Japan Has a Great Secret Is It Wireless Telephony
Henry George Jr notes Japan uses a government postal system with substations for posting, savings, and money transfer. He highlights low parcel rates, growing telephones and telegraph services, and a possible shift to wireless telephone by the government, contrasting with private enterprise.
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Japan
Henry George, JR
Osaka
Congress
Japanese Postal Savings Bank
Imperial Government of
Imperial University
Kyoto
Transatlantic ship war looms over continental traffic
The ship trust led by J. P. Morgan plans channel ports for White Star ships, provoking a clash with Cunard. Cherbourg and Southampton will host arrivals, splitting continental traffic between German and American lines as rate cuts follow. Hamburg and Berlin stocks react to the brewing dispute. Liverpool faces potential decline as new routes emerge.
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Ship Trust
J. P. Morgan
White Star Line
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Cherbourg
Southampton
White Star
Cunard Lines
Lloyd Lines
Hamburg
Berlin
Merion
White Star 2
Grand Army of the Republic adjourns without selecting encampment site
The executive committee of the Grand Army of the Republic adjourned without choosing the 1997 encampment site between Saratoga and Atlantic. They will visit both cities and retry at a later meeting.
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Grand Army of the Plic
Bevetween
Saratoga
Atlantic
Reeter
Republicans Agree to Cooperate in Kansas Speaker Fight
The Democrat today agreed to cooperate with Corporation Republicans in the fight for the speaker and to join in backing a fair senator if a ticket is presented. They ask a ballot on the senator in session.
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Corporation Republicans
Ons
Influenza Delays Michigan Senator Election Caucus
Epidemic keeps at least 20 Michigan legislators home as Lansing reconvenes. Gov. Warner and William McMillen remain ill, delaying the caucus set for Wednesday night and potentially extending the election deadline by another week.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Michigan
Lansing
Warner
William (. McMillen
Luck of an Old Lawyer Finds Hidden Stock Windfall
Clarenes Carsadden an elderly Oneida attorney discovered he owned $6,500 worth of western railroad securities he had forgotten. He bought shares at $2 each years ago, checked current market data out of curiosity, and learned the stock now quotes 62. He tallies a profit of about $6,000 from the old investment.
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Utica
Clarenes Carshadden
Oneida
Western Railroad Corporation
Hear Sermons Over Telephone In Neponset Revival
Five hundred telephones are connected beside the pulpit in the Methodist church at Neponset for revival meetings. People from Kewanee Buda Sheffield Bradford Osceola and other towns join the free service to hear sermons and music clearly while winter roads are impassable.
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Bloomington
Neponset
Kewanee
Buda
Sheffield
Bradford
Osceola
President Ahead in Negro Affair in Senate Debate
Washington January 9 senators debate the Brownsville Texas affair with Lodge siding with the president on constitutional questions. Foraker may push a judiciary inquiry on legal aspects while the military affairs committee handles the factual affray. The session drew crowds as leaders plan further remarks and illness delays.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Washington
Brownsville
Tex
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Lodge
Senator Foraker
Committee of the Judiciary
Foraker
Lodger
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Tillman
Overman
Mr. Daniel
Carnegie Will to Spend Fortune on Pittsburg Philanthropy
Andrew Carnegie plans to leave a vast fortune to philanthropy after death. Edward M. Bigelow, a longtime associate and former Pittsburg public works director, says the will permits heavy further spending in Pittsburgh. Carnegie hinted the city has the brains to use the funds but may need guidance.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Edward M. Bigelow
Mr. Bigelow
New York
Laird
Skibo
Bigelow
Public Works
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie
Washington's unpaid public worker Lee Burnheim joins lobby effort
In Washington a unique spectacle unfolds as Lee Burnheim, 35, from Louisville, serves as assistant secretary of the People’s Lobby without pay. Burnheim quit business for education, then redirected earnings to public service. The lobby operates from the Munsey building on Pennsylvania Ave with steady mail and a daily queue of callers seeking action.
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Washington
Op. Cc
Lee S. Burnheim
People’s Lobby
Lee Barnheim
Louisville
Les Burnheim
New York
Columbia University
Germany
People's Lobby
Mr. Bornheim
Henry Beach Needham
Weshiasnen
Peoplas Labhe
Munsey Building
Pennayvivania Ave
Incorporations Filed for Multiple Indiana Firms
The secretary of state records show new filings in Indianapolis Otterbein and Alexandria. The Reliable Life Assurance Company announces 125000 capital with eleven incorporators including Herbert Fieber and James Curtis. Barham Garment Company lists 10000 capital with directors Paul Jeffries and George Miller. Seiwell Yeomans adds 35000 capital with Yoemans Seiwell. Mishawaka Public Improvement increases capital from 15000 to 40000. Cartright Headington raises Alexandria firm from 20000 to 30000.
