Fast Train Meets Financier Moment in Saratoga
Henry Clews rode a speedy express from Saratoga, joking with a conductor about the pace as stocks swayed. The financier claimed the train was slow, while the conductor warned he could walk if unhappy, and Clews replied he’d prefer arriving on time. Another item notes Laxative Bromo Quinine as a one day cold cure and a Chicago arrest for mail theft connects to a past Canada escape plot.
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Henry Clews
Saratoge
Mr. Clews
EK. W. Groves
Edward Kerlin
Chicago
O Canada
To Root
New Hair Restorer Promises Relief for Wo men and Men
A Detroit based advertising notice touts Newbro’s Herpicide as a germicidal scalp treatment. The ad claims it reverses hair thinning and fading, reduces scalp irritation, and improves appearance. It invites samples by mail and lists F W Schmidt as special agent.
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Newbro
Japan s Ancient Rules of War and Samurai Discipline
The article argues Japanese military tactics draw on ancient Chinese and samurai codes. It cites rules from the eighth century and Kato Kyomassa’s century-old orders, detailing corps discipline, dress, diet, recreation, and strict penalties for breaches, linking them to modern campaigns against Russia in Korea and Manchuria.
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Korea
Manchuria
Germany
Japan
James Creelman
New York World
Russia
Ping Yang
Talienwan
Port Arthur
Asia
Tokio
Mikado
Perty
Kato Kyomassa
Corea
Dirty Old Moscow Over 1600 Churches Head to Capital City
A historical travel view portrays Moscow as a vast religious hub with 1600 churches and a stark mix of wealth and squalor. The piece notes lingering medieval roots, rapid expansion, and a dense city core within the Kremlins walls, alongside modern life, hotels, and markets. It highlights Moscow as the empire’s heart, religious yet filthy, with grand palaces and costly living.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Russia
Rome
Alexander
Papal Rome
Mos
Giggles and a Lecture at UC Coeducation Debate
A UC class of about 100 female students faced Professor Charley M. Gayley’s pointed critique of coeducation as he dismissed the poetry reading with a sharp remark about giggling girls. The episode sparked indigation among the co-eds as related by campus chatter.
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University of California
Charley M. Gayley
God
Gabriel
Gayley
Wireless telegraph link trial between Fort Schuyler and Wright
The signal corps tests a running order of the 4 wireless telegraph system linking Fort Schuyler to Fort Wright, 87 miles apart. After hundreds of trials it is nearly in constant use, transmitting from 4 to 20 words a minute.
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Signal Corps
Forts Schuyler and
Wright
Discovery of Cure for Brights Disease and Diabetes
A person in San Francisco claims a long sought cure for Bright’s Disease and Diabetes has been found by an elderly relative of Robert Fulton. The writer, A B Shattuck of Pacific States Type Foundry, asks F W Schmidt’s Pharmacy to distribute pamphlets detailing the investigation and assures recovery for nearly nine tenths of sufferers. Business leaders support the claim, pledging moral and financial aid for public dissemination.
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San Francisco
F W. Schmidt
Guile
Robert Fulton
Free Steamship
Bright
Elter Bright
Dianbeton
D. M. Burns
Candelaria Mining Company
Edward Mills
Bullock & Jones Company
Captain Roberts
Boca and Loyalton R. R. Co
Thos, Kiiapatrick
Capitaller
D. BE. Bender
W. C. Price
Wm. Sharp
C. W. Clark
A. BE. Shattuck
Pacific States Type Foundry
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Flynn &Co, Makers
T. C. Taylor
MAIN
Papa
Pendleton
Oregon
Baker & Folsom
Wing Lee
Burnside Street
Portland
Www
C. Minnis
Neuman
Rock Spring Goal
Lantz Bros
Depoi
Europe
Ita
Caesar
Moncow
Vriyinitys
Tallman & Co
Bright’s Disease and Diabetes News
Martin's
Brock & McComas
Donald E. Breyer
Lola E. Shaw
Boles City
Idaho
Collier
S11
Court Street
Gordon & Edmisten
Canty's
Wesd Streets
S. G. Bryson
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