Free peanuts, bars, and the New York saloon scene
A New York Times piece surveys changing bar culture, noting free peanut samples, licensing costs, and the costly facade of saloons. It details the rise of expensive outfits, art behind bars, borrowing from clubs, and shifts in spending from glassware to design. The piece highlights police background, ownership pleasantries, and the economics of furnishing clubs.
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Esonumy
Deranto
Aruni
New York
Watt
Greenwich Street
Up Town
Hoffman House
Collec
Electric Light Bath A Luxurious Modern Steam Therapy
The electric light bath trims space with square or oblong cabinets housing 100 incandescent bulbs to intensify rays through mirrors. It claims deep penetration of the body, faster from bath to Turkish heat, with adjustable temperatures and optional assistance. Observed benefits include clearer complexions, while moral reflections on patience and obedience conclude the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
The Tower of London and Europe’s Historic Palaces
A historical overview by Hepworth Dixon compares the Tower of London with European palaces and prisons. It notes medieval origins for many royal sites, highlights the Crown Jewels theft by Colonel Blood, and recounts legends of the Martin Tower and Galileo era connections.
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Europe
Hepworth Dixon
West
Burg
Vienna
Henry Vhl
Kremlin
Moscow
Doge
Venlyg
Stambout
Mohamed
Vatican
Borgia
Louvre
Henry Vht
Elizabeth
Versailles
Jerusalems Serail
Athens
Cairo
Teheran
St. Angelo
Rome
Ralph Flambard
Exceptio
Alexandra
Eld
Royal Mint
Walla
Blood
Hese
Flanders
Dublin Castle
Duke of Ormonde
London
Martin Tower
Harry Percy
Earl of Northumberland
Earl
Heriot Allen
Galileo
Heriot
St James Guxette
Waters Named Superintendent of Salaries Division
Announcement lists COM Waters as successor to George W. Beavers for the post office department salary division, to begin January 1. Waters is currently acting superintendent. Includes religious reflection from Rev Dr W H S McGlanuin of Atlanta.
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Beavers
Washington
Com. Waters
Division of Salaries and Allowances
Post Office Department
George W. Beavers
Waters
Tehrist
W. H. S McGlanuin
Universalist
Atlanta, Ga
New sounding device tests depth profile for ships
A Washington Star report describes a practical test of a continuous profile sounding machine designed to detect underwater obstructions and bottom elevations. A thirty foot graduated rod with a weighted wheel records contacts as ships move at speed, enabling precise cross sectioning and plotting of harbor bottoms.
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Arsenal Point
Washington
Washington Star
Chinese Empress Targeted by Reformer Foe in New York
A Chinese reform movement in New York’s Chinatown draws attention after Empress Kang Tung Wei faces danger from a rival faction. Miss Kang Tung, daughter of Kang Tung Wei, travels near Harvard and becomes a focal point as the Ho Waung Wool society’s leaders live in exile abroad. The daughter’s ties to the reform cause highlight the political divisions within China’s progressive ranks.
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New York
Chinatown
Tammany
China
Harvard
Hiange
Kang Tung
Kang Tung Wei
Ho Waung
Reform Society
Progressive
Kang Tene
India
Kang
Tung
Mins Kang Builds Chinese Women’s Reform Society in New City
An immigrant organizer, Mins Kang, plans long study in America to aid China’s women. She leads the Chinese Empire Reform Society’s first women’s branch in the city, formed from about sixty-five local Chinese women and inspired by a stirring native tongue appeal.
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Ocean
Harvard
China
America
Chinatown
Mins Kang
Abe
Chinese Empire Reform Society
Morning Star Mission
G A Park Leads Immigration Industries Case in Louisville
G A Park from General Immigration and Industries appears in Louisville Kentucky where officials discuss a case involving ages and relocations. The report mentions Nashville and Louteville as related locations.
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G. A. Park
General Immigration
Louteville
Nashville
Louisville
Fragmented OCR: unclear political note on aid and power loss
An unreadable OCR fragment discusses aid to ministries and a loss of power affecting millions. The text is garbled and unreadable, with names and places not recoverable.
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Abele
Favorable to Dreyfus mitted by War Minister Andre
Fragmentary notes claim the War Minister Andre and commission members favor Dreyfus by fully studying documents and delaying a decision. The uncertain text mentions Mercier and support for Dreyfus, with scattered phrases about apples, Whittelsey Bier, and candy at Rigby.
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Warren M.crosby
Rock Island
Melan
Bethany
State Hospital
Blank
Silver Star
New York Times
Kansas
Kansas Avenue
Fop
Matthews & Drechsel
Abessom
Saul
David
God
Tnuth
de. N. Laccock
Tower OF London
Jowal
Star Grocery Wholesale and Retail
E. Montgomery
Ehoich
Zoe
Wes
Nowaoe
Sores
Nebraska
Union Pacific
C. Fulton
Depot Agt
Topeka, Kas
F. A. Lewis
Kansas Ave
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Kansas, Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
James Donahue
Assistams
Kansas City, Mo
Jean
Rigby
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