Prisoner and Captives: Tyars and Helen at Brook Street
Claud Tyars squares off with Helen Grace over Oswin Grace and the Arctic voyage plan. The two spar over loyalty and love as Tyars reveals his intent to lead an expedition and bear the burden of blame, while Helen questions his motives and warns of consequences.
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Claud Tyars
London
The
Albany
Glasgow
Peterhead
Te Wanderers
Matthew Mark Easton
Ieas
Zome University
Tyars
Aston
Guy Fawkes
Oswin Grace
Easton
Brook Street
Piccadilly
Salter
John Salter
Saltor
T'yars
Helen Graces
Helen
Oswin
North Pole
Welen
Helen Grace
Ife
Lyarg
Lis
Miss Grace
Mr. Tyars
Miss Winter
Feminine Aitractions and Dolly Yes at Sunday School Fair
A Philadelphia Press fragment reports a church fair using 99 cent kisses as fund-raising while male buyers hesitated, with quips about attracting girls and 90 cent bare gains. The Washington Star note reflects on a trial for a large money theft. The Ovid quote closes as a moral reminder on character.
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Dolly
Harvester Trust Settles Under Arkansas Anti-Trust Action
International Harvester Company and its America unit plead guilty to violating Arkansas anti-trust law by exclusive contracts restricting sales of agricultural implements. They pay $20,000 fines plus estimated $15,000 costs. Attorney General Rogers declares renewed trust prosecutions and future actions.
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Eastern
Cisuse
Arkansas
The
Harvester Company
Texas
Missouri
Offichfigan
International Harvester Company
International Harvester Company of America
Rogers
Chicago
Little Rock
Life
Harvester
Birthday of a Party Celebrated in Philadelphia Jubilee
Republicans marked fifty years since the first national convention in Philadelphia which nominated John C. Fremont and signaled the party’s entry into national affairs. Chicago News notes some Republicans debate whether it marks the party’s birth.
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Philadelphia
Republicana
Chicago News
John C. Fremont
Massacre of Jews During Corpus Christi Procession
An investigative report describes a massacre where soldiers and mobs killed an estimated 100 Jews and 20 Christians, with 150 Jews and 7 Christians wounded. It notes a bomb struck the Corpus Christi procession, origins of the attack remain uncertain, and Jews initially resisted with revolvers and bombs before being overwhelmed.
Agricultural Census C Probes Land and Interior Affairs
The Keep commission on the agricultural census of 1900 affirms bureau figures and now targets Interior Department dealings by order of the President and urged by Secretary Fitcheork. Indictments rise against western lumbermen for land grabs and cattlemen in South Dakota and elsewhere face scrutiny for dummy settlers to claim and reassign land for grazing.
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Keep Commission
Interior Department
Fitcheork
South Dakota
Insurance Firms Deny Earthquake Liability in SF Disaster
Representatives of New York insurers refuse to accept losses as caused directly or indirectly by earthquakes in the San Francisco disaster. San Francisco merchants contend the earthquake clause cannot apply since buildings intact until flames caused the destruction.
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New York
San Francisco
Origins of the Republican Party in the United States
A historical account notes a Jackson Michigan celebration two years earlier marking the first formal States convention with the Republican name. It traces roots to fusion movements in Ripon Wisconsin and Michigan, leading to a national convention in Philadelphia in 1856 which signaled the party's official birth with delegates from Northern states and several border states.
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Jackson
Mich
Ripon
Wis
Michigan
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
United States
Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Diehaware
Mixed signals in Mississippi politics and Senate contrasts
The piece traces John Sharp Williams known as Join Sharp in Mississippi, notes Richard Pettigrew’s socialist bid for the Senate after shifting from Republican to Demo-Populist, and mentions Bob Taylor winning a Senate seat after leading party primaries. It adds quips about Mason Dixon line and playful exchanges among Knox Spooner Alger and Dolliver.
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Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
Sharp
Sharps
Richard I. Pettigrew
South Dakota
United States Senate
Ie Las
Bob Taylor
Tennessee
United States
Mason and Dixon
Ayilen OlmsitmD Wins Court Trade-Maps Case
In Buffalo, the Supreme Court halted a rival sale of an imitation Foot-Case Trade-Maps label. The ruling protects Ap Len 8 Olmsted of Le Roi and associates from fraud and infringement claiming the Hoot base brand and yellow label facsimile. Similar actions are expected against further infringing offerings.
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Ayilen & Olmsitmd
Buffalo
Supreme Corpt
Paul W. Wadson
York City
Alten S. Olmsted
le Roi
Rendre
Henning Ron
Uncle Allen Advice on Opportunity and Responsibility
Unely Alley Sparks counsels a young man to choose between opportunity and responsibility. He emphasizes the seriousness of making steady, wise decisions in life, warning that poor choices can derail promising futures.
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Uncle Allen
Unely Alley Sparks
Positive Cure for Catarrh Promises $100 Reward
Readers learn of a claimed cure for catarrh by internal use of Cutnerh Valley Catarrh Cure, advertised as constitutional treatment. Proponents offer $100 for any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available. Sold by Druggists, price 75 cents. Also note Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Cutnerh
Vally
Tfntl
Nature
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
The Back Fugue and a Pianola Plaster Idea
A London scrap notes a playful exchange about a Back fugue. A friend explains it as his own idea produced by running a porous plaster through a pianola, prompting a discussion of sound and naming.
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London
New Hat Prompted Mrs Snagsby’s Sharp Retort
In a humorous exchange, Mr Snagsby suggests a new hat Maria should wear. Maria quips that it is her old hat, recalling a recent mishap when she blew off her head and was run over by a streetcar, accusing him of meanness.
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Edis
Helen
Running Expenses Put To Horses In Family Quarrel
Mrs Gayboy presses for finances as Mr Gayboy admits the issue is the racehorses weighing on the family budget. The exchange reveals mounting strain over upkeep and racing bets.
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Mrs. Gayboy
Mr. Gayboy
A Good Arrangement
In a stormy night a child Tommie fears thunder and loneliness. His mother reassures him that God is with them and asks him to return to bed. He hesitates, then asks to sleep with his mother and father, seeking comfort in family presence.
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Tommie
Mal
Tommy
Gol
Doctor and nurse endorse Grape-Nuts as nourishing food
A nurse testifies Grape-Nuts aids digestion and can be softened with milk or cream for various patients. She describes a recipe using Sparked Grape-Nuts, egg white, and fruit juice, noting it suits weak stomachs and aiding recovery. Dr. husband also prescribes it, promoting the product from Postum Co. Hibbl e Creek, Mich. There is a reference to The Road to Wellville.
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Huband
Antho
Avello
Postum Co
Creek
Mich
Tial
Wellville
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Bialystok
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
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China
Central Asia
Russia
Poltics
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Spoonar
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Pythias
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Alger
Dolliver
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Spoonur
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