Mossing on the Massachusetts Coast A Mossers Tale
The Boston Herald describes Scituate and Plymouth mossing for carrageen Irish moss now used to purify beer rather than food. It covers methods from rocky shores to curing in tubs, seasonal earnings, and the shift of workers between fishing and mossing, with about 200 gatherers producing roughly 1000 tons valued near $70,000.
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Iceland
Scituate
Plymouth
South Shore Rocks
White Horse Beach
Boston
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Flower trade shows growth and glass needs for florists
The Society of American Florists exhibition highlights vast growth in floriculture with 9,000 U.S. florists and 22.5 million square feet of glass. New York leads with 1,200 establishments and 4.69 million square feet, while the Florists' Hail Association insures 13 million square feet of glass. Estimates place U.S. floriculture output at 27.5 million dollars annually, and roses and carnations dominate cut flower sales.
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Society of American Florists
Grand Central Palace
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
B. T. Galloway
Bureau of Vegetable Pathology and Physiology
Washington
United States
New York State
Illinois
Florista
Hail Association of America
E. M. Wood
C. W. Ward
Queens
New York City
Wood
Poich
New York
Sus
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland a Growing Queen of Resolve
Julian Ralph writes in the London Mail that Queen Wilhelmina has matured from a pretty child into a robust,—the Queen rules with dignity and self possession. Her isolation with her mother highlights Holland's anxiety over German ambitions and the hope she will marry to secure an heir. The article notes her disciplined governance, court duties, and the public fascination with whether a betrothal will be announced on her 20th birthday.
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Fleet Review
Amsterdam
Phackeray
Wilhelmina
House of Orange
Low Countries
Julian Ralph
London Mail
Holland
Princess von Wied
Rhine
House of Lords
Hague
Germany
Prince of Waldeck
England
Mina
William
Two Jersey Snakes and a Townsman’s Revenge
In Glen Ridge New Jersey a man named George A. Zabriskie, cashier of the People's Bank of New York, slain a large black snake attacking his daughter over candy. Days later the mate attacked him in his garden, winding around his leg until he dispatched it with a stake and a series of blows.
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Glen Ridge
N. J
George A. Zabriskie
People’s Bank of New York
Linden Avenue
Miss Zabriskie
Mr. Zabriskie
New Jersey
New York Sun
Ivory and Bone Debate At Board Of General Appraisers
Inquiries by customs officials show the line between ivory and bone remains blurred for hippo teeth and tusks sold as ivory. Morgenstern & Goldsmith imported umbrella handles from hippo teeth. board notes no general trade standard, and elephant ivory pricing influences classification and duties. The decision sustains the collector, treating such items as ivory rather than bone.
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Board of General Appraisers
Morgenstern & Goldsmith of
New York
Geome
Zanaibar
Mozambique
Lisbon
Malta
Baltimore Sun
The Editor's Remark About Privacy at a Daughter's Wedding
Lucureus Maybury defends his daughter's wedding privacy, insisting the editor cannot publish a photo of the room where the ceremony will occur. He, a leading citizen, argues that some household moments remain sacred and not public.
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Lycurgus Maybury
Blythedale Sentinel
Maybury
Jim Cooper
S. E. Kiser
Chicago Times-Herald
Lucureus Maybury
Moon Heat Debate Stirs Scientific Newsroom
The Washington Times reports that the moon is extremely hot, with no atmosphere to temper heat, potentially hotter than boiling water at lunar noon. It notes that this heat affects the moon and reflects heat toward Earth, while the Earth’s atmosphere moderates our climate.
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United States Naval Observatory
John Herschel
Earth
Washington Times
The Village Sick Watch In A New England Town
A city man on vacation visits a New England village and notes stark privacy in the inn and village routine. He recalls being largely unknown, finding no curiosity about his background, and sets the stage for a broader tale as he begins his story.
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New England
Sympathetic crowd raises funds for distressed woman
A mourning woman on Eighth Avenue and Sixteenth Street at 2 am attracted a crowd as she lamented the loss of a pocketbook containing her dead child's ring. A sharp-dressed man with eyeglasses led a fundraising effort, claiming to help and to punish the conductor, and over seven dollars were collected from the bystanders. Later, the donor revealed the scam to a Sun reporter, admitting the graft and planning further cons on Broadway.
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Eighth Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Edment
Metropolitan Traction
Sun
Forty-sixth Street
Broadway
New York
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the Flower Trade
Queen OF
TWO Jersey Snakes
Russell
Pigott
Sir Charles Russell
Richard Pigott
Houston
le Caron
Times
Ireland
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Richard Webster
Mr. Houston
Parnell
Hotel Des Deux Mondes
Avenue de Y Opera
Paris
Sir Charles
Sir Richard Webster
Sir Richard
Patrick Egan
Wellington
Waterloo
Forster
America
James Hannen
Alexander Smith
Justice Day
London Daily News
Hapr
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