Sled Makers on a Wave of Prosperity
The Bronx City Tribune reports a severe shortage of sleds and sleighs as early winter snowfall boosts demand. Factories paused stocks, dealers struggle to restock, and Davis & Co. notes they cannot meet orders for either sleighs or sleds. Farmers may need sleds for months while pleasure sleighing remains popular.
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Bronx City Tribune
Northwest
Charles A. Davis
Davis & Co
Mr. Davis
Sleigh Makers Struggle to Fill Winter Demand
For years manufacturers paused sleigh production, selling existing stock. A late snow and cold spell boosted demand and orders, but firms cannot meet the rush. Supply grows slowly as unprepared makers scramble. many old sleighs circulate in city streets with several firms using sleighs for deliveries.
Four Flies or None from Everybody's
A New York club house committee receives a humorous complaint about an omelet served for four with only three flies. The writer suggests the omelet be served with four flies or none, noting the dilemma of fair distribution.
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House Committee
New York
Theodora Girard Reproves Admirer at Maxim’s Paris
The 10 year old American performer Theodora Girard at the Olympia causes a stir in Paris by quietly rebuking a rude Russian admirer at Maxim's. A New Yorker aids her, then the Russian is escorted from the scene as onlookers applaud Teddy. A Russian grand duke and Senor Tonito praise her calm intervention.
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Theodora Girard
Olympia
Paris
Maxim's
Theodore
Amercan
Teddy
Maxim
Senor Tonito
Women at Panama Canal Work Create New Explosive Compound
Three hundred and fifty women in a Panama factory will produce a stronger explosive for canal construction. They mix perchlorate of ammonia nitrate of soda and other ingredients to form a material far tougher than dynamite, detonated only by a platinum heated wire. Output is projected at 6 000 to 7 000 tons yearly with markets forecast along South American coasts and potential political impact.
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Panama Canal
Panama Strip
Culebra
Canal Alte
Panama Canal Company
United States Canaul
Panama
Don’t Weep At The Ice House Warns Against Labor Trust
W. Post of Battle Creek Michigan attacks Gompers Mitchell Morrison and the AFL in DC court contempt cases. He rails at unions for boycotts and violence, denounces leadership, and urges readers to pressure Congress to preserve court power and defend free speech and labor rights.
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Labor Trust
Gompers
Bucks Store O
Bucks Stove Works
United States
Great Labor Trust
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
District of Columbia
Bucks’ Stove and Range Company
Simon Burns
General Assembly
Knights of Labor
Burns
Labor Digest
A. F. of
Christmas Dinner of a Life Saver in Pickety Rough
Percy M Cushing endures a frozen treacherous trek across Pickety Rough to retrieve a Christmas goose for the crew at the life saving station. He crawls through briars, endures frostbite, shoots a pair of geese, and drags the heavy meal back to the station where surgeons later remove his hands. The men later dine on beef.
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Percy M. Cushing
Walt
Goone
Ognatant
Woman Suffrage in Norway Seen by a French Observer
Paris Figaro writer Paul Parsy reports Norway’s peaceful path to women’s suffrage. In Christiania 37 473 women voted for the first time and women were eligible for the storthing. Voting began at daybreak and continued to nine in the evening with calm, orderly participation across classes.
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Paul Parsy
Paris
Figaro
Norway
Sweden
Christiania
Storthing
Carnegie and Hill Made Millions by Advertising
Andrew Carnegie and James J. Hill built vast fortunes through publicity and strategic advertising. The article argues their public campaigns created perceived value, enabling the Steel Corporation and others to capitalize on reputations, with billions shaped by widespread public knowledge rather than just raw resources.
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Carnegie and
HILL
Mevard Andrew Carnegie
James J. Hill
Agnerica
Muey
Caorhogle Keph
Carnegie Company
Corm Wooly
Steel Corporation
Iram and Steel Company
Pitsburg
Carnegie
Varneghe
Bleel Corporation
Bree Corporation
Caronly
James
Poreunay
Tel Corporation
Mehou
Tie Publicsky
Qarnaghe
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