capitol
Supreme Court of the United States
Indians Should Trade By Word Of Mouth Not Mail
Commissioner Francis Leupp argues Indians should avoid Washington visits and conduct business by spoken word to save government time. The writer urges caution about signing papers and warns scribes may exploit Indians by writing to transfer land or credit. The piece favors keeping Indian dealings by oral tradition.
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Francis Leupp
Indian Affairs
Washington
Eve
Trouble for the Clerks in Senate Stock Query
A veteran clerk recalls a western senator demanding bank stock holdings from the comptroller of the currency. The effort led to a massive packet of data for all national banks, but the senator and others paid little heed, leaving the lengthy compilation unused.
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Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Comptroller’s Office
Not a lame senator in Washington hotel lobby
A clerk and bystanders discuss a man identified as Senator Blank visiting a Washington hotel desk. They note a stiff knee and presumed fighter status, debating whether to interview him and speculating about his corporate ties and legitimacy. The dialogue reveals judgments tied to appearances and ambition.
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Washington
Senator Blank
Lena'o
Cloakroom Tale Reflects Senator Patterson's Roosevelt Policy Praise
In a senate cloakroom tale about Senator Patterson, a Denver census enumerator asks the senator’s politics. The butler answers with a humorous line noting the senator hasn’t been home since breakfast, implying political ignorance.
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Senate
Patterson
Roosevelt
Denver
Butler
To Believe the Boots
A comic exchange between Congressman Tyndall of Olark Mountain and Champ Clark questions why cloakroom furniture is leather upholstered. Clark shrugs it off as fashion that lasts, while Tyndall jokes that leather helps sharpen knives without wearing boot leather.
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Olark Mountain
Champ Clark
Clark
Tyndall
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