Salome Dance by a Society Woman Sparks Stir in Old Westbury
A Society event hosted by Mrs. Thomas in Old Westbury featured Mrs. Payne Whitney and Miss Dorothy Whitney in elaborate costumes as guests arrived in New York style. The party included 40 musicians, exotic tableaux, and guests in garb from distant lands while an outdoor evergreen tree burned, finally quenched by hand extinguishers after champagne helped no effort.
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W York
Harry Payne Itney
Dorothy Whitney
Mtry
Thomas
Old Westbury
la. I
Payne Whitney
Grand
New York
Fae Whitneys
Europe
EE Power
Eg Ind
Gome
Payne Whitneys
The
Hastings
Barneys
Ihe”Ens
Harneses
Je. I
Ocean Globe Treasure Hunt Maps Currents From Cunard voyage
The Wide World Magazine tests a globe reward method for locating ocean currents. Twelve copper globes with instructions were set adrift from the Campania near August 14. Globe No 1 found near Skibbereen by an Irish fisherman. Madame Melba’s globe adds 5 to the $40 total reward. Most globes expected ashore on the American coast.
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Wide World Magazine
Campania
Henry Swanson
Chicago
Fastnet Rock
Skibbereen
Kari Ho
Toe Head
Madame Melba
Stanton's Bone Crusher
A Baltimore Telegram item recounts a heated exchange where officers discuss an order to write and send a severe letter. Lincoln weighs in on the matter, indicating the letter should be bond and sent only if necessary and noting the political risks of mailing such correspondence.
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Stanton
Baltimore
Linesin
Anton
Lincoln
Bond
Brewers eye Mexico profits from New York Tribune notes
Brewers elsewhere eye Mexico market after a New York Tribune report. The article cites a brewery concession in Mexico, 16 year oxen exemption, and tariff economics for keg and tied beer. It flags a potential profitable plant as a side venture and outlines favorable conditions for money making.
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Mexico
Lee
Fragmented reminiscence from a fishing club scene
A garbled dialogue fragment shows mean Balm Day arguing about limited luxury and restraint. A light hearted speaker references a revolt and a rainy eye course while Nearly RY, a fishing club member, arrives with a punk of unclear meaning.
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Nu i
Guite and Guite Trial Headlines Odd Courtroom Exchange
A fragmentary court transcript shows Guite and Guite in a tense exchange during a trial. Jurors weigh a key point while a baffling interjection interrupts proceedings and adds uncertainty to the case.
Balloon search haunted by rumors of America II
In St Louis reports claim an empty balloon basket was found near Port Arthur and a derelict balloon seen near Ouimette Ontario while two train clerks report a northward light consistent with the America II. Officials remain cautious amid conflicting sightings as the missing balloon hunt continues.
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St. Louis
Allan R. Hawley
Augustud Post
Dispatches
Port Arthur
Lake Superior
Ouimette
Ont
Canadian Pacific
The
Aero Club
Lewis Spindler
Canada
Spicher
Toronto
Lake Kaprine
Quinnette
Pearl River
Brother of Balloonist Denies Unconfirmed Reports
New York on October 28 reports quote William Hawley brother of Alan R. Hawley expressing doubt over unconfirmed rumors of the America I. being lost. Aero Club of America officials have no word on Mr. Post or Mr. Hawley but hold hope they are found or will report by telegraph.
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New York
America I
William Hawley
Alan R. Hawley
Fort William
Aero Club of America
Post
Mr. Hawley
Spindler Ordered to Shift Balloon Search HQ
Spindler at Toronto was told by Aero club to move headquarters farther west of the Canadian Pacific after an AP dispatch reported the balloon America II near Fort William Ontario. He plans to reach Chapleau to resume the search, despite late Fort William sighting being unconfirmed.
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Spindler
St. Louis
Associated Press
Fort William
Ont
Aero Club
Lewis Spindler
Toronto
Canadian Pacific
Chapleau
Hope Fades for Balloonist Missing Near Ottawa
Ed Stratton of the Aero Club of America said information on the whereabouts of Hawley and Post remains scarce as searches extend into the north woods and sparse settlements. Officials and railway and lumber interests along the Ontario Quebec border coordinate a broad search for the missing aeronauts.
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Ottawa
Ont
America
Edmund H. Stratton
Aero Club of America
Great North Woods
Messrs. Hawley
Post Dimeult
Pee William
Airship Morning Post Crosses English Channel to England
The airship Morning Post arrived at Aldershot England today after a night flight from Moisson France. The craft left Nantes at 10:16 this morning and was seen over St Victory in the English Channel area before vanishing beyond the channel guarded by a destroyer.
