New Chicago Fad and Subway Plans Stir City Debate
The piece notes a Chicago social shift toward humane work with homeless dogs and cats led by Mrs. William R. Linn and other society figures. It also details bold subway plans, with a $50 million backing and a tunnel system surpassing New York, built on marshy ground and requiring advanced safety engineering for downtown buildings.
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New York
Chicago
P. D. Armour
George M. Pullman
L Eaders
Humane Society
William R. Linn
Gotham
East
Subway
Architectural Beauty of the Brussels Palace of Justice
The Brussels Palace of Justice famed for its grand design is examined as a model for a new Peace Palace. Built on Belgian grandeur, Poelaert’s edifice features a vast 270000 square foot layout, a 50000000 franc final cost, and a dome crowned by a gilded cross.
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Brussels Palace of Justice
Carnegie
Peace Palace
Hague
Brussels Palace of ‘Justice
Palace of Justice
Rue de la Regence
Brussels
Palais de Justice
Joseph Poelaert
St. Peter’s
Rome
Fergusson
Belgium
Egypt
Assyria
Demosthenes
Lycurgus
Cicero
Domitius Ulpian
Allen
Brussels Palais de Justice City
Christopher Webster
Gymnasium on Ocean Liner Prinz Ettel Friedrich
The North German Lloyd liner Prinz Ettel Friedrich leaves Southampton bound for China and Japan with a 25 foot long gymnasium area. It features rowing swimming and cycling machines to exercise every muscle, plus two Swedish electrical health devices.
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Prinz Ettel Friedrich
Southampton
China
Japan
Marketing in Germany as an Export Market
The piece outlines Germany as a key export district with Britain France the United States Italy and Russia as top import sources. It details sales methods including traveling reps mail orders and cash versus credit terms while highlighting the Verein Creditreform as the dominant credit agency and its reporting practices for businesses.
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Great Britain
France
United States
Italy
Russia
Dun’s
Bradstreet’s
Boards of Trade
Verein Creditreform
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Netherlands
Europe
Business mood in Russia shows downturn under war shadow
A report from travelers notes weak commercial activity across Russia and especially Lodz with 10 000 to 15 000 unemployed. Some mills cut hours to nine or moved to a five day week while larger factories hold on. A revival is seen after the Russo Japanese conflict ends, benefiting Russia and Poland.
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Russia
Lodz
Poland
Clarence. Rice “Slocum
Domestic lore from kitchen to stove and sink
Practical household notes cover cleaning stoves with zinc vapor, gelatin preparation, ash and salt filler for cracks, storing soap, whitening stone, alum in rinsing water to reduce flammability, washing blankets, mackintosh care, ammonia stain removal, and general tips for preserving color and cleanliness across rooms.
Gimlet Salesman Convicted by Winter Fantasies
A careworn man visits an office and pitches a gimlet as a multi tool while a cashier rebuffs him. The exchange riffs on future needs and impractical uses, ending with the man leaving, his figure described with comic verbosity.
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London
Breaded Tongue Slices with Tomato Sauce
A method for preparing tongue by slicing cold boiled meat, coating in egg and breadcrumbs, and sautéing in butter. It pairs tongue rounds on bread with a tomato style sauce, thickened with flour and stock, then flavored with parsley lemon juice and chopped pickles.
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OUR Chicago Letter
Central States
Cook County
G. H. Gilbert
England
America
Wright A. Patterson
Kingdom
Legion of Honor
Army
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