New Standard of Living in Japan
A Marper's Weekly analysis argues Japan has undergone a decade of living standard changes. Labor income doubled while middle class and officials saw little gain, raising costs and taxes. The piece notes rising student expenses, the mismatch between artisan earnings and official salaries, and a shifting social order. It also describes a Tokyo run welfare scheme Ryokkokai that matches Japanese women to husbands in America to foster Americanized offspring and ease anti Japanese sentiment.
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Japan
Europe
America
United States
Tokyo
Shimanuki
Ryokkokai
Tokio
Fosgosch Saved the Correspondents in Paris
A Paris edition notes Marienbad visitors misread a menu as a secret plot. The menu from King Edward’s luncheon with Clemenceau and Izvolsky sparked the fogosch craze as correspondents sought real discussion. The term spreads to Americans as a joke about hidden information.
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Fosgosch
New York Herald
Paris
Marienbad
Edward
Clemenceau
Izvolsky
Fogozch
Deed of 1768 Found in Waste Paper Bag
A deer skin parchment deed dated August 20 1768 from Tren ton New Jersey transfers nine acres in Trenton to Hezekiah Howell for 30 pounds 16 shillings. The document, preserved in New England state archives, bears scalloped indented top edges seals with pine tree stamping and thumb impressions, a rare early form of signature.
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Hartford
Conn
Trenton
N. J
Burnside
Connecticut Suite
Capitol
Andrew Reed
Charles Pellit
Hezekiah Howell
David C. Burnham
Mr. Howell
C. W. Wibbert
State Collection
George S. Godard
Erlington
James Trent
Elizabeth
Benjamin Biles
Samuel Johnson
Hugh Roberts
Benjamin Clew
Abel James
John Kidd
William Humphreys
Joseph Reed, Jr
Moore Truman
Thomas Wharton
Bowes Reed
Stephen Skinner
King's Counsel
Bertillon
Lay of an Ancient Anecdote
A fragmented passage traces an ancient joke or anecdote used from Egypt to Chaldea and medieval times, shaping tales of William Tell and Robin Hood. It mentions Grub Street writers and a migration to the Americas, ending with a garbled line about notable names and a magazine credit.
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William Tell
Robin Hood
Keith
William Howard
Success Magazine
British Magazines Feature Photos of American Actresses
British magazines publish pictures of beautiful English women depicted as photographs of American actresses. The items focus on allure and fashion, highlighting transatlantic celebrity imagery in print.
Fort Omaha Builds World Class Airship Harbor
Fort Omaha completes a modern inland airship harbor for the signal corps. The balloon house, power plant, and aeronautic facilities are readied for first ascensions in early October with Captains Baldwin and de Chandler among observers and international aeronauts attending.
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Fort Omaha
United States Signal Corps
Uncle Sam
Signal Corps
Ort Omaha
Old Fort
Congress
Westen
City Electric Light
Baldwin
Charles de Chandler
St. Louis
America
Fort
Glassford
Ships pig knew when bathing day arrived
Fred P. Keith recalls aboard the Kenilworth that a ship’s pig on the Cora Green learned its bath day. Each Saturday the animal squealed for a wash, signaling the crew with grunts and a demand for soap and water, proving to the narrator that animals think and remember.
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New York
Fred P. Keith
Cora Green
Newton Creek
Kenilworth
Pigzie
Piggie
Suez Canal 1907 shows net tonnage and revenue gains
Consul General Robert J. Wynne reports that Suez Canal shipping tonnage rose in 1907 with a net increase of 1,282,930 tons over 1906 and 1,594,329 over 1905. Receipts in 1907 also rose by 1,557,000 dollars compared with 1906.
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Robert J. Wynne
Suez Canal
He Tried It Before The Boss Funeral Obstacle
A dialogue shows a clerk facing a request to attend his mother in law's funeral and the boss questions the hardship. The exchange highlights workplace friction over personal bereavement responsibilities.
New Peru President Emerges From Business Roots
Leguia Senor Don Augusto TG. Leguia, born 1863 in Lambayeque, elected president of Peru. A former Lima business executive and militia participant in the Chilean-Peruvian war, he rose as finance minister, expanding national revenue and backing a national steamship line, naval armament, and a deposit fund.
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Senor
Don Augusto TG. Leguta
Peru
Lambayeque
Lima
Miraflores
New York Life Insurance Company
Bolivia
Wheundur
Senor Seguia
Bill Nye's Cigars and a Humorous Encounter
A Richmond Indiana man recalls meeting Bill Nye the humorist in Cleveland. Nye allegedly shared cigars with him after a misidentification sparked a light moment. A Hungarian washing machine is mentioned as using electrified water.
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V. Patterson
Richmond
Ind
Kupper
Mark Twain
Indiana
Chinese editor on world tour describes China Japan tensions
New York special: On the Red Star steamship Kroonland editor Li Sam Ling of the Hongkong Mail discusses China’s push for a constitutional government, Japan’s Asia for Japan policy, and a proposed defensive commercial alliance with America to deter conflict without war. He notes rapid changes, the constitutional timeframe, and his view of Japan’s aggressive stance.
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New York
Mr. Ling
Knickerbocker
Li Sun Ling
China
Japan
Asia
America
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Thessalonica
Constantinople
St. Paul
Rom Marper's Weekly
ARMY
Leguia
Bill Nye
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