London gossip on Russia, Thaw case and Anglo American ties
The column surveys Europe’s unrest with Russia’s fate and Witte’s cautionary stance, critiques British politics and navy spending under Campbell-Bannerman, compares anti American sentiment to social tensions, and notes London’s air of scandal and the Thaw murder trial spillover affecting high society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studdert Campbell
London
Ruseff
Europe
Russia
America
St Petersburg
Ivan
Neva
Witte
Vichy
France
Czark
Great Russia
Oiny
Inspector Frost
Frost
Metropolis
Scotland Yard
New York
Lord Northcliffe
Arthur Pearson
Park Lane
Stanford White
Harry Thaw
Cesspool
Owen
Americans in Bloomsbury and London’s welcome mood
The piece observes a heavy American influx this summer centered on Bloomsbury and London landmarks. It notes Americans in taxis and shops, visiting galleries and theaters, and contrasts social classes. It highlights King Edward and Whitelaw Reid fostering cordial Anglo American hospitality and praises U.S. papers and agencies for fostering Anglo American friendship vital to world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Bishop Potter
Aura
Amer
Bloomsbury
Americans
Edry
Rhodes
London
Woral
Nile Square
Tottenham Court Road
Euston Road
Grays Tun Road
Hotburn
Oxford
Regent Streets
Picture Gallery
Cathedral Tower
King Holward
Jane
St. James
Whitelaw Reid
Tung
Impoverished Boston Writer Hurt by Wealthy Driver
An impecunious Boston writer was slightly injured when struck by a wealthy hubbit’s motor car. Two friends discussed the accident, noting Jinks hopes to cover publishing costs from damages, while he views recovery differently this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jinks
Poe in Washington a brief bid for a government post
Elizabeth Ellicott Poe recounts Edgar Allan Poe’s short Washington visit in 1841 as he sought a government clerkship. Letters to Frederick William Thomas and John P Kennedy reveal hopes of $150 monthly pay, but funds, influence, and political shifts faltered, ending with Poe’s return to Philadelphia and lasting literary prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bett
Cecil Rhodes
Lfe
Alfred Rett
Mone
Karey
Hiro
Mos
Lfa
Cor
Rhodes
Busta
Joseph Tarea
Yeavepiaf
Beit
Elizabeth Ellicott Poe
Sunday Post
New York
Edgar Allan Poe
Washington
Burny
Excise
Charles Lamb
Hawthorne
Edgar Allan Foe
Frederick William Thomas
Tyler
Poe
Poe Magazine
Firth
Thomas
Hg Sied
Sam
Sinerura
Por
Bealdes Thomas
Virginia
John P Kenneily
David Poe
Uberty
Richmond
Harrison
John P Kennedy
Kennedy
Southern Luterary Messenger
Furtile
Ms Friend
Robert Tyler
Poe Bob Tyler
Philadelphia
Custom-House
Bob
Uaa
Anpdort
Fos
Mra Clemm
Thoman
Clem
Atrain
Barrett
Tylors
Frauds and flimflams bait the credulous in America
The piece catalogs various swindles from fake investments and puzzle schemes to fortune tellers and bogus postal frauds. It recounts cases of misleading advertisements, dubious companies, and deceitful get rich quick promises, noting how greed and gullibility fuel these schemes and how authorities sometimes intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9 Magazine
Post Office Department
Pacific Islands
Gang Agine
Auto Tad Spreading and Caterpillars Ride Speeding Motors
An entomologist reports gypsy moths lack wings and ride in cars, hitching from tree limbs to auto bodies, then dropping off after selecting fast motors. A Congress member anecdotes about trolley travel to drink, reflecting playful, eclectic Cleveland Leader trivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Leland O Howard
Massachusetts
Society For Prevention of
Howard
Congress
Kansda City
Kansas City
Scott
Suburbs Debate Over Garden Eden Sale Timing
Inquiries arise about the planned Lola sale and the distance from City Hall as residents discuss the fate of city garden plans. Local figures weigh implications and timelines amid suburban concerns and municipal oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Suburbs
Garden of Eden
Lola
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Luly
Downing Atrest
Edward
War Department
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
Thaw
White
Evelyn Florence Nesbit
Dagner
Auto
Damage
Home of the Throne
Land of the Free
Willine
Postofee
Tirance-German Electric Pad Company
Sasarree Ontaseo Lace
Cleveland
Cutprice
Hermitage
Duffy
Hennessy
Tom Moore
Atherton
Belle Nelson
Jamaica
Rip van Winkle
O&m
National Inves
Home Life
Neil
The
Metropolitan Loan & Trust
Yoana Myiney
E Street N. W
Siady Loan "Co
Warder
9Th & F Sts
Joane
Citizens ‘Yn CO
Ihididing
Northwes Corner
Uth
Fered
Santdiat
Reliance Loan
AKO Trust CO
Seventh Street
Merphanta Teamsters
Beneue Cities
Tolman
Sgh
Capcarea Bide
Reed Stirms
Shade Washington
Fisk Elgin
M.inik
W. T. Baldus
Leatherman
Te Home Savings Bank
3Th and
Mass. Ave. Nw
Oe Home Savings Bank, Northeast Brack, Tth and Histone
Home Savings Bank
Southwest Branch
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
St N.W
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