Japan and California as a population atlas
The article compares California's size and population with Japan’s, imagining California as scattered islands to illustrate density. It notes Japan’s 44 million people on a much smaller land area, the limited cultivated land, and high taxes on farmers, plus rural life, fisheries, and incomes, contrasting with American perspectives and a broader view of Asia and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
California
Alaska
Insular
Japan
Californis
Loe
Belgium
France
Germany
Volyeante
Jafpan
Tinois
Empire
Empire of Japan
Rumor of Hetty Green Home Purchases in New York
Rumor says Mrs Hetty Green joined the Fifth Avenue colony in New York. A dwelling at 1022 is said to have been sold to Mize Annie Leary, acting for Mrs Green, whose daughter Sylvia has stayed at Leary’s residence. It’s thought the purchase aims to entertain guests. Three Japanese artists Yokoyama Hishila Rokaku arrive to study fine art in the United States, traveling with K Okokura to explore art museums and collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Green
Fifth Avenue Colony
New York
Annie Leary
Mra. Green
Sylvia
Miss Leary
T. H. Yokoyama
H. M. Hishila
8. C. Rokaku
K. Okokura
Archaeological Commission
Nippon-Bijitenin
Tokio
Rallerien
Pri Art Contern
Twenty Years in Korea Wife of American Minister Allen
Mrs. Horace N. Allen, wife of the American minister to Korea, has resided nearly twenty years in the orient. Graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, she followed her husband to the Far East in 1884 as a medical missionary’s wife for the Presbyterian church in China. She was related to the late President Hayes. Mr. Allen is a descendant of Ethan Allen. They had two sons, one born in Korea and one in China.
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Allen
Horace N. Allen
Korea
Orient
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Far East
Presbyterian Church
China
Legation
Iate
Hayes
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Archbishop Ryan Wit Card File of Jokes
Archbishop Ryan jokes about priests health vacations and air of their parish. A priest skips parish duties to seek change of air and wears a silk hat linked to a father in the lining 48. The archbishop quips that the hat was the source of the fall.
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Archbishop Ryan
Father Soantiso
Hospital as memorial to theater victims
Chicago plans a new memorial hospital on the west side near Heritage Avenue and York Street, costing 500000 dollars and connected with the Chicago Homeopathic College. The facility will feature modern appliances and patient care, overseen by a ten-member board of prominent business and professional citizens, separate from the downtown emergency hospital proposal.
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Chicago
Hermitage Avenue
York Street
Chicago Homeopathic
Citizans
Former New York Mayor William R Grace Dies at 72
William Russell Grace former mayor of New York died after a weeklong illness from pneumonia on March 21 at age 72. A prominent financier he founded W R Grace & Co and Grace Institute helping women in stenography dressmaking and domestic science. Born Queenstown Ireland May 10 1832 he immigrated to New York at 24 and later went to Callao Peru in 1860.
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William Raewall Grace
William Russell Grace
New York
Mr. Grace
W. R. Grace & Co
Aso
Grace Institute
William R. Grace
Queenstown
Ireland
Callao
Peru
Grace of Bryce and Co A mayor and financier dies
Longtime American merchant and financier Mr Grace rose from partner at Bryce and Co to founder of a major shipping and financial empire. He served as mayor in 1881 and 1885 and helped settle Peru’s $40 million debt in 1890. A director at Lincoln National Bank and New York Life, he left an estimated fortune surpassing $10 million.
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Bryce & Co
New York
Grace
Lincoln National Bank
New York Life Insgurance Company
Distinguished Masons to Gather in Guthrie Oklahoma
Admiral Schley will join a delegation of distinguished Masons in Guthrie Oklahoma for a gathering May 25 and 26. James D Richardson grand commander of the Scottish Rite for the southern jurisdiction will head the party. He urges representative craftsmen to see Masonry exemplified by the fraternity in Qutbri¢, a model worth imitation.
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Admiral Schley
Guthrie
James D. Richardson
French Workman Rose to Fame Henry Perrotin Astronomer
Henry Perrotin eminent French astronomer and director of the Nice observatory rose to fame after guiding Paris observers late in life. Born humble, he began as a simple worker at the totalouse observatory and rose through scientific ranks to lead the Nice facility.
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Henry Perrotin
Nice Observatory
Paris
Eimpte
Totlouse Observatory
Real Popular Novelist Maxime Gorky Profile
A fragment describes the famed realist writer Maxim Gorky as a dramatic, passionate author whose true identity and public perception span the literary world, noting his age and prominence. The text presents a snapshot of how readers recognize his name and impact.
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Maxime Gorky
Ena
Alicknel
Maximoviteh
Family keeps Penn medicine link through will
A Guayaquil banker’s will guarantees a South American family a Penn medical student across generations. Dr Francisco J Martinez, who studied at the University of Pennsylvania in 1832, funded continued study in medicine for descendants. His lineage includes Julio Martinez and another Francisco J Martines, each advancing in medical training.
