Impossible Love Tests a Woman’s Career and Courtship
A 1905 dialogue-centred scene follows Wilton’s insistence that Jane marry him despite her love for independence. She resists, arguing career and travel call her, while Wilton pushes the idea that passion must grow beyond friendship. The exchange ends with Jane prioritizing Europe and illustration over marriage and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Wilton
Willon
Switzerland
Europe
Wilson
Parting Roses and a Widow in Chicago
Jane leaves Chicago aboard the Twentieth Century Limited after a farewell gift of sunrise roses from Wilton Ellis. In New York she keeps up with news and favors, while Chicago circles gossip about the Widow Oagie, a vivacious widow drawing attention at society events. Jane, returning to the city, encounters Mrs. Oagie and her growing influence on local social life.
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Wilton
Jane
Wilton Jane
Twentieth Century Limited
New York
Chicago
Wilton Ellis
Ongle
Oagie
Philippines
Jack Gwinn
Cupid
Dan Shelley
Paris
Mrs. Dan
Mrs. Oagie
Parting Roses and a Widow's Departure
Guests prepare to leave as Mrs Oagle is bid farewell with a piano song. Jane and Wilton share a charged glance amid a recited message of love marked by a rose and a violin of emotions. Sunrise roses arrive next morning, hinting at lingering affection and a quiet tie to Mrs Oagle's passing.
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Mrs. Oagle
Jane
Wilton
Mrs. Oogie
Barrooms in the Big Hotels Lose Shine to Boudoir Buffets
A historical note on Broadway hotels like the St Nicholas and Hoffman House losing famed barrooms to boudoir buffets. The rise of table service, foreign waiters, and tips halves drink prices, pushing barkeeps out. The era of grand hotel barrooms fades as modern layouts replace the old elegance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
St. Nicholas
New York
Metropolitan
Morton House
Union Square
Coleman
Hoffman House
Edward S. Stokes
Continents
Co operation of English Farmers Promotes Aid and Cheap Freight
The Agricultural Organization Society started four years ago as a national network now with 113 branches across 33 counties and 6500 members up from 4500 in 1904. It cuts freight costs for small shippers by pooling farm products in wholesale quantities and centralizing purchases, raising efficiency and potentially lifting British agriculture from its decline.
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Agricultural Organization Society
England
Lullaby Theme in Chicago Chronicle Verse
Poetic verse from the Chicago Chronicle invites a sleep journey as death and life intertwine. Refrains urge soothing arms and earth as a resting place, with imagery of dreams and sorrow under sorrowful skies.
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Tallaby
Chicago Chronicle
British Princess of Roumania Visits Isle of Wight
The crown princess, eldest daughter of the late Duke of Saxe Coburg and Duke of Edinburgh, stays with her children on the Isle of Wight. She is described as beautiful, musical, and artistic, with a celebrated violinist father and the nickname Missy from girlhood.
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Roumania
Isle of
Wleht
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg
Duke of Edinburgh
Ming Edward
Missy
Fraudulent naturalization scandal in Chicago probes officials
Chicago investigation into naturalization fraud targets politicians and immigration agents. An undercover probe by the state's attorney's office links several employment agencies on Clark and West Madison streets to illegal voters and suggests ringleaders behind the fraud may face indictment. The inquiry has been kept secret to avoid tipping off suspects.
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Chicago
United States
Liste
Henry
Olson
Morrison
Healy
J. W. Burst
Bureau of Immigration
Clark Street
West Madison Street
Rockefeller Routes A Saloon Steadfast Owner Clings
In North Tarrytown G G Melin runs a small saloon on the Rockefeller estate boundary. After twenty one years he plans to sell, saying loneliness and personal losses push him away. He notes Rockefeller had long tried to force him out but Melin stays defiant.
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New York
G. G. Melin
North Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Mr. Rockefeller
Merlin
Rockefeller
Call for General Uprising in Tiflis Proclaimed
The revolutionary party in Tiflis issued a proclamation calling for a general uprising. The Elizabethpol governor telegraphed for more troops amid rioter threats. A deputation from Elizabethpol urged Gen Shirinkin to curb bloodshed. Reinforcements have been ordered to Baku.
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Revolutionary Party
Tiflis
Elizabethpol
Elizabethnol
Shirinkin
Baku
Doctor Stricken With Appendicitis At Medical Meet
Dr Clarence Garstine collapsed during a Calhoun Medical Society meeting in Battle Creek Michigan while preparing a paper on appendicitis. He was rushed to a local hospital where he underwent an appendectomy and was admitted for treatment.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Clarence Garstine
Calhoun Medical Society
Garstine
Whisky Brings Death in Opal Sheep Camp Incident
In Butte Montana on September 15 a patient report cites fatal and near fatal outcomes after nine bottles of patent medicine were used as whisky in a sheep camp near Opal. Clint Armstrong died in the incident with another man dying and four others affected.
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Butte
Mont
Opal
Clint Armstrong
St Pauls Episco pal church invites Bishop Jagger as secretary
Calle Pastor to Boston reports St Pauls Episcopal church extends a call to Rt. Rev. Thomas A. Jagger former bishop of Southern Ohio to serve as secretary in Boston on September 15.
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Boston
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Thomas A. Jagger
Southern
Ohio
Stork Reported Soon Visiting the Czaring Court
In St. Petersburg on September 16 the press reported a stork is expected to pay a visit to the Czaring court. The note reflects amusement at royal interest and local curiosity about the bird’s rumored arrival.
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St. Petersburg
Tumors Conquered Without Operations by Lydia E Pinkham
A period piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for uterine tumors with letters from Mrs Fox and Miss Adams. It quotes women reporting tumor relief without surgery and urges readers to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkhham
Lydia BK
Pinkhaim
Lydia B. Pinkham
Fannie D. Tex
Chestnut St
Bradford
Mre
Pinkham
Monthifea
Lydia
Pinteham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Thad
Ner7 Eng
Lydia E. Pinkhaw
Luella Adams
Colonnade Hotel
Seattle
Wash
Lydia E. Pinkham
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