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English Channel
Aldershot
Eng
Morning Post
Moisson
France
Nantes
Molwson
Alderahot
England
St. Victory-Ha-Caux
Enalieh Channel
University boys keep up winning in Japan
In Japan at Oot, on October 21, the Chie university team continued its winning run with a steady performance. The game showcased strong teamwork and dominant defense as they defeated their opponent to extend their streak.
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University
Japan
Noted Botanist Reported in Monin Mount Outing
A noted botanist, identified by initials 1&8, visited Monin for a field study today. Local observers noted steady research activity and reference to a collaboration with aoion and Atotalii.
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Aoion
The Wast eful Wife and the Housekeeping Dilemma
A Sioux City Tribune column analyzes wasteful habits in homes and contrasts failed frugality with practical solutions. It recounts tales of stubborn waste, mismanaged clothing, overcooked meals, and misplaced items, proposing improved housekeeping or boarding as remedies to protect marriages and finances.
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Sioux City Tribune
Iften
Dreas
October Days by Elien P. Allerton
A fragmentary verse meditation on autumn calm and coming storms. The speaker longs for quiet days of hazy sunbeams, gentle thoughts, and benediction while acknowledging inevitable upheaval and battle tides ahead.
From Tit Bit to Sunday School Oddities
A teacher reviews children's biblical wordplay from a prize competition. Whimsical lines include Manna is being polite Jerusalem was surrounded with walls to keep in the milk and honey Jacob was a patriarch by trade and other playful notes about meals and the patriarchs.
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Chiren
Jerusalem
Jacob
Poe
Esau
Moses
Harvard and Yale Alumni and Early Colonial Marriage Patterns
A discussion on 17th and early 18th century graduates from Harvard and Yale, noting long marriages and large families. It argues wives were pressed into marriage for economic and domestic labor, with high infant mortality and fertility shaping colonial household life. It cites G. Stanley Waits of Clark University and reflects on social expectations of husbands and wives.
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Harvard
G. Stanley Wail
Clark University
Commonwealth
Indian Glory: Sharma Named Chairman Amid Party Year
A Vv resident named Sharma has been appointed chairman for the party year. The announcement highlights Sharma's leadership role and expected contributions to the party activities planned this year.
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Sharma
Shah-bah-skong and the Crow chiefs in treaty tale
The House committee recalls a story of Mille Lacs chief Shah-bah-skong and Fort Ripley defense in 1862. He led his warriors as the Indian people sought government care and lands, while a later offer of moving lands was discussed through negotiations and a famed line about an honest man sent from Washington.
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House Committee On Indian Affairs
Washington
White House
Taft
Shah-bah-skong
Ead
Mille Lac
Fort Ripley
Leech Lake
Shah-bah-sk
Babu English Snippets From Bombay Magazine
A Troy Times note highlights Indian Education's fresh Babu English specimens. One pupil ridicules a stern faced schoolmaster as a peddiegog, another mocks an official described as a nice majestic gentle man in a pompous bungalow, and a Town essay ends with a garbled reflection on heaven and stars.
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Troy Times
Bombay
Indian Education
Babu Engsh
Peddiegog
Flying Squirrel and a Curious Shopkeeper Tale
The Flying Squirrel and former Representative Private John Allen visit Mississippi. An elderly local man sees an electric fan for the first time and, after a long gaze, tells the shopkeeper the device is a lively squirrel that will burst its heart if it keeps making resolutions go fast.
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John" Allen
Mississippi
The Kiss Collaboration Dispute Letter to Editor
In the Cleveland Leader a writer asks the editor to confirm if the verses The Kiss are original. The author replies that there was no guile and that The Kiss was a collaboration.
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Cleveland Leader
Wife and Husband Spar Over Diamond Ring Cost
From Illustrated Bits a dialogue shows the wife defending an expensive diamond ring by noting gloves will be saved. the husband teases her for being extravagant. The exchange plays on domestic humor about luxury and practicality.
Battle Hymn of the Republic fragment reveals text distortions
The passage presents a distorted excerpt of the Battle Hymn of the Republic with corrupted lines and inserted fragments. It mentions Julia Ward Howe and references themes of prophecy, justice, and marching on, though many words are garbled and illegible.
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the Republic
Beck Rejects Deslys Offer for Vaudeville Stage
Martin Beck, Orpheum general manager, rejects booking Gaby Deslys over her ties to the dethroned Portuguese monarch. He bars her from Orpheum programs due to immorality concerns, signaling broad public sentiment against her appearance. Marinelli agency discussions continue, with differing views from Wil Hemmerstein on associating Deslys with a headliner role.
