Dignified silence over General Smith retirement noted
The article discusses General Jacob S. Smith’s retirement and its impact on how he is viewed by officers and the public, noting his flawless wartime record until the court martial and suggesting he did not mean all he said. It also covers European observers praising American education, the Paris exposition exhibit, and debates on labor and tariffs with figures like Samuel Gompers and Senator Gallinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob S. Smith
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Tabor
Senator Gallinger
The Gallinger Prosperity Argument on U S Autarky
The article surveys Senator Gallinger on prosperity, arguing that continued protection boosts U S production and consumption. It cites Ex-Speaker Reed and Mulhall to claim Americans average tenfold the global population as consumers, with production efficiency higher than Europe and Asia. It predicts reduced need for foreign goods as sugar fibers and silk production rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallinger
United States
Reed
Mulhall
United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Russia
Europe
Asia
Africa
De Windt’s Harsh Siberian Arctic Trek Described
Harry de Windt recounts the perilous overland route from Irkutsk to Nome via Yakutsk Verkoyansk and across the Lena and Arctic coast. He details famine, filth, exiles, subzero temperatures, sled journeys, and near-starvation as his party endures months of brutal conditions before reaching Cape Prince of Wales and Nome with aid from Thetis and the Sadie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry de Windt
Paris
United States
Russia
Siberia
Alaska
Seattle
New York
New York World
Siberian
Irkutsk
Yakutsk
Lena
France
Verkoyansk
Harry DE
Atal
Arctic
Srednikolymisk
Srednikelymsk
Srednikolyinsk
Earth
Kelyma River
Arctic Ocean
Kering Strait
Teluaktchi
Tures
Kimova
Zimmerman
Lodz
Prussia
Kaleshnikoff
Sukharno
Srednikolymsk
Sukbarno
Erktrik
Cape Norton
Bering Strait
Samuger
Enpe
Teringsimut
Diomede Ished
Cape Prince of Wales
Thetis
Cape Nome
Mr. Lopps
Sadie
Nome
New Use For Horneakina in Automobil Coats
The New York Evening Journal notes a new use for horneakina in automobile coats for men and women. Horse skin coats, often lined with darker fur, are in fashion to resist dust, with sable and long hair furs deemed unsuitable. Coltskin, white or brown, is popular, sometimes piebald, and helmet shaped headdresses of the same skin accompany the coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Journal
Coral in the fad of summer fashion trends
Coral is the fad and nothing in summer ornaments is more fashionable. Long strings of coral knots below the waistline are worn about the neck. Real coral costs much, but imitation beads can achieve the real look at a small price.
Head of new oil trust described with wealth surging
The Standard Oil Company heads a vast oil trust, valued at $110 million on New Jersey law but worth at least $1.5 billion due to stock gains. The article asserts Rockefeller’s wealth from Standard Oil and related securities has grown massively, with repeated mentions of high profits, extensive holdings, and near-total control of oil lands in the U.S. north of Texas, plus global influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warold
John D. Rockefeller
Standard O1l Company
Standard Oil Company
New Oil Trust
New Jersey
New York Journal
House of the Rothschilds
America
Texas
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Standard Oil
Wall Street
Rockefeller
Tlis
Gifts From Wu Ting Fang Delight Washington Officials
The Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang frets over lingering requests for souvenirs as he departs. Officials report he has been generous, distributing fans, curios, ivory and silk gowns to ladies and hosts, creating strong friendships and prompting praise for his refined diplomacy. Local ceremonies will feature gifts at winter balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wau
Pang
Ccesser
Cine
Ely
di Fe Pte
Hiladuplin
Asa E Peon
China
Maine
United States
Pingpong Cupid Ally Delays for Married Life
London moralists warn ping pong entangles bachelors into marriage. The game is seen as moderate exercise after dinner and a social lure, with flattery and eye contact across the table. Mothers bless ping pong for its matrimonial potential and a longer life in the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
San Francisco Post
Biehlt
Electric target signals hit location on impact
An electric target devised by Captain Charles Chevallier of the French army uses metal segments. When a projectile strikes a segment, a circuit is completed by spring supported radiators at the back, and the exact impact spot is shown on an annunciator.
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Charles Chevallier
The Fairy Lamplighter and Severn's Quiet Care
Affection moves ingenuity as Joseph Severn tends the ill Keats. Severn crafts a device with a thread to keep a light burning, awakening him to a spark that the patient hails as a fairy lamplighter lighting the other candle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Severn
Keats
Severn
Flowers of the Cranberry Blooming in Boglands
From a Country Life In America piece, the cranberry flower is described as a delicate pink bloom rising on a slender trailing shrub among peat bog flora. The corolla petals curl back like a lily, with spear shaped stamens protruding, inspiring a crane like link to the name cranberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Club
America
Italian Rings and Raleigh Quote on Glass Writing
Remarkable Venetian craftsmanship highlighted in a Lon desborough collection ring. An outer open work ring holds a sharp pyramidal diamond and a serpent like shank motif. The piece recalls Raleigh writing on glass with lines later tied to a royal exchange of courage and ascent.
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Venice
Londesborough
Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Candy for Change at a Railroad News Stand
A Philadelphia Record anecdote describes a HewS tale of penny candy used as change at a railroad hew stand. Regulars barter pennies for candy while purchasing two evening papers, with one man routinely tipping a nickel and grabbing three pieces of candy to chew during his wait for the train.
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Liem
Philadelphia Record
Minutes saved by hurry and pennies saved by parsimony
Quote attributed to C. B. Newcomb notes the futility of hurried savings and frugality. It contrasts rushed efforts with overly strict thrift, suggesting neither extreme yields real value. The aphorism reflects practical wisdom on balance between action and prudence.
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C. B. Newcomb
Boston Club Breaks Rule With Small Stakes Poker
A Boston man recounts a tale of club members defying a strict regulation against gambling. They gather in a private room and call the servant to fetch a deck, debating playing for money. The servant finally notes the club has only one rule violated, the prohibition on tipping servants, and the rule is quickly set aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John
Hnally
New York Times
Eating From the Sane Pilate in Historic Dining Customs
A passage from Old Cookery Books recalls shared trencher dining in past days. It notes couples, and even a duke and duchess, dining from a single plate as a symbol of intimate bond and youthful memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walpole
Wolsey’s Household and Court Splendor in Westminster
Cardinal Wolsey maintained a palace display of royal scale with 280 beds for guests, alabaster bedframes, silk and gold embroidery, cloth of gold chairs, and costliest woods. His chapel boasted forty four copes and princely sacerdotal pomp, while annual expenses neared 50,000 pounds for a retinue of about 500. When traveling from Westminster as lord chancellor, his procession included nobles, knights, pursuivants, ushers, richly dressed footmen, and gilded liveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolsey
Cardinal Wolfe
My Lord
Seata
Westminster
Chancelor
Mississippi River forged deep gash over vast eons
Scientists theorize the Mississippi carved its valley through slow erosion starting far upriver and extending to the gulf. The high bluffs along the course hint at a former colossal cataract, with St. Anthony's Falls as a remnant of a once mighty natural upheaval.
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Mississippi
Gulf
St. Anthony's Falls
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Bahnesy
Bamweerlin
Conrad
Bert Hankin
Worth Mill Street
M. Alfred Croiset
Hellenist
Faculty of Letters
University of Paris
Michael Sadler
DE Windt
WU Ting Fang
Humbergers
YALE
Warwick
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