Cost of Venezuela Life Described for Immigrants
The piece outlines living costs in Venezuela for new arrivals, listing monthly rents from 20 to 35 dollars, cooks at 18 dollars, labor, and food prices. It sketches housing, clothing, eggs, fish, and hotel rates, concluding with the overall expense of living in Venezuela for a poor immigrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem
Caraces
Spain
Tealy
Carasse
Veneenela
Somerset
LE Guinkey Getle
United States
St Cynis
Hotel Ehacke
Waldorf Astoria Guest Under Arrest for Nonpayment
A jailed Waldorf Astoria guest faces arrest over failing to pay his board bill. The report notes tensions tied to a market dispute and an accompanying detective, with unclear details about identities and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf- Astoria
Fragmented ad copy and garbled notes from a 19th century page
A mixed, partially legible block of advertisements and stray lines mentioning cigars, clothing and laundry services. The readable items reference repairing shirts, free button mending, and a local laundry with addresses on West Eleventh Street. The text appears as a scattered OCR fragment with many errors.
Free to Millions of Sufferers Swamp-Rent Remedy
An old promotional notice claims Swamp-Toot or Swamp-Rent cures kidney liver and bladder issues. It touts vast reader reach via the State Journal Topeka Daily and promises free mail samples, includes testimonials, pricing, and a sales pitch to mention the journal when ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritmer
Mckeeas
Euddon
State Journal
Topeka Bally Stace Journal
Mayflower in 1620 Inspires Welcome for Choate in London
United States ambassador Joseph Choate arrives in London aboard the St Paul from New York. Southampton officials and local citizens greet him aboard, with praise for Anglo American ties and a speech recalling the Mayflower voyage and shared democratic heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
March
Joseph H. Choate
United Suates
Court of St James
Bere
American Line
St. Paul
New York
Mayor
Sherif
Corporation
Choate
J. C. Colwell
United States
Buckingham Palace
London
Southampton Chamber of Commerce
Paii
St Paul
Carer
Mr. Choate
Ehip
Queen V.forth
America
MrCheats
Tule
Tney
St. Pau
Dartmouth
Atlantic
Uist
Leo
Lenton
Coh
Joseph WH. Choate
Taembere
Gees ‘Stake
Addison
Morris
Twe
Auetro-Hungary
Datfaires
Menry White
Qhovte
Ariesey
Robert Jésus Threatens to Shoot Kiowa View Man
In Medicine Lodge the Medicine Lodge Cresset reports Robert Jésus issues a bold ultimatum to Milt Hall of Kiowa Review, offering $100 to anyone who kills him and $190 for a shot if Hall declines. Jésus asserts he has spent time and money pursuing threats, warns of his readiness to travel to Kiowa, and demands the advertising fee be paid before the ball opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jésus
Mill Hall
Milt Hall
Kiowa Review
Robert Jesse
Kiowa
Medicine Lodge
Milt
Set
Kiona
Robert
Mand
Medicine Lodge Cresset
Defense of Dr Buck Reply to State Journal Claim
Kansas City letter writer J H Foucht rebuts a State Journal article about Dr J F Buck and the state reform school. He asserts the piece is false in every detail, cites 1881 and 1891 legislature actions, and states Buck arrived later and had no role in the building or management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Topeka
State Journal
J. F. Buck
Trith
Fon. T. M. James
North Topeka
Eckles
Reno Cously
St. John
Buck
Ohio
Positile Membor
Puck
Falee
Fale
H Foucht
Volcano Melts Snow Near Lookout Mountain
A March report from Vancouver notes volcanic activity at Lookout Mountain causing snow melt and flood damage. Water rising through valleys floods homes and washes away drinks and supplies as miners retreat to higher ground. authorities warn of ongoing eruptions with potential for greater property loss and risk to lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Las la Hoche
