Vuelta Abajo Tobacco and Sugar Heart of Cuba
The piece surveys Vuelta Abajo in Pinar del Rio as a premier tobacco region with premium soil and climate. It links Cuban tobacco to sugar production, Cuban politics, and American influence, noting guards at sugar refineries and the broader political economy surrounding Cuba’s industry and governance.
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Vuelta Abajo
Rohannisborg
Vuelta
Zayas
Gomez
Guantianaio
Bay of Nepi
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Cuba
Amercans
Reinery
Haunting Cuba Scene of Tourism and Fire Risk
The piece notes Cuban sugar cane and tobacco industries, warning that a single cigarette could ignite a plantation fire, a risk highlighted as tourists tour Havana and surrounding areas. Wealthy visitors travel by car, while others stay at hotels or seek entertainment.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Cuba
Tiavana
Attic Letter Reveals Ancient Market and Worn Goatskin Request
The Scientific American notes an ancient leaden tablet from Athens now in the Berlin museum. A private letter to a pottery market vendor mentions Demosthenes era life, asking for a goatskin coat and heavy soles at low cost. The text, written in winter, shows a rural Greek sender describing health and seeking quick aid amid a snowstorm.
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Athens
Imperial Museum of Berlin
Scientific American
Adolph Wilhelm
Demosthenes
Ietter
Nausias
Vhrasykles
Eperhans
Sea of Th
Mnestergos
Acropolis
Race and Immortality in Pacific Peoples Reflections
An essay text from Pacific Monthly argues white immunity to microbes shaped by natural selection, contrasting pristine Typee society with the Marquesans decimated by disease after contact. It contends immunity as survival and contemplates a regenerated future race if populations endured.
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South Seas
Marquesans
Typee
Melville
To-c-u-mi
Pacific Monthly
Wedding Cakes as Art by a Studio Designer
The studio girl displays 16 cake slabs wrapped in tissue with known names. She explains wedding cakes can be art and that JT designed the cakes. She bid on wedding cake designs after studying society notes and earned money plus a slice of every cake, though the money is gone.
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New York Sun
An Easy Angel Backed by Good Civic Support
A Kansas City Times note highlights the musical show An Easy Angel with praise for its backer as the notable positive aspect. The record implies community backing but offers few concrete details beyond the compliment toward the financier.
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Kanses City Times
Explosion near Hull destroys plant and kills many
A massive blast at the General Explosives plant near Hull Quebec killed 15 people and injured 30 as the explosion flared across the region. Spectators at a nearby baseball game witnessed the blaze and the ensuing devastation with windows shattered and buildings leveled up to Ottawa four miles away.
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Ottawa
Ontario
General Explosives Company of Canada
Hull
Quebec
World Christian Rally in Chicago Ends Notable Campaign
About 4 500 men from every Protestant church in America gathered in Chicago on May 3 for the Laymen's Missionary Congress. Prominent figures attended including former Vice President Fairbanks, governors, U S Senators, and ministers. The event closed a nationwide campaign and adopted a national missionary policy to be presented at the Edinburgh World Missionary Conference.
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Chicago
National Missionary Congress
America
Fairbanks
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Dolliver
Iowa
Beveridge
Indiana
Teller
Colorado
Hadley
Missouri
Yates
Ilinois
Hanley
Dufalo
Chisaga
Indinburgh
Scotland
Protestant Episcopal Church
Charles P. Anderson
Episcopal
W. JL. McDowell
J. Campbell White
Laymen’s Lissionary Movement
J. A. MacDonald
The
Toronto Globe
Hearst Sues Watterson and Courier Journal
William Randolph Hearst sues Henry Watterson and the Courier Journal in federal court for 100000 each. Watterson is accused of endorsing Mayor Gaynor’s attack in an April 30 editorial. The Courier Journal faces two suits over a headline branding Hearst guilty and over AP coverage of Gaynor’s speech.
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Louisville
Sentucky
Leon P. Lewis
William Randolph Hearst
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Watterson
Hearst
Gaynor
New York
Courier- Journal
Associated Press
Farmer in Oliver Orders Vault Built for Inspection
Jacob Maloney of Oliver Illinois, dying of consumption, has hired workers to construct a concrete burial vault in Terre Haute Indiana, insisting he must inspect the project before he dies.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Jacob Maloney
Oliver, Ill
Fresno Feels Major Quake Shakes City
A sharp earthquake tremor struck Fresno California shaking windows and rattling dishes for over a minute. The quake disrupted daily life with strong ground motion felt across the city and surrounding areas.
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Fresno
California
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Quick Relief
An Ohio user from Columbus Texas reports onset of swelling and illness due to Bright's disease then dropsy. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills, symptoms eased promptly and the patient credits the remedy with saving his life. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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John L. Perry
Columbus
Texas
Bright
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Farewell dine prompts frank talk in New York Europe departure
An exchange at a farewell dinner in New York precedes a move to Europe. The setting features quips on honesty and a playful mispronunciation by a child catalogued in a lively social page.
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Mooth Tarkington
Europe
How Careless Smith and the Kissing Wife
A Cleveland Leader humorous exchange recounts Smith asking why his cook left him and Jones replying that she caught him kissing his wife. The quip highlights a romantic misunderstanding sparked by careless conduct.
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Smith
Jones
Cleveland
None Prof If No Man Has An Income Of Two Million
A student quips that extreme wealth implies a lack of principle and mocks the idea of a person earning two million dollars annually. The remark satirizes income disparity and ethical posture among the affluent.
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Stude
The Limit Knicker Punchline From The Sun
The quote notes the rising price of everything and a response noting a smaller hole in a doughnut, reflecting economic humor from the New York Sun.
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Bocker
N. Y. Sun
The Usual Thing Dialogue Snippet
A brief exchange shows Mrs Rangies and Mr Rangies debating being outspoken and talked over. The remark hints at the common notion that the world loves a lover, highlighting social dynamics in a witty tone.
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Pinar del Rio
Rhine
South Africa
Pasier
Moe
Feht
Alfreda
Rsps
Miguel Gomez
Richard Barry
Ens Cubana
New Feminine Industry
Parliament
Fou
Great Laymen’s Mission Congress
Prince T. H. Yun
Korea
Robert FE. Speer
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
William J. Schiefelin
Ctizens’ Union of
Alfred E. Marling
Mornay Williams
New York State Board of Charities
Clement Chase
Omaha
Hovward A. Kelly
Baltimore
Samuel B. Capen
Boston
John R. Pepper
Memphis
Tenn
H. M. Beardsley
Kansas City
George Sherwood Eddy
India
Robert H. Gardiner
Col
Elijah W. Halford
President Harrison
Thomas Tippey
William H. Lewis
Seattle
R. A Long
John B. Sjeman
Washington
William E. Sweet
Denver
Charles A. Rowland
Selden P. Spencer
St. Louis
N. W
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dean
Offulgood
Sinnyeuss
Fauther
Blandivji
Post
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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