New York Mayoralty Contest and Assassination Notes
The issue surveys the New York mayoral race with references to Tammany Hall and Barnard, Hearst, and references to indictments and political maneuvering. It also notes the assassination of Prince Ito of Japan and commentary on how debt and development affect Washington DC. The piece weaves political intrigue with international events and economic policy.
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New York
New ‘York
Tara Ai
Mi Fu
Mz Banatt Acre
Ety
Irre Aphayt
Feeler
Figeres
Republican
Ralges
Pepubligan
Iere
Hoekel
Opelus
Earat
Tammany Organization
Pt Penmaes
Banmara Stel
Terebleuna
New York City
Tammany
Vitory
Tria Caraitt
Fonward
Flearst
Tria
Ortain Dernen
Alfla
Stepublican Agendt
Bannard
Ecdiv Ette
Hearst
Ar Wine Oy
Orlando’s War on Sparrows and Oddities in Bread Feasts
A jumble of 19th century musings on sparrows in Orlando and quirky food notes. Anecdotes mingle on trains, farmers, and improvised meals. References drift from pest control to humorous asides about bread, cornmeal dishes, and famed political debates.
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Orlando
Brominiace
Market Visit From The Yadys NyO Guar
A bride peruses fresh vegetables in a store and questions prices while a patient clerk reassures her. The exchange ends with her requesting a bushel as the grocer smiles and notes the produce is hand picked.
Conquest of the Air and Taft Railroads in Historic Mirror
The excerpt contrasts visionary aviation and naval expansion with a dated treatise on Taft era railroad policy. It references Trafalgar, naval power, piracy, and a speculative future battle while shifting to Taft’s warning that national prosperity hinges on robust railroads, noting reorganizations, stock cancellations, and corporate financial ruin as consequences of railway growth.
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Jaea
Petia
Niles Am Pont of Devel Rent
Yale
Earth Records
Riddop
Yue de Llaneis Drake
Trafalgar
Taft
Justis
Samuel J Tilden
Pierpont Morgan
McCrea Decries New Rail Laws in Double-Track Era
President McCrea declares a double track era in railway management and urges delaying further legislation until lines adjust. He complains of a hostile public and legislative hurdles while calling for fair transport practices and public-spirited investment. He argues railways prosper when laws guide direction and urges industry and policymakers to keep faith.
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Philsdalphiy Inquirer
McCrea
Legislative Hall
McCreas
Angela of Light
Children of Darkness
Agaihat
Interstate Commerce Commission
Italian Plan to Bring European Colonists to Texas
Baron Altomonte promoters urge Italian farmers to relocate to Texas: discuss land rents, tenant conditions, and incentives. Report notes Sicilian settlers near Dickinson prospering on installments, with strong yields and growing optimism for Texas independence and land ownership opportunities.
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Lone Star State
Houston
New York
Hetald Baron
Benedetti d
Altomonte
Texas
Baron Altomante
Italy
Blackamtths &E
Mary
Dickinson
Tevas
Royal Baby Carriage Innovation For Dutch Princess
A fanciful Royal Baby carriage described for the Dutch princess Juliana at Het Loo. The contraption, likened to a giant cow and heated with a stove, is proposed to carry the child from palace to sunlit spots. The Queen of Holland is credited with inventing this novel baby carriage toy.
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Pisteria
Juliana of
Holland
Het Loo
Queen of Holland
Baring Family Popular in Russia and Allied Nobility
A historic piece traces the Barings exposure in Russia as a financial link to the imperial family and the wartime use of Russian gold reserves. It notes Lord Revelstoke's ties to the Empress, the Prince of Wales circle, and a digressive account of the Gandolfi dukedom and Hornyold lineage intertwined with British aristocracy and historic castles.
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Ita
Testate Bank
St. Petersburg
Henry Norman
Japan
Hussia Sti
Jaen
Lord Revelstoke
Kokartsaff
Arthur Nicholson
House of Baring
Stevelstokes
Maurice Baring
Huo
Baring
Russia
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
Empress
London
Lord Revel'y Stokes House
Gandolf
Gandola
Dona Francesa de Hermana
Turin
Engishman
House of Gandolfi
Wmreay
Manuel Gandett
Genoa
Italy
Thomas Hornyolt
Blackmore Park
Theresa Hornyaldt
Blackmors Park
Hornyold
Hornyald
Stow Ion
Hornsvard
Gobrera
Moredlaey
Ganda
Fiormgold
Englind
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Phy IX
Leo XII
Gandolfl
Sui
Alfonso
Spain
John Hornysld
Mary
Henry
Easing
Charlea
Great Britain
Harngard
Malvern Hills
Severn
New York Telephone Girls and a New Alphabet of Courtesy
A New York Times article details how telephone exchanges replace verbal abuse with an official vocabulary. Operators use color signals and a standardized catechism to handle calls, supervised by managers to ensure consistent responses. The latest switchboard, a multiport setup, moves calls between girls to balance workloads.
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New York
Telephone Central
Central 13
Aello
Jika
Joen
Pat Maneover
Oneness Of United States And A Nation Of Imitation
A long editorial thread lauds Taft and observers like Bryce and Ward for noting the American oneness across language, dress, and morals driven by nationwide newspaper and school influence. It contrasts European dissimilarities with U S uniformity and cites daily media as a unifying force across states and social classes.
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Philadelphia Publie Ledger
Taft
United States
James Bryce
Mra
Humphry Ward
Walter Bagehot
Mra Ward
Europe
Amerea
Americal
Magasine
Ameriian
Yorksitz
Drink in Gothenburg Sparks Strict Wine Rules
A Gothenburg correspondent recounts chaotic wine service in Sweden with overzealous rules and cross street telephoning to obtain spirits. The piece notes language barriers and delivery quirks as merchants enforce limits, while a deer sighting near North Bisley adds rural color to the column.
Baptism at Genava by Millerista Rites Seen in Water Entry
A curious Millerista baptism took place in Genava where two young women, in chemises and short skirts, stood knee-deep in water as the minister read from the New Testament. The ceremony saw one participant plunged and then dried, marking the second such baptism reported. A separate note from Wide World Magazine describes a monkey aboard the Union Castle Goth, playful with a tortoise, amid voyage chatter and quips about love letters and everyday wisdom.
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Genava
Geneva
The
Wide World Magazine
Union Castle
Goth
Cape
Teneriffe
Visitors to the Capital Discuss German England War Fears
The article recalls German and English anxieties about possible war prompted by media reports. Prominent German businessmen in New York downplay aggression, asserting Germany seeks commercial expansion, not war, while British papers warn of conflict and a stronger German navy. The piece notes shifting European political dynamics and Italian responses to US tariffs, with broader reflection on international tensions and travel observations.
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Tweed
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Jong
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von Gahlen
United States
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von Walthausen
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Ferty Beth
von Waltheusen
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von Gablen
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Mont Ensilaimen
House of Wrdy
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House of Lords
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Iowa
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Italy
France
Muskrats Said to Spawn Pearl Forming Pearls
New York World dispatch reports Charles R Wilson of the U S Bureau of Fisheries explains muskrats may drive pearl formation. cysts form in shellfish around larval worms from muskrats and oysters and other mollusks may yield valuable pearls. ducks may host adult worms.
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Ew York World
Wilson
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