Growth of American literature at century's turn
An 1900 survey surveys American literary output across fiction, biography, poetry, history, and magazines. It notes 3,626 new books by 3,000 writers in 1899, fiction leading with 932 titles, half by native authors, and rising English competition. It discusses public taste, the rise of biographies, poets' revival hopes, and the magazine and newspaper role in shaping reading habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE Eurvey
Irving
Cooper
Bryant
Cambridge
Department of Law
England
Janice Meredith
Paul Leicester Ford
Richard Carvel
Winston Churchill
Hugh Wynne
Mitchell
T. W. Higginson
E. E. Hale
Lowell
Stanton
Sherman
Btevens
Chase
Lincoln
Franklin
William Penn
Amos J. Cummings Dies in Baltimore Hospital
New York Congressman Amos J. Cummings died at 10:15 p.m. at the Church infirmary in Baltimore after surgery for kidney trouble and successive pneumonias. His wife and cousin Charles H. Cummings were with him. He had arrived in Baltimore April 11 for treatment and underwent an operation four days later. Pleural and then bilateral pneumonia followed, leading to his death after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore
Amos J. Cummings
Church Infirmary
Charles H. Cummings
Congressman Cummings
Cummings
Mr. Cummings
PARDON OF CHICAGO OFFICERS BY ITALY'S KING
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel pardoned the Chicago cruiser officers imprisoned at Venice. They will be handed to the U S consul and then to the Chicago, which is ready to sail. Captain Dayton's cable confirms their release and return. The officers deny drinking wine during the incident and insist they were sober.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
United States
Venice
Washington
Moody
Dayton
Associated Press
Injunction Bill Against Chicago Packers Completed
District Attorney Bethea and William A. Day completed the bill to restrain meat packers from unlawfully conspiring to fix beef prices. Day traveled to Washington to present the document and affidavits to Attorney General Knox while Bethea left Chicago for New York and Washington for the Knox conference. The petition totals about 6000 words. Washington later noted H G Squires and General E S Bragg named for diplomatic posts in Cuba and Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bethea
William A. Day
Day
Washington
Knox
New York
Chicago Grain and Provisions Trading and Closing Quotations
Chicago reports a drought relief belief that fades as speculators push prices down across grains and provisions. July wheat off 0.5 to 0.75, July corn down about 0.25, July oats down 0.25, with close prices listed for May July Sept contracts and cash markets. Cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts and price ranges shown, including Texan and western stock movements and live cattle bids.
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Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas City Live Stock Prices May 5 Trade Report
Cattle receipts 2600 with steer prices from 5.00 to 7.30. western and native cattle mixed. Hogs with 6000 head, top 7.35, most 7.00 to 7.30. pigs weaker in some lots. Sheep receipts 3000 with lambs steady and muttons at 5.50 to 7.20 for natives and 5.75 to 7.15 for westerns.
South Omaha Live Stock Prices May 5
Cattle receipts total 1,000 with native steers 4.80 to 6.90, cows and heifers 3.90 to 5.80, western steers 4.00 to 5.90, Texas steers 4.40 to 5.40, canners 1.75 to 3.00, stockers and feeders 2.75 to 5.70, calves 3.00 to 5.50, bulls 2.75 to 5.00. Hog receipts 5,000 steady to strong. heavy 7.05 to 17.15, mixed 6.95 to 7.05, night 6.75 to 7.00, pigs 5.50 to 6.50, bulk 6.90 to 7.10. Sheep receipts 4,000 steady. fed ewes 5.75 to 6.25, westerns 4.75 to 5.75, ewes 4.75 to 5.60, commons 3.25 to 4.80, lambs 5.75 to 7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas Fed
Kansas City
South Omaha
Texas
St Joseph live stock market report May 5
Cattle receipts 400 with higher prices natives 5.25 to 7.00 cows and heifers 15.02 to 26.15 vents 3.25 to 6.00 stockers and feeders 2.00 to 5.35 Hogs receipts 8590 with light weights 6.90 to 7.17 percent medium and heavy 7.12 to 14.90 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
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Lorenzo Sears
Lit
Mn Tata
Italy
Names
Havana
H. G. Squires
Legation
Peking
Cuba
E. S. Bragg
Wisconsin
Pangee
Dresden
Dillon
China
Lyon
Versailles
Point Venice
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