Wall Street Office Boys and the Bucket Shop Temptation
The New York Sun piece surveys Wall street office boys aged 12 to 15 drawn to speculation. It notes bucket shops lure young clerks with small salaries into risky gambles, sometimes turning into elaborate schemes that manipulate news or orders. It also contrasts hopefuls like Henry Ives and Jack Purdy with cautions about discipline, with a minority remaining honest while many succumb to excess and bad habits.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Legion
The
Exchange
Cone
Henry Ives
Jack Purdy
Napoleon
Finance
Ives
Broadway
Bowery
Wall Streets
Goddess of Chance
Purdy
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
New York Sun
Japan’s Swift Progress and Its Christian Potential
Bishop D H Moore observes Japan’s rapid rise across education, patriotism, and railways, noting widespread schooling for both sexes, a rising national unity, and modern infrastructure. He praises Tokyo’s cultural ascent and urges missions to leverage the opportunity to spread Christianity amid a receptive mood.
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Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
College and Court
M Art and Factory
America
Europe
Commodore Perry
Imperial University
Wellesley
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Christ
China
Nagoya
Greece
Athens
Islands
Kiushin
Hondo
Hokkaido
Boston Tech Trains Marine Architects at Port of Boston
The Institute of Technology leverages Boston port facilities to train naval architects with practical shipbuilding exposure. Students study ship and engine construction at the navy yard, observe trials, test propulsion power, and learn stability, towing, and materials strength through extensive laboratory work and model plans.
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Institute of Technology
Boston
Navy Yard
Fore River Engine Company
Navy Department
Cecil H. Peabody
Institute Department
Revenue
Bath Iron Works
Peabody
New York
San Francisco
Newport News
Department of Naval Architecture
Institute
Charles J. Paine
Boston Transcript
Postal note to stop paper demands address
A country editor’s assistant says a man named John Jones writes to stop his paper but with no address. The editor replies to send him a postal asking for his address before stopping delivery.
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John Jones
Philadelphia Press
Learn to tell a story and find joy in laughter
A compact reflection on storytelling and humor. It urges valuing stories as sunbeams in hardship and celebrates laughter as a remedy, equating a good laugh with medicine. The tone is warm and uplifting, emphasizing human connection through shared tales and cheer.
Value of Vaccination in Manhattan Ghetto
Dr M B Feeney cites vaccination as the key to protecting Hebrews in Manhattan Ghetto from smallpox. He notes poor-African and Jewish communities contrast in vaccination uptake, with Hebrews largely immunized despite harsh living conditions. The report argues vaccination benefits individuals and the broader community.
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Manhattan
Health Department
M. B Feeney
Manhattan Borough
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Cincinnati
Boston “Tech
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