Montana City Planning In America Then And Now
The piece traces early planning by Sir Christopher Wren for London in 1666 and L Enfant for Washington and Buffalo, noting Detroit followed his ideas. It contrasts planned cities with evolving metropolises like Chicago and New York, created along lines of least resistance, then chronicles a civic awakening driving reform and improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Christopher Wren
London
County Council
L’enfant
Buffalo
Detroit
Danny
Siberia
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
San Francisco
St. Petersburg
Madrid
Paris
Clinton R. Woodruff
Atlantic
The Right to Play for Every Child
The piece argues that play is essential for a child’s physical and mental development and criticizes New York for neglecting playgrounds. It calls for planning vacant lots as shared play spaces with supervision, noting city leaders, other cities, and London as examples, and urging action for the child’s welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
New York World
Seward Park
Chicago
London
Boston Herald reports Brazil study trip for commerce students
A Boston Herald item notes the high school of commerce plans to send students to Brazil to study commercial relations. The Brazilian government offers free transport on certain steamers and railways with reduced rates on other roads, facilitating travel to acquire knowledge and foster trade between the nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doston
Sass
High School of Commerce
Brazil
Hetty Green Moves to Expensive Rooms
Hetty Green has begun living in rooms at a rate of $15 a day. She likely pondered if $15 was all the money in the world, but her bank account proved otherwise. The arrangement seems a form of self punishment for past actions, as it causes her continuous discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Green
Hetty
Chicago
Republican Party
Taft
Regium Flemish Seek Strong Language Policy
A fragment notes Flemish Regium residents guarding language and race in a bilingual parliament. Edmonton pages reference theater and a Brandon manager remark, with odd punctuation and stray quotes hinting at cultural tensions and local responses.
Democratic National Convention at Denver Listens to Party Battle Cry
The Denver convention opened with 10 000 delegates and a keynote by Theodore A Bell of California. It honored Grover Cleveland and outlined Democratic aims opposing Republican policies and taft roosevelt entanglements with a bitter critique of the GOP record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Theodore A. Bell
California
Grover Cleveland
Taggart
John J. Keane
Wyoming
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Edwin Sefton
Washington, D. C
Charles S. Northen
Atlanta
H. C. Richmond
Fremont
Neb
C . Nash
Perry
Ila
Edward Cahill
Springfield
Ill
Will Reid
Rawlins
Wyo
Frank B. Ross
Indianapolis
Ind
William McEniry
Rock Island
T. F. Smith
New York City
Madisonville
W. Allert
Langdon, Md
E. E. Murphy
Leavenworth
Kan
Thomas H. Lovelace
St. Louis
Thomas B. Collier
Memphis
I. J. Dunn
Omaha
Willam J. Bryan
Grover
Cleveland
United States
Democratic Party
Main Planks of Platform and Party Critique
The article outlines a political platform calling for tariff revision, free list for competing goods, an income tax, a national inheritance tax, and railroad value assessment to curb watered stock. It promotes emergency currency, limits on Asiatic immigration, injunction reform, campaign finance transparency, direct senatorial elections, and strong criminal action against trusts. It also quotes Mr. Clayton denouncing Roosevelt and urging a March return to constitutional governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Henry D. Clayton
Republican Party
Clayton
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Taft Myr
Taft
White House
United States
Health Brings Happiness in Covington Woman’s Testimony
Mrs C R Shelton of Covington Tennessee describes kidney disease and rheumatic pain, claiming Dean's Kidney Pills improved her condition after medicines failed. She says she regained health and strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R.shelton
Pleasant Street
Covington
Tenn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Absent-minded farmer tale delivers jests at dinner
Senator Beveridge recalls a tale of a forgetful farmer at dinner. The farmer boasted of courting a young woman whose interest cooled after his ardent, peppery declaration. He then realizes he forgot he was a widower, prompting a quick correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveridge
Jabez
Origins of bells in religious use traced to ancient China
The origin of bells is linked to China in ancient times with early uses to dispel evil spirits and drive away storms. European records show bells kept devils from believers and their adoption in churches began after the eighth century, with roots reaching back to the sixth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Europe
Stringency of Provisions Noted by Two Tramps
Two hobos discuss hard times and scarce food saying ham sandwiches and cold mutton bones are in great shortage. The Detroit Free Press quotes their exchange as a reflection of economic stringency during their itinerant life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Why He Kicked and the Church Booth Incident
The fragment recounts a quarrel at a church fair over booth control for selling items from a tent and awning company. It notes potential sales of kisses at a quarter each and lists firms in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The piece includes ad-like lines about a toothless dog bite and cream prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella
Mabel
Lydia Pinkham Product Promoted by Customer Letter
A Columbus Ohio woman praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound in a letter to Mrs Pinkham claiming relief from nervousness headaches and menopausal symptoms. The advertisement touts the product as a long standing remedy for female illnesses and invites other sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Hanson
E. Long St
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pink
Ham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Pinkham
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Ismay
Montana
Regium
Edmonton
Opera House
Brandon
M. W. Blumberg
Washington
D. C
James J. Keane
C F. Reimer
Col
Samuel Kerch
Seattle
Wash
P. T. Ramsey
Bell
Ijle
Postal Bates
Neti
Rat
Committee On Rules and Order of
Henry D Clayton
Alabama
Nevada
F. B. Newlands
New Hampshire
Eugene W. Reed
New Jersey
James Smith, Jr
Alton B. Parker
North Carolina
F. H. Simmons
North Dakota
John Burke
D. M. Gruber
Oklahoma
C. N. Haskell
Oregon
Robert D. Inmay
Pennsylvania
Marcus C. L. Kline
Rhode Island
Frank EB. Fitzsimmons
South Dakota
R. F. Pettigrew
Tennessee
J. B. Frazier
Texas
M. M. Brooks
Utah
W. H. King
Vermont
Elisha May
Virginia
John W. Daniel
A. R. Titlow
West Virginia
William R. Thompson
George T. Beck
Hawaii
DB. M. Watson
Committee On Resolutions
H. L. Martin
Arkansas
James P. Clarke
Arizona
George B. Stoneman
Isadore Dockwehler
Colorado
Charles S. Thomas
Connecticut
Thomas F. Noone
Delaware
William Caulsbury
Florida
F. L. Mayes
Georgia
Albert H. Cox
Idaho
Fred T. Dubois
Linois
Samuel Alschuler
Indiana
John &, Lamb
Iowa
Jerry, Sullivan
Kansas
W. A
William Jennings Bryan
Erican 'Tent & Awning Co
Minneapolis
Miller & Ilvmies
St. Paul
Minnesota
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