From Typewriter to Diplomacy in Santo Domingo Treaty
Washington reports on Mrs Ella Rawls Reader and her husband Athole Reader, touted as financing Santo Domingo and negotiating a US Dominican treaty. They claim to have arranged a fiscal agent role and a sale of the Samana bay, with Cromwell advising, but the US Senate failed to ratify, ending the deal.
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Washington
Ella Rawls Reader
Republic of
San Domingo
United States Senate
Senate
Morgan
Alabama
New York
Scott
Manley
McKinley
Wall Street
West Ridgeway
Ceylon
Peru
Miss Rawls
London
Reader
James B. Haggin
Morales
William Nelson Cromwell
Panama
Cromwell
Republic
Mr. Reader
Perez
Gen. Morales
United States
Santo Domingo
Deal
Hay
Bay of Samana
Prichard
Sanchez
Union Club
Dawson
Mrs. Reader
Social vanity across cities and the Mecca mindset
The piece contrasts how New Yorkers, Chicagoans, Omahians and Hastings residents imagine superior social circles in other cities. It notes universal social vanity and longing for status across regions, ending with a literary reference about unreachable heights.
American Money in England and the West End Solvency
The London Graphic asks if English society would be solvent without US capital. It notes millions flowed in over four years via American heiresses and sales of land art and antiques. Titled Englishmen often facilitated these American investments benefiting the West End, with an estimated 100 million dollars entering through such dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Marmaduke
London Graphic
West End
Sage Temperance Remark Sparks Barber Soap Tale
A New York exchange reports Sage visiting a barber who offered a premium shaving soap mixed with cocoa oil and alcohol. Sage, known for temperance, warned the barber not to put too much alcohol in his mouth.
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Sage
Russell Sage
New York Exchange
Sun-worshiping Mazdaznan cult draws 2000 New York society women
Report outlines arrest of Mrs. Rathbone Weaverson and alleged teaching of Mazdaznan doctrine to Mrs. Ellen Rachell. Fears about followers including prominent society women and claims of mental and physical harm. Dr. Hanish, accused priest, faces charges as the cult reportedly grows in New York after earlier failures in Chicago.
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New York
Otoman Zar
Adusht Hanish
Brownie Rathbone
Weaverson
West One Hundred
Fourth Street
Weaverton
Ellen Rachell
Amsterdam Avenue
Hanish
Old
Mexico
Christ
Chicago
Easier to be poor but honest than rich but honest
Quote attributed to Puck reflecting a cynical view on honesty and wealth. Not tied to a specific event or date. Source text presents a literary aside rather than a news item.
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Puck
Global Shipbuilding Slumps in Six-Year Low Highlights
Lloyds Register reports world shipbuilding at a six year low with the United States posting its poorest year for merchant and war vessels. Britain shows a slight year over year rise, while US warship launches reached 171 000 tons displacement, near 1901 levels, despite a large drop in Great Lakes tonnage. The Augustus B Wolvin, the lakes’ largest steamship at 6585 tons, was launched last year.
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Lloyd’s Register of
United States
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Augustus B. Wolvin
Lakes
Kentuckian's War Relics in Newcastle 1862
In September 1862 W. B. Crabb, a Confederate soldier, reports in Newcastle a small band presence with some Federal troops in town. He notes most Federal troops were African American and a minor skirmish occurred.
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W. B. Crabb
Newcastle
Royal Book Collector Catherine I Purchases French Libraries
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Empress Catherine II admired Voltaire and Diderot and bought Voltaire’s 7000 volumes for the Russian imperial library. She also acquired Diderot’s library for £16,000, keeping it with him until his death and paying a £1,000 annual librarian’s salary, plus a £25,000 commitment for 50 years.
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Catherine I
Russia
Philadelphia Ledger
Voltaire
Diderot
Hermitage Palace
Houdon
Catherine
Catherine II
Paris
Man on Tele drama displays presence of mind on stage
In a second act incident an actor on a tele drama stage saved the scene by quick thinking, preventing a breach of order as the audience watched. The display showed calm under pressure and steadiness in the face of a potential mishap.
Man Shot While On Horse Near Local Home
A Black man on a horse was shot by a neighbor who fired at about 100 yards. The bullet hit Crabb’s suspenders buckle, lodging in his chest above the heart. Surgeons removed buckle and bullet, Crabb kept the ball and $20 of gold as war mementos.
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Mr. Crabb
The Stomachless Man and Modern Surgery
The article notes that modern surgeons can explore and remove stomachs with impunity when needed. It asserts patients may live on a strict diet afterward, remaining capable in most life activities and even highlighting stomachless men working as clerks and expressmen.
Curtain Malfunction Ends Stage Poem in Tragic Scene
A small town theatre piece about a poacher murder goes awry when a stage curtain fails to descend as the play reaches a fatal finale. The actor playing the dead man rises after whispers from the wings, then pulls the curtain himself in a grim finish.
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Alo
Casszz
Tome
Meteors Observed in France Determine Heights During Perseids
Observers in France recorded parallaxes from six mile apart sites during the Perseid display last August. They calculated meteor elevations from flight start heights of 66 to 175 miles and end heights of 22 to 41 miles. The meteor paths within the atmosphere ranged from about 35 to 152 miles.
