Rich Fool Seeks House Let On March Street
Mr Dart, landlord and comical schemer, tries to rent a grand March Street house for two thousand dollars a year. A sharp young woman Olive Melton names the price, overrules her mother, and the pair soon move in with Harry Field, while Olive’s bet on a rich husband ends in wary bachelor life.
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R. Dart
Stonyfield
Harry Field
Olive Melton
Mr. Dart
March Street
Queen Semiramis
Harry
Olive
Mr. Dent
New York Daily News
Burial of a Ruler and Imperial Funeral Rites
A historical account outlines Chinese imperial funerals from 718 A. D. to modern times. It details mourning periods, elaborate sacrifices, tea ceremonies, and the cremation rites as the new emperor inherits the throne amid vast observances and offerings.
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M. Ch. de Huarlez
French Academy
China
Expense of London Season Social Magnates Programme
The article sketches the costly London social season, noting newcomers must secure a house, arrange grand dinners and balls, attract famous performers, and invite elite friends. It highlights the pressure on aspiring fortunes to enter the swelledom and the lavish routines expected of society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Iomes
Tidal Waves Misunderstood and Other Science Notes
The article surveys so called tidal waves caused by earthquakes, notes silicon carbide used to rule scales, reports Brussels bank notes sterilized with formalin, and mentions daytime star photography with the Draper telescope. It also describes a tidal system from Australia to New Jersey and hornet defense behavior as reported by Henry Laney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Savings Bank
Brussels
Revue Scientifique
Revue
Draper
Harvard Observatory
Indian Ocean
Australia
Cape of Good Hope
Patagonia
Atlantic
Africa
South America
Cape
New Jersey
New England
Nova Scotia
Ireland
Norway
Henry Laney
Scientific American
Multi Millionaire Delays Action as Secretary Handles Bills
The Boston Herald reports a wealthy individual avoids decisions while his secretary manages expenses and payments, illustrating a hands off leadership style and delegated finances.
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Boston Herald
Chinese Fashion in Feet The Golden Lily Foot Deformity
A reprint discusses the ancient Chinese practice of foot binding called the golden lily fashion. It explains how infant toes are bent under the sole, creating a horseshoe heel and a triangular forefoot. Foot distortion varies by social rank, leaving the heel as main support and explaining the gait observed by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Wilson
Illustrated London News
Celestial Empire
China
New York Herald
Safe Depths for Divers and the Cape Horn Feat
The article praises Hooper for seven dives under 200 feet to recover cargo from the Cape Horn wreck off South America. It notes a diver held forty two minutes at depth and cites an authority stating the deepest known descent does not exceed 220 feet, about 88.5 psi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Horn
South America
Hooper
Alone on an Island Selkirk Relics Return to Fame
A century account notes Alexander Selkirk the real castaway of Juan Fernandez. Relics at Largo include a cedar chest, a coconut cup, and a statue, with Sir Walter Scott holding and rebinding records. Juan Fernandez marks a tablet high above the sea in memory of Selkirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cuthbert Hadden
Alexander Selkirk
Juan Fernandez
de Foe
Selkirk
Satan
Largo
Sophia Bruce
London
Sophia
Pall Mall
Frances Candis
Weymouth
Westminster
Sir Walter Scott
Walter
Defoe
Virginia Sculptor Erects Self and Wife Monuments
James Netherwood of Richmond builds his own granite monuments in Oakwood Cemetery alongside his wife. The famed south builder of the Jackson, Lee, soldiers and sailors, and A P Hill monuments records a personal burial statue. A note cites his admiration for Virginia granite and a fantastical aside about naphtha candles.
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Virginia
Netherwood
Oakwood
Mr. Netherwood
Nancy Ramsley
Richmond
James Netherwood
South
Jackson
Lee
Nethersole
Sequel Plans and New Works Stir Literary Circles
J M Barrie announces Tommy and Grizel as a sequel to Sentimental Tommy. Stephen Crane selects Active Service for a Greco Turkish war novel. Pabo the Priest by S Baring Gould will appear in book form after serials. Beatrice Harraden releases The Yowler, a lengthy new work. Keats tomb faces Rome relocation. Daudet posthumous volume in Paris with Mme Daudet preface.
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Stephen Crane
Pabo
S. Baring- Gould
England
Mipling
William le Quex
Beatrice Harraden
London
Paris
Mme. Daudet
Vast Government Expenditures Highlighted
The article details how the United States spends over 2 million dollars daily. It cites last year’s total appropriations of 675 million dollars led by pensions at 145 million, plus 128 million for permanent appropriations, 105 million for the postal service, 80 million for the army, and 48 million for the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Postal Service
Spain
Indian Bureau
District of Columbia
Passenger at Fault Rule Forgives Trolley Damages
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a passenger who stands on the platform while a seat is available inside a trolley car cannot collect damages if hurt. The ruling assigns fault to the passenger for taking the platform position.
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Scranton Traction Company
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Khartoum's Population Plunge After 1898 Re conquest
The article notes Khartoum had about 500 000 residents in 1862 but the city was practically deserted after Lord Kitchener’s 1898 reconquest of Sudan.
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Khartoum
Soudan
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Xpense
St. Petersburg
Ntr Ycla
J. M. Barrie
Tommy
Tommy and Grizel
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