Timely topics and world views in a divided era
A collage of observations on money greed and mortality, noting a New York man dying while viewing a $10,000 check, Anglo politics from England to Canada, and modern trends from railway plans at Hudson Bay to Chinese readers in New York. It reflects early 20th century concerns about wealth, empire, technology, and social change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sault Sainte Marie
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
Great Bay
Jack Frost
Lake Region
China
Marconi Promises Wireless Link Across Seas by 1901
The article discusses Marconi’s claim of connecting England and America by wireless telegraphy before Christmas 1901 using two poles at Southampton and Montauk Point. It outlines potential cost savings, the dismantling of cables, and advances by the War Department and Weather Bureau in wireless tests, with hopes for global, cable-free communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Marcoul
New York
England
America
Southampton
Montauk Point
Europe
Marconi
Cian
Atlantic
United States
Pacific Ocean
California
Manila
Montauk
Southmapton
San Francisco
Honoluluo
Blono- Tilu
Lawaii
War Department of
Signal Corps
Weather Bureau
Dover
Belgium
Violahorn: A New Violin and Horn Hybrid Emerges
Max Lundgren of Pullman Illinois, a 20 year craftsman in naval car works, unveils a new instrument called the Violahorn. The device blends violin and horn, played like a violin, and promises melodious tones. Lundgren, Swedish born on June 4 1860, moved to the United States in 1880 and has long known Anders Zorn. His home features a gallery of his own paintings and carvings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maiy
Max Lundgren
Narqueterie
Dpuillian Car Works
Pullman
Lundgren
Dalarne
Sweden
United States
Anders Zorn
Birthday stones and their meanings by month
A Detroit Free Press survey lists each birthday stone with color and symbolism from January garnet signifying constancy to December turquoise or ruby for success. The article notes variations in stone colors and names, including sapphires, emeralds, agates, and onyx, with cultural commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
LAW AS INTERPRETED AND Related Legal Principles
Summarizes multiple legal rulings on surrogate commissions, gas regulation, fire backfire liability, gas line explosions, property damages, and a note on East Indian schools where mental arithmetic is emphasized, including long multiplication drills and the dangers of catch questions, reflecting broader jurisprudential commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutledge
N. Y
Btate
Ohio Oil Company
Ind
United States Supreme Court
Owen Vs. Cook
N. D
McKenna Va
Bridgewater Gas Company
Austinia
Augusta Terminal Railroad Company
Oklahoma Statehood Dream Praised In Origin Of A Nation
A Sunday feature extols Oklahoma's rapid growth after being opened in 1889. It cites population rising from near zero to 398,245 by 1900 plus 5,927 untaxed Indians, land value near 100 million dollars, and strong bank deposits. The piece notes 800 churches and 200 newspapers, rising beauty, and cotton crops earning almost six million dollars in a recent year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Harrison
Texas
Saturday Evening Post
Precaution and Silence on Baby Advice
A brief Harper's Bazaar quote shows a parent choosing to ignore well meaning counsel about infant care. The remark highlights independence from external guidance and a wary stance toward conventional advice in early childrearing.
Knightly Warfare of Old Oath and Feasts
Medieval knights once swore to spare no enemy lives. The text notes a wife’s affection makes obtaining meals easy, reflecting periodic moral and social observations.
Two Women Picture Makers Represent American Women in Paris
Two American women represented U S photography at Paris International Congress. Beatrice Tonnesen from Oshkosh and Chicago linked to Western business and technical prowess. Frances Benjamin Johnston of Washington read about U S women in photography and is noted for frescoes in the Congressional Library and portraits of prominent Washington figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Beatrice Tonnesen
Tonnesen
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Chicago
West
Frances Benjamin Johnston
Washington
International Congress of Photography
United States
Pho
Miss Johnston
Congressional Library
McKinley
Cabinet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wise
St. Louis
Piero” Morgan
Loze Majesty
Andrew Carnegie
Prince of Wales
Sugar Trust
American Cotton Company
Ontario
Philadelphia
North
Georgia
Queen Alexandra
Copenhagen
Boston
Seattle
Marie Corelli
Miss Corelli
Scotland Yard
Connecticut
Ike
Frederic Harrison
Cabies
Alex Lundgren
Harper’s Bazar
MI866
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