Wanamaker Sees Spur in Postal Reform and Southern Growth
In an interview portion echoing Wanamaker’s vision, the Postmaster General argues the South as a promising enterprise hub with Northern capital and business leaders. he outlines bold postal reforms including a professional management, district supervision, and a paid postal telegraph to lower rates and extend service. Carpenter notes the exchange and Wanamaker’s push for reform.
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United States
South
Wanamaker
Senate
Toffice
New Century Dictionary Aims For 200000 Words
Professor Elliot Coues of the Smithsonian, editor of The Century Dictionary, notes the work’s six year scope and predicts about 200000 words will be defined. He compares Webster’s 130000, cites 70000 new terms from science, and explains the need for many specialists to cover biology and other fields.
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New York Tribune
Elliot Coues
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Biology
Darwin
Gre
Prince Bismarck Tobacco Anecdote Reveals Character
Max Brewer recalls a visit with ex-Chancellor Bismarck noting his grave composure and love of simple pleasures. After lunch he praised a Dutch canaster tobacco and quipped that he lets mites into it as he would into old cheese, illustrating his wry humor.
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Max Brewer
Bismarck
Gossip of Gotham reveals theater world rumors and quirks
A New York gossip column reports Julia Marlowe’s return to work by March amid backer Falk's ongoing support, with talk of contract moves and rival managers. It also covers Charles Stanley’s historical standing, gun-shot records by stage personalities, and betting on horse records.
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New York
Metropolis
Jay Dunnam
Julia Marlowe
Miss Marlowe
Falk
Mary Shaw
T. Henry French
Boston
Eben Plympton
Piyw
Carmencita and the Spanish Dancing Craze in New York
EnsoxD Gerson notes surprise at the spread of the Spanish dancing fad in New York. He claims Carmencita, brought to this country for Antiope, was poorly paid in Spain and that top Spanish dancers are Italians, hired cheaply in Madrid coffee houses. He says Carmencita’s fashion was driven by a Four Hundred artist and press chatter.
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Ensoxd
Gerson
Chiralry
New York
Carmencita
Spain
Otero
Madrid
New York Bookseller Warns Against Cheap Paperbacks
G W Francis, longtime New York bookseller, laments cheap 10 and 20 cent reprints while praising bound books. He argues an international copyright bill would aid American authors by reducing English novels’ reprints and cites Ouida on Americans’ moral objections to her works.
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G. W. Francis
New York
Oulda
Cigarette Shortage Forces Change in Smoker Habits
The Havana manufacturers formed a cartel to push more Garcias than Henry Clays into this country. With limited supply, the smoking public is weaned from favored brands as demand shifts under control of producers.
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Valkenhurgh
Havana
Tenderloin Club Leader Seeks Sporting Era Spark
Joan W Keu, president of the Tenderloin Club, proposes transforming the club into a sporting venue modeled after famed houses in San Francisco New Orleans and London. She envisions gilt edged exhibitions for purses at private gatherings with controlled sparring between pros.
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Joan W. Keu
Tenderloin Club
Californian
San Francisco
Olympic
New Orleans
Pelican
London
Back-Number Peddler Serves Lawyers with History
A dealer roams with daily papers and a vast island barn of back numbers. He sells one year old cent papers for a quarter and reissues rarities on demand. Lawyers are frequent customers. during Jake Sharp’s New York trial their teams rented back numbers to illustrate pretrial press coverage.
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New York
Fencing Master’s Confessions and Framing Trends
A fencing master defends his conduct and recalls pupils mainly being women with free and easy dress in lessons. He cites actresses reducing weight under Colonel Monstery, mentions past New York masters, and notes framing fashions with gilt ribbons and machine made frames.
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Lester Shafper
Marie Jansen
Colonel Monstery
Chicago
Coghlan
New York
Senac
Fredericks
Jacoby
Robert Ray Hamilton
Eva Mann
West
Comedian William Mestaver Recounts Julius Caesar Cast in Frisco
William Mestaver recalls the final night of a Baldwin's Frisco production of Julius Caesar. Edwin Booth never laughed loudly except once, as Mestaver and fellow actors including McCullough and Harry Edwards performed with playful energy.
