Social Season Fades Yet Waldorf Astor Plans Theatricals
New York society notes the season waning after major weddings and balls while Mrs. Waldorf Astor advances an ambitious tableaux and comedy project. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Countess Szechenyi signal Newport's quieter summer. Mrs. Fish contemplates retirement at Garrison with renovations to capture Hudson views.
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York
Vanderbilt- Szechenyi
Ogden Mills
Waldorf Astor
Reynolds
Newport
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Countess Szechenyi
Hungary
Stuyvesant Fish
Garrison
N. Y
Mrs. Fish
Mrs. Astor
Harry Lears
Fish Country
Quick Descent of the Morse Rocket
Marvellous financier Morse, once hailed as ice king and real estate king, is now a fugitive from public opinion as deputies seize assets. A federal grand jury probes his bank dealings while three banks fail and a major steamship merger collapses, eroding his empire from $40 million to a shadow.
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Harles W. Morse
Morse
Federal Grand Jury
Europe
Women Stand Against Hotel Dining Rule in New York
In the Twelfth Municipal district court Harriet Stanton Blatch sued Hoffman House for $500 after being refused service at the roof garden dining room without an escort. The judge upheld the hotel rule, arguing first class hotels do not serve unescorted women after 6 pm, a stance praised by supporters and denounced by suffragists.
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New York
Twelfth Municipal District Court
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Hoffman House
John Caddigan
Hoffman House Corporation
Blatch
Cost to Run the City of New York This Year
The city’s operating cost for the current year is 143,573,266 dollars, up 13,160,160 from last year and 69,981,934 more than 1898, a rise of over 85 percent in ten years. Per capita spending runs about 36 dollars, with an average family paying roughly 150 dollars. future generations will bear bond redemptions and interest.
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New York
Chicago
United States
New York City
City of New York
Ingenious device lets opera notes heard in distant office
A New York Times tester witnessed a new invention at the Metropolitan opera house that transmits stage sound to Mr Conried’s office via a small inconspicuous box and a bell shaped transmitter. The demonstration proved every note audible in the office as from the audience. The device promises vast possibilities for private long distance communication without a receiver.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Conried
Mr. Conried
New York Times
Trackless trolley proves viable transit option across nations
Germany began the trackless trolley concept with a Bielatal line of under five miles to move goods to rail. France and Italy joined, with Neuenahr-Ahrweiler-Walporhein line of 8.5 miles mainly for passengers. Test runs show lower costs versus tracked trolleys, with 1,052 passengers in 150 miles for 47.69 dollars.
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Germany
France
Italy
The
Technical World Magazine
Bielatale
The Sound of the Voice Enters the Receiving Instrument
An early description introduces a new private communication device by E. M. Turner of New York. The box enables silent inquiries via a stenographer and magnifies whispered questions, with a circular microphone transmitting sound to receivers across a ship or room, promising time savings for fire control in naval operations.
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E. M. Turner
New York City
Navy
Navy Department
Pacific
Seedless Pear Claim by Washington Orchardist Albert I Mason
Albert I Mason, a Washington orchardist, says he produced a seedless and coreless pear. He notes a six year old tree yielded 300 pounds last season with Bartlett sized, deep yellow pears, finely grained flesh and solid texture.
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Albert I. Mason
Washington
Cable Kinks Highlight Harbor Cable Damage in Sydney
The illustration shows two of the kinks found in high tension feeder cables across Sidney's harbor. A vessel dragging an anchor during a storm broke and snarled the cables, interrupting streetcar service. The cables' stiffness required great force to bend into the observed shapes.
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Sidney
New South Wales
Sidney Electric Tramway Company
Inexpensive Fire Alarm Box Delivers Quick Alerts
A cheap fire alarm device uses a two magnet box linked to telephone wires to signal fire headquarters when 170 degrees is reached. It also works if the subscriber presses a button, offering a low cost option for towns without systems.
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Elireult
Fire Headquarters
Central
Geneva Hotel Vanished Coup in Cold Weather Escape
A Geneva tale from the Grand Hotel de la Paix recounts a daring intruder, Joseph Fabienne, emerging from under a bed during a guest’s exploit. The guest, pretending to seek a non existent wallet, triggered a confrontation as three waiters restrained the fugitive who had broken prison after injuring police.
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Grand Hotel de la Paix
Geneva
Joseph Fabienne
Agents de Police
Canadian Northwest draw on settlers aided by rail rates
St Paul reports strong settler interest in the Canadian Northwest driven by favorable railway homeseekers rates. Weather in Western Canada has been mild and promising for winter wheat. Praiseworthy yields from Magrath and Cardston area farms are cited with grain and crop values per acre.
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St. Paul
Minn
United States
Canadian Northwest
Canada
Alberta
Cardston
H. Howe
Magrath
Alta
J. F. Haycock
J. F. Bradshaw
New York museum gifted by Archer Huntington to Hispanic Society
The Hispanic Society of America unveils a costly new museum in Manhattan funded by Archer M. Huntington. The building houses rare Spanish literature art and archaeological treasures, rare illuminated manuscripts and early editions, with works by Goya and Moorish era lusterware. a library of about 60 000 volumes and notable autographs include letters of Wellington and Walter Raleigh.
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Archer M. Huntington
New York
Hispanic Society of America
Europe
Paris
Fulche- Dalbose
Profs. Lang
Yale
Rennett
University of Pennsylvania
Maiden
Johns Hopkins
de Hahn
Bryn Mawr
Society
Manhattan
Hudson
Broadway
Hudson and Palisades
Audubon Park
Francis Lathrop
Egypt
Barkup
Duchess of
Alva
Spain
Atlantic
Cluny
Cervantes
Lope de Vega
Campens
Wellington
Marshal Beresford
Walter Raleigh
Meat Striking Thumper-What So Yo Consider
In a garbled notice, readers glimpse phrases about meat aid and ferible beauty, with fragmented terms suggesting a quirky local feature or oddball column. The readable bits imply a humorous or tongue in cheek item rather than a formal report.
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Thumper
Little Wille Questions Gray Hair Brain Cleanup
Little Wille asks if gray hair means gray matter is leaking from the brain after hearing a science talk. His mother answers with a gentle explanation linking aging to hair color and brain health.
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Wille
Ivy's Strength Ate into Tower Crevice at Yarnborough Church
An ivy plant growing in a crevice of St. John the Baptist church tower at Yarnborough undermined the foundation and lifted stones. Repairs are estimated at 3000 dollars. A stray collection of quips follows, including lines about love and a medical ad for PAZO OINTMENT claiming cures for piles.
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St. John the Baptist Church
Yarnborough
England
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