The Dixon Circ Burglars
In an early suburb tale, Ethel and Olive Dixon foil two burglars by fly paper trap set in the alley behind their father Mr Dixon’s store. The men, caught amid their attempt, are detained by police and later jailed for a year with hard labor under a Canadian warden.
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Dinan
Anatox
Tarpoon Street
Artifer Street
Dixon
Ardifex
Harpoon
Mr. Dixon
Canada
Grimsby
Ontario
Crigisby
Ethel
Walker
Jon
Pioisy
Mr. Hobbs
Ark Fox Street
Policeimal
Olive
Donran
Thor
Hobbs
Harry
Burglary Plot by Young thieves Foiled by Girls
Two girls overhear burglars in a store alley as they fear capture. They improvise to trap the men with stacked boards and paper, cover the entry, and later threaten to summon police while the rogues plead and bluff. The scene captures a tense, improvised stakeout and evasive dialogue.
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Mr. Plott
Ethel
Millock
Will
Olive
Quaint And Curious Old Time Facts
A garbled collection of antiquated trivia from a newspaper page cites 400 foot mine depths 1057 Reverend term usage, Amsterdam diamond output, earth atmosphere depth, blankets in 1705, sea water evaporation, French population stats, New York water usage, burglaries, odd quotes, a long rain, and a Mount Morris Park to Central Park marathon circuit with varied distances.
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Mount Morris Park
Avenne
Central Park
New York City
Cental Park
Dutch Collar Fashion For Young Girls And Misses
NYC fashion notes describe Dutch collar styles for girls and misses, including sleeve variations, waistlines, and skirt construction. It covers materials like serge and pongee, priceable yardage, and notes on accessories such as shoes, belts, and sailor ties. It also notes selvedge draperies and fashionable jumpsuits with net blouses.
Metallic Colors Enhance Fashion Treasures
Dangiers tassels and fringes appear in modish metallic and jet effects across fashion items.
Fabrics Rise With New Weaves For Season
Hilk Fabrics notes strong outlook for pongee silk serge and foulard as the main fabrics of the upcoming season. The report highlights diversified textures and fashionable appeal promising buyers fresh options and style trends.
New Traffic Requirements Move Toward Dustless Roads
An editorial urges uniform auto taxation based on vehicle weight, notes current inequities, and describes joint tests by the American Automobile Association and U.S. Office of Public Roads to measure wear on varied road surfaces. Governors and legislatures are urged to act together for proper road surfacing and faster dustless highways.
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American Automobile Association
United States Office of Public Roads
Chicago
Denver
Johns Stopkina
Washington
New York Times
Molasses and Good Roads Debate
A New York Sun discussion on good roads cites twenty million tons of slag from blast furnaces and explores binders like tar and molasses. The Louisiana Sugar Planter argues molasses should be used for stock feeding rather than road building, given its food value and abundance of other binding materials.
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New York Sun
United States
Louisiana
Educating the People on Roads Progress Promoted
The Boston Globe notes a dozen years after the food roads campaign that education of the masses has succeeded. It says the nation lags in highways, especially rural, but farmers now demand good roads as city dwellers do. The key issue is expense.
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Boston Globe
Encouraging Sign in National Congress on Good Roads
A fragment notes an encouraging sign as the good roads issue becomes a national congress matter. It claims awakening of popular sentiment that drives public machinery in enlightened countries.
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Pittshure
Purks as Fighting Men and Turkish Reform Promise
The Turkish soldier is praised as brave when led by good officers, while Turkish defeats against Russia are blamed on avarice and inept generals. If Young Turks reform government and army, a modern Ottoman force of 600000 disciplined troops could influence the Balkan question and command respect in European quarters.
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Russia
Ottoman Empire
Balkan
Turkey
Baltimore Sun
Should Be Exceptions on Luxuries Tax Debate
An exchange from the Chicago Regards Herald weighs luxuries and taxation. A respondent argues all luxuries should be taxed, while another counters that taxing luxuries would harm the poor, citing personal items as needs versus luxuries.
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Chicago
Herald
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Dixon Circ
Edward Willam Thomson
Harpoon Street
Ivane
Lunon
Sleh
Artifex
Ollyet
OlArry
Ol 'Arry
Madison
Kres
Clinty
Arry
Mr. Hawking
Mr. Hobby
Hawkins
Hethel
Wiike
Indie
Bohn CO
Bihel
Tere
Niles
England
Countries
Amsterdam
Thomas Blanket
Malden
Isex
Ering Tre Yen
Erie
Freiel
Gand
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