Will Butler wed as five suitors vie in romance
Miss Myra Butler of Warwick R I vows to marry the man who proposed most novelly to her over five weeks. Charles Vernon Kearns of Pawtucket wins with a yacht proposal on Chippanogszett island. Butler remains noncommittal as plans for a trousseau begin.
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Warwick
R. L
Miss Butler
Charles Vernon Kearns
Pawtucket
Kearns
Henry Detwiler
Enoch Saylor
Martin L. Renta
Clive Gordon
Kent County
Bay
New York
Boston
Providence
Rents
Rentz
Butler
Detwiler
Rente
Roken
Saylor
Gordon
Fa’ns
Mies Butler
Alon
Miss Hutler
Portsmouth
Poiceman
Drewn
Fearns
Miss Butter
Eas
On the Kerosen e Circuit A Kansas City Star portrait of Grace Hayward
Grace Hayward of the Hayward Stock company recalls kerosene circuit life with stories from Indiana and Vincennes. She describes early ambitions to write stage works, a low weekly salary, and chaotic backstage mishaps including wasp swarms and exposed dressing rooms.
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Kansas City
Grace Hayward
Hayward Stock Company
People’s Theater
West Side
Chicago
Hersclf
Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
Hayward
William Hamilton
Frank Guckingham
Litile
Rena
Booth
Barrett
Modjeska
At Tire Company
Vincennes
Leine
Miles Hayward
Coonés
Fragmented OCR News Snippet With Jumbled Dialogue
A garbled OCR passage features a bald headed bachelor speaking in a fragmented style about barber shops and shaving. The text includes stray phrases and seems to parody or distort everyday speech, lacking coherent narrative details.
Decline of New England Turkeys Warns of Widespread Shortage
The New England wild and domestic turkey populations are shrinking due to a disease called blackhead. Reports from Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut, Cornell, Michigan, and Ontario indicate rising losses as efforts to protect stock intensify. cross-breeding with wild turkeys is blamed for partial immunity, while the wild stock faces possible wipeout if actions aren't taken.
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Blackhead
New York Tribune
New England
Rhode Island
Raora Avis
United States
Maryland
Storrs Agricultural College
Connecticut
Agricultural College
Cornell University
Michigan
Ontario
Missouri
Absentminded railway man ships wardrobe by mail
A New York Central traffic representative in Buffalo plans to mail home outfits and haberdashery as he travels between Chicago and New York. Packages to his Buffalo wife carry postage due, forcing her to pay the freight on every parcel.
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Kansas City Star
Charles Williamson
New York Central Lines
Buffalo
Kansas City
Mr. Williamson
Western Railway
Chicago
New York
Co Buffalo
United States
Himseckf
Traces of Cockfighting in Popular Speech
Excerpt from the London Telegraph traces how cockfighting once dominated British language and culture. It notes legacy phrases like that beaty cockfighting and living like a racehorse, explains meanings of died game and game, and discusses terms such as white feather and black leg with historical notes.
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London Telegraph
Great Britain
Grose
Gamecouka
At Last He Objected from Chicago Tribune
A fragmented OCR snippet shows a man with a revolver declaring a robbery stance and expletive-filled dialogue about holding up a place. The garbled text mentions stopping the crime act and frustration with continuing robberies.
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Chicago Tribune
Wit of Herr Rosenthal Charms New York Audiences
The New York Sun profiles pianist Moritz Rosenthal known for quick, pointed wit since arriving in New York. At a party hosted by manager Henry Wolfsohn in East Seventeenth Street, Rosenthal delivers quips about a low ceiling and fried sole. He recalls clever managerial schemes and recalls a Salzburg concert with an empty hall, later noting he enjoys critical praise less than praise of other pianists. He also jokes about autograph requests from Bernard Stavenhagen.
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Herr Rosenthal
New York Sun
Moritz Rosenthal
New York
Henry Wolfsohn
East Seventeenth Street
Wolfsohn
Mr. Wolfsohn
Mr. Rosenthal
Vienna
Salzburg
Rosenthal
Bernard Stavenhagen
Bltavenhagen
Blanket Bill the Puget Sound Indian Chief Turns Trader
The Destruction of Trade Man for Blankets tells of William Jarman known as Blanket Bill a 36 year old sailor once ruler among Puget Sound Indians who traded with whites after being captured. He survived scalping and captivity earning a high status then traded for a roll of blankets returning to live with whites and marrying multiple wives. He attributes his longevity to daily cold plunges and avoids strong drink while walking eleven miles to Bellingham for exercise.
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Brooklyn
William Jarman
Puget Sound
Jarman
Hudson Bay
Jorman
Nonother
PMN
Bellinghar
State of Washington
New Rector Hopes for Parish Support in Vermont Joke
In a London Tid-bit style tale a newly appointed rector asks if his Vermont vow was approved by parishioners. His wife believes they were all nodding, while he remains hopeful about church backing.
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London
Vermont
Ang Renyen
Locomotives Show Almost Human Bond With Engineers
Story discusses how locomotive engineers grow attached to their engines, the variability of engines, and the shift from one engineer per engine to pooling and multiple engineers. It cites a Missouri Pacific passenger engine, the Illinois Central line runs, and changes in “Waites” ware and pooling practices affecting pride and care for machines. It also touches on Japanese immigration questions and policy perspectives.
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New York Sun
Jusl
Missouri Pacific Road
Hlllnois Central Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
California
Japan
Hawaii
Korea
Manchuria
San Francisco
United States
China
Hong Kong
Pacific
Roosevelt
Washington
Ita
Oregon
The Invisible Husband Notes On Cross Examination Tactics
A New York Union League discussion features Joseph J. Choate and a tale of cross examination. A young lawyer confronts a testimony about a burglary and the timing of sighting a prisoner versus a husband. The misheard dialogue underscores courtroom confusion and the dangers of imprecise questioning.
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Joseph J. Choate
New York Union League
Midim
Fragmented railcar dialogue from a collision report
A distorted excerpt from the New York Weekly Conductor describes a rear end collision with passengers bounced across a car. The crew asks for help to clear the track and continues the journey, noting possible further freight trains ahead.
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New York Weekly
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