Langdon's Mississippi Senate Rise Amid Naval Base Plot
Senator Langdon, a plain Mississippi planter, ascends to the U.S. Senate after a tight race hinged on securing Altacoola as a naval base. Charlie Noble entangles the young man in big-money schemes, while reporters Bud Haines and Dickie Cullen weigh honesty in politics as Langdon faces influence from Stevens and Peabody.
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Langdon
United States Senate
Mississippi
Sullivan
Stevens
Altacoola
Naval Base
Benerers
Senator Langdon
Hotal
Washington
Bud Haines
Dickie Cullen
Randulph
Charlie Nobie
Randolph Langdon
Charlie
Caroline
Noble
Caroline Langdon
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Congress
Langdons
Charlie Noble
Senator Stevens
Congressman Nobie
Nobie
Randolph
Gulf City
Standard Steel
No. 19
Groadway
Haines
Cullen
Bud
Hainea
Bud Haimes
Landon Satay
Senate
Prabody
Peabody
Lengdon
Jove
Naval
Up-to-date Jokes and a Scots Reply at Niagara Falls
A practical joker visits Niagara Falls and a guide boasts of millions of gallons per minute. The tourist asks daily flow and gets billions as a boast, then suggests runs all night. A minister asks John how he is, and John replies in broad Scots that rheumatism slows him yet age comes on. John jokes about aging and stubborn joints as a clergyman notes old age.
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Niagara Falls
John
Storm
Ahmen
Johnny
Unplayed Hunches and a Fraudulent Cashier
A cashier and a bill clerk debate the reliability of hunches in managing a dubious bet. The clerk admits to a hunch that yielded a small gain then contemplates future bets while the cashier mocks and presses for rational judgment. The exchange shifts to personal fortune, gambling, and the perils of credence in unproven intuitions.
Marmola fat reducer tablets advertised in 1920s ad
An advertisement touts Marmola Tablets as a safe fat reducer sold for 75 cents. It claims the tablets stop fat production after meals and reduce flesh by 12 to 15 ounces daily, promising harmless nourishment and testimonials from users.
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Marmom Company
Detroit
Mich
Thaw Case Hearings Highlight Family Records and Jail Life
Mrs. Mary Thaw testifies about family insanity, Stanford White rumors, and Matteawan retreat conditions. Detective O'Mara says he was paid 2200 dollars for services and defended Thaw’s motives, while Thaw relatives discuss lineage and mental health.
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White Plains
N. Y
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
Stanford White
O'Mara
Jerome
Thaw
Harry Thaw
Storm at Petersburg Ruins Growing Crops
Five inches of rain fell in three hours yesterday in Petersburg Indiana the worst storm in years. Crops were ruined bridges torn out and livestock killed. Arthur Wolven was badly injured when lightning struck a telephone post near his home. Damage estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Petersburg
Ind
Arthur Wolven
Paddock Debate Sparks Employer Bias Over Gambling
In a short exchange a clerk contemplates quitting after arguing that gambling is no worse than petty theft or opium use, while noting employers' prejudice against it. The dialogue hints at personal conflict and possible career consequences.
The French frame maker’s tongue tied by nails
A French picture frame maker finishes a lady’s commission and offers to hang it. While fixing the engravings she complains the frame is too high. He bows, explains with a mouth full of nails that he could not speak until he swallowed some.
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Ana
Court Grant Allows Duchess Victoria to Attend Russian Court
The czar will permit Grand Duchess Victoria wife of Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich to attend the Russian court. She is the former wife of the Grand Duke of Hesse, brother of the empress.
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Victoria
Cyril Vladimirovtch
Grand Duke OF Hesse
The Pirate Chief
Kenner Harris recounts a pirate tale as a boy questions a life of crime. A stubborn uncle dispenses rough wisdom about robbing within limits while seeking status and profit amid a world of loot and bravado. The narrator contemplates greed, prudence, and a path between daring theft and moral restraint.
Canterbury Bells Verse Lovers in Dawn and Dusk
The poem describes bells ringing through daybreak to wake the world, with lavender lilac blue and silver tones. A dialogue between a Spinster and a Matron questions waiting and companionship as bells transform to stars amid shifting light.
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August Hancock
Brown Fined for Child Neglect in Juvenile Court
Charles H. Brown, a young man described as fine appearing, was fined $100 and sentenced to ninety days in the workhouse by Judge Stubbs in juvenile court Friday for neglecting his children. His wife and two children, plus a large Acton delegation, attended. Brown earned $12 weekly but claimed only $2.2 had been given to his family in seventeen months. The judge condemned his selfishness and disregard for his wife and children.
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Stubbs
Acton
Brown
Calumet Man Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Calumet Michigan on August 6 Joseph Hensier shot and killed his wife and then cut his own throat during the morning hours. Authorities say he feared accusations of murdering his wife’s former husband.
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Calumet
Mich
Joseph Hensier
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