Diverse World Curiosities And Social Observations
A miscellany cites Buenos Aires owning vast firms, Montana land grants, a giant man named Laws Wilkins, and Bodleian poems by James I. Edison battery gains spark for autos, Barney Mori clocks 100 with 60s vigor, and U S land gains ride on ballast ships. British education lags but reform debate grows. A Boston charity idea helps working girls, while German forests yield 38 million tons of timber plus imports. A Tennessee man’s luck boosts local forest economy.
War upon plutocracy and party integrity in a nation
The piece rails at plutocracy led by Wall Street and the Sun, arguing Democrats must keep principles over fusion with Republicans and expose pro‑monopoly aims. It cites six million steadfast Democrats, accuses Big Express trusts of collusion, and warns of a continental trust forming to consolidate routes amid rail monopoly.
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Trusts
New York Sun
Wall Street
Sun
Rule
Fusiom
Wall Streat
Tt Jahow
American Express Company
Adama Express
United States Express
Thomas C. Piatt
United States Express Company
Fiat
Platt
Treasury
Boss Pratt
George Gould
Sald
Bia Pacific Express Company
Nie
Foreign iron and steel trusts form to counter American combine
A London dispatch reports a new Russian iron and steel trust uniting South Russia works to undercut Morgan's American steel empire. The plan replaces shares with trust holdings, aiming to lower raw prices and concentrate manufacture, with Western Russia and Poland likely joining. Pro-tariff rhetoric urges protective duties to curb foreign competition.
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Steel Trust
Europe
Rusale
London
M Gt Gautle Russian Iron and Steel Trust
J. Pierpont Morgan
South Russia
Atch A Trust
Tra Bonstoeur
Russia
Poland
Express Monopoly Threatens Rates In Eastern Markets
The article argues that major express companies maintain a rate cartel eliminating competition. A rival firm could spark a rate war in the eastern region. Even with rate cuts, carriers could still pay large dividends while merchants and farmers absorb most costs. Tax avoidance is alleged, with estimates they pay little tax on profits.
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United States
Federal control of the trusts debate over state rights
The piece argues that national control of trusts is unlikely constitutional and would threaten state charter rights. It notes opposition from Republicans and some Democrats and suggests tariff reform as a more feasible curb. It compares federal banking with corporate oversight and contends amendments would be needed for national charter powers.
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Congress
Repubican
Washington Post
Party of Protection
The Farmers Foreign Trade Surges in April Exports
The April export report shows agricultural shipments rising by about 6.2 million dollars to 63.55 percent of total, while manufactured goods fall by roughly 5 million and account for 29.15 percent. The piece argues for shifting packinghouse products and other items toward agriculture to boost farmer prosperity and reduce reliance on protectionist measures.
Disputed Hawaii move against Dole faction official
Fragmentary report alleges discord in Hawaii over charges prepared against a judge allied with natives accused of oppression and anti American sentiment. Proponents urge removal by a fair minded appointee and replacement by a prudent official.
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Hawaii
Dole
Ando
Hin Place
Glass and sugar and gowns from 1901 era musings
A mixed collection of notes on breaking glass and repairing joints, care for glassware, a sugar consumption statistic citing 1900 figures, wedding gown descriptions in antique detail, travel ad copy praising the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway, and genealogical references to English and Dublin editors.
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Epworth League
San Francisco
Cal
Chicago, Milwaukee & & Paul
Northwest
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Old Colony Bldg
August Wedding Dress For Miss Sartoris In London
A report notes Miss Vivian Sartoris daughter of Mrs Nallia Grant Bartoris will wear a meaningfuldress on her August wedding to Archibald Balfour in London. The gown will feature the traditional something old and be of fine fabric.
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Vivian Sartoris
Nallia Grant Bartoris
Archibald Balfour
London
Nena
Oriental wood carvings for summer homes and city rooms
The New York Times notes Japanese fretwork in simple conventional designs used for summer houses and city apartments. Carvings in wood are inexpensive yet beautiful, with a top doorway plaque priced at $9. The article highlights dragon motifs in stonework and includes a dessert recipe mixing six eggs, sugar, ice cream, sponge cake and meringue with instructional notes on heat and assembly.
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New York Times
Alinsky
Letter Writing a Bore Revealed in Witty Quip
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote laments letter writing as an art no longer, noting women often draft heartfelt notes in distress but should not send them, as the sender regains cheer while the recipient endures misfortune and puzzling replies. The piece ends with a jab that a man proposes while the girl sends him to her father for approval.
Woman Golf Instructor Dominates Bouton Course
A Scottish widow, William Campbell, famed as the most thoroughly competent golf instructor in Bouton, took over grounds duties after her husband’s death last summer. She has since earned appointment as official instructor and greenkeeper this spring. An Oxford discovery reveals unknown King James I poems in Bodleian Library, likely genuine with royal autograph.
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Bodleian Library
Oxford
James I
Bouton
William Campbell
Smrite
Bodleian
Police Grammar School Promised in Chicago
A Chicago justice of the peace proposes opening a school in the city to teach police officers elementary grammar so they can speak more clearly on the witness stand.
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Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Zinc Mines Near Fair Branch Open in Tennessee
Operatives have begun work in zinc mines near Fair Branch Tennessee with a furnace planned to operate. The zinc deposit is described as extensive and among the richest yet mined in the state.
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Inenre
Fair Branch
Tennessee
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