Leisure and London's lure for a jobless Kansas man
A Kansas City man who retired after making his pile plans to live in London so he can join other idle men and enjoy leisure activities. He argues America has no place for the unemployed, while noting London’s crowds of the out of work and the social divides that accompany wealth and inactivity. The piece contrasts leisure with responsibility as it comments on wealth, misery, and public life.
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New York
England
London
Lunnen
Kansas City
America
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Regent Street
Rotten Row
Trafalgar Square
Thames Embankment
Cheapside
Whitechapel Road
L. H. Gray
Wilson
John L. Wilson
McConnaughey
Carrigan
Gray
Otto A. Case
Case
Ring
Simeon Ford’s Grand Union Draws Nighttime Guests
Norman’s In Little Old New York depicts Simeon Ford who runs the Grand Union hotel in New York. It draws more guests than larger inns by serving many travelers staying only a night near Grand Central. Ford jokes about preferring an old hotel for its charm and the absence of constant charges.
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New York
Simeon Ford
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Union
Sim Ford
New York Central
Vanderbilt Cv
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Ulster County
Mr. Ford
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Legacy of a Mustache Cup From Grandma Chatney
In Diana's Diary a tale of Grandma Chatney's safe deposit box yields a meager legacy a mustache cup and saucer from 1866 76 once given by Mile Chutney to the Prince of Wales at Crystal Palace. The narrator recalls the box's rusted lock and the crowd's laughter as the prize turns out to be a trinket rather than gold.
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Pea Vine Farmers & Drovers Bank
Grandma Chatney
Snuff
Prince Wales
Crystal Palace
Political Turmoil Tangles King County Bid for Tacoma Delegates
King County central committee led by John L. Wilson blocks voters from directly choosing delegates to the Tacoma convention. William Wray, a 43rd district candidate, defends a mass meeting plan to elect eight delegates and eight alternates, while voters threaten accountability for the move. Thurston and King counties clash over primary law and convention packing with various candidates and officials reacting.
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William Wray
King County Central Committee
John L. Wilson
Wilson
Tacoma
Wray
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Oitman’s Hall
Johen L. Wilson
Thurston County
King County
Wlilnon
A.S. Ruth
Senate
Ruth
Thomas P. Revelle
Terhune
Revelle
Central Committee
L. H. Gray
Wilson Gang
Mountain health trip and astonished bill in Switzerland
A reader recalls spending weeks in the Swiss mountains last summer for health. The tale notes visitors unused to high altitudes struggle to breathe. A hotel proprietor’s bill overwhelmed the narrator, nearly taking their breath away. Chicago Newa.
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Switzerland
Chicago Newa
Mosquitoes Troubling Louisiana Cattle Amid Broader Notes
A jumble of brief items notes Louisiana cattle losses to mosquitoes, New York Stock Exchange membership at 75000 dollars, New Jersey marsh drainage costs, and various odds and ends including wage figures for cotton mill workers, daylight questions, and a quip about Senator Aldrich.
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