Strange New York Bowery Ladies Plan London Style Institute
Thirty five to forty fashionable women in the Hub aim to found a Bowery settlement modeled on Toynbee Hall to teach poor women home making and cooking with modern appliances. The project, kept private until opening, seeks moral uplift by encouraging thrift and abstention from the dramshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirty
Bowery
New York City
Toynebee Hall
London
Bowery Institution
New York
Leper in New York: Cuban youth with Egyptian leprosy
A 20 year old Cuban born youth in a New York hospital suffers advanced leprosy. The World reporter interviews him as Dr. Valentine confirms the diagnosis and notes the Cuban leprosy prevalence. The piece details the patient’s deterioration, partial amputation, and a cautious prognosis along with incidental animal anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Segrera
New York
World
Cuba
Carthagena
Panama
Colombia
Yaymates
Segrera
F. C. Valentine
West Fifteenth Street
German Hospital
Syracuse
N. Y
Russell Sage
Witt
Valentine
Jacoby
Central
South America
Diver Nearly Scalpured by Deep Water Fish Attack
Report of Chamberlace’s near fatal encounter while diving for oysters from a sunken vessel. A large Hebrew fish bit through his head near the crown, taking an eye and injuring the nose and cheek before he escaped and was rescued. He recovered with one eye and a ring around his head.
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Salvo Ginz
Douglas County
Embarrack
Illinois
Mr. Gill
Shilo
Barney
Gill
Old Barney
Oklahoma
New Land Office
Heligoland
St. Helena
Mr. Sim
Lake Catherine
Fla
Mr. Smith
Ontven Shepherd
Champion
Ind
Chamberlace
Shaddock: A Candid Look at the Tart Fruit
The shaddock, a tangy fruit from China, grows on evergreen trees and is rising in popularity in the United States. It bears heavily in Florida and southern regions, with 2000 fruits per small tree possible. it is sold on fruit stands for five cents each or three for a quarter. The taste is acquired, often compared to orange or tomato, and ripeness is hard to judge without tasting.
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Washington
Florida
China
California
Little Charlie Dines Through Blessing Pause
The Philadelphia Press notes a humorous moment at a parsonage where Little Charlie, grandson of a Baptist minister, began eating before his grandfather finished saying grace. He told his grandpa to go ahead with the blessing while he continued eating.
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Little Charlie
Charlee
Press
Steel life saving boat may replace weathered ship lifeboats
The Washington Star notes a Leeds firm developing a one piece steel lifeboat to replace leaking wooden models. While promising durability it must avoid becoming a projectile in heavy seas and damage to ship structures during deployment.
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Leeds
Washington Star
Common silver coin proposed for all American states
Eight points to be submitted to the International Conference include adopting a common silver coin minted by each government. The coin would be legal tender in all commercial transactions between citizens of all American states.
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Americas
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Stranger Than Fiction
Bogskare
Baltic
Port Oram
N. J
Morris Canal
Jamestown
Dakota
Styria
Siberia
Kovno
Vienna
Elberton
Windsor
Canada
Customs Department
Earth
Jason
Falkland Archipelago
Cape Horn
Indian Ocean
J. D. Starrorp
Grantville
James M. Davis
Congdon Brake Shoe Company
the Shaddock
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