Ill War Over Inn and Road Ends with Melin Victory
A New York story reports John Melin, owner of the Sleepy Hollow area John Melin's Inn, defeating John D. Rockefeller in a local election fight and reopening his inn after agents and detec tives, then supporting road commissioner Hutton to win by 45 votes. Melin vows possible sale later and hails the communal stakes in a fair, hard campaign.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
Sleepy Hollow Road
John Melin
Tarrytown
Melin
Sleepy Hollow
The
Poecanticoi Hills
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mellin
Rockefellers
America
John
Rocckfeller
White Plains
John D
William
William Hutton
Roosa
Hutton
John D Rockefeller
St. George
Pocantico Hills
Mount Pleasant Corporation
Sweden
Herbert Wallace
The Unpleasant Truth About Book Sales and Publicity
New York November 29. A survey of best selling novels shows publicity and advertising distort sales figures. Many titles publish large editions but only a fraction sell, profiting mainly the author via royalties. Some publishers spend huge sums on ads with little return, while steady profits come from non widely promoted books. The piece also notes sensationalism versus merit in publishing and profiles figures like Margrave and S Wier Mitchell, H G Wells, and Ernest Thompson Seton, exploring authorship and publicity across the era.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
Manila Cockfighting and Gambling Cultural Ties
Frederick W. Eddy surveys Manila's cockfighting culture, noting widespread ownership of gamecocks, village pits, and betting practices. The piece contrasts native pride with profit, describes cockpits and betting rituals, and recounts reform attempts by locals and American officers, including a scheme to curb gambling via a high jumping bird.
Influence of Women in Politics in New York
The New York Evening Post cites a sharp politician noting women now shape policy more than any other factor. The piece argues against old scoffs at women’s public service and highlights support for expanded local school boards as per the revised city charter. Superintendent Maxwell urges intelligent, civic minded men and women to join school boards to improve education.
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Bird
Paymister
Army
Morong
Bacolod Company
Occidental Negros
Manila Bay
Luzon
Monte
Frederick W. Eddy
New York Evening Post
New York
Maxwell
Pet Haga
Ance Beerd
Reverend Burris A Jenkins Youngest Kentucky University President
Leslie's Weekly profiles Burris A Jenkins born 1869 Kansas City. At thirty two he leads Kentucky University the former Transylvania University, youngest U S university president and head of two universities. He has been pastor professor reporter and university president with studies at Yale Harvard and Bethany College.
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Leslie's
Burris A. Jenkins
Kentucky University
Allegheny Mountains
United States
Jenkins
Kansas City
Bethany College
West Virginia
Bethany
Yale
Harvard
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Butler Bible College
University of Indianapolis
Honolulu
Cambridge
Colorado
Europe
Ohio
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas City Times
California
Hawaiian Islands
Mattie Mortrison Hocker
Lexington
Third Christian Church
Butler College
The
Christian Church At
N. Y
Fasting and Weight Loss Reported in New York Press
The piece explains rapid initial weight loss during prolonged fasting, with death occurring after a certain percentage loss. It notes variations by body type, cites a 142 pound person potentially losing about 55 pounds, and states children may die after three to five days with a quarter weight loss. A German doctor’s case of a 47 year old woman fasting 43 days with 44 pound loss ended in death.
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New York Press
Deserving of Sympathy for Dutch Royal Marriage
A Philadelphia Record note reflects sympathy for a young man who married the Queen of Holland. It suggests he was a reckless spender in bachelor days and that his debts, often a burden for a prince, may be offset by marrying into the Dutch royal family. The writer quips about his fortune in having Solana as a mother in law.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Margrave
Book World
Luneta
Philippines
Negros
Bacolod
Philadelphia
Holland
Royal Degenerates in Servia Court Scandals and Crime
Belgrade cables describe Queen Draga's attempted self harm amid royal abuse by Alexander I and treasury looting. Adopted Crown Prince Nicodem Luniewiza leads wild extravagances, riots, and public insults as the king protects him. A palace brawl leaves a lieutenant missing a toe from a saloon fight. The saga paints a corrupt, violent court.
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Indianapolis Journal
Belgrade
Draga
Alexander I
Nicodem Luniewiza
Belgrade National Bank
Waldorf-Astoria
Nicodem
Alexander
Obrenovitcha
Sunjevitas
Petrovitch
Konak
Nieghem
Kethely
Prince Royal
Sunjevita
Ely
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New York City
Connecticut
Seton
Wilton
Mary E. Wilkins
Dr. Freeman
Brattleboro
Mary Wilkins
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Naulahka
Rottingdean
Young Men's Rifle Club
Tive
Manila
Board of Health
Cariboo
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