Vast American Race Tracks Worth Million Dollar Sums
The note discusses immense capital in American racing, listing Monmouth Park at 700000, New York Jockey Club at 2000000, Coney Island 500000, Brooklyn 200000, Linden and Elizabeth 150000 each. It cites owners like Vanderbilt and the Dwyers, and mentions buffalo herd Kenya plans, Mason J W Power on American progress, and related economic notes.
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Basenays
Nationa
United States
Monmouth Park
New York
Brooklyn Jockey Club
A. J. Cassatt
Mr. Withers
Monmouth
John A. Morris
Senator Hurst
Goulds
Rockefellers
Flaglers
Messrs
Anderson Brothers & Co
Ottawa
Warden Bedson
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Northwest
Montana
Mr. Jones
Kansas
Jones
Salt Lake
Masons
J. W. Power
America
Supreme Court
Crystal Palace
Sydenham
London
England
Great Britain
Dinner Card Boom Supplying Washington Society
Handing out engraved visiting and dinner cards has become a Washington season staple. Half a million cards have been produced this season, with some menus costing up to ten dollars a dozen and exclusive sets priced high for prominent figures like Mrs Leland Stanford.
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Washington
Leland Stanford
United States
Gen. Breckinridge
Justice Blatchford
Roman architect plans park and pie theatre for World Fair
A Rome architect completes plans for a colossal theatre combining park space and dining, with private boxes access to fountains and roof gardens. Backed by Rome's elite, he aims to present to the World’s Fair officials in America. Cost estimated at 2,400,000 but labor and material differentials may raise this. The arena seats 30,000 with 50,000 capacity potential, 180 dressing rooms, and a stage 1% feet wide by 282 feet deep.
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Duke of Torlonia
Syndic
Rome
Wid
Italy
America
San Francisco Chronicle
Prodigy of memory in Salem 1869 remembered 42 years
Professor Henkle describes Daniel McCartney, 51, of Salem remembered daily weather and events from age nine for forty two years. Weather records and city newspaper files verify his feats. He worked at the Salem Republican office but was only used to run the press twice weekly.
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Henkle
Journal of Speculative Philosophy
Salem
Mass
Daniel McCartney
McCartney
Republican
New York Japanese Community Looks Inward and Prosperous
A feature on the Japanese in New York describes a well-to-do, dispersed community. It notes their reserve, Americanized customs, absence of paupers, and strong club life centered at a West Twenty second street clubhouse with Japanese and American furnishings, a Japanese cook, rich library, and regular receptions.
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Free
New York
Brooklyn
West Twenty-second Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Mail and Express
The Outlaw Stud horses raid High Sierra pastures
A legendary herd, led by a Thoroughbred called the outlaw stud, ranges between Truckee and Peavine. Once escaped racers, they now elude capture as stockmen annually corral the colts. The band inhabits high peaks and waters alone daily, moving single file down rugged trails.
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Truckee
Nevada County
Peavine
Picayune
The Process of Etching and Its Techniques
The article explains etching on copper plates, describing varnish, wax, and asphaltum coatings, drawing with needles, and acid baths. It covers finishing with burin engraving for figures, stipple in cheap works, and the ruling machine for parallel lines, attributed to the Boston Cultivator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Spearing for Suckers Across New England Marshes
A New York Times description profiles Connecticut backwoods spear fishing for suckers eels and pickerel. It details gear such as lanterns four to five pronged spears and old boots while noting four hour outings and the skill required to strike three feet beneath water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
New England
New York Times
Two Left Hands and No Head in a Humorous Sketch
A humorous piece questions the anomaly of a person with two left hands and no head, exploring how such a character misbehaves in nursery, kitchen, school, politics, society and even the pulpit. It ends noting potential growth through self awareness, advice, and marriage guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brown
Tom
Vacus Contretemps
Maladioi
Death by own action fills St. Petersburg crisis era
In a crumbling Pest era mood the New York Sun notes a surge of suicides among 490 residents of St. Petersburg. It cites Morier, son of the English Ambassador, and a French attache as lovers driven to suicide, and Mime. Iwinskaja a wealthy widow found shot in her drawing room. The hotel proprietor and Dr. Trubenberg, both entangled in tragedy, killed themselves after plans to die together failed.
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St. Petersburg
Morier
Mime
Iwinskaja
Trubenberg
New York Sun
Creston to Build Blue Grass Palace at Fair
The Creston fair association plans a large blue grass palace for the last ten days of August in conjunction with the Creston Fair. The new palace will be over twice as large as last year, 265 by 130 feet with 20 700 square feet of floor space and a 2 500 seat auditorium. Towers will rise 120 feet and two 90 foot towers flank a 2 000 foot bridge for viewing races. Prizes will honor counties with exhibits, Union County is barred, and a carnival will occur one night with industry parades.
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Creston
Iowa
Fair Association
Omaha
Lincoln
Topeka
Sioux City
Union County
Chicago Herald
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Barry
Blue Grass Palace
Friendship
Wis
St. Jacobs Oil
James Tt VE
Ames Mfc
Cohier Pe
St. Jacobs
C. Buckley
ANT
Charles A. Vogeler
Baltimore, Md
Ayer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
W.L. Douglas
Willi
W. LL. Douglas
Breckten
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