Highway progress and funding in New York State
Secretary Crandall notes phenomenal highway progress over the last decade with record fundraising. New York aims at 1 million dollars annually for ten years, a plan that evolved to 800 thousand spent last year. State and county efforts have built and surveyed hundreds of miles, totaling significant highway development and ongoing funding needs amid legislative changes and county petitions.
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Crandall
New York City
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Union
New York State
Bond
American Road Makers
Board of Supervisors
The Educational Idea of National Road Aid Then and Now
The piece traces the revival of national road building aid through the Brownlow bill and the Office of Public Road Inquiries. It notes a decade of government information work, ongoing object lesson roads, and growing rail and industry cooperation. It highlights demand exceeding funds and frequent rejection of applications due to limited appropriations.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Maladies of the Rulers Across Royal Dynasties
A historical essay asserts most monarchs suffer chronic illnesses including cancer and mental disorders. It cites Russia's Czar with melancholia, Germany's Kaiser with a paralysed arm and ear disease, Alfonso of Spain linked to scrofula, and Turkey's sultan repeatedly beset by melancholia. The piece notes royal bloodlines plagued by “kingly malady” and tragic ends across dynasties.
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Edward
Czar
Russia
Germany
Britain
France
Kaiser
Frederick
Alfonso
Spain
Turkey
Milan
Servia
Waa
Wurtemberg
Bavariia
Words of Wisdom Reflections on Patience and Power
A collection of aphorisms on originality patience and conduct from thinkers like Higginson Penn Bushnell Bulwer Rocfoucauld Cicero Emer gon Simms Courtenay Disraeli and Napoleon. The quotes emphasize restraint opportunity foregone and the enduring strength of the pen over the sword.
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T. W. Higginson
Penn
Bushnell
Bulwer
The President's Mended Trousers
A visitor at the executive offices pointed to patched trousers of President Roosevelt, noting a triangular repair on the left leg. The patch coincides with a trolley accident injury from last summer, suggesting the same trousers may still be in use.
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Roosevelt
White House
St. Paul Pioneer Press
A Wife's Secret Revealed in a Coal Shortage
Karl Namelos receives a secret letter from his wife advising him to order coal at once due to an empty coal cellar. The extraordinary delivery is told with a mix of domestic urgency and social gossip, as readers are left to ponder the motive behind the unusual message.
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Karl Namelos
Iisa
Herr Namelos
Amerlin
London Telegraph
Obituary Mix-Up Reveals Pressroom Pressure
A British journalist, assigned to write Bret Harte's obituary, penned a glowing piece but, in the rush of time, swapped names and printed about Mark Twain instead. The rush to meet the deadline exposed flaws in journalism and publication deadlines.
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Daily Press
London Globe
Bret Harte
Mark Twain
Santos-Dumont Prefers Embroidery For Relaxation
A visitor notes that Santos-Dumont, famed dirigible expert, relaxes at the Elysee Palace Hotel by knitting and doing embroidery. He claims the calm, nonadventurous pursuit helps him unwind after long hours with airship work and his crew.
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Santos-Dumont
Menter Avith
Elysee Palace
White piece of onen relic in Port land house a Paardeberg souvenir
In Lord Roberts town house Port land place a small irregular white relic known as Cronje s flag of truce used before his surrender at Paardeberg. It attracts visitors who learn its story and Bob s horse is full of similar battlefield mementos from his long military career.
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Lord Roberts
Portland Place
Cronje
Paardeberg
Bobs
St. James
When She Took Out Her Teeth at the Bus Stop
A woman from suburban Jersey, sick with a cold, hides her fear as she removes her front teeth and sneezes, then slips them back into her reticule under the watching gaze of sympathetic neighbors. The scene captures urban everyday life and personal discomfort.
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Jersey
New York Sun
Elephant theft in Siam shocks forest firms and markets
In Siam elephant stealing is widespread with a British forest company reporting fifty elephants stolen in a year. The average price for a working elephant is about $750, highlighting a brisk illicit trade in valuable timber work stock.
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Siam
Emigration From Antwerp Port Peaks Last Year
Last year 62,709 people left Antwerp by sea. Most were Russians, Poles, and Hungarians, with about 53,000 heading to the United States. The rest sailed to Asia, South Africa, and South America.
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Antwerp
Belgium
United States
Asia
South Africa
South America
Peruna Promises Cure for Female Catarrh and Fatigue
An advertisement extols Peruna as a cure for catarrhal discharges and fatigue among women, claiming relief from backache, dizziness, and weakness. It cites testimonials from multiple women like Barbara Alberty and Anna Martin, urging readers to consult Dr. Hartman and purchase Peruna for $1 per bottle at first‑class drug stores.
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Wm. Hetrick
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Degrees for Women in Dublin May Open Doors
It is believed the University of Dublin will soon grant degrees to women, potentially following Scotland and leading Oxford and Cambridge to reassess long standing exclusion. The piece also notes striking resemblance between Zimbabwe ruins at Zelda Rhodesia and Cornwall antiquities.
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University of Dublin
Oxford
Cambridge
Zambabwe
Rhodesia
Cornwall
Syrup of Figs praised as premier family laxative
An endorsement touts Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a superior family laxative. It notes broad trust among physicians and druggists, stresses manufacturing purity, and warns buyers to seek genuine packages labeled Syrup of Figs with the company name to ensure results.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Vapor motor to power Boulogne fishing boat
A 90 foot Boulogne vessel built for M. Emile Altazin will be the first to use a large vapor motor in navigation. It will carry 300 tons and be equipped with a 200 horsepower engine for propulsion, plus a 25 horsepower motor for net operation, with sails as backup. Gasoline or alcohol will fuel the tanks, holding about 8,000 gallons.
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M. Emile Altazin
Boulogne
Aerial Tournament Aims for World's Fair 1904 rivalry
Leo Stevens, American rival of Santos-Dumont, has leased Cayuga Island in the Niagra River above Niagara Falls for airship construction testing. His goal is to build a machine to compete in the aerial tournament at the 1904 World’s Fair. Meanwhile Italy ships thirty tons of cauliflowers daily to Folkesstone for the London market.
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Leo Stevens
Santos-Dumont
Cayuga Island
Niagar River
Niagara Falls
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