Opinions on American Emigration to Western Canada
A column discusses how American emigrants might fare in Canada and whether western settlement could influence annexation sentiment. It notes Canadians value their monarchy yet politics may remain stable, while migration could affect regional trade views and relations with the United States.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
British America
Canada
Jurgen Fiberty
Iris Que
United States
St. Paul
Unclear OCR fragment on capital gains and trust investments
Fragmentary text mentions capital establishment and investments, with scattered references to trusts, cities, and a discussion of capital versus brains. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent events or identifiable individuals to summarize clearly.
Train Engine Disaster Damages Track On Chicago Line
A Chicago line suffered a derailment when an engine malfunction caused a collision with a前 portion of the track. Rail officials reported a disrupted service with repairs underway and no confirmed injuries at this time.
Revival of decorum and training for youth behavior
The piece argues for a return to old fashioned manners teaching respect and modesty to both boys and girls. It laments unchaperoned youth and warns that youth today stray from age conventions, risking reputations without moral guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeatty
Guaventiana
Public health alert on hydrophobia and mad dog scare
A historical notice warns against panic over rabies and hydrophobia amid dog bite fears. It notes false beliefs about mad dogs, calls for measured action, and describes a Chicago case where hydrophobia was diagnosed after a dog bite, urging calm and proper verification before drastic steps.
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Celion
Amd General Fm
Sammer Fhaen
Perseus Tian Tas
Chicago
Erpher
Ler
Ilnstead
Origin of John W Gates and the rise of a steel magnate
The article profiles John W Gates as a dominant figure on Wall Street and in the Texas wire industry. It chronicles his ascent from a traveling hardware salesman to founder of the Southern Wire Company after buying out partners, highlighting his early entry into barbed wire manufacture and rapid profit from small factories.
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Binete
Mr. Gates
Wall Street
Hite
Gates
Isaac L. Elwood
Texas
Clifford
Southern Wire Company
Early rising in business clears the morning for leaders
The New York Str notes a shift by young and established financiers toward starting work earlier. A Wall Street bank vice president and a Broadway bank president begin at 7 thirty and 9, with some at eight, praising morning vigor and fresh air as motivation for productive days.
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New York
New York City
Wall Street
Continuous vaudeville in church work sparks debate
A New York Times piece notes a Western city minister predicts churches may rely on secular entertainments to sustain interest. The essay argues such events blur sacred and secular lines, yet many see benefits in revenue producing socials.
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Chicago
Vandeville
Uwillards
Ningpong
New York Times
Need Encouragement For A Man Stalled After College
A speaker urges continued learning for the man who finished college and believes education ended with graduation. He warns that neglecting study leaves him unable to solve four digit roots, translate Latin, or recall physics and chemistry, closing future chances for learning.
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Acadomy Ar College
Ete
Ile
Anser
Rise in Invention Dangers Cited by Chicago Health Board
The Chicago Board of Health notes longer lifespans but warns that the progress of invention raises accident risks. In a century of data, deaths from violence have increased by about 50 percent, while rail and car crash fatalities rose over 6 percent.
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Chicago Board of Health
San
Frangetses Argenaut
Not a Failure in Marriage Says Cincinnati Past
A reflective piece argues marriage is not a failure through portraits of a new mother, a grieving wife, and a dignified worker. It contrasts vows with hardship, ending with a call to ask the groom about marriage and resilience amid crisis.
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Arel
Mary
Cincinnati
What English Will Do at a Missouri Church Event
A Missouri paper quotes a Chicago Chronicle example of English misuse. At a church entertainment the MC announced Miss Bates would sing while the minister accompanied. The piece notes a photographer’s tendency to retouch women’s heads back and questions a law against such poses.
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Missouri
Chicago Chronicle
Punchline Parade of Daily Gags and Dialogues
A collage of humorous exchanges from various papers. Jokes on baptisms, love and marriage, clever quips about families, social quirks, and small town scenes feature lines about water and a baby, bric a brac, summer signs, and gags about trains, guns, and post offices.
Progress of Modern Dentistry and Global Coffee Trade
The article discusses porcelain crowns improving singers and instrumentalists tone by altering the mouth’s curve and describes plumpers for cosmetic facial shaping used by actors and actresses. It also notes 1901 tropical trade imports at $400 million versus $145 million three decades earlier, explaining daily averages.
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Trilby
Salt Lake Tabernacle
Hamor the Peacemaker and Irish Life and Charac ter humor
The excerpt reflects on old time duels and their humor in Irish life. It cites Michael MarcDonaugh and recalls a Dublin barrister advising restraint by inviting a caller to call you in for recompense. An upstart squire seeks counsel about a nose-threat from Treaty of Loughlinstown, with old squire’s reply implied.
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Chicago
Commissioner of Public Works
Burlington Road
Brennan
St. Louis Chronicle
Puck
Baltimore Herald
Clancy
Mike—‘lWaith
Chicago Daily News
Newitt
Philadelpha Press
Belle
Ron B
Matilda
Iilm Crossroads
Chicago News
Pennsylvania
Washington Post
Jill
Bill
Jil
Hamor
Michael MarcDonaugh
Hammer
Dublin
Loughlinstown
Advances in Dentistry Bring Speed and Comfort to Treatments
The article notes electric lathes and engines speeding dental work, reducing filling time to ten minutes and cutting pain and nervous strain. It highlights porcelain baking at high heat, wax substitutes for plaster, fewer chloroforms, and popular local anesthetics like ether-chlorides and hypodermic injections. It also mentions pyorrhea and specialty work in straightening children's teeth.
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St. Louis
Cattle Are Now Natives in Early American Herds
The article notes cattle were not native to the western hemisphere before European contact. It mentions Columbus bringing domestic animals on voyages and the escape of early cattle imports helping establish cattle herds in the West Indies, Mexico, and Texas, with wild horses similarly founded.
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America
Western Hemisphere
Columbus
West Indies
Mexico
Texas
Plains
Hen Pe cked Sparrows and Quarrelsome Birds
Describes female sparrows as tyrannical during nest building attacking their mates for laziness. Notes louder shrill calls and pecking until males retreat. Also mentions hen blackbirds and thrushes being overbearing toward mates during house construction.
Tropics Feed American Tables Amid Warmer Climate Goods Boom
The United States heavily imports tropical and subtropical foods and raw materials, reaching over one million dollars daily. Americans rely more on tropics for sugar and delicacies, with U S consumption of world cane sugar near half.
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United States
Tropics
Bean Induced Intoxication Reported Among Southern Peasants
Physicians note a curious illness in Southern Italy Sicily and Sardinia linked to eating beans. A striking effect is intoxication resembling alcohol, triggered in susceptible individuals by simply passing a bean field in bloom.
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Italy
Sicily
Sardinian
Hawer
Brass under tension turns brittle like glass
A short note on a Brooklyn to Hamburg parcel post shows a customs declaration listing items such as mustard plaster corn salve mixed candy and potash tablets. The article also notes a curious fact that brass under constant tension can lose tenacity and become as brittle as glass.
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Germany
Brooklyn
Hamburg
Levants
Tree of Liberty Tale Echoes in Dundee History
A Dundee Scotland tree remains a living link to a century ago when it was named a tree of liberty amid the French revolutionary ferment. The piece recalls a remark about encouragement and motive during that era in Chicago gossip.
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Dundee
Scotland
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