New Bankruptcy Law Three Years In Operation
The United States bankruptcy law has run three years, seen as a debtor friendly measure. It eases discharge while old law punished deceit with strict grounds. Present law limits discharge denials to two offenses, but advocates say it lacks old safeguards and hinges on improved procedures amid changing economic conditions.
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United States
Congress
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Federal Court
The Unknown China Revealed By Mrs Bishop Travelogue
A New York Times piece recalls old Western myths of China and shows a Western traveler’s view of a pristine, peaceful province far from coastal ports. It notes lacquer bridges, porcelain markets, and ancient temples, but warns foreign hostility endangers broader discovery and its romance.
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New York Times
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Orient
Occidentals
Yellow City
Peking
Middle Kingdom
China
Kwang- Hsu
Kang-He
Pe- Chi-Li
Yangtse
Castalia
A Question of Duty in Harper's Weekly
A dog lost in city streets seeks human kindness as passersby ignore him. The narrator recalls empathy shown by a stranger and wonders what duty a bystander owes to an abandoned animal amid the busy urban rush. The dog’s trust and fear contrast with the indifference of the crowd.
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Harper's Weekly
Vacation Time Poem Reflects Routine and Restlessness
A Washington Star poem contrasts the joy of vacation with the creeping itch to return to work. It humorously highlights the small chores and family scenes that mark leisure, from boating and swinging to picnics and meals, until the anticipation of resuming labor.
The Theaters This Week and Labor Day Opening
The City’s theaters outline Labor Day plans with Park Theater featuring The Two Little Waifs and a new Lincoln Carter melodrama, English’s offering Odette Tyler and R D MacLean in classic plays, and Empire vaudeville differing from Grand’s variety. A wary note on financiers and theater syndicates closes the item.
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al G. Field
English
Park
the Empire
A Real Theatrical Trust Scheming for Amusement Empire
A dramatic Mirror letter describes a proposed United States Amusement Company of America charter with 2 million capital. It alleges a theatrical combine plan to convert control to a few speculators, asset sales to the new firm, fixed salaries and royalties, and strict admission pricing, provoking resistance from independent managers and actors wary of foreign clan rule.
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United States Steel Trust
Apsgicbnt
Combine
United States Amusement Company of America
Wagner Salon Clips Bayreuth Rivalry Outs Moscow Munich
The article argues the Bayreuth festival, led by Mme. Wagner, fears Munich's Prince Regent Theater as a rival. It cites the General Richard Wagner Society critique and questions Mme. Wagner’s tactics, comparing Bayreuth's performances with Munich and the Metropolitan Opera. It recalls Wagner's vision of a national German theater and the fragile hopes for a dedicated Bayreuth-era stage.
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Mme. Wagner
Prince Regent Theater
Munich
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Royal Theater
New House
Metropolitan Opera House
Bertram
Wotan
Festspielhaus
Franconian
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Breuer
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Valkyria
Erde
Fricka
Wagner
Prince Regent's Theater
Zurich
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Reichstag
Gue
Richard Wagner
Prince Regent’s
Nietzsche
Deceptive Potatoes Tabers Boston Budget
A Worcester physician calls the potato famine a blessing in disguise urging replacement with higher value foods. He cites shredded wheat rice raw cabbage and fruits as more nourishing than potatoes and argues America should not accept Irish shipments of corn or provisions as charity. He notes Ireland faced famine when unprepared and many emigrants found work and food in the United States.
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Boston
Worcester
Ireland
America
What the Men Failed to See
A Philadelphia Telegraph item describes a hot Chestnut street cab scene with a calm mother and a distressed husband amid scattered baggage and children. The piece contrasts gendered attention as men show sympathy for the man while neglecting the wife, ending with a reflective verse on sleep and duty. It ends with a question about whether the Academy is a Mason.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Chestnut Street
Willie
Paterfamilias
Labor Day Views From Two Leaders on Wages and Unions
Collier's weekly excerpt presents Carroll D. Wright U S commissioner of labor and Samuel Gompers AFL president arguing that high wages with steady prices reflect prosperity, rising production, and peaceful labor relations. They contrast strikes as a sign of robust industry and urge broader union organization for fair conditions and economic justice.
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Collier's Weekly
Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Pennsylvania
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor Day
Organized Labor Movement
Workers urged to stand with brothers for right
The passage appeals to workers to unite with brothers for the right and to shame nonunionists within organizations. It stresses that union devotion strengthens public opinion, and that justice and freedom come through persistent work and sacrifice by unionists, who must fulfill their mission to unite workers worldwide.
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Oatoil
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