Infernal machine prank ends in mock wedding twist
In a tale from Stam Wood a mysterious package addressed to Grace Stanwood arrives. The butler delivers it and the box appears to contain a ticking infernal device. Bob Otis, once rejected, exposes the plan to clear his name, and Grace’s fiancé Lord Tallywag flees. Grace and Bob then marry, with Bob confessing the stunt after the wedding.
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Stam Wood Howe
Grace Stanwood
Stanwoods
Edward ‘Tallyway
London
Awell
Misa Stanwood
Bob Otis
Indy
Tally
Bol
Lord Tallywag
Lord Tal
Mrs. Stanwood
Mrs. Stam
Miss Stanwood
Grace
Mr. Otis
Lord Tallyway
Amer
Stan‘wood
Bob
Sid Bob
Mise Stanwood
Florence Norton
Hypnosis theory rises in Hazel death case across Troy
Mrs. John Drew alleges her daughter Hazel was hypnotized and abducted by two wealthy men before a murder near Teal pond. Dist-Atty O Brien leads Troy county search with Huffey and wife accounts corroborating a carriage scene on July 7 as inquest resumes in Troy courthouse.
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Hozel
John Drew
Theratras
Drew
Tam
Ta- Lorton
Wayhe
Hazel
Court House
Woodruff to Meet Roosevelt Over New York Politics
Oyster Bay July 29 The announcement says Timothy L Woodruff chairman of the New York state Republican committee asked for an appointment with President Roosevelt and the president designated Wednesday for the conference The talks are seen as focusing on New York politics including Gov Hughes tentative renomination and when Woodruff might travel to Washington if not today then a later date
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Oyster Bay
N.Y
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York State Republican Committee
Roosevelt
New York State
Hughes
Mr. Woodruff
Torpedo Flotilla Reaches Newport in Naval Maneuvers
Newport, KR July 2 The third torpedo flotilla comprising the Stringham Barney Tingey De Long and Thornton arrived at the torpedo station yesterday to take part in forthcoming naval militia maneuvers. The submarine Plonger sailed yesterday for New Bedford Massachusetts.
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Barney
Tingey
DeLong
Thornton
Newport
Hotilla
Plonger
New Hedford
Mass
Bryan Returns to His Fairview Home in Linen Nebraska
William J. Bryan arrived in Linen Neb July 2 and went to his Fairview residence. He expressed satisfaction with the selections of the entr-committer of the rational committee and was greatly gratified by the reception he received in view of Nebraska.
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William J. Bryan
Fairview
Omahawan
Bryan
Rational Committee
Tiewa
Nebreska
Experimenting on a Tramp Reveals Humility Ambition
A 1908 tale reprints a widow’s odd experiment with a tramp. She binds him, feeds him, then teases out humility and later ambition, feeding him bread and water, forcing work, and testing his reactions as he endures a series of tasks around the farm before a final payment.
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T. C. McChorn
Gregg
Abe
Har Farm
Marm
Usu
Matm
M. Quad
Portuguese Plot Foiled In Canton Hongkong Uprising
A fragile uprising planned for the anniversary of a failed July revolt was reportedly foiled. Chinese forces suffered casualties in a typhoon and steamer incidents while authorities announce widespread arrests of military officers and officials. The government pledges tight security and bans any revolutionary activities.
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Lishen
Franco
Senor Mayro
Mindeipad
Mario Popular
Typhoon Sinks Steamers and Destroys Hongkong Parks
A two hour typhoon wrecked the Hongkong public gardens and left debris blocking streets. Steamers Sehuylkill Portia Powhattan Lei Sang Charles Mardenin and torpedo boat Whiting were driven ashore or foundered with many casualties. Canton reports the Ying King sank on local passenger service with about 300 Chinese lives lost and only 11 rescued.
