Crane Named Minister to China With Long Diplomatic Ties
Chicago businessman Charles R. Crane, a Democrat and Taft pick, accepts the post of minister to China. Born 1858 in Chicago, Crane led the Crane Company, served as vice president, and directed foreign business with extensive travel in Russia and China. He speaks Chinese, knows officials, and is noted as a collector of rare books and paintings.
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Charles R. Crane
Chicago
China
Far East
Wvalgul
Central Asia
Russia
Asiatic
Mr. Crane
Crane
Crane Company
Carmelia Smith
Paterson
N. J
Municipal Voters’ League
National Bank of the Republic
Taft
United States
New German Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg Linked To Imperial Court
Biography of Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, successor to Prince von Buelow as German chancellor. A college friend and confidant of Emperor William II, he is described as reserved yet influential, a philosopher statesman with Jewish origins and a climb from district governor to Prussian interior minister before attaining the chancellorship.
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Prince von Buelow
German Empire
Borussia Corps
Bonn
William
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg
Bethmann
Holland
Frankfort
John James Hollweg
Bonn University
Ober-Barnim
Potsdam
Bromberg
Brandenburg
Storytelling pastor Rev String gains fame in St Louis church
Rev Dr J H String of Maple Avenue Reformed Church, St Louis, abandons text preaching for parable like stories. He says fiction mirrors Christ parables and his tales about a country boy in the city attract many, especially youth, leading trustees to consider adding space as attendance grows.
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J. H. String
Maple Avenue Reformed Church
St. Louis
Missouri City
String
Rev. String
Christ
Guggenheim urges young men to seek Alaska riches
Benjamin Guggenheim, mining magnate and A E R Co official, tells a reporter to “go west.” He advises Alaska offers opportunities from 15000 to 50000 for many industrious youths and millions for the lucky, noting health checks before Arctic travel and the region’s developing gold fields. He notes his family’s mining empire and the smelting trust influence.
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American’ Smelting and Refining Company
Europe
Mr. Guggenheim
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near-Arctic Circle
Philadelphia
Colorado
Meyer Guggenheim
Guggenheim Exploration Company
American Emekting and Refining Company
Smelter Trust
M. Guggenheim Sons
Africa
Mexico
America
Building for readers advice from William A. Radford
William A. Radford offers free construction advice to readers, citing his editor author and manufacturer experience. He recommends nearly square two story houses with deep cellars and large attics, noting 31 by 38 foot examples and the challenges of stair placements in small homes.
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William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
Heating systems in houses offer hot air or hot water benefits
The article compares hot air and hot water heating for homes, noting costs and efficiencies. It discusses installation prices, coal usage, and the balance of mechanical features plus ventilation. It highlights stairway projection, lighting, basement potential, air quality, and the role of rugs and floors in modern homes.
Crane Advances as U S Minister to China Noted Global Traveler
Charles R. Crane newly named U S minister to China stands out as a self made man with wealth, lifelong travel, and mastery of languages. He traveled to many countries, built caravans to explore unfrequented lands, and reads in a dozen languages. His father Richard T. Crane, Sr. opposes public universities, while the Crane family maintains summer homes in Lake Geneva and Woods Hole.
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Charles R. Crane
United States
China
Richard T. Crane
Crane
Russia
Globe
Michigan Avenues
Williams
Yale
Farmer named Holmes challenges mail carrier with Sherlock Holmes quip
A rural free delivery carrier mistakes a sunburned farmer named Holmes for Sherlock Holmes. The farmer brushes off the misidentification, saying he can read people by face and eyes, then asks for his mail. The exchange highlights old working duds and self perception.
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Holmes
Beverly G
Sherlock Holmes
Wireless signal confuses man in town tale
Mr. Wilkins sits on a nail keg reading a paper when he notices a wireless telegraph signal. He puzzledly asks about its meaning while Holbrook the grocer suggests it may be C Q D and reflects on it as a signal of distress.
Allen's Foot-Ease for Swollen Hot Feet and Corns
Use Allen's Foot-Ease powder in shoes to relieve swollen smarting aching hot sweating feet corns and bunions while you walk. 25c at druggists and shoe stores substitute not accepted free sample by mail Allen Olmsted LeRoy N Y
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Allen
Allen, Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Rare Combinations and Everyday Comforts Parade in Ad Tone
An old ad style mix extols unlikely pairings the time place and girl and man scheme and coin. It promotes Hamlins Wizard Oil as a home standby while praising mint juice in Wrigley’s Spearmint. It closes with a social duty note about shared conduct.
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Wrigley’s
Wrigley’s Spearmint Ad Lays Out Health Claims
A vintage advertisement promotes Wrigley’s Spearmint with claims it aids digestion and boosts appetite. The copy urges deliberate chewing during walks, touts lasting flavor, and includes moralizing snippets and other health quips. A Fargo eye clinic note appears as a separate fragment.
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