Katy's Boarding-House A City Tale Of Two Orphans
Two boys Jimmy Joyce and Bobby Grout vow to care for Katy Kelly after her mother’s death. They rent shabby four rooms on Blossom Street, buy a lone table and basic fare, and plan a rat hunt to honor their new home. A chaotic midnight incident shatters the table, draws police, and tests their resolve to keep Katy sheltered.
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Bobby
Jimmy
Kelly
Katy
Bobi
Kate
Jimmy Joyce
Bobby Grout
Grouty
Katy Kelly
Bau
Jim
Blossom Street
Teddy McGovern
Short
Barker
Perros
Bob
Mrs. Kelly
Robby
Bailey
Jimmay
Santa Sou
Iit
Arene
Lobby
Mr. Barker
Master Rat
Holby
Matt
Bolby
Weill
A Strange Room-Mate at a crowded Louisville hotel
A Louisville visitor found every hotel full and split a room with two others. One bed held the guest and his father, with a third man a Catholic priest from Wheeling. A riotous night followed with profane banter, a masked struggle, and the priest sleeping peacefully while the other quarrelled. Morning found the priest gone and the two men unsure what to think.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville
Sean
George
Kansas City
Wheeling
Bedtime question after accident leaves clues
Bobby speaks for the first time since the accident asking if they hit the rat while Jim remains indignant. The scene ends with a taunting “TO BE CONTINUED” signaling further developments.
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Bobby
Jim
Jimmy
Ghostly Grabbbers Restitution in Connecticut Village
In Ledyard on the Thames river Connecticut burglars stole government bonds and securities from Captain H M Randall while he and his wife were away. Mrs Randall later found the missing items in a box returned to the desk area, leaving investigators puzzled. Neighbors whisper of ghosts.
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Connecticut
Ledyard
Thames River
Conn
H. M. Randall
United States
Captain Randall
Norwich Road
Patent unsinkable yacht tested on Thames in London
A steel yacht built under Mr Long’s patent, fitted with outside air tight cylinders along both sides, was demonstrated on the Thames. The craft resisted sinking when a heavy iron model was submerged and filled with water, prompting talk of a transatlantic voyage in the 36 foot vessel.
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London Exchange
North Woolwich
Long
Pat God
Thames
Atlantic
Not Dr Tanner but a Man of the Same Name From Oshkosh Marries 2 Widows
Chronicle reports W J Tanner of Kimball Manufacturing on Fourth Street died suddenly after a spree of bigamous marriages and swindling, leaving a young Oshkosh wife and a Chicago widow. He leased carriages, pawned items, and owed workers thousands. a Sacramento trip and vanished watch and ring trigger a cascade of accusations as creditors hunt for him. A widow and a pastor recount his alleged deceits, while the press probes whether Tanner fled or was harmed.
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W. J. Tanner
Kimball Manufacturing Works
Fourth Street
Tanner
Oshkosh
Wis
V. G
Northwest
Kimball Manufacturing Company
Salter
Amerbac
Hanock
Chicago
Brown
St. Ann's Rest
Powell and
Bady Streets
Buxote
Hamlet
Kimball Company
Wisconsin
Newhall
Sacramento
Tombstone
A. T
Peasy
Brown-Tanner
Jorgensen
Yeu
West Coast Furniture Company
Mr. Newhall
The
Chronicle
Emma Krowh
Tomlstone
Mme
Sau
Sixteenth Street
Viege's Desolate Charm and a Gardener of Bones
George W Smalley reports from Viege a once notable departure point for Zermatt now reshaped by 1855 earthquake. He depicts a decayed village with crooked houses and a church vault filled with skeletal remains piled against the wall by the sexton, a grim display that recalls old noble lineages.
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George W. Smalley
New York
Kalbermatten
Reidmetten
d’Alrichts
Vege
Viege
Goguli
Excommunicated Grocer and Patent Medicine Ad
An Irish grocer defends his conduct as the Irish Land League uses aggressive methods. The passage promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and other remedies from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association, noting their spread to London and Buffalo. The tone mixes medical sales with political clash and scandal.
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Dr. Pierce
London
Ravland
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Irish Land League
Camorra
Italy
Excommunication Sours Trade Over Flour Sale
A tradesman in Headford faced community censure and a sharp drop in sales after being excommunicated by a local league. A girl who bought flour had her bag ripped open by a league emissary, flour spilled, and the girl cried, until an Irishman paid her the flour’s value, promising to buy breadstaffs elsewhere in the future.
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Headford
League
A DANCEROUS WOMAN AND THE LAKE SCENE
A Cleveland report details a four year old boy abducted near the Lake Shore road who was attacked with a brick and a railroad tie. The child, injured and fearful, says a woman induced him with candy and stole his hoop before leading him toward danger. The woman is described as insane and is said to have escaped from home.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
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Sani
Blackguard
Rors
Gumpty
DR. Tanner
San Francisco Chronicle
Saladin
Alexander the Great
Dolyns & Mitchell, Devineton
Dolyns
A. A
Selma
Ala
Wiette
C. A. Haraydd
Vemert Oy
H. H. Warner & CO
Rochester
I. Prics
Wells, Richardson & CO
Borlingtos
Prop’rs
Borlingtosn
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Pre Deusen
S.y Eae
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