Berlin misadventure ends with reprimand and brass band
In Berlin, De Ville Boggs, formerly of New York, fools Bremen police with a clerical error tale and secures a German reprimand after consular help. The narrator recounts Boggs's antics, a station-brass parade, Berlin hotel misadventures, and a guidebook-induced distraction during their stay in Potsdam and Berlin as they seek better lodgings and experiences with English-speaking staff.
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de Ville Boggs
New York
Bremen
Berlin
Gotham
Potsdam
Bremén
Royal Grenadiers
Bogga
Goose
Sch
Rauch
Die¢c
Widhmann
Kreusberg
Victoria Park
Tivoli Gardens
Boggs
Unter den Linden
Bogge
America
Germany
Belis
Berlin Walk Through Unter den Linden Descriptions
The account describes a Berlin stroll near Brandenburg Gate with soldiers saluting, a droschke, and a striking note on the knee injuries of guards. It portrays Unter den Linden as a broad, aging thoroughfare lined with withered lime trees, central to business and palace areas, with block numbering that confuses distance estimates.
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Bonys
Anti
Gota
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Berlin Impressions and humorous critiques of city life
Charles Lederer notes Berlin’s vast architecture and uniform facades, praising parks and public spaces yet lamenting a lack of private homes and an oppressive social tone. He mocks urban congestion, the overbearing government, and a blunt view of wheelmen, carriages, and pedestrians, contrasting with American norms.
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Berlin
Germany
New York
Polis
United States
Charles Lederer
Fusion talks fail as Populists and Prohibitionists split
In Lynn on November 17 a proposed fusion to field a joint ticket collapsed as neither party agreed to run under the other’s banner. Populist and Prohibition leaders met to discuss a shared platform, but the conference ended in failure.
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Lynn
J Keir Hardie Sees Trade Unions as Temporary Necessary
J Keir Hardie of London addressed the Central Labor Union, praising organized labor in America and urging unity across nations and trades. He criticized farmers for isolation, warned of market distortions and unemployment, and argued that cooperation replaces competition as the path to progress while trade unions serve only a temporary role before socialism assumes leadership.
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J. Keir Hardie
London
Central Labor Union
Organized Labor
America
California
Aple
Debs and the Union in New York Labor Debate
Debs and his American Railway Union loom large at the next AFL convention. The ARU grew to unite all railroad workers from firemen to lowest paid laborers, aiming to forge one federation when old brotherhoods failed to unite.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Eugene V. Debs
American Railway Union
A.R. U
Firemen's Brotherhood
Steat
Seation at Brockton Central Library Discusses Craft Label
A Central Labor Union gathering heard Liborenti read on a push for a uniform craft label. The Waiters' Union highlighted alleged wage scales used by caterers. Debate over a delegate to the American Federation of Labor surfaced, amid references to a grievance and related concerns.
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Seation
Brockton Central Liborenti
Central Labor Union
Waa
Waiters
Subday Liquor Raids Reported In Hubbard Area Arrests
Arrests and seizures by Division 4 in Hubbard last night target liquor violations. Names and addresses list arrests for lager, whiskey, and beer quantities including 8 gallons of lager at 1 Pleasant street and 9 gallons at 49 t street, with many more entries across Dorchester, Tremont, Warrenton, and nearby streets.
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At Hubbard
Shawmut Avenue
Division 4
William Bullivean
Pleasant Street
George Mullen
T Street
Patrick O’conner
Warrenton Street
Rose Murphy
Elien Cole
Trenton Street
Nellie Houghton
P. J. ‘Griffin
Benmington Street
Michael Flaherty
Tremont Street
Charles Ortay
TO SUCCEED PRINCE CANTACUZENE IN US ROLE
In St Petersburg on November 1 M Bl De Kotzebue announces the appointment of Prince Cantacuzene as minister to the United States. Cantacuzene will be transferred to Baden after taking the post.
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Petersburg
Kotzebue
Tor ‘Wurtemberg
Baden
Cantacuzene
United States
Prince Cantacusene
Severe gale ravages western and northern Britain
London reports a severe gale lasting Saturday and Sunday over western and northern Great Britain. Incoming vessels describe extensive damage including wrecks and loss of life. Rescue efforts continue as weather eases.
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London
Great Britain
Lide Ty
Olga Nethersole Plays Denise at Hollis Street This Week
Miss Olga Nethersole returns to Boston tonight at the House in a season billed as a major event. She stars in Denise, a new piece, with James O’Neill in a Tremont run and a varied slate of Shakespearian and modern dramas at local stages.
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Olga Nethersole
Boston
Mr. O'Neill
Booth
McVicker's
Chicago
Hangel
Gretel
Europe
Daly's Theatre
New York
Sir Augustus Harris
Opera Company
America
Hollis Street Theatre
Opening Gun Sparks Spokane Rush for Nez Perce Land
Spokane observers report a feverish surge of traffic toward the Nez Perce reservation with trains of prairie schooners arriving daily. Officials estimate around 6000 people will swarm the area when the noon opening gun fires next Monday, as demand for lumber drains local stock and builders rush to claim promised plots.
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Spokane
Waah
Nez Perce
Philo Celtic Society Debates Irish Patriotism
Members of the Philo Celtic Society at 4 Washington street study Irish language under M J Mulroy. The recent meeting reviewed the second declension of Irish nouns, dictated writing, and debated Are the Irish of Today as Patriotic as Their Forefathers. Speakers included Lynch, O Lally, Sullivan, Fernan, Mulroy and others. Meetings every Sunday at 30 P.M.
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Washington Street
M. J. Mulroy
J. H. Sullivan
Michael Lynch
P. K. O*lally
John J. Fernan
M. 3
Mulroy
Garfield for Mayor in Brockton Nev nomination
Alderman Henry E B Garfield tonight consented to stand as Democratic candidate for mayor. The Hon W J Douglas is working to have the Democrats indorse the Citizene Independent candidate Sanford. This makes four mayoralty candidates in the field.
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Brockton
Nev. St
Henry EB. Garfield
W. JL. Douglas
Mr. Sanford
Burglary at Men Ans t rear pane shows pry tool found
Readable fragments describe youths removing putty from a glass pane at a rear location. A chisel and tar were found with them. Seerby notified police, leading to involvement of officers and the youth station.
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Walter Nerhaca
Fragmentary note on Philip Fernalds fall incident
Readable fragments describe an incident involving Philip Fernald and a fall from height. Details are incomplete and names are partly garbled, but indicate a city setting and a quoted individual. The report lacks clear dates, places, and outcomes.
Beechams Pills for Constipation Advised
Beecham's pills for constipation promoted with a 10 percent and 25 percent scheme. The ad suggests obtaining the book at the druggist and following its guidance.
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Beecham
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