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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1903
Page
3
A vivid portrait of New York City's ghettos reveals the Quarter as a city within the city where harsh poverty and crowded tenements bind Jewish residents. The piece depicts teeming streets, dense housing, and the struggles born from necessity guiding daily life.
A Star Correspondence piece surveys Hester Street between Essex and Norfolk New York describing the East Side Jewish ghetto. It portrays push carts, women shoppers, bare-footed children, and crowded stalls, noting odors, bargaining rituals, faith, and the enduring Jewish community amid urban bustle.
The Spanish government fears Philippine auctions of old copper coins may flood Spain with cheap coins. It argues the coins belong to Spain under the Paris treaty and seeks permission to buy them at a fair price when auctioned. The U S secretary of state or mint director will coordinate with Philippine officials to decide the coins’ fate.
Djakovo, Hungary June 10. Slavonia and Transylvania are in revolt as three and a half million Croatians fight to preserve their national rights against Hungary and Austria. Monsignor Strossmeyer, aged ninety, a leading Croatian defender, notes the struggle, his plans, and the fight for independence and education.
Philadelphia Ledger notes a local dealer importing 1300 cigars at four cents duty each. The cigars use tobacco from Vuelta Abajo in central Cuba and are made from perfect leaves by expert rollers who produce eight per day, offering an extravagant indulgence in the city.
The bishop at Djakovo discusses Magyar power, Croatian rights, and future shifts in Europe. He warns of lasting alliances, praises Croatians, and predicts changes as Hungarians, Serbs, and Croatians realign, while affirming Croatian defense and self assertion.
Aladdin like spirit revived in Peter Cooper Hewitt New York inventor with mercury vapor lamp offers eight times more light than Edison units and greater eye comfort. The device lacks red spectrum creating pale green skin tones yet promises durability quiet operation and potential color balance improvements with further testing.
Alien Turville of France advances aerial flight by fitting a bicycle frame with wing-like planes inspired by the condor. In experiments conducted at his Clenport estate, he lowers center of gravity, tests motor assist, and seeks practical winged flight akin to Lilienthal's soaring birds.
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