Grand Opera Song Birds Return to America
In New York a cargo of opera stars arrived aboard the Lorraine greeted by Metropolitan and Manhattan company members. Singers including Mme Biones and Mme Hames joined a multilingual reception as Carmen roles and other operatic works were discussed for future performances.
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America
New York
Latosca
Mme. Biones
Carmen
Rodilfo
Metropolitan
Manhattan
Oon
Pier
Giako Gatti Casaza
Metroplitan
Usenur Stammerstein
Mme
Mari Hiv
Metropolitan Forces
Mirla Lobia
Hameerstein
Gervilla-Reasche
Olga and the Tsars Awe and Mischief in St. Petersburg
A child Olga, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, recalled in stories of mischief and a notable street scene on Nevsky Prospect. She recounted a policeman writing and an arresting woman, prompting her to praise her parents for being well behaved.
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Giga
Marie
Anastasie
Vatiana
Olga
Nevsky Prospect
St. Petersburg
Tser
Tsaritsa
The Bard to Testify in Washington Gossip
Senator Gallinger at lunch quotes a young office seeker who recalls a Newport famege witness. Aldrich mocks an ignorant cross examiner in Providence perjury tale. A Philadelphia Record view links marriage to diamonds while Chicago News jokes about seeking No. 1 in wedlock.
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The
Washington Star
Senator Gallinger
Genute
Famege
Newport
Senator Aldrich
Providence
Bear at Bronx Zoo Eats Corn Bread, Foxes Die
In a New York World report a playful brown bear gifted by Rex Beach at the Bronx Zoo was fed fire-brick corn bread by visitors. The bear ate about two pounds, kicked the rest to a neighboring cage, and the three foxes in that cage died the next day, reportedly from the bread.
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New York World
Bronx Zoo
Rex Beach
Mr. Beach
A Mixed Compliment About Vacations and Work Ethic
At a Washington dinner party before marriage Joseph Leiter aligned with John D. Rockefeller and Russell Sage that young men should avoid vacations. He argued regular tempered work strengthens health, noting vacations can weaken and tire the worker. He recalled a rosy preacher tale about travel expenses for health and a church collection that proved unexpectedly large.
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Washington Star
Joseph Leiter
Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Russell Sage
Mr. Leiter
African Explorer Tackle by Elephant Inspires Globe Quote
The Atchison Globe reports a dramatic moment where an African Explorer is suddenly tackled by a wild elephant and lifted into the air. The incident yields a striking outlook quoted by the paper about people who owe always telling about it.
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Atchison Globe
Superstitions of Fishermen Across Cultures
A survey of seafaring beliefs shows diverse rites: British Columbia Indians honor chiefs for the first salmon, California Karaks dance for salmon and fast before a catch, Ainos in Japan restrict talking and feed the first fish through a window, Esquimaux avoid mending during fishing, and northern cultures fear certain land omens. Other traditions warn against counting fish before caught, bless nets with a mouse or a horseshoe, and Maori and Duke of York Island practices seek to appease the sea with offerings.
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Los Angeles Times
British Columbia
California
Japan
Esquimaux
Alaska
Scotland
Shetland Islands
Hungary
Duke of York Island
New Zealand
Be Sure You're Right Then Mind Your Own Business
A traveler finds a friend's suitcase left on a train overhead rack. He alerts the conductor and the bag is sent off at the next station. The friend, en route to New London, appears at the next stop, proving the moral: be sure you're right before minding your own business.
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Shore Line
New London
Secret Pride in a Wordless Exchange
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece centers on a tense exchange about trust as a woman asserts a decade of acquaintance and pride. A Nebraska State Journal quote notes people starving if they heed a doctor’s advice not to eat when worried, reflecting social commentary.
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The
Nebraska State Journal
Thanksgiving Song by Clinton Scollard
A dated poetic verse honoring Thanksgiving with prayers to Father and God for guidance and blessings. It extols mother love, kindness, and charitable deeds, ending with a reference to Harper's Bazaar.
Mock Moral in London Bootblack Tale
A Tit Bits piece depicts a bar scene where a man pockets a dropped sovereign after a bootblack offers it back as a test of honesty. He proclaims generosity, then passes counterfeit coin, prompting barmaid to expose the deceit and leave him to face a rueful street in London.
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Ple
London
Chinese Engineer Wong Kwong Impresses Passengers On LinER
Passengers arriving from Korea recount Wong Kwong a 32 year old Chinese engineer silencing a pompous Britisher aboard the liner at Yokohama Wong comes from a distinguished Chinese family and is a college man now general manager of a leading Chinese engineering firm. He will travel to Europe for a wholesale purchasing tour.
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Korea
Wong Kwong
Yokohama
Wong
Yale University
Jie
China
Europe
Wong and Britons clash over language in Chinatown tale
A fragment from a historical account recalls Wong resisting British attitudes in a struggle about language. After a quiet moment in a stickroom, the British remark on his English prompts Wong to note his long experience with Englishmen, reflecting tension and cultural exchange without violence.
Minnetonka Benefit Tale Aims at Sailors Widows
A story from a Minnetonka homecoming recounts a collection for seafarers widows and orphans. Mark Twain humorously warned against meanness naming Hannibal’s stern example of a man who sold parts of a cow and failed to share, prompting a lawsuit over fencing and fodder obligations.
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Minnetonka
Joseph
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Atchison Globe Lights Reflect on Trust and Agents
A reflective note laments the rarity of true friends and warns that borrowing trouble leads to high interest. It cautions against agents and lies, claims all may commit minor mischief, and comments on society and the shortage of hired girls.
Pointed Paragraphs On Self Love And Society
A pithy Chicago Chronicle gossip note observes that public affairs resemble personal vanity. The piece mocks philosophers who boast wealth and notes patients face double bills from electrical treatments, while women deny faults to skeptics.
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Chicago News
Unselfish FiveYearOld Shares Toast Crust
In Harper's Weekly Master Walter aged five eats only the soft toast and offers his crusts to his father who remarks that he also ate crusts as a child. The exchange shows a small family moment in early 20th century tone. New York City has 120000 telephones.
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Harper's Weekly
Walter
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Mme Maria Labia
Wmr
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Elbest
Gzar Nicholas
Little Olea
Corn
Iunnel
Dex
New York Press
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Inquirer
Chicago Tribune
Clinton Scollard
Eward
Jfarper
Won
Ems
New York City
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