Protect Niagara Falls From Commercial Vandalism
The American Civic Association urges Congress to shield Niagara Falls from development plans by power producers. It argues New York should mirror California and place the site under national protection to preserve the falls as a shared national treasure.
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Niagara Falls
Congress
Reve't
Jevec
New York
California
American Civic Association
Fia Peone
Niagara
Pen Power Developing
Sx Canadian
United States
Chicago
Industrial Unity of the Nation and Irrigation Policy
The piece argues that irrigation projects funded by government serve the whole country. It stresses interregional dependence as eastern and northern areas rely on grain and cattle from other regions. A bad harvest, price swings, or industrial downturns affect the nation beyond local communities.
Boxk’s Success and the Power of Work
A profile of Edward Bok tracing his rise from lemonade seller and New York City route boy to editor and publisher. He married Curtis’s daughter after seven years of work with Curtis, stressing that success comes from finding the right place and working with delight.
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Dward Bok
New York City
Bob
Fleury Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Curtis
Philadelphia
Wwoman
Bok
Cincinnati Post
Louise of Orleans as Spanish Queen in Waiting
The piece imagines Louise of Orleans as a potential Spanish queen, detailing the strict court routines she would endure. It notes hundreds of ladies and guards surrounding the monarch, formalities from bedtimes to prayers, and a vast ceremonial apparatus shaping royal life.
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Louise
Orleans
Alfonso
Europe
Spain
Bess
Catherine
Victoria
Mme. Recamier
Mme. de Stael
Josephine
Burgundy
Royal Board
Rockefeller
Wife Worship and Mrs Gladstone in Satirical Tale
RS Charlotte Perkins Gilman critiques wife worship as blind adoration by women for husbands. The piece cites Mrs Gladstone, noting her exaggerated worship could look ridiculous, with a humorous anecdote about a country house scene and a quip about a man upstairs brushing his hair.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Mrs. Gladstone
Ireland
New York Tribune
Rebecca Nourse Witchcraft Martyr Memorial House Story
The article recounts Rebecca Nourse of Salem accused of witchcraft in 1692 and hanged after excommunication and trial. It notes the Bishop Nourse Homestead in Yarmouth and a 1885 granite monument honoring her memory with Whittier lines.
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Historical Society of
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Cluss
Orton
Mat
FrancRe Keres
Rebecca Nourse
Seba
Salem
Gallows Hill
Nourse
Yarmouth
England
Mass
Whittier
The Fresh Air Siesta Fails to Help Insomniac
An article recounts an insomnia patient prescribed three hours of outdoor rest under a sunny veranda. Despite umbrellas, varied coverings, and patient endurance, sleep remained elusive as outdoor sounds and breezes intruded. Birds comment on the failed cure.
Nap that never came and the sun’s false cures
A locust suns itself on the lawn as nature thwarts an invalid’s promised rest. Fresh breezes and sun rays become capital sleeping portions when one has no time to indulge in leisure, and their charm vanishes as soon as they are courted.
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Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
New York State
Ex-Senator Stewart Returns to Nevada Hills Penniless
The passage recalls a famed Senate moment during the silver movement when a New England Senator quipped about free silver. He said only two Senators knew about silver, Stewart of Nevada who owns it, and Daniel of Virginia who owns no dollar. The remark drew strong applause.
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Stewart
Nevada
United States Senate
New England
Daniel
Virginia
Saturday Evening Post
Gifts to Miss Frederica Webb on marriage to Ralph Pulitzer
The marriage presents of Miss Frederica V. Webb daughter of Dr and Mrs W Seward Webb to Ralph Pulitzer total an estimated 800000 dollars. The gifts were mainly solid gold silver or diamonds displayed in Shelburne House billiard rooms measuring 40 by 40 feet with six foot tables lining the room.
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Frederica V. Webb
W. Seward Webb
Ralph Pulitzer
Billard
Shelburne House
Pair of perfect eyes proves oculist in love says reader
A newspaper reader quotes a remark about perfect eyes and a retort that the oculist was never in love. The exchange reflects witty dialogue attributed to the Washington Star.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Motoring on Rural Roads in Quick Verse
A brief humorous exchange from the Baltimore American about a driver and a constable near a bend. The dialogue hints at a rural road journey ending with a warning of potential trouble from law enforcement.
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Baltimore
Man wealthily flames his old claim on health for sleep
A rich man, having saved enough to burn fire through his house, destroys the life claims he made about sleeping in a cold room. The remark satirizes the shift from frugal health advice to comfort driven choices.
