Underground New York Grows A City Beneath The City
The New York Sun reports extensive private tunnels vaults and subterranean chambers linking buildings across streets. City revenue from underground space grows with rents from tunnels and vaults, including connections for Wanamaker Woodbridge Presbyterian Hospital Stern Brothers and major hotels.
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New York Sun
New York
Connec
Second Street
Park Avenue
Grand Central Station
Forty-first Street
Sinking Fund Commission
A. T. Stewart
Pratt Street
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Liberty Street
Board of Aldermen
Geway
Thirty-fifth
Thirty-fifth Street
Sinking Commission
Afer
Presbyterian Hospital
Laura Biggar Wins Bennett Fortune Settlement
The Philadelphia settlement ends the Bennett will fight with actress Laura Biggar receiving 620000 in cash and real estate plus life annuity. The agreement follows a bitter trial where two associates were jailed and Biggar was acquitted of conspiracy charges. She will retire from the stage after the deal and travel, possibly to Japan.
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Philadelphia
Bennett
Laura Biggar
Henry M. Bennett
Miss Biggar
People’s Theater
East Lynne
Jes Biggar
Charles C. Hendricks
Hendricks
Kensington
Japan
Mnett
Farmingdale
N. J
Pittsburg
New York
Justice of the Peace
Stanion
Hoboken
Dr. Hendricks
Bayonne
Stanton
P. J. McNulty
John F. Hawkins
James W. Pratt
Freehold
Takten
Supreme Court
Miss Rs
McNulty
E. G. Ferguson
Wyer
New York City
James A. Pratt
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Clemenceau
Hoyt
Chinatown
Burt Haverly
Havert
Who Are Americans
Kansas City Journal contemplates proper demonym for United States residents. It notes Americans abroad are often called by phrase rather than a single term, while others resist exclusive use of Americ anas claiming it should describe inhabitants of the Western world rather than a national label.
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Kansas City Journal
United States
France
Holland
England
Americana
Not All Americans Are American in the American Sense
The passage argues that people born elsewhere in Europe or the American continents are not truly American in the United States sense. It insists that Americans should maintain a distinct national identity, not confuse themselves with Paraguayans or Argentinians, and asserts U S superiority in population intelligence and prowess. It emphasizes a continental distinction and rejects the idea of assuming a shared broader American identity.
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Fles
Europe
America
United States
What "Round Robin" Means
The piece explains the term round robin as a shared signature circular, recounting a historic English remonstrance to Dr Johnson and noting the mystery of its origin. It surveys possible derivations from French, naval practice, a Devonshire pancake sense, and even a sacramental wafer, concluding the term remains an insoluble verbal puzzle.
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Johnson
Oliver Goldsmith
Peres
Hads
Goldsmith
Joshua Reynold
Bell
William Forbes
Haigh Hall
Wigan
Earl of Crawford
Gibbon
Burke
Joseph Warton
Sheridan
Sir Joshua Reynolds
George Colman
Westminster Abbey
Murray
Devonshire
Latimer
Fuller
Jemmy
Literary Man Critiques American Seasonal Poetry
A literary figure scolds American poets for overemphasizing flowers and seasonal verse, urging familiarity with botany and suggesting poets draw less from decorative nature mold and more on precise observations. He laments rhetoric over nature and calls for grounded, factual writing.
Fashion Clash at Downe Home
In a tense domestic exchange Mrs. Collier Downe quips that appearance dictates what she wears, while Mr. Collier Downe protests and questions nerve versus figure. The dialogue captures a social tension over dress and body image within a household.
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Mr. Collier Downe
Mrs. Collier Downe
English Writers Early Readings and Seasonal Metaphors
The passage critiques American readers for mislabeling poems as seasonable noting English poetry often celebrated spring flowers. It argues daisies bloom fully only in June and laments the term seasonable. The text favors the outdoor movement in literature as a corrective to such errors, warning current readers are naturalistic but not yet experienced.
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Chilhood
America
Bryant
Eac
Wild animal dealing shows hard risks and costs
A veteran wild animal dealer explains the dangers and costs of shipping live beasts worldwide. He describes enormous losses from storms and disease, lack of reliable insurance, and the tough, risky logistics of moving giraffes elephants rhinos and others by sea. He notes crews fear animals and contractors go unpaid if hunts fail.
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Washington Post
United States
Calcutta
Bengal
Newfoundland
Rangoon
America
Elephant
Absinthe Production Spreads to Wisconsin Cribs
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes absinthe, called the green terror of France, is now produced in the United States, with Wisconsin cultivating wormwood for distilling its valued oil. Growers must time harvests, practice drill planting, and master a guarded cultivation secret to yield the prized oil.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
France
Wisconsin
The
Chicago Tribune
Absinthe's rise and risks in early America and France
A historical article notes absinthe oil's wide use in liniments and its popular, dangerous consumption in the United States and France. It describes intoxicating effects, dangers to emotions and health, and governmental attempts to curb sales in France while American saloons push the spirit. It mentions Wisconsin oil producers and France’s enduring lead in quality.
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America
Eric
France
Synker
Wisconsin
Atlantic
True Benevolence in Boston Foundling Aid
Boston Transcript notes a 19th century shift in caring for unmarried mothers and infants. Thanks to Miss Bessie Greene and colleagues, foundling care now keeps mothers with their children, placing babies in quiet country homes and supporting domestic service. The program costs about $10.6 per woman and child, with two assistants keeping Fayette street office open. the authors praise the volunteers as noble, wise, and selfless over thirty years.
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Boston Transcript
Paris
Zola
Foundling Asylum
Boston
Saepas
Bessie Greene
Robert G. Shaw
Illian Freeman Clarke
Mary R
Fayette Street
Incandescent lamp wastefulness cited by Baker in McClure’s
Ray Stannard Baker notes in McClure’s June issue that the incandescent lamp is the most wasteful widespread electrical device. He states only about 3 percent of the power used to glow the filament becomes light, contrasting with higher efficiencies of engines and dynamos.
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Ray Stannard Baker
MecClure
Cooper Hewitt
Brillant
Hewitt St Se
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