Extraordinary balloon view of San Francisco rebuilt district
A balloon photograph over the burned district shows four square miles of former destruction north and east. The foreground depicts a near total wipeout of the business section while reconstruction rushes ahead with $80,000,000 spent, $30,000,000 for labor and about 50,000 workers, 17,000 teams hauling materials, and significant structures like the Call building and Fairmount hotel highlighted.
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San Francisco
Joyless Little Girls Learn Healthful Play in Schools
Special Correspondence to The Sun describes New York public school girls in crowded East Side tenements learning athletic games and dances. Miss Elizabeth Burhenal coordinates free instruction funded by notable society women, with girls in blue knickers and white shirts joining relay races and balloon goals. The program uses Swedish, Russian, German, and Irish dances to develop strength and teamwork.
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Katherine Leckie
the Sun
New York
Luther Gulick
Clarence Mackay
Henry Siegel
James Speyer
Catherine Leveridge
Elizabeth Burerenal
Sweden
Russia
Germany
Ireland
Miss Burchenal
New York Juvenile Asylum Shifts To Open Country Farms
Practical sociology favors removing delinquent children from crowded urban life to a country village near Dobbs Ferry. The New York juvenile asylum now houses 360 boys on a 650 acre farm, teaching farming, trades, and academic study to reform character and reduce urban delinquency.
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New York
Dobb’s Ferry
Hudson
Palisade
Co. D. Hilles
Big City
Dobbs Ferry
Day Dreams of the Doveydoves
Mrs Doveydove muses on fortune and money while discussing a possible art needlework store with Lemuel. He cautions the risks and suggests relying on trade, as she dreams of earning more, hoping for a better future amid financial constraints. PURO Distilled Water Company advertisement follows with bottle and semijohn prices.
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Lemuel
Jeanette
Mr. D
Mr. Doveydove
Mrs. Doveydove
Weeping Animals Show Tears Across Many Species
Little Folks reports animals weep for varied reasons including loss, fear, and captivity. Dogs, horses, elephants, cattle, camels, giraffes, and even parrots are cited as shedding tears. Monkeys weep from pity or terror while elephants cry for liberty and punishment fear.
Hatten Defeated for Senator at Wisconsin Caucus
Wisconsin politician W. H. Hatten was defeated for senator by Isaac W. Stephenson in a Republican caucus. Hatten received 29 votes on the final ballot.
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W. H. Hatten
Wisconsin
Isaac W. Stephenson
Northland Limited sleeping cars June schedule
Sleeping cars depart Indianapolis at 7 20 p m on Tuesdays and Fridays over the Pennsylvania Lines via Richmond and G R L to Petoskey Mackinaw City and Cincinnati to Traverse City and Northport. Returns leave North Michigan resorts Wednesdays and Saturdays until June percent. Through service daily in both directions after that date. Inquiries at Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents Indianapolis offices at corner of Falls and Washington or Union Station.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Richmond
Northland Limited
Petoskey
Mackinaw City
Cincinnati
Traverse City
Northport
North Michigan
Pennsylvania Lines
Indianapoli
Finais
Washington Sts
Union Station
W. W. Richardson
Three Rooms Furnished Complete at People's Outfitting Co
The People’s Outfitting Co offers a complete three room furnishing set valued at 175 dollars for 136 dollars. The deal includes furniture pieces, decor, and essentials for a ready home setup. Limited stock, first come, first served.
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The
People’s Outfitting Co
The Bull Pen in CoverdAlenes Idaho Miners Held
The Haywood murder trial era began with 1899 miners strike in Coverd Alenes northern Idaho. Miners were seized after a dynamite attack on Bunker Hill mine and a state of insurrection declared. Gen Merriam arrested about a thousand men who were packed into stockades called bull pen and held for months without trial.
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Cover D’alenes
Haywood
Cover d'Alenes
Idaho
Burke
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Wardner
Merriam
Ers
Western Federation
Couer d’Alenes
Colorado
Citizens’ Alliance
Miners’ Federation
Cripple Creek
Kansas
Reforming Patent Office Faces Heavily Laden Clerkwork
Washington reports Edward B. Moore, newly named patent commissioner, tasked with sweeping reform. Garfield backs Moore, noting clogged wheels as 12,500 plus applications back up monthly. The office offers little long term appeal to young talent, with private practice earning far more, while lawmakers’ salaries lag. Moore has risen three years to assistant commissioner and now leads the reform effort.
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Moore
Patents
Patent Office
Garfield
Congress
Philanthropist Urges Sage and Carnegie Dowry Aid
A New York philanthropist proposes that Mrs Russell Sage and Andrew Carnegie fund dowries for poor women seeking marriage. He notes that the very poor marry readily while the relatively well to do delay, fearing parental responsibility and poverty for their children.
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New York
Russell Sage
Andrew Carnegie
Massachusetts
Mrs Corey No 2 Caught by the Camera in Gotham
A snapshot shows Mrs Ma belle Gilman Corey stepping from the Hotel Gotham New York photographed by Doncourt staff photographer for the Newspaper Enterprise Association. This is her latest picture as published.
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Mabelle Gilman-Corey
Doncourt
New York
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Gotham
Wealthy People and Sulphur Springs Remedy
The notice extols Blackburns Castor Oil Pills as a non secret remedy containing sulphur and castor oil with other ingredients. It claims to purify blood, cure constipation, biliousness, liver and kidney issues, skin ailments, and help prevent malaria and typhoid. Sold by druggists in ten and twenty five cent packages.
Miners violence across Idaho and Colorado exile
The report recounts fierce labor clashes in mining regions after the war, detailing the Coeur d’Alenes bull pen imprisonments, Colorado deportations, and factional violence. It quotes miners and Citizens’ Alliance figures describing raids, expulsions, and threats, including a Cripple Creek hall siege with rifles, dynamite, and a Gatling gun.
Passing of the Veil in Paris Fashions
The piece notes veils losing favor in Paris yet remaining fascinating with new diaphanous styles. It highlights long veils in tight tints featuring large polka dots, as big as dollars, in combinations like black on white, pink on white, plus lavender and yellow on cream.
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Paris
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Cures Debility
An old advertisement urging scrofulous or dyspeptic readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla for kidney complaints general debility and lack of strength. It presents the product as a remedy for various ailments and emphasizes its restorative benefits.
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Hood
Harmless ERY VESCE Cited in Odd Cabinet Message
A brief, puzzling note mentions ERY VESCE as harmless and asks if someone has seen “my Cabinets 2 gtnia-eve,” suggesting a cryptic personal message or item seek with unclear context and no further detail.
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Fairmount Hotel
United
Hermann Oelrichs
Elizabeth Burchenas
Pune School Girls’ Athletic Ague
New York Asylum
Children’s Village
Fortune
Puro. Distilled Water Company
Osste
Washington
Edward B
Edward B. Moore
Mrs. Corey
Western Field
Dow
Jacob Waldeck
Boise
Hotel c
Nevada
Goldfield
Victor
Federation
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