Late Arrival Edgar H. 8 and a Quarrel on the Quiet Lake
In a sunlit afternoon on the lake Barbara and I discuss a rumored quarrel with Aunt Alfeta. A tense exchange over propriety unfolds as we row toward distant shore, the mood alternating between irony and restraint while a calm water scene hides only hints of deeper disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cormirs
Campehiemstvey
Piers
Sedan Gerling Xenat
Barbara Ee
Piia
Barbara
Sentensagen
Hartera
Alaria
Alfeta
Abe
Rhara
Harbarn
Chester
Neliont
The Men Who Made Millions in Harriman's Great Coup
A fragment from a historical column recounts social clashes and witty exchanges among elites. Dialogues reveal tensions, etiquette, and shifting power as figures debate humor, respectability, and influence, with references to Lady Alicia and Barbara shaping the social frame.
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E. H. Harriman
Remarkable Tim Eats Glass in Kennewick Legend
Irish Tim, a 6 foot 6 inch strongman of Kennewick, claims to have eaten over 300 pounds of glass since boyhood. He describes consuming glass tumblers and pegs as a test of appetite, aided by bartenders who supply drinks in exchange for his performance.
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Kennewick
Wise
Tim
Jim Jeffries
Businean
Raucer
la Mall
Ireland
Hermann Legerdemain
Old Country
Atuk
Tanattine
al House
M. J. Hendrix
Atlanta
Atelanta Epurit
Bryan to See Daughters Play at Union Square Theater
William J. Bryan plans to attend a play written by his daughter Ruth Bryan Leavitt titled Mrs. H. Holmes Detective to be staged this week at Keiths Proctors Union Square theater by Maud Turner Gordon and company. Bryan expects to arrive in New York and be on hand Friday evening to view the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William J. Bryan
Ruth Bryan- Leavitt
Rain of votes and weather mix in election talk
An odd, fragmented note blends references to raining votes with garbled weather lines and political anecdotes. It mentions ballots early and throughout the day, forecasts continued warm and scattered thunderstorms, and a resumed event at Salt River as timing and outcomes drift in a hazy, satirical tone.
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Lon
Salt River
Negro passenger fined for defiance of Texas coach law
W Ellis a Negro colonization promoter and New York capitalist, famed for ties to King Menelik, traveled in a Pullman car through Texas on a Mexico to New York trip. Rail officials urged removal to the Black coach, but he refused to abandon the day coach, risking penalties under the separate coach law.
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Austin
Texas
W. Ellis
Negro Colonization
Moter
New York
King Menelik
Abyssinia
Mexico
Deaths and Funerals Highlights from The Georgian
Deaths and funerals noted include Nolan C. Thrower of Orleans Street with private burial at Oakland. John A. Harrison of Woodward Avenue who died of tuberculosis and to be buried in Lawrenceville, Ga. Emma Mabry died at her residence, with services in Roswell, Ga. Mrs. J. M. Coppe of Anniston, Ala, died after typhoid fever with funeral planned. John Awtrey Jr., son of John and Mrs. Awtrey, died after typhoid fever with services in Marietta. Jacob D. Bloom 45 died in Phoenix hospital with interment in a local cemetery. Emelie Green died at 11 am at 455 South Pryor Street with funeral plans undisclosed. Additional notes recount peculiar local anecdotes about M. J. Hendrix and a glass-eating incident, with physicians noting danger of ingesting glass and claims of a trial stomach.
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John A. Harrison
Woodward Avenue
Lawrenceville
John Awtrey
Marietta
John. Awtrey
Emelie Green
Emelie Gi
Thomas E. Green
South Pryor Street
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Edgar H. 8
Darhara
Barth
Barbera
Mern
Sean
Mr. J Teabeth
Ce Ot
Oon
Lee
Panunal
Rharn
Harhara
Lmcey
Alicia
Chill
Rae
Healy
Roi
Reka
Hesketh
Bartura
Lady Alicia Inn
H. Harriman
Southern Pacific
King Edward
Alfred Vanderbilt
Harriman
Fannie Sabrinsky
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Bryan
Paul
Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chi
Theodore Stensland
Jime
BELL
Nolan C. Thrower
Orleans Street
Walker Street Methodist Church
Oakland
Emma Mabry
Berenn Avénue
Roswell, Ga
Montreal
J. M. Coppe
Anniston
Ala
J. M. Copps
al: Valley
Jacob C
Jacob D. Bloom
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