Grafters on China Coast and Yokohama Society Tales
The article recounts swindlers and social climbers across Shanghai Yokohama and Kobe including Captain Blank Mme Nemo and the red coat Danish gent and Capt Reilly. It notes their schemes blackmail elopements and social feints amid foreign settlements and police chases along the China coast during the era.
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China
Singapore
Vindivostock
S Cventurer
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Chery
San Francisco
Europe
America
Japan
Yokohama
India
Captain Blank
Hite
Tom
Capt. Blank
Hong Kor
Mme. Nemo
Mme
Nemo
London Mail
London
Hugh Frazer
Great Britain
Astor House
Shanghai
Tokio
Kobe
Legation
Vitish Pevueeman
Shangia
Malay States
Astor
Miles Reilly
Montera
Reilly
Petropavlovsky
Siberian
The Three Hundred Club in Kansas City Merchants Union
Twenty six East Twelfth Street merchants form the Three Hundred Club to boost business with a two year advertising contract. They sweep the street, brighten windows, install lights, issue a shared half page advert, and distribute free ginger snaps to customers. A weekly hunt for go is held, with prizes of ten and five dollars in gold.
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Mr. Richards
Three Hundred
Broadway
McGee Street
Kansas City
J. J. Richards
East Twelfth Street
Goxis
The Perfect Man Nominating Verse and Child Boots Reflection
A poem praising the perfect man in nominating speeches contrasts with a mother’s worry over lost boots. The verses hail virtue, leadership, and self sacrifice, while a reflective section recalls a neighbor’s child and a mother’s daily labor.
Relic of St John the Baptist Head Returns to San Silvestro
Rome cor London Telegraph reports the Pope restitutes the authentic head of St John the Baptist to the Church of San Silvestro in Capite in Rome. The relic, long venerated, travels in a heavy silver reliquary over 100 pounds, with history of miracles and past stays in the Vatican during 1870 siege.
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Church of San Silvestro
St. John the Baptist
Church of
San Silvestro
Herodias
Palestine
Rome
Colonna
Victor Emmanuel
Pius 1
Vatican
Cor
London Telegraph
One Year in Heaven Dedication Poem for Mrs. P. L Scriven
A grieving husband writes a devotional poem on the one year anniversary of Mrs. P. L Scriven's death in May. The verses ask if earthly joys pale beside the heavenly home and imagine reunion with loved ones and the Saviour in eternal bliss.
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Darling
Suppose and If You Smile When Rain Falls
A comforting verse by Phoebe Cary exhorts children to endure disappointments with patience. It encourages polite behavior, gratitude, and effort rather than sulking. The playful dialogue asks readers to consider fairness, self control, and doing their best despite circumstances.
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Phoebe Cary
Adept Crooks of Mexico in Mexican Pickpocket Lore
An old report describes Mexican pickpockets as artistic and sly, comparing them to Hindu and Italian styles. It notes an American city police chief robbed and the thief returning the watch to show audacious craft. It mentions criminal schools and police pressure reducing success.
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Ratero
Benares
Naples
New York
Smoothing It Over and The Honest Morning Exchange
An irate individual confronts another claiming gossip about his honesty. The Other Man denies reports while noting the speaker’s habit of being unvoracious. The exchange reveals friction over public perception and personal temperament.
Be There on Pay Day Regardless of Distractions
A Nashville Tennessee American verse urges workers to attend pay day prompts with peers. It emphasizes lining up, drawing pay on time, and avoiding games or plays that would delay attendance. If unable to attend, send a substitute to keep bookkeeping accurate.
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Suga Teall Ferry
Johnny
Bill
Nashville
Tenn
Merry Widow Hat Maid Inspires Village Lesson
A humorous poem from the Chicago Herald portrays a village beauty amid admirers. It contrasts outward charm with aimless daily routines and concludes that true worth lies in deeds of kindness rather than posing.
Two Little Pairs of Boots Tale
Fragmentary verse mentions boots and mud with playful imagery. The scene highlights footsteps and marbles as a schoolyard or street vignette, conveying a light mood and motion through a few vivid images. No clear人物 or organization identified.
Durum Wheat Gains Ground in Drought Prone Regions
The piece notes rising durum wheat production in Northern Minnesota and North Dakota with spread to arid zones. It highlights milling adaptation issues in large flouring plants, favorable fat content and gluten for bread, strong drought tolerance, high yields, and its value as animal feed and potential for higher livestock prices.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Minneapolis Tribune
Curious Foreign Visitor Notes Odd Town Names
A foreign tourist asks the station for the village name and is met with a blunt reply. He thanks the local, records the name in his notebook, and remarks on the remarkably odd town names he encounters.
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Kuberneckin
Ducks and chicks spark yard quarrel in swim morning
In a playful Chicago scene a caller asks a woman about her brood of four boys and a flock of chicks. She proclaims they are all hers, while a cheeky neighbor teases that none truly are, despite waves of duckling and chicken chatter filling the morning.
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Chicago News
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