Reverend Aked's bold views spark citywide chatter
New York letters recount Rev. Charles F. Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church as a prolific fund of strong opinions on law, graft, and city governance. The piece also notes social scenes at the Waldorf Astoria palm room, taxi fare debates, Japanese nurses, and Governor Hughes praising sturdy religious leadership at a Brooklyn memorial service.
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New York
Charles F. Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
West Forty Sixth Street
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
America
Theodore L. Cuyler
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
Hughes
Stuyvesant Brown In Fat Berth Reflections
In Fat Berth the speaker laments Towne and Grafton no longer work, noting Browne once seemed pushy but now has pull and avoids work. The Catholic Standard and Times reflects on a shift in character and responsibility.
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Towne
Grafton
Browne
Catholic Standard and Times
Modern hotels rise as luxury centers of innovation
The Boston Globe notes that new hotel buildings costing millions redefine luxury with electric lighting and ventilation, telautographs for interdepartmental orders, room fire alarms, pneumatic brooms, and wired chambermaids tracked from the office.
Paris Pensioner Details Guillotine Habit and Accident
A Parisian pensioner who claims to have witnessed thirty seven executions shows a home made guillotine model used for cigar ends. During a lunch guests cause the device to misfire, the blade severs the tip of his nose, he seeks a surgeon, then returns home and burns a French periodical titled la Veuve.
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Paris
M. de Paris
Evarts Recalled as Courtroom Whip Flash
A New York Press account recalls William M. Evarts as a young lawyer in a state court of appeals courtroom. Edward J. Meegan describes Evarts hurling sentences with a quick snap, likening it to a stage driver’s whip and noting his dexterity and precision before the judges.
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State Court of Appeals
Edward J. Meegan
Meegan
William M. Evarts
New York
New York Press
Died The new German theater in New York notice
A New York letter notes sympathy for H Blitz and Dr Baumfeld with Eugen Burg as theater leaders. The Americans lease the theater for fashionable shows including lemonade for misses and mammas, recalling opening night Wildenbruch’s Rabensteinerin and a black cat omen. Microbes in Extremely Cold Lands report from Pasteur Institute shows 24 animal gut microbes, 15 European varieties, and Antarctic soil microbes matching those in inhabited regions.
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Berliner Tageblatt
New York
H. Blitz
Baumfeld
Eugen Burg
Wildenbruch
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Charcot
South Polar
Europe
Antarctic
London Globe
Vegetable Salt Use by Kongo Peoples
M. Lapicque reports to the French Society of Biology that about 25 million people in the Kongo regions use potassium salt from plant ashes for seasoning. They prefer this to common salt, which they find bland, and only use imported salt because it is cheaper.
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New York
M. Lapicque
French Society of Biology
No Trace of Assassins In Lexington Feud
Callahan who was shot yesterday remains alive though gravely injured. No arrests made as blood hounds track suspects near the ambush site. Callahan family members gather amid fears of a feud reopening in Lexington.
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Lexington
Callahan
Accomplished Monkey Caught In Paris Pickpocket Scheme
Paris police arrested acrobat Miguel Androval attached to a traveling circus after a monkey in his coat pocket stole several rings from a shop. Tests showed the monkey was an accomplished pickpocket and shoplifter, aiding the arrest in a Paris establishment.
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Paris
Miguel Androval
Androwal
Pajama etiquette sparks cross cultural quip
A Japanese speaker criticizes American pajama use claiming Americans do not wear pajamas properly while Japanese sleep with trousers rolled to the knee for comfort. The exchange highlights cultural differences in nightly attire.
Iowa family backs Chamberlain's remedy in Florida
Born in Iowa the Ennis brothers report long experience with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy made in Des Moines. They credit the product with saving a life in El Paso Texas and announce its success in Narcoossee Florida where they now sell it through a mercantile business. They also advertise used bicycles and Indian Motorcycles.
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Iowa
Des Moines
el Paso
Texas
Narcoossee
Fla
Ennis Bros
Pearl Scarfpin Among Kew Museum Treasures
A cream white pearl scarfpin with a near half inch diameter stands out in the Kew Museum for its unusual placement and potential high value. The piece shows long exposure to light, with excellent polish and a notably lustrous surface typical of prized family pearls.
Cocoanut Pearls and Their Rare Occurrence
The Pall Mall Gazette notes cocoanut pearls are rare imitations of real pearls found only in the Far East. Scientific analysis cannot distinguish them from true pearls, and reports claim one cocoanut in 2000 may yield a pearl specimen, with examples reaching the size of a cherry.
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Pall Mall Gazette
The Value of Good Digestion
Kodol claims to duplicate nature's digestion, resting the stomach while foods are processed. It argues a healthy stomach yields a sound brain and readiness for emergencies, while indigestion harms blood and heart and causes headaches and fainting. A money back guarantee offers refund if the large bottle fails to help.
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Kodol
E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
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Toto
Japan
Missy
Stuyvesant Brown
Boston Globe
J. J. Eyer
Daily World
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Wenatchee
Alice Hutton
First National Bank
Kew
Scarfpin
Fiske & Gillette Heating and Plumbing Contractors
Mission Street
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
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