Opportunity Comes and a Peruvian Admiral Talks War Plans
In Valparaiso Jack Stephens meets Don Emilio de Castillo, Peru’s admiral, who plots to seize the Chilean Esmeralda. The offer includes a blank commission as captain in the Peruvian navy and a promised five thousand dollars, if the plan succeeds.
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Valparaiso
Senor
Senor West
Senor Estevan
Jack Stephens
George Loring
Police
Cielo
Don Emilio de Castillo
Don Emilio
Chile
Peru
Europe
Brazil
Sangre de Cristo
Esmeralda
Senor Loring
Seven Seas
Rodrigues
Emilio de Castillo
Ballinger Scandal Charges Fuel House Probe
Representative Hitchcock charges misuse of interior funds including private travel expenses for Secretary Ballinger’s nephew. Witness subpoenas will force Interior officials to testify as Washington links to the Ballinger Pinchot controversy revive in congress.
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Washington
Ballinger
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Dennett
General Land Office
Adventurer John Stephens Aims at Bolivian Mines
Massachusetts man John Stephens strip away at Valparaiso by authorities is portrayed as an insurrectionist. He hides as he pursues mining interests in Bolivia. In a hotel he meets an Englishman and a young woman. Stephens saves the woman from a drunken officer and is thanked for his act.
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John Stephens
Valparaiso
Chile
Bolivia
Stephens
On the Levee Riot Echoes in Birmingham Speech
In a Birmingham Age newspaper snippet a speaker warns of violence as a bluff is called on the levee. The quarrel escalates with heated language about chest caving in and bold confrontations, capturing a tense exchange in the era’s racial and street culture.
Young Accepts Presidency of Oklahoma State Reserve Bank
Oklahoma City reports that Young will become president and actively manage the proposed Oklahoma State Reserve Bank after finishing duties at the defunct Columbia Bank & Trust. The bank aims to serve as an Oklahoma City clearing house for state banks, with capital stock largely subscribed in-state and eastern investors holding minority interests.
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Young
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Reserve Bank
Columbia Bank & Trust Company
McGuire's Divorced Wife Seeks Role in Campaign
Mrs Anna Mc Guire, divorced wife of Congressman Bird McGuire of the First district, is in Washington occupying apartments near the Honorable Bird at the New Willard. Rumor says a reconciliation is possible and Mrs McGuire may manage his First district campaign next summer.
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McGuire
Muskogee
Okla
Anna McGuire
Bird McGuire
Washington
Bird
New Willard
McGuires
First District
Train kills woman in Guthrie at busy street crossing
Mrs. W. H. Alexander aged 50 wife of a federal veteran was instantly killed when Santa Fe passenger Train No. 410 struck her at 8 30 am Monday at the Noble avenue crossing. The crossing has been called the city's deadliest and spurred council petitions for a viaduct.
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Guthrie
Okla
W. H. Alexander
Santa Fe
Noble Avenue
Chicago merchant makes statement on Peruna cure
J G Becker of 134 Van Buren Street Chicago a wholesale dry goods dealer says after thirty years with catarrh and costly medical help Peruna cured him permanently He adds his wife also recovered from catarrh and keeps Peruna for colds, noting rapid relief.
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Chicago
K LS
J. G. Becker
van Buren St
Peruna
Bitter Disappointment in Inherited Beefsteak Taste
A humorous fragment shows Sandy Pikes and a kind lady discussing inherited taste for beefsteak. Sandy laments not inheriting the meat craving, while the lady notes the irony of the situation. The exchange captures local dialect and playful family moment.
A Woman's Diplomacy in Humorous Dialogue
A Chicago man lectures on a wife’s role in fashion and finances. He argues for a new dress to preserve his wife’s position, while a wife quietly smiles, accepting the implied concession. The anecdote from Lippincott's Magazine uses wit to comment on marriage and social expectations.
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Chicago
James
Lippincott’s Magazine
A Good Head for Business
A four year old girl asks for a hot pin and pays with a penny to buy a cushion of sparkling ornaments from milliner Mrs. Briggs. The kind shopkeeper offers the item free, and the child then asks to buy two, delighting in her bargain hunting.
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Mary
An Anti Suffragist Argument Spares Spanking Threat
A fragment shows a child named Johnny warned by a mother figure to behave or be spanked. The dialogue includes a line about using indirect influence, suggesting a debate over gender roles and suffrage era parenting.
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Johnny
When Dinner Comes One Ought to Have a Good Appetite
A dietary message extols Grape-Nuts as a strong appetizing aid and digestive helper. It shares anecdotes from a Tennessee grandmother and a nursing infant, claiming the cereal boosts breakfast hunger and dinner appetite. The ad urges reading The Road to Wellville and notes the product’s purported health benefits.
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Wellville
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Wright
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