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New York
Martin Beck
Orpheum
Gaby Deslys
Manuel
Gaby
United States
Milo
Deslys
Mile
Deslyn
Mr. Beck
Mauzy
Marinelli Agency
Wil Hemmerstein
the Victoria
Marinelli
Countess Irma De Beaufort Falls in Chicago Mystery
Chicago reports an unclear incident at Countess Irma De Beaufort’s home after a fall that may have occurred downstairs. A Kilgallen chauffeur stated he sped to bring doctors to St Luke's hospital and was fined. the countess is hospitalized and expected to recover with details undisclosed.
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Chicago
Irma de Beaufort
M. H. Kilgallen
Kilgallen
John Rouse
St. Luke's Hospital
Georgia Brown Woman Assailed by Glass Pieces
Louisville report details Georgia Brown whose body harbors over 300 glass fragments from skin lesions. Doctors find her health surprisingly good aside from wounds, and she denies ever ingesting or falling on glass. Discovered by Dr. W. H. Smith two weeks prior, with many splinters already under her skin.
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Louisville
Georgia Brown
W. H. Smith
Pettigrew’s Western Irrigation Push Spurs Lands Growth
Ex Senator Pettigrew visits Willow Creek Washington as his 40000 acre Moses Lake district becomes the focal point for a new dam and irrigation plan. He leads a corporation that bought land from Northern Pacific, with water from the dam to nourish holdings and land values rising about sixty percent.
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Pettigrew
Western Investment
Willow Creek
Wash
Dakota
Minnesota
Solon
Moses Lake
Yeeky Hy
Mr. Pettigrew
King Victor Emmanuel Visits Stricken Regions in Naples
King Victor Emmanuel arrived unannounced in Naples to assess cyclone and volcanic disaster damage. Death toll listed by town totals 189 with thousands homeless. relief work focuses on shelter food and water as roads washed out and access from sea remains feasible.
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Naples
Victor Emanuel
Fiie
Guith
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Epomeo
Centrara
Vecete
Majori
Casamicciola
Ischia
Amalf
Resina
Madonna Grazie
Minori
Springfield Doctor Commits Suicide After Murder Charge
Springfield October 28 Dr Albert E Reinichen a leading physician here died by his own hand at his home. He had been arrested on a charge that he caused the death of Mrs Leora Hooey by performing a surgical operation. He protested his innocence saying the operation was the only chance to save her life.
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Springfield
Leora Hooey
Albert E. Reinichen
Three Under Arrest in Mrs Hackney Murder Case
Cincinnati police hold Harley Hackney Charles Eckert and Herman Schwering in connection with the mutilated killing of Mrs Mary Hackney whose body was found at her Canal Ridge Cumminsville home. The suspects deny involvement as the inquiry continues amid a spate of recent female homicides in the area.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Mary Hackney
Canal Ridge
Cumminsville
Harley Hackney
Charles Eckert
Hackney
Herman Schwering
Eckert
Schwering
Cubs Athletics World Series Sets Attendance Records
In Chicago on October 28 the Cubs and Athletics World Series concluded with record attendance and receipts. The first five games drew 124 222 attendees and 173 380 dollars, surpassing 1909 and 1904 highs, while game two in Pittsburgh last year did not beat any single-game figures this year.
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Chicago
Cubs
Athletics
Pittsburg
Detroit
Pirates
Tigers
Haitien Gunboat Liberte Explodes Near Port Au Prince
An explosion aboard the Haitien gunboat Liberte near Port au Prince on October 26 caused 70 deaths or drownings with 20 survivors. The vessel had sailed from Port on Monday with 60 or more aboard, and reports are incomplete on the exact causes and identities.
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Port Au Princes
Hayti
Port de Puix
Anwar
Lowt
Lo Aaltien Getherais
Department of the North
Tite
Elkins Politician Noted in Whispered Report
A fragment mentions Washington, a senator named Eiking, a phone call, and discussion of improvements in Wet Virginia. The readable text is unclear and lacks concrete actions or dates.
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Washington
Eiking
Vanderbilt Coach McChoipatt Named for Political Office
Nashville report notes longtime Vanderbilt football coach McChoipatt has been nominated for a lower house seat. Local party officials list McChoipatt as a prominent candidate with ties to the university.
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Nashville
Tenn
de Pride
Pecmdett
Dhenemorittes
Dani McGial- Ran
Wees
Ania
McChoipatt
Bec
Vanderbilt
Apa Arbor
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A. C. Guerrard
Canadian Pacific Railway
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A. J. Coburn
H. Lee
Ouerrard
Peake
Chie Univerity Uamiebwt
Irs
Elien P. Allerton
Yourg
Ena Deal
the Niles
Julia Ward Howe
Eftes
Beck
Mille
Countess
Windy City
Walker Wellman
Trent
Wellman
Ivhaca
K. H. Woodruff
Cornell University
Theodore Roosevelt
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Alton I. Parker
Woodfull
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Italy
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