Central Park ramble with notable figures and a tax clash
Special Correspondent recounts a morning stroll around the Central Park Reservoir with J Heath A Carnegie and others. The diary notes breakfast at Peter Cooper Dairy with Mistress Kate Greenwall and V Castle and Foote, legends of Vernon, L Grossmith, W Ridgeley, and a tense scene as revenue agents arrive amid bustling commerce in Mott street.
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Dispatch
New York
Samual Pepys
Central Park Reservoir
J. Heath
A. Carnégie
Peter Cooper
Kate Greenwall
Lexington Avenue
V. Castle
Foote
Mistress Castle
Vernon
L. Grossmith
Dorothy Bernard
Dullard
Real Hair Grower Parisian Sage Claims Quick Results
Parisian Sage promises rapid hair growth and scalp improvement with a money back guarantee. Advertises a large bottle as inexpensive at drug stores and cites numerous testimonials from men and women who report reduced hair loss and healthier scalps after several applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Bellamy
Fulton Wants to Know the Reason for Willard Fight Talk
United Press report from New York on March 20 outlines Fred Fulton’s challenge to champion Jess Willard. Fulton, a seasoned Minnesota plasterer, urges a real title bout, arguing Willard avoids true contenders and would struggle against Fulton’s left kick and height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Fulton
Minnesota
Salt Hill
Jess Willard
Willard
Jack Johnéen
Rio Grande
Johnson
Havana
Kansan
Big Jess
Jess
Fred Fulton
Dried duck stuffed with opium leads to arrest at quiet cell
A group seized a dried duck from a counter before Lan Suey could stop them. They sliced it to reveal a solid opium stuffing. Lan Suey was persuaded to wear a late afternoon kimono and led to a small, discreet cell where Len and the revenue men confirmed the capture.
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Lan Suey
Len
Revenue Hounds
Burglary Suspect Escapes By Narrow Street Ledge
Sixteen-year-old Harry Morgan, a recent Russian immigrant, burglarized the Riverside drive apartment of Clay ton Knight. He struck a match to survey the loot, awakened Knight, then leapt to a ledge three floors above the street. Police arrived and rescued him from the perilous escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Morgan
Harry
Russia
Clayton Knight
Riverside Drive
Knight
Morgan
Caruso Attends Play Despite Vaudeville Laughing Incident
The inveterate theatre goer Caruso leaves the Metropolitan to watch a play each night. At a vaudeville show he laughed loudly enough to cause a nearby lady to rise and exit, despite having paid $10 for his singing.
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Caruso
Metropolitan
Early marriage age among modern Egyptians cited
A historical note indicates that among contemporary Egyptians, girls commonly marry at ages twelve or fourteen. This reflects traditional practices rather than legal standards and highlights age-related social norms in Egypt.
New Austrian Food Subsistence Push Aims at Hoarder Trade
Vienna reports a major government reform under Major-General Anton Hoefer to curb private food sales and enforce maximum prices. Public subsistence criticism centers on long lines, hoarding, and profiteering as courts crack down and punishments rise.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Charles
Anton Hoefer
Austria
Hoefer
Food Administration
Appeal Senate
Excursion Fares From Atlanta and Major Cities Listed
Atlantic Coast Line offers excursion fares to Atlanta Washington New Orleans Macon Kansas City Dallas with specific sale dates and limited return times. Stops over allowed. Proportionate fares from other points quoted.
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Standard Railroad of the South
Atlanta
Washington
D.C
New Orleans
Macon
Kansas City
Dallas
Tex
Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad of the South
Train Schedules From Charlotte to Wilmington in Early Service
An old timetable lists the Progressive Railway of the South serving Charlotte to Wilmington with No. 14 at 12 30 PM and No. 20 at 12 10 AM. It notes a Pullman parlor car between Charlotte and Wilmington and mentions sleeping car service with passengers allowed to sleep until 7 08 PM.
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Cuadbourn
Conway
Florence
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Twinpe
Fororehare
Fort Myers
Olumbid
Asheville
Pullman
Wilmington
Columbia
the Progressive Railway of the South
pEerancum
Charlotte
Wigton
Orton
Joan
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Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
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Red Cross
Melntyre
Lyn Suey
Chop
Mott Street
Wrightsville Beach
New Hamover
Cement Products CO
East Point
Atlanta, Ga
Murchison Bide
Wilmington, N. C
Oliver Bldg
Pittsburg, Fa
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Chicago
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C. J. Becker
Iver Pills
Carter
Solky
One Price Clothiers and Furnishers
North Front Street
Seaboard Air Line Railway
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Birmingham
Ala
Inc. Limited
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Washington, D.C
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Winter Park
Wrightsville
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Front and
Princes Streets
Willmingtom
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Ninth and
Orange Streets
Fromm
the Standard Railroad of
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Sunda
Dail
Goldsboro
Richmond
Norfolk
Eastern North Carolina
Idaboro
Southern Railway
Noorfo Southern Railroad
Jecksonville
New Bern
Jordsboro
Witton
Rocky Mount
York
Pita On
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Fayettev'lé
New Berm
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Augusta
Charlesto Sanah
Florida
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Wilming
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