Dreamful Land of Shirk in Nassau Wreckers Revealed
Special correspondence from Nassau describes the Bahama Islands as a lazy paradise where wrecking is a celebrated pastime. The piece portrays Grand Bahama to New Providence and notes a tranquil, indolent culture, with Nassau’s wreckers eagerly chasing ships and salvage on the coast of Florida and the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
N. P
Cuba
Bahama Islands
Florida
West Indies
Bahama Banks
Emerald Shore
Key
Grand Bahama
Great and Little Abaco
Eleutheria
New Providence
Andros
San Salvador
Exuma
Long and Crooked Islands
Inagua
Caicos
Bahama Channel
Gulf of Florida
Keys
Bahama
Islands
Spain
Tropics
Gas boom in Indiana fuels towns and theories
Special correspondence reports congressman elect Joseph B. Cheadle describing widespread gas development in Indiana. Wells at Noblesville, Kokomo, and Muncie stir excitement as towns vote to lay pipes. scientists debate origin with famed Ohio geologist Orton challenging swamp gas theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph B. Cheadle
Indiana
Washington
Cheadle
Greensburg
Indianapolis
Ohio Line
Kokomo
Noblesville
Wabash
Trenton
Muncie
Clinton
la Fontaine
Wabash County
Bloomington
Crawfordsville
Orton
Ohio
Vermilion County
Congress
J. H. Parke
Romance of an Orphan and the Hidden Birthright
A passage describes an orphan girl living in a home who dreams of noble parentage. Her romantic ideas hinder chores like scrubbing and cleaning, as she wonders who her real parents might be and whether they will claim her someday. The piece critiques authority’s neglect of practical skills in orphan care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mabel
Ruth
Garfield Monument Panels by Caspar Bubert in New York
Five life size panels by Caspar Bubert depict Garfield life from boyhood to death in relief. The set, 7 feet high and 16 tongues long with 110 figures, honors Garfield with scenes from Chickamauga to his death bed. Critics praise the realism and American modern style avoiding classical drapery and European conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffeld
Cleveland
Caspar Bubert
West Thirteenth Street
New York
Garfield
Chickamauga
Rosecrans
Thomas
Europe
Mr. Bubert
Bohemia
Arthur
Sherman
Logan
Schurz
Blaine
Waite
Evarts
Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie Model Clinic
A new brick Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie New York showcases a detached multi wing design on fifteen acres. The facility emphasizes ventilation via a central pipe system, easy ward access, and thorough cleaning with simple interiors while serving Dutchess County and New York patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vassar Brothers’ Hospital
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie Hospital
Dutchess County
New York
Practically a Man's City in San Francisco
A Chicago Times excerpt describes San Francisco as a man’s city with fewer homes and children than any city its size. Downtown clubs host luncheon and dinner gatherings. first rate table d hote meals cost twenty five cents per head. Dinner runs about one dollar. It notes fashionable note paper, unusually heavy, square sheets, and a privately sold album of portraits of noted society women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Pacific Slope
Epcar L. Wakeman
San Francisco
Cal
Chicago Times
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Earth
Shirk
Garfieldd
Vas
Sar College
Mayher
Portland and Loniville Cement
Plaster OF Paris
Cross Paints
Reid
Marshall and Welch
Ccce
J. KK
Thompson
East Greeley
Main Street
SPURS
Greeley
Colorado
R. E. Hart
Grand Outfit Tree
Tavs & Co
Augusta
Maine
Addres
George Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
D. Davieson
Olive Street
St. Louis, MO
Nebraska
Loup Valley
United States
A. & Tresher & CO
Grand Island
Neb
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
A. Z. Salomon & Company
Toja. L. Welch & CO
Weld County
Sixteenth and
Champa Streets
Jackie Wes
Ry A
E. Brooks
Benlee
Denver, Colorado
WhitUtad Y Bys Cobey
D. W. Elliott
England Conservatory OF Music
Boston
Mass
Tourjee
Franklin Sq
Lawrence St
Denver
Jas. G. Kilpatrick
NES
H. A. Ancuer
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
N. i
Tas Centaura Company
Fulton Street, N.Y
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