Jekyl Island Club: wealth power and aristocracy
The article surveys Jekyl Island off Georgia, home to a self contained elite club founded 1886. Its members include J Pierpont Morgan and other magnates owning vast government bond wealth, lavish estates, and a lifestyle of exclusive yachts, breeding, and seclusion.
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Georgia
Cumberland
St. Simon's
Jekyl’s
Brunswick Harbor
J. Pierpont Morgan
Belmonts
Cornelius Bliss
Interior
N. K. Fairbank
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
John Claflin
Jekyl
Stream of Earth Moves Down Indian Valley Like Glacier
Captain Roberts reports from northwest India a moving earth mass in a high valley near the Upper Indus. The floor of a 600 foot wide nullah descends about 600 feet yearly with grass on its surface and streams running between the mass and hillsides. Local villagers cannot build houses as the mass slowly shifts downslope. Sir Martin Conway notes the claim in Nature and scientists weigh whether underlying rock slope and friction permit this glacier like flow, a middle ground between landslides and mud avalanches.
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Captain Roberts
Sir Martin Conway
Himalayas
India
Indus
Martin Conway
Nature
Milahs
Dog Found in Street Mail Box With Two Cent Postage
A Chicago young lady is linked to a dog found in a street mailbox after the mailman heard movements among packages. The puppy wore a neck tag with a two cent stamp and no name found in the Chicago directory. Post office staff consider returning the dog to Chicago or sending it to the dead letter office, while the dog merely laps milk and howls.
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Chicago
Chilcago
Washington
New York
Early habits reveal the kind of man or woman you will be
A Cincinnati Enquirer note on personal discipline asserts that tidy rooms and orderly habits in youth predict future success and good character. It argues that neatness in clothing and bed making signals self control, while sloppiness foreshadows careless behavior and poor future outcomes. Admiral Schley is cited as a descendant of Nathan Hale’s family.
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Brunswick
J. Pierpont Morgan
Jekyl
Delmonico’s
Blessed Isle
Jersey
Jerseys
Cincinnati Enquirer
Admiral Schley
Nathan Hale
Stockings From Human Hair Aid Fishermen in Wet Feet
Chinese fishermen wear stockings made from human hair as the best defense against wet feet. They are slipped over ordinary cotton stockings because the hair is too rough to touch the skin directly.
Robbing It In Mr Henpeck Says Wild Tea Craze
A playful Pick Me Up item notes Mr Henpeck stew over a wild social craze his wife joins by dressing as The Master at tea parties where each attendee embodies a book character.
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Mr. Henpeck
Man A Fable About Weather and Coal Hole
A Detroit Journal fable notes a man who mocks cold weather after tearing off winter clothes. He falls into a coal hole and blames the cold while failing to see his own attire caused his fall. The tale concludes that people are often unreasonable.
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Detroit Journal
Matched Ring Thefts Tied To Engagement In NJ Case
Oscar Ritter age 22 faced larceny charges in Justice Keyes court over a diamond ring worth 20 dollars once pledged during an engagement to Eliza Thwalite now married. Ritter allegedly kept the ring after an engagement ended, later allegedly taking it from Mrs Thwalite while she visited his sister. Thwalite later identified the ring on another woman’s finger and pressed charges. Ritter offered bail and claims a prior agreement to return the ring when he found a new partner.
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Paterson
N. J
Spec
New York Times
Oscar Ritter
Keyes
Eliza Thwalite
Ritter
Uthwaite
Miscellany items from around the world
The note section surveys diverse topics from 2,290 British magazines including 620 religious titles and 16 breweries in Mexico with three in the capital to Alabama voting patterns. It mentions Sweden’s new coast defense ship Niord, English book publication declines, salt finds near Asuncion, Dr. Kohn in Hungary, a Salem minister study, Num on hummingbirds in Minora, Lena Hakes in Congress, Roman remains at Carthage, Eve creation tale, Berlin tree cuts, and Jane Barlow and James Payne handwriting anecdote.
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Great Britain
Mexico
Monterey
Alabama
Bullock County
Sweden
Niord
England
Paraguayan
Asuncion
Paraguay
Samuel Kohn
Buda-Pesth
Lena Hakes
Congress
Sheas
Ray
New York
Marcus Aurelius
Carthage
M. Gauckler
Tunisia
Gracchus
Boston
Adam
Mamma
Berlin Thilergarten
Berlin
Jane Barlow
James Payne
Cornhill
Payne
Two Great Truths About Repentance and Conscience
A compact moral reflection argues repentance as self 您 turning state evidence to escape full punishment. The piece notes conscience can be taught gradually to accept being dictated to by discipline and self-accountability.
What Was Lacking at the Fast Baptist Communion
Pete-I reports admission to full communion is blocked. Abe notes the church will not allow him to take up the collection yet. The dialogue reveals friction over ritual participation and eligibility within the congregation.
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Pete
Abe
Lone Stage Robber and Wells Fargo Tales of Black Bart
The article recounts mountain stage robberies in California with Wells Fargo treasure stories. Heroic guard Reason E. McConnell reflects on 25 years of danger, sharing near misses with robbers, bullets, and escapes from Browns Flat to Slate Rock while delivering treasure and letters.
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Great West
California
Jackson
Jackson and Ione
Slate Rock
Wells-Fargo
Reason E. McConnell
Mr. McConnell
Podesta
McConnell
Black Bart
Billings
Elkhorn Station
Brandt Greely
Dorsey and Shinn
Funk Hill
John Shine
United States
Shine
Mr. Shine
Browns Flat
Columbia
Sonora
John
Policeman and a Suspicious Man in Dayton Incident
A policeman accosted a suspicious looking colored man on a Dayton street last week. The encounter raised questions about conduct and district responses, drawing attention to law enforcement procedures and local reactions.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dramatic Stage Robbery on Mountain Pass Ends in Chase
A daring stagecoach robbery on a mountain road left suspects wounded and horses frenzied as a lone messenger, aided by ailing riders, hurried to Stockton for care. The tale recounts earlier stage routes and a surprising encounter with a singing robber, culminating in a tense pursuit and a misidentified lantern.
Pig on the Dray Becomes Local Hero for a Day
A Philadelphia Record item tells of a pet pig owned by a dermatologist that rode a dray with boys on Tenth Street. The pig enjoyed the ride, chose to dismount at Morris Street, and was welcomed home by a doorstep visit. The pig undergoes hair treatments producing color changes, curls, and daily baths while brushing teeth and strolling with neighborhood children, becoming a local hero.
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Philadelphia
Tenth Street
Carpenter Street
Morris
Tie
Piggy
Iron Floor Device To Stop Sleep Walking
A device to prevent sleep walking by placing a sheet of metal beside the bed so the sleeper steps on it. The cold surface causes the person to draw the leg back into the bed, and after a couple of tries the somnambulist quits the episode.
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Jeky Island
du Bignons
United States Senate
America
Galveston
Texas
Jekyl Island
Lloyd Aspinwall
Henry E. Howland
M. Ketchum
and &. L. Ogden
Johannisberger
Lords of the Main
Jekyl Clubbers
Franklin H. Head
Oglethorpe
John Wesley
New England Magazine
Snead
Stream OF Earth
New York Mail
Stockton
Sacramento
Reason E. M'Connell
Milton
Stockton and
Copperopolis
Mokelumne Hill
North America
Poltely
Kentucky
Darky
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