Revelations by an Ex Mayor Exposes Graft in Reform Drive
A former mayor recounts a staged reform movement in a major city. He details a syndicate funding mass meetings, pamphlets, and a franchise ordinance that would blanket the city with private rights. He exposes gangsters and weak aldermen, veto pressures, and a doomed bid to run city hall like business.
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am@aldermen
Board of Aldermen
Sien
2Q & Corporation
Aldermen
Grand Jury
Joseph B. Bowles
Chivalry of the Mexican streetwoman ends in escort
An elderly intoxicated woman on Indep endencia street resists arrest. A policeman refuses force and, after ten minutes of urging, escorts her to the Sixth comisaria using his own stated schedule as justification. A crowd gathers and the exchange ends with the officer guiding her away.
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Independencia Street
Plans and cost for a modest two family dwelling
Complete 1904 design outlines a two family house with four rooms per floor and essential closets and pantries. Estimated construction cost ranges from 2200 to 2500 dollars based on Omaha price levels, plus detailed material and labor breakdowns for excavation, masonry, framing, sheathing, roofing, siding, and mill work.
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Frederick J. Drake & Co
Omaha
FALCO
Steele
Noah the Shipbuilder and Preacher in Calamity and Faith
A Highway and Byway tale recounts Noah as a steadfast preacher who rebukes sin amid a festive town. After a violent attack, he receives a divine ark plan, endures mockery, builds the vessel with family help, faces sabotage from Javan, and gains three converts from Javan’s daughters as his faith endures through trial.
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Noah
Javan
Tafky
Land of
Nod
Cain
God
Euphrates
Enoch
Methuselah
Lamech
Earth
Shem
Ham
Japheth
Father Lamech
Grandfather Methuselah
Laamech
Interest in Science Ends in Harmless Taste Test
A public man visits a chemist friend and samples a brown substance on a paper sheet. After a minute of tasting, he reports no tongue paralysis and notes a bitter taste. The chemist reveals the substance is being investigated as a potential poison used on horses.
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London
Wedding Sugar Flowers Reflect Japanese Hospitality
A note on a Japanese wedding custom where sugar flowers replace Western wedding cakes. The delicate, colorfully made blossoms are given to friends as a traditional gesture, illustrating local hospitality and festive ritual.
Straws of Habit Quip Reflected in Era Humor
A Chicago Record-Herald joke notes aging by foot age and a man walking with his hands behind his back, prompting reflection on aging in humor. The quip plays on age perception through physical cues and the social tone of a metropolitan paper.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Army training for women as offset to universal service
The New York Times advocates educating and training women for military related roles to ease the burdens on women. It cites need for higher education and better preparation in clerical, nursing, cooking and logistics while noting benefits in civilian life and national duty.
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New York Times
Italian inventor unveils device for 2000 photographs per second
An Italian inventor has designed a photographic apparatus capable of recording 2,000 photographic impressions per second. The device will be invaluable for minute observation of insects and other creatures in rapid motion.
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Wills
Suvdere
Ecellin
Sane Sane
Bialod Cae
Esse Cence
Wees
TGC
Dahil
Hfodeson
Chicago
J. M. Edson
Japan
Army Training For Women
Germany
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