Costs of RR Run From Liverpool to New York and Back
RR costs run 75000 to operate a large ocean liner from Liverpool to New York and return. The town reports show varied civic and agricultural notes across the nation including voter turnout in Beverly Massachusetts, crop estimates for macaroni wheat, U S production leadership, a Bath Maine store accident, a New Milford fire misjudgment, and oil field results in Ohio and Indiana with 8504 wells last year.
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Liverpool
New York
Beverly
Mass
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
United States
New Milford
Conn
Trenton Rock
Ohio
Indiana
Plays and Players Report Movement in The Stage
De Wolf Hopper denies rumor of appearing in Wang revival. Ida Conquest stays lead in She Girl With the Green Eyes until Clara Bloodgood returns. ignora Duse plans Juno's Daughter in Italy next spring. Melbourne MacDowell trials A Captain of Navarre by W. D. Haton with France as scene. Henry Miller and Charles Frohman sign five year star contracts. John Drew revives The Second In Command alternating with Captain Dieppe. Richard Mansfield may appear in Macbeth and Byron tragedy during his tour, season runs to June.
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de Wolf Hopper
Lord Byron
Global Notes on Modern Cities and Social Fixes
Electricity lights interior Egyptian cities as telegraphic progress spreads across the region. Switzerland plans a monument to the world postal union. Johannesburg spends heavily on amusements despite hard times. British troops in South Africa endure tents and separation from families after twenty years abroad. In Ujpest, three girls aged eleven to fifteen confessed grave desecration for jewels. Amsterdam women form a group aiding families with ill mothers to support fatherly contributions.
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Egypt
Johannesburg
North Staffordshire Regiment
England
Southampton
South Africa
Ujpest
Amsterdam
Holland
Editorial Flings Causes Church Snoring Fine
A Utica man was arrested and fined for snoring in church. The Buffalo Express mocks those who cannot sleep quietly at services and suggests Sunday rest at home.
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Utica
Buffalo Express
Boston
John L. Sullivan
Houston Post
New Year Folklore Across Europe and Britain
The article describes New Year customs such as bonfires in Persia and England, jumping flames for luck, dowries or settlements given within families in France, and beliefs about a first visitor determining the year's luck for Scots. In parts of Europe food and drink are placed outside homes to keep goblins away.
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England
Europe
Shemee
Hall of Fame roll call highlights notable figures
The piece lists diverse individuals such as Dr Walter Kuntze newly conferred a PhD by the University of Leipzig, long time hotelier Peter Meitzier of Lock Haven, Mme Skidowoka-Curle a radium co discoverer, Mrs Mary McIntyre a Blair descendant, the Victoria Cross recipient William Seeley of Stoughton, and German reporter Robert Casper. It notes speakers Eugene Ware Robert Burdette and Eli Perkins for a May 29 banquet in St Louis with a trip to Mark Twain's Hannibal. It also mentions Ernest Atwood of Chittenden Vermont becoming a raving maniac after a cold lake plunge.
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Walter Kuntze
University of Leipsic
Peter Meitzier
Jolly Boniface
Riverside
Lock Haven
Mme
Skidowoka-Curle
Mary McIntyre
Holt County
William Montgomery Blair
Anthony Wayne
Stony Point
Stoughton
Mass
William Seeley
Simonoseki
Japan
Robert Casper
Neu Ruppin
Germany
Bateman
Spring Valley
Minn
St. Louis
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Ernest Atwood
Chittenden
Horsemen and Horses Showdown in Early 1900s Racing Scene
Horse breeders and trainers across Syracuse Lexington Wheeling and Springville maneuver a busy circuit. Doble to train a public stable in Syracuse. Allie Nun bred to John A McKerron. Engleman with Circus Girl and colt prospects by Eagle Bird. Prince Alert touted to surpass 1904 Dan Patch marks. Star Boy sold to William Schmidt. other speedsters and mares noted in Kentucky and Indiana dealings.
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Charles P. Doble
Syracuse
N. Y
Allie Nun
John A. McKerron
John Engleman
Eagle Bird
Matt Demarest
Prince Alert
Dan Patch
Charley Lyons
Lexington
Thisbe
Charley van Meter
Frank O. Stannard
Springville
Ind
William Schmidt
Excelsior
Minn
Star Boy
Wilstar
Robert McGregor
Daisy K
German Gleaning Highlights From Prussia and Europe
A 1900s style digest notes Prussia cut blind counts by one third since 1871 and Germany runs 227 lead pencil factories exporting 1,600 tons yearly. It cites 58,000 post offices with a 200,000 drop in letter cards, Berlin mails 13,000,000 city letters on New Year’s Day, Ruegen adder bounty, Plauen rapid growth near 100,000, Bremen emigration records 175,320 Europeans leaving the harbor, highest since 1902.
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German Empire
Berlin
Ruegen
Baltic
Plauen
Germany
Bremen
English Census Facts and Social Notes Now
English data show 140 women dentists and 52 000 Londoners aged over seventy five. The British board estimates 1 871 619 dogs in the country, one dog per twenty people. Gypsies are a growing problem as efforts to remove them fail. Tramps near police traps take tips from motorists and receive small donations. A week sees 125 375 vehicles cross London Bridge, 112 305 Blackfriars Bridge, 83 353 Tower Bridge, and 24 432 Southwark Bridge.
