J Pierpont Morgan King of Financial World
J Pierpont Morgan rises as industrial and railroad magnate, uniting steel, rail, and finance. Born in Hartford he built a vast empire with Morgan firms, reshaping the New York Central system and major lines, while amassing wealth, art, and ships.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
King OF Financial World
Morgans
Vanderbilts
New York Central
Vanderbilt
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Buffalo
West Shore
Chesapeake and Ohio
Great Southern
Erie
China
Japan
Western Union Telegraph
American Bell Telephone Companies
Edison
Good coal in Luzon and mineral riches in the Philippines
The Philippines commission reports extensive mineral resources across the archipelago led by 1,200 prospectors, mostly American, with rich coal deposits near Mindoro and Cebu and promising gold prospects. Coals lack clinker and suit boiler tubes. near Bulacacao Mindoro harbor and Cebu deposits offer ideal access.
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Philippines Commission
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Lepanto
Bontoc
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Mindanao
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Bulacacao
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Benguet-Lepanto Bontoc
Sunset Farewell in Battle Field Poem
A somber Civil War era verse portrays two dying soldiers at dusk on the field. One clings a gray hair ringlet, the other a brown lock, sharing a final kiss and farewell. Each contemplates a mother and a sweetheart, praying as they breathe their last.
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Stara and Stripes
In the French Window a Quiet Love Awakens
Evelyn Westland and Severance Caulder share a poised moment in a rain kissed room as Severance confesses love. Evelyn, torn by hidden feelings, guides him to reveal his heart and accepts a dual bond: sweetheart and friend. A final note on women workers in France follows.
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Severance
Severance Caulder
Evelyn
Caulder
Beggar Guilds and Leper Kings in China History
A Philadelphia Times summary describes powerful Chinese guilds of beggars thieves and lepers centered in Nanking Pekin and Tien-Tsin. Kings extract income from subjects and blackmail traders while maintaining districts. Beggars mutilate themselves for sympathy and profit. Thieves’ kings know thefts and recoveries and levy dues. Lepers’ king governs leper houses outside cities draining families financially.
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Nanking
Pekin
Tien-Tsin
Philadelphia Times
United States fish commission tags cod to identify individuals
The U S Fish Commission is tagging cod and releasing them to identify individuals. Each tag bears a unique series of letters and numbers stored in a memorandum, so if a tagged fish is caught later, investigators can trace its history, including date and origin.
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Vineyard Sound
United States Fish Commission
Aurora sightings and bird nesting facts from Antarctic voyage
During the Belgica voyage in Antarctica more than sixty aurora observations were recorded with intensities peaking at equinoxes. North American birds show varied nesting habits from grebes by water to meadow larks arborescent nests and wood ducks aquatic. Also notes on Black Sea currents and life depth, mortality figures across European states, and mosquitoes’ winter survival and distribution.
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Arctic
Equator
South Pole
Young Lawyer’s Dream of Supreme Court Honor Realized
Attorney General Griggs recalls meeting a Congressman who mentored a young lawyer drawn to the nine Justice chambers. He later spoke for the United States government on a landmark colonial test case, achieving a lifelong ambition before the Supreme Court. A Missouri preacher faces threats after proclaiming a sermon on Hell and those who go there, as public reflections on aging and youth draw mixed emotions.
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Supreme Court Chamber
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Supreme Court Room
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Collier's Weekly
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Hell
Nature Guards and Immigrant Shifts in 1900s America
The article contrasts nature’s protective adaptation in sea life with human migration trends. It notes how sculpins camouflage themselves by color changes, then switches to a detailed analysis of early 20th century U.S. immigration. It cites numbers from Europe, presses on farm fertility, land access, and shifting immigrant origins from Austria Russia and Italy, while German immigration declines as Germany industrializes. The piece cites the New York Sun.
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Nature
Charles F. Holder
Scientife American
Pacific Ocean
Briny
Mr. Holder
Holder
Ita
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific
Chicago
Cornwall
Baring-Gould
Redmire
Mr. Baring- Gould
Few of the Present Day Immigrants Capable of Doing Farm Work
The piece notes that 13 million immigrants to the United States since 1800 included about 3.9 million from Great Britain, Germany, and the Nordic countries. It observes most newcomers, especially Germans Norwegians and Swedes, were farmers bound for the western and midwestern regions. It highlights a shift toward urban settlements as immigration of farmers declines despite strong American manufacturing and farm prices. It cites an expected 475,000 total immigrants for the year with sizable shares from Austria-Hungary and Italy.
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Germany
Britain
Ireland
Granta
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Austria
Italy
New York Sun
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Sweden
West
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Ohio
Indiana
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Mississippi
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Northwestern States
Austria- Hungary
Fish that buries itself in New Zealand soil
A New Zealand fish called the ka kawai hides underground for long periods. Found across the North Island, it buries a foot to two below dry soil and appears dead when dug up in summer. In May or June, when rains moisten soil, placing it in water revives it after a day or two, skin shedding and the fish becoming lively again.
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New Zealand
North Island
Wiararapa
Forty-Mile
England
A Royal Photographer Captures Imperial Parade Image
The German empress, an adept amateur photographer, accumulates an intriguing set of court photos. She has taken snapshots at royal festivities and secured a photo of the town prince on his first parade as a full officer of the guards.
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Annie
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Evelyn Westland
France
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Science
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Mediterranean
C. T. Williams
Life Assurance Medical Ofcers’ Association of England
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Belgium
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L. ©. Soward
Department of Agriculture
Howard
Laat
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