Larry Dolan Beats Burglars In Villa Robbery Case
On a bitter night Larry Dolan a Mutual District Messenger rider discovers burglars inside Colonel Collamore’s villa. He signals police, helps trap the robbers with a quiet telephone hoax and bicycle alert, and the trio is captured by a patrol wagon. The Colonel later rewards Dolan with a $50 check and proper acknowledgment.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Larry Dolan
Larry
Mutual District Messenger Company
America
Ireland
Col.Callamore
Reform Farm
Florida
Listner
Central Office
Mutual District Messenger Office
Misther Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Collamore Villa
Loebeo
Col. Collamore
Mutual District Office
Collamore
Parisian Poets and Advertising Rhymes
A La Famille section note discusses rhyming poets in Paris who earn little but value their craft, including a Paghin poet who sells advertising verses for a ready-made clothing circular and is paid in kind with items like neckties. Also included are notes on egg cold storage and poultry breed choices for broilers, highlighting freshness, storage duration, and favored chicken breeds Plymouth Rock and Wyandotte.
Origin of the Fan Legend at Lantern Feast
The tale says Kan Si, daughter of a powerful mandarin, fainted from heat at a lantern feast and, unable to reveal her face, held a mask before it and fluttered it to cool. Court ladies nearby copied the gesture, and in that instant two others joined, giving birth to the fan.
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Kan Si
Facts About Philadelphia Population and Infrastructure
Philadelphia Census 1890 shows 1 238 112 residents across 130 square miles with 22 mile north south extent and 33 miles of deep water frontage. City has 907 miles of railroad track 63 freight stations 380 miles of streets with passenger railways and daily 200 000 passengers plus almost 100 million tons freight. Nine two percent of dwellings are single family and 265 000 buildings total with 245 000 renewals in five years. yearly average 7171 buildings erected.
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Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Department of Public Works
West Haven Invents Gas Burner Device for Hotel Rooms
A West Haven Connecticut man patented a gas heater device that lets a guest blow out gas safely in a hotel bedroom. The burner uses a metal with expansive and contractive properties to auto open a valve when heated and auto close when cooled, restricting gas leakage to a tiny screw-controlled amount.
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City Hotel
West Haven
Conn
Dakota Wedding Gifts Spark Quirky Prairie Trend
A Dakota wedding list shows vibrant gifts including a bull pup a yellow dog and a water spaniel along with a meerschaum pipe tobacco pouch a goods shotgun a bowie knife a rifle and three dogs a game rooster a fiddle a banjo a spotted pup an English mastiff and a pair of silver mounted pistols reflecting the era’s eclectic tastes.
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Dakota
Bismarck Awarded All Prussian Decorations
Prince Bismarck now possesses all Prussian decorations after election to the Order Pour le Merite for Science and Art. He remains in good health and has suffered less facial neuralgia this winter.
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Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
New Port of Theodosia to Replace Sebastopol as Trade Hub
After 1899 Sebastopol will cease commercial port activity and the Russian constructed port of Theodosia will assume the role. The new port features a 2044 foot jetty, quays totaling 3900 feet with 24 feet depth, and a surface area of 2.5 million square feet of which over 509000 are paved.
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Theodosia
Sebastopol
Thedosia
Royal Oath and Fatal Irony Baffle Shah’s Curse
In Teheran a British sailor seized precious stones from the Shah’s palace four years ago. The Shah vowed to kill him on sight. The same sailor who later crossed that path was struck by the Shah’s caravan in Berlin and died instantly.
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Teheran
The Smile of a Little Child Poem
A short verse from New York News Letter extols the purity and blessing of a child's smile. The poem contemplates heavenly light, divine grace, and hopeful passages as angels seem to pass by and heaven feels nearer when children smile.
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Heaven
Earth
Office Boy's Romance in a San Francisco Office
Tommy in his uncle's San Francisco office hears Billy Raoul recount a jewel heist tale. Billy recalls Violet Isabell, a stolen diamonds case, disguises, and pursuit of a jewel thief. Uncle returns, Billy delivers a note, and Tommy receives a quarter as Emmy exits.
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San Francisco
Raoul
Rool
Tommy
Jake
Billy
Allers
Rosabell
Isabell
Rosabel Vi
Rosabel
Bimeby
Ching
Emmy
Parsons
Bingham
Gossip and Quips From A Week In Puck
A collage of humorous lines from period papers and columns including a discussion of voice types and whispering, a Rome burning gag by Nero, a note on love letters and mail, a jab at art posters in politics, biblical powder references, and a bed time giggle about a cat, attributed to Puck.
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William Tell
Rome
Nero
No. 1
Indianapolis Journal
Elijah
Texas
Lynton Visitor Probes Old Man About Age
A Cleveland Recorder clipping describes a summer visitor in Lynton Devon asking an elderly local his age. The man replies he is just over seventy and remarks on his father’s status, sparking a quip about grandfather and myths surrounding longevity.
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Mike
Tom
Athens
Cleveland Recorder
Lynton
Devon
England
The West-Pocket State of Mores net
A tiny European state near Aix-la-Chapelle with 2,700 residents is claimed by Prussia and Belgium but governed by neither. They appoint a shared mayor, taxes are five shillings yearly, and independence yields strong self-respect.
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Europe
Moresnet
Aix-la-Chapelle
Prussia
Belgium
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