Population of New York and its growing status in 1910
The article contrasts New York's urban vigor with its flaws and crime, noting its rapid growth toward surpassing London. It praises assimilation of immigrants and native residents, envisions annexation within New York State, and argues for efficient, clean municipal government under leaders like Mayor Gaynor.
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New York
London
Greater
Greater London
Gaynor
Paris
Notable pricing woes in cotton fruit and education policy
The piece surveys low cotton prices blamed on speculators and the folly of burning cotton to spur higher prices, cites Georgia peach rotting due to transport issues, and recounts a Maryland apple farmer’s failed bid to coerce dealers with a half price plan. It also laments underutilization of Washington’s college and library resources by local institutions and public ignorance in accessing knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Maryland
America's Foothold in Turkey and Memorials in the United States
The article discusses American aims in Turkey with a focus on Turkish concessions to American capital, noting opposition from Germany France Great Britain and Russia. It argues for a concerted Western approach under Knox plan guidance and highlights potential world policy implications. It also surveys Memorials of Great Men and the pace of city governance reform, praising cautious, modest national memorials and criticizing overambitious funded projects.
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America
Turkey
United States
Peking
China
Germany
France
Great Britain
Russia
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Japan
Portsmouth
State Department
Asia
N0x
Kaiser’s cruise reveals hands-on rule and Lapp encounter
Berlin correspondence depicts Kaiser Wilhelm II on a health cruise, reading state reports, studying inventions, and meeting people ashore. He samples Lapp life at Cromso, buys carved spoons, and tests a coin’s image, while gathering first-hand insight into his own people amid a disciplined, nonholiday voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London Daily News
Segaickness
Kaiser
Hohenzollern
Scianca
Cromso
Uwenry Rasthe
Rasthe
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kas
Kaiser Anasty
Germany
The Brute Dream of a Mother and Mocking Sleep
A fragment recalls a nightmare or taunt about a mother figure, with a narrator describing laughing in sleep and a harsh label He-I or She-Brute. The text presents a surreal, confrontational mood without clear event detail.
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Brute
Woman bootblack in Spokane eyes big future in business
Mme Holland, Spokane’s only woman bootblack, stands in the Columbia building lobby, smiling as she polishes shoes. She explains her past as a photographer and her move to a new identity, saying the honest earnings sustain her and she foresees potential for political or financial prominence if woman suffrage prevails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Mme. Mulland
Spokane
Columbia
Mme. Holland
California
San Francisco
Princess Caroline Murat Memoir Sparks English Critique
The article recounts Princess Caroline Murat born in Bordentown New Jersey to American mother Miss Fraser and Lucien Murat. It notes Bonaparte and Murat families’ anger over her union with Murat, her later marriage to Baron de Chastiron, then to John L Garden of Redisham Hall after his death, and residency through years. It also touches Fallieres Berne visit and a unrelated tale of a Duke vetoing a Chepstow treasure hunt, plus a Tangent on Victorian steam engine lore.
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Caroline Murat
Empress Eugenie
United States
Bordentown
N. J
Caroline Fraser
Philadelphia
Lucien Murat
Joachim Murat
Naples
Mine Fraser
Joseph Bonaparte
Bonaparte
Murat
Cyroling
Louis Philippe
Louis Napoleon
Republic
Paris
Miazey
House of Bonaparte
Miss Howard
Caroline Bonaparte
Caroline
Elysee Palace
Mathilde Bonaparte
Baron de Chassiron
Murats
Napoleon
Eugenie Dé Montijo
Jan
Baron de Chasatron
England
John L. Garden
Redisham Hall
Bucinham
Duke of Beaufort
House of Somerset
New York
Chepstow Castle
Cromwell
Worcester
Charles 1
British Museum
Charles I
Henry Dircks
Wortcaster
Chepstow
DE Fontenoy
Tconvetent
Mi E ST Aractroc Company
Love of Animals and the Romance of Breeding
Prof Wrighton surveys passionate attachments to animals in literature and life. He cites mourning for pets, devotion of stockmen to sheep and pigs, and the romance of rural breeding. The piece links animal affection to art, sport, science, and lifelong vocation in country life.
