Depew Delivers Views on Canal and Tunnel Safety
Senator Chauncey M. Depew and his wife returned from Europe aboard the St Louis with Depew in good health and spirits though Mrs Depew suffered seasickness He discussed France his three marriages Panama Canal notes and rail safety vows New York Central would spend freely to keep tunnels safe He praised the Panama route and commented on European economies and the Boer War in England A mass meeting in New Rochelle condemned the tunnel disaster and raised funds for victims Judge Jerome said cooperation would aid safer transport and the witness exam schedule was set for Tuesday.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Europe
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Depew
Panama Canal
Panama
Nicaragua
Germany
Italy
England
Rosebery
Liberal Party
Washington
Senate
New Rochelle
Jerome
Deava
Wischo
New York Central Railroad Company
H. Jerome
Baker and Cole
Death of a Capital Kaskaskia erased from the map
The article notes Kaskaskia in Illinois will be erased January 1, 102 from maps as the post office closes and rural delivery expands. Once the territory’s capital under France England and the United States, it housed founders and notable families, with La Salle, Tonty, and Lafayette among visitors.
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Chierge Journal
Kaskaskia
Ilinois
Illinois
Paris
France
Nineveh
Babylon
Thebes
Carthage
la Salle
Tonty
England
United States
Tutinoia
Ninian Edwards
Alleghenies
Ulinois
Illinoia
Bonds
Popes
Kanes
Edwardses
Menards
Lafayette
United Stat
Apple Seed Compartments Question Stumps Classroom Visit
A New York advertiser notes a state Miperlo resident visiting a distant school near Manhattan. The visitor urged children to observe nature and asked about seed compartments in apples and which jaw cows use for teeth. The room grew silent until a child offered a reply about cows.
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New York
Manhattan
Children spar over cow teeth and turkey feathers
A lively exchange shows students debating natural facts. The head of state schools jokes about selling a cow with teeth to a museum while the superintendent urges closer study of nature. A pupil later scolds classmates about knowing common things and asks how many feathers a turkey has.
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Mr. Smither
Nicaragua Canal Routes and Engineering Vision
Washington letter outlines fourteen proposed routes for a Nicaragua canal, with two surviving. It details the inland sea Lake Nicaragua, dam construction on the San Juan river, and locks required to lift ships from the Caribbean to the lake. Costs rise from 50 million to about 189.86 million dollars, with scale and dimensions for locks, channels, and harbor widths.
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Philadelphia
Isthmus
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Nicaragua
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Nicaragua Canal
Isthmian Commission
San Juan River
San Juan
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Caribbean Sea
Greytown
Silico
Rio Las Lagas
Rio Grande
Brito
Lake
Great Dam
Paic & Range
Caribbean
Pacific
Colon
Panama
Panna
Panama Canal
Curing cancer by X rays debate from New York paper
New York American discusses cancer cures via X rays with Dr. Robert Abbe questioning dramatic claims from Europe. He notes X rays remain experimental, risk quacks, and may aid only after long, careful treatment while surgery remains primary.
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New York
Robert Abbe
West Fiftieth Street
United States
Wigmore
Roentgen Department
London
Abbe
Dr. Abbe
Fiftieth Street
Williams
Boston
London assault case at North London Court
Henry Cuthbert of Ol Broad Street faced charges for allegedly assaulting Thomas John Whiting, managing director of T J Whiting & Sons Limited. The incident occurred on a Barnet to Broad Street train when Whiting, already crowded, was pulled from a carriage by the defendant as a porter assisted, injuring Whiting in the struggle.
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Whiting
Broad Street
Fordham
Mr. Whiting
London Daily Mail
Henry Cuthbert
Ol Broad Street
City
North London Court
Thomas John Whiting
T. J. Whiting & Sons. Limited
Finsbury
HH. W. Henniker Kanee
LL. D
C. V. Young
Barnet
Dalston Junction
Ramani
State Charities in Australia John Plummer’s Letter
John Plummer discusses New South Wales and Australasia in contrast to Europe, noting less wealth disparity and no hereditary poverty. He outlines state and private charity, industrial schools, and reformatories, with detailed budgets for hospitals and mental asylums, and estimates total annual charitable funding near two thirds of a million pounds.