Caribow
Lookout Mountain
Wheeleim
Lorkout Moutain
Armour heiress in incubator grant and Hobson precedent
The Philadelphia Record recounts two tales. First, Philip D Armour of Chicago vows half a million dollars to his granddaughter Lolita Armour, saved by an incubator after infancy and kept warm like poultry, fueling pride from his son Philip and Mrs. J. Ogden Armour. Second, Lt Hobson’s biased treatment is compared to Captain Barney’s Revolutionary War escapes, noting Barney’s fame, French welcome, and royal court adulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Piulig D. Armour
Chicago
Lolita Armour
Ant Mamma
J. Ogden Armour
Michigan Avenue
Hobson
St. Louis
New York
Joshua Barkey
France
Barney
John Paul Jones
Lst
General Monk
Louis XVI
Dr. Franklin
Captain Barney
Britain
Rochester Democrat
Chrontcin
Woman's Hotel Planned for Women Professionals
The Woman's hotel committee has registered over 200 women who seek notification when applications open. The proposed hotel, to be built between Fourteenth and Twenty third streets and Lexington and Seventh avenues, aims to offer rooms at 7 to 15 dollars weekly with full comforts and freedoms beyond male dominated boards. Mike Grace Dodge of the Woman's Advisory committee says the project is well underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Woman's Hotel
Th Woman's Hotel Committee
Mike Grace Dodge
Woman's Advisory Committee
Silver Vases For the Czar
Silver vases for the czar depict artistic designs in Moscow on March 2 as a government-backed collection showcases refined metalwork and decorative pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Gate
Alaska's Open Winter Describes Trek to Koyukuk River Route
G T Howard reports a party of eastern prospectors left Rampart City in October to reach the Koyukuk river. Guided by John Iker, they carried scant provisions for six days. A snow storm halted progress near a Yukon Koyukuk mountain divide, three turned back, two days later temperatures plunged to 42 degrees below zero. News from Circle City notes malt, mail delays, and January stampedes from Cheek City to Meiniey and Webber creeks. Lieutenant Castner of the Fourth Infantry, a passenger on the City of Beatcie, shares dramatic wartime journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattia
Alaska
G.T. Howard
Rampart City
Koyukuk River
John Iker
Yukon
Koyukuk
Rampartsi Ki
Barty
Palger
Howsard
W. EP. McDonald
United States
Carter
Circle City
Stacon
Nuvieration
Tourly
Cheeks City
Meiniey and
Webber Creeks
Castner
Fourth United States Infantry
Turin
Beatcie
Mexicans Send Twenty Instructors to Yaqui Tribe
President Diaz dispatches twenty instructors from Mexico City to Sonora to establish schools for Yaqui Indians. Professors Beltran and colleagues travel at government expense to promote higher education among natives long at war with Mexico, following a request from Yaqui leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diaz
Fi Paso
Tex
Fernando Beltran
Bute
Mexico
Sonora
Presiwit Ding
Ynquis
Berlio Pianist Scharwenka Not Ill Says Engagement Break
Berlio pianist Scharwenka did not withdraw from engagements, despite rumors of illness. A February 21 letter in New York claimed a paralytic stroke in Berlin and a planned five year run of engagements including annual exams at Hardin College in Mexico Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlio
Navier Sohar- Wenka
America
New York
Berlin
United States
Hardin College
Mexico
Birthday Offering Poem Fragment From Crumb Note
Fragmentary birthday verse reads like a remembrance piece with scattered lines about remembrance, roots, and the hope of resurrection. It mentions an animated "Seay ninad's anivetine" and speaks of an answered prayer tied to birth, urging read downward to see a hidden message.
