Modern dwellers in the United States consul tale of New York homes
A satirical portrait recalls European courtesans visiting a U S consul and the New York housing boom. It contrasts old fashioned houses with vast luxury apartments, noting New York’s migration of foreign born tenants, soaring rents, and the rise of high rise living that pushes native Americans toward crowded quarters. The piece surveys Manhattan from the Battery to Fifth Avenue, highlighting costs, elevators, and the loss of cottage neighborhoods to gleaming office-like towers.
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Manhattan
New York
Triolian
Naples
Genoa
Venice
Bnet
Tehionable
Third Street
Clr
Central Park
Brosdway
Columbus Cielo
Fithy-ninth Street
Pauners
Open Door in Manchuria Boosts American Trade Prospects
Statistics of the year show a vast market opening for American goods in Manchuria after the Russo Japanese war. The piece notes expectations of an open door for trade with China, with U S goods favored by Manchurians and a strong rise in exports, especially cotton products, while addressing duties and Chinese responses to U S immigration policy. It highlights China’s broader openness to world trade and anticipates continued growth in U S-China commerce amid calls for diplomacy and tariff revenue protections.
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Manchuria
Rasalan
United States
Russia
Circmmisia Lees
Japan
South
Lay
China
Hwunding Steldes
Mim Chin
Ed Wong
Chemerelunts
America
Dumeriggn
Qlinn
England
Abibits
Jzher
Uncle Sam
Mer
Lane
Japanese Reason for Success Claim by Baron Komura
Baron Komura attributes Japan's success to a fast pace in actions, absolute honesty in dealing with affairs, and extreme simplicity among the masses of her people, saying these virtues drive national advancement.
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Baron Komura
Japan
Old Virginia Sweethearts Reunite For Westward Marriage
Mrs. Lela Mole of Lynchburg Va learns her youth’s sweetheart Charlie Clay, long separated by war and miles, has died on the eve of their planned marriage after decades apart. Clay’s letters and a lingering photograph rekindle a romance that survived fifty years. Mrs Mole, sixty three, travels west to wed the memory of her first love, only to receive word of his death.
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Onuba
Lela Mole
Lynchburg
Lela
Ate Youney
Saunders
Charile Clay
Mura
Clay
Jinsband
Lynthburg Maxonic
Eine Lodge
Washington State
Lela Saunders
Moir
Sue
Clay Chick
Mr. Clay
Franthcely
Ousaka
Ben Butler Viewed Through Yellow Fever Quarantine Efforts
Ben Butler of New Orleans once led Federal control during the outbreak era. The city showed enthusiasm for federal oversight, fundraising privately to support recruitment and quarantine measures. Butler’s stance on strict quarantine helped curb the disease despite local abuses and criticism.
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Ben Butler
New Orleans
General Butler
New Orleana
Literary Works of John Hay to Be Published by His Daughter
The article notes that John Hay’s literary works will be published by his daughter Mrs. Payne Whitney, formerly Miss Helen Gay. It details her role as executor, her own publishing history, and her method of recalling childhood scenes to render authentic stories for the public. It mentions her marriage to Payne Whitney and her family background.
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John Hay
John Lays
Payne Whitney
Helen Gay
Bay
Whitney
Hayts Truceworth
Basband
Sr. Payne Whitney
Adelbert Hay
Danger in Door Knobs Sparks Sanitary Warning
A fragment notes concern from the Lancet about dirty door knobs and sanitary risk. It suggests constant hand contact can spread illness and implies a dirty habit or condition as a broader health concern. The brief hints at public hygiene anxieties without full context.
Mail order houses spark debate on national parcels post
The article contrasts Elbert Hubbard and the St Paul Trade on parcels post value. The True argues parcels post will concentrate commerce in big cities, crushing country merchants and small stores while aiding mail order houses backed by manufacturers. It questions overall benefit and notes shopper drawbacks like limited choice and delivery delays.
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Sy. Cant
Elbert Hubbard
Flubbard
Phillistloe
St. Paul
Counry
Sural
Heading Off Lotteries Information Arouses Post Office Probe
Information received by the Post Office Department alleges lottery ticket selling in the United States prompts an investigation and fraud charge against B. Bogelsang of Hamburg Germany. He is said to operate in the United States the Tama State Lottery and related schemes. Intercepted materials at the New York Post Office show remittances linked to the drawings, with Bogelsang possibly directing funds from Hamburg.
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Post Collee Department
United States
B. Bogelsang
Hamburg
Germany
Bronawick Statz
Wamburg
Corks Made From Oil Stir Bankers Protest
An incomplete report notes a controversial move by Pittsburg bankers to establish an oil based cork substitute. The action faced swift opposition and was quickly quashed by authorities, blocking the venture.
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Washinpton
Molle
Pittsburg
Strata Oh Trust
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