Mallory Elopes Amid Train Farewell in Reno Romance
Karry Mallory is ordered to the PHU pines and Marjorie Newton plans to elope. A taxicab wreck delays, a minister is met on the way to the train, and a Transcontinental journey unfolds with passengers, romantic entanglements, and a Reno-bound wedding pursuit. Little Jimmie Wellington seeks a Reno divorce as others board in varying states of readiness.
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Jimmie
Reno
Ratecote T
Samimy Whitcomb
Mallory
Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lathrop
Sammy Whitcomb
Anne Gattle
Onboard Pursuit of a Clergyman Continues
Mallory hunts for a clergyman on the train to unite Marjorie and his hurried marriage. He confers with a porter and probes sleeping cars for priests, only to find misdirections and eccentric passengers. The search grows more futile as Chicago lights fade outside the windows. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Mallory
Doctor Temple
Portland
Chicago
Mahory
Moses
Moline
Chance Encounter on Train Sparks Old Bachelor and Bride
Ira Lathrop, a notorious woman hater, sits beside a shy, unmarried woman on a train. He ribs weddings, exchanges blunt remarks, then softens as she replies, and the two exchange a hint of shared history. A girllike smile washes years from her face, hinting at a familiar past. He asks if she ever visited Brattleboro, Vermont, and she admits a memory.
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Ira Lathrop
Ira
Mr. Lathrop
Annie
Anne
Misa Gattle
Chicago
Charlie Selby
Ogden
Utah
Lathrop
Brattleboro
The Needle in the Haystack Chapter XII
Marjorie clings to Snoozleums as the porter tries to separate them. A baggage cab plan is set to hide the dog, while Mallory remains troubled and powerless. The scene ends with Marjorie surrendering the pet to a porter as loneliness descends.
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Marjorie
New Orleans
Rules
Mallory
Yassum
Unhurt by Long Fall From Second Story Window
An aged Philadelphia woman fell from a second story bathroom window into the yard. She escaped with only bruises and no broken bones, a doctor says she should recover within a day or two as family members reached her side.
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Philadelphia
Journey of Secrets on a Sleeper Train
Lieut Harry Mallory is ordered to the Philippines. On the train to Reno for a divorce mission, a tangle of passengers including Marjorie Newton Ira Lathrop and Mrs Wellington collide in a comic yet tense series of schemes as romance and intrigue unfold amid crossing paths and a dramatic dash for the Women’s Room.
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Shea
Mrs. Wellington
Mrs. Whitcomb
Night Trip Chaos on the Train as Passengers Clash
Ira Lathrop clashes with Marjorie over a berth on a moving train. The porter mediates and comedy erupts among fellow travelers including Little Jimmie Wellington and Mrs. Wellington. The scene ends with urgent plans to reach Meno and a confused, fast paced boarding room atmosphere.
Dormitory on Wheels: A Night in the Snowdrop
In Illinois sleep cars the author satirizes public intimacy aboard the Snowdrop. Marjorie and Mallory fear scandal as they seek privacy, quarrel avoided, and a porter aids their attempt to secure an extra berth while a mock formal cry for help echoes through the car.
Palace Residence Vendramin And Wagner Link In Venice
A Paris observer recalls the Vendramin palace on Venice’s canal built in 1441. German princes first owned it then the duke of Mantua bought it for 50 000 ducats. It hosted Archduke Charles Ferdinand and Anne de Medici in 1652 and later passed by marriage to current owners. Wagner died there in 1883 and his Tristan desk is preserved. A plaque notes the composer connection.
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Wagner
Styria
Duchesse Della Grazia
Venice
Paris
Vendramin
Canal
Doges
Mantua
Charles Ferdinand of Austria
Anne de Medicis
Richard Wagner
Premature Divorce Idea Sparks a Ruse
Marjorie conceives a plan to pretend a quarrel with Harry and then leave him in high dudgeon. He doubts the ruse will seem convincing on such an occasion as she blushes and lowers her gaze.
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Darking
Malory
Marjorie
Mallory
Hoe
Harry
La Follette Ribs Hypocrisy With Plantation Joke
Speaking in Philadelphia Senator La Follette denounces hypocrisy using a western joke about a New port groom. A master seeks advice after a veterinary declares a costly cob incurable. The groom’s punch line suggests parting the horse to another owner.
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la Follette
Philadelphia
Newport
James
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Henry W. Savage
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Marijoric
Mrs. Temple
China
Snoozbums
Rupert Hughes
H. K
Yassah
Jimmie Wellington
Meno
Little Jimmie Wellington
Nepenthenn
Carpathia
France
Japan
Middle West
Portieres
Poe
Wedgewood
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