Immigrant Held at Ellis Island Over Financial Scant
The article notes Jules de Rudnyansky was detained for three days at Ellis Island because he lacked required funds and faced possible public charge, reflecting immigration policy and enforcement practices of the era. It also includes a separate Washington cedar narrative about ancient shingles and durability, and a humorous anecdote about H. H. Rogers at Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules de Rudnyansky
Ellis Island
New York
Clergyman Mistakenly Confuses Date During Baby Baptism
A Flushing pastor faces a baptism scene where a mother brings a baby and the clergyman, after the ceremony, asks if the date is the ninth. The mother corrects him it is only the third. The column also notes potato nutrition findings and a process making copper and wire sheets directly from crude metal.
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New York
Flushing
L. I
Board of Health
Right Thinking by Elbert Hubbard on paranoia and fear
Hubbard argues paranoia arises from fear and suspicion reflecting the thinker. He notes thoughts shape reality and that hate and jealousy sprout from fear, affecting mood and digestion. The piece urges thinking no evil and sees belief as creator of one’s world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Power of Enthusiasm Drives Great Achievements Across History
A sermon on relentless energy shows Emerson Dickens Correggio Michael Angelo Napoleon Fulton Edison Buxton and Balzac proving that passion, discipline, and unwavering purpose conquer obstacles. It warns that only stubborn resolve defeats limits and urges readers to push forward, never flinch, in pursuit of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Dickens
Correggio
Raphael
Titian
Michael Angelo
Vatican
St. Peter's
Napoleon
Robert Fulton
Hudson
Edison
Buxton
British Dominions
Wilberforce
Balzac
Paul Jones
George H. Corliss
General Stanes Seeks Severe Reprimand For Salute Incident
Tit Bits recounts how General Stanes demanded severe reprimands after Private S Weigh failed to salute him on multiple occasions. Officers and the sergeant debated proper punishment, culminating in a warning that a future failure would bring a heavy clout on the ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanes
S. Weigh
Knutt
Weigh
Bisket
Binks
Pokerback
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A columnist muses on generosity, self support, and vanity. The piece notes people often hide age and dress to please relatives, while romantic ideals reveal youth and illusion. It humorously contrasts a woman's romantic fantasies with the sight of a moonlit lilac bush mistaken for a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
England to Own Railways Spurs Public Debate
In a Wharton School address, W. M. Acworth argues state ownership of railways may become England's policy, noting parliament sets capital and routes while competition wanes. He states regulators lack power to curb abuses and that amalgamations reduce wasteful competition. The piece also recounts an anecdote about James Guthrie and handwritten passes on Louisville railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Acworth
Ireland
University of Pennsylvania
England
W. M. Acworth
Great Britain
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
A. J. County
Pennsylvania Railroad
County
Mr. Acworth
Ackworth
Railway Commission
Board of Trade
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
James Guthrie
Guthrie
Treasury
James Buchanan
Louisville
Dickens and Limehouse Sailors Tell tales of No Gentleman
An old Limehouse barge master recounts Parera’s harsh judgment of Dickens and recalls Rogue Riderhood inspirations. The tale includes Dickens’s ties to parlor life on the river and a voyage to the West Indies with Parera’s crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Henry R. Chamberlain
Philadelphia
London
Limehouse
Captain Parera
Napier Henry
Joe
Parera
Limens
West Indies
Copes
Nasty Dicky
Henry
Mr. Parera
Bird of Prey
Nasty Dick
Mr. Henry
The Joy of Wealth and Quiet Lives in Verse
A contrast poem notes Mme Goldenfeather rich with annual millions and quarrels with lawyers, beside Mrs Plainly calm at home with seven teens. A Washington Star item cites a school journal claiming the American war began from colonial tax resistance.
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Mme. Goldenfeather
Washington Star
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Seattle Post and Intelligencer
Washington
Detroit Free Press
H. H. Rogers
Rogers
William C. Whitney
Yale
Hadley
Carrie
Mrs. Nation
America
Evening Times
Elbert Hubbard
Madison C. Peters
Holland
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Juliana
Henry Hudson
Hudson River
Day
Charlie
Bagville
Billy Hardenelll
Weill
Tine
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