Monte Carlo Gambler’s Tales and the Casino’s Hidden Wins
A letter from Nice analyzes Monte Carlo profits claiming 33.5 million annual take and 3.5 million bank royalty, with claims of vast wagers and ongoing losses for many players. The piece profiles figures tied to the Casino, including a New Jersey locomotive maker known as Mr. P, Italian Count Luciana, and a New Yorker called Smiley, illustrating how gambling reshapes fortunes and draws families to the Riviera.
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Monte Carlo
Nice
Svte- Democrat
M. Blanc
Blanc
M. Wagatha
Wagatha
Bonaparte
Radzaville
Monaco
Riviera
New York
Smiley
Algiers
Careneese Riviera
Mentone
Count Luciana
Anak
Antinous
The Fig on the Tree
The article explains how figs are fertilized inside the fruit, with the fig being a mass of flowers hidden in a fleshy receptacle. It notes the role of insects in fertilization, historical practice in Asia, and suggests propagating figs from seed and cross fertilization to improve varieties. Orcunside Stur.
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Asia
New Method of Making Steel
A Springfield Ohio despatch to the Cincinnati Commercial reports John W Bookwalter has developed a new steel making process. Tests by national steel men show potential for high quality steel and iron in minutes at low cost. The method claims to cast precise shapes with high tensile strength and ductility suitable for cannon casting. A London Zoo monkey is taught to count to five.
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Cincinnati
Notable Policy Debates Across U S Society and Railroads
The Department of Labor probes wages hours and conditions on about 700 railroads and a half million workers. West Virginia seeks a distinct name citing Kanawha as favored. Census ideas push industrial statistics and farm mortgages data. Navy yard near Chicago rumored amid treaty constraints on Great Lakes boats. Humane efforts protect children and animals grow with many societies. Executive railroad leaders pledge rate restoration amid global finance chatter. Chicago novelty exhibit features Eve temptation skin claim. Patent officers note rising women inventors from 1857 onward with dress and household aids dominant.
Rice Culture in Brazil
The article describes two Brazilian rice types the Carolina-like lowland Iquape variety and the red highland rice. It covers planting in shoal loam with hoe holes, seed amounts, cleaning, drying, and milling at the Central Rice Mill. It notes taste, non exportability, and yields comparing lowland and upland, with possible expansion if capital invested.
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Brazil
Iquape
Terra Rocha
Igaupe
Serra Abaixo
Morrat
Confiding Financiering in India
In India a financier recalls relying on a bank in Bombay for liquidity when away from home. He explains cash as the only reliable medium, noting a 32 000 purchase 500 miles from Bombay and paying with a check on a Bombay bank after securing collateral elsewhere. He emphasizes trust and the limits of paper money in that country.
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India
Bastile
Davis
Arabi Pasha
Ceylon
Bombay
Chicago
Chiergo Toi
Embarrassing Moment Seeks Nickel for Ride Home
In a shy scene Mr Gusty asks Miss Clara for a nickel to return home, his awkward embarrassment contrasting with her polite encouragement. The passage wryly notes how selfishness mars beauty and charity.
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Clara
Duck Scene On the Range Amid Winterkill Talk
An outsider recounts a winterkill scene about ducks near a ranch, with locals debating the birds conditions and fate. The conversation touches on weather, migration from California and Oregon, and the proving lines of whether the ducks are good to buy amid harsh conditions.
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Jim
California
Oregon
Cole
Finn
Elephants and a Rider: Barras Describes Mounting an Elephant
The account details Barras attempting to mount Roche the elephant. He describes the process to climb and dismount using the animal's legs and tusks while noting the elephant's temperament and the native driver’s reactions.
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Mr. Barras
Endurance Test in Harsh Mountain Terrain
A fragment recalls a grueling march across the prairie and rocky mountains. Three men push through fatigue to reach their score, striving despite challenging conditions and long endurance.
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Rocky Mountain
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Monte Carlos
Mr. P
New Jersey
John Morrissey
Saratoga
America
Europe
Lonon
Department of Labor
Washington
United States
Armstrong Hart
Tuskegee, Ala
Tuskegee
West Virginia
Virginia
Kanawha
Census Committee
Congress
Navy Yard
Canada
Great Lakes
Lake Calumet
Lake Michigan
London
Russia
Germany
Bismarck
William
Garden of Paradise
Adam
Renwick
New York Elevated Railway Damage Commission
Third Avenue
Mary Kies
Mary Brush
Nancy M. Johnson
New England
Massachusetts
Piute Jim
Wong 'Mong
Mirancins
Roghan
Ars Ani
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