Standard Oil Stockholders Receive Dividend Distribution
A New York dispatch reports Standard Oil stockholders were paid a dividend of 200 dollars with total payments since March at 78 percent. The distribution within one year and fifteen days will total 63 million dollars, with John D. Rockefeller adding about 21 million, while wealth at Wall Street and the legislature’s session highlight ongoing fiscal and political shifts.
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New York Dispatch
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John D. Rockfeller
Rockwealth
Wallstreet
Wall Street
Globe Town Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Liquor Case
The Globe Town case against a liquor license violator ended when Judge Whalley ruled no jurisdiction in the matter. Attorney Jesse Hardesty argued the town recorder and lack of town attorney created unlawful proceedings. The court dismissed the charge but left the rest of the session unresolved, highlighting questions about local office powers and town governance.
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Wm. Whalley
Eugene Middleton
Aston Edewards
Jesse Hardesty
Arizona Territory
Arizona
Nashville
Taylor
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City of
Marion
St Inaue
Hardesty
Keegan
Cies
Whalley
Bolling
Irrigation Policy Supported by Republican Secretary
Hitchcock argues that federal water storage and irrigation will develop the arid West, create a vast eastern home market for manufactures, and reduce Mississippi floods. He urges federal aid for storage reservoirs in the Salt River Valley and redemption of millions of arid acres via Gila watershed water storage.
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Far West
Louisiana
New Orleans
Brom
Phoenix Republican
Hitchcock
Mississippi Valley
Arizona
Salt River Valley
Gila
Hatred of Cant and Charity in Armour's Tale
A writer in World's Work recalls Philip Armour’s disdain for hypocrisy and his quiet aid to a destitute Chicago family he encountered during a neighborhood visit. The husband had a broken leg, the wife rheumatic, and six children faced hunger, yet Armour did not pause for questions but offered help.
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Armour
Mr. Armour
Jesus Christ
Philip Armour
Chicago
Amusing Paris siege described by New York merchant
A.J. Barton, a New York commission merchant just from Paris, recounts the siege of Castle Guerin with humor. He notes courteous exchanges across lines, a guarded delivery of a personal letter, and a contrast to American police action, ending with a wry impression of Parisians and street scenes near Boulevard Haussmann.
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A.J. Barton
New York Commission
Paris
Soe
Castle Guerin
Pot
Rue Chabrol
Guerin
Boulevard Haussmann
Times-Democrat
Poor People in Paris Housing Crisis
Paris faces a worsening housing problem where low incomes struggle to find modest rentals. As handsome houses rise, daylightless barrack like tenements multiply and workers move to suburbs like La Villette and Grenelle. Rent and land dues climb, with poor sanitary conditions common. Reformers eye better housing as city expansion looms.
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Paris
London
la Villette
Grenelle
Boston Cabman Trick Sparks City Street Confusion
An eastern traveler in Boston recounts a mistaken payment with a ten dollar bill to a cabman who allegedly misused it for two dollars. A stranger vows to help recover the mislaid money, while a subway dash ends the encounter as the rider flees.
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Boston
Art Gallery
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Josh
Cornilelda
Comfieldia
Ted
English Hens Not Laying Signals Decline in Egg Supply
A London newspaper reports a British egg shortage as hens lay fewer eggs this year. It notes high domestic consumption, reliance on foreign imports, and calls for home farmers to boost hatching to ease the gap. The Poultry Organization advocates seasonal adjustments to keep hens laying.
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Florence Tuwexe
Phoenix
Sritc
London
Socte
Britain
New Form of Phonograph At Exposition
At the exposition a phonograph by Valdemar Poulsen, a Danish engineer, uses a steel wire instead of a wax cylinder. An electromagnet and telephone transmitter convert sound waves into magnetic variation, leaving a permanent impression on the wire as it passes beneath the magnet. Reversing the section and rotating the cylinder can erase the trace.
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Valdemar Poulsen
Danis Gineer
Deaf aid grant from a New York institute donation
A rich lady cured of deafness funded the Mechoison Institute to provide free Ear Drums to those unable to afford them. The institute, located at 190 Mechoison Institute, 78 Lighth Are New York, seeks applicants for assistance.
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