Artificial silk factory eyed as substitute for natural silk
Zurich scientist Dr Lehner unveils patent artificial silk produced from wool pulp cotton or jute waste. A factory near Zurich claims yearly output of myriads of silkworms like filaments spun into endless thread. Promoted to mix with cotton wool and natural silk, it could threaten cocoon silk from China and Japan with cheaper production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almicet
Emil Zor
Zurich
Switzerland
San Francisco
Dr. Lehner
Potenta
Mr. Zorn
China
Japan
Labor reformers form co operatives in multiple cities
The piece notes workers in Sandwich and Indianapolis forming co operative glass and bakery ventures to address labor unrest. It discusses The Twentieth Century company in New York, created to test operation reforms, with 30000 capital and 35 shares, planning a radical publishing venture and future big department store. The aim is to curb capital tyranny, provide jobs, boost money supply, and raise workers' earnings significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich
Masa
Operative Glass Works
Ginsaworkers’ Union
Indianapolis
New York
Hugh O. Pentecost
Aswyer
Ita
Spain and Cuba in the wake of the Cuba crisis
The article recalls U.S. interest in Cuba since Florida purchase. It notes Spain would likely accept a fair price for Cuba, contrasts past offers including $100,000,000, and mentions the Ostend manifesto as a historical impulse toward acquisition or seizure. It also warns quelling the current insurrection would require many troops and funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
Florida
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Poll
Madrid
Ostend
Great Britain
France
Hineer
Howells perseverance and a major publication breakthrough
The piece notes William Dean Howells faced initial rejection in New York markets after reading a poem to Edmund Clarence Stedman who advised placements. efforts with The Atlantic and Harper's failed, but The Nation finally published the work. It highlights Howells’ rise as a prose writer and persistent craft. Also mentioned is a Paris exhibition dig project by M. Grousset seeking deep water sheets for coal and gypsum and a quip about presidential candidates amid patriotic fervor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dean Howells
Harper's Magazine
New York
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
Atlantic
Harper's
Venice
Europe
Post
Nation
Howells
M. Grousset
Xouph
Rowe
Nowa
Manitoba Immigrant Settlement and Odd Railway Idea
A historical column discusses Canada’s Manitoba settlement efforts and their failure to attract European immigrants, noting harsh winters and high costs. It critiques American views on monarchy, jokes about a novel two-rail locomotive plan, and contrasts Chicago and New York's ambitions, with tone of light editorial opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great
Northwest Territory
Manitoba
Liverpool
Glasgow
Winnipeg
New York Sun
Morgan as Lion in Gath Interview Over Banker's Oath
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Gath describing an interview with financier J P Morgan. The writer compares Morgan to a lion in a cage, notes Morgan’s demand that his name not be published, and recalls Morgan’s formidable voice and proboscis with carbuncle. The piece hints at lasting resentment and vivid, if uneven, recollection of events from last year.
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Lfe
George
Alfred Townsend
Morgan
Gath
Teader
John Owens
Wilkes Booth
Traveling For Pleasure And The Loud Voiced Traveler
A discussion of the traveling American tourist who complains, asserts ownership, and demands comfort, contrasted with the typical traveler. The piece urges relaxed, considerate travel, speaking softly, respecting others, and avoiding fretfulness in heat or uncomfortable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saimer
Europa
Mars
Great Britain
Wanting and Getting In Early Morning Soundscape
A satirical tale features John Williams a soldier who hates the morning drum call yet enjoys a cushy life after leaving the army by marrying a rich widow. He hires a drummer to wake him and vows to stay abed, illustrating the adage that getting what you want may not bring contentment. The piece mentions Walter Camp resigning from Yale football amid ongoing Harvard disputes and touches on clergy discussions of the Religion Problem in New York City.
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John Williams
John
Alan
Black
Walter Camp
New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Camp
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Lunn & CA
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Trea Butlding
Bingla
Addrees Munn & CO
Broadway
Delia Stevens
Boston
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Ured
Swift Specific Company
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Trench
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Mall
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W. T. Drake
Luget
Uss
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Shepherd Pea
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