The Alcantarilla Perfecto Cigar Reveals a Family Shadow
Pepe Nunez, famed tobacco judge of the Spanish colony, faces a financial squeeze on West Eleventh Street. Ariella and a tangle of American suitors plot to win her hand, while a prized cigar brand exposes loyalties. Vincent’s ruse and a dramatic verdict lead to marriage and a vow to end financial dependence on Brown.
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Pepe Nunez
Pepe
Amelia
Nunez
West Eleventh Street
Mr. Nunez
Arelia
Papa
Uncle Alfredos
Alfredos
Ariella
Walter Brown
Henry Vincent
Senor Nunez
Vincent
Mr. Brown
Miss Nunez
Brown
Poe
Senor Vingent
Pepe Nunes
Drama as a democratic art and crowd appeal
Brander Matthews argues in Metropolitan Magazine that drama must reach the broad public rather than niche audiences. It should attract masses, speak to boys and ladies, and function as a collective feeling, not merely individual sentiment.
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Brander Matthews
Metropolitan Magazine
Lords’ Reporting Difficulties Prompt Gallery Seating Change
The House of Lords’ reporters struggle with inaudible speeches as lords mumble or converse. Earl Beauchamp proposed moving the chancellors seat. Duke of Argyll blamed bench talk. A plan to build new seats in the gallery was approved, giving reporters makeshift side gallery positions.
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House of Lords
House of Commons
Earl Beauchamp
Duke of Argyll
London Chronicle
Stephenson County
Patrons Urged to Notify Office for Missed Papers
Readers who do not receive their newspaper regularly are asked to inform the office. The notice requests timely reporting of missed deliveries to ensure service continuity and address distribution issues.
Train Disaster Near Bellingham Kills Fireman
Great Northern train No. 272 derailed after a switch opened by saboteurs near Commercial Point, plunging into water. Fireman H d Stuart of Seattle killed, Engineer Jack Bailey legs crushed, Mail Clerk George N Rhodes dislocated shoulder. 75 passengers shaken but uninjured. mail car and baggage coach smashed. smoker derailed.
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Great Northern
Bellingham
Wash
Bellingham Yards
Commercial Point
Hd. Stuart
Seattle
Jack Bailey
George N. Rhodes
Expert Testifies For Hains on Impulsive Insanity
In Flushing on Jan 8 the Thornton Jenkins Hains murder trial reaches a stage typical in homicide cases. Dr L Samuel Manson an alienist testified after 75 minutes that on Aug 15 Captain Hains shot William J Annis he suffered impulsive insanity. The prison physician was barred from expressing an opinion on sanity.
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Flushing
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Hains
L. Samuel Manson
William J. Annis
Unique Divorce Complaint Pulls Naval Officer Into Society
Vallejo California January 8 Naval constructor Holden A Evans who recently gained notice for building the huge naval collier Prometheus has filed suit for divorce from Maude Evans. He says his duties require peak physical and mental condition and that his wife forces late social functions preventing this.
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Vallejo
Cal
Holden A. Evans
Prometheus
Maude Evans
Girl Has Ketchel Arrested In Breach Of Promise Case
Grand Rapids Mich Jan 8Stanley Ketchel the pugilist was arrested on a capias sworn by Elizabeth Houman eighteen who charges breach of promise and claims damages of 10000 He was taken to jail and after an hour posted 10000 bond and released Ketchel calls the charges blackmail
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Stanley Ketchel
Elizabeth Houlman
Ketchel
Woman in Flames Dies After Gas Explosion Fire
In St. Louis on January 8 Mrs. A Fitzgibbons, burned when gasoline ignited by a kitchen fire set her clothing alight. She threw herself onto a bed beside her sleeping husband and three year old daughter, then fled the house and collapsed dead. Her husband, awakened by the flames, was severely burned while saving their daughter.
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St. Louis
A. Fitzgibbons
Fitzgibbons
Hundred Poisoned At Federal Insane Hospital in Washington
Ptomaine poisoning is suspected as the cause of about 100 patients and employees at St. Elizabeths Hospital becoming ill after dinner. Hospital authorities are investigating. no cases reported as serious.
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Washington, Jan
St. Elizabeth's
Federal Hospital For the
Riot in Mosul Leaves Thirty Dead After Soldier Arrest
In Mosul Assyria on January 8 a riot broke out after a soldier was arrested for insulting a Turkish woman. His comrades attempted a rescue as demonstrators clashed with troops. Thirty people were killed and thirty five wounded in the upheaval.
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Mosul
Assyria
Senator Perkins to Hold Seat Confirmed
Senator Perkins has been selected by the Republican joint caucus as its candidate for senator to succeed himself, with Sacramento noted and January timing indicated.
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Perkins
Sacramento
Jan, &George
Perkins Haas
Republican Joint Caucus
Woods Liver Medicine in squid form remedy claim
Squid form medicine labeled Woods Liver Medicine is described to regulate the liver relieve sick headache constipation stomach and kidney disorders and act as a gentle laxative. Tonic effects are said to appear with the first dose. The one dollar bottle is stated to contain twice as much as the fifty cent size sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
Harriet M Burbank Piano Teacher Studio Grove Street
Harriet M Burbank teaches piano from Studio at Grove Street. The ad lists contact at the Grove Street location and notes sessions may be available in the daytime.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Acquittal in Erb Case Shocks Pennsylvania Circles
In Media Pennsylvania Mrs M Florente Erb widow of Captain J Clayton Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisci were acquitted of the alleged sensational murder of Captain Erb on October 6 1908 after a nearly eighteen hour jury deliberation Judge Johnson thanked the jurors who then left the courtroom Mrs Erb and Mrs Beisci greeted foreman and jurors with tears and thanks amid emotional scenes
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Media
M. Florente Erb
J. Clayton Erb
Pennsylvania
Catherine Beisci
Erb
Johnson
Marathon for Amateurs at Madison Square Garden
New York January 8 Mat Maloney world record holder in the marathon is entered in the American Amateur Marathon to be run at Madison Square Garden tonight. He seeks to show he can equal his road time from Rye on December 26 on an indoor track. Prizes have drew attention from runners as far west as Chicago with several entries from Boston.
