Writers of Fiction Their Opportunities Best Fit Them for Fiction Work
New York letter notes many newspaper workers are producing forthcoming books this fall and explores whether newsroom training aids literary careers. It highlights authors from the World, Tribune, Herald, Times, and Post, noting plans for novels, histories, verse, plays, and specialized journalism pieces by figures such as Spears, Winters, Lancaster, Henderson, Krehbiel, Fink, Field, Fairchild, Wheeler, Holcombe, Russell, Donohue, Fairchild again, Hillegas, Jordan, and others, amid a growing crop of newspaper authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daily Press
Creelman
John KE. Spears
Literary Guild
United States Navy
William Winters
The
Tribune
Tall Tower
A. E E. Lancaster
Herald
William J. Henderson
Times
Henderson
Boyes
H. H. Krehbiel
the Tribune
Henry T. Fink
Evening Post
Pacific
Arthur Field
Mickey Finn
Lst
Printing House Square
Post Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Willard Holcomb
Washington Post
Holcomb
Mr. Holcombe
Gil
Mary
Pollock
Walter Russell
Pblishing
Russell
Thomas Donohue
New York Theatre
Donohue
Lee Fairchild
San Francisco
McKinley Committee
Fairchild
Statf of the World
Howard C. Hillegas
Hillegas
Mr. Hillegas
South Africa
Dom Paul
Elizabeth G. Jordan
Harper's Bazaar
World
Miss Jordan
Hemstreet Leaves AP to Focus on Books and Manhattan History
Charles Hemstreet, five years night manager of the Associated Press local bureau in New York, resigns to focus on writing. Scribner’s successful Nooks and Corners of Old New York propelled Hemstreet to author Story of Manhattan, a broader lively history enriched with Dutch, buccaneer, and revolutionary era details. His wife, also an author, will edit his future copy. Reports also note other writers like Irving Bacheller and James Creelman, with Channing Pollock’s Behold a Man gaining attention as promising fiction from newspaper figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hemstreet
Associated Press
New York
Scribners
Nooks
Hemistreet
New York City
Nich
Manhattan
Hemstreet
Police
Supt. Byrnes
Irving Bacheller
Eben Holden
Bacheller
Bacheler
James Creelman
Heavily built motor cars to replace Congo railway plan
The report states that motor cars of substantial build are to replace a planned railway in the Congo Free State, signaling a shift from rail expansion to motorized transport in the region. The development centers on replacing the projected railway with robust road vehicles to move people and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo Free State
The Cuban Question and Land Taxes in Cuba
Havana discusses looming Cuban mortgage issues as the legislature faces encumbrances on land. Civilians eye emigration and investment while centuries old church and capellanias grants, known as censos, burden properties with perpetual taxes. Legislation may address relieving small landholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Pearl of the Antiles
Cuba
United States
Island
Church
Cuba's new frontier for farmers and cattle boom prospects
Sylvester Hyne outlines Cuba as a potential haven for settlers from Oklahoma and the Northwest after land and mortgage issues are settled. He cites cattle raising, sugar cane, and dairy markets near mills as strong opportunities, noting ample grazing land, water, and improving sugar production, while warning against rushed, opaque schemes and land sharks. He mentions nearby provinces for land sales and upcoming railroad expansion, with climate favoring inexpensive living but cautions against overoptimistic wealth hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Oklahoma
Northwest
Buhanst
South America
Havana
Pinay del Rio
Matanzas
Santiago
Puerto’ Principe
English Inventions and Patents in Strand Magazine
English inventions feature in Strand Magazine from Chancery Lane as patent firms and authorities discuss provisional protection, costs, and the four year term. Noted curiosities include a potato peeler, never-cooling warmer, pie funnel, and a microphotoscope for viewing multiple images. Volcanic ideas include air distribution tubes for heated spaces and miner’s air hood systems, with patent rules against false claims and unlawful applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand
Chancery Ln
Hi Holborn
Fleet Street
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Eben Holdens
David Harums
Pierpont Morgan
Lenox
Sylvester Hyne
British Patent Office
Tammany
Fusion
Seth Low
Mr. Croker
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