Nan Patterson Reveals Her Cab Tragedy Story
Nan Patterson, the former chorus girl linked to Caesar Young's death, delivers her own account from court papers. She describes their meeting, love, a drunken night ride, and a fatal cab shot, insisting she did not fire the weapon and expressing her wish to trade her life for his.
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Nan Patterson
Caesar” Young
New York
the Tombs
Fornia
Leon James Martin
Baltimore
Mr. Young
Caesar Young
Los Angeles
Caesar
San Francisco
East
Julia
J. Morgan Smith
Washington
Chicago
Young
Justice Davis
Miss Patterson
Man Threat Leads To Surrenders In Suicide Attempt
Robert Young, about to shoot himself, abandoned the plan after Special Policeman 4H Stone levelled a revolver and ordered him to drop the pistol. A prior chase in the Simpson Lumber yard followed a near miss from Stone’s dog. Young said he wanted to die by his own action and surrendered at the city prison. The incident ends with Young charged for discharging firearms within city limits.
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Stern
Sixth Avenue
Morgan Smith
Young
One Hundred and Fortieth Street
Mr. Young
St. Paul
Caesar Young
Fifty-ninth Street
Columbus Avenue
Harry Thatcher
England
Luce
Nan
Columbus Circle
Mrs. Young
Knox
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Caesar
Francisco
Robert Young
Stone
Special
Simpson Lumber Company
Powell Street
Strange lynching tale from a Montana stage route
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer recalls passing a hanging scene near Pearson's ranch in Montana. The stage driver and a cowboy debate whether the man could have hanged himself, with the driver noting the implausibility and both reflecting on how to interpret the grisly sight.
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Pearson
Rancho
Montana
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mind Your Business Driver and the Mail Bag Tale
Wallace Cummings once drove between Bridgton and Portland. A curious city youth questioned scenery and routes. When a mail bag dropped, the youth refused to reveal it, saying, You mind your business and I’ll mind mine, ending the ride in cold silence.
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Wallace Cummings
Bridgton
Portland
Boston Herald
Wallace
Driver
Austrian Five Kronen Note Features Child Portrait
The approved design for the Austrian five kronen note centers on an unusually beautiful child's head. The model was the son of Prince Franz Josef Rohan, whom the artist met in the street and gained permission to draw for the banknote ornament.
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Franz Josef Rohan
Joseph Chamberlain the Self-Muiltifaceted English Politician
Joseph Chamberlain rose from a sixteen year old business operator to immense fortune, retiring at thirty eight to study and pursue politics. He did not graduate from university or major public schools but built a career as a self made political figure.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Cheering Her Up
A light hearted Chicago Tribune cartoon caption features a doctor and a patient in a dental setting. The humor plays on fear and reassurance as the clinician offers laughing gas.
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Chicago Tribune
Cat Invades Room Slings Full Grown Chicken
A household pet dragged a nearly full grown chicken into a room, chased by the resident. The chicken appeared dead but slowly regained movement, then rose and fled after the cat left.
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Eat
Royal Matchmaker: Connaught Duchess Shapes Two Princesses
Duchess of Connaught guides Princess Margaret and Princess Patricia toward marriages with Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Alphonso of Spain. The article notes royal gowns, court ceremonies, and political balancing as Britain aligns with Sweden and Spain. Patricia is 19, Margaret 25, and both carry strong dynastic hopes framed by royal ambitions.
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Margaret
Patricia
Connaught
Sweden
Spain
Connaught and Strathearn
Saxony
Prince of
Coburg and Gotha
Mamma
Duchess of Connaught
Margaret of
Gustavus Adolphus
Duchess of
Prince Charles Frederick
Prussia
England
Alphonso
Edward
Heavenly Home Lesson Text Summary
The lesson reviews Revelation chapters 21 and 22 focusing on the holy city, the river of life, the tree of life, and the healing leaves. It contrasts the banishment of every curse with Christ’s presence, light, and vision of God, urging perseverance as the time of fulfillment approaches.
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Holy
John
Christ
God
Son
Jesus
Holy City
Garden of Eden
Christ Jesus
Evangelist
Lear
Visiting card order for Mrs and Mr Henry Peck
A meek man asks if this is where to get cards engraved and a young woman confirms. He requests visiting cards bearing the name Mrs. and Mr. Henry Peck. The Philadelphia Press quotes the exchange as a domestic social moment.
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Henry Peck
Philadelphia Press
Noted Heiress Ponders Tainted Money Plot
A Chicago Record-Herald item imagines an heiress considering the ruinous idea that the earl might refuse to accept her father’s wealth on grounds of taint. The playful exchange centers on family fortune and social consequence.
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Papa
Chicago Record- Herald
In Doubt Seed Greed Casseil’s Exchange
A fragment from a dialogue contrasts doubt with greed. Seed notes some crave more despite plenty while Greed remains unsure if enough is ever enough. The exchange cites Casseil’s as context or source.
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Casseil’s
Is There Quartz in the Mine Said to Hold Shares
In a Washington Star exchange, Mrs. Torkens doubts claims of quartz in the mine where her husband bought shares. She questions the certainty of Charley's statement and mocks the purported mineral wealth.
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Charley
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