I Go to a Progressive Euchre Night in Society
John Henry recalls a raucous evening at a progressive euchre game with Clara Jane and a crowd of flirtatious mismatches. He endures loud chatter from gaudy partners, uncomfortable advances, and humorous chaos that ends with a plan to quit society games. He reflects on fear, flirtation, and a near kidnapping scare before fleeing home.
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Clara Jane
Chicago
Sor
Pat Crowe
Horse Still in the Lead Despite Autos
Official figures show horses remain prominent in the US economy as autos rise. Historic data pinpoints large horse populations in 1005 and 1890 with high export prices. readers are reminded of the horse's instinct and beauty amid the automaker era.
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United States
Lafitte Faces Destruction of Barataria and Looming New Orleans Return
Lafitte and his party watch Grande Terre burn as British and Spanish forces strike. The governor of Louisiana leads the assault, Barra tarian holdouts are captured or scattered, and Lafitte prepares to travel to New Orleans for the confrontation ahead while Nato and loyal followers cling to hope.
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Grande Terre
Nate
Juniper
Selpio
Marie Cap'n
Lanite
Lafitte
Louisiana
Bapuatinga
NATO
Bhellleland
Pierre
Shell Island
Orataria
Clysorne
Latitte
S .Ter
Cerain
Beluede
Lopea
la Rocae
Chande Terre
New Orleans
Merre
Yanko
Grande Torre
Lague
Scipio
Kentucky Judge Delivers Hanging Date After Murder Verdict
Representative Kehoe recounts a Kentucky judge after a murder conviction telling defendant Dodson he faces hanging by law and jury, offering four weeks to prepare and a final meal, with the prisoner unbothered by the waiting.
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Kehoe
Kentucky
Dodson
Engineers Find Bearings In Fog
In fog, veteran signals and the “sixth sense” guide drivers. Mr Richard Tell M P recalls training as a guard who could locate a train with eyes shut. He argues drivers need time, liberty on the footplate, and repeated exposure to learn a road’s rhythms and signals.
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Richard Tell
M. P
London
Yatly Mall
Peasant Uprising Ravages Towns Across Province
A landlord fleeing Bobrov in Boronskh reports massive devastation from a peasant revolt. Troops are unable to stop bands marching with many guns, destroying estates and villages as peasants press forward. Sysran is nearly burned and inhabitants flee the peasant bands. The revolt began after landlord wage demands were rejected for farm women.
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Moscow
Bobrov
Boronskh
Samore
Sysran
No Mercy for Stroessel
Port Arthur investigation panel calls for harsh penalties against Russian officers. Stoessel to be dismissed and shot, Fock to be dismissed and stand one year of hard labor, Roles to be dismissed and banished, Alexieff Smyrnoff and Vernander to be reprimanded. Formal trials to follow.
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Bt. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Fock
Alexieff
Voeroy
Far East
Smyrnoff
Vernander
Two Steamers Collide Off Staten Island Amid Passenger Panic
A collision in New York harbor near Staten Island involved the Perseus with 600 passengers bound for Coney Island and the Thomas Patten with 1,000 from Long Branch. Though alarms sounded and lifeboats moved passengers to safety, neither ship sank nor had serious injuries been reported as 1,500 people were briefly endangered.
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New York
New York Harbor
Staten Island
Perseus
Iron Steamboat Company
Coney Island
Thomas Patten
Patton Line
Long Branch
America Arrives After Two-Week Delay From Bermuda
Passengers aboard the Faber line steamer America tell of hardships after the ship drifted at mid oceans following an incident on June 16. While in tow by a tug, the vessel arrived two weeks overdue, and passengers report Inferior and insufficient food with five days without meat.
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Gus
New York
Faber Line
America
Bermuda
To Enforce the Eight Hour Law in Washington
President orders use of government officers to detect and punish violations of the 1902 Eight Hour Law. Taft directs enforcement, with emergencies permitting eight hours of daily work for builders on government projects, ships, and other properties.
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Washington
Taft
No Investigation Planned in Cleveland Grand Jury Rerun
Government officials stated there would be no investigation into the rerun of the federal grand jury here that examined Standard Oil and certain railroads for potential anti rebate and interstate commerce law violations. Secret Service Agent McAdams of Chicago arrived to pursue a tight inquiry amid criticism of the jury makeup.
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Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury
Standard Oil Company
Secret Service
McAdams
Chicago
Our Foreign Commerce Figures for Fiscal Year
The department of commerce and labor reports that U S foreign commerce for the just-ended fiscal year totaled 2 07 000 000 0 0 for trade with Porto Rico and Hawaii. Including those areas before annexation would push the total above 3 000 000 000. Imports stood at 1 226 000 000 and exports at 1 744 000 900.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
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