Uncle Sam and the perils of unclaimed cargo
The essay explains how ships forego disposing of worthless cargo by shipping it to fictitious destinations. Customs officials end up handling unclaimed merchandise through sale after extensive forms. It recounts a Supreme Court tale on whether a bottle is sauce or fish for tariff purposes and notes a Japanese sake case imported to Honolulu for workers, to be argued in New York courts.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Sone
Treasury Department
Hvery
Supreme Court of Awe
Japan
Honolulu
New York
Territories
Nnder
Manitoba
Fransit
British Columbia
Chinese Imperial Post in Honan Province Sparks Comical Tales
A letter from Tai-kang in Honan describes the newly established Chinese Imperial Post. Clerks refuse to lick stamps, mobs at Kabteng fight over stamp licks, and stamp buyers at times must lick and stick. An incident at Kobfene Post Office ends with a customer demanding a refund. The writer notes irregular service and curious customs developing.
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Mra
Hi. T. Ford
China Toland
Tai-kang
Honan
Kabteng
Winwir
Tabkang
Harry
Stromer
Tomer
Talbkang
Kobfene
Thin
Son
Petroleum powders said to prevent seasickness
An Australian Homeopathic World correspondent cites petroleum in 2x trituration 2 grain powders as a safe preventive for seasickness. He reports in a Sydney Hawkesbury steamer voyage the nausea eased after taking powders and suggests children treated similarly. A London doctor praises the method after trials on voyagers.
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Homeopathic World
Sydney
Hawkesbury River
Newcastle
London
Press Moral Tone and Financial News Ethics
The July World's Work discusses the improved moral tone in financial journalism over twenty years. It cites past ignorance and dishonesty in financial reporting and notes a director's complaint that secrecy among a few men harms public access to information.
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Pres
A Ballade of Gardens Echoes and Eden Lost
Fragmented verse describes a garden dream with references to Eden, summer, poppyhood, and a queenly realm. The speaker recalls blighted wonders, spectral imagery, and a longing for a pristine paradise. The text blends lush landscapes with cryptic mythic symbols and unfinished lines.
Battleship Ohio Impresses in First Speed Trial
The battleship Ohio conducted a speed trial in Santa Barbara channel on August 1. She sped thirty six miles up to a stake boat opposite Point Conception, exceeding the required speed by half a minute at eighteen knots. Returning with tide and wind against her, she lost about a minute and a half. Officials anticipate another trial within a week or ten days on the same course.
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Ohio
Santa Barbara
Cal
Point Conception
Whiting
Forsythe
Ruth
Eva Booth Headlines Salvation Army Congress Oratory
The Canadian Salvation Army contingent led by Miss Eva Booth enthralled London listeners at the Royal Albert Hall. Critics praised her dramatic stage presence and moving appeal for converts, likening her forceful facial expression and gestures to a queen of tragedy.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Congress
London
Eva Booth
Mr. Choate
United States
Royal Albert Hall
Lord Rosebery
Anna Dickinson
von Coquelin
Monument Erected Over Tom Reed Grave in Portland
A granite monument stands at Evergreen cemetery Portland Maine over ex Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed. The white Hillcell granite statue, about ten feet high, rests on a broad parallelogram base with a carved laurel wreath design inspired by St Gaudens as seen on the Shaw memorial in Boston and includes inscription beneath.
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Evergreen Cemetery
Portland
Maine
Thomas Brackett Reed
Hillowell
Rollef
St. Gaudens
Shaw
Boston
Thomas Brackett Reed 1889 1902 Record of Faithful and Brave
This note commemorates Thomas Brackett Reed and records his tenure from 1889 to 1902 as a dedicated figure of faithful service to the nation, celebrated alongside allies who stood true through ages and nations.
When He Tended Bar and a Ghostly Demographic
Dr. Howard Leland O. Howard head of the bureau of entomology in Washington, a Rockford native, recalls a cordial barber shop encounter during a Western Pennsylvania trip. Meanwhile Esopus chroniclers report the ghost of Garry Van Wagonen, a famous Democrat, seen near Union Center, appearing at intervals since 1876. Democrats view the ghost as an omen amid political nostalgia.
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Esopus
Garry van Wagonen
Abraham Lincoln
Union Center
Judge Parker
Garry
Tilden
Cleveland
Walt
Vanderbilt Passes Rarely Used by Family Rail Travelers
A historical note describes how Chauncey Depew and H C Mural typically arrange railroad passes for the Vanderbilt family. Frederick, William and Alfred Vanderbilt are mentioned with travel habits and a new light draught yacht built for fast transport from Wickford to their countryside near Newport.
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Vanderbilts
Chauncey M. Depew
H. C. Mural
Frederick
William K. Vanderbilt
Frederick Vanderbill
Hudson
Newport
Long Island
Alfred Vanderbilt
Lagneste
Wickford Landing
Coantry
Patrick O'Brien Votes Bare in Parliament Alarming Bath Moment
Irish MP Patrick O'Brien, caught by a division bell while in a bath, hurried to the division lobby wearing only an overcoat. He faced a tense moment as snap votes were taken by the opposition, with spectators noting his unusual appearance and bold conduct.
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Patrick O'Brien
Bath
Mr. O'Brien
Division
Eden
Figures That Didn’t Jibe On The Elevated Train
Henry Clews, a Wall Street banker with thirty years in the business, journeys on a crowded New York elevated rail. He notes the transit system’s boastful figure claiming 248,587,022 passengers from June 1902 to June 1903, arguing such a count exceeds the country’s population of about 80 million.
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Village
Henry Clews
Wall Street
New York
Inter
Mr. Clews
Works of Untaught Sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady
Henry Merwin Shrady, son of Dr Shrady of New York and Grant's physician, never had formal training yet won several competitions for bronzed statues. His notable works include the Grant memorial monument for Brooklyn and a statue of William the Silent for Riverside Park in New York.
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Henry Merwin Shrady
Grant
Washington
Shrady
New York
Gen. Grant
Young Shrady
Brooklyn
Wiliam the Silent
Riverside Park
Potentate's French Visit Features Counterfeit Portraits
Eid Mohammed el Haj bey of Tunis returns from France amid curiosity over his fez and jewels and plans to distribute counterfeit portraits among his circle. The trip touched on military topics and theater visits, reflecting a fascination with war pageantry and cultural displays.
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Eid Mohammed el Haj
Bey
Tunis
France
Three Divisions of the Canadian Northwest in a 1900s View
A detailed overview describes the Canadian Northwest as in three divisions: arid southern prairies with wheat belts, ample cattle ranching in the west, and northern mixed farming with dairying. It highlights ample water from mountain streams, growing immigration, free homestead lands, railway expansion, and profitability of wheat, cattle, and dairy ventures for settlers and investors.
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Gaul
Canadian North West
Canada
Alberta
Provences
Western Territories
Canadian Northwest
Canadian Prairies
Prairies
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