Japan's Heir Haru-no-miya Could Tour World Soon
Rumors swirl that the Mikado may depart Tokio for a world tour before cherry blossoms. Haru-no-miya, aged twenty one by Japanese reckoning, is groomed as heir and may make the journey instead. He shows keen interest in Western learning, horses, and foreigners, with a deep loyalty to imperial traditions and favor from the people.
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Japan
Tokio
China
Haru-no-miya
Haru-no Miya
Haru-nomiya
Aoyama
Haruno-miya
Aoyama Palace
Haru
Peeresses
Komei Tenno
Fleaven
Europe
Lotus Pond
Ueno Park
West
Mikado
N. Y. Mail and Express
Tak Plant in Corea Described in Paper Trade Review
Sir John Brunner promotes technical education and a Corea paper museum by donating Corean paper and materials. Glendinning of Brunner Mond explains CoreanTak bark paper making across 16 districts, detailing growth, bark processing, lye boiling, pulping, Takpul size, and sheet formation with bamboo sieves in Chuila and neighboring provinces.
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Sir John Brunner
World’s
Paper Trade Review
Sir John
Paper-Makers’ Association
Corean
John Brunner
Glendinning
Brunner, Mond & Co., Limited
Corea
J. N. Jordan
British Consul In That Country, States That By the Courtesy of Mr. Gelndinning
Chung Chong Do
Chulla Do
Kyeng Gang Do
Kyeng Ki Do
Chuila
Tak
Young Men's Chances in American Industry Says Not All Favorable
A New York Christian Advocate essay questions the claim that young men have unprecedented chances in the current American economy. It argues that private holdings, limited apprenticeships, crowded professions, and powerful combinations reduce opportunities, though merit and industry still matter for those who succeed as merchants, lawyers, physicians, ministers, or bankers.
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United States
New York
Ways of the modern Athenians from Scribner's
George Horton describes Athenians as early risers who shop and cook at home then work in politics by noon. They dine late in warm months, often outdoors, with open air theatres common after dinner. Even the poor use sidewalks as dining spaces in summer.
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George Horton
Scribner's
Spreckels Mastered Pacific Sugar Trade Future Sugar King
Claus Spreckels built the California Sugar Refinery in San Francisco turning it into a dominant Pacific coast operation. He advanced sugar science, introduced cube and crushed sugars, and extended influence to Hawaii with the Hawaiian Commercial Company. Facing the Sugar Trust, he fought back by expanding to Philadelphia, setting Eastern prices, and preserving California operations.
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Claus Spreckels
Europe
America
Magdeburg
California
New York
South Bay
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Spreckels
Bay Sugar Company
Mr. Spreckels
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean
Kalakaua
United States
Islands
Hawaiian Commercial Company
Committee On Foreign Relations
American Sugar Refineries Company
The
Sugar Trust
Trust
Philadelphia
Victor L. O’brien
Ainslea
Questioning Costs of Government Bureaucracy
Charles A. Conant argues in the January Atlantic about rising government expenses. He notes extravagance and bloated offices in modern state machinery, blaming lack of competition for higher costs and less efficient service.
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Charles A. Conant
Ocean Liners Planned Rest Periods For Maintenance
The New York Mail and Express reports major steamship lines will lay up several vessels for overhaul and anti fouling work in the coming weeks. Kais er Wilhelm der Grosse will rest at Bremerhaven until February 19 awaiting propulsion checks, while other liners like Deutschland Lucania Campania and St Louis will undergo shorter rests or start new cycles in April, with speed upgrades anticipated upon return.
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
North German
Lloyd
Veutchland
Weser
Bremerhaven
Deutschland
Kronprinz
Gustav H. Schwab
Lloyd American
Stettin
Germany
Hamburg Line
Channel
Hamburg
Elbe
Lucania
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Servia
Campania
Mersey
St. Louis
Southampton
New York
Empress Docks
White Star Line
English Line
New York Mail and Express
Mrs Thrig's Oil Strike In Tyler County WV
Mrs Mary Shrig formerly of Sistersville now in Tyler county field has become an oil queen with several ventures netting her income around seven thousand dollars weekly. After shoe business attempts failed she pursued oil, gaining control of new territory in upper Tyler county and drilling a well on her land Dec 4 yielding 250 barrels daily with prospects for sustained output. She plans further wells and will operate from Parkersburg.
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West Virginia
Mary Shrig
Sistersville
Tyler County
Tihrng
Parkhersburg
Reclaiming the Arid West Irrigation Prospects
I H Newell, US Geological Survey hydrographer, urges Congress and the public to recognize irrigation potential in the West. He warns against speculative large scale works and urges public funding to build canals and reservoirs to create millions of homes on reclaimed land while preserving water as a public resource.
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Corea
I. H. Newell
United States Geological Survey
Irrigation Congress
Chicago
West
Congress
Alaska
Commonwealth
United States
The Amateur Diver's Portrait in a Diving Suit
Cleveland Moffett writes of his dive into a wreck aboard the Dunderberg on a January St Nicholas, detailing the claustrophobic suit, the gear, the ascent and descent rituals, and the buoyant risks as the air supply. He recalls the moment of first breath in helmet air, the tense countdown, and the weight of the equipment on a diver’s body.
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St. Nicholas
Cleveland Moffett
Dunderberg
Atkinson
Capt. Taylor
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Gee
Pez
Spreckles
Sugar Man
SSR
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