A New Form of Theft and Postal Reform Debate
The piece details a French court case where a man altered a car number plate leading to a speeding charge against Countess Ducos, highlighting justice issues. It also discusses Postmaster Hitchcock’s plan to reorganize the U S postal system to cut deficits, and surveys European republican trends, German and American road ideas, and birth rate concerns, with commentary on rail and road development.
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Patr Rene
Rene Vincert
Reese
Furn
Nates
Tomel Mihara
France
Abe
Mtinental
Put
Countess Ducos
Toftens
Vincent Tre
Wekless Automobiliat
Admiral Close Calls Urge U S British Alliance
Admiral H N Close writes to the London Morning Post urging a defense treaty between the United States and Great Britain to deter Germany and protect the Monroe Doctrine. He recalls Britain's fleet action at Mantua, calls for mutual aid, and asks Americans to support Britain with food and ships in wartime.
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Admiral Close
Americ
Hilitor Post
London Morning Post
Germany
Hax
Europe
Great Britain
Unites States
United States
Manta
Admiral H. N
Navy League
U. S. Club
Pall Mall
Eastern Shore Oyster Lore and a Lobster Pearl Tale
A quirky feature extols the Chesapeake Bay oyster as the premier food and cultural symbol of Maryland's Eastern Shore, mixing humorous feats of strength with jokes about oyster abundance and value. It also recounts Alfred Eno's Jamaica globe purchase, a lobster claw pearl found by Dunton, and a rare pearl debate with a potential gift to the Metropolitan Museum.
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New York Times
Alfred £Ine
Jamaica
Frederick W. Dunton
Austin Corbin
Dunton
Eno
Lonsters
Lerman Myer
Malden Lane
Metropolitan Museum
She Was Too Quick for Them in the Cafe Scene
A Cleveland Plain Dealer brief describes a cafe scene where a lady and two men sit at a small table. The lights go out suddenly and when they return, each man smiles complacently, causing awkward glances as the trio reacts to a rumored kiss.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stops Car to Take Pit After Missed Store Stop
A trolley passenger on the erryvile line asked the conductor to stop at a store. The car passed the point before the request was remembered. Three bells sent the car back. The woman swallowed a pit, took medicine, and planned more doses at Bristol, the store, and home.
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New York World
Erryvile
Bristol
Romance Recall of Lord Ashburnham Ball Debut of Daughter
Lord Ashburnham hosts a Grosvenor Square ball in honor of his debuting two year old daughter Lady Catherine Ashburnham. The piece recalls the family’s long aristocratic line, historic relics, and past marriages, followed by notes on public affairs and Jamaica trade issues linked to Sir Sydney Olivier.
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Lord Ashburnham
Grosvenor Square
Bendon
Catherine Ashburnham
Catherine
London Times
Countess of Ashburnham
Burke's
Debrett
Pestages
Countess of
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Times
Bertram
Ashburnham
Emily
Robert Chaplin
Ahe
White Rate League
Lora Ashburdham
Baward
Great Britain
Louisa
Bavaria
Lord Ashburnhamr
England
Bertram Ashburnham
Kent
Dover Castle
Wilhaw
Wing
Jane Ashburnham
Charles I
Sir Zubn
Whitehall
Ashburhham Place
Can Jouena Antoinetty
Enzburg
Josenhosbere
Hierts Boone
London
Agbiburnham
Earl
Barrois Not Jong
Entales
Negand Trong
Libri
Bibliotheque Nationale
Pasa
Inbri
National Library of France
France
Barrois
Ibrs
Ocean Water Wagon on Minnewaska Crew Abstains
The Minnewaska's crew from London docked in New York after a voyage marked by total abstinence on board. Faced with a cargo including livestock and even small animals, officers pledged no intoxicants for the trip, fearing what might happen if the freight. the ship carried 103 horses, 172 cattle, 600 guinea pigs, 20 white mice, and a small elephant. Plans to protect Boston were outlined, with fortifications and revetments discussed as part of defense plans for a possible war. A separate note describes passengers on a Jersey-bound train stopping for water and apples, while socialist Norman Bentovitch from London travels in steerage on the Teutonic to study conditions.
