The Waiter Girls Across Europe and a Stabbed Incident
A tour through waiter girl culture from Orsova near Belgrade to Berlin Paris and London notes Turkish, Belgian and Spanish waitresses. It details their looks roles and social reception and recalls a violent incident where a red dressed waiter girl stabbed a gentleman in a rural Andalusian wine shop.
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Turkey
Lower Danube
Belgrade
Hungary
Roumania
Servia
Orsov
Hellig
Globe-Democrat
Buda- Pesth
Germany
Berlin
Xin
Exposition
Spain
Andalusia
Fonda
Manzanilla
Our Lady of the Girdle
Huelva
Palos
Columbus
America
Playing in the Garret Delights City Children
A narrator recalls a childhood garret's simple joys. Rain on the roof, a swing from sloping beams, a friendly chimney, and trunks of old magazines and garments sparked endless play. The piece contrasts garret freedom with city life and questions what in the big city can replace such space.
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Garret
Express Car Ghost Parrot Alarm Atop Coffins
An express agent on the Topeka to Manhattan route at night heard a voice from a coffin and feared a haunting. After alarms and door checks, the crew opened coffins and found the talking voice coming from a parrot hidden among express goods.
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Topeka
Smith Center
Topeka State Journal
Manhattan
Express
Women diplomats and American wives abroad at royal courts
American minister wives and daughters abroad receive high favor at foreign courts. Mrs Bayard, Mrs Eustis, Miss Washburn, Mrs Runyon, and others travel in royal circles, with weddings and court receptions noted. The piece highlights decorous conduct, fashion, and the enduring return home with pride in American identity.
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Bayard
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Victoria Regina
Mrs. Bayard
Eustis
Paris
Theodore Runyon
W. W. Thomas
Sweden
Oscar
Thomas
Ewing
Belgium
Ruth Baker
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Salvador
Minnesota
Miss Baker
New York
Pennsylvania
Runyon
Levi P. Fuller
Vermont
Bartlett Tripp
Miss Washburn
Elizabeth of
Austria
Rudolph
South Dakota
Great Railroads Millage Total Distances Listed
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe operates 7125 miles. Southern Pacific 6500 miles. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul 6083 miles. Louisville Nashville 4700 miles. Northern Pacific 4400 miles. Chicago Northwestern 4300 miles. Chicago Rock Island Pacific 3500 miles. Illinois Central 2900 miles. Pennsylvania 2500 miles. New York Central Hudson River 2100 miles. Baltimore Ohio 1000 miles.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Louisville & Nashville
Northern Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Hudson River
Baltimore & Ohio
Japanese Move Toward Pekin Amid War Tactics
Suanenar Sept 28 reports Japanese soldiers rushing to Hiroshima with transports. The Japan Gazette estimates 50 000 men will be embarked or ready to embark in ten days. A Pekin strike is feared though risky, as retreat could prove difficult if Pekin is reached.
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Corea
Japan
Fatal fight at country dance near Sequoya
Fort Smith Ark Sept 29. A meager report described a fatal fight at a country dance fifteen miles from Sequoya. Three men Harris Fal coner and Rberge were said killed. Subsequently two more bodies Moss the whisky peddler and Wilson were found under a house. They may have been slain to prevent revealing a plot against the three men. Several wounded are believed hidden by friends. The sheriff refuses to go and no arrests have been made.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Sequoya
Harris, Falconer
Rberge
Moss
Wilson
Fort Ssrra
Harris
Falcomer
Bangs
Polygamists Granted Pardon by President Cleveland
President Cleveland issues a general amnesty proclamation through the State Department pardoning all persons convicted of polygamy under Mormon teachings. The proclamation dated September 29 sits as a landmark in 1880s policy.
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Cleveland
Washington
Department of State
Mormon Church
Johnson halves mile record with flying start
Watt Ham Massachusetts September 29. John H Johnson of Syracuse shaved two seconds from Bliss's world mile mark with a flying start paced ride, finishing in 1 minute 50 seconds 3 fifths.
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Watt Ham
Mass
John 8. Johnson
Syracuse
Bliss
Home for Miners Scheme Debuts at Murphysboro Reunion
At the Murphysboro miners reunion, projectors unveiled plans for a vast Illinois miners home to combine a residence for the aged a hospital and an orphan asylum. With 35000 state miners paying 50 cents monthly for three months then 25 cents for nine months the fund tops $130000, plus expected contributions from coal operators and the public. Ground will be broken next spring.
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Murrayspoke
Illinois
Killing at Sequoya Ark Sparks Sheriff Silence
At Sequoya Arkansas a dance fight ended in multiple deaths. Harris Falcomer and Bangs died outside the house and Moss the whisky peddler plus Wilson were found dead nearby. The sheriff refuses action and deputies report no arrests.
Debs Case Nearing End In Woods Court
In Cuicano on September 29 the Debs case arguments are nearly complete Judge Woods had signaled a day or two earlier that final pleadings would occur The government's Rosenthal spoke until 10 am Gregory defended the defendants Then John S Miller addressed two hours for the Atchison raid Today W W Irwin will close for the defendants and in the afternoon Mr Walker will close for the government.
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Woods
Cuicano
Debs
Judge Woods
Mr. Rosenthal
Gregory
John
Miller
Atchison
W. W. Erwin
Mr. Walker
Everhardt Abbott Fight Declared Draw After Twenty Fifth Round
In New Orleans the Jack Everhardt Stanton Abbott bout at Olympic club ended in a draw after twenty five rounds. Everhardt, favored by locals, showed strength and attack while Abbott showcased superior skill at moments, though Everhardt’s wild style drained his energy.
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New Ornegans
Jack Everhardt
Stanton Abbott
Olympic Club
Everhardt
Abbott
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Danube
London
House of Lords
Antwerp
Windsor Castle
Ethel Washburn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Atlantic Avenue Railway
Twenty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
United States Mail
Pekin
Johnson
Big Scheme
Murphysboro
Sequoya, Ark
Sheriff Re
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