Philadelphia Mint Struggles With Holiday Coin Demand
The Philadelphia mint works overtime to meet heavy demand for fractional silver currency and copper pennies driven by Christmas trade and by new possessions like Manila and Porto Rico. Officials say the current facilities are strained and a larger mint with faster machinery is planned to handle six months of output in a year.
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Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Porto Rico
Manila
Quaker City
Recent Inventions Include Flexible Shoe Laces and Elevator Lock
The article describes a shoe fastening with slotted ribs and beaded studs that slide as laces are drawn. It notes an improved automatic elevator safety lock using two triangular blocks pivoted on the car top and held by the cable to release in a fall. It also mentions a new mower reaping machine whip holder with a gear drive allowing the driver to operate the whip.
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Charity Organisation Society of New York
New York
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
America
England
Germany
France
Belgium
Earth
Senhor Sentos Dumont
Parslaus
Eiffel Tower
Senhor Santos Dumont
Aguinaldo
Gillmore
J. C. Gillmore
Yorktown
Luzon
Gulmore
Bay of Baler
Chance For a Playwright Opens for New Work
A call goes out for a fresh dramatic piece inviting writers to submit a new play. The competition seeks bold storytelling and original vision to earn recognition and potential staging opportunities.
Curtain Falls Without Clear Stage In World Spotlight
An abstract line from the Kansas City Times notes that characters move to the four corners of the world and let the curtain fall with no clear stage, leaving interpretation open to readers.
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Kansas City Times
Widow Contesting Strange Will of Florida Millionaire
Mrs Margaret Josephine Plant widow of late Florida multimillionaire Henry B Plant contests the codicil that places the bulk of his fortune in trust for his eldest great grandchild. The will also provides $30 000 a year income to the widow and the child’s father, while the rest goes to a young heir.
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Jack Gardner
Boston Society
Italy
Florentine
Boston
Gardner
John Lowell Gardner
Margaret Josephine Plant
Florida
Henry B. Plant
Plant
Ellen Blackstone
James Blackstone
Fifth Avenue
New York
Town topics on clean water and voter reform
A compilation notes concerns about clean water, civic pride in Emporia for a W D Howells crowd, a fatal scalding in Boston, and admonitions about women voters delaying registration. It ties together urban politics, public safety, and suffrage issues through dated editorial quips from multiple cities.
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Philadelphia Times
Emporia
W. D. Howells
Topeka
Boston
Washington
Iain Dealer
Venezuela names Gen Nicanor Bolet Peraza as new U S minister
The Venezuelan government appointed Gen Nicanor Bolet Peraza as minister plenipotentiary to the United States. Born in Caracas 63 years ago, he is a noted writer and diplomat affiliated with the Liberal party. He led newspapers in New York and participated in Pan American and postal congresses.
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Nicanor Boleé Peraza
Venezuela
United States
Caracas
Liberal Party
Interior
Congress
New York
la Revista Ilustrada
Llustrated Review
Las Tres Americas
The
Threemericas
Central America
Universal Postal Congress
Ashington
The Nursery Advice on Bathing and Nursery Care
A guide to gentle childrearing stressing sea salt baths for delicate or weakly sketched legs and safe narration. It emphasizes nurturing behavior from nurses and caregivers and notes a nursery should face south to provide sunshine for vigor and health in babies, who imitate surroundings.
Grain Corners in Wheat Market Lingo
A Chicago News item uses broker slang to describe Wheatmore as a square man and Fes as the sharp dealer. The dialogue hints at market tactics and stubborn corners in corn trading.
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Wheatmore
Fes
Chicago News
Belated Meteors Sightings Reported Across Cities
The article notes several meteor sightings from New York and Buffalo with references to falling stars and a visible shower. It mentions the Leonida group and compares shooting star scenes to promised periods, suggesting a coordinated yet unclear event across locations.
