An Encounter with Train Robbers
Tales of the Telegraph recount Capt. Jasper Ewing U S A narrating his early telegraph days. In Alfreda Kansas a night shift operator foils an attempted robbery by signaling a posse on the Overland flyer, several bandits are shot or captured while the leader escapes. The tale blends personal peril and frontier railroad lore with Ewing's wartime service providing context.
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Jasper Ewing
U.S. A
Jamieson-Higgins Co
Chicago
Ewing
The
Telegraph Key
United States Regular Army
West
Spain
Brink
R. B. Bunnell
Telegraph
P Q. & X. Railroad
Kansas City
Bunnell
Alfreda
Kan
Goodby
Kansas
Colorado
Burke
Overland Flyer
Bill
Kingsbury
Calliope
Promotion Won After Narrow Escape on Train
The narrator recounts a near tragedy on a moving train where a bolts from the table narrowly avoided harm. After losing consciousness, a doctor on board aided recovery and the dispatcher called him to report for duty, leading to a promotion as copy operator.
The Dreamer and the power of dreams
The piece argues that dreamers shape history, citing Mahomet, Napoleon, Washington, Gladstone, Bismarck, and Lincoln as leaders guided by visions beyond current facts. It contrasts dreamers with quitters and praises unwavering aspiration as the force that endures beyond the race of life.
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Adam
Sweet
Mahomet
Napoleon
Washington
Gladstone
Bismarck
Linccoln
Gorging Elephant Scene Reported in Savage Feast
A vivid description portrays naked tribesmen greedily consuming a massive elephant carcass. The narrative details blood, entrails, flesh, and bone littering the scene as birds defend scraps, and survivors recount the rapid, brutal feast that ends within hours.
Frayed Fagin Story Teases Weary Willie and Dog
In a humorous exchange, Maude recounts Frayed Fagin telling Weary Willie his dog fears water due to hydrophobia. Weary asks about ownership duration and Frayed Fagin admits four weeks with the dog. The judge comments on the odd tale and its punchline.
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Maude
Frayed Fagin
Weary Willie
Weary
If I were president she would write the laws
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Post features a woman declaring she would write the laws if she were president, while a man notes the president does not write laws yet she insists on her plan and asserts authority over statutes.
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United States
Chicago Post
Castle Bel Oeil Destroyed By Fire Near Brussels
The Chateau Bel Oeil, the prince of Leigne’s castle and summer residence dating from 1456 near Brussels, was destroyed by fire. The paintings and most principal works of art it housed were saved.
Typhoid Fever Not Beside Primitive Lands Says Sun
Inquiries in Polynesian islands New Guinea and West Africa indicate typhoid fever does not occur there. The disease appears as a by product of civilization, reports the New York Sun.
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New Guinea
West Africa
N. Y
Finally Arranged Did Their Friend Ship End in Marriage
In the Smart Set summary the question of whether a friendship led to marriage is answered with Yes by Mr Wiley and followed by a note that they renewed the bond after divorce. The column teases a social twist on relationships and remarriage.
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Miss Innocence
Mr. Wiley
Peruna Endorsed By Readers In Grippe Recovery Tales
Corresponding Secretary Frances M. Anderson from Astoria Washington describes rapid recovery after taking three bottles of Peruna for la grippe. Additional letters from Samuel M. York of Union Grove Alabama and Miss Caroline J. Kahl Otisco Indiana praise Peruna for curing grippe related symptoms and related illnesses. Readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice if results are not prompt or satisfactory.
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Frances M. Anderson
Judge Anderson
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Higher Educational League
la Grippe
Peruna
The
Astoria
Washington, D. _ C
Samuel M. York
Union Grove
Ala
Caroline J. Kahl
Otisco, Ind
Palmer
A Cautious Husband Smirks at Bargain Sale Joke
A man in the next seat warns a husband his cigar burns the paper. The other replies he is burning out the price of tomorrow's bargain sale electric seals and will take the paper home.
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Philadelphia Record
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Winchester
Press
City Garden
Balzer
Om Seed
Balser
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Larose
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