English Ghost Story of a Dream Figure and a Murderous Stepmother
A London artist stays with Lord X- in a grand country house and nightly dreams of an evil hag who later appears in a portrait. The tale links her to a centuries old murder by the lord’s stepmother. A second account from Philadelphia notes a coffin too large for the vault, prompted by a dream, and confirms the tale’s veracity through personal knowledge.
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London
Sip
Ings
Lord X
Dave
England
Europe
United States
America
Elana
Philadelphia Telegraph
New York Gossips On Fire Service Women and Society Grandees
The piece notes Bernhardt opening her season amid grief and rivalries, praises Paris’s fire brigade women for bravery, and previews a star Viennese beauty. It highlights Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and sister-in-law, their wealth, fashion, and jewelry including a diamond necklace rivaling royal gifts, with commentary on social spectacle.
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Bernhardt
Jane Hading
Rachel
Mile
Mara
Paris
New York
Vienna
Hungary
Felix
Cornelius Vanderbilt
W. XK. Vanderbilt Ias
Louise of Wales
Fashion shifts toward looser suits and high collars
The text notes looser trousers and baggier overcoats each season with higher back collars. It says double breasted jackets grow in size, and both styles appear more relaxed than last year. It then shifts to a health ad urging Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify and strengthen the blood amid summer fatigue and debility.
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Hood
Pittsburg Triumph and Baseman Virtue Returns
A bustling baseball column reports St. Louis beating Kansas City and notes Seward rejoining Athletic payroll. Keefe at Syracuse shines while Pittsburg signs amateur Jones. Detroit releases Knouff and Shreve, Cleveland lists 15 on payroll, and New York Philadelphia games highlight tight races. Virtue’s stellar first-base play for Detroit is praised amid season struggles.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Seward
Keefe
Syracuse
Pittsburg
Jones
Indianapolis
Detroit
Knouff
Buat
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Shreve
Athem
Charley Snyder
Clevelands
New York
John Ewing
Louisville
Buck
McQuade
Fanning
Rosie
McAleer
Rusie
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Curry
Galvin
Pittsburgers
Washington
Tom Loftus
Pittsburgs
Tom
Slattery
The
Journal
Evems
Jake Virtue
Recreation Park
Visiue
Detroit Free Press
Royalty notes and royal duties across continents
King Leopold of Belgium considers a Congo visit while the two young daughters of the Prince of Wales contribute to magazines. Crown Princess Stephanie, widowed, is to receive the golden rose from the pope. Princess Beatrice favors riding and new music duets. The empress of China packs a wedding trousseau in 00 boxes carried by two men, and the emperor’s two elder wives fill 200 boxes with their apparel.
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Theopold
Belgium
Congo
Prince of Wales
Stephanie
Beatrice
Trosseau
China
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Grattan Donnelly
Amy Ames
Rank Deshon
English’s Opera House
Cal Wagner
Gal Wagener
Big 4
Meridiansts
Swift
D. M. Grayson
Crowville
Swift Spectrime Co
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Indianapolis Union Station
Daily City Licket
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Pennsylvania Lines
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Panhandle Booth
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Chgo
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H. BR. Doering
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Chicago & ST. Louis
Indpls
Union Depot
Higago
Cleveland Division
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Dayton
T. Harte
Mattoon
Diuily
D.h. Marin
Circle Street
Soldiers’ Monument
MR. Gus Thomas
Madison Square
A. S. Lipman
Sidney Drew
Jas
S. Maffitt, JR
J. B. Everham
J. H. Shewell
Syd Thy Armstrong
Gladys Rankin Drew
Olive Stoddard
Aimee Stoddard
Wallie “Gait
Juliet
New York Orld
Boston Herald
Philadelphia Ledger
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Call
Grand- Opera
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Posto Fice
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Hanson Brothers, Proprietors and Manzgera
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Little Tootley
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Fantasma
Biagio
Matinee Bricey
the Park
Washington and
Tennessee Streets
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Chris
Lena
Wil. Kottemat
East Washingson
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M. D
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South Tllino
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St, Charles Hotel
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Bates
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Undertaker
Indiana-ave
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Word Bros
Washington-st
A. Kiefer & Co
Major Taylor's
Washington St
W. H. Rolls
Illinois Street
Pandavana
C. M. Raschig
East Washington St
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