Lessons from a Century-Old Con Game in Indiana Poultry Markets
A seasoned ex-detective recounts a clever con from Indiana state fair week. A middle aged swindler posed as a renowned poultry broker to buy a farmer’s Buff Cochin flock for $500 using a forged Poultry Company check. The farmer trusted the setup, accepted the deal, and was swindled when the check failed to clear, illustrating how con artists exploit expertise and status to lure victims.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Iinois
Quincy
Jil
Anapolis
Freeport
Washington Street
Morton Place
Getail
Illinois
Worthwhile Education Versus Monetary Wealth, Stanford President Says
The New York Tribune quotes President David Starr Jordan of Stanford decrying the idea of a cheap education for a rich boy. He argues that spending and prospects shape a lifetime and laments near sighted parents weighing pennies against mental power. He calls it a tragedy for a life well spent to be squandered on material concerns.
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New York Tribune
David Jordan
Stanford University
Plowing Sermon Echoes in Red Hearted Watermelons Tale
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution recalls a preacher who shifts from song to practical advice, urging the congregation toward the hereafter. The piece mentions a fiveplobe incident and a demolished building, with townsfolk retreating to the woods for a camp meeting.
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Atlanta Constitution
Protest Against the Rubaiyat and American Literary Fads
A critique of August magazine fiction and the glamor of wealth in American literature. The piece questions the fixation on high society, multi millionaires, and decorative verse like the Rubaiyat, arguing that readers want a real story and that culture must go beyond fad and verbal knowledge. It cites Pattee and condemns decadent notes while urging broader literary standards.
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New York Evening Post
Waldorf-Astoria
Duncan
Elite
Our
Fred Lewis Pattee
Booklovers
China
Omar
Fitzgerald
Do People Read Books on Holidays in London Thought
A London Mail discussion questions whether travelers read on holidays and what they pick. It notes readers often choose easy fiction and trashy romances over old favorites, with many buying cheap Tauchnitz editions yet rarely finishing them. The piece laments the holiday surge of paperbacks and the neglect of high literature.
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London Mail
United States
Thoreau
Hammerton
Jefferies
Faust
Shakespeare
Martineau
Darwin
Book lovers and the fate of old Bibles on secondhand shelves
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls buying battered Episcopal prayer books and family Bibles from sidewalk counters, driven by a passion for relics despite religious volumes generally selling poorly. He notes the eerie link between worn inscribed volumes and past owners, pondering how died relatives’ inscriptions become public property.
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Detroit Free Press
Renee
Hen
Henry James on Zola and the scale of his assimilations
The critic ponders Zola's vast energy and method in L Assommoir and Germinal. He notes how immense document-based realism yields vivid, expansive works while delaying access to private individual life. The piece compares Zola's technique to a lusty bee sampling every flower in a garden.
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Henry
James
Atlantic
Zola
L’assommoir
Tribute highlights Henley as editor and harsh critic
A commentator praises Henley for his introductions and editorial skill while arguing his brutal hatred of literary trash was needed to clear the air. The piece defends the value of strong, even harsh, critique in literature and history, noting Henley’s fierceness would align with such views.
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New York Tribune
William Ernest Henley
C. K. Shorter
Henley
Byron
Poetry buyers in Philadelphia seek Swinburne gifts
A Philadelphia bookstore clerk notes poetry sells steadily with men driving sales for gift editions. Swinburne leads, followed by Tennyson and Longfellow in gift volumes. Henley and Macaulay also sell well in hospital and ancient Rome editions, with Poe, Kipling, and Yeats growing among refined readers.
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Philadelphia Record
Swinburne
Tennyson and Longfellow
William Ernest Henley
Lord Macaulay
Rome
Dickens
Scott
Poe
Kipling
W. B. Yeats
James on Zola in Atlantic Reveals Literary Tension
The New York Times praises Henry James's Atlantic piece on Emile Zola as the month’s key literary contribution. It notes James’s sigh over the current flood of fiction and suggests Zola’s appearance offers balance amid “loose and cheap” tales.
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New York Times
Henry James
Emile Zola
Atlantic
World of Letters
Mr. James
Delighted by a fresh critical essay by Mr James
A refined notice celebrates a Mr James essay as refreshing and delicately balanced in tone. It notes a restrained, even emotional appreciation of the subject and hints at extracting passages conveying Mr James personal impression.
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Mr. James
James
Reminiscences and literary notes in a nineteenth century digest
The article surveys authorial blunders and renaissances from The Cloister and the Hearth to Henry Harland. It chronicles Reade’s view on public taste, changes in authorship credits, and notes on Crawford, Wilson, Nordau, Hyne, Phillips, and Seton. It adds capsule items on books, theatre, and cultural curiosities from early twentieth century journalism.
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Coleman
Reade
Waterloo Bridge
Piccadilly Circus
Margaret
Gerard
Rome
Out of the Ordinary in Brief Excerpts
A survey of world data notes Britain spends 112.5 million annually on poor relief, excluding private charity. Sir Edward Fry estimates life’s age at 450 million years. A Chinese census reports 108 per square mile, Belgium 20, Britain 19, Germany 16. Paris’ official map measures 25 by 20 yards. Hog feeding costs vary by state, toy pistol sales face legal action. an Assembly act restricts toy pistols to children over four.
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Pfluger
University of Bonn
Munich
Japan
Oswego
Kan
Labette County
Hudson Bay
Canada
Russia
Siberia
Iowa
Great Britain
Edward Fry
China
Belgium
Germany
Paris
Alabama
Massachusetts
Vermont
Philadelphia
Fourier
Hetty Green As A Prophet And Choate Critique
Leslie's Weekly profiles Hetty Green after a property dispute lauding her influence on public gossip while noting her strong opinions about Joseph H. Choate. It recalls a seven year old Senate candidacy talk and Green's sharp rebukes in past cases involving her father's estate.
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Leslie's Weekly
Hetty Green
Green
Newport
Prophetic remark on Choate in interview
A newspaper interview quotes a woman predicting that Choate may not win the senate seat. She warns he is a trust man and argues voters will learn the truth in time. She speculates he will instead go to Europe, implying a political setback and national rest.
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Choate
Senate
Europe
Tales of Hans Wagner Debuts With Steubenville Team
Hans Wagner, famed Pittsburg star, made his professional debut with Steubenville after a long trail of misfit equipment and a freight hitch. He impressed with raw speed, great arm throws, and a home run that cleared a porch alley, instantly becoming a local hero in Akron later.
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Detroit Free Press
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg
Lajoie
Cleveland
Steubenville
al Wagner
Hans
Carnegie
Carnegie Wagner
al Ste
John
Wagner
Chicago
Canton
Honus
Labelle
Jimmy Cooper
Altoona
Jack Schrader
Ritchey
Dutch
Schrader
Akron
Buchtel College
Findlay
Irne
Wu 18 Still Our Friend in Fact and Fortune
The Providence Journal reports that former Minister Wu in New York letters is not degraded but retained, with new roles including president of the courts of state ceremonials and advancement on the mandarins ladder. He remains minister of treaties and commerce and joins the board of foreign affairs as junior vice president, seen as boosting U S China relations and opening national doors.
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Providence Journal
Peking
State Department
Washington
Conger
New York
United States
Board of Foreign Affairs
Ing
China
Relics of Vincennes at Indiana Exhibit in World’s Fair
The Vin cennes contribution features a century old building that served as territorial government seat and a simple hand powered fire engine used by the town's fire department over fifty years ago. The quaint structure remains well preserved and draws visitor attention as an exhibit centerpiece alongside fresher equipment.
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Vincennes
Indiana
Ays
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