Woman to Lead New York Patriarchs Society Balls
Miss Marie de Barril chosen to manage the famous Four Hundred gatherings after Ward McAllister's death. She will control guest lists and social intricacies, drawing on years as a social figure and former secretary to Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt. Her role, though titled assistant secretary, acts as a regent of New York’s elite winter season.
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New York
Ward McAllister
Patriarchs’ Association
Ancceas
Four Hundred
Marie de Barril
Patriarcha
Peru
Borrads
Washington
Newport
Mise de Barril
McAllister
Knickerbocker
Miss de Barril
Chile
Mis
Frederick Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt-Marlborough
Father Knickerbocker
Engines of War and Torpedo Boat Destroyers
A Hanover Anzeiger item notes rapid naval warfare tech growth and a pupil at a military school devising a torpedo boot-zerstorer vernichter inden grundbobzerkap macher to inflict damage on torpedo boat destroyers. The fragment hints at a chemical factory on hand and broader industrial war materiel development.
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Hanover Anzeiger
Objections to Early Salem Factory Over Air Fumes
In Salem Massachusetts in 1811 residents near a new factory objected strongly claiming chemical fumes poisoned the air and made life intolerable, though subsequent efforts sought to address concerns and continue operations.
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Salem
Mass
Miss Clark Joins Salvation Army War Cry in New York
Elizabeth M. Clark, educated in Wellesley Bryn Mawr and at European institutions, now serves as Captain in the Salvation Army. She edited Young Soldiers and The Conqueror in New York after studying Teutonic philology and aiding war cry efforts in Britain and London.
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Elizabeth M. Clark
Miss Clark
Captain Clark
Wellesley
Bryn Mawr
Europe
Mice Clark
William W. Clark
Brooklyn
Bishop Clark
Rhode Island
Leipsic
Zurich
Salvation Army
General Booth
Clark
Satan
Great Britain
New York
Young Soldiers
Conqueror
the Salvationists
Dawes A Promising Choice For Private Secretary Role
Charles Gates Dawes, a prominent lawyer from Evanston, emerges as a leading candidate for private secretary to President elect McKinley. He helped carry Illinois for McKinley at the St Louis convention, serves on the Republican national executive committee, and has wide business interests in gas. Dawes, born in Marietta Ohio, has ties to notable figures and a storied family background including General Dawes. The duties of the private secretary demand tact and diplomacy, traits Dawes is said to possess.
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Charles Gates Dawes
McKinley
Byaneton
Dawes
Illinois
St. Louisa
Charles G. Dawes
Fional
Mr. Dawes
Marietta
Marietta College
Cincinnati Law School
Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Thurston
Wisconsin
Iron Brigade
William Dawes
Paul Revere
White House
Christian Charity and the Order of Deaconesses
Annette Crawford profiles the Methodist Deaconesses reforming city mission work since 1895. Training lasts 12 months with Bible study and medical, hygiene, and temperance lessons. Graduates wear a plain uniform and earn eight dollars monthly while serving the poor in New York and Chicago homes led by Miss Reeves and Miss Jefferson.
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New York
United States
Chicago
Methodist Church
Isabelle A. Reeves
Mary Jefferson
Order
General Conference
Annette Crawford
Noguchi Plagiarism Charges Stir Literary Circles
Yone Noguchi, praised by some as an oriental Browning, faces plagiarism accusations linking his verses to Edgar Allan Poe. He lives quietly on Joaquin Miller’s California ranch after brief studies at Stanford and claimed Tokyo University lineage. His work appears in The Lark, The Philistine, and The Chap Book, with supporters and skeptics debating his originality.
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Yone Noguchi
Mr. Noguchi
Browning
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Noguchi
Edgar Allan Poe
Oakland
Cal
California
Stanford University
University of Tokyo
Yone
Redwoods
San Francisco
Poe
Stephen Crane
Storytelling at Waldorf Cafe Ends in Witty Quip
A winter afternoon scene in the Waldorf cafe features a party of actors sharing stories. One brilliant humorous actor makes a tongue slip noticed by a fellow guest who quips that the gathering would be complete with another man present. The comedian correcting himself asks Who's first.
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the Waldorf
Lindley Murray Quip Sparks Room Remark
In a New York Herald gag, a humorous man declares no one in the room could make Lindley Murray look like thirty cents, a sharp quip underscoring wit and reputation.
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Lindley Murray
New York Herald
Mrs Hanna May Be Next National Society Leader
Washington expects Mrs Miriam Hanna wife of the Republican campaign manager to play a leading social role in the next administration. A prominent hostess known for Windemere Lake Erie hospitality she presides over a notable Cleveland family including two daughters and a married son.
