The Fashionable Outlaw and the Traction Scandal
A foolish young finder in a western mining tale pursues the bold wife of a prospector and an elopement ends in tragedy. Twenty five years later George Gormly, now a powerful New York merchant, fights graft and a traction monopoly while a political crisis unfolds. The chief of police visit reveals further intrigue as the mayoral race heats up and a bribery plot looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenderfnot
Joan
George Firmly
New Fork
Ily
Eleanor Haldane
Orinty
Gotham Traction Company
Garm- Yo
New York
Garmly
Garmily
Haldane
Gormly
Traction
Haldang
Gotham #enedon company
Hal- Bine
Gormily
Miss Haldane
Gormly Fines
Iing
Ormly
Gormly Forces Withdrawal Plot Amid Police Threats
In a tense confrontation Gormly demands veteran police chief Connell withdraw from New York mayoral race and publish a contrite statement. Connell warns of arrest plans as Gormly unveils a staged press dictation by Chaloner while recounting a 25 year old Wyoming killing linked to a woman and a blizzard escape.
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Mr. Gormly
Connell
Gormly
Somes
Devil
Chaloner
Mr. Chaloner
Poace
Mr. Connell
Poiice
The
Sachem Society
Menna
Philip Chaloner
William Somes
New York
Vermont
Kill Devil Camp
Wyoming
Roy
Union
Pacific
West
Crushing Romance in a Marriage Market
A dialogue fragment shows Battersby lamenting that commercialization removes romance and imagination from marriage. He romanticizes old courtship with knights and daring gallops, contrasting it with modern practice. The reply jokes about the girl weighing 200 pounds, adding a humorous misfire to the exchange.
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Battersby
Fragmented Rhyme Fragments Prompt Mixed Read
OCR text shows distorted lines about wealth and joy with garbled phrases. No clear event, names, places, or dates emerge to form a coherent news item or identify a person or organization.
Telephone mixups lead to Mrs Smith number request
A caller laments telephone directory confusion as they seek the number for Mrs John Smith8m It h with a florid face and a traveling husband The note mentions numerous Smith entries and asks for the correct number immediately.
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Hallow
Central
John Smith
Smith
Hera
Jones
M Street
Why Is It Size of It Question Prompted
A Philadelphia Press quip notes youth ask why “1t” or “80 many people” ignore others. A home-grown philosopher replies there may be two reasons: they have no mind or no business.
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Philadelphia Press
Wry Look Back at Lunacy Commissions
A reflective line questions the actions of lunacy commissions in past eras, contrasting past worries with present perspective. The remark implies disbelief at historical handling of mental health matters and bureaucratic approaches.
Postum Sleep Claim From Tea and Coffee Break
A woman reports health improvements after giving up tea and coffee and using Postum for over a year. She says sleep improved to sound, dreamless rest and nervous dread faded, appetite returned, and energy increased for daily activities.
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Postum
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Partizan
Dia
Tie
Chief of Police
City of
Waw York
Mae
Hig
Art. Cormly
George Fordyce
Pete Warren
Gotham Freight Traction Company
Camp Kill Devil
the Law
Warren
Gol Breight
Traction” Company
NEW Method Manufacturing Company
Zanesville
Ohio
Piso
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