Mascagni's Recreation Reveals Tireless American Work Ethic
The New York Times profiles the Italian composer Mascagni, noting his strenuous routine in New York. He rehearses at the Metropolitan Opera House, then returns to the Savoy Hotel for meals and rest, enjoying family time and billiards with friends. His wife describes his days and lasting habit of smoking large Tuscan cigars.
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Singa
Masccagni
New York
New York Times
Metropolitan Opera House
Hotel Savoy
Metropolitan
Apollinaris
Mme. Mascagni
Mascagni
Mme
Pesaro
Signor Mascagni
Conservatory of
America
Sosee Wince
Novel Feature For a Witch Night Party
The piece describes a Halloween party hoax with invitations marked To pull candy. Guests wear large checked aprons with cuffs rolled back and wash hands with flour before a dining table. A kitchen tray brings boxes containing pre pulled candy for each guest to eat.
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New York
Denver Soda Jerkers Promote Creosote Onionade Fizz
Downtown drugstores tout their soda fountain artists with Creosote Cocktail Onionade and Kerosene Fizz. Windows announce Get Arthur to make You a Creosote Cocktail and Come in and George will make you an Onionade. Bob and Tommy are highlighted for the Kerosene Fizz.
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Fifteenth Street
Arthur
George
Bob
Tommy
Antisemitic barriers in Roumania and U S critique by Hay
The article discusses Roumania's Jew exclusion and persecutions, noting U S Secretary Hay’s appeal for liberal treatment. It cites Ellis Island refusals, legal restrictions on Jews, and discriminatory schooling and military rules, highlighting the tension between American humanitarian stance and immigrant realities.
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Hay
New York Evening Post
Ellis Island
Roumania
Roumazania
America
Russia
Plevna
Turkey
Congress
Berlin
Beaconsfield
Cuba
University
China’s New Palace at Peking Aims for Modern Splendor
The Westminster Gazette reports a new two story palace for China’s empress dowager at Echo Park in Beijing. Furnishings follow foreign patterns with tables and chairs from the Industrial School in the south. Dragon boats dot the lakes as the complex promises generous hospitality to foreigners and foreign styled kitchens with skilled chefs.
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China
Echo Park
Peking
Westminster Gazette
Congress Should Act on Rising Railroad Accidents
Representative Wood of California urges the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee to investigate the spike in railroad accidents across the nation and to craft legislative remedies. He notes Congress already mandated uniform safety coupling devices and calls for broader protections for the traveling public in interstate rail systems.
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Wood
California
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Foreign Commerce
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Denver Times
Neral
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China’s New Palace
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