The Pirate Captain Kidd Claims Doctor Hedges’ Daughter
In the chapter scene Ralph Denham and crew plan to reach shore as Captain Fox hauls treasure from the Sea Hawk. Don the cabin boy signals danger and aids escape while Captain Kidd seizes Lea Condit and Ellen, driving Doctor Hedges into a boat in terror. Fox proclaims Kidd owns the daughter.
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Yrerenhi
Ralph Denham
Captain Fox
Captain Denham
Don
Denham
Sea Hawk
Fox
Lea
Ellen
Frenauld
Doctor Hedges
Ellen Condit
Captain Kidd
Frenaulil
Wanderer Incident Stirs Sag Harbor Society
The town of Sag Harbor erupts in tension as Captain Fox dispatches the signal gun and the ship Wanderer circles the harbor. Villagers described as the flower of the community fear abduction as a coach and four arrives at the inn escorted by horsemen amid anxious gatherings.
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Sag Harbor
Captain Fox
Wanderer
Fox
Wanderer saga and Montauk alliance unfold at sea
In a tense coast town scene the Countess seeks Captain Ralph Denham as Antilla leads 217 Montauk warriors aboard the Sea Hawk for a bold shore assault. Meanwhile Lieutenant Hedges plans a close quarters engagement to recapture the Wanderer from Fox and his pirate crew.
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Acateus
Paliton
Pal
Colonel Graham
Ralph Denham
New York
Dinah
Montauks
Antilla
Lieutenant Hedges
Valentine Dayton
Sea Hawk
Wanderer
Fox
Hedges
Valentine
Mr. Henges
Dayton
Mr. Hedges
Denham
Lieut. Hedges
Mr. Dayton
Uncas
Lieut
Lieutenant Hedge
Ellen
Lad
Presence of Mind and a Silk Umbrella
During a heavy shower a man brings an ivory handled umbrella to a club. A rival watches, asks to inspect it, and learns it was stolen by a burglar and left at his house. The owner had his name scratched off the handle, and the scene ends with him shifting focus.
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Marx
Sin
Paul
Grace
Earth
Perilous Disappearances and Earthquakes Strike U S Navy Vessels
A historical survey recalls sloop of war Albany vanished near Bombay in 1785 with 210 aboard, and Levant disappeared in Pacific waters two years later. It recounts the Monongahela wreck in 1867 and the Wateree quake of 1868 off Arica Peru, where the flat bottom saved crew and the ship ended as a hospital ship before being broken up.
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Abe
Victoria
Samoa
Albany
Bombay
India
Philadelphia Times
Levant
Pacific
United States
Santa Cruz
Navy
Ariva
Peru
Fredonia
Wateree
Andes
Chanacilia
Chile
Peruvian
Popular songs and the rise of catchy but weak music
The Minneapolis Commercial notes the surge of popular songs that spread across the nation though rarely possessing melody or sentiment. It cites examples like Annie Rooney and After the Ball, criticizes the weak lyrics and mediocre verses, and muses that mass taste favors commonplace tunes over genuine artistry.
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Annie Rooney
McGinty
Harrison
Minneapolis
The Mystery of the Whistling Tree at Littsburgh
A large maple in East End allegedly whispered for years, fueling murder rumors. Lawyer Maxwell, owner of the area, cut down the tree to end the mystery and its superstitions.
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Littsburgh
East End
Maxwell
Whispering Water Causes Tiny Spook to Rest
Ghostly murmurs trace to a leaking tree root and hollow streaks feeding a steady water flow. The damp disturbance and whispering noise settle as the small voiced spook is laid to rest.
Artemus Ward Jokes Mark Twain With Mock Definition
In a dinner at the International Hotel Artemus Ward performs a rigmarole of nonsense about genius provoking Mark Twain to admit his confusion. Ward then promises to write the definition, sparking laughter as the room realizes they are in on the joke.