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Hongkong
Sehuylkill
Portia
Powhattan
Lei Sang
Charles Mardenin
Whiting
Canton
Last Day at Quebec for Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales spent his final day in Quebec visiting Victoria Park to plant a tree at a crowd event, attending a Spencer Wood garden party with Vice-President Fairbanks among officials, and hosting a farewell dinner aboard the battleship Exmouth before sailing with Indomitable. Additional foreign ships were set to depart today.
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Quebec
Prince of Wake
Victoria Park
Spencer Wood
Fairbanks
Exmouth
Indomitable
Rejoicing Ends as Turkish Officials Targeted
Constantinople July 29 The first celebrations over the new sultanate constitution fade as public opinion calls for a cleanup of officials tied to oil abuses. The sultan reportedly trembled at Thursday’s conference when the decision to grant the constitution was made. The Young Turks in Constantinople yesterday forced several officials to swear support under threats.
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Turkey
Birh
Banker Surrenders in Auto After Embezzlement Warrants
Cleveland May 29 Kenny Wy Gaxell, sought for embezzling £32000 from the Farmers and Merchants Bank, drove to police headquarters in an auto and surrendered. He was promptly released on bail after arriving around midnight. Gaxell made no statement about his whereabouts since the warrant issued Friday night. He sat quietly during bail arrangements.
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Cleveland
Kenny Wy Gaxell
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Gigat
Iazell
Carnegies In Crash Near Stiltemste
Inverness Scotland July 29 Andrew Carnegie and family in a touring car collided with another vehicle near Stiltemste. All three were severely shocked but continued their tour. The car suffered only minor damage as a result of the collision.
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Séstland
Andrew Carnegie
Mie
Carnegie
Stiltemstte
Inet
Jingles and Jests Across the Paper Panels
A collage of humorous snippets and cartoon captions from various papers. The jokes poke light fun at drafts, weddings, public figures, and daily life, with quips about dogs, bosses, mosquito treatment, and political voting, capturing a late 19th or early 20th century humor tone.
Trombone Lesson Sparks Confusion in Bavarian Biergarten
A muddled man seeks musical insight from a trombone player in a Trinkfestbiergarten. The dialogue twists through clefs, positions, and horn transpositions, ending with humorous misreadings of notes and instruments.
Music Theory Conversation Ends With Accordion Plan
A Washington Post snippet shows Biggs and a musician debating musical transposition in orchestral parts then Biggs jokes about making his will and buying an accordion. The talk explores why instruments read in different clefs and how sharps shift with key signatures.
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Biggs
Bigga
Weshington Post
The Unwelcome Mrs Hatcb Revival and Starred Casts
Things Theatrical revives The Unwelcome Mrs Hatcb in Buffalo with a stock company. Amelia Stone to star in a new musical next season with John P. Slocum Herbert Kelcey and Efe Shasnow performing Taps in San Francisco. Rupert Hughes comedy All For a Girl to star Douglas Fairbanks. Frederick Lewis engaged for Henry Miller company. Geraldine Farrar to sing about forty performances annually for five years at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
California Federation Backs School Suffrage Effort
The California State Federation of Women's Clubs endorses securing school suffrage for women in the state. It notes twenty five high school principals in Kansas are women, praised for excellence. Portland Maine reports women holding several city roles including school board members, board of overseers, a woman police officer who is also an agent for child protection, an assistant city clerk, and a woman city librarian.
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California State Federation of Women's Clubs
Tve
Kansas
Portland
Oversests
State Board of Protection For Children
Wormin
State Lines and Farm Growth Across States
State lines show eighty three Michigan counties with fifty eight nominating direct votes. The text notes more cultivated farms support prosperous families in Minnesota now than fifty years ago in Texas onion crop profits and Bermuda seed purchases influencing onion markets.
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Michigan
Nesota
Texas
Bermuda
Same Old Story in New Nonsense Dialect
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled dialogue with names and places unclear. It mentions Miss and Chelles and a Brookway Magazine tag but lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to form a clear news item. The readable bits suggest a literary or column fragment rather than a reportable event.
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