Beatricia Comes Home to Pietro in Little Italy
Pietro, an Italian plaster artist in Chicago's Little Italy, endures a year of longing for Beatricia, imagining her across the ocean. A vision spurs him to return, where a joyous reunion unfolds as neighbors reveal Beatricia waiting at his door.
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Pietro
Beethoven
Fifth Avenue
Elysian Fields
Beatricia
Tiber
Gether
Milo
Mercury
Italy
Pietro Gonzales
Rome
Gonzales the Elder
Vatican
America
New World
Beatric
Marcello
Valentino
Beatricila
Alwaya
Chicago
The Phonograph Record That Wrecked a Marriage
George Hilton brings a bundle to the club and is mocked for a phonographic record. After conspirators deface the record with a doctored song about Georgie’s drinking, Hilton unwittingly returns it to his wife who plays it at home. The performance ends with a fatal emotional blow.
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John Stroply
Georgie
Fred Atkinson
George Hilton
Josh
Hilton
Georgie Hilton
Gaddis
Providence
Atkinson
Stroply
Clarence
Unwelcome Friendship in Train Car Fracas
An irate passenger declares support for the Boers in a train car, while a quieter companion expresses sympathy for the Boers if the outspoken passenger remains aligned with them. The exchange unfolds in a confined seating area, highlighting tension over loyalties.
Wheels Prove Endurance of Pennsylvanian Car Parts
In Pennsylvania manufactured car wheels are typically used 4000 miles on passenger coaches before transfer to freight cars. A 42 inch wheel in service has surpassed 700000 miles while a 36 inch wheel has completed about 600000 miles.
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Kansas
India
North Pole
Midzusawa
Japan
Carloforte
Sardinia
Gaithersburg
Maryland
Ukiah
California
Pennsylvania
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Water Palace
Kansas City
Paris
Bon Marche
Louvre
Samaritaine
James J. Corbett
New York City
Corbett
Senator Clark
Mat Quay
International Commercial Congress
Philadelphia
W. C. Barker
Metcalf
Woman’s College
Baltimore
Beatriga
Tom Gaddis
Edward
Phonographic Companies
Chicago Tribune
Indianapolis
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