Ervin Wardman Before New York Sun Publisher Rise
The life of Ervin Wardman is sketched from his time as editor of the New York Press to his later role as New York Sun publisher after Munsey’s purchase. A Spanish American War episode in Chattanooga shows Wardman as a sentry who, despite a prank, fulfilled duty while a reporter courted the tent. He later became a lieutenant in Porto Rico and earned a commendation for gallantry.
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Ervin Wardman
New York Sun
Frank Munsey
Wardman
New York Press
Chattanooga
Porto Rico
Cosby Tests Poison Gases In Paris
Col Spencer Cosby United States military attache in Paris volunteered to test German poison gases with samples from the front. After trials of three varieties the deadly gas instantly overpowered him, rendering his vocal system paralyzed as tongues of fire and needles of pain struck his throat and neck.
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Spencer Cosby
United States
Paris
Cosby
Colonel Cosby
New Envoy to Turkey Abram I Elkus Named Ambassador
Abram I Elkus of New York is named ambassador to Turkey to succeed Henry Morgenthau. A prominent lawyer, he led the state factory investigating commission from 1911 to 1915 and drafted 30 laws curbing child labor and restricting night work for women. Born August 6 1867 in New York City, he attended New York College and Columbia University and was admitted to the bar in 1888.
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United States
Turkey
Abram I. Elkus
New York
Henry Morgenthau
Constantinople
Elkus
Elkus, Gleason & Proskauer
Mr. Elkus
New York City
New York College
Columbia University
Charitable fad spreads cotton shawls from Russia
Madame Bakhmeteff, wife of the Russian ambassador, promotes vivid cotton shawls in Newport drawing attention to peasant crafts. The charity fad supports cottage industries in Russia, providing work for women and children while men fight at the front. The shawls come from specific Russian districts and are sometimes silk accented.
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Madame Bakhmeteff
Newport
Mme. Bakmeter
Russia
The Return Home Restores Mother to Old Home
A family story of aging and sentiment centers on a mother who clings to the old furniture and memories as her children move away. The son returns from the city to reclaim the house as it was, insisting the rooms stay intact while offering to share the home as father’s room becomes his desk space. The mother weeps with relief as the family agrees to preserve the past.
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Mother
Father
Indianapolis News
Power of the humorist and Cervantes monument
A New York Tribune essay argues humorists shape society by exposing pretensions and hypocrisy. It cites Cervantes who ridiculed chivalry and notes playwrights and writers from Aristophanes to Shaw as reformers who used laughter to challenge outdated norms. The piece ends urging a Cervantes monument in Madrid to remind moderns of humor’s reforming power.
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Madrid
Don Quixote
Cervantes
New York Tribune
Bergson
Ike Mark Twain
Jonathan Swift
la Rochefoucauld
Chaucer
Aristophanes
Lucian
Erasmus
Europe
Butler
Voltaire
France
Carlyle
Thackeray
Bernard Shaw
Bluffing the New Conductor on the Tram
A man delays boarding the tram and tricks the new conductor. After another passenger exits paying to the end of the line, the seat is claimed. The conductor, surprised by the ruse, lets the fare go unpaid.
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Ware
Paradoxical Riches From Salt Mines Stuns Smith
A witty exchange notes an unusual source of wealth for Smith as his income unexpectedly rises from salt mines. The remark calls the situation odd, highlighting the surprising turn of fortune in a compact, period voice.
Fear and nationhood in America 140 years on
A Philadelphia Public Ledger writer states the founders feared state disintegration but history shows the United States, a young country with an old government, remains strong. He contrasts American longevity with newer empires and republics, noting many nations are younger than the United States.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
United States
Japan
House of Hohenzollern
Austria
Hungary
Franklin
Italy
Portugal
Novel life preserver for rough water aids breathing
A new life preserver adds a light metal chamber to the cork jacket with a spout rising above water and a tube to a face mask. The design keeps the air supply clear and unimpaired even when waves cover the wearer’s head.
Plenty of Time at Observatory Matchless Telescope
A playful dialogue unfolds as a visitor asks to view the eclipse through the largest telescope. The professor notes the eclipse is past, the Lady calmly sits and declares she will wait for the next one. The scene captures light social banter at an observatory.
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Observatory
Judge's quip about money shaping amid poverty and wealth
A courtroom quip by the judge notes that vast sums are needed to turn a plain, impoverished girl into a pretty rich figure, reflecting on wealth and appearance in society. The remark frames money as a force altering social value and trajectory within the proceedings.
Balboa Panama Canal Town: An American Model
Balboa is the permanent town at the canal’s southern end, built as the capital of the Canal Zone. It features an American community with no politics, no saloons, and a unified architecture centered around Ancon hill, Sosa hill, and Balboa Flats, housing the governor, administration, and future park and athletic fields.
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Aving
Uncle Sam
Balboa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Canal Zone
States
Panama
Young Men’s Christian Association
Ancon
Sosa Hills
Republic of Panama
Ancon Hill
Sosa Hill
Balboa Heights
Quarry Heights
Military Heights
United States
Balboa Flats
Prado
Flats
Y. M
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