Mood of San Francisco mystery deepens in two chapters
The narrator awakens in a grim San Francisco room and frets over a missing key and a looming danger. He plans escape via an unlocked window, considers potential jailers, and weighs the conspirators surrounding his mission as he moves toward the street level saloon amid a tense, unfolding plot.
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Tom Terrill
Tom Teryll
Dicky
Mather Borton
Mother Barton
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Tony
San Francisco
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Mother Boruen
Dodbridge Knapp
Fle Jrence
Mother Gorton
Mother Borton
Asong
Wisconsin Pearl Hunters and the Mississippi Clams
Twenty years ago pearl hunting began in Wisconsin as locals dredged mussels from ponds and rivers. Government reports note $300,000 in diggings for pearls by 1895. Sugar River yielded $10,000 before deposits exhausted as jewelers bought pearls from Wisconsin and Mississippi sources.
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Wisconsin
Sugar
Mississippi River
Surnames and Signatures of Royal Houses
Royal families traditionally used no surnames, signing with Christian names and occasional initials. Examples include Stuart, Bernadotte, and Bonaparte dynasties, while British royalty rarely used surnames. An anecdote cites Queen Victoria and Beatrice signing with initials, revealing ad hoc conventions in royal signatories.
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Esnasty
Sweden
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Henry of
Battenberg
Beatrice
Elizabeth
Rency
Error in Railroad Schedule Costs Shippers Big Sum
Wisconsin State News Happenings report a costly railroad schedule mistake impacting La Crosse shippers. Due to mislisted cities, roughly 40 000 dollars in freight losses for a month threaten revised rates. Winans and La Crosse boards of trade secure a new schedule to take effect July 1, restoring proper rates.
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Wisconsin
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Winans and
la Crosse Boards of Trade
Drowned man clings to a fish in Fox River
Oshkosh reports Willan Baldwin a 40 year old man drowned near a dock on the Fox River while preparing Pike. He clung to his fish in one hand and likely died from a cramp after about ten minutes in the water. He leaves a wife.
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Oshkosh
Willan Beldwin
Ho One Penter
Fox River
Baldwin
Neerah
Charles
Beggar Population Supposedly 32,000 Short in Vienna News
A Vienna report claims that no fewer than 32,000 beggars are absent, suggesting better living in Vienna than ordinary work. It notes a notorious beggar family recently hosted a grand ball and concert at a local hotel.
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Vienna
Botel At
River Trade Struggles As Boats Stall In July
Fragmentary notes describe a season of scarce river traffic with boats idle by July, as overstocked beds and falling prices deter buyers. References to diverse crews imply an era of varied demographics while market demand dwindles and fishermen adjust to reduced activity.
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Sambla
Seseon
Wad Glyen
Princess Tatters and the Lost Pony Tale
A fragmented fairy tale recounts Princess Tatters seeking her lost pony after the creature goes missing and causes distress in the royal castle. The quest involves the queen and a hunter, ending with the pony repaired and returned, while Tatters wrestles with pride and neglect.
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A jumble of humorous fragments describes crafting paper animals from scraps, such as a spider from cherries and a turtle from acorns and toothpicks. It includes a quip about a luminous paint used by a father to help see his bottle at night and a joke about gardeners appetite affecting doctors. The text ends with a statistic on German textile workers wages.
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Ban Pranclaca
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Ariota
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Parry
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Lieros Heneta
Bork
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Dudley
Wilton
Keapp
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Barton
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Hore
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Honey Wilton
Uleuge
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Alera
Glenn
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Lye
Henry Wilton
Chonen
Vail
el Bald
Tom Terrill
Darby Meeker
Tg Deddridge Knopp
Mother Barton
Tom Tarrill
Wilson
Fitzhugh
Porte
Brown
Dicky
Ian
Dicky Nahl
Rother Horton
Nahl
Devil
Anawepoky
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Princeas Tern
Ak Honter
Samute
Tandy Iit
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Record
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A fragmented wartime tale blends a Nepalese Goorkha patrol with a child’s nursery rhyme interlude. A veteran's memory of military lantion unfolds as villagers honor Rama with a carved wooden stake relay and a surprise chorus, while a domestic scene contrasts the siege with Bragdon’s musical moment for a baby.
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Iiel
Pittanes
Gaullier Paar
Abe Wendt
Jan Jibei
Pier Peay
Anne
Helliah Ridemin
Ater
Elree
Lee
Jatin
Jihad Wii
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Pustal
Rama
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Wisconsin Volunteers
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Henry Loessel Young
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J. Horace McFarland
Club Association
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Milwaukee Railroad
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Janesville
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A. E. Knott
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Joseph R. Clarkson
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Alvin H. Blood
Rosina Marabelli
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