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William Mestaver
Edwin Booth
Julius Cesar
Baldwin's
Frisco
Booth
Stufus
McCullough
Cassiva
Harry Edwards
Casar
Bishop
Casars
Fat Men Shake Cesar and Booth Laughs
A fragmented dialogue scene shows Bishon and another man approaching Cesar with boldness, shaking him, as Booth is visibly unsettled yet laughs. The brief indicates a tense yet humorous exchange among three named participants in a casual setting.
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Bishon
Cesar
Booth
Beppre Reflects on Boxing Gloves and Mill Fight Deaths
The speaker mentions superstition about boxing gloves hung on a wall and recalls a fatal mill fight. He recalls starting in sport as a bootblack in the Mills building on Wall Street listening to workers discuss boxing and life.
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Steve Beppre
Wall Street
Eva Mann’s Face Reveals a Notorious Trial Figure
Court reporter describes Eva Mann alias Mrs. Hamilton as utterly depraved and dangerous. The testimony depicts repeated perjury and a volatile, threatening temperament suggesting she could murder if given opportunity. The piece compares her to famous California figures and questions how Robert Ray Hamilton was drawn to her.
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Eva Mann
Hamilton
Nurse Donnelly
Root
Sarah Althea Hill
Terry
California
Robert Ray Hamilton
New York
Eva Steele-Mann-Hamilton
Blue Stone Industry Prominent in Kingston Quarries
An advertisement extols Kingston blue stone from the Hudson area as among the best for flagging. It notes large flags can fetch up to $1,000, explains price varies with size, and mentions a single hog of blue stone in front of a Vanderbilt house. It also says quarries are located up the Hudson and that small dealers are scarce.
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Peter B
Sweesy
Kingston
Hudson
Vanderbilt
Actors Who Draw in Boston Style
Edward W Kemile notes actors with drawing talent including Joseph Jefferson Louis Marison and Tim Murphy. He mentions Lotta Minnie Maddern Madeline Lucette Alice King Hamilton EH Sothern and Dan Frohman praising drawings. George Fawcett Nowe and Alexander Salvini are cited for their art gifts to Marie Hurroughs.
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Edward W.kemile
Joseph Jefferson
Dixey
Parker House
Boston
Bill
Louis Marison
Tim Murphy
Washington
Lia
Lotta
Minnie Maddern
Madeline Lucette
Alice King Hamilton
Sothern Bua
Dan Frohman
Lyceum Theater
George Fawcett Nowe
Fcroils
Alexander Salvini
Marie Hurroughs
A New Department of Trade PERCIVAL Delicatessen Boom
A New Department of Trade notes the rise of delicatessen shops along Sixth Avenue and the east side as German and French patrons wane. The article touts convenience for items like cold tongue and anchovies, praising these shops as American equivalents to Parisian charcuteries.
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Percival
Delicatessen
Sixth Avenue
Paris
Louvre
Luxembourg
Notable Autograph Album of musical luminaries
Jeanne Franko highlights Autograph album pride with signatures from Wieniawski Remeny Patti Nilsson Rubenstein Essipoff Hoffman Thomas Damrosch Seidl Joseffy and others. A witty entry quotes Henry Adonis Dixey on birth and quarrying. Patti and Nilsson add playful notes echoing their famed peers.
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Jeanne Franko
Wieniawski
Remeny
Patti
Nilsson
Rubenstein
Essipoff
Hoffman
Thomas
Damrosch
Seidl
Joseffy
Henry Adonis Dixey
Adelina Patti
Ben
Ister
Christine Nilsson
Dinner Honor For Rider Haggard Ends In Mirthful Delay
Horack Stokes attended a dinner for novelist Rider Haggard and his wife hosted by a wealthy gentleman uptown. The 6:30 event ran late as Haggard arrived at 7 with muddy boots and ruffled hair, appearing distracted and unengaged during the meal. He quipped about arriving in a tramway on stilts while guests traveled by cab.
