A Fierce Gamble Shocks Markets In New York and London
The New York Stock Exchange saw a week of vast business as speculation in railroad and industrial stocks surged. Thursday’s clearing-house total reached 598 million dollars, with Tuesday’s at 563 million, surpassing gold coinage totals. London mirrored the panic with crowds in the rain, price chaos, and leaders gone, leaving small dealers unsure of prices and futures.
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New York Stock Exchange
United
Mint
London
America
New York
Aftermath of War and China Expedition Contrast
The piece argues that European powers gathering in China risk a massive war driven by rivalries, yet portrays the China expedition as noble and humanitarian, now devolving into mere land piracy with potential widespread misery, contrasting earlier Spanish-American war motives.
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Noone
China
Tom
Spain
Nations in War’s Shadow Destroys Filipino and Cuban Hopes
The text laments that prolonged conflict has suppressed Filipino aspirations for liberty and skewed U S attitudes toward Cuba. It argues war fosters indifference to others' rights, eroding national honor and proving even righteous wars can end in injustice and robbery.
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Filippino
Cuba
Car Squeezed From Train At Helena Depot
A car was forced from a moving freight train at the Northern Pacific depot in Helena Saturday evening. Box car No 3194 mounted the rail when the head engine slowed, was pushed out while the rest of the train continued, and the cars remained intact aside from the discarded car.
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Helena
Montana
Northern Pacific
Mont
Theo
Trust attorney general and urban nuisance urged for Olive Street
A trust backed choice for attorney general is said to make the administration a silent partner. Olive Street stable owners must sewer and clean manure immediately. The pesthole threatens the business district and warm weather demands prompt action to fulfill last year’s promises.
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Olive Street
Salem Journal notes town character sent to asylum
The Salem Journal reports a local man deemed idiotic, destructive and violent and found to have used alcohol, opium and tobacco excessively. It adds no further cause of insanity found in the examination, prompting questions about treatment in Salem and elsewhere.
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Salem Journal
Salem
Frustrated cooks and waiters strike in San Francisco
San Francisco faces labor unrest as restaurant cooks and waiters walk out. The city, with a high concentration of restaurant workers, relies on the industry for service, while readers observe mounting tensions and potential impact on dining.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Maskieo Marriage Unites B F Morgan and Mary Marx
Mr B F Morgan and Miss Mary Marx were married at 8 o'clock in Junction City by Justice of the Peace Lee Clark. The bride is a daughter of C Marx of the city, and the groom is a railroad man. The Guard offers congratulations. Births noted: a daughter to Mr and Mrs J A Van Groos in Eugene on May 7, 1901. A son to Mr and Mrs LW Eliiot in Albany on May 8, 1901. Albany Herald reports Eugene college and professor praised for directing a chorus of 100 voices in the oratories Elijah and Creation.
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B F Morgan
Mary Marx
Junction City
Lee Clark
C Marx
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Mre
J A van Groos
Joan
Aod
LW Eliiot
Albany Herald
Oh Lee
Albany College
Wifford Nash
Elijah
Creation
Oregon Fire Relief Association quarterly report
Quarterly report for the quarter ending March 41 1901 by secretary A A Chandler McMinnville Oregon details insurance in force net gain in three months and member savings 25000 per day versus stock companies. Organization based in McMinnville with Portland office 611 Marquam Bldg. Describes delinquents deducted losses and assessments total receipts and expenses and emphasizes mutual protection for 14000 property owners with maximum single risk 2000 and seven assessments of 15 percent of stock rates.
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Orewa
O H Irvine
A C Chandler
Chas Grissen
Crewon
Portland
Marquam Bld’g
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Chandler
Cavoune
Beauoust
Oregon Fire Relief Association
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A. C. Chandler
Oregon
Sale of Mining Shares to Riverside Gold Mining Co
Nugget reports that James Hemenway last week con suromated a deal with F J Hard disposing of his 100000 shares to Riverside Gold Mining Company. Property lies on Steamboat in the HKodemia district and was bought for a Boston company. Considerable work has been done and extensive development is expected this summer.
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James Hemenway
F J Hard
Riverside Gold Mining Company
Steamboat
Hkodemia
Mr Hard
Boston
Cottage Grove Nugget Prof F Day and mother depart for Bohemia
Cottage Grove reports Prof F Day and his mother from Eugene left Monday for Bohemia. Mr Day, associated with a partner, has gone to Bohemia to work on the Belcher property with plans to develop it in the coming months and form a stock company including St Leuta parties.
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F & Day
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Belcher
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St Leuta
The French Soldier Hazing Across Armies and Colonies
A New York Press summary notes severe hazing in French regulars and colonial troops, with officers often ordering or encouraging brutal rites. It describes blankets, hangings by heels, the vila in Algiers, the carcan rack, and the erapadine, illustrating harsh punishments that have caused deaths and sparked prohibitions.
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Algiers
Piqnatelli d’ Aragon
Algiera
Foreign Legion
Vila
Spain
New York
Teeth Fly During Laughing Fit At Walnut Street Theater
A man leaning from the balcony at Cincinnati’s Walnut Street theater convulsed with laughter causing his false teeth to fly into a lady’s lap in the parquet. The audience roared as the toothless man signaled for his teeth and an usher returned them.
