Kaiser's Christmas Eve at Schloss amid royal gifts and pageantry
Report from Bern details Heiliger Abend at the Kaiser Schloss with 6 pm procession, Empress and guards, gifts for royal children, American aide James Weigand, and a late night state supper followed by a servants ball for 200 300 couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite
Helliger Abend
Frederick
Kaiserin
Heiliger Abend
Meiningens
Leopold
Frederick Charles
Indy
Kaiser's Christmas Pageantry at Berlin Castle
Henry W. Fiscure describes a royal Christmas procession at the castle. The Empress and Kaiser lead a grand imperial retinue including princes, nobles, pages in red and silver, and baby royals. After a chapel ceremony, gifts, markets, and secret outings to a modest Christmas fair unfold amid wax chandeliers and court rigor.
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First Guards
Eitel Frederick
William
Papa
Prince Oscar
Joachim
Spreewald Coutunune
Evans
Frederick William I
Hussars
Tao
Martin Luther
Frederick
Hawa
Major Domo
Frederick Charles
Lustrarien
den Linden
Friedrichstrasse
Henry W. Fiscure
Me and Mrs Gladstone The Grand Old Man's Shortest Way
The article recounts Mr. Gladstone and Mrs. Gladstone leaving a parish church after an 8 o'clock service. He suggests a race to determine the shorter route home, each choosing a different path. He rushes ahead, willing to push himself to win, while she follows a separate route.
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New York Evening Post
Mrs. Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
New Fireproof Cotton Bale Covering Introduced
A new asbestos mix fireproof covering for cotton bales uses wire for stiffness and netted drawing. The material excludes fire but air is admitted to prevent damage to the cotton. The covering keeps bales from bulging with no change in cost or weight compared to the old coverings.
New York Plunges Christmas Day in 19th Century Spirit
Christmas in New York is described as a universal day of charity and joy. The piece notes Wall Street calm and Broadway bells shaping a festive mood across Manhattan, with rich and poor alike joining in celebrations and acts of benevolence. The mood contrasts with London and emphasizes the city’s modern Christian spirit.
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New York
New England
Gotham Town
Wall Street
Old Trinity
St Patrick’s
St. Paul's
London
Gotham
Broadway
Manhattan
Palace
Christ
Orn
New Yorker
Reward Granted When Car Swoops on Lady in Subway
A crowded Sixth Avenue car sees a man crash into a seated woman and her parcel. The man screams, rises, and leaves everyone shaken. The lady cradles the wreck and weeps as observers sense Providence delivering justice. The question remains how he will receive his reward.
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Sixth Avenue
Sammie
Fifty-third Street
Providence
Cigar cutters warn of electric wheel danger
The article notes a fast electric wheel cutter in cigar stores that can nip fingers. Signs warn careless customers to keep hands away as new gadgets multiply. It mentions many varieties and suggests trying different models to find a preferred cutter.
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Sage Store
Pau
Eyes That Change Color and A Cautionary Cashier Tale
A humorous narrator recalls a Nassau Street cashier with eyes that seem to change color when she makes change. He suspects a new scam, tests the theory, and ends up losing a small amount on a $2 note while noting others’ varying attention to her gaze. The piece ends with musings on honesty and a remark by a government official about mail robberies and post office employees.
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Nassau Street
Frank G Carpenter to Interview America's Great Men For Pittsburg Readers
The Dispatch will feature a year of Frank G Carpenter interviews with eminent figures, including past talks with Bismarck Tolstoi and Diaz. He plans U S tours and face to face chats with leading Americans and notable women, illustrated with photographs.
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Frank G. Carpenter
Formah
America
Pittsburg
Carpenter
London
John T North
Cyrus W. Field
Bismarck
Madam Tolstoi
Corea
Greece
Egypt
Li Hung Chang
China
Johore
Jerusalem
President Diaz
Mexico City
United States
Washington
Hayes
The Happy Termination of a Christmas Present Expedition
A narrator recounts chaotic Christmas shopping in a crowded jeweler shop with friends Brander Peyton and Ethel Serwick. Amid gossip and romance he buys gifts for Peggy and sister while secretly admiring Peggy, culminating in a costly ring and a luncheon that reveals his romantic hopes.
