Plucky General Wells to Stay by Telluride
In 1903 Bulkeley Wells, Boston born, arrives at the Smuggler-Union mine above Telluride to take charge against the Western Federation of Miners. He builds a militia, fights dynamiters, and pursues evidence in a deadly feud, vowing to stay in Telluride until his work ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telluride
Denver
Ain
Bulkeley Wells
Boston
Vincent St. John
Telluride Miners’ Union
Western Federation of Miners
Wells
Arthur Collins
Alatrictia
Western Federation
China
Bulkeleyella
Wella
Colling
Collins
Young Walla
Harvard
Collina
Haywood-Moyer
South Africa
Rifle Club
Miners’ Union
Colorado
Steunenberg
Idaho
James McParland
Confes
Sion
Steve” Adams
Adams
Orchard
Federation
Inner Circle
Massachusetts
Bellew Critiques Drama and Ibsen in candid interview
New York Special recounts Kyrle Bellew at the Lyceum after The Thief discusses theatre aims and truth in plays. He blasts Ibsen and Shaw while praising Shakespeare and warns stage preaching harms churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kyrle Bellew
Mr. Bellew
Richard Voysin
Otis Skinner
Ieapan
Stephen Phillips
Henri Bernstein
Clyde
Bronson Howard
Jamark
London
Bellew
Richard Voys
Poems and Baseball Tales In A Versatile Essay Slice
The excerpt blends Charles W. Stevenson verse about spring with a humorous recollection from Ban Johnson about a New York restaurant scene. It recounts how a Benton terrier prompted banter with a waiter and a amused bystander, highlighting a lighthearted sports culture moment from the era.
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Harrold Skinner
Lippincott's
Ban Johnson
National League
New York
The Plug Hat of Japan’s Lasting Style
A travel observer notes Japan’s enduring dress code, from the plug hat worn at New Year’s and the emperor’s birthday to Civil War era imports. The piece treats the hat as a symbol of dignity and civilization, kept in camphor wood chests and worn with ceremonial pride.
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Tokyo
Japan
England
Feingland
Newiah
Yokohama
Order of the Rising Sun
Canvas Gloves and Mittens Industry Grows Rapidly
The New York Sun notes an infant industry in canvas gloves and mittens expanding in the country. Last year about eight million pairs were produced, with sixteen factories operating including one in Minnesota. The piece traces origins to farm wives and notes rising demand and regional activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Frat Canvin
Weatherol
Canvas gloves and mittens widespread in industry and trade
The article describes canvas gloves and mittens in many varieties for men and women, with colors from white to brown and options like palm pads and leather pieces. Prices range from about 10 cents to two dollars, and the text lists users such as iron workers, drivers, farmers, and laborers across various occupations.
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Dome
Pali
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Ibellew
Ibsen
Tbien
George Shaw
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
William Shakespeare
Robert Mantell
Shakespeare
Arthur Wiig Pinero
Pric
Ifa
Wan
Angie
Anion
Charles W. Stevenson
Fant
Benton
Chicago
Ben
Han
Tuddiing
Ghent
Vel
Plug Hat
Ney Vity
Iver Vim
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