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France
Youth
How to Seal Letters
Instructions describe sealing methods using moist wafers and wax to deter opening. A hot iron or spirit lamp can dissolve wax, but combining wafer and wax provides a more secure seal. The method involves closing with a wafer and piercing to deter tampering.
Seals: durable wax seals withstand heat and moisture
A Chicago Daily News note explains a sealing method using coarse needle and mucilage. The seal is designed to remain secure and cannot be opened by dry heat or moisture, ensuring tamper resistance.
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Chicago Daily News
The Ass and the Camel Folklore Exchange
A medieval fable quoted from Fliegende Blaetter features a jackass asking a camel how it bears a great lump. The camel replies that patience comes from enduring one’s own flaws, contrasting ears and stubbornness with long years of experience.
Siege Of Port Arthur Reveals Japanese Besieging Labor
The article extols Japanese siegecraft at Port Arthur, detailing zigzag trenches, parallels, and mining galleries. It lauds soldiers for endurance, medical and supply competence, and the strategic encirclement that cut off the fortress from outside communication.
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Mikado
Port Arthur
English lightweight champion Jabez White signs with Jimmy Britt
Jabez White, the English lightweight champion, has arrived in the United States and plans to fight Jimmy Britt for the world title. White, 28, weighs 138 pounds in street clothes and claims a 130 pound limit, with a knockout heavy record and a hotel business near Birmingham. He plans to retire after the bout, having held titles in several weight classes and fought about 60 times.
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Jabez White
Jimmy Britt
White
New York
Britt
Fitzsimmons
Birmingham
England
New to Her Turns of Phrase Stump Yonkers Statesman
In a witty exchange a younger sister asks about a comment on "environment." The elder explains he meant her surroundings in the country, prompting a humorous remark about calling men's arms by an unfamiliar name. The Yonkers Statesman records the playful dialogue.
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Julia
Yonkers
Natural Deduction: Miss DeCash Loves You Like a Puppy
In a humorous aside from the Chicago News Freddie asks Cholly why he thinks Miss DeCash loves him. He recalls her calling him a puppy and says she is fond of dogs, implying affectionate teasing rather than certainty.
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Cholly
Chicago News
Typical marital motives noted in Chicago talk
A witty exchange between a young widow and an old bachelor reflects on how lovers choose partners. The widow says men marry for love and the bachelor adds that women marry when asked, capturing a social stereotype from the era.
Great Changes Since Then
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote contrasts a father’s fading knowledge with his daughter’s view of education. The speaker recalls attempting to teach geography to his seven year old, admitting the lesson relied on knowledge learned decades earlier.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hair of the Dog marriage scheme lampooned
The Houston Post mocks Miss Blowitin planning to wed Jack Spender to reform him. It jokes she cannot rely on his spending, suggesting he will resist giving her any money.
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Hair of the Dog
Michigan athletes command high salaries for coaching roles
Trainer Keene Fitzpatrick says athletic staff at the University of Michigan can yield 400 to 500 dollars more per year for skilled teachers. He notes strong demand for Michigan graduates to teach athletics nationwide, and that football earnings and all western honors add substantial income.
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University of Michigan
Keene Fitzpatrick
West
Michigan
Fitzpatrick
Maddock
Heston
Cincinnati's new pitcher stands tallest in league
The new Cincinnati pitcher, a California native and college graduate, impressed in Jacksonville training games with great speed. Kansas City Athletic Club beat the Buffalo German Y M C A in the world championship series with Dr James Nai Smith of Kansas refereeing the final contest.
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Overall
Cincinnati
California
Jacksonville
Kansas City Athletic Club
Buffalo German Y. M.C.A
James Naismith
University of Kansas
Springfield
Mass
Palm Beach society snub meets wary clerk in city column
A Palm Beach society girl bids farewell to a young clerk with haughty courtesy. She promises to visit him in New York, but he replies politely not to trouble Bradstreet business records, signaling a sly contrast between social pretension and ordinary life.
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Nicefellow
Palm Beach
New York
Bradstreet
Chicago Sun
Dialogue Exchange From Houston Post Snippet
A brief quoted exchange features a debate where one speaker asks if they were called a doddering idiot and another denies using that term, suggesting the word used was slobbering and prompting a startled reaction.
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Houston Post
Sanitary cattle car idea fails with railroads
Smith and Jones debate an earlier sanitary cattle car invention. Jones admits no traction as railroads refused to take stock in the concept. Chicago News notes the idea remains unrealized despite past efforts.
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Smith
Jones
Chicago News
It Certainly Was Frame Ponders The Painting
Yonkers Statesman quotes a dialogue about art where the frame is seen as central to the picture. The exchange probes whether the frame defines the image or merely surrounds it, highlighting interpretation over literal content.
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Yonkers Statesman
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LMC
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Cosmopolitan
Manhattan
Omaha
Hastings
Neb
Prairies
Osmar
Sun
Gotham
Tne
Dr. Hanish
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James O. Davidson
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Cecilie
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
H. Fitzpatrick
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