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New York
Mat Maloney
Madison Square Garden
Rye
Chicago
Boston
Lightweights Ready for Gong In New York Ring Tonight
In New York Murphy and Madden, two top lightweights, clash at the National Athletic Club tonight in a ten round bout. Murphy, "the Pride of Harlem," has risen after beating Charley Griffin in Boston last week, while Madden is known as "the Bowery Boy."
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Murphy
Madden
Gong
New York
America
National Athletic Club
Tommy Murphy
Pride of
Harlem
Frankie Madden
Bowery Boy
Charley Griffin
Boston
Case of Rev Kemp Called in Court
Chicago jan 8 with other ministers nearby Rev Robert Morris Kemp former rector of St Chrysostom’s Episcopal church faced trial in Judge Burke’s court. He stood accused by choir boys and heard cross examination by attorney Platt. The boys testified plainly and Kemp maintained direct eye contact with his accusers.
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Chicago
Robert Morris Kemp
St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church
Burke
Platt
Kemp
Weather forecast for Midwest states details snow and clouds
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana lower Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin with partly cloudy skies and snow.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Winter Wheat and Livestock Prices in Chicago Markets
Chicago markets report mixed grain and livestock pricing on January 7. Wheat and corn values appear with several grades, while hogs steer cattle and sheep show varied quotations. Buffalo consignments from Dunning Stevens and Elgin dairy prices are noted.
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Chicago
Western Fed
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N.Y
Wellington's Sense of Duty Anecdote Reveals Duty
An anecdote about the Duke of Wellington, relayed from his Walmer Castle housekeeper, highlights his strong sense of duty. The 800 page Oxford University blue book on studies and discipline was sent to him as chancellor. he worked on it late at night, leaving it with a pencil as he prepared for bed and remarking to Lord Charles Wellesley that he would never finish it.
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Wellington
Walmer Castle
University of Oxford
Charles Wellesley
Charles
Trimmings for the Turkey
A festive guide to dressing a Christmas turkey with ribbons parsley rosettes and decorative touches. It describes browning to a deep seal brown a heated serving platter with watercress and paper cuff wristlets to protect fingers while nibbling the drumstick.
How to Clean a Lace Doily
Cleaning method for thread lace doilies uses wrapping around a bottle, muslin, and borax in hot water overnight, then drying on a pillowcase with pins. Alternative steps involve securing notches with a hairpin on a glass slab and pressing with a cover. Doilies should not be starched or rubbed, and storage uses blue paper and rolling on a tube.
How to Manage a Baby's Strength and Milestones
The article guides mothers on supporting a infant’s neck and head, noting progress milestones from head control at four months to independent standing by ten to twelve months. It emphasizes careful handling, body support, and recognizing when the child can sit, creep, and stand unaided.
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Saby
How to Transfer Pictures to Wood
Step by step guide to image transfer onto wood. Smooth and varnish the wood with copal or mastic for a sticky surface. Press a print face down into the varnish and rub flat. After it dries, wet with cold water and peel away the paper, with ink remaining on the wood in rolls.
Steam draws splinters from the hand, says Women’s Companion
A old remedy notes that a splinter driven deep into the hand can be removed without pain. Fill a wide mouthed bottle with hot water, place the injured hand over the bottle’s mouth, press to create suction, and steam will lift the flesh, draw out the splinter, and reduce inflammation within a minute or two.
How to Keep a Brooch Fastened
A brief guide advises owners of brooches that unfasten easily to hold the piece in the right hand and gently bend the pin with the left thumb and forefinger until bow shaped, securing a firm hold. Alternatively, a small pair of pliers can bend the pin like jewelers.
Homemade antiseptic paste for finger relief
A simple home remedy uses one egg one tablespoon strained honey one tablespoon turpentine and enough flour to form a paste. Apply to the finger and renew as it dries for smeedy relief.
How to Believe a Cough in Old Advice Text
A brief antiquated remedy advises drinking hot water to ease hoarseness with no phlegm. It claims immediate and lasting relief from coughing when sipped hot, suggesting repeated consumption for comfort.
Early Creek philosophers shape the theory of matter
Creek thinkers 500 years before Christ formed a theory of matter transformations that persists in modern natural philosophy. The fragment notes their influence on understanding change in substances and material states.
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Christ
Rings Little Liver Pill Ad
An old pill advertisement proclaims a liver cure named Rings Little Liver Pill. It targets bilious ness sick headache and constipation. The product claims no griping and lists a price of 8bc. Sold by H J Moogh and C P Guenther.
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H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Fragments Show Garbled Caption From Local Page
An OCR fragment contains stray letters and missing words, making it unclear what the article is about. readable names or places are not identifiable, leaving only partial text and no definite event or conclusion.
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