Jim Wilson the Pickpocket Becomes a Fatherless Hero
Jim Wilson, a lifelong criminal with a crippled walk, plans a turkey dinner for his daughter Alice on what might be his last night before a Sing Sing sentence. Cap, a hard boiled detective, offers a choice between jail or a guarded future for Alice with a new family, sparing the girl but steering Jim toward reform.
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Pepa
Sue
Chowski
Who
Loey
Solli
Getus
Alice
Jim
Mississippi
New York
Chicago
State Street
Sing Sing
Papa
Ile
Littl
Gus
Thack
Cap
York
Sle
Lisat
Auvy
Tie
Jay
Wilson
Adie
Ting
Jan
Don
Sherry
Pennsylvanian mother of twenty five children dies at forty seven
Mrs Samuel Smartwood died in Pennsylvania at age 47. She married at 14 and had her first child just after turning 15. Her long life produced twenty five offspring with only two sets of twins.
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Samuel Smartwood
Pennsylvania
Woman in Politics Spurs Reform in Richmond Campaign
A Richmond Indiana mayoral race pits a reform slate against a corrupt machine. Mrs G A Kuellenberg and 1200 women mobilize protests and speeches to demand clean government. Women in New York Philadelphia Toledo also aid Jerome and Weaver campaigns, signaling a broader municipal turn.
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G. A. Kuellenberg
Richmond
Indiana
New York
Jerome
Reform
Boston Erald
Auros
Justice Brewer
Grover Cleveland
Philadelphia
Rudolf Blankenburg
Owen Wister
Miss Jennings
Weaver
Toledo
Quaker City
Ufe
Massachusetts Milliners Warne Promotes Bird Protection Law
The State Game Commission announces Massachusetts law banning plumage in hats. Milliners and wearers face enforcement for possessing or using feathers of insectivorous and wild birds. The crackdown targets plumage used in hats and head adornments with penalties for violators.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Commonwealth
State Game Commission
Postal powers in 1904 world letter totals
The United States sent 4109 million letters in 1904, about the combined total of Great Britain and Germany. France sent 844 million. Germany led in postal cards with 1161 million, while the United States issued 770 million.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
National Anthem Honor Rules for Flag, Salute at Military Posts
Army regulations tighten the display of respect for The Star Spangled Banner and national colors. Officers and enlisted men must stand or render a salute at all official gatherings where military personnel are present. The flag is hoisted at reveille or march and lowered at retreat, with appropriate music during lowering. The national flag must be shown at coastal forts at the start of action or during battle.
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Army
United States
Medical Note Describes Early Anesthetic Trial and Death
A medical note reports a black patient in a southern hospital who consented to a new anaesthetic offered as free treatment. The patient died about a minute before the operation began, and the team concluded death would have occurred under any anaesthetic. The note frames the outcome as a grim comfort to the victim if his perspective could be known.
Prentice on Poetic Taste and a Mustached Smile
The remark notes that the poetry a handsome girl prefers is described as being written with a moustache on her lips. The quote reflects playful social commentary on aesthetics and wit.
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Prentice
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Oparain
Hirobumi Ito
Japan
Peter the Great
Russia
Richelieu
Louis XIII
Jin
Woman IN Politics
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Columbia Novelty Co
Mass
Holiday Presents
Lincoln St
Mags
Martin Fire Arms Co
New Haven
Conn
National Photographic Chemical Company
St. and Penn Ave
Washington, D. Cc
Ernest
Haskell
Opene P. Ly Engs
John Dinwiddie Driscoll
Maximilian
Mexico
Jacqueline
St. Louis Republic
N. Y
Globe
Doubleday, Page & CO
East 16Th St
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