Incoherent reflections on hangings and reporters
Fragmentary reminiscences describe public hangings and press behavior. An unnamed narrator recalls tall tales of sheriffs, reporters, and condemned men, including anecdotes about a Black man named Clint Anderson and the ritual of the death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Albuir
Jima
Clint Ander
Little Rock
Sven
Anderson
Beth
the Law
Vilean
Walking Geography: Odyssean Youth Charms Street Reporter
A precocious 18 year old describes a globe‑trotting life aboard ships from San Diego to St. Louis. The boy named John Goetz recounts routes, ports, and cargos, claiming travels through Cape Horn, Rio, Honolulu, Melbourne, Yokohama, Calcutta, and more. He captivates a reporter with tales of sealskins, pearls, and Mecca, ending with a vivid self‑portrait as a human map.
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St. Louis
Vison
John
Goetz
San Diego
San Pedro
Cape
Horn
Rio
de Janeiro
Sterling
Valparaiso
Chilli
New York
Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
Tokio
Yokohama
Japan
America
Singapore
Straits of Malacca
Dahle
India
Karlot
Persia
Arabia
Mecca
Globe
Meson
San Jose
Alaska
Victoria
B. C
Bob McAllister
Seattle
Washington Territory
St. Paul
Australa
Liverpool
Red Shirt Indian Outlawed by Commanding Chief
An aging frontier chieftain describes Red Shirt as high minded and disciplined yet strict, noting he has killed six tribesmen who disobeyed him. A political incident near the bridge to the American Exhibition incites fines and protests, culminating in Red Shirt confronting a disobedient Indian with calm severity.
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Cody
Red Shirt
Col
Dining and Diversions at the Hong Kong Hotel
The Hong Kong hotel scene is described with dining elegance from 8 to 11 pm in a bright room full of tables, flowers, and china. A Japanese and Chinese staff speak pidgin English, with interpreters and chit books guiding guests. Anecdotes depict hotel life, street scenes, coolie customs, and miss Jackson’s dizzy chair ride on the Queen’s road ending at the hotel at the hour.
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Francisco
Elise
Herg
Ieyes
India
Hong Kong
Ang
China
New-York
Aga
Wroth
Ec Beratran
Jill
Wrelimpagne
Howey
Hyand-T
Olhamen
Canton
Shanghia
Japan
Queeen
Dale
Queen’s'road
Miss Jackson
Sulivan
Hono Kone
Hapy Valley
Spirits and Flashes A mellow-dramatist play
A cryptic note on a melodramatic playwright's craft hints at perception and inquiry. The text reflects uncertainty about truth and voice, suggesting an inquisitive speaker questioning appearances and certainty.
Secretly arranged BS manipulation shocks reporter
A chaotic anecdote recounts Connie and a shrewd manipulator who feigns illness to frighten credulous witnesses. The tale includes a hospital visitor's repeated treatments and a NY doctor exposing fake remedies, illustrating gullibility and charlatanry in a single long reminiscence.
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Connie
Fragmentary editorial fragment previews a medical ad
A fragmented newspaper fragment quotes a humorous writer addressing a cousin about an article. It mentions sending to H G Goleman in Kalamazoo Michigan for a trial catarrh cure and hints at a judge’s stance. The text is garbled and contains stray phrases about curing with a water cure and pork rinds.
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Catinka
H.g.goleman
Chemik Amazoo
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Promine
Ofiou
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Freeman
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Accider
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Warner
Bright
Sissy
Maude
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