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University of Pennsylvania
Francisco J. Martinez
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Martinez
Pennsylvania
Francisco J. Martines
University of Guayaquil
Army
Julio Martinez
Dental
Youthful at Seventy Lessons in Harvard President Eliot
President Eliot of Harvard has just turned 70 and exemplifies the health habits he preaches. He walks six to ten miles daily and bikes before breakfast, with regular meals and discipline credited for his strong body and mind. Dr Huot, America’s oldest college president, led Harvard’s growth over 35 years into a liberal, broad minded institution.
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Eliot
Harvard
Huot
America
Young Ugandan King Daudi Chua Reigns Under British Protectorate
Eight year old Daudi Chua, claimed as the world's youngest king of Uganda, sits on a scarlet throne with leopard skin mat and toy gun. Britain maintains a protectorate, and a parliament he opens with pomp, while Dati Datidi Chua imports English customs, including fine London linen and silver for state dinners.
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England
Daudi Chua
Uganda
Datidi Chua
London
Brothers Reunite After Forty-Eight Years in Appleton Visit
Richard Jessmer and his brother Frank, long separated since boyhood, reunited at Richard's Appleton Wisconsin home after forty eight years apart. They left New York together as youths, searched nationwide with newspaper ads, and found each other recently by chance. Frank roamed the West as a gold hunter, settling in Habing Minnesota, while Richard spent most of his life in Wisconsin.
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Richard Jessmer
Frank
Appleton
Wis
New York
Far West
Fnally
Habing
Minn
Richard
Wisconsln
Women and fashion reform urged by eminent physician
An eminent physician predicts a future when women openly adopt healthier attire and gain equal access to breathable air. He notes past female patients resisted clothing changes, with ten years ago many would take offense at suggestions to ease tight garments as he cites examples from his practice.
Right John Walton Search Ends In Crooked Creek Tale
Dr Nicholas Senn traveled to Sundance Wyoming years ago seeking a rancher named Walton. In Crook County he encounters four Waltons. He teases one claim of tight fistedness and chickens, while the man replies he may be the Walton Senn needs.
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Genn
Nicholas Senn
Chicago
Wyoming
Sundance
Walton
Waltons
John Walton
Dr. Sonn
Crook County
Pr. Senn
Runn
Dr. Senn
French Woman Rises From Cataleptic Trance Then Dies
A Portes area tale reports Clementine an old maiden who lapsed into a deep cataleptic trance prepared for burial with candles and crucifix. She suddenly sat up and walked the room then leapt from a window and died. Invites were sent for a second funeral the next day but friends declined due to nerves.
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Portes
Valence
Gers
Clementine
London Mirror
Senator Fairbanks Speech in Lancaster 250th Birthday
A Lancaster Pennsylvania celebration marked the town's 250th founding with Senator Fairbanks delivering the main address. The presiding officer refused to introduce him prompting a solo speech. A child asked if Fairbanks' ancestors were dead as the crowd listened in reverent awe.
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Lancaster
Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Fairbanks
A Tip to the House
A pair of sintowmen argue about the United States falling under bad administration. They insist the economic policy dominates the issue, then retreat, leaving Uncle Sam to face an unstable nation as they drive away.
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United States
Buti Puftt
Uncle Sam
Burglars Rumor Stirs Swackhammer Household
In a San Francisco Bulletin snippet, Mrs Swackhammer wakes her husband John, insisting burglars are in the basement. He scavenges for his pocketbook and dismisses it as plumbers, returning to sleep despite her alarm.
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John
San Francisco Bulletin
The Soul's Bath at Even in Dreamlike Verse
Fragmented archaic lines describe the soul shedding worn garments and standing bare before a higher power. References to day and night, awakening, and spiritual renewal appear amid garbled text, with mentions of strength, inspiration, and a possible authorial attribution to Nilfred Campbell in Atlantio.
Emigration to Western Canada Endorsed by Negraska Farmer Editor
The editor endorses American emigration to Western Canada, praising climate, rainfall, and long sunshine for wheat, cattle, and dairy potential. It cites H E Heath of Nebraska Farmer, notes Alberta and Manitoba prospects, and urges readers to consult Canadian government agents for settlement certificates. A closing remark about a lovely character and new enemies appears.
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Amore
Canada
Prosperta
United States
H. E. Heath
Nebraska Farmer
America
Heath
Alberta
Pacific Ocean
Colorado
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Range
States
Canadian Prairies
Territories
Manitoba
Nebraska
Western
Assiniboia
Dominion of Canada
Prairies
Defiance Starch Co offers travel to St Louis Exposition
Free tickets awarded to 25 ladies sending Defiance cold water starch trade marks from Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. Mail by Sept 1 1904 to Omaha Nebraska. travel to St Louis for September 1904 event. tickets sent by registered mail. Promotion highlights include superior starch quality and non sticking to iron.
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Defiance Starch Co
St. Louis Exposition
Ibiola
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Defiance
Omaha
Nebr
Regin
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King
Ste
Phiungee
Negraska Farmer
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