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Paris
Seine
Charonne- Menilmontant
Belleville
la Villette
la Chapelle
Clignancourt
Montmartre
Les Epinettes
Batignolles
Rue Marcadet
Rue de Belleville
Rue Oberkampf
Chaussee Clignancourt
Avenue de la Republique
Boulevarde de la Chabelle
Boulevarde de Belleville
Ilaussmanne
Artemus
International Hotel
Ward
Mark Twain
Mark
Ward Family Feud and Lofty Letters Over Birth of His Son
The eminent theologian Dr William George Ward resented the flood of congratulatory notes on his first son describing it as absurd. The piece recalls the Ward family habit of not speaking after disputes and recounts a comical exchange between Ward and his estranged brother Henry after a theater meeting.
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William George Ward
Oxford
Ward
Dr. Ward
Sir Henry Ward
Ceylon
England
Henry
Haymarket
Henry Ward
William
Wash Day and Nervous Ailments Across Cultures
A colonial era miscellany notes a German Emperor Joseph II visiting Switzerland in 1777 incognito and sharing a dinner mishap with a cantonal inn woman. It also surveys nervous ailments among Indians, arguing social changes can trigger epilepsy across civilizations, citing Iroquois and Sibaritic tribes observed by Jesuit missions.
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Germany
Republic of
Switzerland
Joseph II
Austria
Veter the Great
Russia
Holland
Joseph
Canton
Solothurn
Nosse
Georgia Medical College
London
Proverbial maxims on virtue faith and temptation
A string of moral aphorisms admonish against pride self control and trust in God. The collection asserts that true leadership begins with self mastery and that temptation, worry, and deceit distract from righteous living, urging patience, gratitude, and honest deeds.
Mystery Pittsburgh healer uses diagnosing watch
An elderly Pittsburgh woman known as Mrs. Schwartz claims a self made diagnosing watch can detect disease through wrist veins. The device supposedly responds to each vein with distress signals and she treats illnesses with her own lotions and promises recovery in days.
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Pittsburgh
Tobacco Firms Use Oils and Drugs to Flavor Cigarettes
The article explains cigarette making relies on a base tobacco blend, artificial flavoring with oils such as rose and vanilla, and sprayed drug solutions. It asserts opium valerian and cannabis indica are widely used and that each brand creates a distinct habit, per the Troy Times.
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Wmanufacurer
Troy Times
Traveller recalls deaf mute hammering thumb in misery
The speaker describes a traveler recounting a brutal moment in which a deaf mute strikes his thumb with a hammer, causing horror at the inability to utter curses. The detail emphasizes pain and helplessness in a mute person.
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D. C
New York City
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7Th Ave
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Rock-City
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Weise
Weura
Hotmas L. Wisner
Justice of the Peace
Williamson's
Gixbey’s
Joseph Burns
Keystone
Ind
John O'Brien
Attorney AT Law
Williamson
Wetaky Public
J. K. Rinehart
C. J. Marelt
Hale & Markley
Geteries Public
J.P. Bale
Sagal
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Erooms 1
Hale Block
Wo & Simmons
Wells County Bank
Thomas Sturgis
Dewtist Bluffion
Arnold
Dr. J. Shoemaker
Harry Deam
Cc. Miller
Cleveland, & Buffalo Transit Co
C. & B. Line
Cleveland
Buffalo
Carly
Great Lakes
Anéay
Aia
T. Fnewman
H.R. Rogers
Deam
Monroeh
Improved Gold Bare Co
Samen
Epo
Ohio
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City & & Clover Lear
Jenking
Gensrel Pessenger
Toledo
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Niwa
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Canada
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Cincinnati
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New Castle
Ville
Louisville
Rushville
Ft. W.C. & L. Railroad
H.C .Parker
C.F. Daly
Tramic
Indianapolis
Humphre Reys
Willen
W. L. Douglas
G. F. McFabren
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Mrs. van Smith
Mr. van
Mr. van Smith
van Smith Consolidated Cheese Company
van Smith
van Smith Consol
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Mr van Smith
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Artemus Ward
Henry Wanp
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