Wall Street's Former Vital Operators Rise and Fall
A historical sketch recounts Wall Street figures such as Alden B. Stockwell, Anthony Morse, Henry N. Smith, Daniel J. Sully, and Henry Clews. It traces rapid fortunes, dramatic rises, and swift declines sparked by speculation on stocks, cotton futures, and securities, noting misjudgments and ultimate losses.
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Alden B. Stockwell
Miss Howe
Te Stockwells
A. B. Stockwell
Wall Street
Stockwell
Capt. Stockwell
Commodore
Anthony W. Morse
Morse
Fort Sumter
Irgland
United States
Chase
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry N. Smith
Smith, Gould & Martin
Tha Stock Exchange
Daniel J.sully
Boston
Providence
Rhode Island
Metropollis
Cotton Exchange
Henry Clews
Wzer
Lake Shore
Erstshire
Royal Temper and the Kaiser Heir Health
A Vienna Telegram reports the czar seeks details on his heir’s health after a German examiner delivers a blunt verdict. The man faces rebuke as the emperor erupts over the description calling the heir a congenital idol.
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Brookivyn Eagie
In Central Africa Tribe Bans Prolonged Debate Speaking
A central African tribe enforces a rule that anyone speaking in debate cannot talk longer than the time he can stand on one leg. The unusual edict governs assemblies and limits debate duration.
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Center
Africa
Cruelty of Russian Refugees Alleges Oppression Motive
Harper's Weekly reports the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals tracing cruelty to Russian refugees in New York. It cites Russian nationals as the chief offenders toward animals, with Italians, Germans, Irish, Austrians, and others also listed, while Americans show larger numbers. The article describes harsh acts against horses and cattle, and notes sanitary neglect and glanders. It also describes British war balloon manufacture at Aldershot with detailed workshop scenes and military technology.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
N. ¥. Globe
America
New York
Geroven
Aldershot
Templer
Cck Templer
Telloon
Tsunany
Chemical Department
Coung
Harper’s Weekly
Oxars Influence at Court and Immigration in South Carolina
Perceval Gibbon in McClure's discusses czarist court life and Russian morals noting Nicholas and the kaiser. The piece contrasts Western and Orient moral codes, mentioning Nicholas as blameless yet surrounded by permissive tastes. It then notes South Carolina's effort to attract white immigration with 14,000,000 acres of land and a Mexico oil company forming to extract oil without harming grain for spirits.
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Perceval Gibbon
McClure
Nicholas
Edward
St. Petersburg
Orient
South Carolina
Mexico
Broad Street
Prisandelfhia
Cuariarm
St. Axprew's Associ
Ages of Russian Generals and Their Advanced Years in War
An unsigned Sun essay argues that extreme old age among Russian generals helps explain defeats in Manchuria. It cites Kavlbars, about 76, Gripenberg near 89, Kuropatkin, Keropatkin, and Storssel, with references to Osler theory and ages of other commanders like Oyama, Scott, Moltke, Wellington, and Napoleon.
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Manchuria
United States Navy
The
Sun
Kavlbars
Gripenberg
Kuropathin
Haikoutal
Mukden
St. Petersburg
Keropatkin
Linievitch
Russia
Osler
Storssel
Port Arthur
Xozi
Oyama
Japan
Kuropatkin
Winfield Scott
von Moltke
Wellington
Napoleon
Waterloo
Belle Fourche Lake Project in Great Irrigation Plan
The National Irrigation Congress heard a Belle Fourche South Dakota report as part of a $25 million federal plan. The 465000 acre tract includes two dams, a 6.5 mile canal, and a main reservoir lake ten miles long and three miles wide costing about 3 million dollars. The site lies amid the Hills formation.
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National Irrigation Congress
Portland
Belle Fourche
S. C
Congress
Flywheel Insurance Roots in Pure Mathematics
A quirky piece from Iesties Magazine describes Blywheel Insurance as the sole company underwriting flywheels. A former engineering professor and self styled monarch of inspectors, he claims success from a personal formula tying economics and physics to wheel safety. He explains rim speed thresholds for solid iron, wood, and jointed wheels and how premiums relate to explosion risk.
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Blywheel Insurance
Iesties
Norway's Statesman Urges No Concessions to Sweden
The government auditor, a noted statesman and soldier, urged that no concessions be made to Sweden, stressing firm policy and caution in negotiations.
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Norway
Sweden
Feast of Bon matsuri in Japan a luminous river festival
The article describes Japan's July Bon matsuri festival also known as Urabon or Lanterns. It details ancestral spirits visiting temples and homes, offerings of lotus leaves fruits and sweets, social dances like Bon Odori, river processions the Mukaebi farewell rites and the final farewell on the night of the 16th with love poems and ceremonial lights.
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Japan
Hades
Tokyo
Sumide
Thementer
Mns
Anil Aso
Phantom fleets of blessed ghost boats glide at night
St James' Gazette describes tiny emailed boats called shorrobune made from tersey straw and food decorations. Lanterns lit in the stern guide the vessels along creeks canals and rivers as departed friends travel in glimmering phantom fleets.
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St. James’ Gazette
Diamond Cutting Methods and Polisher Techniques
The piece explains modern diamond cutting replacing lead mounting, detailing the rough stage, flaw assessment, and shaping into a table and culet before polishing fifty six facets. It notes the use of diamond dust and oil and the diamond holder with lock clasp.
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Precious Stones
10 & Reporter
Eulet
New York
Heral
Laundry trade steadies prices amid washhouse woes
A Chicago Tribune observation notes the laundry business keeps prices stable while offering no improvements or deductions for ruined garments. Customers, often unaware of damage, endure losses from shirts, colors, and cuffs every three months without protest.
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Aoman
Chicago
A Sharp Seat
Tommy explains country Hiel-Yes mysteries of a hen sitting on an egg to hatch it. The playful exchange notes the hatchet joke prompting Tommy to exclaim on potential pain from sitting on a hatchet.
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Tommy
Hiel
Philadelphia Record
Mail Boxes Numbered Under Rural Free Delivery Order
Postmasters to inspect rural routes and assign numbers to eligible mail boxes in use for delivery. Qualified boxes weatherproof and non weatherproof recapsjah receptacles will be numbered. city boxes are excluded unless pre existing. Each box owner to receive the official number and place it on the box. numbering to proceed in route order with careful recording and reporting.
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Fas Cfice
F. D
Elapas
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Blickmer
Herr Fist
Whitechapel
Joan of Arc
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