Silk Worms Suffer in Silken Industry and Hypnotism Debate
The article discusses the silk industry in Japan, describing controlled breeding of silkworms and production of silk cocoons, then shifts to a critique of mesmerism and hypnotism, arguing it abolishes consciousness and will. It contrasts intellectual and automatic brain centers and notes personal restraint from hypnotic influence. A London scene follows with Lord Musselburgh meeting Mr. Bethune and his granddaughter Maisel Bethune, at a doorway exchange about a Scottish poetry collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Post Office
Andrew Clark
London Illustrated News
Bramwell
Lloyd Best
Beamis
Beaunis
Dr. Bramwell
Pereseniys
Piccadilly
Hebrides
Lord Musselburgh
Crichton
Ware
Scotland
Mais Re Bethune
Mr. Bethune
Maisric
Musselburgh
Hills
Glens
Scotian
Canada
Florida
Plains
California
Bea
Malshel
Lo Musselburgh
Vin
Victoria
Gores Betas
Big Money Makers of Senators and Stock Riches
The piece portrays Senator Stanford as a major horse breeder with 125 stallions and vast holdings, and Senator Stewart leading a California syndicate investing in Washington suburban real estate. It notes Stanford’s fortune possibly around 100 million, and Stewart's wealth, railroad schemes, and a castle opposite Blaine's, with vivid but non-graphic character details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuiseor Tor
United States Senate
Mortey Minkers
Evry
Jonas
Stanford
Europe
Palo Alto
Branford
United States
Sanford
Madge
Standford
Potomac
Arlington
Georgetown
Virginia
Potomac Heights
Turkey
Senator Stewart
Nevada
California
Washington
Cos
Biaine
Spence
Thomas W. Palmer
Spain
Don Cameron
Don
Simon Cameron
Senator Cameron
Scott Circle
White House
Harrisburg
Middletown
Bell Telephone
Bell
Cameron
Teller and Sherman Discuss Wealth and Risks in Colorado
The interview profiles Stewart and Teller as self made fortunes and near misses, detailing a Colorado mine deal that yielded large gains and a 16,000 acre ranch in Bout Colorado. It notes Teller’s drought of income from farming and a central city hotel and bank and Sherman’s noted real estate speculation netting about $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Ranasee Teller
Colorado
Intel
Senstein
Denver
Tilinoia
Central City
Col
Senate
Jerome B. Chaffee
Chaffee
Sherman
John Sherman
Senator Teller
Washington
Senator Palmer
Mansfield
Ohio
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Millio
Millionaire Investors and Rail Speculators Highlight the Era
The piece profiles several wealth holders including Sherman Jones and Senator Sawyer, detailing large fortunes built on mining and rail ventures. It notes Jones’s Alaska mines yielding hundreds of thousands yearly, Hearst’s vast western estates and mines, and Sawyer’s Potomac rock digs with a 23 pennyweight nugget. The tone surveys wealth, risk, and quiet lifestyles of the era’s leading magnates.
Senator Sawyer and Wisconsin lumber fortune leader in Washington life
Hearst and Sawyer built a lavish home for his daughter near Washington cost about $100000. Sawyer built wealth from Wisconsin pine lands and a successful lumber business starting from 2200 dollars at age 30. He oversees mills and works in committees while his private pension bills rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
San Francisco Examiner
Washington
White House
Fairchild
Senator Sawyer
Millionaire's Club
Texas
Michigan
Potomac Rocks
Sawyer
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
New York
Philetus
Hhis
Street fakirs sell odd camera peep box novelty
The New York Sun notes street vendors offering a small box marketed as a camera. Viewers gaze at a peep hole for a minute and press a spring to reveal a printed image said to show a donkey head created as a prank device.
Belgians Turn to Women and Dogs for Light Labor
A dispatch from Brussels notes Belgians and Germans use people and animals to replace horses for light work. Women and men pull wagons carrying baths, water tanks, and groceries, while lace making is centered in Brussels with cheap labor. A long lace sale reveals a 12 cent daily wage for an 18 month project and a deceptive phone-tactic by a lace broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Leopold
Count of Flanders
Sullivan
Europe
London
Asia
China
America
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Vienna
New York
Lescay
Missouri
BeLerum
Horne’s
Pittsburg
Dresden
Frederick Strasse
Bad Kreusnach
Chatham Street
J. Johnson
St. Louis
Berks Map Finds Little Difference Between Berlin and Philadelphia
August C. Valentin, retired Ridge avenue merchant and property owner, says Berlin resembles New York and Philadelphia in streetcars, lights, hotels, and business vigor. He notes lower German taxes, fewer millionaires but strong small businesses, and a transformed city with broad avenues and impressive new districts.
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Berks
Philadelphia Inquirer
Germany
August C. Valentin
Ridge Avenue
Berlin
New York
Philadelphia
United States
Broadway
Chestnut Street
America
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Aypeew WiLson
Thute
Continents
Dispatch
William Black
Wanderers
Anget
Caledonia
Amuiree
Old Country
Cathkin
Clyde
BIG Money Makers
Telephone Bell
Tellee
Stanford and
Stockbridge
Man OF
Senator Jones
Millionaires’ Club
Comstock Lode
Flood
O’brien
Mackay
Fair
Jost
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
Sierra Nevada
Jones
Alaska
Sitka
Santo Montes
Stilson Hutchins
Washington Post
Hearst
George Hearst
West
San Luis Obispo
West Virginia
Mexico
Heise
San Andres
Hearst and
Palace of Monte Cristo
Squire
Seattle
Remington Gun Works
Remingtons
Persia
Far East
Allen
Sanders
Montana
Senator Power
Cody
Dakota
Casey
North Dakota
Gill Pierce
House
G. Carpenter
Wiesbaden
Schwalbeck
J. B. Johnson
New York Sun
Women IN Harness
Buying Point Lace
Cotten Mather
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