Experiences Afloat on the Pacific Aboard a China Steamer
The narrator recalls sailing from San Francisco to Honolulu, noting Chinese stewards in blue gowns and pidgin English, humorous misadventures at sea, rough seas and concert mishaps, a fond Captain Porter with Esquimaux tales, and the approach to Molokai and Oahu with vivid seaside imagery and reflections on travel.
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Atlantic
Jorg Cyes
San Francisco
Universa
San Frascisca
Ceylon
Two Thomases Indicted In New York Financiers Case
Special Grand Jury returns true bills against Edward R. Thomas and Orlando F. Thomas for violations of state insurance laws tied to Provident Savings Life Assurance Society funds. Both pleaded not guilty and bail set at 5 600. First count accuses E R Thomas of pecuniary interest as beneficiary in a loan from Thomas Maclay Co. stock brokers.
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New York
Edward R. Thomas
Orlando F. Thomas
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
New York County
Provident Life
Edward R
Orlando
Thomases
Justice Dowling
E. R. Thomas
Thomas
Thomas, Maclay & Co
Receiver for road named in Texas federal case
In Fort Worth Texas Judge Edward R Meek named T J Freeman of New Orleans as receiver for the International and Great Northern railroad after a Metropolitan Trust Company of New York filing alleged interest default on an 1892 bond issue. Freeman, Texas and Pacific adviser, will qualify to take over the 1158 mile system with bonds of about 25.33 million and stock around 9.755 million. Gould interests hold leadership with George J Gould as president and main office at Palestine Texas.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Metropolitan Trust Company of New York
Edward R. Meek
Federal Court of the Northern District of Texas
T. J. Freeman
New Orleans
International & Great Northern Railroad
Freeman
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Gould Lines
International & Great Northern Railroad Company
Palestine
No Let Up in Roosevelt Policy Warns Against Corruption
President Roosevelt told delegates of the National Education Association during a White House reception that there will be no let up in his warning against rottenness and corruption. He spoke at length on educational methods with broad, vigorous, and inclusive views.
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Washington
Rosevelts
Department of
Storm King Sees Narrow Save Amid Chicago Telegraph Losses
Record destruction of telegraph and telephone property was avoided as sleet over wide surrounding regions began to melt. Temperature rise in time prevented major outages, with 25 to 50 miles north west and 100 to 150 miles east spared by the thaw.
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Chicago
Indictments Quashed Against Judge Grosscup and Traction Directors
SI Judge Thompson Friday quashed manslaughter indictments against Judge Peter S. Grosscup of Chicago and several Central Illinois Traction Co. directors. The charges stemmed from a wreck that killed 18 people due to alleged negligence.
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Charleston
Thompson Friday
Peter S. Grosscup
Chicago
Central Illinois Traction Company
Edison Operated For Mastoiditis At New York Hospital
Thomas A. Edison underwent surgery Thursday night at the Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat hospital for mastoiditis. He had been a patient since Sunday when an abscess formed in the middle ear and was opened.
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Edison
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
End of British Campaign in Bazar Valley
British expedition led by Maj. Gen. Sir James Willcocks ends actions against the Zakkakhels in the Bazar valley, concluding punitive operations in the region.
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Calcutta
James Willcocks
Bazar
India
Bear Cub Bob, Ward's Loyal Companion, Dies After Fight
Milo P. Ward, a western miner who found a pocket of gold valued at 37000 after seven years in Oregon hills, recalls his bear cub Bob who traveled with him for years. The bear died after a recent fight with a captured mountain lion in Gold Hill, ending their unlikely partnership.
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Milo P. Ward
Oregon
Ward
Bob
Gold Hill
Indianapolis Star
Love Compared to Stove and Ice Headache Remedy
From October to May colds are the main headache cause. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes cause. E. W. Grove on box 25e.
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E.w-Grove
Impudent Moment Sparks Frivolous Exchange
In a brief exchange two women recount a man attempting a kiss. Gertie says he was interrupted, Mollie calls the moment annoying, highlighting a tense social interaction.
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Gertie
Mollie
Offer for Merry Widow music and lyrics at low price
The Jerome H. Remick Co invites readers to send 25 cents for the words and music of nine pieces from the Merry Widow Opera in current vogue in London Paris and New York. A separate opinion argues that granting noble titles to American men could curb foreign money flowing to titled foreigners who marry American women, though the cure might be worse than the disease.
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Jerome H. Remick Co
New York
London
Paris
Politics as Profession or Business, A Grafton Quote
The Philadelphia Press quotes Grafton asking if politics is a profession or a business. It notes a reply: when his side is in power it is a business, otherwise merely a profession.
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Grafton
Philadelphia Press
Castoria Safe Remedy For Infants For Over 30 Years
A reassuring ad urges careful examination of every bottle of Castoria to ensure the signature of Lavenge and its long history as the trusted remedy used for over three decades for infants and children.
Frenchman in New York Claims Help From Le Comte
A Frenchman, stranded in New York, confesses to a lawyer that Le comte did not steal his purse, but helped him search for it, implying the thief might be elsewhere and the coin could have been recovered with aid.
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New York
Lecomte
Hunger in schools prompts call for meals program
The New York World urges organized relief as hunger cripples pupils. It questions reliance on classroom milk and argues meals are needed, either funded by educational funds or by public subscriptions, to prevent lasting damage to children’s growth and learning.
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New York World
Reduced colonist rates for one way travel on Northwestern Line
One way tickets at special low rates on sale daily during March and April from all points on The North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Daily and personally conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars via the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. Double berth only 7.00 through from Chicago. For details write S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago NL or contact nearest ticket agent.
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North Western
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Union Pacific
S. A. Hutchison
Clark St
Bakers Prefer Native Macaroni Wheat Over Russian Exports
Bakers pay up to 11 cents a bushel more for native macaroni wheat. They say the home product yields better results than the grain exported to Russian Black Sea ports.
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Black Sea
Patrol Wagon Responds To Threat Aimed At Failing Drunk
A frightened caller urges police to send the patrol wagon to Fourth and Oak where a drunk man named Ols Bills is causing trouble. The dispatcher warns of possible violence a black person might face, prompting a hurried but empty wagon return after no incident is found.
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C. E. McVey
Fourth and
Oak Streets
Cain
Kansas City Star
Berlin Funds For Koch Tuberculosis Fund Raised
The city of Berlin appropriated 12500 dollars toward the fund to combat tuberculosis to be named for Dr. Robert Koch. About 40000 dollars has been subscribed from private sources.
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Berlin
Fund For Combating
Robert Koch
Lost Temper Returns In A Rare Book Antic
Edmund Clarence Stedman, a poet banker, threw a book at a servant and lost a rare $50 volume. A passerby took it, later found again in a shop for $40, and Stedman discovered the treasure was his own returned item, ending the episode with his lesson.
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Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
Httle
New York Press
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