King’s American friend money, power and a Corea link
The New York Sun profiles Lehigh J. Hunt, once a schoolteacher from Iowa, now confidant to the Korean king. After repeated financial crashes he built a fortune of about 15 million dollars, aided Corea by arranging a large loan from Russia, and founded the Oriental Mining company with Rothschild interest. He repaid creditors in full and aided allies who backed him.
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Russia
Japan
Corea
Lehigh J. Hunt
New York Sun
Emen
Columbia City
Ind
Iowa
Des Moines
Wchools
State Agricultural College
Ames
Seattle
Daily
Port Intelligence
Pacific Coast
Hunt
Seatile
Hencs
United States Senate
Lowen
New York
China
Fiere
Ruasnia
Precedence in England and a Dinner with Samuel Rogers
A young American girl visiting England attends a grand dinner with an ambassadorial family. She observes the room’s strict precedence and ends up escorting Samuel Rogers, a famed poet and art patron. She gains a lasting lesson on hereditary rank and seals a memorable evening with the celebrated guest. Rogers, though wealthy and renowned, remains socially distant in the room.
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England
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Atlantic
Samuel Rogers
Lterary Society
Rogers
London
Island
Taught Boys to Smoke in Ye Olde Schools and Reign
A historical note cites De Rochefort and early English customs showing children carrying pipes and tobacco to school with master guidance. The piece traces tobacco’s rise from the late seventeenth century through Queen Anne’s era, when smoking flourished among the populace while snuffing stayed popular among the cultured.
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de Rochefort
Taya
New York Herald
Worcester
England
France
Queen Anne
American Railroad Speeds Higher Than European Lines
Railway expert George P. Panil presents statistics showing U S trains averaging higher speeds than European services. The report lists averages between major city pairs, notes fastest express routes like Reading and Pennsylvania lines, and cites several named named expresses with speeds from 35 to 67 miles per hour.
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George P. Panil
Jersey City
Philadelphia
New York
Buffalo
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburg
Lei
St. Petersburg
Ostent
Paris
Madrid
Northwestern
Union Pacific
New Zealand Rabbits Turn Revenue Source for Rabbits
New Zealand exports show frozen rabbits valued at over 805000 dollars and preserved meat around 70000 dollars, with trapping booming and government support likely for compulsory suppression. Rabbits, originally from England, flood ranches in Australia and New Zealand despite fencing. in Australia they burrow under netting, while in New Zealand they inhabit tree stumps and fallen timber unlike urban Chicago rabbit habitats.
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Australia
New Zealand
Victoria
England
Chicago
Dangers in Amusement and Reckless Outdoor Sports
A London World observation notes that outdoor amusements with risk attract many in England especially women. It warns intrepid cycling Alpine climbs and motor activities can place not only participants at risk but others as well. Emphasis on heedless driving river dangers and disregard for expert advice.
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London
Milky Way star counts contrasted with Japanese in New York
A disparate New York note says 3,000 Japanese live in the city but few women, noting most are affluent or career focused and not forming a colony. Harvard observatory reports the Milky Way harbors about half the sky's stars, with millions at various magnitudes. Other items include Westrumite dust suppressant trials and wealth figures for Canada and England.
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British New Guinea
Commonwealth
London Express
Lade
Vicims
Laido
Lakapona
Taubara
Wariwarthu
Gilinna
Laldo
New Guinea
New York
East
Chinatown
America
Harvard College Observatory
Milky Way
Fort Schlosser chimney a mute witness to two centuries
Eben P. Dorr describes the Fort Schlosser area near Niagara Falls in Four-Track News. The stone chimney, part of the Joncaire era site, stands among brick factories and reflects two centuries of change from French occupation to modern civilization.
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Niagara Falls
Eben P. Dorr
Fort Schlosser
Joncaire
Fort
Schlosser
City Bakery Ad Promotes Presh Bread and Lunches
An advertisement for City Bakery highlights presh bread pies ice cream and lunch options inviting customers to dine in or call for orders at the bakery.
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City Bakery
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United States
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