Money-Making Fever Defines The Modern World Pace
A reflection on wealth obsession and industrial progress. The text notes that society idolizes the rich like Morgans, Fricks, Schwabs, and Carnegies, while science serves big business through patents and practical applications. It laments science yielding to commercial aims in an era of vast stock markets and dividends.
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Pierpont Morgans
Henry Fricks
Schwabs
Carnegies
Hills
Washington
Tois
Salef Mammon
Beyond Redemption in Portland Court
In Portland, April 4, in municipal court, Harry Smith a morphine addict pleads I’m beyond redemption and begs not to be jailed. Judge Cameron weighs options noting the prisoner’s wrecked condition and long habit. The judge offers a 90 day county jail term with $50 to place him where he cannot obtain drugs.
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Portland
Harry Smith
Cameron
Electric rail line proposed from New York to Philadelphia
The trolley magnate Albert Johnson plans an electric railroad from New York to Philadelphia offering fifty cent passenger fares. He cites safety benefits, noting steam locomotives’ heavy engines cause most accidents. Electric propulsion via rails presents lower weight and strong traction as a key advantage.
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New York City
Albert Johnson
New York
Philadelphia
Carrier Ag
Clean Safe and Economical Valve Power for Rail Travel
A fragment describes a valve power system for locomotives to carry coal and water safely. It contrasts risks of derailment or bridge failure with a clean economical valve design that prevents passengers from being scalded or burned in accidents.
Celtic launches as the modern White Star steamer
The White Star line steamer Celtic was launched at Belfast yesterday. It measures 680 feet long with nine decks and capacity for 2859 passengers. Its gross tonnage is 20 580, ten thousand tons more than the Great Eastern.
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Steamship Building Line
White Star Line
Celtic
Belfast
Ireland
Great Eastern
First National Bank
Port land Telegram Details Kentuck Cargo And Shipments
The Portland Telegram notes the Kentuck transport sailing with supplies for the Philippines. Cargo valued at 56,925 includes horses amounting to 42,350. The article implies the money circulating in Portland from this shipment won’t trigger increased bank vault storage needs.
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Portland Telegram
Portland
Kentuck
Philippine Arm
Wea
President Mitchell Secures New Wage Scale to Avert General Strike
President Mitchell of the Pennsylvania mine workers union pressed for a wage scale revision set for April first. Managers refused to bargain, he traveled to New York and obtained an audience with financiers including J Pierson Morgan. Mitchell presented the workers grievances calmly and won every demand, with a new one year scale signed and a strike involving 143000 men avoided.
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Mitchell
Pennsylvania
New York
J Pierson Morgan
Harrison elected Chicago mayor for third term
The Oregonian claimed Carter Harrison won a third straight term with 156,952 votes to 125,695 for his opponent. The passage mocks the political editor and questions the integrity of the reported figures, suggesting bias in the newspaper's coverage.
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Oregonian
Carter Harrison Wa
Chicago
Harrison
Protective Tariff Debate and Steel Trust Monopoly
The Oregonian argues the protective tariff law shields robbery and fuels fortunes like Carnegie’s, preserving an immense but controversial wealth via a monopoly. It claims the tariff excludes competition, bolstering the billion dollar steel trust even after Carnegie’s retirement.
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Carnegie
Carnegi
Steel Trust
Lawe
Polk County Cor Respondent Letter Highlights Address Spelling
A clearly written letter argues for correct phonetic spelling of Polk County while opposing altering the distinguished ex president's name. The correspondent cautions against mutating well known names and stresses precise spelling in public records and communications.
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Polk County
Connecticut men form firm to breed black cats
Connecticut businessmen organize a company to breed black cats for their skin, valued at fifty cents per cat. The announcement notes no neglect of mail matters and hints at broader trade implications.
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Connecticut
Artist Brushington Portraits and a Reluctant Fortune
Chicago Record tells the tale of Brushington a Chicago artist returning from Paris with hope of fame and fortune on Michigan Avenue. Facing the lure of Parisian prestige and market pressure he paints portraits of rich merchants and even dead magnates at high prices. When the Slupsky family commissions a portrait of their deceased father the painter confronts deception, greed, and the value of art versus money.
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Brushington
Chicago
Paris
Tie
Michigan Avenue
Lake Michieen
Slupsky
Mentleman
Siipsky
Slupskys
Papa
Mr. Slupsky
Brushiton
Sammy
Slapskys
The Lightest Substance and Ether Speculation
The piece discusses whether the lightest substance is the luminiferous ether, claimed to permeate the universe and transmit light by vibration. It argues space may be empty yet suggests an undetectably light medium affecting light, colors, and cosmic motion.
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Pearson’s
Grizzly Rescue Guardsman in Oregon Forest Tale
A long excerpt tells of a grizzly encounter with Jim and Mike, brothers near a Montana Idaho camp, and the doctor who, chased by a bear, climbs a tree and is saved by his St Bernard. The dramatic narrative blends peril, loyalty, and frontier medicine as the doctor returns to aid a midnight patient.
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Northwest
New York
Montana
Idaho
Jim
Mike
Grigzly
Mark Twain
Portland, Or
New Territory
Oregon
An Unlucky Animal.
Excerpt from London Punch describing a traveling scene with a horse owner and driver. The horse, considered unlucky, is the subject of a morning routine over feeds of oats or a drink of whisky, and the animal has reportedly lost five mornings running.
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Traveler
London
Why the word hounded in a Cleveland Plaid Dealer quote
A Cleveland Plaid Dealer quotes a writer asking why the term hounded is used instead of dogged. He argues hounded sounds more refined than plain dogged, noting the revengeful Syrian pursued him wherever he went.
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Row
Cleveland Plaig Dealer
The Romance of Maurice Cohen in a London Study
Maurice Cohen dictates to his secretary in a quiet study while Rose Hall wonders about love and faith. He speaks of justice and patience, and she questions his Jewish identity and life choices as they walk a sunlit garden scene away from Piccadilly bustle. The moment tilts toward loss as their bond strains.
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Maurice Cohen
Mr. Cohen
Rose Hall
Rose
John Lubbock
Piccadilly
Chicago Times Herald
The Plowman Hero and the Lady of Brookland Farm
John Constable, a humble plowman, wins Dora Willoughby at Brookland farm while secretly falling in love. When Dora’s father pressures class and wealth, Constable reveals his noble lineage as heir to Lord Ernscourt. The couple marry despite family pride, and Lord Ernscourt in his deathbed acknowledges his heir.
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Faturname
Hower
John Constable
Brookland Farm
Willoughly
Flo
Dora Willoughby
Constable
Dora
Joe Summers
Dorn
Willoughbys
Willoughby
Ernscourt
Scotland
Ile
Mim
Kellowman
Lord Ernscourt
Hehold
Do Your Best Each Day In Industry And Integrity
A quotation attributed to Joby Wavamaker in Snchess emphasizes daily effort and sound conduct. It argues success comes from steady work and honesty, warning against lax tone and shameless shortcuts. The message urges perseverance on established paths rather than flashy, unproven leaps.
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Joby Wavamaker
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Can
Oled Asa
Auykes
Lee
Dey
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