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Walnut Street Theater
Cincinnati
Play with no villain? Quips from Indianapolis Press
Quote from Gailit Lay questions whether a play can be villain free. The Indianapolis Press notes the author’s stance on whether a story can lack a villain when the creator is omitted. The remark frames a debate on character, authorship, and narrative tension.
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Indianapolis Presa
Curiously, the men who are easiest to get along with
A Detroit Journal quotation notes that those with the greatest ease in social harmony often lack the ability to navigate relationships effectively. The remark highlights a paradox about interpersonal skill and adaptability among certain men.
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Detroit Journal
Mayor's Miracle Ends With Gypsies Escaping Lockup
Anecdote from Arthur Montefiore Brice recounts Bridgewater mayor boasting he could make the blind see the deaf hear and the lame walk. Gypsies arrested, surgeon would verify deformities, crowd rioted with crutches and legs tossed aside, and the impostors fled town as the mayor laughed at his own ruse.
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Bampfyide Moore Carew
Arthur Montefiore Brice
Carew
Bridgewater Fair
Bridgewater
Argonaut
Cicadas Downed by Torch and Clap in Malay Peninsula
Natives in the Malay peninsula catch cicadas as a luxury. They use torches and hand claps to lure swarms, detach the insects from bodies, and cook and eat them. A Siamese observer notes the ritual’s grit and noise draw the cicadas from their haunts. The tale is contrasted with a Greek proverb about the voice of wives.
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Malay Peninsula
London
Zoological Society
Eleadas
Queen Victoria compliments Dickens with Windsor gesture
The queen invited Charles Dickens to dine at Windsor during his peak fame and gave him a copy of Tour In the Highlands. On the fly leaf she wrote From the humblest to the most distinguished author in England. She favored Lord Tennyson later but did not make him a peer.
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Queen Victoria
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Windsor Castle
Highlands
England
Lord Tennyson
Trafalgar Battle Hats Inspire Fashion Obsession
The 1805 Trafalgar victory is recalled with the fashion craze for hats named after Nelson. Hats called Trafalgar featured enormous width and breadth with lavish plumes, outdoing even grand headgear of the era, as women and children adopted the dramatic style.
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Trafalgar
Nelson
Gentleman's Magazine
Question of Ownership Quip About Lawyers
A New York Press quip plays on ownership of a lawyer. The speaker asks if the other owns a law yer, clarifying that the lawyer belongs to the speaker rather than the person. The joke hinges on a mispronunciation and a legal pun.
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New York Press
Spy Network Monitors Turkish Elite Despite Security
Ambitious Turkish rulers face scrutiny as rumors and whispers of surveillance spread. An unseen army of spies reportedly watches prominent figures, reporting movements to the palace in every quarter, highlighting a climate of pervasive oversight.
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Turkey
Belgium Holds World Canal Record Amid Low Freight
Belgium leads with 535 miles of canals, yet annual freight traffic sits at zero tons. The vast waterway system accumulates regional significance despite the lack of inland cargo movement.
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Belgium
Prismatic Colors and a Child in Mrs. Opie’s Drawing Room
A reverie in a drawing room features Mrs. Opie and a young Emmy Martin, later known as Erima Marshall, as prisms hung from chandeliers cast emerald, ruby, and violet rays across walls. A child’s mischief with a glass screen awakens vivid color play, reflecting the poetical note of the Inspired peasant widow and the late painter's legacy.
Not Reported Golf Controversy Aboard 1897 Champ
An anecdote from Wheaton 1897 amateur golf notes how Chicago papers pooled coverage but the Chicago Tribune resisted. A staffer swapped copy, altering a line about the sixth hole between Forgan and Douglas to avoid implying a bankerly charity by Forgan.
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Wheaton
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Forgan
Douglas
Washington Capital
Ants and Spiders Duel in Web Traps Across Nature
The passage observes how spiders construct low silken webs to trap wary ants. Ants of various sizes enter these nets and are eaten with relish, while some battles end in death. Spiders cut out threatening insects, and sometimes a capture destroys part of the nest. Some spiders wisely limit their catches.
Metempsychosis Mystery in a Boy's Lesson
A Boston Transcript tale shows Johnny asking his father about me tempsychosis and his dad evasively hints to look it up. Johnny searches the dictionary and finds the entry near Mel, leading him to suspect his father is a fraud while pondering memory and effort.
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Johnny
Boston Transcript
Sabbath milk request at Midlothian cottage
A caller notes asking for milk on a Sunday in a Midlothian cottage. The attendant declines service for Sabbath reasons but whispers that payment can be left in the soap suds tub to be retrieved the next morning.
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Midlothian
London Chronicle
Grows on Her Aged Wisdom From Parents
A playful Chicago Tribune quip contrasts inexperienced and experienced parents about a baby. The novice finds the infant priceless while the seasoned parent warns the child becomes dearer around age twenty.
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Chicago Tribune
The Turks Favor Flutes With Varied Adads Of Music
Seneca notes that men bear chains differently and find ease by choosing how to carry them. The Turks show a fondness for melody and are unusually devoted to flutes, even possessing diverse Adads of the instrument.
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