Neapolitan Charm and New York Society Glamor
In Manhattan society notes, Mrs Burkard displays a golden charm ring and a bracelet, while Miss Richard and the Duchess of Marlborough popularize heart and mosaic trinkets. The piece describes fashion dancers, socialites, and famed patrons like Mrs Astor, Mrs Vanderbilt, Mrs Thorne, and Mrs Wolf, detailing dance styles, jewelry collections, and relic-like lace pieces treasured by New York’s elite.
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New York
Richard
Duchess of Marlborough
Met
Vienna
Hamburg
Newport
London
Oakrey Rainelander
Arenville Kans
Mia
Jack Astor
Virginia
Lke
Alexander Hadden
Langdon Irving
Harry Lehr
d'Alencon
The General's Widow Mrs Grant and Her Washington Home
Mrs. Grant, nearing 80, resides in Washington near Rock Creek Park, hosting visitors in her historic residence. The house preserves furniture from 60 years of married life and General Grant's gifts, with tales tied to each piece and a Turkish rug from Damascus. The article notes her dignified presence and reminiscences of the General’s career.
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Whitestone
Washington
New York
A. 8
Grant
Massachusetts Avenue
Rock Creek National Park
White House
Gen
Water request leads to wrath at central restaurant
A diner asks for water at a well known city restaurant. A waiter refuses to pour until the glass is placed on the counter, citing etiquette and the risk of breaking marble. The exchange grows tense, the waiter explaining the duty to avoid taking a drink from another’s hand and the customer reflecting on pride and consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelia Inquirer
Walter Tearna
Walter Breeka
No Commercial Coffee Yet in Mayd County Iowa Field Trial
Georgia paper reports Charien Nel gon, a Savannah farmer, attempting coffee cultivation from weed seeds planted last spring. He expects five pounds per acre at a high cost, around eighteen dollars per pound, once time and labor are counted. The note compares the effort to earlier South Carolina tea experiments and suggests removing cost questions could make coffee production feasible.
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Savannah
Charien Nelgon
Mayd County
Iowa
Coffe
Pfarmer Nelson
Caroline
Caged Bird Theme Reflected in Labor Struggles and Hope
The verse laments failed cooperative experiments and industry wide plans, contrasting constraints on labor with a longing for uplift. It weaves symbols of the caged bird to comment on pain, endurance, and the need for steady ascent toward freedom and better conditions.
Great Cleveland street railway strike and boycott observed
The Cleveland strike and boycott by street railway workers spreads beyond the city to affect patrons, shops, and services. Analysts discuss potential outcomes for organized labor, noting violence and disputed responsibility, with references to past mine worker actions and possible long term repercussions.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Consolidated Company
John McBride
United Mine Workers of America
Unit
Stene
McBride
Productive Co operation and the law of co operative ventures
The author argues that law favors individuals and capital over persons in large scale productive cooperation. He warns that co operative schemes resemble a blend of production and distribution rules and will face predictable obstacles as ventures grow larger, stressing the primacy of monetary contribution.
Co operative production and transportation controls debate
The author argues against large scale cooperative production and retailing across towns. Private railways set rates and discriminate, blocking cooperation. He warns co‑ops survive only while poor, crumble with wealth, and foresee state regulation or control of transportation and monopolies as necessary for lasting results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainaah
Cooperative colony views attract reformer Roosevelts probe noted
An article recalls Kita Wheeler Wilcoxon’s impressions on cooperative colonies at Jalla Washington and argues for phased progress toward a higher humanity. It cites Roosevelt ordering state factory inspectors to probe street railway ten hour law violations and notes Rhode Island agriculture employment figures. It highlights a Chinese factory girls’ scene and reports fifty Indiana strikes since January 1, praising organized labor growth and union formation nationwide.
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Kita Wheeler Wilcox
Jalla
Wash
Mae Aays
Co-Operative Brotherhood
Las
Fife
Roosevelt
New York
Brooklyn
Rhote Island
Vanderbilt
China
Indiana
Marion
Electrical Harm Shows Canadian Farm Powered by Waterfall
A description of a farm in Canada touted as the most wonderful, run entirely by electricity. Two waterfalls, 60 and 180 feet high, supply motive power via a central powerhouse. Electricity travels through wires to all buildings, powering church fittings and motorized equipment including a horse power mowing machine and a log saw.
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Canada
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Astor
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Italy
Conversazione
Mrs. Grant
Waltsen
Clotilde
Alencon
Miss Newcomb
United
Utates
Heem
Donla
Paul Lavirence Danbar
Kite Wheeler
Wilcon
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