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England
London
British Board of Agriculture
London Bridge
Blackfriars’ Bridge
Tower Bridge
Southwark Bridge
Not Long to Wait Doctor Business’s Horrible
A fragmented remark blends a doctor business grave concern with lawyers and executors in a terse complaint about payment, hinting at delays and burdens in medical legal settlements. The tone remains critical and cautious, reflecting wary client frustration with financial obligations.
Like Papa Pantomime Exchange From Yonkers Statesman
A child asks about pantomime and the parent explains it as a place where no one speaks. The boy quips that a piece would lack interest without women. Source: Yonkers Statesman.
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Little Robbie
Yonkers Statesman
Thoughtful Lady Sparks Snowy Banter at Dinner
A Chicago Record-Herald quip features a man noting a lady with a beautiful neck and shoulders. His companion retorts that thinking alone would feel chilly above the waist, delivering a wry social joke in period tone.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Kidder Family Struggles with Troubled Robbie
Mrs Kidder expresses concern that Robbie seeks to please by making others miserable and snarling. Mr Kidder jokingly proposes turning him into an evangelist as a humorous family aside.
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Mrs. Kidder
Robbie
Mr. Kidder
George
Puck
Eye on a million dollar heiress in her own name
Quote framed item from Philadelphia Press notes a man eyeing a wealthy woman and pondering whether she should change her name to his. The exchange highlights themes of money and identity in social courtship.
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Philadelphia Press
Tea party invitation sparks awkward silence
Mrs. Gaddie and Mrs. De Trop were not invited to Mrs. Swellman’s tea yet they attended. The room fell silent, and Mr. Gaddie quips that silence is painful among women.
Always Out of His Class in Town Topics Quote
A humorous item from Town Topics notes a quip about pool skill and common experience of being underestimated, ending with the idea that confidence often precedes better play. The brief reads as a light, conversational tease about talent and perception.
Fragmentary Life Note Sparks Question of Love
Readable lines hint at a casual exchange about love and belief. A speaker asks Pat if he truly loves a woman, with a playful reply that questions certainty and belief in affection. The fragment suggests a domestic or personal vignette with a humorous tone.
Macbeth as a Comedian
Cartoonish dialogue notes a play referenced as Macbeth causing unexpected laughter. The exchange mocks theatrical seriousness and suggests the audience found humor rather than tragedy, citing a Philadelphia Ledger quote about an unusually humorous performance.
Forgetful Wedderly and the string reminder
In a brief New Yorker exchange Singleton asks Wedderly about the string on his finger. Wedderly recalls he needs to buy something for his wife but cannot remember what it is, prompting humorous confusion.
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Singleton
New Yorker
Charity and deeds in daily life reflect true wealth
Quotations describe charity as actions such as helping the thirsty, clearing roads, guiding others to virtue, and sharing a smile. The text emphasizes that a person’s true wealth is the good they do, not property, and asks what deeds accompany a person after death.
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Mohimmed
Broad Enough
A large stout woman visits a friend and is stared at by the children who remark on her narrow views asking what view she has. The exchange shows a humorous exchange reported by the Philadelphia Ledger with a playful quip about perspective.
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Maimia
Philadelphia Ledger
Self Made Man Refrains Highlight Women’s Role
The piece notes self made men are common while self made women are seldom seen. It suggests men in business shape the field and women may be discouraged from entering due to the male dominated industry.
The Usual Way Sparks Town Fire Response
A brief town talk reveals a fire damaged property, with Todd and others working quickly to rescue only essential belongings. The exchange notes relief after removing unneeded items and preserving crucial possessions.
Carpet Sweeper Questioned Against Broom Quality
A dialogue features Mrs Maginnis and Mrs Murduckie debating a carpet sweeper sold by an agent. The agent claims superior reach, saying it can knock Maginnis twice as far as a broom.
The General's Part Echoes Aides' Banter
A clipped exchange mocks a general amid war talk. A soldier jokes that generals do not kill, only boss the job, reflecting casual wartime bravado in a newspaper voice.
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Jimmie
Ewan
St. Louis Star
Swordfish Attack Injures Sloop Redhot Off Martha's Vineyard
The New London sloop Redhot sailing for swordfish off Martha's Vineyard suffered severe damage after a swordfish struck and rammed her hull, injuring timbers and forcing port repairs. Vessels in similar swordfish cruises have occasionally faced multiple attacks, though none completely pierce hulls.
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New London
Redhot
Marthas Vineyard
Swordfish
Spencer family titles and name changes across generations
Herbert Spencer avoided titles following a lead from namesakes. Charles Spencer, second Lord Sunderland, refused the title in Parliament and hoped no peer would remain in England. The Hon. George Spencer, sixty years ago, shocked his father by dropping his title and name to become Father Tenatius in the Passionist order.
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Herbert Spencer
Charles Spencer
Lord Sunderland
Tiverton
England
Spencer
George Spencer
Mary Spencer
Tenatius
The Cuban Worker’s Frugal Evening Meal Ritual
The Southern Workman describes a Cuban workman as a kind husband and devoted father who lives simply. He shops for tasajo rice and vegetables at the bodega and enjoys savory stews from his wife at the one large meal around 5 30 p.m. He eats twice daily, sipping coffee at 10 a.m and having a light breakfast at 11 a.m before his main meal at twilight.
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Bodega
Tie
Jie
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