Shanghai Becomes Clear Trade Hub For American Goods
Reports from Shanghai describe improving American trade and the rise of direct shipments. The piece notes Shanghai as a growing East market, with American mills pushing into heavy gray textiles, hardware, machinery, and provisions, while foreign firms still dominate agency networks.
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Indianapolis Journal
Shanghai
China
United States
Europe
New England
Charleston
England
Germany
Japan
America
Rexport
China Field
Home Office
Peking
The Crawford Humbert Swindle Exposed in Paris Frauds
A New York Evening Post overview traces Mme Humbert of Paris who swindled European banks out of about 11 million francs by forging the tale of the Crawford fortune. It recalls the long litigation, the imagined heirs, and the dramatic reveal when the safe proved empty.
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New York Evening Post
Mme. Humbert
Paris
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
France
Crawfords
Rson
Europe
America
Maitre du Buit
Humberts
Femme
M. Humbert
Humbert Fraud Ties Highlight Paris Case and Heiress
Frederick Humbert and his daughter Eva Marie Humbert are central to the Humbert-Crawford fraud at Paris, authorities say netted swindlers twelve million dollars. Eva Marie, kept ignorant of her parents actions, grew up in luxury with six thousand dollars a month for pin money, sparking questions about her future.
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Frederick Humbert
Humbert-Crawford
Paris
Eva Marie Humbert
Little Flossie Ma Reflects on Marriage and Old Maid Fears
A dialogue between Little Flossie Ma and her mother explores marriage, the prospect of a husband like her father, and the fear of becoming an old maid like Aunt Kate. The girl laments a tough world for women as she ponders future prospects.
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Flossie
L. F
Kate
Love and History Kiss Across Time in Sacred Verse
The poem contrasts love and mortality with history and myth, placing past eras and ancient figures like Moses, Homer, Thebes, and Jordan alongside present affection. It envisions lovers joining through space and time, declaring that joint passion outlasts youth and worldly change.
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Nile
Jordan
Thebes
Thrace
Greece
The Lilac and Its Rich Garden Heritage
A reflection on the lilac as a beloved hardy flowering shrub with deep roots in Europe and Asia. The piece traces its long history from mid fifteenth century western Europe through its introduction to Italy and France, noting its universal charm and resilient blooms amid harsh winters. It discusses origins, historical mentions, and the plant’s enduring popularity across social classes.
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Boston Transcript
Europe
Franchet
Revue Horticole
Western
Pierre Belon
Constantinople
Mattiolus
Dioscorides
Busbecq
Ferdinand I
Italy
Padua
Belgium
Germany
Paris
Morin
Danubian
Pineapple Trade and Rumors in New York Markets
A New York Press column details pineapple shipments from Havana with 70,000 barrels arriving in a week by four ships the Morro Castle Seneca Mexico and Monterey. It notes 7 million pines weighing 49 million pounds at about 70 cents per barrel and wholesale prices of 4 to 5 cents each. It covers ripening rooms at 110 degrees, a three to four day maturation, and the pineapple season May to July with expected 20 million pines. It mentions the United Fruit Company’s rise due to war, Jamaica and Central American plantations, and a $20 million capital scale handling bananas coconuts and other fruits.
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Shanghai
Germany
South
China
England
Japan
India
America
New York
Suez
Pacific Coast
Michael F. Dwyer
Indian River
Rock Ledge
Lower East Side
J. Roberts
No. 158
Front Street
Ward Line
Seneca
Havana
Mexico
Monterey
Morro Castle
Cuba
Cuba Libre
Tropics
Mr. Roberts
Omaha
Roberts
Nassau
Bahamas
United States
Fruit Auction Company
No.‘ Jay Street
Spain
United Fruit Company
Jamaica
Central America
Porto Rico
Trust
Toussaint Dubois and the Indiana county namesake
Washington Post recounts Toussaint Dubois a key 19th century figure in Indiana history born in Lowe Canada who led scouts in the Tippecanoe campaign guided peace talks with Tecumseh and was the first white landbuyer in present Dubois county His death occurred near Vincennes while riding with a servant on a river creek road.
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Dubois County
Indiana
Toussaint Dubois
Senator Dubois
Idaho
Lowe
Canada
William Henry Harrison
Upper
Wabash
Tippecanoe
Tecumseh
Dubois
Ecoecnne
Vincenoes
Senator Dubois and Indiana History Ties
In heavy rains Captain Dubois perished with laden saddlebag of gold and silver. His son Jesse Kilgore Dubois is Senator Dubois's father, linking the Dubois family to Indiana’s early settlement. Senator Fairbanks discusses Toussaint Dubois and General Herrison's scouts era, reflecting ongoing war friendship with Indiana senators.
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Captain Dubois
Jesse Kilgore Dubois
Senator Dubois
Indiana
Fairbanks
Toussaint Dubois
General Herrison
Literary treasurer debate taints Chicago civic pride
The Chicago Literati column laments Mayor Harrison’s remark that Chicago does not want a literary treasurer. It praises Townsman Gross for wealth and public service, argues Chicago should honor literary figures, and questions the City’s treatment of poets and novelists returning from trips.
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Roswell Field
Chicago Evening Post
Harrison
Gross
Chicago
William Allen White
Emporia
Cook County
He Went Shopping Today and Spent One Hundred Dollars
He reports a shopping trip ending with a total expenditure of one hundred dollars. She asks for details about the kind of shopping and receives a brief clarification.
Insane Chess Player Dies at Melrose Table
The New York Mail reports Francis C. Larrivière died of apoplexy during a chess game with his wife in Melrose Massachusetts. Doctors cite intense mental concentration as the cause while Manhattan Chess Club observers note that in rare cases the game’s spell can drive players to madness. The article contrasts Larrivière’s fate with other famed cases including Steinitz and Murphy, and reflects on chess as both science and obsession.
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New York Mail and Express
Francis C. Lariviere
Melrose
Mass
Manhattan Chess Club
Edgar Allen Poe
Poe
Rue Morgue
Christendom
E. W. Dahl
Perhane
Steinitz
Lasker
Moscow
Cleveland
America
Ward's Island
Mr. Dahl
New Orleans
Dahl
Speare
Blackburn
Lee
Fragmentary Life Note on Marital Quarrel and Dress
A damaged OCR fragment notes a woman comparing her husband’s attire to hers. It mentions turquoise color and unspecified items with time references from two to six, then from two, suggesting a personal dispute over clothing or appearance. The garbled text limits clarity but indicates domestic tension about wardrobe.
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Frederick W. Eddy
Mr. Jernigan
Crawford-Humbert
Therese Daurignac
Toulouse
Robert Henry Crawford
Therese
Robert
Henry Grawford
Marie
Daurignac
Crawford
Lille
Marie Daurignac
Humbert
Mme
Eva Marie Hummert
Moses
Homer
Frederic L. Knowles
Washington Post
The
Chicago Literati
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