Foods al Fresco on New York Streets
An old time reflection on sidewalk meals in urban life notes that street snacks once defined civic life but now are rarer in modern days. It recalls tamales in San Francisco and fried chicken in Richmond, with humorous remarks on language and price, ending in a vivid anecdote from Tit-Bits.
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Financial District
Ann Street
San ©O
Barbary Coast
Nob Hill
Cincinnati
Richmond
New York Sun
Prince Henry’s Tact and the Hamburg Airship Dock
A London commentary questions Prince Henry of Prussia’s peace rhetoric after he urged support for a Hamburg airship dock aimed at overseas travel for Zeppelin and Border craft. It notes British fears over German naval power softened by admiralty activity, while airship supremacy fuels public concern.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
England
East Asiatic Society
Hamburg
London
Anton Border
Great Britain
Admiralty
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Erratic Speech Pattern
A garbled OCR fragment presents a stream of disjointed phrases about drinking and thinking. The text lacks clear persons, events, or locations, rendering a coherent news item impossible. No identifiable names or settings are available to anchor a summary.
Farmhouse egg scheme shocks Wall Street bookkeeper
A Wall Street bookkeeper claimed to keep a Long Island farm with chickens and sold eggs at high prices. He hid that no chickens existed while a wholesale dealer supplied eggs to his flat. The scheme collapsed when word spread that he bought at 30 cents and sold at 5 cents, ending with a public revelation that a secret cannot be kept.
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Wall Street
Long Island
Queens
Manhattan
New York Sun
Life and Deeds of St Patrick in Legend and Fact
The article surveys St Patrick life with scarce firm details and many legends. It notes varying birthplace claims, dates from 372 to 495, a slavery tale, and a vision prompting his mission to Ireland. It discusses the shamrock symbolism for the Trinity and the snakes legend tied to a magical drum claimed to drive serpents to the sea.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
Land of the
Shamrock
Jocelin
Britain
Scotland
Nome
France
Rome
Celestine
Tara
Efeick
Kansas City Times
Ancient Food Preserving Rediscovered by Swett
William H. Swett of this city claims to have rediscovered an Egyptian method to preserve vegetables and animal matter indefinitely. He used roses and corn aged a year, restoring freshness and flavor by soaking or through his apparatus that circulates air. Swett says his element halts disintegration and can be applied by a child, as described in a Portland dispatch to the World.
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William H. Swett
Swett
Portland
Ore
New York World
Obscure Romance Quip Turns Into Amendment Joke
A Kansas City Times clipping notes a scene where a suitor, after a poor courtship, offers a bouquet and asks for the hand. The response delivers a witty legal twist by moving to amend by omitting all after the word band, creating a playful reformulation of the proposal.
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Kansas City Times
Mollycoddles and Red Bloods in Civilization Debate
G Lowes Dickinson argues that mollycoddles linger as critics and recorders of life while red bloods drive action. He contrasts Hamlet and Fortinbras, notes most artists are mollycoddles, and warns they persist despite persecution. The piece frames the tension as vital to civilization.
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G. Lowes Dickinson
Benvenuto Cellini
Oliver Herford
New York Press
Taft's Smile and the Great Man's Humility
A New York Herald observation notes Taft's smile as natural and comforting. It contrasts strained smiles of the powerful with Taft's easy tone and humanity, claiming his voice and manner give listeners a sense of home and reassurance.
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Mr. Taft
New York Herald
Dementia Chantecleria Threatens Fashion Headgear Craze
A New Yorker exhibition of the so called dementia chantecleria appears as a satiric fear of a hat fashion craze. A feather maker observed at a Broadway theater mocked roosters while appealing to women to wear bird hats. The case is linked to new hats. husbands regretful over economic pleas may now rally against feathered headpieces.
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Augusta Chronicle
Paradox Seeks Answer About Radium Longevity
In a recent lecture Sir William Ramsay discussed how long radium lasts as it continually emits particles. He answered never for the first question and forever for the second, noting he is the highest authority on the subject, but his paradoxical statements are hard to accept and harder to illustrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rumsey
William
Radium Emanations and Infinite Halving Thought Experiment
Sir William used a vivid analogy to explain that radium emanations drain in constant proportion to mass. He described repeatedly halving quantities over successive 1750 year periods, illustrating that exhaustion cannot require infinite time, though the illustration targets a popular audience rather than scientific rigor.
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William
New York Times
Mysteries of Art and the Enduring Value of Books
The piece contrasts art authentication with book merit. It argues that artworks gain or lose value based on attribution, while books stand on their own quality, not the fame of the author, a notion the author deems nearly true in the long run. The tone blends critique and reflection on taste and provenance.
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New York Times
Lane Insurgents and the Spirit of Progress
The passage argues that insurgents act as forces for progress, listing figures like Moses Christ Patrick Henry Washington Columbus Galileo and others. It asserts insurgents establish governments, found philosophies, nurture science, and reveal truth despite occasional mistakes, framing dissent as a path to enlightenment in American governance.
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Lane
Moses
Christ
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Christopher Columbus
Galileo
St. Louis Times
New SoloMon Woman with Scroll Elects to Teach Law
Dorothy Frooks, age 15 or so, advocates a women on the bench with a reformist ideal. She aims to teach criminals rather than condemn, embracing ballots and suffrage as part of a broader public role. The piece notes her shift from laughter to activism and her belief in a busy, charity filled life.
