Fake Tricks of Chinatown That Appeal to Country Visitors
The New York Sun reports a long running fraud in Chinatown where guides lure visitors to staged experiences. Actors pose as Chinese gamblers, opium smokers, and white women with Chinamen, while a death scene by suicide is dramatized for money. Visitors are charged up to five dollars per tour.
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New York City
Chinatown
Chuck” Connors
Joss Houses
The
New York Sun
Doyers Street
Elizabeth Street
Duke of Marlborough Appointed Under Secretary of State
The Duke of Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt’s son in law, is named under secretary of state for the colonies. The 32 year old English peer, ninth duke since 1892, known for Primrose league ties and honorary posts, moves from paymaster general toward cabinet level with this appointment. Simla, India, features in a description of hillside terrace housing in the text.
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Duke of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
New York City
Primrose League
Blenheim
Leader of Women Laura Chant Visits the United States
Mrs. Laura Ormiston Chant, a renowned leader in temperance social purity and woman suffrage, visits the United States. Esteemed by Frances Willard and friends of Susan B. Anthony, she preaches in London on reform, temperance, and rights, has English origins, and has authored poetry and reform works.
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Laura Ormiston Chant
United States
Frances E. Willard
Henry Somerset
World's Christian Temperance Union
Susan B. Anthony
Julia Ward Howe
Chant
England
London
Off Year Politics Stir Roosevelts Ticket Talk and Democratic Hope
The piece surveys party maneuvering ahead of the 1904 campaign. It notes Republicans debating a running mate while Roosevelt is slated for first place by acclamation. Democrats consider candidates like Cleveland, Parker, Folk, Bryan allies and others, with Folk highlighted for prosecuting city corruption in St. Louis. It mentions Montague in Virginia and a possible Gray option, plus a Paris court case about a centenarian burglar and quirky Louisiana law on husbands supporting families.
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Roosevelt
Hanna
Quay
Cleveland
Judge Parker
New York
Bar Association of Georgia
Francis
Missouri
Folk
Bryan
Walter Clark
North Carolina
Edward M. Shepard
Olney
Shepard
South
Gov
A. J. Montague
Virginia
Brown University
Gov. Montague
Richmond
Judge Gray
Delaware
Anthracite Arbitration Board
Earl of Dunraven Aims for Big Role in British Affairs
The Earl of Dunraven, newly elected president of the Constitutional Club, is positioned to influence British policy as the Triennial Land bill controversy looms in the Lords. A noted conservative with independent views, he previously served as under secretary to the colonies and chaired the sweating committee. His social ties include Mr. Chamberlain, Sir Thomas Lipton, and a life marked by adventure and yacht racing.
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Earl of Dunraven
Constitutional Club
National Liberal Club
House of Lords
Earl
Lord Dunraven
Mr. Chamberlain
Rare Underground Railway Token Unearthed In Indiana Tale
The New York Herald notes a copper token tied to the Underground Railroad. Only 20 minted, bearing United States of America on the front and a kneeling shackled figure on the back. It symbolized abolitionist appeals and pledged conductors to guide fugitives. Two other tokens reportedly exist with Quaker descendants.
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Indiana
New York Herald
United States of America
Women Make Flour Readers Guess at Chinese Industry
A 19th century overview contrasts Chinese grain work with American mills noting women and children threshing, grinding on primitive rollers, and windwinnowing. It discusses costs, cheap labor, and argues for American mill machinery to exploit China’s market, then shifts to insomnia cures with roasted peanuts and pianist eye-hand coordination, ending with a 22 ton bell tolled by electricity in Paris.
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China
America
Four Track
Pacific Coast
Church of the Sacred Hearn
Paris
Pierce Railroad War and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy Power
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy leads Canadian Pacific influence as cabinet plans Moncton to Winnipeg line leased to Grand Trunk for 50 years. The move signals shifting allegiances, with Hays and the Grand Trunk likely aligned to government. Shaughnessy portrays government policy as saddling Canada with debt while boosting Conservative unity and influence.
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Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railroad
William van Horne
Wilfrid Laurier
Moncton
N. B
Winnipeg
Grand Trunk Railway
Sir Thomas
Canadian Pacific Railway
Will Be Chancellor De Witte to Lead Russian Empire
The czar plans to appoint M. de Witte as chancellor, reuniting control over finance with a cadre of powerful ministers. Witte’s leadership is seen as potentially preventing Kishinev massacres and shaping Manchurian policy, while multiple departments have previously acted independently. An old Soldier’s Pension protest to Commissioner Ware reveals a grim note on veterans and wives.
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M. de Witte
Lamsdorff
Plehwe
Holy Synod
Witte
Kouropatkin
M. Serglus DE Witte
Russia
Manchuria
Foreign Office
War Department
Ware
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Earl OF Denraven
Yacht Challenger
Europe
Hungary
Wilson
Aetore
Department of Agriculture
Pierce Railroad
Gove
Sir Thos
Shaughnessy
Jean Railroad
Charles M. Hays
Thomas Shaughnessy
Haye
Thomas
Will
Sergius de Witte
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