Repulsive City: Jerusalem Seen Through Danger and Fakirs
A Chicago Record Herald essay describes Jerusalem as dangerous and disillusioning for travelers. It warns of moslem-led power outages at night, scarce lighting, and mercenary urban life. Fakirs or Mohammedan fanatics are noted as the greatest threat to unbelievers, with police rigor and indiscriminate danger toward outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Mohammed
Christ
Willam E. Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Guarl
Jerusalem’s Decay and Devotion Scarred by Pilgrims
A critical view of Jerusalem describes its religious frenzy and urban squalor. The city is portrayed as congested, filthy, and dangerous, with Muslims and Christians alike urged to travel with guards and warnings about vile streets and ritual tensions.
He Liked the Place and Shared a Memory
A lone man in a cheap restaurant near Herald Square expresses affection for the homelike cooking and griddle cakes, claiming they remind him of his mother's servant. The scene contrasts with a stereotype of a young man unsure of himself and a woman’s attire described in terse fashion.
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Herald Square
Fifty People Drowned In Hamburg River Collision
The Primus of Hamburg with 185 passengers was cut in two by the tug Hansa on the Elbe near Blankenz and Nienstedten. About 50 drowned. 13 bodies recovered. Passengers included Eilbeck Male Choral Society members. The Primus sank after crossing bows with the Hansa. rescue boats saved others, and captains surrendered to police.
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Primus
Hamburg
Hansa
Elbe
Blankenz
Nienstedten
Buxtehude
Honst
Peterson
Sachs
England
Hamburg American Line
Floods in Russia and Chicago Crime Summary
Torrential rain and violent wind lashed Kieil in European Russia, flooding cellars and drowning 15 residents as trees toppled and embankments washed away. In Chicago a police holdup shooter killed a man, a suspect named Mack Ray held, and Frank Murphy denied intent to rob. Two brothers died leaping from a launch amid a gasoline tank explosion risk. After two months, 1000 glove factory workers returned to work as the union claimed victory.
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Kiefl
European Russia
Kieil
Chicago
Robert E. MacMahon
Auditorium Annex
Mack Ray
Frank Murphy
P. H. Roe
Glovemakers’ Union
Won
Flags at Half Mast Honoring John W Mackay in San Francisco
In San Francisco on July 23 flags are at half mast on the Postal Telegraph building the merchants' exchange and numerous downtown business houses to honor the memory of the late John W Mackay.
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San Francciseco Mearns
San Francisco
Postal Telegraph Company
Merchants’ Exchange
John W. Mackay
Sailboat Capsizes Drown Three Men in Ohio River
Three young men Albert Miller Robert Laughlin and Benjamin Watts drowned when a sailboat capsized on the Ohio river near Aurora Indiana on July 23. The tragedy follows ambitious dreams forcing lives into a somber lesson.
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Aurora
Ind
Albert Miller
Robert Laughlin
Benjamin Watts
Ohio River
Bad Floods Hit New York Region and Rail Traffic Delays
A 36 hour deluge in the Lake Keuka area brings three inches of rain for the month to seven. Streams overflow and lake water rises ten inches in a day. Cellars flood and harvests suffer. In Jamestown trains halted and roads damaged as a second storm floods Chautauqua County. A boy survives after being swept in a culvert incident. London reports the planned removal of John W. Mackay’s remains to Greenwood Cemetery for burial once son Clarence arrives.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
Lake Keuka
Jamestown
Chatauqua County
George Courtney
French Creek
George Singular
London
John W. Mackay
San Francisco
New York
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Clarence Mackay
Despondent woman drowns after leap from Portland bridge
Mrs Henry A Smith of Albina leaped from the railroad bridge into the Willamette River and was drowned. Her body was found by the bridge engineer. She had suffered years of despondency and had grown more despondent after her husband, a former Multnomah county legislator, died about nine weeks earlier.
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Portland
Ore
Henry A. Smith
Albina
Willamette River
Sobriety Test At Cape Girardeau Steps Trials For Drunk
Cape Girardeau Missouri uses a crude sobriety test by guiding a suspect along stepping stones over a muddy hollow called Coon Hollow. Town marshal Charlie Armgard watches as a detainee attempts the hazardous crossing. If he wobbles or falls, the marshal returns him to jail.
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Kansas
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Transhollow
Charlie Armgard
Cape Girardeau
Marshal Armgard
Lesond Coon Hollow
Educating Young Indians in the West
The Lembi Reservation in Idaho, under Superintendent Mackey, preserves English essays by Indian pupils like Daniel Red Eyes and Andrew Yellow Thunder. Their writings reveal dull moments, excuses for truancy, and modest ambitions, illustrating attempted schooling amid hardship and poverty.
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West
Daniel Red Eyes
Andrew Yellow Thunder
Lembi
Idaho
Mackey
Daniel Red Eye
Daniel
Yellow Thunder
Folio of Witty Snatches and Cartoon Quips
A collage of jokes from multiple papers features wisecracks about fog in London, misread editorials, and witty exchanges. Bits include a Philadelphia Press quip on a manager’s salary, a Detroit Free Press remark on aging, and gags about newsboys, brides, and travelers. The tone mimics a humor page with short, punchy lines and sly wordplay.
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Caustie
Minnick
Abe
Philadelphia Press
London
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
Marmaduke Jenkyns
Jenkyns
Detroit Free Press
Bam
John
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James J. Hill
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