Mrs Fenton Continues to Shadow Fred Musgrave’s Dilemma
Fred Musgrave returns to London with a light purse and heavy duty, unsure how to court Susie Moore while his uncle’s will favors a daughter living abroad. At the club, General Moore hints at a fortune, prompting wary conversations at the Moore home. Susie’s quiet discontent grows as Fred seeks a future without a clear path.
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Wil
Fred
Mr. Breffit
London
Susie Moore
Orkinwell Road
Dean Musgrave
Moors
Norrow
Young Musgrave
General Moore
Ing
Ming
New Zealand
Mr. Musgrave
Deana
Saale
South Kennington
Miss. Moore
Susie
Lkely
Moore
Ihan
Mra. Moore
The Nolve and the Parlor Conversation
In a low tone a couple on a parlor sofa discuss a distant sound misinterpreted as pain. He explains it was his broken cigar from a vest pocket. She notes the cigars were a birthday gift to mask gasoline smell during motoring.
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Nolve
Algo
Yonkers Statesman
Yonkora Statesman
Riddled with Quips Beyond the Plain Dealer Quote
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a wry exchange about an umbrella and gratitude for not claiming it. The terse dialogue intertwines humor with a moral note, reflecting on mislaid possessions and overlooked kindness in a city paper snippet.
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Clevedani Plain Dealer
Crowds Mourn Edward VII as London Parade Deluged
The King’s funeral procession through London drew hundreds of thousands, with rulers and Roosevelt in attendance. A severe crush caused injuries to hundreds, 1,600 treated at hospitals, as police fought to contain the overwhelming crowds. The procession moved from Westminster Hall to Paddington and on to Windsor for interment in the Albert Memorial Chapel.
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Edward VII
London
United States
Westminster Hall
Paddington Station
Windsor
Archbishop of Canterbury
St. George's Chapel
Albert Memorial Chapel
Queen Victoria
Edward
George
William
Theodore Roosevelt
Injured in Mine Riot At No 14 Colliery Pittston Pa
Riot among striking miners at Pennsylvanus Coal Co No 14 colliery near Pittston Pa after state police dispersed a crowd. Sheriff Radda shot at, miner Peter Sura severely clubbed, trooper Oledach badly beaten. riot briefly quelled then renewed at nearby Ewen colliery before troopers arrived. Also notes world record by locomotive engineers trains Detroit to Niagara Falls and a wreck injury in St Louis.
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Penn-sylvanus Coal Company
Pittston
Henning
Sherif Radda
Luzerne County
Peter Sura
Jasper Oledach
Ewen
Auto Killa Man: Girl Is Held
S B Shotwell a broker was struck and killed by a car in St Paul on his way home from a ball game. The driver Miss Theodora Stark a 15 year old of Minneapolis is held for investigation. A new envoy Dominica Da Gama will be appointed ambassador to the United States.
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S. B. Shotwell
St. Paul
Washington
Dominica da Gama
Brazil
United Statea
Kansas
Prinnn
Freeman H. Tillotson
Holton
Kan
Marian Bleakley
Topeka
Rains
James G. Barclay
Moline
Christians in Big Parade at the National Capital
Thousands of men from world wide Bible classes marched along Pennsylvania Avenue toward a mass meeting in Convention Hall as part of the World's Sunday School Association gathering. Delegates filled streets around the Capitol while parallel women's meetings and speeches by prominent ministers and foreign guests highlighted the event in Washington.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Capitol
United States
Convention Hall
Sunday School Association
Bruah
Union
Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church
F. B. Meyer
Association
Homer C. Stuntz
Parkes Cadman
Richard Roberta
England
George Heber Jones
John Hillman
London
Daniel Hayes
Congo
Africa
N. Tamura
Japan
Taft
Roosevelt
King George
Diaz
Mexico
William Jennings Bryan
World's Sunday School Association
Utes Win $3 408 611 Verdict for Lands Seized
The Ute Indian claimants win $3,408,611.40 as just compensation from the United States Court of Claims for lands confiscated from White River Utes Uinta Utes Southern Utes and Ute Compahgre. Congress placed jurisdiction in 1909 and a government land tract of about 15,000,000 acres in Colorado will be reserved as a Ute reservation.
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United States Court of Claims
United States
Court of Claima
Colorado
Boy dies after being struck in abdomen in scrub game
A 14 year old Kansas boy Harry Becker died after a batted ball struck his abdomen during a scrub baseball game. He managed a final assist by throwing to first before collapsing. The incident ends his baseball career with that memorable play.
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Dall
Lad Harlan Sphere
Falla
Harry Becker
Millionaire crushed in hotel elevator in San Francisco
Joseph Griffin a 70 year old millionaire from St Thomas Ontario stepped from an elevator car in motion at a San Francisco hotel. He was crushed to death as the cage moved.
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Hig Hotel
San Francisco
Joseph Griffin
St. Thomas, Ont
Griffin
Death Penalty Proposed for Train Wreck Attempt in Louisiana
Senator Oglesby introduced a bill in the Louisiana legislature to impose the death penalty for anyone attempting to wreck a passenger train. The proposal aims to deter violence against rail travel and safeguards public safety.
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Oglesby
Louisiana
Kaffirs and Coin The Best Joke Heard Where Three Empires Meet
A fragment from the piece Where Three Empires Meet recounts Kaffir laughter at paying for food in the civilized south. The tale contrasts desolate homelands with modern commerce and ends noting the joke as the speaker’s best ever. It preserves the satirical tone of colonial-era humor without graphic detail.
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Sahib
Uncle Allen Moralized as Rich Men Like a Hoy Angler
A fragment quotes Uncle Allen Sparks musing that wealthy men resemble a boy fishing for German carp. The more he lands, the worse off he is.
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Alen
Allen Sparks
Hard on Children When Teacher Has Coffee Habit
A teacher from Misa reports coffee caused nervousness irritability and heart palpitations at work. After switching to Postum she notes calmer nerves, better mood, no pupil irritation, and improved health. The testimonial endorses Postum and cites The Road to Wellville as recommended reading.
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Misa
Postum
Wellville
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Musgrave
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Goodsby
Ahe
George Ellot
Noll
Beoeken
Michigan Central Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Maime
Illinois Central
Sth Street
Clark Avenue
St. Louis
George J. Wyckoff
Chicago
George W. Ruggles
Charlotte
Rochester
N.Y
Libby
Wateon FE
Colonat Pington, D.C
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