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John Plummer
New South Wales
Mr. Coghlan
Australasia
Commonwealth
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Europe
Church
Salvation Army
Central Mission Children’s
Queen Victoria
College Luxuries Money Buys A Father's Visit Experience
A New York Sun piece recalls a father's college visit contrasting his frugal youth with today's luxuries. He recounts working summers, cooking in a small room, walking miles for provisions, and a stark shift as he meets his son's campus routine led by a diligent staffer named James.
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New York Sun
Harry
James Eames
Edward
James
Black Silks and Satins in Silk Fabrics Line
Catalog listing details multiple silk fabrics including black taffeta in 20 and 2 inch widths, black moire velour, peau de soie, gros grain, and yard wide taffeta with qualities quoted. Notes include all silk make, finish, and price equivalents per yard.
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Belfast
Converse
Appleton
Inventory item list from a vintage sewing supply page
Readable fragments describe safety pins nickel plated cards sixpence each, dress shields seamless stockinet 12 gauge quality, finishing braid pieces and garter elastic three quarter inch wide lisle loom. Includes 200 assorted pins in a book priced five cents and garter lengths.
Luxurious College Life and Duty in a Changing World
The text contrasts pampered student life with demands for strength and discipline, noting how wealthy youths avoid labor while questioning future resilience. It argues that a generation of namby pambys could result from such ease, while hinting at broader debates about reform, trade, and overseas policy amid calls for justice to Filipinos and Americans.
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James
la Newburg
London noble folds praise on American women’s dress sense
Lady Lennox tells the New York Mail and Express that American women are the best dressed in the world, praising comfort over fashion slavishness. She notes London can spot Americans by their attire, supports short skirts, and stresses wearing what becomes and is comfortable rather than chasing trends.
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New York Mail and Express
New York
London
Paris
Gordon Lennox
England
Lady Lennox
Waldorf-Astoria
The
Waldorf
Walcott
Colorado
South Africa
Pears
Fashion and war shape London dress and American views
Lady Lennox says Paris leads fashion with diverse styles while English women learn from Americans. She notes Boer War reshaping London’s tailoring, charity over extravagance, and a shift from wardrobes to aiding widows and orphans. A Boston-New York Sun note contrasts U S educational gaps with Germany. Lawson copper brass exchange ends with a witty retort on a yacht.
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Lady Lennox
Paris
London
South Africa
Boston
New York Sun
Thomas W. Lawson
Marblehead Harbor
Mr. Lawson
Miss Blank
Salisbury a Toiler
London Express notes Lord Salisbury's health and relentless work ethic. A Hatfield visitor describes his routine of long mornings of toil at luficheon then desk work through meals and after dinner, with minimal delegation. His devotion hastened premature aging and his current letter-writing burden is lighter than before.
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London Express
Lord Salisbury
Europe
Hatfield
Luficheon
What Chaffee's View Denotes
General Chaffee's estimate on Filipino loyalty suggests garrison strength in the Philippines could remain substantial for many years. The piece argues that proper relations between the islands and the United States, plus disciplined administration, would make continued military presence advantageous in that region.
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Kansas City Star
Chaffee
United States
Debate Over Higher Education Peril in America
Dr Von Stradonitz fears overeducation will harm American intellect and native spirit, urging caution over Carnegie’s $10000 national university gift. Mabie counters that higher education strengthens practical capacity and dismisses imminent danger, noting most graduates pursue utilitarian paths and Germany’s example is not imminent for the U.S.
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Munster Berg
Harverd
Germany
United States
von Stradonitz
New York
University of Berlin
America
Atlantic
Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Hamilton W. Mabie
United Charities
Dir. von Stradonitz
von Stradanitz
New England Farmer Cook In Washington Street Eatery
A Washington street cook watches a daily crowd as he fries griddle cakes for nineteen years using three quarters of a barrel of four inch cakes per day. He claims to have fried enough cakes to cover twenty-seven acres, plus he fries 2 rats and helps make 9 butter daily. The note contrasts kitchen monotony with craft variety and laments worker isolation at home.
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Washington Street
Beauty Steele real life tale from New York Sun
A Southern lawyer who lost his memory for four years lives as a Canadian boatman. The piece links Beauty Steele to Mt Kert Parker's Right of Way and notes the Montreal lawyer’s memory return revealing a remarkable sequence of events.
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New York Evening Sun
Paral
Canada
Mt Kert Parker
Ioally Steele
Montreal
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