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Reliable Life Assurance Company
Indianapolis
Capital Stock
Herbert E. Fieber
Charles A. Woods
John I. Williams
Arthur L. Smith
Lew W. Cooper
Isidore Teibleman
M. C. Leeth
George W. Combs
Henry Dollman
Ralph Bamberger
James C. Curtis
Barham Garment Company
Paul W. Jeffries
Charles O. Barham
George W. Miller
Seiwell & Yeomans
Plumbing and Hardware
Otterbein
C. H. Yoemans
Cc. W. Seiwell
A. Seiwell
Mishawaka Public Improvement Corporation
Cartright & Headington
Alexandria
New Reporter’s Break Highlights Local Family Heritage
The city editor questions a reporter about detailing where in Indiana the literary family hailed from. The exchange underscores tension between concise attribution and precise geographic sourcing in the story.
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Indiana
Their One Thought Ambition Shifts With Age Focus
A neighbor shares how youth sought fame wealth and honors while now his ambition centers on his daughter Lizzie learning to play the piano. The other man nearby echoes this sentiment saying it is his own greatest ambition as well.
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Europe
America
Lizzie
400000 Cases of Eczema Poslam Cure Offered Free
NewYork January Dr C T Cox bacteriologist and discoverer of poslam transfers exclusive control of his drug to Emergency Laboratories New York under condition that four hundred thousand experimental treatments will be mailed free of charge to anyone sending name and address. The drug stops itching at once and cures chronic eczema in two weeks. Hood s Sarsaparilla praised for rheumatic joint relief.
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New York
Jan
C. T. Cox
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
National Restaurant Ad Card
Patronized by the best epicures with no equal claims. Located at 38 and 40 Circle, the establishment is promoted as a premier dining venue in this period advertisement.
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National Restaurant
Remarkable Railway Not Owned by Harriman
It May Come to This notes a highly remarkable railway in the United States. The English tourist asks what is so remarkable, and the guide answers that H. H. Harriman does not own it.
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United States
H. H. Harriman
Rollo
Avello
Hotel English Tailoring and Pressing Parlor
Open all night and best in the city. Gayety suffit. We work while you sleep. Goods called for and delivered. Phone Main 347.
Accordion Dress Plaiting at Odd Fellows Building
Room 8 in the Odd Fellows' Building at Penn and Washington reports buttons recovered.
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Odd Fellows’ Building
Penn
Italy's Railways Embrace Government Ownership Progress
Rome reports that Italy's railway system is now government managed, end of private operation. Massive investments totalling billions are planned to modernize 3179 miles, with 634 engines and thousands of cars under construction. Wages rise, hours shorten, and pensions expand while strikes are restricted by martial law. Freight and passenger fares will be cut 40 to 60 percent, aiming to rival Germany's system.
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Rome
Italy
Europe
Theos
Germany
McCrea rises to presidency of Pennsylvania Railroad
Jas McCrea, known as Little Father for size and big heart, succeeds the late Alexander Cassatt as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A lifelong railroad man, he rose from rodman to executive, is wary of graft, value detail, and remains approachable to workers, with a home at 62% Ellsworth Street East End Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburg
Jas. McCrea
Alex. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
McCrea
Pennsylvania Lines
Ellsworth St
East End
James, Jr
Cassatt
Dizzy Lode Stock Offer Prompts Father Son Debate
A dialogue shows Rollo and his erudite father discussing frugality and a sensational stock ad for Dizzy Lode Gold Mining. The ad promises rapid gains, limits shares per investor, and mocks plutocrats while claiming a coming windfall. The tale ends with the father admitting himself as a promoter seeking gullible buyers.
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Rolla
Rollo
Snidefield
New York
Snidefell
Dizzy Lode
Rettle
East Indian Warriors and the Far East Yellow Peril
Analyzes how Canada and British Columbia learned of East Indian immigrants from Punjab and northwest frontier. Describes immigrant origins, caste and religious groups, and labor roles. Argues for sympathy toward India immigrants and against hostile attitudes rooted in misinformation.
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Far
East
Canada
Far East
British Columbia
Canadian
Punjab
Northwest Frontier
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tartar
Northwest Frontier Provinces
India
Far Eastern
Canadian city debates East Indian influx and labor menace
An old Vancouver perspective portrays East Indian immigration as a political issue in British Columbia. It cites Saint N. Sing as a spokesman claiming Hindus Sikhs and Muslims pose no economic threat if numbers stay low while noting unrest over growing populations and potential cross border impact.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
India
American Pacific
Saint N. Sing
Immigrant labor debate fuels BC newspaper rhetoric
Articles in British Columbia papers accuse Hindu migrants of refusing low wages and demanding white-man rates. Proponents argue such statements harm the labor cause and worsen public perception of the immigrant workforce.
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British Columbia
Immigrants Shaping British Columbia Future
Despite opposition from a segment of British Columbians, the passage argues immigrants will succeed in time. With fair play, railroads fruit ranches farms and mills provide work and demonstrate their efficiency as in other nations.
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British Columbia
Dinner served at 38-42 N Illinois St
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