Superstitions of Bonfaces and Hotel Room Numbers
A lively old item details hotel room superstition and stage folk quirks. It notes rooms 13 14 and 23 carry bad luck myths among travelers, drummers, and racing men, with hotels omitting room 13 or renaming 23 as Parlor A while avoiding specific numbers and odd rituals. It cites Belasco Barrymore Dixey and anecdotes of pennies in church and telegrams.
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Gang of Rimen
Esra
David Belasco
Fairbanks
Bill
Leslie Carter
Tabbit
David
Ethel Bacrymere
Dixey
Henry E
Adonis
Dixie
Saint
Desi
Spike
Eveeryone
Aveline
Wayng
Randall
Trikes & Hotel
Wayne
New York
Propritor
Cardinal Rumor Report on Patriarch's Election and Papal Quiet Battle
A rumor circulates about Patriarch of Venice opposing his own election as pope. Reports describe a fainting episode linked to the pontiff’s election, with a tension filled scene and rival factions shaping the outcome.
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Venice
New York
College of Cardinals
Pius X
Cardinal Logue
Holy Father
Almant
Old Irish Theological Seminary
Maynooth
Rome
Appenine
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