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Dorothy Brooks
Miss Frooks
Dorothy
New York World
Women Grow Taller Says England Report
An English note reports women in civilized countries are growing taller on average, not society or intellect. From ages fifteen to eighteen, girls are about three inches taller than their mothers, rising from five feet three inches in 1895 to at least five feet five. The piece notes men remain stationary or shrink, predicting future changes in height dynamics and romantic pairings.
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England
Mang
Marcel Prevost
New York American
Long Branch Miser Is Dead In Odd Miser Tale
Long Branch’s old Bill Rogers, a famed miser who saved about $40,000, lived in rags and kept money hidden in banks. The tale, described with sharp satire, notes his extreme thrift, fear of parting with coins, and disdain for letting wealth leave his hands, even to the bank.
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Mr. Rogers
Old Bill Rogers
Long Branch
Mr. Boffin
Bower
Daniel Elwes
Monmouth
Bill
New York Sun
Your Own Garden in Kansas City Utility and Rewards
The Kansas City Star notes growing home gardens prove profitable after last year's experiments. City Club and Athenaeum offer cooperation and practical tips for cultivating patches, highlighting garden value amid high living costs, and urging families to involve children for wholesome outdoor activity and productive output.
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Kansas City
City Club
The
Athenaeum
Kansas City Star
Consequences and the Law of Cause in Life
A reflective column argues that every action carries a consequence and that even distant past deeds influence present outcomes. It links behavior to accountability, citing a poetic line about measure and fate, and noting that honesty yields quiet rewards while deceit brings inevitable costs.
Helping Italian Children In New York City Social Center
The Italian Industrial School founded on Leonard Street fifty years ago evolved into the Italian House of the Children aiding immigrant kids in New York City's East Side. It moved last autumn to two large Five Points buildings, becoming a social center for the citys largest Italian colony. The center provided day classes for children of poor Italian families, offered English instruction, and supplied a hot midday meal each school day, helping them prepare for public schools.
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Wortha
Ines
Devel
Ial
Henry V. Andrews
Leslie
Children’s Aid Society
Five Points
East Side
Mulberry Bend
New York
Leonard Street
Five Points House of Industry
Cowardice In Public Life and the Cannon Close Call
The Dallas News notes insurgents as messengers of encouragement amid public distrust toward leaders. It argues cowardice in public life stems from navigating between party bosses and the people. Insurgents must show exceptions to evasion, as courage and honesty rise in influence and numbers.
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Cannon
Dallas_ News
Admiral Hichborn and Chow a Funeral Food Promise
A comic tale from April Cosmopolitrin recalls Admiral Hichborn with his Chinese servant Chow. Chow asks to attend a funeral and the admiral allows it, joking about leaving abundant food on the grave as is done in China. Chow replies with a humorous quip about Chinese and American graves smelling flowers at the same time.
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Hichborn
Chow
Alice
Leif Ericson Story Again Up for Debate in Boston
Harvard professor questions Leif Ericson's discovery and Norse settlement claim in Vineland near Boston. The piece argues Norumbega evidence rests on minor points and cites saga details about vines and daylength to support lingering belief while noting possible errors.
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Harvard
Leif Ericson
America
New Emptland
Vineland
Horsford
Leif
Charles River
Labrador
Flateyjarbok
Tryker
New England
Eric the Red
Iceland
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Fancy Names for Fire Horses
Fire Commissioner Wakio ordered Engine No 40 in West Sixty eighth street to rename five fire horses Jerry Mike Bob Paddy and Chesty to Hanover Woodbine Blue Jeans Alvine and Arthur. Woodbine kicked when approached with a hoof pick and Blue Jeans attempted to bite a water bucket horse straw. The change aimed to keep cost records for each charge but details remained unclear.
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Claude
Launcelot
Fire Department
Wakio
West Sixty-eighth Street
Jerry
Mike
Bob
Paddy
Chesty
Hanover
Woodbine
Blue Jeans
Alvine
Arthur
Waldo
Winfield Scott Sheehan
A New Way of Playing Tattoo
Philedeboee Opera House impresario Hammerstein swore out a warrant for detective McFadden. Hearing before Magistrate Eisenbronn postponed due to a witness. Hammerstein describes attacks in Carlisle street and on the way to city hall. Witness Mandel recounts a clash with a revolver butt and knocked teeth.
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Philedeboee
City Jail Hall
Hammerstein
Beaton
McFadden
Logan M. Bullitt
David Mandel, Jr
Carlisle Street
Broad Street
Opera
New York Bet Shows People Ignore Money On Street
Five men in a restaurant debate prove New Yorkers will not pick up money left on a sidewalk. A wine agent bets fifty dollars he can place a dollar bill on the Fifth Avenue street and no one will stoop to retrieve it. About 200 pedestrians walk past, some kicking the bill, none stopping. The bet is paid.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Twentysixth Street
New York Sun
Real gains in all call chauffeurs case noted
A reckless chauffeur has been convicted of manslaughter in the second degree for killing by dangerous driving. District Attorney Whitman pushes strong enforcement of third offense speeding laws, seeking imprisonment rather than fines, while judges retain limited discretion to suspend or dismiss sentences.
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Whitman
Special Sessions
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