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New York
Atlanta Constitution
Leonida
Bufalo Journal
Notable Quote on a Million Dollar “Failure”
A Chicago Past excerpt notes a claim that someone failed for one million dollars while contrasting with failing for thirty cents. The dialogue hints at luck and opportunity in high stakes versus small sums.
Reward In Sight Dinner After the Game
An Indianapolis Journal snippet notes a golfer named Mr. Poddington who explains his devotion to golf by the tradition that someone always hosts a dinner after the game. The exchange highlights social aspects surrounding golf culture.
Paris Exposition Marks Century's End and Calendar Shift
Poised to close as the twentieth century nears, the Paris exposition and global calendar changes loom. Notes project five Sundays in Februarys and Russia's adoption of the Gregorian system, prompting a date shift from December 19 1900 to January 1 1900.
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Russia
Dwarf Elephants Found on Malta Island
Archaeological notes describe dwarf elephants on Malta where a full grown specimen stood under 2% feet tall and weighed no more than 600 pounds in life.
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Malta
Justjoined Couple Debates Poke Acai Reminiscence
Mrs Justjoined recalls a poke acai memory while Mr Justjoined questions the plan. The exchange hints at a casual domestic moment with light confusion and playful misstatements.
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Mr. Justjoined
Mrs
Adah Roberts Defends Utah Congressman Elect in Washington
Miss Adah L Roberts 20, daughter of Utah congressman elect, travels to Washington with her father as secretary and home aide. Educated at Salt Lake City public schools and the State University of Utah she became a public school teacher. She defends Mormonism and asserts Utah women equal to women elsewhere with varied roles.
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Adah Roberts
Utah
House of Representatives
Salt Lake City
Washington
State University of Utah
Miss Roberts
Chicago Girl and Youth Dialogue Recalled in jest
A humorous exchange from Chicago reveals a girl asking about past life regrets and a youth admitting a momentary misbelief about loving a St. Louis girl. The light banter captures city voices and playful regional humor.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Gordian Knot and Dashers in a Knotty Mention
Short, playful snippet references a well connected man tied to marital ties and a note on rhododendron and marigold heights in distant regions. The text blends a punny remark with scattered plant height trivia from India and North Africa.
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Dasherly
Flasherly
Kansas City Independent
India
North
Africa
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Berthe Bros
Semmer Drug Company
OSS West
Geo. J
Hillyer
Genter St
Royal and
Price
Minnesota
Chase & Sanborn’s
H. W. Kingsbury’s
W. Third
Philadelphia Mint
Biay
Franklin Price
Little Dobs
Buller
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Victoria
Tommy Atkins
Little Bobs
Kipling
Kandahar
Waterloo
Khodadunge
Afghanistan
Kabul
Jamru
Bombay
Maiwand
Roberts
Simla
Wilds
Frederick Roberts
Madras
Order of the Red Cross of the Bath
Majuba Hill
Mrs. Gardner
Florence
ALFRED R_ ROWLEY
Dumont
Senhor Dumont
Sephor Dement
Bois de Boulogne
Senhor Dement
Paris
Senhoy Dumont
Brazil
Automobile Club of Paris
Amsterdam
Lieuyevant J. C. Gillm
Baler
Luna
United States Navy
S. Stebbins & CO
Minneapolis
Duluth
Choate Block
J.F. Lang
NE. Cor
Lafayette
Winona, Minn
Northwestern Telephone
Pease
Minnesota City Ideal Mill CO
Mion
West Second Street
Gate City
Liberty Street
Telephone
W. S. Trowbridge
Mms
Margaret J. Plant
BY Annette Crawford
Ber
Washington Star
Nicanor Bolet Peraza
the Nursery
Tre
Boston Traveler
Adah L. Roberts
Winona, Mina
Hirsch’s
Winona Railway and Light Company
Johnsea
Bergemann Bros
Cor
Olmsted and Watasha
Aegs
W. RF. Rowley & Sea
West Fifth Street
Borth
Leeb
West End
Winona Reed Works
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Theo. F. Leeb
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