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Horack Stokes
Rider Haggard
Bernstein praise and a whispered jibe at Clara Morris
Acclaimed critic Fred Scau recounts Sarah Bernhardt visiting Union Square Theater with Clara Morris in Camille. He recalls Bernhardt whispering an offhand remark about Morris, which the newspapers later described as admiration, though he reveals the biting translation.
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Fred
Sarah Bernhardt
Jarrett
Union Square Theater
Clara Morris
Camille
Bernhardt
Areca
Metro Et Tan Dailes
Morris
Jokes and ideas crowd German comic papers editor hints
Carl Hauser editor of the German comic papers invites jokes and cuts from all sources. Contributions are paid and the offices host a weekly dinner where editors exchange ideas to plan the paper of the week. Chestnuts are cracked for dessert.
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Carl Hauser
Pugk
Hornts
Inventor Near Breakthrough Faces Mental Strain
Chicago inventor Gelxre describes relentless effort to solve a major problem and the emotional toll of repeated failures. He says success would mean millions, yet constant repression and sleepless nights threaten his sanity as he toils at the bench with renewed resolve.
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Paw. Gelxre
Chicago
Bax
CmanLea T
Myanar
A Tombs Evening and the Willie Reilly Tune
In Schiedam a lively suburb tale unfolds as the narrator recalls a墓yard stroll with a timid companion and a whistled song Willie Reillys White Shirt. The piece unfolds with humor and reflections on mortality and memory. The narrator encounters a spectral figure of Cyrus J Perkins seeking acknowledgment for the tune once stolen by Smith.
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Copenhagen
Post Office
Willie Reilly
New York
Willie
Cassidy
Ghosts and songs clash over a historic tune
A tale in a graveyard scene features Levi C. Whitcomb claiming authorship of a revolutionary ballad and Count Beppo Spermaceti providing counterclaims. Peter Yollis asserts he composed the song in Latium before emigrating, while others debate originality and publication history amid ghostly dialogue.
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Perkins
Qinton
White Horse
Levi C. Whitcomb
Connecticut
Whitcomb
Italy
Beppo Spermaceti
Count Beppo
Peter Yollis
Beppo
Latium
Yollis
Hendrick Hudson
Hendrick
Musical Ghosts and a Lied Composer Confession
A narrator recalls a nocturnal encounter by gravestones. A ghost claiming to have written the war tune Johnny Griffin's Retreat asserts his remorse over a contested melody. The exchange reveals questions of authorship and lingering guilt as another composer surfaces.
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Edgar Smith
Johnny Griffin
Dr Kochs Principle and the Bacterial Toxin Cure
Pall Mall Budget explains Dr Koch’s idea that disease bacteria produce a toxin that halts their own growth when present in sufficient amounts. The article suggests refining the toxin to attack pathogens like tuberculosis without harming tissues, using injections to aid phagocytic destruction.
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Pall Mall
Dr. Koch
Glycerine for the Face and Soap Origins
The piece discusses glycerine quality and safety advising vegetable glycerine from clean nut oils as safest. It critiques impure and scented glycerine from soap fat and wood factory residues. It cites Boston Herald and mentions sugar self-sufficiency with Senator Stanford remark.
Phonograph Advances Signal New Era in Science
A Smithsonian study records simian vocalizations on phonograph cylinders and shows monkeys responding to repeated sounds. The article notes broader impact on music, acoustics, and teaching, with Edison figures and Mme Marchesi cited, and predicts electric locomotion replacing heavy steam engines in future rail travel.
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Smithsonian Institute
Wangemann
Edison
Berlin
Royal Orchestra
Wangerson
Paris
Mme. Marchesi
Mme
Marchesi
Dre. Wangemann
California Vines Hope to Rival French Wines in Time
Champion Bissell envisions California expanding its vineyard area beyond current limits to produce wines that may rival the famed French regions. She notes soil and terroir cause wines to differ, cites Lafite as proof, and suggests northern districts near San Francisco may yield sparkling wines on par with Eastern France. Southern wines remain rough, but California already shows promise in sherries muscatels ports brandy and delicate wines from Sonoma Napa and Fresno.
