Immigrant Arrival Figures and City Ward Populations
Large numbers of immigrants arrive by steamers from Europe with 700 on the Tunisian 275 on the Vancouver and about 900 quarantined at Grosse Isle due to smallpox outbreaks. In three days last week the Canadian Pacific Railway carried over 1,500 immigrants mainly to the Northwest. Also noted is Jersey City’s Third Ward as the state’s most populous with 23,780 residents. Newark follows with 23,889 and Elizabeth’s ward has 6,378.
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Europe
Vancouver
Grosse Isle
Lake Champlain
Canadian Parifhc Railway
Northwest
On Jersey
Daniel Paterson
New Jersey
Newark
Eizabetti
Fields of Wheat See Thick Shocks Impassable for Teams
An old reader from Dalit recalls Western Canadian crops with wheat yielding twenty five to thirty bushels per acre and shocks so dense they hinder passage. He notes mild winters due to the Japan current Chinook winds and dry air, urges settlers to seize new lands in Saskatchewan valley, and directs to government agents for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hdstor
Canada
Vaid
Dunth
Japan
Saskatchewan
Annual teachers excursion and rail rates page
Excur sion rates from Salt Lake and Ogden to destinations including Cincinnati Chicago and Denver via Santa Fe and the Denver and Rio Grande lines. Details cover fares from 1 10 to 4 4 0, dates June to September 1901, with multiple city pairings and return validity, plus notices on Buckfield library project and leper hospital plans.
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Sante Fe Koote
Salt Lake
Ogden
Joseph Ant
Cincinnati
Bereole
Janaira
Wnuteen
Missouri River
Chicago
Dally
Wareren
General Agone A
T&s
FRR
Dooly Block
Salt Lake Cley
Utah
Buckfield
John D. Lene
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Omaha
St. Joseph
Ceeseeressersee
Sioux City
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Nevins, Jr
M. Cushing
Weat Second South Street
Salt Lake, Utah
Queen Wilhelmina Proves Linguist Master of Many Tongues
The text portrays Queen Wilhelmina as an exceptional linguist fluent in Malay French German English Dutch and capable in Italian and Russian, highlighting her broad language skills beyond her native tongue.
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Wilhelmina
Pathetic life story ends in death of Frances Raymond
The late Frances Raymond a famed beauty and actress-turned writer, found dead by asphyxiation in her New York apartment after a troubled life marked by failed stage and literary efforts. Once Mrs M Schaffer she later took Franklin Raymond Wallace’s name, endured a broken marriage and a heartbreak from a devoted young physician, and sought release in death after years of disappointment and romance.
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Frances Raymond
Adrean
Era
Franklin Raymond Wallace
Montana
Dover Public Lash Publicly Logged Thief Punished
In New Jersey public punishment was administered to James Fisher, a white man accused of stealing a diamond pin. Dover city officials attended, ladies sat in boxes, and the crowd showed approval as the lash struck. Afterward, he was moved to the jail with treatment applied to his bleeding back.
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New Jersey
James Fisher
Dover
The Japs Endure All Roles of Spartan Strength
The article describes Japanese endurance in daily life and labor. It notes their simplicity, ability to go without food, and coolies carrying loads or pulling jinrikisha. It mentions foreigners visiting Mt Heieizan, with mail and goods delivered by island residents, and highlights sammarat era ideals of endurance and courage.
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Heieizan
Kioto
Odd North Carolina Names Highlight Court Decision
A North Carolina Supreme Court decision is noted with playful names such as Snow and Snow related parties. The article mentions several unusual names including Hail Snow Rain Snow and Ice Snow of Surrey, plus others like Dr. Wisconsin Slnot Royster and Early Dawn of Raleigh.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
Ice Snow
Surrey
North Carolina
Wisconsin Slnots Royster
Raleigh
Sharp Blunt
Newborne
Sink Quick
Richmond County
Dred Peacock
Greenboro
The Postage Starope Stamps That Never Stick Apart
A light hearted note on a postage stamp product described as reliable and cohesive, famed for sticking together rather than to envelopes. The short item playfully contrasts the stamp’s dependable adhesion with other adhesives that fail.