Divorce in Canada prompts U S reform talk
The Chicago Record-Herald notes the Episcopal Church in Canada forbids remarriage of divorced persons while former spouses live, urging similar reform in the United States. Canada recorded 19 divorces in 1904 and 356 total since 1868, with 661 divorced residents in 1901, while the U S census reports 199,868 divorced persons.
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Episcopal Church
Canada
Chicago Record-Herald
United States
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Various oddities from whimsy to crime in scattered notes
A collage of miscellany covers topics from decapitated snails and new beads to Japan’s funeral customs and misspellings of Chicago. It notes Mrs. Witte’s social standing, church abundance in Australia, remains of Thomas Paine, a vagrant on Long Island, live fish transport to Europe, hair curl patterns, Zurich dog training, a costly legal battle over eighteen cents, Chinese dining habits, and a Paris inquiry into why men wear mustaches.
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Consway
London
Paine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Thomas Paine
Schuyler van Ness
Yoong Island
Long Island City
Morello
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
Zurich
Af Selmu
William Rockefeller
Lamore
Rockefeller
Malone
Ar. Rockefeller
Paris
Crowe Freed as Jury Finds No Kidnapping Charge
A jury yesterday acquitted Crowe of kidnapping the young CUDAHY, ruling he did not kidnap the child. The verdict ends the trial and clears Crowe of the criminal accusation in the case involving the boy from CUDAHY.
Pat Crowe Acquitted Of Cudahy Kidnapping After Five Years
OMABA Neb Acquitted by a jury of kidnapping Edward Cudahy's son and holding him for 25000 in ransom Crowe was freed amid cheering crowds Judge Setton ordered the room cleared and Crowe remanded on a street car robbery charge Crowe was later rearrested across the river and jailed for trial in Council Bluffs authorities indicated confidence in acquittal.
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Neb
Pat Crowe
Edward Cudahy
Montana
Ge Setton
Tam
Council Bluffs
Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Fremont Road
Cudahy Jr
James Callahan
Young Cudahy
Callahan
Butte
Mont
Father Murphy
Vail
Iowa
Mr. Cudahy
Council Blufps
Pat
Pottawattami
Arthur Levi
Missouri River
Mickey
Henry the tender quarterback loses form on gridiron
A Montreal Star poem depicts young Henry fracturing on the football field. It notes injuries to his collarbone ribs and thorax with doctors care and coaches remarking his brittle but talented build. The piece blends sorrow with admiration for his athletic potential and fragile frame.
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Henry
Montreal Star
No title in text about compensation remark
Irrelevant remarks prompt a back and forth on potatoes in Greenland. One speaker notes compensation in all things and suggests summer yields may yield larger lumps than present marbles.
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Greenland
Washington Star
Discouraged Orator Sparks Congress Quip
A sardonic friend jokes the speaker will not catch the eye of the prelix member of Congress. The reply says he will speak only when the speaker is not looking. Washington Star.
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Congress
Washington Star
Mother's sacrifices include son in law, unlike father's
A mother shows willingness to endure hardships for her child and also accepts the son in law as part of the family, a contrast to the father's stance. The note highlights differing parental approaches within a family dynamic.
Modern Way Rivalship Tests Quick Thinking Tales
A birch bark canoe carrying three on a Western lake struck a rock and was pierced below the water line. A woman in the party held chewing gum to seal the breach and reach shore, illustrating improvised ingenuity.
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Springfield Republican
The Lawyer’s Trade Is Told As a Sly Rhyme
The quip notes that consulting a lawyer is a common way to earn a living. It presents legal work as a profession built on helping clients while also highlighting the financial aspect behind the service.
Engineer Dies After Striking Ring Catcher in Wellsburg
Joseph Leslie, locomotive engineer on the Erie railroad Susquehanna division, was found dead at his Wellsburg post after his head struck a projection while attempting to catch orders from a ring while his fast freight train approached Corning. The crew's alertness prevented any damage.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Joseph Leslie
Susquehanna
Erie Railroad
Wellsburg
Leslie
Corning
Reprieve For 2 Murderers In New Mexico
Governor Haggerman granted a one week reprieve for Taos condemned killer John Conley, to allow examination of his mental condition after a reported lapse into frenzy upon learning of the rejection of a sentence commute for the murder of James Redington. A messenger rode thirty miles to Taos to deliver the reprieve due to the telegraph gap.
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N. M
Hagerman
John Conley
Taos
James Redington
Conley
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