Ellis Island Excluded Room Affected Italian Immigrants
A vivid portrait of Ellis Island's excluded room where Italian women and children face detainment before landing. The piece follows Francesca and other migrants as they plead, wait, and seek marriage or aid to avoid being sent back, contrasted with the joyful reunions in Kissing Lane as families embrace after clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Island
Daughters of
America
Lugi
Margarita
Vallombrosa
Francesca
Italy
Milwaukee
Protective Society
Father Gampera
Excellenza
Calabria
Signor
Luigi
Mulberri
New York
Kissing Lane
What Men of Fashion Wear at Suburban Society Event
The Philadelphia Times notes minimal variation in men’s dress as New York society gathers before summer ends. It cites blue serge or flannel, gray checks, rising browns, and pea-jacket style coats, with four-in-hand ties and evolving glove colors and hat trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Japan
New York
London
William K. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
R. Vanderbilt
T. Suffern
Charlie's Homeward Train Reveals a Mother's Grief
In a Philadelphia Times tale, a night shift operator faces a fateful message from the wire. Mrs Hadley waits for Charlie, only to learn through the telegraph tragedy that her son has died upon the express. The chair by the signal desk becomes a witness to a heartbroken reunion.
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the Express
Charlie
New York
Jack
The
Central
Fort Monroe to be a grand 1907 show post
The Philadelphia Times argues Fort Monroe should be turned into a premier show post for the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition of 1907. Planed spending totals around 1 million dollars for a sea wall artillery school library and upgraded fortifications with Navy and Army integration. The project aims to make the fort a world class display of military grandeur at Hampton Roads near Newport News and Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capital
Fort Monroe
Newport News
Hampton
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Berkley
War Department
Hampton Roads
Congress
Virginia
Monroe
United States
Chesapeake
Virginia Capes
Army
Navy
Cape Henry
Washington Times
Tidewater
Fortae
Old Point Comfort
Newport Rochen Gowan 'S Point
Ndles
Porte Au Raetal
Old Editor Dies. Dickson County Press Editor Buried in Newsprint
W T Hutcherson editor of the Dickson County Press died in Charlotte at 72 after a lifelong paper career begun at age 12. He requested a winding sheet of newspapers for burial, laid to rest with the last issue nearby. The column then presents a long regional dialect recipe for cooking possum with peppers and taters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hutcherson
Dickson County
N. C
Charlotte
Destructive Saratoga Fire Destroys Arcade Building
A major blaze in Saratoga New York destroyed the Arcade Building causing $300000 in damage and killing five people. The Evening Saratogian plant was also burned, prompting a rapid collaboration with Album Argus to print a big edition and deliver it on time from Albany before returning to Saratoga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
J: 14
Evening Saratogian
Mager
Aliny
Lovers In Cathedral Niches On Fifth Avenue
On pleasant evenings couples occupy arched doorways of the Cathedral from Fifth Avenue. Tacit courtesy prevents intrusion while a niche is in use and a pair steps in when vacated. They may seek sanctuary or semi privacy, while passersby glimpse a furtive scene.
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Fifth Avenue
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Philadelphia Times
Sam
Edward
Berry Wall
Panama
Frederick Gebhard
William C. Whitney
Havana
LY Fa
Wway
BY David Hill
Old Gaesar
LD Ceasar
Oman
Miles Ave
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