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National Capital
Hanna
Washington
Hannas
Mrs. Hanna
Windemere
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Hang
Dakota Blizzard Vision of the Prairies Fierce and Far Reaching
The author describes a Dakota style blizzard as an abrupt, deadly force from the northwest. It features ice needles burning the skin, zero cold, and total visibility loss. Victims dig shelters or rely on blankets, while animals react to the approaching storm. blizzards last 36 to 72 hours or longer, with some nine day records. SEWELLORD.
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Dakotas
Mississippi
Middle Western
New York
New England
Prairies
Bismarck
N. D
Assiniboia
Transmississippi
Minnesota
Wisconsin
First Herring Arrives in Vlaardingen Chronicle
Dutch journals chronicle the first herring arrival at Vlaardingen as a great event. The chosen fish, first fruits of the harvest, is solemnly declared the property of the king of the Netherlands. Fishermen view any lesser Dutchman eating it as treason and impiety.
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Vlaardingen
Holland
Netherlands
Snowball Exchange Sparks Tempered Joke in Journal Comic
A light exchange shows Mrs Jaso chiding Ray for swearing after snowball taunt. Mr Jason retorts he is simply swearing to please the boys, a playful back and forth captured in the New York Evening Journal.
Married by Mistake in the British Isles Across Seven Records
In this century seven cases are recorded where the Lindo bag married the best man by Midian, highlighting surprising nuptial mix ups amid British social circles.
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British Isles
Midian
Mrs Stanton Blatch Proposes Postgrad Course For Mothers
Alfred St Rowley reports Mrs Stanton Blatch advocating a radical reform of American motherhood. She urges women’s colleges to offer a postgraduate housewifery and mothering program near a Vassar cottage with a trained nurse, teaching sanitary house management, bookkeeping, baby care, and nursery schooling to raise better mothers for the next generation.
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New York
Paris
Berlin
Vassar
Winter Etchings in Snow and Wind
A fragmented poem depicts a crisper wind and slush while a butcher dances and a pig is described in quirky, rhythmic imagery. Birds circle as winter scenes mix with playful, if garbled, lines about land and rain.
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Whisper
The Austrian Aerostatic Railway Promises Mountain Ride
An Austrian Alps project aims to haul visitors up Hochstaufen by a captive balloon fueled rail car system. Engineer Volderaner’s device uses gas controlled ascent and descent with a tethered balloon and rail car, offering a novel ascent from Bad Reichenhall to the peak with safety brakes and multiple passengers aboard.
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Austrian Alps
Volderaner
Bad Reichenhall
Hochstauffen Main
Tain
Lofty Peak
Europe
America
Pereira's rise to Brazil's presidency noted in biography
The article profiles Dr. Manuel Victorini Pereira, newly chosen president of Brazil, tracing his ascent from humble origins in Bahia to medical prominence, political leadership, and a career marked by anti-slavery advocacy and public service. It also previews Paris 1900s grand expositions and the famed electric revolving palace proposed by Charles Devie, highlighting Parisian ambitions and a towering rooster spectacle.
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Pereira
Prudente de Mornes
Manuel Victorini Pereira
Brazil
Bahia
National College of Medicine
Europe
Medical College of
Dom Pedro
Dr. Pereira
National Senate
Sendor Moraes
Maraas
An Inducement to Propose
A fragmentary item from Brooklyn Life reflecting on engagements and social prompts. It cites a moot question about whether “nice thugs” are wicked by nature or due to their actions, illustrating playful newspaper irony and dialogue fragments.
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Brooklyn
Wheel buyer seeks ear fall styles in Chicago Tribune note
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes a young buyer asking for ear fall styles as she purchases a wheel and contemplates a riding sale. The brief exchange highlights fashion and shop dialogue in a casual buying moment.
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Chicago Tribune
Boat price seen as ridiculous by buyer
A fragment from the Enquirer notes a bid of twenty five dollars for a boat, with disbelief expressed over the amount as the seller claims it was all the buyer could afford. The exchange highlights a humorous or ironic tone in the auction remark.
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Cinstaé
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the Gay Patriarchs
Ward M’allister
College Cry
Mica Elizabeth M. Clark
Major McKinley
Spain
Christian Charity
New York Deaconess
Poe and Noguchi
Yone Noguche
M. A. Hanna
St. Helena
Peter IV of Aragon
Sewellord
Elizabeth Cacy Stanton
Mrs. Stanton-Blatch
Mrs. Stanton
England
R. K. Munkittrick
New York Journal
M. Charles Devie
Tyre
Paria
Faubourgs
Ladies’ Internattel Association
Charles Warner
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