Recantation by Josef Rene Vilette Shocks Milwaukee Community
Josef Rene Vilette, once priest in the Roman Catholic state and later minister in the Grond du Lac diocese, recants his reentry into the Catholic Church. The letter of recantation was published in Rome and sent from Milwaukee, detailing his stance and the ecclesiastical fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wic
Josef Rene Vilette
America
Elate
Grond du Lac
Episcopal Church
Hesccke
Rome
Vatican prepares albums on Spanish discovery documents
Rome reports Vatican library officers prepare two grand albums of priceless unpublished Spanish discovery and rule documents for presentation. One album goes to Spain's queen regent, the other to the U.S. president. In Montevideo Ceustas elected Uruguay’s new president succeeding Bordeau era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican Iwbrery
Hemisphere
Spain
United States
Uruguay
Montevideo
All Women Barred From Saloons in Atlanta March 2
Women of a Salvation Army chapter urged Mayor Wood to allow entry to saloons during a protest. He declined, stating he would not disregard the law forbidding women in saloons, despite the protest’s persistence and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Woodward
Salvation Army
Cod Liver Oil Emulsion Aids Nursing Mothers
Prof. W B Cheadle from St Marys Hospital reports infants suffer wasting diseases when mothers lack fats and hypophosphites. Dr Thompson endorses cod liver oil for mothers and babies. Scott's Emulsion provides Norwegian cod liver oil with hypophosphites. LSU New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Cheadle
St. Mary's Hospital
Thompson
Scott
LSU
New York
Sage Warns Investors On Industrial Stocks Outlook
New York March warnings from Hassell Sage stress caution as April settling approaches. He warns that many consolidated industrials lack guaranteed value, citing prospectuses with prominent names, unproven profits, and the risk of a market crash if speculative deals surge unchecked. Investors should vet managers and industry histories before tying savings to these securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hassell Sage
Wall Street
Middle West
Sage
American views on art, purity, and the young girl
In a New York Journal piece Miss Hell faces Boston censorship and Comstock era morality. The argument defends modern art and theater as cultural progress, critiques Puritan restraint, and blames American parents for art’s perceived danger to daughters. The column ties debates over The Scarlet Letter, The Black Crook, and Camille to broader modernity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Bleck
New York Journal
Alisa Lillan Hell
Chicago
Boston
Inegazine
Anthony Comstock
Win
great/educational
Cnuritry Uke
Europe
Hell
Paris
Uncle Sam
Acropolis
Comstock
Miss Bell
Kiralfy
Black Crook
d'Urbervilly
Zaza
Vaudevillas
Elrl
Santa Claus
Camille
Anhungle
Mise Bell
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester Prynne
West
Winifred Black
Debunking matinee morals and the scarlet letter debate
Winifred Black argues against parental censorship and the Puritan standard, praising genuine art like The Scarlet Letter while condemning salacious plays and modern novels. She warns modern American mothers about lax discipline harming girls and degrading art’s value, urging cautious guardianship.
Falstaff of the Army Speaker Reed Attacks General Shafter
In Washington on March 2 Speaker Reed learns of General Shafter’s criticisms from a Republican friend. Shafter had accused Reed of opposing presidential policy and called for a replacement to lead the House. Reed reportedly exclaimed that it is too bad the Falstaff of the army is so worked up against a civilian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falstaff
Reed
General Shafter
Washington
Shafter
California
House
Lke Myenif
Spanish Paper Withholds Manila Dispatch News
Madrid March 2 The Reforma reports Spain’s government has received a dispatch from the United States protesting statements cabled from Manila by Gen Rios who formerly commanded affairs there. The Correpondencia says it has received grave Manila news and believes it duty not to publish until confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Madrid
Reforma
United States
Gan. Rios
Correspondencia
A masculine habit ig in letters and notes
A Philadelphia Times piece laments men and women exchanging letters and notes, highlighting how women scrutinize epistles written by trusted intimate partners. The narrative contrasts male secrecy with female perception, exposing perceived breaches of confidences in personal correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Times
Srasenlini
Fragmented Letters Reveal Forbidden Romance in Journal Debates
A garbled excerpt shows a young woman writing to a betrothed lover, lamenting social scrutiny and class constraints. The author questions propriety, while the suitor’s responses reveal covert affection and the era’s strict norms on courtship and public display.
Salt trust speculation in Chicago echoes Morton view
Joy Morton of Joy Morton & Co. said he has heard nothing about a proposed general salt trust. He notes the National Salt Company already effectively controls New York output and price, while Chicago salt sales to Michigan remain unaffected. He adds tariff conditions keep seaboard salt unprofitable for other routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joy Morton
Joy Morton & Co
Michigan
National Suit Company
New York
Morton
Chicksean
Iro Michigan
National Salt Company
Elvia Croix Sues New York Man Over Divorce Battle
Elvia Croix sues Thomas Q Seabrook and his wife Hivia Croke in a bitter divorce case that could grant absolute divorce and allow remarriage. The suit stems from alleged abandonment and a separate marriage, with deposition hearings in San Francisco where she plans to pursue a prima donna role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maron
Thomas Q. Seabrook
Hivia Croke
Sanin
Mre
Seabrook
A. HH. Efumeel
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Promises Fast Relief
An ad claims a product named Mystic Cure treats rheumatism and neuralgia in one to two days. It asserts rapid elimination of symptoms and immediate disappearance of pain with notable effects on sufferers. Available from Swift and Molliday druggists in Topeka for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Molliday
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Salt Trust
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Switt & Betesy
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