Fulton Market to Be Razed as Old Trading Post Declines
A ninety year old New York Fulton Market building at the Block bounded by Fulton South Beekman and Front streets will be torn down this spring or summer under municipal orders. The structure links today’s city to Peter Stuyvesant era and the old market days, with the butchers’ stalls and long-standing trade history fading as progress and rising maintenance costs push demolition.
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New York
Fulton
South
Beekman
Front Streets
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Strand
Hans Kierstede
Ing
James Bleeker
Boston
Fulton Market Faces Condemnation and Closure
The city reports an annual loss exceeding $2,000 and the building is condemned by the health department as insanitary. The borough president orders its removal and Fulton Market must go.
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Fulton Market
Advertising men toast Spotts via long distance at banquet
Leavenworth Kansas N Spotta ill in Kansas City heard speeches from the Southwest District Associated Advertising clubs banquet by telephone. The telephone company linked Spotts at his bedside to three receivers on the speakers table as his district president received a silver loving cup and the presentation speech was heard remotely.
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Leavenworth
Kan
S. N. Spotta
Kansas City
Associated Advertising Clubs
Morgan Will Requires Daughters Remain Unmarried
In Wilkes Barre Pa from the will of William P Morgan a wealthy real estate dealer his daughters Ruth and Tacie must remain unmarried all their lives to participate in the estate.
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Wilkesbarre
William P. Morgan
Ruth
Tacie
Misunderstood Quotation Reveals Age Discrepancy
A dialogue hints at a family background as a speaker questions if she comes from an old family. The mother acknowledges being only thirty five, challenging assumptions about heritage and lineage.
Few Cottages In England Lack of Homes for Rising Generation
A British-era notice notes a housing shortage as couples struggle to find affordable cottages in England. The article highlights rising generation needs, ongoing planning debates, and stalled construction affecting family settlement.
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Bericus
Walt
Minneapolis Court Hears Vagrancy Case and Tips Dispute
In Minneapolis a municipal court hears testimony from George Smith a Black hotel waiter who says a vagrancy defendant claimed ownership of a $1500 car and a passenger car while reporting a salary of 23 dollars a month and occasional tips. His remarks reveal tensions over income and status in the case.
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Minneapolis
Minn
George Smith
Smith
Rats Defeated by Water in Indianaplis Kitchen
In a chaotic night scene two women chase a rat through a house in Indianapolis News recounting a dining room invasion. The rodent scamps across butter and oyster dressing, dodges a makeshift trap, and is finally drowned when a wash tub is placed over a hydrant. Neighbors overhear screams.
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Rat
Herma
Indianapolis News
Canned Bananas May Transform Food Prices Worldwide
Reports from Formosa and Buenos Aires describe new canning and preserving methods for bananas. A Japanese confectioner in Taiwan formed with wealthy investors to back a Formosan factory potentially worth $100,000. An official test has been made and results awaited with interest.
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Formosa
Buenos Aires
Taiwan
South Formosa
Winter weariness and postcards from California
A conversation notes fatigue from cold weather but reveals a humorous complaint about postcards from people in California claiming that things are "fast like Jane" out there. The exchange contrasts discomfort with weather to a light jab about distant acquaintances.
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Pelace
California
Jane
We Stop the Press to Announce No News Noteworthy
A fragment from a rival quotes an editor’s stunt about halting presses for no news. It recalls the line We stop the press to announce that there is no news of sufficient importance to justify us in stopping the press. Giddap.
Fragmented retail notes on sectional bookcases
Readable words mention sectional bookcases and a suggested starting price or option for adding to them. The text is garbled with misspellings and unclear attributions, but points to furniture shopping and possible womens fashion pairing.
New Plan for Classifying Prisoners Seeks Carnegie Library Aid
A Boston area jail official proposes appealing to Andrew Carnegie for donations of a library filled with literary classics to feed the minds of a group labeled high brows. He notes dozens of prisoners are multilingual and crave high quality literature, contrasting with the inadequate current library.
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Aere Edward Lewis
Andrew Carnegie
Iim
Charlestown
Boston
John MecNeil
Times Are Bad for Steamship Barbers
Atlantic liners face shrinking profits for shipboard barbers as safety razors cut shaving demand. Passengers now delay shaves and buy odds and ends, forcing lines to lower shop rents and even pay barbers to sail. Renowned barbers lament the change while roving cutters seek work at sea.
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York
White Star
Rene de Sans Souci
Sam Skeggs
Hudson
Yukon
Veteran and Bride Seek Help After Marriage Expulsion
An elderly Missouri couple, both over 70, expelled from the Higginsville Confederate Home after their marriage. With 15 cents and two small suitcases, D. F. Starns recalls Civil War service and a romance that led to their departure from the home.
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Ansas City
Higginsville
D. F. Starns
City
Mammy Delivers Prison Garb to Son in Atlanta
An elderly mammy at the Tower grill in Atlanta presents Deputy Sheriff Sutties with a basket containing a striped suit of clothes for her son Julius, recently arrested. She explains the garment was kept as a reminder and insists he will bring it home after his time served.
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Tlanta. Ga
Julius Wiyume
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