Hello Dick in the Lotus Club and the Circus
In New York Richard Wilbertson enters a social circle where Edith Broughton loves him but is courted by Ralph Graviscourt, a fortune heir. A major recalls Graviscourt as the “lucky uncle” whose family fortune fatefully advances him. They attend a Madison Square Garden circus where Maubreck the Lion-Tamer is admired for his physique and regal bearing.
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Lotus Club
New York City
Richard Wilbertson
Major
Dilkins
Edith Broughton
Edith
Ralph Graviscourt
New York
Charles Graviscourt
Charles
Graviscourt
Madison Square Garden
Flying trapeze queen captivates Madison Square Garden crowd
In a New York City circus recount, Nita Barlotti dazzles on the flying trapeze while Maubikeck the lion tamer earns applause. The show ends as Graviscourt’s stage entertainment unfolds, revealing a photograph of Alice Graviscourt.
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Nita Barlotti
New York
Madison Square Garden
Maubikeck
Nita
Barlotti
Graviscourt
Dilkins
Jove
Major
Alice Graviscourt
Death of the Graviscourt child and ensuing inquiries
The narrator follows clues linking the Graviscourt family tragedy to a death certificate signed by Dr. Sigmotta. He visits Trinity cemetery and the Bureau of Vital Statistics, discovering the child’s death from smallpox sixteen years prior and the doctor’s past status, then notes the trust in the secretary of the New York Medical Society before the tale continues.
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Alice
Charles
Alice Graviscourt
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Mott Street
Trinity
Ralph Graviscourt
Charles Sigmotta
Why Russell Sage Works
Russell Sage, nearing 86 on August 4, remains determined to run his business despite a recent serious illness. Five years earlier he explained retirement was unlikely, saying he preferred work to play and feared quitting might shorten his life, believing his machinery would keep running as long as he lives.
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Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
No Surplus Land as Cherokee Roll Advances
The Cherokee roll plans a fair division of 4,420,070 acres of classified lands among Cherokees with an estimated 38,500 to 40,000 eligible for allotments. Each citizen would receive land valued at 110 acres, leaving no surplus after division. The Aug 7 vote will ratify a treaty bill recently passed by Congress amid the heated debate between oil interests fullbloods large holders and the progressive faction.
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Congress
United States
Commission of the Five Civilized Tribes
Shawnee Indians oppose upcoming Cherokee treaty ratification
The Shawnee Indians, adopted citizens of the Cherokee, vow to resist the treaty slated for ratification August 7. An expression against the treaty was made at a meeting held on their stump dance ground near Skiatook after several earlier gatherings and protracted discussion.
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Skiatook
Interior Dept Denies Misdealings In Indian Treaty
Washington officials claim a national story alleging that the interior department was duped by provisions in a new Indian agreement is groundless. Acting Secretary Thomas Ryan wires that the department backs ratification and foresees great benefit to the Choctaw nation.
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Ardmore
Washington
Interior Department
Thomas Ryan
Department
Elevator Fire at Farringtons in Kingfisher Destroys Wheat
A wheat-filled elevator owned by J. B. Farrington in Kingfisher burned down in a total loss. The fire is suspected to have started by spontaneous combustion in the stored grain.
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J. B. Farrington
Kingfisher
Corner Stone Laying for New State Capital
The corner stone of Oklahoma's new State Capital building will be laid Thursday August 7 at 3 to 8 p m. The ceremony is by the Grand Lodge A F and A M of Oklahoma with local lodges assisting. A parade precedes the event and speakers and newspaper men will give short talks.
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State Capital
Guthrie
State Capital Building
Grand Lodge
Oklahoma
Albert Pike Lodge No
Guthrie Lodge
Vermont
Bill Taylor Captured After Wells Fargo Exress Heist
El Paso has identified Bill Taylor as the Mapimi capture suspect linked to the Wells Fargo express car robbery of 53000 last week in Bermejillo Mexico. He previously held up a Santa Fe train at Coleman Junction Texas and killed two men. He fled Missouri where he and his brother were convicted of murder and sentenced to hang but escaped during the execution delay.
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EL Paso
Tex
Wells Fargo Express
Bermejillo
Mexico
Mapimi
Bill Taylor
Santa Fe
Coleman Junction
Texas
Missouri
Richmond
George Taylor
Bill
Rock Island Reorganized With 150 Million Capital
Rock Island company files articles of incorporation in Jersey City announcing capital stock of 150000000 dollars. The 54000 shares of common stock are issued with a 30000 dollar fee paid to Hudson county clerk. The company про aims to acquire and hold stocks bonds and other evidences of corporations and to merge them. Dividends are guaranteed 4 percent on preferred stock to 1903 and 6 percent to 1916. The Commercial Trust Company of New York is named agent for stockholders.
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New York
Rock Island Company
Jersey City
Hudson County
New Jersey
Commercial Trust Company
Guthrie Heroine Slows Roadside Farmyard Fight
Miss Bernice Montgomery a Chicago actress on summer visit rescued two Guthrie ladies from danger by disarming a man with a revolver and threatening another with a whip. She acted calmly and decisively to stop the quarrel and restore order as they drove away.
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Guthrie
Bernice Montgomery
Chicago
Miss Montgomery
Oklahoma Police July Arrests and Funds Collected
In July Oklahoma police arrested about three hundred individuals and records indicate roughly $1,500 was collected.
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Oklahoma
Dow Wardlow Faces Federal Charge In Statutory Assault Case
Dow Wardlow of Ralston Pawnee county is jailed on a United States charge of statutory assault. He appeared after a hearing before U S Commissioner Rogers at Pawnee. The case involves alleged sexual contact with a girl under 16 on an Indian reservation and will be prosecuted by federal authorities. Wardlow’s ties to Carl Barnard and local sentiment are noted.
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Guthrie
Dow Wardlow
Ralston
Pawnee County
United States
Rogers
Pawnee
Wardlow
Carl Barnard
Barnard
Bees Visit 3 Million Blossoms for Pound of Honey
A report notes how bees collectively visit about 3,000,000 blossoms to produce a single pound of honey. The process relies on hives and foraging patterns rather than individual bees gathering all nectar alone.
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Maubreck
Li Tanck
Seward W. Ropkins
Jack Robbins
America
Chine Sea
Hawaii
Mangni
Trinity Cemetery
Graviscourts
Porter
Winira
Pleasant Porter
Marshal Bennett
Rock Island
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