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Champion Bissell
California
Gironde
Bordeaux
Bourgogne
Burgundy
Sauternes
Mr. Bissell
France
Jamaica
Chateau Lufite
Lafite
Sierra
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Sonoma
Napa
Fresno
Apolaus
Aay
Ina 1
The Locomotive to Go
The enormous mass of extra dead weight due to carrying the boiler fuel and other components hinders efficiency and performance of locomotives.
New Type Brash Promises Swift Typewriter Cleaning
A new attachment for typewriters uses a hand brush mounted at right angles to the type bars. When activated a key brings type into contact with the rotating brush for instant cleaning. The device pivots aside when not in use and can be readjusted quickly.
Heat saving with hair felt covered pipes proves effective
An old report notes a residence with a full hot water pipe system using a five foot kitchen range. A temporary three foot range connected to the circulating pipes unexpectedly heated the whole house quickly. Hair felt is praised as the best pipe covering material for its insulation and easy application.
Healthfulness of electric light tested by factory officials
A factory smoking compartment was lit by gas to compare with electric light. Officials exposed to gas grew faint from heat and oppression, while a compartment lit by incandescent electric light yielded a cooler, healthier sensation. The test favors electric illumination over gas for comfort.
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Wear
Monkeys Test Corset Effects Warn Tight Lacing
The British Medical Journal reports experiments with female monkeys in plaster jackets and tight bands to simulate corsets. Many deaths and injuries result from constricting vital organs, prompting praise for fashion reform and noting the humans harmed rather than the monkeys as the most pitiable.
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British Medical Journal
Improved sand raising process patented in England
An England patent describes a barge equipped with a tank for drainage and an improved suction pump system. A pulsometer with a mixed rigid and flexible suction reaches the sand bed, drawing sand into the tank. Multiple hollow prongs around the pipe mouth force jets of water from the barge, loosening sand for easier suction and collection.
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England
Florida camphor industry may surpass sugar and oranges
The text predicts camphor production will be permanent in Florida with more camphor trees than orange trees within ten years. It asserts the camphor industry could be more profitable than sugar, and notes Florida camphor resembles Japanese camphor in odor, with saffron-like notes.
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Florida
Japan
German in San Francisco Turns Nails Into Pencils
An elderly German craftsman in San Francisco develops a novel pencil by hollowing long French nails, inserting a screw in the head, and filling the hollow stem with graphite. When polished the nail resembles silver and the new pencils are in high demand.
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San Francisco
Beneath the Mask of Wit
Boston Traveller notes that professional humorists often carry somber temperaments and private sadness. It argues that comic prowess hides a deeper tragedy and that a newspaper jester’ s jokes mirror his melancholic reflections.
Not Affected by Uncle's Death in Chicago Times
In a brief dialogue, Tom remarks Charlie shows little grief over his uncle's death. Charlie insists he is not affected and claims to be richer by the event, reflecting a stark attitude amid the tragedy.
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Chicago Times
Tom—Li
Charlie
How to Lend Money, A Satirical Confession by a Generous Soul
A satirical piece by J. K. Banas details a would be financier who courts loans from friends then spends lavishly on himself. He boasts of high income from royalties and jokes while recounting failed schemes like converting old telegraph poles into toothpicks and stock plays. He reveals a quirky plan to stash half his income in a tobacco jar for friends to withdraw at midnight Sundays and vows to help others while keeping profits for himself.
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Senate
House
United Telegraph Company
Fuaxnk G. Carpenter
Treasuries
Timor
Wall Street
Ireland
New York City
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
J. K. Banas
A Million Dollar Pearl and Diamond Cave Pet
The Maharajah of Baroda owns a cave pet measuring about 10 by 6 feet, woven from strings of pearls with diamond center and corner pieces. It took three years to weave and cost 000. Designed by Khande Rao as a gift for a Mohammedan lady who fascinated him.
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Baroda
Khande Rao
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