Close connections at Madison wit fast trains for Eau Claire
North and east routes show passenger times from Galena to Madison and Milwaukee with arrivals at Madison and South Madison. The timetable includes departures from Galena at 7 25 a m and 1 25 p m and arrivals at Madison 12 15 a m and 5 50 p m, with Milwaukee connections at 9 05 p m. West and south routes list Milwaukee to Madison departures at 9 60 a m and 5 05 a m and arrivals at Galena and Madison around late day times.
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The Mountain Wishful Thief in a Prairie Girl
A dining room worker confesses theft to fund a lifelong dream of seeing the mountains. She explains a mother’s lore and years of poverty driving her to steal linen and silver, planning repayment and prison, while the manager offers a compassionate resolution and she returns to work transformed.
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Tam
Gift From the Enemy A Russian Boy’s Final Gift
A Japanese officer recalls tending a wounded 16 or 17 year old Russian drummer boy at Mukden. The lad, praying with a rosary, offers his treasured prayerbook titled Himmelsbrod or Ein Gebetbuch fur Jugend as a final token before death or removal to a hospital. The officer preserves the moment of shared humanity amid war.
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Mukden
Himmelsbrod
Now the Manhattan smash drink craze in KC Times tale
The Kansas City Times describes a new cocktail, the Manhattan smash, crafted in a champagne glass with three colored liquors in the stem, a cherry in the bowl, then a separate orange smash poured over broken ice. The result is a striking layered drink named Manhattan smash that delivers a tang and novelty. A crowd at the bar listens intently as the experiment unfolds.
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Manhattan
Tom Powers
Kansas City Times
Awful News From Brooklyn Parrot Goes Missing
A Brooklyn scene aboard a streetcar features two sixteen year-olds discussing a tragedy. An elderly man asks for details as Clara explains Jennie Scott’s parrot escaped from its cage and vanished, prompting shock and sorrow among the riders.
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Emma
Clara
Brooklyn
Jennie Scott
Carried Pet Into Battle In Mukden Fight
A Japanese officer recalls the Battle of Mukden and a tame Pekinese found among the trenches. He kept the dog as a trophy, lifting it under his arm during a bayonet charge as the sergeant-major laughed at the scene.
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Mukden
Boers Urged Caution by German Colonial Expert
At a German Colonial Council meeting Duke Johann Albrecht urged caution in admitting Boer settlers to German East Africa. He warned the Boers ruthlessly exterminated game within rifle range and questioned farmers' ability to cultivate the land.
John L Sullivan Fame Quote Sparks Posthumous Debate
In an interview John L Sullivan proclaims he will have more fame after his death than Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller could buy with their vast wealth. The remark highlights his confidence in lasting legacy and public memory.
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John L. Sullivan
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Wevil
Cyclists Wedding on Single Machines and Tandem
A cyclists wedding near London at Epming. The bride and groom rode single machines to the ceremony and returned on a tandem.
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Epming
London
British Army Efficiency Pushes Through Reforms
The piece notes ongoing efforts to improve efficiency in the British Army as the war effort continues. It mentions planned changes to guard units and a vow by the warfare office to raise the performance and readiness of troops.
Dr Manette's London House The Golden Arm Legend
Special Correspondent recounts the search for Dickensian Manette Street and the real Carlisle House in Soho. Explorers reveal an exquisite late seventeenth century mansion once owned by the Howards, later Angelo the fencing master, with grand interiors and a famed ballroom.
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Dickens Land
Snowden Ward
Carlisle Street
Carlisle House
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Mr. Ward
Keeble
Howards
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Angelo
Doctor Manette
Simpson
W. Gibb Rogers
College of the Freemasons of the Church
Henry Angelo
Lord Howard de Walden
H. Laver Smith
Justice Handicapped in Harlem Man Arraignment
A tall muscular Har lem resident is arraigned before Magistrate Crane on charges brought by his wife of habitual drunkenness and abuse of spouse and children. The man appeals for justice noting longtime familiarity with the judge. the court imposes six months imprisonment.
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Harlem
York
Col George Drew the Line and One Lively Exchange
Col George Drew the Line, noted trial lawyer from Concord New Hampshire, clashed with Judge Aaron W Sawyer of Nashua. The judge bumbled through military titles from captain to general while Mr. George refused the bench’s rank game, quipping, call me anything but ex-judge.
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John H. George
Concord
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Aaron W Sawyer
Nashua
New Hampshire
Mathew Temperance Society
Honest Confession From a Widow of Three Husbands
A widow quips about heaven and her late husbands in a witty exchange. An inquisitive spinner asks which husband she will join in the afterlife, and she replies that she does not expect to find either of them there, speaking on the level with dry humor.
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Conyright
Breen
Moongate Dipper Risk Theory Sparks Odd Banter
A fragmentary exchange features Mrs Crimsonbeak and Mr Crimsonbeak debating sentimentality about wives and stage life. The odd line asserts no one has boldly advanced the theory that the moon gate fills from risking the dipper, creating a surreal jokey moment.
Knott Crockett the First Rockland Mayor in Boston Chat
The first mayor of Rockland, Hon Knott Crockett, encountered strangers in a Boston hotel. When asked for his name he clarified it with a dignified retelling, stating My name is Knott Crockett. He was then allowed to continue in the conversation.
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Roze Street
Rockland
Knott Crockett
Boston
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Crockett
Gov Ames and Eccentric Logic in Campaign Tales
A Boston Herald anecdote recalls Oliver Ames paring a coal dealer for coarse language, followed by Sergeant Robinson’s Central Court quips. It also profiles Mrs. John Mello of Berkeley, a Azores-born mother of twenty-five, and ends with a lengthy poem by E. Kiser on American labor and contempt from the comfortable rich.
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Sergeant Arabin
Central Court
John Mello
Berkeley
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Azores
Mello
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Twohey Ran Meetings Says He Has Final Word
Lawrence Mass residents recount Lewis Twohey a longtime city figure and former Father City leader known for strict rulings and dismissing appeals. An incident cited shows a member protesting a ruling with But it's Twohey and what Twohey says goes, reflecting his autocratic style.
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Lewis Twohey
Lawrence
Mass
Father Mathew Temperance Society
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Cushing
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