Wonders and Inventions From Around the World and a New Toy Era
A New Orleans pile driver claims the highest yet built. Ammonia production methods, renaissance of tantalum steel alloys, radium in the Simpson Tunnel rocks, and the use of long astronomical photographic records for comet orbits are discussed. The rise of women workers in German and American toy industries is noted along with American wooden toy production and machine tools advancing global competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
England
Minx
Tunis
Tallory
Harsehall
Findlay
British Columbia
Vancouver
Nicolardot
Simpson Tunnel
Italan
Petrophant
French Academy of Sciencea
Stroobant
Toys From Germany and Switzerland Dominate Early 20th Century Markets
A historical overview notes that Germany and Switzerland supply the majority of popular toys as Christmas approaches. It highlights Germany as a leading producer with substantial exports to the United States and Great Britain, while American and New England toymaking grows in educational and mechanical toys. It mentions Saxon and Nuremberg regions as key production centers and cites cross-border toy trade and home crafting influences shaping the market.
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America
Acros
Germany
Japan
United States
Europe
Boston Globe
Tony
Iintead
New England
Massachusetts
Switzerland
Austria
Great Britain
Impertinent Suitor Tries Flirting at Kansas City Hotel
Mrs. Samuel Billings recounts a persistent hotel guest from Billings Montana who flirted with her at the Sexton Hotel. The man identified himself as Wilson and claimed to be her brother Draper, prompting a wary reception then a comic confrontation at a Kansas City breakfast. The episode ends with a wedding vow exchange line quoted from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Samuel Billings
Sexton Hotel
Kansas City
Mra. Billings
Wilson
Mia
Mra Billings
Wison
Mr Draper
Billings
Mont 7
All Biles Tea Joke Sparks Family Castle Talk
In a brisk exchange, the fortune hunting count boasts that all their old family castles sit on high mountains and were held by thieves. The wise heiress counters that he seems to resemble them in character.
Tempting Chance and Silent Farewell Prompt Nurse’s Worry
The fragment hints at a medical concern for a young cornet player named Jenea and a grim prognosis from doctor Sim Saget in London. A terse exchange touches on hope or resignation as a match or event unfolds.
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Jenea
Dee
Jones
Sim Saget
London
Grippe Epidemic Sweeps Nation as Businesses Suffer
An influenza like grippe drives widespread sickness across major cities including Pittsburgh Philadelphia Baltimore and New York. The outbreak cripples factories offices and stores with pneumonia and bronchitis common in victims and threatens TB patients. Health officials urge fresh air and outdoor activity as cities report rising deaths and case counts across 1890s era urban centers.
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Philadelphia
Banal'nore
Grippe
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Aflwaukee
New York
Evans
Chicajyro
Lostona
Atlantic Seaboard
Europe
Hong Kong
China
Irish Lass as Model for New American Coin Faces
A long profile notes Mary Cunningham, an Irish girl, chosen by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens as the standard face for the Goddess of Liberty on the new one cent and $10 gold coins. Critics argue other faces from Indiana tribes might better represent America, and after Saint Gaudens’ death she sought work in Boston as a waitress after losing modeling work.
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Mary Cunningiain
Agustus Saint-Gaulens
Goddess of Liberty
Indiana
Miss
QUS BENDS Prominent Sports Notes and Stadium Plans
The New Orleans club plans a $30,000 steel stand. A Burna Roche bout set for St Patrick's Day in subden. Washington State beat St Louis 11 to 0 in Spokane. Coney Island Jockey Club invests at least $100,000 in improvements. Elmer Collins gains praise in Paris as a rising champion. Cincinnati seeks waivers on seventeen players to clear minors for Reds’ 22-man roster. The Bees Eaters appear poised for a strong run as they vie for a second-division berth.
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New Orleans
Tommy Burna
Roche
St. Patrick’s
Washington State
St. Louis University
Spokane
Wash
Coney Island Jockey Club
Cozen Smiths
Americans
Nationals
Elmer Collins
Paris
Cincininati
Reds P¢Il
Peat
New York
Cooked Her Way Into Tribe Of Otoe Adopters Named Barnes Outfit
The Barnes Outfit, a family of adventurers now adopted into the Otoe tribe in northern Oklahoma, received payments and land allotments after intermarrying with the Otoes. Mother Barnes, famed as the cook, led the group into the tribe, earning chief status and widespread acceptance as full Indian citizens. The story notes annuity payments and 240 acres per head following allotments, with the group’s long association spanning thirty years.
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Newman
Otoe
Oklahoma
Barnes Outfit
New York Herald
Head of the Family Seeks Fee and Driveable Horse
The notice mentions Mrs Hoyle-PBoote seeking a horse and a woman who can drive it as a fad. It notes her husband is of that kind of man and references the New York Press commentary. Some lines discuss praise for the dead and growing taming methods.
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Mra Hoyle
P Boote
Mra
Doyle
New York Press
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Atlanta Constitution
Qus
Petter
Dixop
Ton
Ayer
Chicago Tribune
Mimi Léttié Pleas
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