Moss Gatherers of Scituate and Plymouth Describe Carrageen Trade
A Boston Herald report details the sea moss or carrageen harvest off Scituate and Plymouth. It covers methods, gear, tides, curing on beaches, and the seasonal work rhythm, noting profits, dangers, and the link to brewery use for purifying beer.
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Iceland
Scituate
Plymouth
South Shore Rocks
White Horse Beach
Moes
Boston
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Flower trade shows rise of florists with vast glass use
The Society of American Florists exhibit at Grand Central Palace highlights rapid growth in American floriculture. Prof Galloway cites 9,000 florists employing 22.5 million sq ft of glass, with New York State hosting 1,200 establishments using 4.59 million sq ft. Estimated U.S. plantings value at 11.25 million and annual output at 27.5 million. Florists hail insurance covers 13.03 million sq ft. hail destroys much glass yearly.
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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
RE. M. Wood
C. W. Ward
Queens
New York City
Wood
New York
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and her solitary reign
Julian Ralph writes in the London Mail that Queen Wilhelmina, head of the House of Orange, combines dignity with strength beyond her beauty. The 20 year old queen admits no companion but her mother, governs with method, and endures royal duties while Holland fears Germany’s ambitions. Rumor hints at a betrothal announced on her birthday, but the suitor remains unknown and England looks for a suitable match.
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Fleet Review
Amsterdam
Shackeray
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
Tate
William
Two Jersey Snakes in Glen Ridge Vow Revenge on Man
In Glen Ridge New Jersey a man named George A. Zabriskie killed a large black snake that threatened his daughter with candy. Days later a second black snake attacked Zabriskie in his garden, winding around his leg and prompting a brutal defense that ended with the creature dead. The man believes the second snake was the mate seeking revenge for its slain counterpart.
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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
Varieties of Ivory in Customs Rulings Here
A Baltimore Sun report explains how the Board of General Appraisers differentiates ivory from bone in imports. It discusses elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, and other tusks, noting ivory status depends on trade value and size rather than species, and confirms umbrella handles made from hippopotamus teeth are ivory duties.
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Board of General Appraisers
Morgenstern & Goldsmith of
New York
Zanzibar
Lisbon
Malta
Russell's Great Cross Examination of Pigott in Parnell Trial
The article recalls Sir Charles Russell's dramatic cross examination of Richard Pigott during the 1889 Parnell trial, detailing his decisive opening remark Take that and the courtroom dynamics. It highlights Russell's genius, Pigott's evasions, and the judges' restrained humor as the scene unfolds in London.
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Sir Charles Russell
Richard Pigott
Houston
Pigott
le Caron
Times
Ireland
Russell
Charles Russell
Richard Webster
Mr. Houston
Parnell
Hotel Des Deux Mondes
Avenue de l’Opera
Paris
Sir Charles
Sir Richard Webster
Sir Richard
Patrick Egan
Wellington
Waterloo
Pig
Mr. Forster
James Hannen
Sir Alexander Smith
Justice Day
London Daily News
Editor Scene Sparks clash Over Private Marriage Room Photo
Lucureus Maybury challenges an editor to withhold a photo of the room where his daughter will be married. He insists a private family moment remains sacred, even amid his status as a leading citizen. He demands respect for household privacy.
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Lycurgus Maybury
Blythedale Sentinel
Maybury
Jim Cooper
S. Ei. Kiser
Chicago Times-Herald
Lucureus Maybury
Moon Heat Surprises Skywatchers in Historic Claim
The Washington Times reports the moon as an intensely hot body during lunar day, hot enough to preclude life, with no atmosphere to temper heat and details how reflected and radiated heat affect Earth. The New York Sun recounts a village scene of watches by night as old residents tend a typhoid patient, describing communal duty, aging doctors, and a close-knit rural life.
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United States Naval Observatory
John Herschel
Earth
Washington Times
Howevey
New York Sun
Village Sickness Watch Reflections From a Quiet Visitor
A quiet New England traveler recalls resting in the sole village inn, noting villagers' restrained curiosity. He describes his first time in New England, seeking rest rather than camping, and hints at a forthcoming tale sparked by his experiences in the village.
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New England
Clever crowd funds grief with street con and fake charity
A distraught woman on Eighth Avenue and Sixteenth Street in New York, claiming to have lost a pocketbook and a dead child's ring, inspires a crowd to raise more than seven dollars in minutes. A man with eyeglasses leads a staged relief effort, then admits the ploy as a calculated graft as he and a partner plan to repeat the scam on Broadway.
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Eighth Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Metropolitan Traction
Sho
Sun
Forty-sixth Street
Broadway
New York
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