China and the Far East in Modern Letters
A critical survey of major works on the Far East. The review covers China’s internal change, foreign trade, and relations with the United States, plus Japan and Korea. It discusses Jerks, Swift, Merrill, Sheffield, Roe, Ladd, and Torrey, noting strengths and biases, and weighs the value of historical accuracy against engaging prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Suror
China
United States
J. W. Jerks
Eben Swift
Brian P. Beach
John of
Gil
Chine
Hawaii
A. F. Griffiths
Japan
Major Swift
T. F. Millard
Rise of the Medieval Church and Related Works
Professor Alexander Clarence Flick presents The Rise of the Medieval Church as the first in a series of historical studies. The volume surveys the origins of medieval religious influence on Western civilization through the thirteenth century. Other items include The Liberty of Prophesying by Henley Henson and related university press works.
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St. Peter
Flick
Apostle
Rome
Christ
Peter
Europe
Charles C. Torrey
Yale University
Torrey
Jerusalem
Israel
Western
Alexander Clarence Flick
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Henley Henson
New Haven
Yale University Pleines
Stan Charlies
C. Torey
Chicago
the University Ceine Press
Alexander Clarence Fitck
Jerrouse University
Mr Roosevelt on History and Literature in Oxford
The London Morning Post notes Mr Roosevelt’s Oxford lecture arguing history must be true and entertaining. He said history should be readable yet scientific, blending facts with engaging narrative, while acknowledging limits of making all science literary for modern intellect.
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Gibbon
Crabbe
Mary Stuart
Queen Elizabeth
Mr. Froude
Mary
Fotheringay
England
Hastings
Harold
Edith Swanneck
Hereward
Charles I
Lombroso
Henry VIII
Roosevelt
Rasselas
Abyssinia
London Morning Post
Oxford
Weirus
Machiavelli
Alcibiades
Thucydides
Rooosevelt
Public Service Commission seeks 490000 for more subway exits
The Public Service Commission sent a requisition to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for authorization of 490000 in corporate stock to add exits at Atlantic avenue Fulton street Dey street 10th street Grand Central 168th street and 3rd street on Broadway and 14th street on Lenox division. The plan runs with platform lengthening to relieve crowding and will be added to subway contracts Nos 1 and 2 with interest and sinking fund charges.
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Public Service Commission
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Atlantic Avenue
Fulton Street
Dey Street
Mth Street
Grand Central Station
10Th Street
168Th Street
W3d Street
Broadway
14Th Street
Chicago Schools Move To Two-Year High School Plan
Chicago public schools will offer a two year high school course starting September 1 to curb student dropouts after eighth grade. Superintendent Ella Plage Young led the investigation and the Board of Education approved the plan citing financial barriers to completing a four year program.
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Chicago
Ella Plage Young
Board of Education
Realty transactions listing long 1910s deals in Manhattan and The Bronx
The New York Tribune records property transfers with names and addresses across Manhattan and The Bronx. Transactions include Albert M Gilday Frank A Perroty Giuseppe Labriola Geo Leinecker Margaret Brown Leon Rothenberg and others with varied terms from 3 to 21 years and payments ranging from 100 to several thousand dollars.
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Bleecker
Albert M Gilday
Frank A Perroty
Christopher St
Giuseppe Labriola
Geo Leinecker
Margaret Brown
Leon Rothenberg
3D St 6Th Ave
William Pollak
Lavrseng Lizzarralde
Sth Ave
7Th Ave
Henry Marburger
Louis Courand
West 24Th St
Libson Amusement Co
Abraham Lilenfeld
West Side Credit Co
Sth
10Th Ave
Mary A MacEthinny
Herman F Webes
161St St
Krreg
Mary M Sherman
Elinor G Waldo
J Ida L. Hurlbut
Tyrrell’s Hygienic Institute, Inc
65Th St
Billings buys more heights property on Fort Washington avenue
Real estate notes report K G Billings purchasing eight lots on the easterly side of Fort Washington avenue in Vesey street sale rooms for 63000. The Bedford estate sale by Joseph P Day for heirs totaled 206000 across 33 lots with Virginia L Zerega the heir taking the largest shares. A twelve story loft at 127 to 131 West 2th street was sold for about 500000 to John E Olson via Frost Palmer Co and Morris H Hayman client. M Miller sells 233 Seventh avenue to Henry M Miller who plans a large building at Cathedral Parkway corner next year.
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C. K. G. Billings
Vesey Street
Bedford Estate Realty
Joseph P. Day
Fort Washington Avenue
Billings
Virginia L. Zéréga
Broadway
Naegle
Bennett Place
Watkins Place
Riverside Drive
Alberto Hemphill
Morris H. Hayman
Frost, Palmer & Co
Olson
M. Graham
Henry M. Aliller
Seventh Avenue
ST. Nicholas Avenue
H. G. Realty Company
Harry Guttmann
174Th Street
Frederick Britsch
11Th Street
Douglas Robinson
Charles S. Brown Company
David Lapsley
West 11Th Street
Tist Street
Earl & Calhoun
Eliza T. Wray
Highland Mills
N. Y
West 71St Street
Pease & Elliman
Bronx
Tinton Avenue
Roth Construction Company
Henry Roth
Westchester Avenue
College Avenue
Shaw & Co
170Th Street
Findlay Avenue
Mosholu Parkway
D. W
Pattison
Kossuth Place
Mrs Sage Forecloses On Broadbelts Property
Justice Giegerich in the Supreme Court granted a foreclosure judgment on a 17000 mortgage held by Mrs Rus sell Sage executrix of her husband’s will. The loan dated November 4 1901 secured by 117th street and Lenox avenue property now totals 17970 37 with interest. A public sale of the property was ordered for a later date.