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New York
London
Fontes
Nona
Evon
Boston
The
Porton Advertiser
General Staff
Army
Atlantic
Pacife
Kynn
Hingham
Medfield
Uona
New Fork Tribune
White Star
Teutonic
Veteran Telegraphist Marks 61 Years at Western Union
Isaac W. Ballam of the United States telegraph service, known as the grand old man of the trade, will complete sixty one years of continuous employment at the Western Union office tomorrow. He has never missed a day at work except for a brief furlough for his marriage in 186?. Born in Mamaroneck on May 6, he joined Western Union in Wilmington on September 1, 188?. During the Civil War, when McClellan moved along the Chickahominy River, it was Hallam’s duty to receive Washington messages and relay them via electric wires to Cherrystone, Va., for cable transmission to Fort Ontos.
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Rome
Augustus
Italy
Globe
United States
England
France
Canada
Middle West
Phelan
Tarlant
Cach
Samyelf
Oftizene
Ayer
Steels
Eldp
Partien
Wiknington
Hef
Phila
Isaac W. Ballam
Western Union Company
Hallam
Mamaroneck
May
Why She Wrote From Lonilan 1 Fatritions Crawford
A fragment includes a playful exchange where Crawford teases that his wife is deeply in love and has written daily since her departure, while Crabshaw reveals the notes are mere ploys to prompt him to send a message for her trunk.
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Lonilan
Crawford
Crabshaw
Elevator economics and wear in large office buildings
The article analyzes elevator operation costs, showing that starting and running elevators generates expenses from wear and electricity. It estimates per-round trip errors, energy use, and depreciation, calculating daily and yearly losses for buildings with multiple elevators and heavy traffic. It warns that high traffic offices incur significant costs from maintenance and electricity.
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Bram
Boston
Oss
Financial District
Gook and the Pole Poem From Washington September 2
A fragmented verse laments lost opportunities after a failed pole pursuit. It mocks claims of national prowess in exploration and military strength while praising an unnamed seeker figure. The piece ends with a dated Washington reference and a jab at ambition and progress.
The Heart and a Sailors Naples Adventure
A poem about the heart and human foibles contrasts with a Naples police tale where American sailors, after drinking, climb to an upper story of a town hall. They are discovered by ushers and officers, paraded to the magistrate, who releases them amid the crowd’s amusement and return to their ship.
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New Yorke
Naples
Central Price Station
Blaircase
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
fragments critique social norms and politics with satirical aphorisms about marriage jobs money and authority. The piece notes jokes about presidency women prohibition and class dynamics, reflecting urban culture and public attitudes of the era.
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A satirical note on courtship and vanity. The writer mocks a man who proclaims love yet repeats mistakes, jokes about a man’s fashion and suspender colors, and boasts that relatives influence his schemes. The piece ends with a quip that men are driven to folly when others are not clever enough to imitate.
Water carnival and aviation plans draw big crowds in Toledo and beyond
The Post reports a major water carnival in Toledo on September 18 drawing thousands of locals and visitors, with talk of Washington hosting a national water tournament. It covers Argentine exposition in Buenos Aires, Saratoga aero club plans, and Japan United States business ties, plus Chinese silver coin issues, Alaskan coal potential, and other global notes from The New Willard and Shoreham salons.
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Henry Spencer
Toledo
Ohio
New Willard
Reading Society
Washington
Potomac
Saratoga
Aero Club
G B Glover
Tat City
Bhareham
Saratoga Aero- Blanc and
Dirigible Balloon Racing Association
Post
Seratoga
Whr
New York
Sonder Boat Racing Gains Ground in U S Contests
The Providence Evening Bulletin notes a shift from traditional large-scale yacht racing to sonder boats with German rivals. The craft are affordable for amateurs, owned and sailed by skilled hobbyists, replacing the costly 12 meter machines in the ongoing internationals.
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Sonder
Providence Evening Bulletin
United States
Hitle
International Yasnate
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