London's Transit Reforms Led by Mr Yerkes Revolutionizes Metro
An analysis praises Mr Yerkes for transforming London's failing transit system. It contrasts London's slower, cobbled streets and antiquated tubes with Chicago-style modernizations. The piece notes vast passenger totals, urges expansion, and envisions a spider-web network linking main stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Piccadilly Circus
Metropolis
Birmingham
Metropolitan and District Railways
County Council
Harlem
Central Lonon
Tuppenny Tube
City
South London
Metropolitan
District
Yerkes
District Railway
Pennsylvania
District Railroad
Chicago
Pierpont Morgan
Westminster Abbey
Care
The German Crown Prince in Brooklyn Eagle Portrait
Berlin letters describe Crown Prince Frederick William, heir to the German throne, as shy yet self possessed. At Düsseldorf he read a maiden speech, enjoys sports and beer, and shows tenderness toward family. He tours Bonn with his father, joins student life, and faces curious Berlin crowds. Rumors link him to an American courtship and altered U.S. travel plans amid court life and press interest.
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Berlin
Brooklyn Eagle
Europe
Kaiser William
Frederick William
German Empire
Dusseldorf
Dorf
Unser Kronprinz
Thiergarten
Eitel Fritz
Bonn
The
Rhein
Beethoven
Kaiser
Corps
Horussen
Borussens
Borussen
Kronprinz
Kronpring
Schutzmen
London
Duchess of Marlborough
Miss Vanderbilt
Crown Prince
Amerikanerin
Prince Henry
United States
His Majesty First in Coronation Ceremony Observed
The Boston Transcript notes the shift in address from their Majesties to his Majesty as the royal couple take their seats at Westminster Abbey. Observers will have a view of the ceremony as lords and ladies settle before the throne of St Edward and the audience is reminded of royal protocol.
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Boston Transcript
Westminster Abbey
Alexandra
St. Edward's
Edward
Abbey to feature minimal drapery amid grand architecture
The abbey will retain its splendor with no hangings except to hide temporary wood erections. Yellow and blue velvet will be used for most fabric, with only rare Indian rugs, while galleries seem assigned for different classes and no space appears set aside for camera artists. We anticipate many photographs of the grand spectacle.
Use of Schoolhouses in Sunday Openings in New York
The New York Evening Post argues for opening schoolhouses on Sundays for public lectures and recreation. It supports using main halls for biographical or musical talks, evening events, and children's activities, urging a balanced approach to rest day usage while resisting Puritan restrictions. The piece calls for common sense to assess community impact and potential benefits.
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Henry M. Leipsiger
Board of Education
Green salad gathering ends with wild greens and lessons
A writer details the hobby of collecting wild salads from watercress to dandelions and cowslips, noting the fun and mind relief it provides and the clash with cautious cooks. He describes tasting milkweed tops and the challenge of fitting wild greens into accepted cooking. The piece extols flavor over convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Chicory
Frank Vanderlip's Luck rising banker from Chicago to New York
The article traces Frank A. Vanderlip from a Chicago newspaper writer earning 35 dollars weekly to president Stillman of the National City Bank of New York and a reported forty thousand dollar annual salary. It recounts early career moves with Lyman J. Gage and a suggestion he could rise if he had ability and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Frank A. Vanderlip
Chicago
Press Club
Van
Vanderlip
Lyman J. Gage
First National Bank of Chicago
Treasury
Gage
The
Stillman
National City Bank of New York
United States
Poem Fragment Paraphrase Reflecting on a River and Farewell
The excerpt presents a lyrical meditation on farewell and memory, invoking natural imagery of rivulets, rivers, and trees. It echoes themes of permanence and change as the speaker contemplates leaving behind a beloved place and its landscape.
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MR. Yerkes
New York
Christopher Furness
Alfresco
J. W. Henn
London County Council
His Majesty
New York Evening Post
Frank Vanderlip
Tennyson
Wasson
Colgate’s
Eastman’s
Eastman's
Hudnut's
Hudnut
L. T. Piver
Caswell, Massey & Co
Jean Marie Farina
Espy
Woodbury's
Hinds
Florida Water
Murry & Lamman
Rogers & Gallet
Eastman's Mennen’s
Pinaud
Hay
Graves
Rogers & Gallet Soap
Cashmere Bouquet
Armour's
Carnation
Woodbury’s
Caroline Rebous
India
Ecru
Organdie Batiste
St. Gall
H. P. Wasson
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