Christmas Ballad by Mary E Wilkins in Brooklyn
A lengthy prose overview of Mary E Wilkins visiting Brooklyn and a printed 19th century Christmas ballad about the Nativity. It describes her appearance and talents, plus a near-complete transcription of the ballad with ornate imagery of kings, shepherds, and the Christ child. The piece contrasts royal neglect with the Christ child’s humble birth.
Cabinet photos and panel hardware sale notes at Sixth Street
Fragmented ad lists cabinet photos priced at $1 per dozen and panel furniture favors free with each dozen. Mentions crayons and guaranteed items with every order. Reads as a damaged street notice listing addresses and offers.
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Trois
Sixth Street
Electric Launchery Growth In America Signals Bright Future
The piece notes rising interest in electric launches in the United States and cites Fred Reckenzaum estimating a charging plant with 12 laundries could cost about 32050 dollars. The system would run 69 miles at six miles per hour, totaling up to 9000 miles per season, with profitable margins even at one cent per mile when carrying ten passengers per trip. The ad at the end promotes jewelry by M G Cohen on Fifth Avenue.
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England
Fred Reckenzaum
The Travelers' Club Grows From Humble Start to Major Group
The Travelers' Club began about three years ago with six women meeting at Mrs. Easton’s parlor. It evolved into a permanent organization led by Mrs. Easton, later Mrs. Glenn as president, and Miss Jennie Hindman as president in the third year. The club studied England and Scotland, planned home study for the World’s Fair year, and rented the Helping Hand Society’s lecture room for meetings. Mrs. Easton, founder and former president, is noted for her charitable work and writing, with a son at Princeton and a daughter. she is spending the winter in Florida.
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Travelers’ Club
Mra
Andrew Easton
Mra Easton
Rs. Easton
Mra. Easton
Mra. J. D. Mn
W. R. Glenn
Haston
Carnecle Music Root
England
Scotland
United States
Clun
Western
Pennesylvania
Jennie Hindman
Matilda Hindman
Easton
Mery Avenue
Allegheny
Secuna
Princeton
Mia
Exston
Florida
Union Meeting of Western Pennsylvania Women's Clubs
A proposed conference of Western Pennsylvania women's clubs was postponed from fall to midwinter. The committee led by Mrs Wade includes Mrs Wade and Mrs Bisnell with Harriet Hoag and Mary McCandless among others. Some clubs, including the Tourin Clauv, withdrew from the union, leaving a skeleton plan and unclear next steps for federation efforts.
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Dlabds
Pennsylvania
Act Tmat
Onion
Mra
C. L Wade
Tian
Charles Auhl
W.H. Gatelian
Simeon
Beea
Western Pennsylvania
Federation of Women's
Women Club News and Suffrage Meeting Plans
The piece lists various women’s clubs and leaders, noting new constitutions, club houses, and projects. It mentions the National American Suffrage Association convention in Washington January 14 12, with Susan Anthony as president and Carroll Wright as speaker, plus temperance and club-house discussions and the New York Woman’s Press Club quarters.
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Presa Club
East End
National American Suffrage Association
Washington, D. C
Carroll D. Wright
Susan
Anthony
Tax Social Science Club of
Kansas
Topeka
Nho
Pullman
George Pullman
Antes West
Advancement of
Tokio
Japan
Sonal
W.gt.u
International League of Kress Giubshell
Soldiers’ Air Sooty
Illliois Women's Press Association
Evsnyers
Women's Clubs
Pigstsburg
Allecony
Women's Press Club
Lahall
New York
Press
Clav
East Twenty-third Atrees
Leelie Wilde
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