Municipal Ownership and Public Utilities Debate
A long editorial discusses municipal ownership of District utilities, weighing costs, accountability, and effectiveness. It cites Commissioner Weal on water department success but cautions against broad acquisitions, noting Congress oversight and salary controls as potential hurdles. It compares Chicago streetcar debates to Washington District considerations, outlining uncertainties and policy implications.
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Hallye Sader
Govern
United States
Weal
Congress
Treasury
Chicago
Jenkins
House of Representatives
Music as cure for bad boys by Prof Chevalier
From the Newark World a tale of Prof Arthur Chevalier at 9 West Thirty-fifth Street offering a musical cure for misbehaving youths. He claims four temperaments respond to tailored tunes and hints at hypnotic and occult methods, with Mme Constance Chevalier assisting.
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Mme
Constance Chevalier
Prof. Chevalier
Thrilling Ride on Beach and Political Sparks
A chaotic blend of notes from Washington and a beach rescue tale unfolds. Walter Wellman plans a trip to Washington to discuss national arts policy while Arthur Hulse’s motorcycle accident at Lone Hill Beach highlights the era’s speed craze and improvised safety debates amid shifting political winds in Indiana and Texas.
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Walter Wellman
Washington
North Pole
New York
Arthur Trulse
Lone Hill Beach
Hulse
Tim
Senate
Lafayette and His Descendants In World News
A long article traces Lafayette’s lineage noting there is no male heir or titled Marquis of Lafayette. It covers descendants of the general, their marriages, and the fate of the title. It also surveys a large expatriate community of retired envoys in Paris and their comforts, privileges, and social life. The piece touches on British and other European diplomacy and ends with a note on church matters in York and Ireland.
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Waas
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Buseaux de Pusy
de Lafayette
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Passy
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Place de Jena
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Hungaria
France
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Washington
Minster
Turkey
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Rue Yreithard
Prince Aroussoft
Eanr
Vienna
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Lnte
Baron van Mohrenheim
Pines Hohenrohe
Kaisa
French Republic
Alsacs- Lorraine
German Empire
Pans
Moreluss
Ord
Legion of Honor
Office efficiency boosts mail cart tracking
A Beloit Wisconsin firm attaches a combined autometer and odometer to a boy’s mail cart, recording both speed and distance traveled. The device highlights energetic office practice and aims to measure daily mail route performance.
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Beloit
Wis
Virginia immigration to Virginia's southern development prospects
The piece argues for Southern immigration to boost Virginia's growth, noting railroad and land sales figures that attract settlers from Northern states. It highlights a shift in demographics as Northern migration accelerates settlement, with claims of substantial land value impact and economic potential for the region. The author frames the immigration as essential to Southern prosperity and assimilation of newcomers.
Journal weighs courage and old reputations in letters
The piece mocks political bravado while noting real grit is needed amid tremors of opinion. It cites Yale President Hadley and Harvard President Lowell, and praises Archbold as a lively contributor overlooked by the National Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Hadley
Yale
Lowell
Harvard
United States
Lst
National Academy of Arts and Letters
Archbold
Bere's Hard-Working Hens
Andrew Croasley of Bloomsburg owned a hen in May that laid two eggs daily. From twelve eggs thirteen chicks hatched, one egg yielded twins. Now eight months old the pullets have laid fourteen eggs daily for weeks, one pullet laying two eggs daily like its mother.
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Mahanoy City
N. Y
Young stenographer refuses liquor dealer letter in Boston
Miss Elizabeth Currier, a Warren Avenue Baptist Church member and Sunday school teacher, refuses to write a letter for a liquor dealer. She believes profiting from liquor conflicts with Christian teachings and fears working as a stenographer while compromising her faith.
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Hoston
New York Times
Elizabeth Currier
Warren Avenue
Boston
Aquor
Noguor
Pie Eating Title Triumph in Essex County Contest
Sylvester Pollitt won a New Jersey pie eating contest amid heavy bets, consuming 29 pies including apple and lemon varieties, with cider chasers in an oven style event under the James Boyd council. Archibald Heath failed to place after quitting on the thirteenth pie.
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Broomfield
N. J
Uimpatche
New York
Red Bank
Montclair
Sylvester Pallitt
New Jersey
John BD
Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Aus
James Boyd Council
Tumor Order of American Mechanics
Pollitt
Trail Bulld
Essex County
William Eaton
George A. Flor
Archibald Heath
Heath
Land Reversion Clause Sparks Patterson Family Title Query
New York World records a 12 acre Newark plot deeded by William Patterson to his sons William D. and Samuel with a bizarre clause: if the grantor is reborn the land reverts to him. Gifford Miller attorneys find the ancient instrument. they deem the cloud nonserious and note the original owner unlikely to claim the property.
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New York World
William Patterson
Ms Sons
Newark
Bloomfield Avenue
Parker Street
Gifford & Miller
Patterson
Wiliam D
Samuel
Christ
William D
Samuel Patterson
M. Gifford
Baron Keeps on Baking in Hartford Bake Shop
Max Persch, a man rumored to be a German baron in exile, works as bakery foreman on Park Street while awaiting a million dollar inheritance from Friedrich Paiseli’s death in Buffalo on December 5, 148. He continues to work until the legacy is received, influenced by Mayor Willam Henney who is trying to secure the funds.
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Hartford
New York World
Max Persch
Park Street
Buffalo
Friedrich Paiseli
Mantecaves
Willam & Henney
Not Smoking Promise Bequeaths $3000 in New York Will
The New York Times reports the will of John R. Plath filed for probate. Valued above $10,000 in personal property, the will provides that grandson William J. Cassard receives $3000 on turning 21, conditional on total abstinence from smoking and alcohol until then.
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New Yok Times
John R. Plath
Hannah Elis
Aj Negress
Wfe
Wiliam J. Cassard
He Won't Eat After the Cat in Essex Market Court
Philip Fellner a tailor of 9 Sheriff Street claimed his wife unduly secured his arrest for failure to support her. Miss Doyle probation officer arranged settlement. Fellner must support his wife, who must provide him meat the cat has not touched and encourage him to wear a net for luxury when in the mood.
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New York
Canfield loses 625000 on Saratoga estate sale
A New York Amarich report notes the Canfield grounds in Saratoga Springs, famed as a show place, may be sold to locals for 1150000 or 1115,000, reflecting a loss of about 65000 to Canfield. The estate, once a social hub with Italian gardens and masterpieces, faced earlier troubles and public sale talks.
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New York
Canfield
Saratoga Springs
Ente
Beajes
Richard Canfield
Canfiald
John W. Gates
John A. Drake
Alga
Pointed Paragraphs of Stage Life and Social Wit
A collection of clipped aphorisms on fame theater and social behavior. Notes on heroism on stage and the skirmish of persuasion reveal how audiences judge merit and how personal reputations shift under scrutiny. The piece also touches on gender dynamics and perceptions of men and women in social circles.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragment from a New York Press reflection titled Reflections of a Bachelor quotes line about borrowed courtesy and bravery, noting charity returns and a woman’s belief in beauty passing to her children. The text is incomplete with garbled phrases and missing context.
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New York
Views of Visitors in Washington Commentary on timber supply and politics
Chicagoan Satt Zyiward Hines disputes timber shortage fears asserting a 20 year supply and virgin forests remain, while Indiana politics see Shively defeat Kern, plus remarks from James Pleasants and James Wadsworth on veterans homes, Glasgow governance, and Wisconsin National Guard readiness.
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Thera
Satt Zyiward Hines
Chicago
New Willard
United States
Pennsylvania
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