Tragedy in Smoke and a Judge's Fine
A Batavian bank backed laundry owner faced a smoke nuisance injunction upheld by Judge Higbee with a $50 fine. Barber argues smokestack fires and boiler smoke affect his business while neighbors press for abatement. The case prompts calls for a fair resolution and less disruption to Barber’s livelihood.
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Higbee
W.E. Barber
Barber
Mr. R
Mr. J
Batavian Bank
the Tribune
Two Merry Tramps in Spotlight atress and Matinee
The musical comedy Two Merry Tramps by Bessie Bennett and Jerome Travers tours for its eleventh season. Ma Venna and Vetter present one company with J A Weaver as Artie Voerline alias Prince Newfoundland and Sue Peterson as Clarence Banjorine in a lively, humorous impersonation at the theater and matinee.
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Bessie Bennett
Jerome Travers
Resse Theater Sun
Prince
Sue Peterson
Clarence Banjorine
Four Bunch of Kids at the Bijou Next Week
Bi Richard C Maddox and Harry Robinson present the miniature playlet Four Bunch of Kids at the Bijou next week. Actor Griener earns praise for his tough boy Hick and Fitz impersonation. Griener, still in his teens, is praised as a leading juvenile comedian born on stage.
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Richard C. Maddox
Harry Robinson
Bijou
Denman Thompson
Charlie Griener
Tough Boy
Hick
Griener
Fitz
Artis
Charlie
Political chatter swirls as gubernatorial talk grows
Merlin Hull praises Senator Tom Morris as a strong potential governor, while Hull’s county backing fuses with calls for clean politics. The Marinette Eagle-Star mocks Cook as a risky rival to Stephenson’s candidate Hudnall, and Cowling’s testimony questions campaign costs. The Sketch notes a chaotic Slashport Hamlet showing and a lame victim joke.
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Tom Morris
Tom
State Senate
The
Marinette Eagle-Star
Stephenson
Mr. Cook
Cook
Hudnall
Samose claims to build healthy flesh and strength
The advertisement promises rapid flesh formation and vitality through Samose tablets. It asserts thin, weak people will gain plump, rosy health by using Samose for a week or ten days, with guaranteed refunds and postpaid delivery priced at 50 cents.
Mullaney Declines Chicago Police Chief Post
J Mullaney, initially Mayor Busse’s top pick for chief of police to replace Chief Shippey, declines the appointment due to his wife’s opposition. A former farmer’s son, he rose to political editor, joined Busse’s campaign, and served as private secretary before the offered police post.
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BR. J. Mullaney
Chicago
Busse
Shippey
Bernard A. Mullaney
Mullaney
Dinner Plans for Hungry Household
A humorous reflection urges restraint before an family dinner outing. The speaker narrates breakfast lightness and cautious meals to save energy for tea and the evening gathering. Advice includes milk with lunch and a mild swim to stay trim. The piece ends with the notion of going out to dine.
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Finis St. Paul Dispatch
The Reoccurring Lives Lives of Great Men in Books
Readers find great men regain presence through biographies and works in bookstores. The author suggests that death does not erase influence as literature sustains memories and ideas across generations.
Houseboat in the Sky A L S Waterhouse Poem Dream
A lyrical plea for a sky dwelling, a floating houseboat above the blue. The speaker imagines a tranquil realm free from bills neighbors and noise, seeking quiet and peace in the clouds.
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L. S. Waterhouse
Dress Talk Turns to Style and Iron Resolve
A dinner quarrel ends with a sharp barb about fashion. The woman complains dresses will outlast her patience, quipping that if she must wear longer styles they should be sheet iron. The exchange sails into renewed bickering.
No Loafing There Signs in the Windows
The exchange turns on a quip about eyes as windows of the heart and the woman’s reply about signs in the windows. The trifler’s line about love contrasts with the girl’s witty observation about “No admittance except on business” illustrated in the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Catholic Standard and Times
The Circular Staircase Ghost Knocks at Sundown
Miss Rachel experiences eerie sounds as the Sunnyside ghost haunts the hall. Liddy, pale and frightened, pleads for entry while the unseen hammering shifts location, blurring the line between legend and possible intruder as the pair debate its nature.
The Modern Figure and a Haunting Night Read
The piece contrasts dieting myths with a safe weight loss recipe using Marmola Cascara Aromatic and peppermint water. It then shifts to a suspenseful passage where Louise is frightened by a ghostly scream, disappears from her room, and is found unconscious at the foot of the circular staircase as dawn approaches.
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Sunnyside
Liddy
Louise
Halsey
Aunt Ray
Gertrude
Louise Armstrong
Pleasant Summer Travel Routes From Chicago to New York
The notice outlines Pleasant Ways for Summer Days with routes including Grand Trunk with Lehigh Valley double track Chicago to New York via Niagara Falls and connections to Boston Montreal and Portland. It advertises special low round trip summer fares and descriptive literature, under W. S. Cooks on A. G. P. A., 135 Adams Street, Chicago.
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Grand Trunk
Lehigh Valley
Chicago
New York
Niagara Falls
Central Vermont
Boston & Maine
Boston
Grand Trunk Railway
Montreal
Quebec
Portland
Monetreal
W. S. Cookson
Adams Street
Interest Aroused by Retirement in High Finance
A dialog between Mr. Comrox and Mr. Dustin Stax in the Washington Star reveals plans to retire from high finance and take things easy, with a humorous exchange on whether an easier path exists.
Stage Dogs Draw Big Pay in Local Show
A lively quote captures a performer bragging about stage work with his group. The speaker notes that stage dogs can earn as much as twenty bones a week, reflecting early entertainment wages and local showbiz culture.
Old Man Bitt and His Boys in the Summer Field
A city man rides with a glum driver toward a summer boarding house and asks about a field. The driver mentions Old Man Bitt and his boys stacking hay under a hot day, hinting at work for the children. The dialogue hints at rural life and neighborly effort.
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Bitt
Hosses
Englishman Arrested in Montmartre Over Bad Half Sovereigns
A well-dressed man claimed to be English was arrested in Paris Montmartre on charges of tendering bad half sovereigns for dinners and shows. The story links to a touring company failing in business with a humorous anecdote about a boy and a melon outside a theater, later dismissed as rotten.
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Montmartre
Paris
Roy
London Globe
Grain Speculator Quoted On Taking Advantage Of Opportunity
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a grain speculator saying he acted to seize an opportunity. Farmer Corn Tessell responds that such behavior mirrors what Captain Kidd did.
Pie deed perplexes kitchen scene in English Answers
A playful exchange unfolds as a character asks Bridget how she shared pastry with a police officer last night. Bridget jokes that she forgot to fill the keyhole, hinting at a mischievous misunderstanding in a domestic kitchen setting.
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Bridget
Rival completes marathon as I claim victory
I defeated the brute while rivals raced. I took our girl to meet him and she saw him in his running suit.
Sabbath Day's Journey Joke Hits The Links
Sunday Travel item plays on the phrase Sabbath day journey with a wry exchange about golf. The quip from Tit-Bits echoes a lighthearted take on leisure and tradition, framing a familiar biblical term in a playful modern setting.
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Rollo
Insurance Blunders From Ill Form Fillups
A comical look at insurance application errors describing a mother dying in infancy a father waking dead next morning and a grandfather dying at 1038 while the applicant knows little about maternal lineage and claims full recovery from a prior illness.
Beware of the stranger with friendly interest
A cautionary note warns readers to be wary of strangers who show friendly concern as their true motive may be malicious. The guideline suggests such encounters can mask an ulterior motive and urges vigilance.
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