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Wrighton
Soci
Lord Althrop
Humphries
Hampshire
Hobbs
Aeroplane wreckers target long race in France
A Chicago News report describes a security scare in an aero plane long circuit race in France. An unknown saboteur, dressed as a mechanic, emptied sulphuric acid into motors oil while planes waited in Amiens forcing forced landings and near crashes. Reward offered for capture.
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Chicago News
France
Amiens
Paris
Lieut
Camerman
M. Legagneux
Crall
Lieut. Aquavista
Aquavista
Col
Auge
Pazzie
Misread Sign Leads to Stateroom Quest in Havre Tale
In a tale from The Youth's Companion, Alphonse begs a Havre steamer stateroom no. 33 but the clerk says it is taken. He recalls his grandfather appearing with a marked mouth and the clerk notes the correct choice is stateroom 303, revealing a dreamlike superstition amid travel lore. A Japan toy scene and a quip on the sixth sense conclude the excerpt.
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Alphonse
Steamship Company
Havre
Monsieur
Alphonsé, Gadly
College of Millinery Proposed by National Association
The New York Globe reports the National Association of Retail Milliners, in Chicago, favors a college of millinery to teach all branches of the art plus philosophy. The piece argues for high school and college curriculum expansion to include millinery, fashion, and related theory, urging the public to back a formal institution. It also notes a poem about travel back from resorts and the bustling rail era in New York.
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New York Globe
National Association’ of Retail Milliners
Chicago
College of Millinery
É&C
Visions of Traffic and Trade Across Borders
Readable fragments show Chicago grain shipments surging in August with about 45 million bushels moved and 22 million shipped. Canadians push for lower tariffs and reciprocity with the United States as western provinces demand freer farm implements and trade. Also noted are smuggling tales at New York and Paris pipe fashion, German singing fest plans on the Pacific, and Mexico’s growing exports and mills expansion in Chihuahua.
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Chicago
Cy C Craig
Samuel Gordon
Toronto
Arlington
Canada
Dominion
Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Wilfrid Laurier
Canadian
United States
New York
G. W McGraw
Beary
Austin
Century
Mexico
T. F. Morris
Philadelphia
Mexico City
New Willard
Chihuahua
Harper's
Brown
Plate Company
Pointed Paragraphs and Paradoxes in Society
A collection of sharp lines on committees and honesty. It notes that committees fear nothing, home remains cherished, and founders may be single. It hints at social pressures on women, wealth as a trap, distrust, modesty, and remorse over past letters.
Reflections of a Bachelor and Georgia Politics
A satirical look at marriage and money figures amid Georgia politics. Hoke Smith’s gubernatorial victory signals a shift toward reform in the South, with Roosevelt’s platform echoed in railroads and corporate control. The piece notes Smith’s strong legal career and hints at a U S Senate bid against Bacon, citing radical Georgia sentiment.
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Hoke Smith
Georgia
T. C. Wellborn
Augusta
Arlington
Smith
Roosevelt
Gov. Brown
Hobe Smith
Brown
South
Atlanta
United States Senate
Bacon
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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Alexandria
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Daly
Washington Post CO
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Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
Steee Building
Unite States
William J. Gaynor
Wate
New Bedford Gazette
Cape Cod Intelligencer
New Bedford
Platina
James Buckley
Hetty Green
Cook
Crippen
Africa
Srecers SS
Dee Cook
Bryan
T R
Grand Lama
Tibet
Mullah
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William
Fallieres
Berne
M. Comtess
Switzerland
Bear Pit
Paul West
New York World
Grand Central Station
Jersey City
Kennebunk
Bangor
Cuttyhunk
Hyeannisport
Sunapee
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Kittery
Palenville
Murray Hill
Chenango
Caatham
Somerville
Hopatcong
Bath
Jericho
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Champlain
Pocantico
Cedarhurst
Rockaway
Tenafly
Casco Bay
Shady Dell
Sunnybrook
Summit
Sandy Hook
Togus
Saratoga
Bkaneateles
Cuyahoga
Brewster
Baldwin
Bernardsville
Kingston
Cruger's
Kaaterskill
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Isles of Shoals
Narragansett
London Evening Standard
Carl Rakemann
Seattle
Raleigh
Seattle Liederkranz
Pacific
Happy
King
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