Is Socialist Drift in World Seen by Crawford
F Marion Crawford predicts a peaceful drift toward socialism, not violence, with wealth redistribution unfolding naturally. He compares Italian and American agricultural futures, notes Italy under a reforming king and a religious yet cautious Vatican, and discusses the Pope’s health and potential successors. He also details his forthcoming Florence based Dante era novel and the forthcoming Bernhardt production of his Francesca da Rimini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
New York
F. Marion Crawford
Italy
Austria
Pacific
Mr. Crawford
United States
Venice
Europe
Crawford
Humbert
Leiter
J. W. Bookwalter
Ohio
William
Vatican
Rome
Leo XIII
Catholic Church
Florence
Dante
Francesca da Rimini
Sarah Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
d’Annunzio
Duse
Societe Des Auteurs Dramatiques
George Grantham Bain
Speculation on the Next Craze in Fiction by Literary Critics
In New York a discussion on future trends in books weighs humor and serious works against historical novels and problem fiction. Prof. Loeb and colleagues noted a rising demand for humorous yet meaningful literature, while Kipling and Ade are cited as examples of contemporary authors shaping taste. The piece surveys publishers, authors, and market forces steering 1901 sales, with mention of Loeb’s nerve studies and Stevenson Osbourne collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
New York
Schopenhauer
Nietsche
Lewis Carroll
Carroll
Loeb and Matthews
Chicago University
America
Europe
Pupin
Loeb
Pinkerton
Balfour
Stevenson
Lloyd Osbourne
Bilioustine
Herbert Brewster
New York Tribune
Boston
Edward Everett Hale
Isou
Dr. Hale
Review Advocates English as Frontline Tongue in Philippines
Opinion from officers argues for pushing English to the fore in the Philippine Islands. It contends Spanish lingered due to preexisting authorities and that English will be the world language of commerce and higher civilization, with broader regional influence across Asia and the Pacific.
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Philippine Islands
Australia
Philippines
India
Straits Settlements
Japan
Hong Kong
Pacific
Paris Fashion Reform Sparks Corsetless Era Revival
A Paris dispatch details a fashion shift toward corsetless, empire and Greek-inspired garments championed by the Petit Chapeau circle led by the Prince and Princess De la Moskova. It describes waistlines, bodices, the Josephine look, dowager styles, fabrics, patches, and a clinic trend promising increased height via leg stretching.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paris
Petit Chapeau
Prince and Princess de la Moskova
United States
Josephine
Napoleon
Pauline
Caroline
Eliza
Princess de la Moskova
Mile
Lea Leanne
Lea
France
Milo
Empire
Mme. Girardin
LA DU Barry
Ufe
Hortense
du Barry
Louis
Royal Sacket
Carlyle
Prince Murat
Wagram
Princess de Poix
Tuileries
Alexandra
Romney
Gainsborough
Marie Antoinette
Saularne
Versailles
Jupiter
Venus
Valentinois
Dianna de Poiltiers
Diana de Poitiers
Portia's Law Debate Refocuses on Shylock Antonio Bond
Chicago legal circles discuss the Shakespearean precedent in Shylock vs Antonio and Portia's ruling. Judge Waterman argues Portia did not nullify the bond but exposed oppression, while scholars note shifts in English common law from strict literalism to equity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Shylock
Antonio
Temple
Portia
Bar
Judge Waterman
Illinois Theater
Henry Irving
Miss Terry
Coke
Hale
Holt
England
Shyock
London
Blackwood's
Atlantic Monthly
Charles H. Phelps
Davis
Bench
Chicago
Eddy Street Ghetto Peculiarities of its Orthodox Jews
A lengthy profile of Eddy Street in Indianapolis home to a compact Russian Jewish community. It describes strict Orthodoxy, gender roles, daily practices, a women’s bath, a synagogue with parchment rolls from Jerusalem, a night school teaching English, and a communal effort to sustain a church and temple activities amid changing demographics.
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Eddy Street
Illinois Street
Merrill Street
Norwood
Indianapolis
Merrill and
Eddy Streets
Jerusalem
Sim
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Marion Crawford
Pope
Prof. Loeb
Kipling
de George Ade
New York City
Mr. Ade
Orient
Boulevard
Alice
Cincinnati
Heloise Comtesse D'Alencourt
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