Old London wine houses face demolition and a vanished past
London Chronicle recalls Short's wine house of Strand fame founded in 1726 as county council work progresses. The cellars stretch to Somerset House with tales of a submerged worker and annual bells in April. Other pubs like Two Spies sign near Catherine Street highlight ancient ties of beer and Bible.
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Englih Metropolia
Short’s
Strand
County Council
Somerset House
Bis
Short
Shorts
Catherine Street
Promised Land
London
Job's Castle
Samson's Castle
Simon the Tanner
Tn Longlane
Bermondsey
London Chronicle
Lavish Diplomatic Attire at Washington State Occasions
Foreign diplomats in Washington on New Year and other state events appear in magnificent uniforms and jeweled insignia. Barons, counts, ambassadors, and ministers from Austro Hungary, Russia, China, Siam, Persia and Latin America display robes, boots, cloaks, and turbans in red, gold, purple, and silk.
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Washington
White House
Baron Hengelmuller
Austro-Hungary
Count Cassini
Wo Ting Fang
Lord Pauncefote
Atlantic
Century of Gillows servant marks sixty six years
Timekeeper William Barrow of Gillows cabinet works Lancaster England has served sixty six years in the firm now aged over eighty. He is the first on site each morning and last to leave, continuing a lineage of service begun by his father in 1801, celebrating a century of service by father and son. Also promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a tonic for digestion nerves and sleep.
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William Barrow
Gilson's Cabinet Works
Lancaster
England
House of Gillow's
Conquering Paris and Early 1900s Newspaper Fragments
A collage of notes reports German advances in Paris, medical and patent medicine claims, labor strikes in Johannesburg, a Norwich letter, Klondike cleanup prospects, and various commercial ads. It mentions Wizard Oil, Piso's Cure for Consumption, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Ball's Ataract Care, and an American horse winning the English derby.
Finest catarrh cure praised by Captain Moss and Judge Zenor
Captain Percy W. Moss of Paragould Arkansas declares Perona the finest and surest catarrh cure after two bottles. Judge William T. Zenor of Washington DC recommends the Pe FER 888 remedy for catarrhal trouble and praises it as an excellent tonic. Readers are invited to write Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for free advice with a full case statement.
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Clem G. Moore
Advocate-Democrat
Crawfordsville
Peruna Medicine Company
Clem Q. Moore
Percy W. Moss
Paragould
Ark
Perona
Wm. T. Zenor
Washington, D.C
N. Capital Street
Washington, D. C
T Can c
T. Zenor
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Cigarettes Five Dollars Judge's Quick Reprimand
A young woman in New York was arraigned for disorderly conduct before Magistrate Cornell. She pleaded innocence and gave a straight story, nearly being discharged when a cigarette-stained finger revealed her guilt, prompting the judge to declare Cigarettes Five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
New York
War Demands Speed In Modern War Plans
War plans stress faster naval contracts and bigger maneuvers. Torpedo boats exceed 40 mph while battleships in build aim for 20 to 30 knots. Army emphasis shifts to quicker troop handling. Boers taught costly lessons. Spain’s US war experience cited as enduring memory.
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Spain
United States
Inventor of the Gatling Gun and Gatling’s Lineage
The article profiles Mr. Gatling, creator of the Gatling gun, noting his 70 plus years of work since childhood. It highlights his shift from a seed sowing machine to an automobile plow designed to replace twelve horses, and mentions his devotion to his son and four year old grandson.
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Ww Weerer
Middlemacre Promis
Gia
Eagle
Bizcot
Lone
Ike
W. Emerson
Vosges Mountains
Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Ill
Wester Hay
Mara
Scone
Kalolde
Old London
Johannesburg
Tam Sure Piso
Thok Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
Klondike
Ball
Price
Trey St
Phelps Brown
C. P Brown
W. Douglas
Brocktom
Mitchell
Seley
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