Gambling Evil in New York and the Rosenthal murder
The Rosenthal case exposed pervasive city gambling and police tolerance, fueling reforms and public alarm. It recalls Becker's arrest, Whitman investigations, and notorious NY gambling houses from 33 West Thirty-third to Barclay Street, with a history of raids, graft, and big money in vice.
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Herman Rosenthal
Police Department
New York City
New York
Rosenthal
Canfield
Saratoga Place
Rosenthea
West Fortythird Street
Essassius
Charles 8
Whitman
Mosenthal
Charles Becker
Becker
Houselde
William J. Gaynor
Rhinelander Walde Pot
Merker Lan Guished
Forve
Amaller Fry
Bewker
Beckers Gulil
Keoeruthal
Leeuw Toade
West Thirty-third Street
Gottfried Gottlieb Walbaum
Frank Farrell
Davy Johnson
John Daly
Twentyninth Street
Fifty Seventh Street
Lou Betts
West Thirty-fourth Street
West Forty-fourth Street
Joe Ullman
West Forty-sixth Street
Thirty-first Street
Briggs Perry
al Smith
Pat Sheedy
Riley Grannan
Riley
Smith
Sheed
Mysterious Signals at Guarded Gambling House
An undercover alert describes a guarded gambling den with a lookout watching entrances. A concealed electric button, whistle, door taps, and a bell trigger a warning system. If danger passes, a wicket opens and a cautious face peers out to admit a caller.
Antarctica and North Pole land claims tied to gold prospects
The article argues territory at the poles hinges on discovery and occupation. It notes the south pole continent could support settlement if gold exists, citing the Antarctic range as a continuation of the Andes. It contrasts hardships with the potential for cities, refining hope into ownership where value appears.
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North Pole
Peary
South Pole
New York
Antarctic
Tierra del Fuego
Amundsen
Yukon
English Women’s Trade Union League Founder Paterson
Mrs Paterson founded the Women's Trade Union League in England in 1874. The league now lists about 200000 members, with textile industries providing the majority of the membership.
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Women's Trade Union League
Paterson
England
Free hitting and pitching shine in early baseball notes
The piece highlights pitcher Demaree of Mobile aiming for the Giants, strong hitting by the Mayers, and Rob Groom’s dominance over strong sluggers. It notes Roy Chapman’s swift ascent from high school to major leagues, and Tudor Gardiner’s return from injury as Harvard braces for a record season.
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Demaree
Mobile
Giants
Mayers
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Roy Chapman
Cleveland
Toledo
Carrion Crows in London Gardens and Old Nest Sites
The Westminster Gazette notes carrion crows still roost near Gray's Inn and near St Pancras church with towers used as a flight school for young crows. A pair formerly nested at Tavistock Square, possibly now in Gray's Inn gardens, while a separate observation recalls piracy in ancient Greece and Rome.
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London
Gray's Inn
St. Pancras Church
Tavistock Square
E. T. Cook
Gray's Inn Gardens
Westminster Gazette
Weekly Illustrated Humor Jokes and Humorous Sayings Collected
A compact humor snapshot cites a Chicago politician hiring a cousin as smoke inspector and delivering a comical report, then contrasts a humorous nursery rhyme about a weighing baby with a Detroit Free Press couplet on affection. It closes with a tailor quip about how appearance can ruin a suit.
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Chicago
Kansas City Journal
Discouraged Woman Avoids Politics Over Household Faults
A distressed woman in Washington questions taking an active political role. She fears increased blame on her if things fail, preferring to avoid invoking her husband’s critique and conflict in public life.
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Washington Star
Unreadable personal note about marriage and widow
Fragmentary message describes a marriage to a town widow and mentions a Browne gag. The text is unclear and missing verifiable facts or entities.
Candid Avenal Report Confused On Tabling Trip
Avenal speaks with puzzled style about a tabling trip, describing attempts to catch a Gab and a trip to Cine. The remarks show unclear aims and stray phrases as he explains events.
The Cost of a Dye
A humorous item questions hair dye risks with a punch line about a man who, after dyeing his hair, discovers he is married to a widow with many children. The brief anecdote relies on a mistaken assumption and social norms of the era.
Too Late Dyed, Sir Customer
A brief dialogue recounts a baldheaded customer noting a dye job ended about ten years ago.
Biased Enthusiasm Says Campaigner Sees Personal Gain
A Washington Star quote records a candid campaigner defending biased vigor in backing a candidate. He argues loss of a good job opportunity if the opponent wins demonstrates conviction and self interest.
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Met
Washington Star
The Day of the Suffragette Washington Star fragment
Read as a fragment from the Washington Star listing dialogue around suffrage rhetoric. The lines quoted imply questioning delegates about instruction and dependence on a wife, reflecting a political crowd scene during the suffrage debate.
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Washington Star
Look at Him Bilmke-Chesty Praises Boy
The speaker notes that Bie boy is wonderfully smart while Cheaty should know better to build any expert ene. The exchange recalls Chesty's father making a similar remark about bia.
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Bilmke
Chesty
Bia
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William Travers Jerome
Gatesey
Ce Ia
Hyuer
Gaynor
Dougherty
Parade Pictures
American Press Association
Rhinelander Waldo
Charles S. Whitman
George G. Dougherty
York Police
Iles Becker
Rob Groom
Senators
Groom
Sam Crawford
Eddie Collins
Ping Bodie
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harvard
Tudor Gardiner
Gardiner
Princeton
Haughton
Proto
Greece
Rome
Weekly Illustrated Humor
Detroit Free Press
Josiah
Browne
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