Philadelphia a Centre of Trade and Port Development
The article highlights Philadelphia as a leading export hub with the Philadelphia Commercial Museums and the National Association of Manufacturers shaping foreign trade. It notes major exports such as petroleum, bread stuffs, and iron and steel, and details efforts to deepen the Delaware channel to 30 feet to boost the port and rival New York. It also covers rail and inland routes, shipyards, and the city’s growing coastal trade and infrastructure challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Association of Manufacturers
Venezuela
China
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Delaware
Great Britain
Holland
Germany
Japan
Cuba
Congress
Board of United States Engineers
Bombay Hook
Christian Street
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Point Breeze
Lower
Schuylkill
Maritime Exchange
Schuylkel
Cape Fear
North Carolina
Virginia
New York Harbor
Raritan River
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Bordentown
Delaware River
Delaware City
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Albemarle Sound
Wilmington
N. C
French Cavalry at Sedan Holds Rally in Narrow Front
In the Gironne region German forces control both banks and the village of Bal an near Sedan is also in German hands. About 1 pm 426 German guns shell French troops crowded in a two mile wide area as French cavalry under Marguerite and De Gallifet launch repeated charges to reverse the day’s fate but the superior rate of fire and range of breechloaders defeat the assault.
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Chambers’ Journal
Gironne
Balan
Sedan
Bazeilles
Mose
France
Marguerite
de Gallifet
Arme Blanche
The Hat and the Title from Youth's Companion
A humorous piece on the Engibeh definition of a gentleman. It notes that a man in a silk hat and the title Esquire is expected in letters, while preferring Mr. on envelopes. The essay critiques social pretense in London and the vanity of titles among English gentlemen.
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West End
London
Couldn’t be Bribed From the Reston Transcript
A fragment reflects a political confrontation about Senator Keener accused of being bought. The dialogue shows public anger toward rumors of a house given in exchange for votes, with heated denials and personal attack in a Reston Transcript report.
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Reston
Greene
Keener
House of
Tis
Lasker Seances Draw Crowds in Milwaukee Chess Event
World champion Emanuel Lasker won all games in a blindfold style exhibition at Milwaukee's West Park, amid notable onlookers including General James A. Gondon. The event featured long, intricate sequences with comments on missteps and clever defenses, highlighting Lasker's enduring skill and theatrical play.
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Emanuel Lasker
Washington, D. C
Davenport
Milwaukee
Lasker
James A. Congdon
United States
James F. Magee, Jr
West Philadelphia
W. J. Barclay
G. M. Neall
J. Boyd
Thomas M. Newbold
M. McCurdy
M. Thomas
M. Thomas, Jr
Mr. Magee
Revenue of Ocean Liners Advertising and Dividends
Ainslee's Magazine notes offices for trans Atlantic lines cluster in New York streets with rents totaling about 150000 yearly. Advertising costs top lists and passenger circulars drive expenses, while insurance funds bolster stability with Hamburg American at about 8 million. Dividends vary from 10 to 15 percent for several lines as O mmac cargo ventures grow.
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Ainslee
Port
New York
State Street
Lower Broadway
No Line
White Star Line
North German
Lloyd Line
Bowling Green Building
American Line
Empire Building
Lloyd Lines
Cunard
White Star
American
Lloyd
Hamburg-American
Cunard Line
North German Lloyd
Red Star
Atlantic Transport
Holand-America
Stage Kisses Expose The Real Quiet Rift Behind the Scene
A sketch argues stage kisses lack ecstasy for actors and audience alike. Nervous performers dread the moment as spectators expect a perfect display. Hidden tensions arise from real life pairs, salaries, and the gap between perceived romance and backstage reality. Edwin and Angelina renew their longing as lights rise.
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Judas
Edwin
Angelina
Why Dinah Wept From the New York Herald
A Brooklyn wife faces separation as a navy lieutenant departs on a three year cruise. In her sorrow she cries for the parting, while Dinah the maid sits in the dining room hearing the sobs and clamor of the farewell.
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New York Herald
Navy
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Dinah
Mr. Blank
Morse's Letter Reveals Telegraph Beginning at Bowdoin
From the Bangor Daily, a Morse letter to a Bowdoin professor dated March 6, 1845, discusses telegraph management and faculty coordination. The autographed fragment is part of Harry Merrill of Bangor's collection, noting the era after the first public line.
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Bangor
Harry Merrill
Samuel F. B. Morse
Bowdoin
Washington
Evans
BM Y Ae
Diate
Analienes
English workhouse claims Johannesburg founder legacy
A man named James Cutterson Pratt who bought the Johannesburg site about 25 years ago for £350 has died in Guildford England. Pratt, born 1833, served in the East India Company Navy and Kaffir War, suffered severe wounds at Sebastopol, later became a resident magistrate in Bombay, married a niece of Sir William Chaytor. His life ended after years in an infirmary and financial misfortune following naval and colonial service.
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Guildford
England
James Cutterson Pratt
Johannesburg
Pratt
Northumberland
Naval College of the East India Company
Finchley
Borneo
Sir Robert Lakeman
Admiral Keppel
Sebastopol
India
Lucknow
Delhi
Cawnpore
Bombay Presidency
William Chaytor, Bart
Cape Coast
Cape Town
East India Company
Transvaal
Lost Bald Rock Mine Found Near Navajo Reservation
Hilary Dockson and Jacob Bush, prospectors who entered the Navajo reserve, located the lost Bald Rock mine. They found a shaft and tunnels with visible free gold, bats and snakes occupying the entrance, suggesting rich ore bodies yet untouched by humans.
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Chicago Tribune
Hilary Dockson
Jacob Bush
Navajo Reservation
Bald Rock
Bush
Holbrook
Ife
Dockson
Carriso Mountains
Gothic Wash
Pete Monti
Peter
Crete
The Pitt Diamond and Fort St George Treasure Tale
The Pitt Diamond tale recounts 1608 Fort St George governor Pitt meeting jewel merchant Jamehund who offered a large rough diamond for £20 000. Pitt allegedly bought it for far less, amid questions of its true value and motives, with speculation of later profit and secrecy.
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Fort St. George
Pitt
Lord Chatham
Jamehund
Hood
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