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Justice Giegerich
Supreme Court
Russell Sage
117Th Street
Lenox Avenue
William and
Geraldine Broadbelt
Mrs. Sage
Dudley Construction Company Incorporation Formed
The Dudley Construction Company received incorporation papers from Albany with I N Phelps Stokes as president and Dr B Farquhar Curtis as vice president. Capitalized at 2 100 000 it plans a cooperative apartment on Park avenue from 2d to 83d street, the largest of its kind in the city, likely starting this fall.
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Dudley Construction Company
Albany
I. N. Phelps Stokes
B. Farquhar Curtis
Park Avenue
Rutgers Construction Plans Ten Story Apartment Project
The Rutgers Construction Company Adel Stein and Avrutine proposes plans drawn for a ten story apartment house to be erected on the plot at 7011 by 100 feet. The site location and developer names are listed with the proposed structure in the public notice.
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Rutgers Construction Company
Adelstein & Avrutine
Girls Wander To See Airship From Coney Island
Two sisters Helen Brenner and Rosie Fox from West 17th Street, Coney Island, wandered from Monday afternoon to Greenwich and Vesey Streets before police found them. They said they walked to Manhattan to see an airship read about in papers and were tired and hungry. Lieutenant Devery informed the fare office.
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Helen Brenner
West 17Th Street
Rosie Fox
Coney Island
Greenwich
Vesey Streets
Gleason
Manhattan
Fulton Street
Devery
Coney Tshand
Rough Riders Elect Officers in NY Meeting
The Rough Riders Association held a yesterday afternoon meeting to elect officers. David Goodrich of New York was named president and Colton Reed of New York became secretary and treasurer.
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Rough Riders’ Association
David Goodrich
New York
Colton Reed
McAlpine Property Leased to Greeley Square Hotel Co
Horace S. Ely and Co brokers report final papers signed for the leasing of the McAlpine property located at Broadway 33d and 34th streets to the Greeley Square Hotel Company.
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Horace S. Ely & Co
McAlpine
Broadway
33D
34Th Streets
Greeley Square
Central Bronx Real Estate Owners Association Formed
Justice Glegerich approved yesterday the incorporation of the Central Bronx Real Estate Owners Association. The group will act as a union to protect and promote real estate interests and enforce owners rights while opposing unjust legislation and encouraging laws beneficial to owners.
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Justice Glegerich
Central Bronx
Private Sales Market Carries Open NYC Property Transfers
Real estate notes report sales across Manhattan from Park Place and St. Nicholas Avenue to West 93rd Street. Purchasers include F W Woolworth, Frederick Britsch, and Eliza T Wray, with parcels ranging from small plots to multi story apartment houses and flats. Auction results from Vesey Street salesrooms list multiple trustee sale outcomes and prices for Broadway, Bennett Avenue and nearby blocks.
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Manhattan
Charles Wrnne
Agnes O'Connor
St Nicholas Ave
Amsterdam
Apt
Louis Rosenberg
Conrad Saner
Broadway
Lena Michel
West Ssth St
Elizabeth ST
Teresa Gidari
Francesco Gidari
New Rochelle
East Broadway
Henry M Mayper
Mendel Epstein
9Th Ave
Gouverneur ST
Edwin W Halsey
Charles W Hunter
Roseland Ave
Caldwell
Hester
Se Cor
Baxter
Reunion Leaders Named For Lone Star Group in Arizona
Lewis Maverick of San Antonio Texas is named first vice president and Eugene Waterbury of Des Moines Iowa is second vice president. The next reunion will be held in Arizona two years hence.
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Lewis Maverick
San Antonio
Tex
Eugene Waterbury
Des Moines
Itowa
Arizona
Taft School Denies Expulsion Over Monument incident
Watertown June 21 Headmaster Horace D Taft denied any students were expelled for decorating the new Soldiers monument last Sunday night He said John Garfield son of James Garfield and grandson of the former president had no involvement Garfield will return next year as a monitor a position of honor for exemplary work The school has closed for the term exams only remaining three pupils sent home Harry Cracker of San Francisco Daniel Andrews of Cleveland Ohio and Austin Dunham of Hartford to take exams there
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Watertown
Conn
Horace D. Taft
Taft School
Soldiers
John Garfield
James &. Garfield
Interior
Garfield
Harry Cracker
San Francisco
Daniel Andrews
Cleveland
Ohio
Austin Dunham
Hartford
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Dumbus Av
Power Cor
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