The Hardest Luck by E. B. Chamberlayne
In this tale set near Dawson City Long John LaRoche narrates a ghostly misadventure involving Old Danny McBride and a stranded body. A man seeks to escape fate by swapping bodies and rowing across the river, only to confront the haunting idea of never truly leaving the island behind.
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Dawson City
Long John' LaRoche
Jim
Ambrosia City
Enire
LaRoche
Man McBride
Danny McBride
Blackwell's Island
McBride
Dirk
Long Island City
Danus McBride
Rome
Danny
Traume Bark
Toran
Thickwell
Baxto
McBridy
Walt
Tom-M
Pere
Kontehndy
Dick Murphy
Utopia
Afurphy
Murphy
Tor
Tor Murphy
Ald McHride
Grand Vaudeville Bill Promises Star Powers and Daring Acts
The program at the Grand features renowned vaudeville stars the fur Stortons and four Mortong acts, with India arranged for starting Monday's matinee. Extra attraction Mr. and Mrs Esmonde perform a delightful Up tle playlet, while the original Figures in one of the best bills of the season bring top salaries and lively comedy and dance.
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India
Esmonde
Bronville
Private here former success nest week at celebration
Fragmented text describes an upcoming event featuring the Vuentes family and notable performers. It hints at a public show with a variety of acts, including a proposed repertoire and appearances by prominent artists. Details are garbled but suggest a grand city engagement with music, dance, and novelty numbers.
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Daten Leethers
Alyaye
Farresters
Dateeres Surencie
Coney Island
Bon Tans at Empire Opens Monday Afternoon
Burlesque show at the Empire promises a feature packed bill with music, original acts, and a lineup of known comedians. The program boasts vivid acts, with Wats ddan Athans Fields Cook Vermin and Grace Leonard among the performers and a noted Witte comedienne.
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Oiese
Yen
Dads
Ua Alway
Owerbermers
Luiliesduey
Pedernierd: Wats Ddan Athans, the Sfenie Arin Milinnaires
Wliity
Grace Leonard
Comedienne
NEAT WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS AT THEATERS
Ben Hur with Gen Lew Wallace presented nightly and on Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Grand vaudeville with three headliners each afternoon and night. In old Kentucky at Park nightly and most afternoons except Monday. Ausa's Bon Ton bar feaguers play every afternoon and night at Empire. Unique Family vaudeville plays every afternoon and night.
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English
Lew Wallace
PARK
Old Kentucky
Empire
Ausa
In Old Kentucky theater tour brings lively mountains tale
A touring company presents In Old Kentucky featuring Nellie Callahan as Madge Brierly in a romance with a wealthy planter and a jealous moonshiner. A thrilling horse race scene and a barnyard dance with pickaninnies highlight acts amid scenic Kentucky mountain and plantation backgrounds. John Tyrrel stars as the planter with Meatt Singing as the moonshiner and Mary Holmes in the cast.
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Old Kentucky
Fark
Mta
Madge Brierly
Nellie Callahan
Amne Sultop
Barnyartt
Kentucky
Lexington
John ‘Tyrrel
Javah Tait Sent to Tark Ends Matinee on Men Day
A terse note states that Javah Tait was sent to Tark and that there will be no matinee on Men days. The snippet provides limited names and lacks clear dates or places for fuller context.
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Javah Tait
Unique's Bill and the Clever Kenbreite in a 19th century revue
The Unique presents a tall world program featuring a clever Kenbreite named Tilly Adams and the Mackiney cu novdatny Gees in a comedy titled hrulénever'e visi. Five clever characters perform, with Lovit and Matt with Jordan in a vivid stage smooth course. A mad flirtation and other features highlight the bill for later society crowds.
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Unique
Kenbreite
Tilly Adams
Matt Wid Jordan
One Bucket Not Enough In Police Court Battle
Elizabeth Belle Washington faced charges after a public dispute over a pail and beer. In Friday police court she disputed a neighbor, Barwh Dainean, and testified the scene stemmed from jealousy over access to a bucket, with witnesses recounting quarrels and a brief workhouse sentence for both women.
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Dee
Eliazabeth
Shot at Foot Sparks Police Court Testimony
Testimony in police court on Friday describes Frank Jones and Furs Underwood, both colored, in a dispute at a ball game near the fall grounds. Jones faced assault and battery charges after allegedly firing at Underwood’s feet when he intervened in defense of a neighbor boy. Jones claimed Underwood taunted him and refused admission, leading to a confrontation. Jones was bound over to the grand jury with a bond of $a.
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Underwood
Frank Jones
Jones
Fall Grounds
Jones Way
Reverend Barton Calls for Fumigation of Doxology
Chicago area minister Rev William B Barton of Oak Park denounces Bishop Potter for a hymn related ritual. He vows to condemn the doxology, likening it to a blasphemous ritual and argues the church should not host or support such practices. He envisions a temperance stance and criticizes church involvement with saloon culture.
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Barton
Potter
Chicago
Spt
William B. Barton
Oak Park
Fragmented old newspaper quote prompts dry humor
A garbled exchange features a dentist and a solicitor with wry talk about advertising in newspapers. The clipped lines reference a tooth carpenter and a barely coherent plea for support in a New York city setting, reflecting early 20th century cartoonish dialogue.
Bum Ear Drum Prank Ends With Bet On Sousa March
A pair of newspaper men drift into a bold wager after a hearing impaired man pretends deafness. The duo, on a city circuit near a tall banded building, bet fifty cents on Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes march, only one man realizing the ruse as they ascend to hear the tune.
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Saura
Republican speaker bureau seeks $100 per speech
A Washington, D C resident offered services to the Republican cause at 100 dollars per speech plus expenses, claiming eight years’ prior service. Tawney replied that past loyalty was noted but the committee would not pay 100 dollars per speech to support Roosevelt, urging him to join the Democratic committee instead.
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Washington, D. C
Republican National Committee
Tawney
National Committee
Panama Canal
Rooaerett
Hun T
Judge Parker
Hoostvelt
Parker
Tawney Haz
Roosevelt
Damoeratia Committee
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